Punch-Drunk Love

Finally saw Punch-Drunk Love thanks to Shorb. This is one of those movies that I missed when it was in the theaters and have been meaning to watch for some time. It's amazing. I've heard a lot of people just hated it and I can definately see why, however, I must state that I heartily disagree with them. We got Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Louis Guzmán and Mary Lynn Rajskub. These are some amazing people just in themselves. Then you throw in P.T. Anderson as the director. How can this not be good? Ok, so that was a dumb question cause everything can always turn into superficial dribble if you're not careful. I know some people didn't like this because Adam Sandler was involved and others didn't like this because Adam Sandler was involved and it wasn't Billy Madison or Water Boy or Happy Gilmore, etc. One thing I've learned about people (in general) and movie tastes is: people like to know what's going on, people don't like it when they're confused about the plot or anything, people don't like to be taken out of their comfort zones and they like it when things stay the same. I could explain more on this but don't feel like it at the moment. Come and discourse with me about this later if you'd like. There's so many things I liked about this movie. I like Adam Sandler's character. I like how when everything is going nuts and wrong it gives you an idea of how Barry is feeling and why he acts the way he does. Sort of like when he's at work and the phone never quits ringing and it's always one of his 7 sisters that won't leave him alone. I like how realistically he flips out at the incessant meddling and annoyance of his siblings. Could you really handle the way they act towards him and treat him? I like how Barry finds himself. I like how Barry finally stands up for himself. I like how Barry seems to psuedo keep it together amidst all the chaos. I wish I could find loopholes where $2.50 worth of pudding bought me 1,000 frequent flyer miles. This guy was smart and nobody seemed to want to acknowledge that. The lighting was good. I liked the camera angles and the way the scenes were shot. The coloring was also planned well. Definately looked like an Anderson film. Writing was great along with dialogue and characters. I highly recommend this film.