Did I? Just because I think the movie is terrible doesn't mean that I missed the point. I might just think the point is pretentious and dumb. Like tell a story bro. You know, with plot and conflict and tension and stuff.

Yea but it's the greatest portrayal of science in art in the history of the world.

How dumb would it be if I said this about music or paintings or poetry?

Magnolia does have those things anyway. Haven't seen it since theatrical release so I don't know if they're good, but it has them.

Magnolia definitely loses points for not portraying the scientific method accurately though. Like The Martian for example, which deserves bonus points for helping push science forward.

Look up exodus.

Like I said, I get it. I just hate it.

I mean Mangolia has a bunch of stuff that happens, yes. That is technically a plot. It isn't a coherent story though. Stop trying to weave all these isolated story elements together and just tell a compelling narrative. The only character I cared about was Tom Cruise.

The L Shaped Room A young pregnant woman (Leslie Caron) moves into a London boarding house, where she meets a young writer and other quirky residents.

This takes place in a time when getting pregnant outside of marriage was taboo. The young woman is shunned by her parents and encounters pressure to get an abortion. All of the other residents of the boarding house are also outcasts of some sort, which helps bond them.

This movie is a little hard to describe. There really isn't a plot other than she shows up, and the personal lives of all that live there are revealed. The stories of each person sort of unfolded as the movie went on. I really felt like these were real people and not just characters in a movie.

I'm probably not doing this justice. I thought it was great and the ending was on point. I would recommend.

I liked Magnolia.

Magnolia is awesome! It's also a little pretentious.

I like it as well.

Don't give up on Korean cinema just yet;

Try these...all very good....the host doesn't compare to any of these.


I saw the devil
The chaser
The man from nowhere
Oldboy
Memories of Murder

I can't stand Magnolia, ugh. Only one of his movies I don't like or love. Damn near unwatchable.

I've seen this four or five times and it's great each time

I, too, loathe Magnolia. I don't think I've ever been so pissed at the end of a film.

Ex machina... felt like I was watching a reimagining of HG Wells Island of Dr. Moreau.

Which is not necessarily a bad thing as that story needed to finally be done correctly.

http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/gr...-magnolia-1999

Ebert, as usual, has some great thoughts here. His review discusses the plot in detail so probably best to not read it unless you've already seen the movie. I can definitely see why it's such a polarizing movie, but I fall on Ebert's side.

Yeah, im with ebert on this one. Maybe because im old and the sins of the father theme really resonates with me.

The Infiltrator 7/10

I started watching the infiltrator and the acting was great for some reason it just bored me to death.

Don't bother finishing it imo. Was pretty meh over all, definitely underwhelming. Wasn't awful by any means but I wouldn't rate it any higher than Human Halo did and might even rate it a bit lower than that. Started out fine, but considering the combo of Cranston and Leguizamo (who's always great when doing films in his wheelhouse which this one certainly is,) it definitely didn't meet my expectations as it continued.

Not awful, but not a hell of a lot better than average either.

Al Pacino is doing a one man show here in Vegas on Oct 15 @ Vennetian... I might go.

Valley Uprising

Really interesting and well-produced documentary about the birth of rock climbing in Yosemite National Park in the 1960s. The movie is in three parts representing the three main eras of the sport and culture, ending with the modern era.

Like most good documentaries, the characters are fascinating and their stories are compelling. I had no real interest in rock climbing before and found the subject matter gripping. Some of the nature shots, particularly at the top of dangerous climbs, are literally breath-taking.

Strongly recommend. 9/10

Surprised at the hate for Magnolia. I love it. First 10 minutes are incredible with the prologue and then the introduction of all the characters. Rest of the movie doesn't really live up to those first few minutes but still very good. Love the frogs at the end. Hoffman is great in it, I love how his character is this genuinely decent, caring individual among all the effed-up people swirling around him.

Was watching a bunch of Malick videos on Youtube, and really loved this interview with Sam Shepard about his work on Days of Heaven:

The Siege Of Jadotville http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3922798/

A troop of Irish soldiers, acting as a U.N. peacekeeping force, are left hanging by their superiors when they are besieged by French and Belgian mercenaries in a small village in the Congo.

Pretty good, small scale war movie. Based on true events that took place during the Cold War.

Why are Irish soldiers being attacked by French and Belgian soldiers??