LICORICE PIZZA a joyful fun romp of a film. PTA’s funniest film set in a the classic 1970’s. Cooper Hoffman is hilarious and Alana Haim you are captivated by her every move. Also has one of my favorite sequences in a film this year. The hollywood of this year. 9/10 #licoricepizza pic.twitter.com/0eElzChhnU
— Josh Blumenkranz @ AFI FEST (@JoshBlumenkranz) November 12, 2021
*** LICORICE PIZZA *** (Paul Thomas Anderson)
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#LicoricePizza has charm, wit and two outstanding debut performances from Cooper Hoffman and Alana Haim. I think many will dig its vibe. Bradley Cooper is about three minutes shy of an Oscar win for supporting actor. Paul Thomas Anderson could be in serious play for screenplay. pic.twitter.com/Kg1hQDyzjR
— Clayton Davis (@ByClaytonDavis) November 12, 2021
#LicoricePizza is a dream! An opportunity to become completely enveloped by 1970s LA and the comfort and charm of an impossibly sweet story about growing up and finding love. Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman have my heart. What an utter joy watching them dazzle in this. pic.twitter.com/xYle3NOjsr
— Perri Nemiroff (@PNemiroff) November 12, 2021
LICORICE PIZZA is one of Paul Thomas Anderson's loosest & funniest films. Cooper Hoffman, and especially Alana Haim, give effortlessly natural performances and have great chemistry. Still, liked it more than loved it. Killer soundtrack, needed more Bradley Cooper. #LicoricePizza
— Erik Anderson (@awards_watch) November 12, 2021
I was lucky enough to see #LicoricePizza on Saturday night in 70mm. It’s very episodic, but every section is equally beautiful, heart-wrenching, and hilarious. Alana Haim is absolutely brilliant and Cooper Hoffman so lovable. My favorite movie of the year. See it in a theater! pic.twitter.com/jLt4HcrMsM
— Charles Hood (@CharlesH00d) November 8, 2021
Starts as a tender yet straightforward 70s-era youth romance, but then loosely evolves into a movie about selling waterbeds that's closer to Inherent Vice's wonderfully surreal and playful universe. Bit overwhelming narratively, but is destined to improve on subsequent viewings
— Jason (@jasonosia) November 12, 2021
My Awards Breakdown of LICORICE PIZZA in order of likelihood: 1) Best Original Screenplay 2) Best Picture 3) Best Costume Design 4) Best Supporting Actor 5) Best Actress 6) Best Director. Can get anywhere between 2-6 Oscar nominations. Worst case, it's this year’s A SERIOUS MAN pic.twitter.com/o9Cfanewbg
— Jason (@jasonosia) November 12, 2021
PTA has crafted his funniest, warmest, most lighthearted film yet in a beautiful story exploring the lives of two young people in love in the Valley in the 1970s. Alana Haim is incredible in her acting debut and Cooper Hoffman is excellent as well. Highly recommend #LicoricePizza pic.twitter.com/NTC0UdBHJe
— Jeff (@jeff_this) November 12, 2021
Not every movie features Harriet Sansom Harris, Christine Ebersole as Lucille Ball, and Leonardo DiCaprio’s dad. But LICORICE PIZZA makes me think more of them should
— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) November 12, 2021
"Licorice Pizza" is a better PTA film than "Inherent Vice." I know...damning with faint praise, right? But I'm not damning because it isn't half bad, and it definitely pays off at the very end. If a movie ends well, that's half the ball game so this is serious HE praise.
— Hollywood Elsewhere (@wellshwood) November 12, 2021
PTA's Licorice Pizza was pretty good but boy, did it take long to get going and there were so many "what the?" Moments that I was almost ready to give up on it. Reminded me more of a Linklater movie than recent PTA.
— Edward Douglas (@EDouglasWW) November 12, 2021
LICORICE PIZZA is the only movie i’ve seen recently that made me think, “man, i love movies”
— karen han (@karenyhan) November 12, 2021
LICORICE PIZZA is my personal favorite Paul Thomas Anderson movie since PUNCH DRUNK LOVE. For people who complain you want something “like Boogie Nights,” well, here you go.
