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I love Paul Thomas Anderson but Licorice Pizza is just bad. Even if you take away the creepy age difference, the story just isn't interesting. -- nm

Posted by Inigo (aka Inigo) Apr 19 '22, 10:24

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i really don't think you can take away the creepy relationship aspect.. that's almost all of the plot. agreed, not good at all -- nm - colin Apr 19, 11:15
Yeah, I felt about this how some of you feel about Northman. - Spawn Apr 19, 11:09 1
- Unless Nicole Kidman does some drugged out interpretive dance, it's bound to be a noisy disappointment for me. -- nm - Max Apr 19, 11:24
It's one of those movies that means something to a very few, and nothing but atmosphere to the rest. -- nm - Max Apr 19, 11:00 1
- I'm one of those very few. That won't surprise anyone. (NM) - Marlowe Apr 19, 11:15
As much as I disliked the movie, Cooper Hoffman is amazing. He definitely has his father's screen presence. - Inigo Apr 19, 10:41 1
- That I agree with. That kid is going to go places. -- nm - spamlet Apr 19, 10:53
PTA is hit or miss for me, but I loved Licorice Pizza -- nm - Guigue Apr 19, 10:37 1
- I could easily be convinced that his process is to ... - Beryllium Apr 19, 10:40
I cannot fathom how it got a screenplay nom. It was bad. -- nm - MDH Apr 19, 10:28 8
- Honestly I don’t understand how he got it with such a hugely problematic element played without real acknowledgement. -- nm - pmb Apr 19, 10:31 7
  - People still don’t see an issue with older female/younger male. - spamlet Apr 19, 10:38 2
    - In some ways, in this day and age the use of it here almost made it worse because it seems to normalize these relationships and to some degree further - pmb Apr 19, 10:48 1
      - a TV show last year showed the results of this on the boy (A Teacher I think it was called), my wife really liked it -- nm - Beaker Apr 19, 10:57
  - RIGHT? I honestly was like looking around thinking "I can't be the only one seeing this!" -- nm - MDH Apr 19, 10:34 3
    - Seriously the whole movie I constantly kept turning to my wife and saying “how is this ok?” I’m actually sort of surprised Alana Haim took the role, - pmb Apr 19, 10:41 2
      - *Nods* I questioned why she'd take the role too -- nm - MDH Apr 19, 10:52 1
        
        When I looked at the credits and saw her parents were in the dinner scene I thought "oh, that makes sense." -- nm - Max Apr 19, 11:06
I have zero interest in this movie and normally I really like his stuff. -- nm - Diva Apr 19, 10:27 2
- I hadn't given any thought whatsoever to whether or not I would want to watch it. - Beryllium Apr 19, 10:30
- ditto. -- nm - Andie Apr 19, 10:28
I don’t love PTA but thought Licorice Pizza was fine. - spamlet Apr 19, 10:27
I have serious deja vu on this post. did someone post this yesterday? -- nm - amanda Apr 19, 10:25 3
- Looks like pmb did. -- (link) - Inigo Apr 19, 10:26 [Backboard] 1
  - Yeah it was me. The age issue was creepy and constantly took me out of the movie. I don’t understand the point of it or why it hasn’t received more - pmb Apr 19, 10:30
- I think so (and incorrect both) -- nm - mud Apr 19, 10:26

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