Listen. Fantastic Mr. Fox is my favorite film, right? But I say that because of how it hits me personally. That being said, Mr. Fox is my favorite, but this is the best film I've ever seen (does that make sense?) I can't believe it gets better every time. I have a million things to say about this movie and I'm gonna try to cover most of them in a video coming later this week.
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A movie about one of those important things we've been looking for all our lives: making real contact with another person. And let's not fool ourselves: no matter how strange we are, breaking bathrooms and throwing hammers around, there is someone out there who will understand us. and deep down, that's all that matters.

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(35mm)

There's such an energy to this thing. At once bouncy and smooth and mechanical and confrontational. Car crashes give way to music, violent outbursts lead to sweeping walks in the gleaming blue city side streets, and frantic sprints down faceless hallways culminate in a kiss. Still has one of the biggest 'wow' moments in a movie, as Barry calmly rejects the chaos around him with a simple "I don't know" before Jon Brion's musical score overtakes the theater space, colliding with the blooming mirage of shapes, colors, and stars. The fact that this isn't even in my top 5 favorite Paul Thomas Anderson films should tell you a little bit about just how much I love the guy.

"I don't know if there is anything wrong because I don't know how other people are."

This film, my god. I heard only good things and was still blown away. I just feel this overzealous sensation of warmth after watching this. I was slightly skeptical with this starring Adam Sandler, but it worked, oh so well. I couldn’t find a flaw in this movie if I tried. I can just imagine popping this in on an awful day and just being overwhelmed with hope. In a word, that’s what this film is; hopeful.

the adam sandler that i’ve come to know was not the adam sandler i just spent the last 90 minutes with. maybe it really takes a director like paul thomas anderson to bring out this special vulnerability in sandler, but whatever it was, it blew me away. such a deeply sorrowful yet uplifting story that bears witness to the humanity in all of us. on the technical side, this is an incredibly dense movie. the score, dialogue, performances, cinematography, pacing, is all snappy and engaging. the tone gives you such a palpable sense of anxiety that you can’t help but be invested in every single moment that passes. this film holds an immense emotional weight to it. it’s by far my favorite sandler performance already, not that the bar was very high to begin with, but it should be viewed by anyone who wants to see what adam sandler can really do.

Holy shit

The Phillip Seymour Hoffman subplot felt unresolved.  Great cinematography but the colour palette was booooring babey

“I have a love in my life. It makes me stronger than anything I can imagine.”

Now when I really watch and really concentrate on PTA films, I understand the praise. Another one I had to rewatch, but yet again another one I feel I can really connect too. And a movie that shows the vastly different levels of depression and happiness. I might change this to a 10 soon.

“I don’t know if there is anything wrong because I don’t know how other people are.”

Very good film with an awesome Adam Sandler performance, editing, cinematography. I’ve been told to watch Magnolia, but I’ll also come back and rewatch this one too.

Sir, I’m gonna crack your fucking head open. Get out of here.

I love that Barry uses a Clapper in his bedroom. Everything he says and does is so indicative of his character, and it’s hilarious.

This movie’s a potent reminder of the small moment in time that Adam Sandler could’ve maybe transitioned from Box Office Clown to Respectable Dramatic Actor. It didn’t quite work out, but this movie's proof that it was actually possible.

The first rom-com that isn’t heavy-handed. My only wish is that Anderson had made this longer because I didn’t want the romantic journey to end. 

“I laugh. I laugh and laugh, even when I’m alone.”