— Mike Ryan (@mikeryan) November 12, 2021
I adored Licorice Pizza, and believe it can finally win Paul Thomas Anderson his first Oscar: https://t.co/NENtUEt9So
— David Canfield (@davidcanfield97) November 12, 2021
Licorice Pizza is god-tier PTA even *before* the 20-minute sequence where Bradley Cooper absolutely terrorizes the san fernando valley like a horny cocaine godzilla in a pantsuit. maybe the best movie i've ever seen about a teen selling waterbeds to impress his older jewish crush
— david ehrlich (@davidehrlich) November 12, 2021
LICORICE PIZZA is Paul Thomas Anderson’s lightest & joyous film he’s made in some time, maybe ever. Sweet, hilarious & made with so much love & care. The various celebrity one-scene cameos are fun but Cooper Hoffman & Alana Haim steal our hearts with their incredible chemistry. pic.twitter.com/4KkxP0TKho
— Matt Neglia (@NextBestPicture) November 12, 2021
I love PT Anderson's films so maybe I was in the bag for Licorice Pizza but, holy shit, did I LOVE Licorice Pizza.
— Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) November 12, 2021
A beautiful, funny, warm, layered, moving love letter to growing up, romance, LA, movies, with so many wonderful characters and moments and AHHH. Perfection. pic.twitter.com/4xFtpSINPp
There is nothing I didn’t love about @licoricepizza
— P Squared (@PSquareMedia) November 12, 2021
A beautifully done film, A soundtrack to die for. You coulda fooled me that Cooper Hoffman & Alana Haim never professionally acted before. See this in 35mm if they are showing it that way where you live. pic.twitter.com/IqKlZzAzn7
Just a heads up, they are doing more special screenings around the country before the Christmas screening. Still in a very limited capacity, but got tickets in Chicago for next Saturday! Haven't been this excited for a movie in a long time!
https://www.indiewire.com/2021/11/licorice-pizza-preview-three-cities-saturday-1234681679/
https://www.indiewire.com/2021/11/licorice-pizza-preview-three-cities-saturday-1234681679/
People really want to see this? It looks like crap and the main girl is butt ugly.
Cromagnum said:
People really want to see this? It looks like crap and the main girl is butt ugly.
How can you say that when tctts just posted 50 tweets from people you've never heard of, loving it
Haha.
Thanks for the laugh TC
Thanks for the laugh TC
Finally seeing this tonight. For now, it's only playing in one (huge) theater in LA, and this place is absolutely packed, ten minutes before showtime. So stoked. Will report back after.
Cromagnum said:
People really want to see this? It looks like crap and the main girl is butt ugly.
She's not conventionally attractive, but there's something about her...
Maybe something similar to how women feel about Adam Driver.
I'm torn.
On one hand, that was an incredibly fun movie-going experience. Until Christmas day, when this finally goes wide, it's playing in only one theater in LA, Paul Thomas Anderson's favorite, the Regency Village Theater in Westwood (by UCLA), where they do a ton premieres, that seats over 1300 people. And I would say it was about 90% full tonight. So a massive crowd who laughed throughout, and there are few things better than seeing a movie like this in a theater like that with a buzzing audience.
That said... this is one of the most *random* movies I have ever seen. And this is coming from a huge PTA fan.
The plot of this movie, as the trailer suggests (though I still wasn't 100% sure going in), really is the romantic, will-they/won't-they story of 25-year-old woman with a job and a 15-going-on-16-year-old actor/entrepreneur boy in high school. Who eventually start a waterbed company together.
Yes, that's the plot of Licorice Pizza, the title of which is never referenced once, in any way.
Don't get me wrong... it's funny (hilarious even, at times), it's endearing, it's incredibly well made, and the soundtrack is fantastic. But it also kind of sort of feels like PTA was out of ideas, so he threw two or three half-baked ideas together, set it in the San Fernando Valley again (where he grew up and where Boogie Nights takes place), and slapped a super random title on it.
