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Boogie Nights is a 1997 American period drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. It is set in Los Angeles's San Fernando Valley and focuses on a young nightclub dishwasher who becomes a popular star of pornographic films, chronicling his rise in the Golden Age of Porn of the 1970s through to his fall during the excesses of the 1980s
Saw this year's back and loved it and watched this again last night for the first time in years and was still mesmerised.
Wow, where to start.
Outstanding acting all round, except for whalberg who did a serviceable job imo (pun intended)
Amazing script, weaving elements of mostly drama with comedy and action sprinkled inbetween.
Very well directed and shot with angles and panning zooms really capturing the feel of every scene, admittingly Paul Thomas Anderson "borrowed" a lot from other directors, and didn't really establish his own style until his follow up Magnolia but it worked perfectly here.
Brilliant cinematography really captures the look and feel of the 70's feel good vibe and finally a brilliant soundtrack makes this one of the best movies of the 90's.
5/5