Boogie Nights
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Movie Reviews of Boogie Nights
Movie Review: "One Of The Best Movies Ever Made!"
Summary: 5 Stars
"Boogie Nights" debut in theatres in October, 1997, and went on to cement itself as one of the best films Hollywood has ever produced. The film is about a young man, played brilliantly by Mark Walberg, who enters the porn industry because of a certain "asset" he possesses,and its through his character that we meet others, like him. The film has many storylines that are interwoven, and we soon see why these people, porn stars, porn producers, and the like, are brought together and why they stay together; they are almost like a family, as most have been disowned by their own.
The film is filled with some of the finest actors, like Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, and Phillip Seymour Hoffman. This is probably the best thing Reynolds has ever done, and Hoffman had his first starring role in this, playing a gay guy who falls in love with Dirk Diggler, played by Walberg.
One of the greatest transformations of any character in film takes place in this piece, as we see Dirk going from a shy, innocent young man to an arrogant, pompous, rude, drug infested person. "Boogie Nights" depicts what happens to many, who enter the porn industry, make a lot of many fast, and get caught up with hard drugs like cocaine.
The film is based on the life of legendary porn star John Holmes, who himself went from being the biggest star in adult cinema, to a coke addict who died very young from AIDS.
Paul Thomas Anderon, who also wrote the Tom Cruise vehicle "Magnolia", wrote and directed "Boogie Nights". The film garnered three Oscar nominations, including one for Burt Reynolds in the Best Supporting Actor Category. The movie would go on to gross over $40,000,000 at the world wide boxoffice.
This particular DVD is excellent, with newly restored audio and video and 10 deleted scenes. This set is similar to the Platinum Edition that came out years ago, but the print is cleaner and there is an amazing deleted scene in the newer DVD, that dramatizes Becky Barnet's life after she left porn. In this scene we discover she is being battered by her new husband that she married on New Years.
"Boogie Nights" is as best as movies can be, and it shows that people who do porn are indeed human, albeit, humans that are in an industry that are shunned upon by the average person, yet these average people are the first to secretly buy porn and view it for their personal pleasure.
Movie Review: Possibly the Best Film of the 90s!
Summary: 5 Stars
This came out in 1997 - the year of Titanic-mania - and years from now, I believe film historians will be scratching their heads trying to figure out how James Cameron's super expensive blockbuster won the Oscar for Best Picture while this wasn't even nominated. I've watched Boogie Nights dozens of times now, and it has become one of the most cherished films I own. I ought to point out that the actual making of porn films has very little to do with the story this film tells. It has more to do with the porn film environment - the parties, the lifestyle, and most importantly the personalities. Overall, it feels like a story about how the 70s turned into the 80s and how hard it was for this group of people to adjust once everything the 70s meant for them just up and vanished. The good life has a downward slope. But on the way to the 80s there are so many wonderful scenes with such wonderful dialogue and humor, supported by an amazing cast (so many actors in Boogie Nights have become stars in their own right that I doubt any producer could afford to assemble this group again). A highlight for me is Mark Whalberg and John C. Reily recording a cheesy rock album (with such inspired lyrics; "My heat will rock you, my heat will roll you;" "You got the touch, you got the power!") and then trying to convince the studio owners to give them the tapes they haven't paid for. Burt Reynolds turns in his best work since Deliverance. Julianne Moore is wonderful. Reily and Whalberg are hilarious throughout. The time period is re-created with loving care; fashions, decor and detail from the era are plentiful. This is such great storytelling! There are many individual storylines, but they all complement each other beautifully. It's hard to say how much the plot was influenced by real life stories, although it does seem like the coke-fueled shootout near the end may have been suggested by John Holmes notorious involvement with a murder around the same early 80s period. Director P. T. Anderson is in full Scorcese emulation mode, and I think it pays off. What can I say; this film is a feast.Movie Review: This is Hi-Fi... high fidelity. What that means is that it's the highest quality fidelity.
Summary: 5 Stars
I first saw this movie in the theater back in my college days. I think it's the only time I've been ID'd to get into a movie.
Hands down, this is Mark Wahlberg's best movie. And the soundtrack is perfect! With all the stars and great performances in this movie, I was surprised to see it didn't get more awards than it did. The story of the rise and fall of a young, up and coming, physically gifted porn star.
I'd suggest this movie for anyone who lived during the end of the 70's and the start of the 80's. Heather Graham as Rollergirl is outstanding. Don Cheadle playing Buck, the porn actor trying to start his own business and find himself was perfect for the role. The acting is superb: Burt Reynolds, Julianne Moore, John C. Reilly, Luis Guzman, William H. Macy, Phillip Seymour Hoffman... I could go on and on. There's comedy, action, drama, dancing, singing... Just watch the movie and you'll enjoy it!
Movie Review: One of the best films of the 90's about the 70's porn industry
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a movie I could watch for days and days and never get tired. This is what cemented Mark Wahlberg in my mind, into a Hollywood player. What made me think of Burt Reynolds when I hear 70's cinema. My first introduction to Julianne Moore, Heather Graham, Don Cheadle, Luis Guzman, William H. Macy, John C. Reilly, and even Thomas Jane. This was and is my first favorite movie. Though not recommended for children under 17, due to excessive nudity, sexual situations, drug use, and some violence. Ireceived item on time and undamaged. Disc worked. Picture quality and sound were good. Can't wait for movie to be released on Blu-Ray.Movie Review: Life in a dumb decade
Summary: 5 Stars
If you were young in the seventies, the cultural references and the zeitgeist will make you laugh. Also the naive pretentiousness of the porn
pedelers is funny. There's also the drama of the ultimate emptiness of the life of most of the characters. Well rounded and enjoyable movie.