Yet… I also still really liked it? I think?
We heard some people talking on the way out that it felt like a few mini movies strung together, and that's certainly somewhat accurate. The love story is definitely the spine throughout, but there are these entire crazy sequences - one with Sean Penn's character, one with Bradley Cooper's character, and one with Benny Sadie's character - that each feel like they're from totally different movies. Though, not necessarily in a bad way at all. In fact, the Bradley Cooper stuff is flat-out amazing, had the audience rolling, and the movie goes to a whole other level when his character shows up. It's electric, and so damn funny. But his segment is way too brief, and you ultimately end up wanting him to be the foil throughout, instead of just for 20 minutes or so.
I don't know. I need to sit with this one a while and maybe even see it again. It's already growing on me more and more, but it's definitely a few notches below the best of PTA (which, in fairness, consists of some of the best movies ever made).
I'm so incredibly curious to hear what the rest of you are going to think...
On one hand, that was an incredibly fun movie-going experience. Until Christmas day, when this finally goes wide, it's playing in only one theater in LA, Paul Thomas Anderson's favorite, the Regency Village Theater in Westwood (by UCLA), where they do a ton premieres, that seats over 1300 people. And I would say it was about 90% full tonight. So a massive crowd who laughed throughout, and there are few things better than seeing a movie like this in a theater like that with a buzzing audience.
That said... this is one of the most *random* movies I have ever seen. And this is coming from a huge PTA fan.
The plot of this movie, as the trailer suggests (though I still wasn't 100% sure going in), really is the romantic, will-they/won't-they story of 25-year-old woman with a job and a 15-going-on-16-year-old actor/entrepreneur boy in high school. Who eventually start a waterbed company together.
Yes, that's the plot of Licorice Pizza, the title of which is never referenced once, in any way.
Don't get me wrong... it's funny (hilarious even, at times), it's endearing, it's incredibly well made, and the soundtrack is fantastic. But it also kind of sort of feels like PTA was out of ideas, so he threw two or three half-baked ideas together, set it in the San Fernando Valley again (where he grew up and where Boogie Nights takes place), and slapped a super random title on it.
Yet… I also still really liked it? I think?
We heard some people talking on the way out that it felt like a few mini movies strung together, and that's certainly somewhat accurate. The love story is definitely the spine throughout, but there are these entire crazy sequences - one with Sean Penn's character, one with Bradley Cooper's character, and one with Benny Sadie's character - that each feel like they're from totally different movies. Though, not necessarily in a bad way at all. In fact, the Bradley Cooper stuff is flat-out amazing, had the audience rolling, and the movie goes to a whole other level when his character shows up. It's electric, and so damn funny. But his segment is way too brief, and you ultimately end up wanting him to be the foil throughout, instead of just for 20 minutes or so.
I don't know. I need to sit with this one a while and maybe even see it again. It's already growing on me more and more, but it's definitely a few notches below the best of PTA (which, in fairness, consists of some of the best movies ever made).
I'm so incredibly curious to hear what the rest of you are going to think...
I saw this last week in a crowded theater as well and have sat with it the entire week. Alana Haim was just the perfect person for this role and has probably the funniest performance of the year. I don't want to go too deep into plot details, but this is working on me just like Phantom Thread did. Loved it while watching it, but loved and appreciated it more afterwards.
As far as where it lands for me In the PTA of it all:
Tier 1: Boogie Nights, There Will Be Blood, Phantom Thread
Tier 2: Magnolia, Licorice Pizza, The Master
Tier 3: Hard Eight, Punch Drunk Love, Inherent Vice
LP could move up with future viewing! All 9 of these movies are at worst good and like TCTTS said some of these are just the best.
As far as where it lands for me In the PTA of it all:
Tier 1: Boogie Nights, There Will Be Blood, Phantom Thread
Tier 2: Magnolia, Licorice Pizza, The Master
Tier 3: Hard Eight, Punch Drunk Love, Inherent Vice
LP could move up with future viewing! All 9 of these movies are at worst good and like TCTTS said some of these are just the best.
