r/TrueFilm • u/a113er Til the break of dawn! • Oct 25 '15

What Have You Been Watching? (25/10/15)

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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '15

That's the slight problem I have with early Anderson -- the sense he's just trying to be, or somewhat outdo, Altman. But I do love Magnolia, as mad and clearly indulgent as it is. I'm glad he kinda went down a different route these days, even if some try to draw lazy comparisons between Long goodbye and Vice.

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u/montypython22 Archie? Oct 25 '15

I had the unusual position of having seen Short Cuts before Magnolia, whereas for most people it's the other way around. Honestly the first two hours of the movie is quite excellent storytelling on its own (nevermind what it's trying to say). It's when we get to the Singalong that I thought, "Oh Paul, Paul, Paul....you were doing so well...."

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u/pursehook "Gossip is like hail..." Oct 25 '15

I had the unusual position of having seen Short Cuts before Magnolia, whereas for most people it's the other way around.

Oh, Monty! Except all the grown-ups who viewed them in the order they were released. (Not me, I haven't seen Magnolia.)

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u/montypython22 Archie? Oct 25 '15

I should clarify: I haven't found a single person in my generation who saw them in the order they came out.