Licorice Pizza - Speculation & General Reactions

[Montclair]

I hate the fact that a lot of the news on this movie is for Asian Activists groups demanding a boycott of it. Unless you're really into filmmaking then that might be the first time you hear about this movie and that really sucks.

[tomthiel57]

Living in France, just got my vinyl of the soundtrack today ! And I've got the typo with "Ley me roll it" 

[Drenk]

I've got a friend who bought the CD. I thought it was a vinyl exclusive!

It's definitely a choice to go with that ad:

https://twitter.com/licoricepizza/status/1476236575184936965

[RudyBlatnoyd]

Finally saw the movie. Those who said that LP was PTA returning to a more 'mainstream' style of filmmaking greatly exaggerated! Ain't nobody making strange flicks like this except him, and I imagine it will leave as many cold as it enthrals.

Anyway, good movie. Possibly very good, probably needs a rewatch to decide.

[Yes]

Yeah lol. It's obviously not The Master or Punch-Drunk Love but even "accessible" PTA is...not fairly accessible.

I wouldn't even say it's his broadest either? Just feels like a PTA movie!

No knock on the film which I adore. Just funny this is supposed to be the mainstream one, the one that can finally get him an Oscar and please crowds. But this is the guy whose idea of a studio hit was Punch-Drunk Love

Would love to finally see him win an Oscar, though! Whether it's an irrelevant award or not. And hopefully the box office can at least get to 10-20m

[Tdog]

So, in a sudden twist of fate it seems 2 Dublin cinemas are showing it in 35mm already. Going tomorrow morning!

[RudyBlatnoyd]

Spoiler: ShowHide

I actually think that LP might seem more baffling to some 'ordinary' filmgoers than something like The Master. That film at least had some recognisable 'big' themes to latch onto – i.e. organised religion, post-WWII trauma – and the topical interest represented by Scientology. What plot there is in LP largely revolves around selling waterbeds...

[Drenk]

https://twitter.com/RDupeyras/status/1476523380622954498

[Tdog]

Well I saw it this morning in 35mm. Looked beautiful. Cooper and Alana were both fantastic, major charisma from both of them, Cooper especially.

As for the movie, like all PTA movies, I really need to see it again to come to a more concrete conclusion about it.
The "relationship" felt more like a deep friendship and business relationship to me rather than a romance; Gary was the ideas man and Alana helped get things done.

[itwasgood]

https://twitter.com/licoricepizza/status/1476598961045753862

[wilberfan]

If you look really closely, you can't see me standing just out of frame in the upper-left corner.   

[jviness02]

This hits blu ray March 15th.

[wilberfan]

Cool.  Where did we learn this...?

[pynchonikon]

https://twitter.com/SpearhafocA/status/1476668891233411072

[jviness02]

Cool.  Where did we learn this...?

I saw it tweeted out, but now I'm questioning the source.