Originally posted by EyesWithPrideB3:[..]
I found it to be just alright. It was interesting, and kept me entertained, but it was a fairly predictable period piece, where everything started out strong in the 70s and then as the 80s rolled through, it all fizzed out and left everybody sort of dated. Couple scenes in particular were stunning, though, and PTA captured the era very well- maybe as close as anyone's ever gotten.
I just kept comparing it to how much I absolutely loved "Magnolia" and I still think "Magnolia" was just a completely better film, ten-fold.
Boogie Nights= 7/10
Magnolia= 10/10
Magnolia is such a good film. I do the same thing with Wes Anderson movies. None of them are The Royal Tennenbaums so not as good. Although Fantastic Mr. Fox came pretty close.