[Cinema] Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master"

Landry as Seymour Hoffman's son is great casting.

 

'Secret' Screening yesterday by Anderson and here are the reactions:

http://thefilmstage.com/news/first-...secretly-unspools-the-master-in-santa-monica/

 

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Looks like the other trailers were removed -- here's the 'official' trailer... we'll see if it stays up. Movie looks incredible -- really good trailer -- this movie has the potential to be epic.

 

http://www.lfexaminer.com/theaUSA.htm

 

The Regal Houston Marq*e 23 & IMAX is the real only one you would want to go to.

 

Can't wait to see this flick. L. Ron Hubbard, as many people now know, was a science fiction writer who allegedly made up Scientology on a bar bet (for a buck!) in 1947 or '48 with Robert A. Heinlein, legendary SF author. The bet was that he could create a viable religion (probably not put exactly that way-they were both supposedly drunk as skunks). I read that many years ago in the early '60's, believed it then, and believe it now. As for Magnolia and Boogie Nights, I loved both, although I could have done without the last third of Boogie Nights. From where I sit, it's ironic that Tom Cruise gave one of his very best performances, Oscar worthy, IMO, in an Anderson film, Magnolia, and then Anderson comes out with this. Go figure.

 

Looks like J. Phoenix plays it low key in this role, which is a big relief. Sometimes he can overact a tad.

 

Magnolia was f---ing awesome and ridiculous at the same time. What are you smoking!

 

Boogie Nights is PTA best movie ever, nothing even comes close to being as grande and in scope as that film, agreed???

 

Hell no. There Will Be Blood is his best movie.

 

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That clip reminds me of Punch Drunk Love.. Hopefully it has more substance than that movie.

 

Saw the movie last night. It's way too long first of all. It's one of those movies with great acting and two or three great scenes but simply not entertaining overall. A boring, pointless kind of film unfortunately. It was very disappointing.

 

Boogie Nights was a fantastic film. Not as good as TWBB, for sure, but still a very, very good movie.

 

Like all of PTA's films, ****ing fantastic. The depth of this film is unreal.

There Will Be Blood is still my favorite and definitely the most interesting and complex, but this was awesome.