Boogie Nights

BOOGIE NIGHTS (1997) - June 12, 2008 (Fifth Viewing? Sixth?)
Pure, unadulterated awesomeness. Watching this film, and basking in its seemingly non-stop greatness, it's hard to deny that Paul Thomas Anderson is quite possibly the best director of all time; certainly, he's the best living director. There are so many great moments in this film, including a couple of sequences which are about as good as anything I've ever seen -- there's the part in which Rollergirl and Jack film "On the Lookout", while Dirk takes a beating in the truck; then there's awesomely bizarre drug-deal sequence with Alfred Molina. Most directors are lucky enough to have one or two moments like this in their entire career; moments when everything just comes together so perfectly. PT Anderson has had a few in every film he's made. Honestly, from the performances to the direction to the perfect use of music, I don't have a single complaint about this film. ****