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Has P.T. Anderson begun shooting the Untitled ADAM SANDLER/PTA Film'

I have a bad feeling about this... by elwen	Jan 21st, 2001 03:19:16 AM
I just don't see the genious that is PT Anderson and the hack that is Adam Sandler in the same movie... can this work?
I'm second... by Lemur Master	Jan 21st, 2001 03:25:37 AM
Never been second before...haven't even read the article yet...just had to seek my glory.
I have total faith by RevSam	Jan 21st, 2001 06:36:52 AM
I have total faith in this project, as my subject would imply. I think one of the trademarks of a good director is taking actors you wouldn't normally think of working together, or on a certain kind of movie, and then smush it all together. Can PTA pull this off? You bet he can. Just wish he'd let the fans know more then the whole 89-minute comedy thing. Darn you secrecy! Darn you to heck!
PTA's A Hack For Dropping Out Of Film School, While..... by mrbeaks	Jan 21st, 2001 07:55:14 AM
.... Mali is somehow staggeringly competent for having finished film school, but still unable to so much as pitch Troma? Just a guess. On another subject, why this isn't being referred to as the "Untitled Luis Guzman Project" is a mystery to me.
This will be great..... by jolielouise	Jan 21st, 2001 09:44:22 AM
But keep in mind that I'm one of those people who thinks PTA is a genius who can do no wrong. I APPLAUD him for dropping out of film school!!! TRUE GENIUSES DON'T NEED SCHOOL! (Which is why I'm still in grad school, I guess). Anyway, I don't think of this as an "Adam Sandler" movie like Little Nicky (what was UP with that movie?), it's a PTA movie with Adam Sandler in it. But I agree with whoever said it should be referred to as the "Untitled Luis Guzman Project." I hope Luis Guzman's character is just named Luis Guzman like he was in Magnolia. Have faith, people, this will be great.
Marky Mark by steef	Jan 21st, 2001 11:59:35 AM
DId anybody think Marky Mark could pull off a drama? Much like Peter Weir having Robin Williams and Harrison Ford star in serious movies. PTA knows what he's doing.
I'm with Dunbar and RevSam by Milktoast	Jan 21st, 2001 12:13:23 PM
No, the pairing of PTA and Sandler doesn't sound like good business. I bet they both know that and I bet this is the driving force that is going to keep them bright and on their toes. Odd casting has provided some of the more interesting moments in film history -- Jackie Gleason in The Hustler being my favorite. Leslie Neilson as a spoof meister being another. But Emily Watson seems a perhaps too odd choice. She will be the interesting one to watch since I can't remember her being in a mainstream film before...much less one with Adam Sandler. It'll be interesting to see how she fits herself in. As for Luis Guzman, he doesn't rule. Maybe he'll rule after this movie or the one after that, but I like people to do something other than be around before I say they rule. He didn't rule in Traffic...he was the comic relief who bit the bullet like all comic relief. But he might have ruled in The Limey. What are the rules to Ruling? I admit I don't know so I could be just way off base here.
inspired by snort	Jan 21st, 2001 01:18:34 PM
name a poor performance in a pta film. what's all this about adam sandler being untalented anyway? get with it people! this is exciting!
Magnolia by Gutty	Jan 21st, 2001 01:50:43 PM
In depth review of Magnolia just posted at www.heres-looking-at-movies.co m
Ya' got'z ta believe! by crush	Jan 21st, 2001 02:30:25 PM
I know nothing about the script. I know very little about the cast. However, I do know this, my ass will be the first in line. And if this unique match-up of P.T.A. and Sandler lives up to even half it's potential, I'll also be the first one in line for the next showing. FUCK THE NAYSAYERS 'CAUSE THEY DON'T MEAN A THING!
It makes me so mad... by RevSam	Jan 21st, 2001 02:54:02 PM
That people confuse ripping off and being influenced by. All film makers are influenced by others. Period.
