His best movie?
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tommylawson2 — 10 years ago(July 21, 2015 09:20 AM)
I probably admire The Master the most, but it is less enjoyable than his others. The acting and writing is brilliant, and it leaves an impact. But I found it less enjoyable to watch than his others. I like Punch-Drunk Love the most just because it captures the emotion so well.
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miguelreporte — 10 years ago(July 23, 2015 11:07 PM)
Ok, so
The Master
is, in my opinion, his best film. Crafted expertly, great themes, flawless execution, superb acting; it's just a great film overall. One of the best of the 21st century, for sure.
Inherent Vice
is currently growing on me. I rewatch PTA's movies like once per year (their complexity and overall different vibe are not easy to digest), so probably next year I'll give a more concrete opinion on this movie. Right now, I think it's very interesting and enjoyable.
Magnolia
would be the finest story he has told. It's his epic, and you can see how he became a better director from that movie onward.
Never seen Punch Drunk.
Boogie Nights feels to me as a Scorsese/Tarantino movie, not a PTA one. He was getting warmed up with that movie.
And that leaves us with There Will Be Blood. I've never "gotten" it, you know? Perhaps one day I'll rewatch it, and get its brilliance; but right now I have mixed feeling towards the movie. -
!!!deleted!!! (63057267) — 10 years ago(December 20, 2015 07:03 PM)
I'd cite BOOGIE NIGHTS as his masterpiece, and it's far from great. This guy has precious little of worth to say, but his movies are presented as all-important. He doesn't know much about people and it shows in his work. He gives us paper thin caricatures but treats them and their plights as though he has a deep level of insight and understanding about them and their predicaments. Anderson is a joke and is easily the most unjustly overpraised filmmaker in recent memory.