Inherent Vice (2014)

[Mandalorian]

Originally Posted by ThePhantom

If you think there's no reason for her being "butt ass naked," then you completely missed the point of the scene.

To be fair, it isn't hard to miss the point of most of this film.

[Vlad Draculi]

Originally Posted by ThePhantom

If you think there's no reason for her being "butt ass naked," then you completely missed the point of the scene.

THe only purpose of the scene was to get perverted lonely men to like the movie.

[SilentDawn]

Originally Posted by Vlad Draculi

THe only purpose of the scene was to get perverted lonely men to like the movie.

Definitely disagree with that.

[Show spoiler]I found the scene to be so vulnerable mainly because Shasta was opening up to Doc in a way that she'd never done before. She's always been labeled this mysterious and seductive femme fatale, and that monologue where she strips everything bare is heartbreaking because she realizes who she really is: A girl who will never truly be able to keep a man because it's not in her nature. An 'Inherent' quality if you will.

Just my take on it.

[Vlad Draculi]

What I took from it is that Shashta is not the girl you want to have as a girlfriend.

[JeffTheMovieGuy]

Not my favorite Paul Thomas Anderson film the soft spoken narration really took me out of it for some odd reason and I felt like most of the characters felt like characters who belong in Wes Anderson films. Maybe I'll need to rewatch.

[Vlad Draculi]

To be honest, the only other Anderson movie i have seen is There Will Be Blood, and I thought that was worse than Vice. I think my biggest problems with both movies is that the main character learns nothing and is the same in the end he was in the beginning. Anderson's movies just aren't for me apparently.

[ThePhantom]

Originally Posted by Vlad Draculi

Anderson's movies just aren't for me apparently.

Jumping to that conclusion after seeing two of his films is a bit premature I'd say. Especially since both of those films are outliers in his filmography in that they sprung from novels (one of which is probably the most divisive film of his career). At least give Boogie Nights, Magnolia, and Punch-Drunk Love a go before you give up on Paul Thomas Anderson. They're all different in tone and style than Blood or Vice. I also love his debut, Hard Eight, more than most and I find that people who don't like his later films seem to dig that one, possibly because of its leaner (less self-indulgent?) narrative.

I'd also argue that Doc is not the same as he was in the beginning.

[SilentDawn]

I need this Blu-ray now, can't wait to watch it over and over again.

[BluProofie]

I liked this a lot, though I think I'll wait on a price drop before I pick up the blu.

[riddlerfiddler]

I enjoyed some parts of the movie, but there were also many times the movie started to become incoherent and, at worst, boring. It's definitely on the lower end of PTA's filmography for me.

[Mr. Eddy]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/bd-inher...&skuId=1576139

According to Best Buy, this movie will be released April 28th.

[Dubstar]

I kept looking at my watch to see how much more of it I had to endure ... Painful laborious eye drainer of a film

[Cinemach]

Originally Posted by Dubstar

I kept looking at my watch to see how much more of it I had to endure ... Painful laborious eye drainer of a film

I'd have to agree with this sentiment. I was looking forward to this film too (though a little less so after the trailer dropped), so I was disappointed to find it taking an unneccesarily adversarial approach to coherence, with half-baked scenes that totally miss the mark on humor. Many of the scenes feel like outtakes, to tell the truth. It's really the lack of mirth, though, that makes it such a bore of a watch.

Someone in another thread posted that PTA's films are fine enough but can't shake feeling like a cover-act, and that's another sentiment I'd have to agree with. Inherent Vice's particular antecedents are far more worth your time, and this picture rests comfortably at the nadir of his output for me.

[SilentDawn]

Originally Posted by Mr. Eddy

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/bd-inher...&skuId=1576139

According to Best Buy, this movie will be released April 28th.

[shane01]

This was one of my favorites of 2014. I can sort of understand the issues some viewers had, but I felt it was a sad movie about loss.

Whatever the case, I'm glad we have films out in 2014 that can make us talk and debate and critique, instead of sequels and sure-bet remakes.

Can't wait for the Blu!!

[SilentDawn]

Originally Posted by shane01

This was one of my favorites of 2014. I can sort of understand the issues some viewers had, but I felt it was a sad movie about loss.

Whatever the case, I'm glad we have films out in 2014 that can make us talk and debate and critique, instead of sequels and sure-bet remakes.

Can't wait for the Blu!!

[Mandalorian]

Originally Posted by shane01

This was one of my favorites of 2014. I can sort of understand the issues some viewers had, but I felt it was a sad movie about loss.

Whatever the case, I'm glad we have films out in 2014 that can make us talk and debate and critique, instead of sequels and sure-bet remakes.

Can't wait for the Blu!!

I wasn't all that crazy about it, but even I cannot wait for the BD. There should be a footnote that says, "Multiple viewings required."

[drzkid64]

I've seen this movie 6 times at this point and I can't wait for the blu-ray just for all the extras. Can't wait to see all the deleted scenes that you can see in the trailers. Really hope we see more extras than we did for There Will Be Blood and The Master.

[Hunk Golden]

This is supposed to be available on iTunes (and presumably other digital platforms) this Tuesday, 2/17. That's over 2 months before the Blu? Never seen that before.

The Blu-ray listing here indicates that there's an iTunes DC included with this release. I assume that's a misprint since WB went UV only a long time ago.

[Black Sabbath]

Yep, looks like it's on iTunes already.