Where's LaneMyers? by L'Auteur	Jan 21st, 2001 03:39:37 PM
I like big butts and I cannot lie.
the problem with these posts and everyone's rosy outlook on all by lostoptimist	Jan 21st, 2001 03:45:37 PM
1) Yes, anyone who actually saw Wahlberg in a little movie called FEAR (with Reese Weatherspoon and directed by James Foley), should've known better than to doubt Wahlberg's acting ability prior to BOOGIE NIGHTS; 2) Sandler has given no indication that he can play a role without some 'comedy crutch' (annoying vocal tics, increasing the volume of his voice for the requisite punchlines, farting/spitting/beating people up in unique ways etc.); 3) Paul Anderson (doesn't matter which director since it applies to both) SHOULD be doubted when it comes to a comedy project because his pics have yet to suggest that he even possesses a sense of humor. His movies contain nary an intentional laugh although MAGNOLIA deserves an award or two for the self-serious oh so wrenching montage of his entire cast singing the words to an Aimmee Mann song (my heart goes out to Moore for mouthing the words while she was supposed to be unconscious in the car); 4) It bothers me to hear PTA chalk up MAGNOLIA's failing at the box office to the film's length. I mean, I don't know about you guys but that sure sounds like the rallying cry of either a whiner, a spolied brat or an individual destined to be a sell-out. Hope I'm wrong as far as that goes but what I've been hearing does not bode well as far as I'm concerrned.
More importantly, where's Cheadle? by AndyCappJr	Jan 21st, 2001 04:52:20 PM
Sandler, Schmandler. Where's Don Cheadle's name in all of this? Me serious.
PTA, No sense of humor?? by Stefen	Jan 21st, 2001 05:33:27 PM
I dont know about you guys, but in my opinion Boogie Nights in some parts was pretty fucking funny......."He will rock you, he will roll you!" "we'll get a record deal for sure!, OUR STUFF IS THAT GOOD!"
"Sports and milk...anything dairy-related, baseball..." by Ricky Fitts	Jan 21st, 2001 09:49:32 PM
Yes, Luis Guzman rules. He ruled in Boogie Nights, he ruled in Traffic, he ruled in the few minutes he was in Magnolia. He ruled to a slightly lesser degree in the Limey, which was also very good. He rules because he knows what roles to pick. He's got PTA designing roles for him. And of course PTA can be funny; he's written a few Saturday Night Live skits.
I am so excited about this! by ceejaydaysay	Jan 21st, 2001 11:59:24 PM
Just expressing my complete support and enthusiasm for this project. PTA knows what he's doing, he checked out the comedy writing at SNL to prepare; and Sandler is much more talented than many of you people give him credit for. You'll be surprised.
lostoptimist what the hell is wrong with you? by gary2012	Jan 22nd, 2001 12:06:55 AM
Of course Magnolia was destined to fail at the box office, it was just that good. The first thing I said to my friend after seeing it was that it was too much for most people, and it wouldn't do to well money wise. I won't even begin to get into how clueless you are to the whole Aimee Mann song montage part. Lets just say that some people get the over all meaning of the film and you obviously don't. As fr the person who mentioned Fear, you are right. It was a little movie. A very little movie. Reese Witherspoon has become a fine actress since then, as has Mark Wahlberg become a fine actor, but that movie was a most awful piece of trash. Nikki 4 eva. HAHAHA! How menacing. Well at least the scene on the roller coaster was touching. Anyway I love PTAs films, and am interested in anything he does, but Adam Sandler doesn't give me a lot of extra hope. What can he possibly do except be either Adam Sandler or one of the two charaters he plays (the tough guy, or the idiot wierdo)? I guess we'll see. I guess if anyone could bring something else out of him it might be PTA.
