# Magnolia **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 10, 2000, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magnolia/12658 "2000-01-10T01:27:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ThisYearsGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@ThisYearsGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisYearsGirl)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2000, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magnolia/12658/1 "2000-01-10T01:27:00Z")
What did everyone think of this movie? It totally blew me away! Once again, I’ve fallen in love with Philip Seymore Hoffman based on his acting. I still don’t understand the title, though. ---
**Author:** ![Torgo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@Torgo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torgo)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2000, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magnolia/12658/2 "2000-01-10T02:52:00Z")
Ah, “Magnolia.” Paul Thomas Anderson’s Robert Altman movie. Not to be confused with “Boogie Nights,” his Martin Scorcese movie. Or “Hard Eight,” his David Mamet movie. I can’t wait for his David Cronenberg movie. * * * “My hovercraft is full of eels.” ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2000, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magnolia/12658/3 "2000-01-10T05:13:00Z")
The title refers to Magnolia Boulevard, a street which traverses the San Fernando Valley. I live on an offshoot of it. * * * Remember, I’m pulling for you; we’re all in this together. —Red Green ---
**Author:** ![lvick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d07c76/32.png) [@lvick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lvick)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2000, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magnolia/12658/4 "2000-01-10T07:56:00Z")
Very interesting movie, not quite sure about the weather ---
**Author:** ![beefymeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@beefymeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beefymeg)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2000, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magnolia/12658/5 "2000-01-10T15:29:00Z")
I hated it. Just hated it. And I’m the kind of gal who prides herself on “getting” things that other people don’t. “Strange coincidences” my ass – it was just a bunch of peoples’ stupid stories about their messed-up lives. I found the scenes with Jason Robards to be interminable, and I didn’t glean one Universal Truth from the whole movie. I wish I’d spent those 3.5 hours cleaning my house. * * * Sucks to your assmar. ---
**Author:** ![timmar68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/97f17d/32.png) [@timmar68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/timmar68)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2000, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magnolia/12658/6 "2000-01-11T04:06:00Z")
Yes, Beefymeg, yes! I hated it, too! I tried to “get” it, honest I did, but I was bored out of my skull. There wasn’t one single “story” that held my interest. At the end I didn’t care how they all tied together. I’m glad that I didn’t have to pay to see it. By the way, did you notice that if Tom Cruise took all the swear words out his dialogue it would have sounded like this: "I. Me. Hate. We. They. You. The. A. An. "? * * * MaryAnn No, stupid, it’s a boat! ---
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2000, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magnolia/12658/7 "2000-01-11T13:24:00Z")
This was an OK movie that could have been a great movie if, for one thing, it had been an hour shorter. I think 45 minutes could have been cut just by trimming several scenes that went on too long, such as Jason Robards’ dying declarations. I enjoyed the characters and the individual stories, and the acting was incredible. It’s just that by the end, I didn’t care anymore. Dr. J