A 25 year old woman and 16 year old boy? And it's a will they / won't they story? Not a if she does she's going to prison story?
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The plot of this movie, as the trailer suggests (though I still wasn't 100% sure going in), really is the romantic, will-they/won't-they story of 25-year-old woman with a job and a 15-going-on-16-year-old actor/entrepreneur boy in high school
I saw this last night. Saw HAIM (all 3) at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar and was able to get in to their set after.
Not really a movie guy just saw this movie because Alana is on it, I liked the first hour then the rest kinda dragged and I didn't like the ending. But this is also the first PTA movie I ever see so my opinion probably doesn't matter
I will see any Paul Thomas Anderson movie that comes out - like the Coen brothers, or Wes Anderson, perhaps Fincher. While I may not always be peak entertained, they do interesting stuff.
I liked this one more than Inherent Vice or Phantom Thread or perhaps even The Master, even though I'm an 80's kid some of the 70's stuff is timeless as far as dating and teenage or even 20-ish years.
Better humor through this one than the three mentioned, and I thought the leads did well.
I wouldn't say it's completely random since it's based on an actual person (at least some of Cooper Hoffman's character experiences) and it's slice of life in the valley stuff that PTA loves. I can't relate, didn't grow up there, but still find it interesting.
I found it passed quickly and that I wanted more story telling from the character's lives - I guess that is a positive review.
I liked this one more than Inherent Vice or Phantom Thread or perhaps even The Master, even though I'm an 80's kid some of the 70's stuff is timeless as far as dating and teenage or even 20-ish years.
Better humor through this one than the three mentioned, and I thought the leads did well.
I wouldn't say it's completely random since it's based on an actual person (at least some of Cooper Hoffman's character experiences) and it's slice of life in the valley stuff that PTA loves. I can't relate, didn't grow up there, but still find it interesting.
I found it passed quickly and that I wanted more story telling from the character's lives - I guess that is a positive review.
I saw this cuz like Complete Idiot said above, I will watch anything PTA as he always does really interesting stuff that grabs me even when it's dull... Yes, it's interesting, there are some very funny vignettes (Bradley Cooper especially), and I thought Cooper Hoffman was great...
But that said, that movie was ****ing creepy. That was not endearing to me. She was a 25-year-old woman and he's a 15-year-old kid. Doesn't matter that Hoffman looked older than 15, and I enjoyed how he acted well beyond his years throughout. But I just couldn't get past that.
The ending is just odd and I'm surprised more people aren't saying "WTF was that???"
But that said, that movie was ****ing creepy. That was not endearing to me. She was a 25-year-old woman and he's a 15-year-old kid. Doesn't matter that Hoffman looked older than 15, and I enjoyed how he acted well beyond his years throughout. But I just couldn't get past that.
The ending is just odd and I'm surprised more people aren't saying "WTF was that???"
Thanks for commenting on this movie - hard to get any traffic on non mega blockbuster threads.
The story was based on a real person, Gary Goetzman, but to what extent it accurately portrays a 15 year old romance with a 25 year old I don't know.
A 15 year old boy having a crush on a 25 year old woman? May seem creepy to some but to me it seems like "duh".
A 25 year old consummating a relationship with a 15 year old boy? Now illegal and definitely feels inappropriate as a result, but throughout the movie she rebuffs him and says it isn't right. It is not until the very end you see them kiss and she says she loves him. A kiss isn't much and the nature of her love isn't well articulated, but safe to assume romantic love I guess. She had pursued or been interested in different guys throughout the movie and been burned, Gary remained a sweet constant who demonstrated he truly cared for her. I wasn't creeped out by it since it was set in the 70's and didn't portray a romantic relationship between the two.
The story was based on a real person, Gary Goetzman, but to what extent it accurately portrays a 15 year old romance with a 25 year old I don't know.
A 15 year old boy having a crush on a 25 year old woman? May seem creepy to some but to me it seems like "duh".