There's definitely more to him by ceejaydaysay	Jan 22nd, 2001 12:18:57 AM
Hi PeoplesPoet, I just want to disagree with you and try to argue that Adam Sandler definitely has more than "two characters." He has moments of real depth and emotion in all of his movies; like in Wedding Singer when Robbie is looking up at Julia's window, and in Big Daddy when Sonny is upset about having to give up Julian and when Sonny is upset with Layla because she won't help him with the custody case. None of these moments fit in to the "idiot" and "tough guy" you are mentioning. The are all well-measured, not over the top, accurate portrayals of emotion on screen. I think that I, and a lot of other Sandler fans, really felt these moments. It's just to facile to assume that Adam Sandler is one or two dimensional. But, I agree with you that having him working in a PTA movie is going to be great, I totally admire PTA. I just think that there is a lot of talent in Adam anyway, whether or not it is PTA in particular who is bringing it out. Looking forward to it.
PeoplesPoet, I do "get" what PTA was doing in MAGNOLIA by lostoptimist	Jan 22nd, 2001 06:09:12 AM
(With the Mann montage) but it doesn't mean that I have to like it and give it my critic's stamp of approval, does it? Personally, I thought his 'statement' with the song was a bit overblown and akin to tapping someone on the head with a pickaxe for all it's subtlety. As for FEAR, yeah, it wasn't a great movie but it did show Wahlberg going from nice guy to evil bastard in the span of a second, thus leading me to believe he could act well before BOOGIE NIGHTS.
my thoughts by respecthuey	Jan 22nd, 2001 07:02:55 AM
Ok, first of all everyone needs to stop judging this film. No script information has been released, so you have no right to say whether it will sink or swim. Give Sandler a chance, for crying out loud. Ok, maybe his performance in Little Nicky wasn't that great, but the guy can act. He can. Review some old SNL stuff, or watch The Wedding Singer. The guy can act. This is going to be his major step into drama. If the script is good, then the film, no doubt will also be good. Just please, give Sandler & PTA a chance to work their magic, and come late 2001/early 2002, you may be shocked at how well Sandler can act...
PTA is one of my many gods... by shaithis77	Jan 22nd, 2001 12:28:06 PM
I think Adam is a fuck (though I gotta admit that I liked The Wedding Singer), but I'll give him a chance, as long as PT makes him put a cork in all those terrible goofy voices. Oh yeah, who's the dueche bag that said PT's a drop out amature along with Smith, Raimi, ect.? What crusty old film school teach (who's ass you most likely nuzzle) put that silly idea in your pea-brained head? Magnolia- Way ahead of it's time Moore singing while knocked out- Fucking Brillliant!
agree with your thoughts - reeespect! by ceejaydaysay	Jan 22nd, 2001 02:53:17 PM
Yeah, just wait and see, people! :-)
Does anyone think PTA is gonna let him talk like a creole with a by bookonbob	Jan 22nd, 2001 07:30:46 PM
Even Sandler cannot screw up a PTA film. Does anyone think PTA is gonna let him talk like a creole with a mouth full of shit?? Sandler will only need to act as well as he did in the best parts of wedding singer, like a normal guy, and PTA's words and camera will do the rest. Don't worry!
I am T. Herman Zweibel. by Ricky Fitts	Jan 22nd, 2001 10:03:06 PM
While I do agree that not getting Magnolia and not liking it are not necessarily related, you, Cine99, then go on to illustrate just how much you didn't get the movie. Just lonely and depressed? Did you happen to miss the last half hour?
It has nothing to do with liking the movie or not, but the song by gary2012	Jan 22nd, 2001 10:08:04 PM
so making fu of it, like it was weird, or like it was just thrown in on a whim tells me that you didn't really nderstand the film. Not that you couldn't follow the film, but that you didn't pick up on the many layers of meaning in the film. This movie was a lot like "La Dolche Vita" in that if you don't quite pick up the other things not being smacked in your face every five seconds it seems like a bunch of the same depressing crap over and over. Well those other elements, and the way the different stories were weaved to complement each other is what stops that from happening in my book. Everyone has an opinion though.
P.T. Anderson Project - Filming in Woodland Hills by George423	Feb 7th, 2001 07:14:09 PM
Currently a P.T. Anderson film is being filmed, starring Adam Sandler, at 5633 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Woodland Hills, CA 91367. I believe it is being called the X-4 Project, although I don't know if that is the actual name of the film. Either way, film crews will be present February 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 2001.

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