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| Nelson_Mandela 05/28/19 8:04:12 PM #168: | #195. Boogie Nights https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/dc/Boogie_Nights_poster.png Dir: Paul Thomas Anderson Genre: Drama Year: 1997 Boogie Nights is one of the greatest directorial debuts ever and one of the twenty or so best movies period until you realize that it's basically a Goodfellas knock-off. Not that there's anything wrong with that--Goodfellas is one of the coolest movies ever made--but look closely and Scorsese's fingerprints are all over PTA's first feature. But precisely because of the stylistic influences of Goodfellas, Boogie Nights is incredibly fun. It's by far the most energetic of PTA's movies and the soundtrack is totally killer. And despite being about the porn industry, the sex never feels gratuitous or overused--climaxing (^_~) with the greatest --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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