A 25 year old consummating a relationship with a 15 year old boy? Now illegal and definitely feels inappropriate as a result, but throughout the movie she rebuffs him and says it isn't right. It is not until the very end you see them kiss and she says she loves him. A kiss isn't much and the nature of her love isn't well articulated, but safe to assume romantic love I guess. She had pursued or been interested in different guys throughout the movie and been burned, Gary remained a sweet constant who demonstrated he truly cared for her. I wasn't creeped out by it since it was set in the 70's and didn't portray a romantic relationship between the two.
Complete Idiot said:
A 15 year old boy having a crush on a 25 year old woman? May seem creepy to some but to me it seems like "duh".
No disagreement here, and I don't find that aspect creepy at all. Totally normal for a teenage boy to have a crush on an older girl.
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A 25 year old consummating a relationship with a 15 year old boy? Now illegal and definitely feels inappropriate as a result, but throughout the movie she rebuffs him and says it isn't right. It is not until the very end you see them kiss and she says she loves him. A kiss isn't much and the nature of her love isn't well articulated, but safe to assume romantic love I guess. She had pursued or been interested in different guys throughout the movie and been burned, Gary remained a sweet constant who demonstrated he truly cared for her. I wasn't creeped out by it since it was set in the 70's and didn't portray a romantic relationship between the two.
Here's where I disagree strongly. She rebuffs him at first, but the whole movie is them growing a bond and ultimately, they end up together at the end. You can say it was ambiguous but I thought it was pretty clear.
It was the stuff like her getting jealous when seeing him with other girls... them laying on the water bed and having sexual tension... Playing footsies under the table... those scenes were really uncomfortable to me.
It really feels like people are just glossing over this cuz its PTA and it's "artistic" but I dunno man... that was all just off to me.
I like the discussion, I have to admit it didn't bother me at all - now you have me worried I should have been!
I'm also not sure what time frame was covered in the movie or how old he was supposed to be at the end. He opened a waterbed store and later an arcade during the timeline. Could he have been 17 at end? I may also lose site of the fact it's a 15 year old character since the actor is older and the character seemed worldly and like an adult in a young man's body.
And even the laws are a bit odd - 16 and a half, illegal and labeled sex offender. The day they turn 17, fine. But I also know personal opinion may differ from laws.
I'm also not sure what time frame was covered in the movie or how old he was supposed to be at the end. He opened a waterbed store and later an arcade during the timeline. Could he have been 17 at end? I may also lose site of the fact it's a 15 year old character since the actor is older and the character seemed worldly and like an adult in a young man's body.
And even the laws are a bit odd - 16 and a half, illegal and labeled sex offender. The day they turn 17, fine. But I also know personal opinion may differ from laws.
I had to search to find this thread since nobody has posted on it in months, only to find half of the thread is a pretty annoying Twitter assault. Cool. Anyway..
Bradley Cooper's character and scenes were great. The (super) brief John C Reilly cameo made me laugh out loud. The leads were both very good and there were moments of genuine humor and sweetness.
But overall this movie kinda sucked. I couldn't decide if it was edited poorly or just intentionally weird for the sake of being weird, but the pacing was awful. Runtime was way too long. The thread of the story is pretty gross when you take a step back and think about what you're watching. And there were too many scenes where I was sort of invested, but mostly because I was trying to figure out if I missed something or if I was watching an inside joke.
Can't believe this has 91% on rotten tomatoes. One of the few movies I've walked out of in a long time knowing I have zero desire to see it again.
Bradley Cooper's character and scenes were great. The (super) brief John C Reilly cameo made me laugh out loud. The leads were both very good and there were moments of genuine humor and sweetness.
But overall this movie kinda sucked. I couldn't decide if it was edited poorly or just intentionally weird for the sake of being weird, but the pacing was awful. Runtime was way too long. The thread of the story is pretty gross when you take a step back and think about what you're watching. And there were too many scenes where I was sort of invested, but mostly because I was trying to figure out if I missed something or if I was watching an inside joke.
Can't believe this has 91% on rotten tomatoes. One of the few movies I've walked out of in a long time knowing I have zero desire to see it again.
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