American Beauty or Magnolia?

[Sad man]

Two brillant movies, American Beauty was so funny and beautiful.Magnolia was my #1 favourite of 1999, a beautiful, sad, wonderfull film.I love both of them, so It´s a really hard choice, but...


My vote goes for master P.T. Anderson.

[Raoul Duke]

I can't choose one over the other, I thought they were even in greatness.

[QUENTIN]

Magnolia (10/10), my top film of 1999 and number 5 film of all-time over American Beauty (9/10) my fifth best of 1999 and a great film in it's own right, but not the kind of flat-out masterpiece Magnolia was.

[notchreturns]

Both were great films, but neither compare to Three Kings, the best film of 1999.

[sleekproductions]

Magnolia (10/10) is my # 2 of all time. I absolutely LOVE the film. American Beauty is also great, and my number 2 of 1999, it just isn't as good as Magnolia.

[dh1989]

Personally, I think both are disgustingly bloated films. I hate both.

[Annie Hall]

Both are absolutely excellent...


...but, American Beauty has the edge.

[Puck Bond]

They are both great.

American Beauty-10/10#3 on my top 10 of 99
Magnolia-9/10#8 on my top 10 of 99

[Sugar Magnolia]

Originally posted by Annie Hall
Both are absolutely excellent...


...but, American Beauty has the edge.

Same here.

[Jasonite]

American Beauty. Magnolia is overrated.


J

[Hannibal21]

American Beauty (10/10)
Magnolia (9/10)

[herculeez]

They are both great flicks, only I without a doubt preferred American Beauty, to the likes of Magnolia. Both are awesome film, but it defo has one up on magnolia.

[Squid Vicious]

American Beauty - 9/10
Magnolia - 2/10

Any questions? :D

[MarkItZero]

A couple of years ago I probably would have said American Beauty, but over time (I know it hasnt even been that long), I find that my appreciation for American Beauty is slightly waning while my appreciation for Magnolia is growing. Magnolia is a little more complex and has more to offer. They are both great movies, but I think in the long run I would choose Magnolia over Beauty.

[Mad Maggot]

Really can't choose. I love both movies. But if we had to vote for directors, PTA would be my choice.

[screamer581]

Both amazing films, but I am going to give the slight edge to Magnolia.

[boo]

Magnolia 10/10
American Beauty 9/10

[rushmore beauty]

American Beauty gets my vote. A wonderful film.

[Grebdron]

Originally posted by dh1989
Personally, I think both are disgustingly bloated films. I hate both.

That's what I was going to say.

[bankholdup]

Magnolia - 10/10
American Beauty - 7/10...i guess


American Beauty is very overrated.

[Moviefan1234]

"American Beauty"

[urbanlegend23]

Definitely American Beauty (10/10), which is my third favourite film of all time.

Magnolia (8/10) I liked it, but quite overrated. Not as good as Boogie Nights (10/10).

[MickeyKnox]

American Beauty-10/10
Magnolia-9.5/10

*I think that both of these movies are great but in the end I have to go with American Beauty, what can I say it's a great movie!
It is a very poetic movie in my opinion!

[The Delfonics]

American Bueaty (10/10)
Magnolia (7.5/10)

Both good

[MikeyB]

American Beauty

[Scarface98.9]

American Beauty. 3rd favorite of all time, and easily the most entertaining of them. Magnolia is very good, but I can only see people dying of cancer and living depressing lives a certain amount of times before I can't take it anymore

[JCLC11]

American Beauty

[Buck Turgidson]

dh and Greb...you hearty and insightful fellows...let us raise a stein of mead and declare to all the world that these two movies both suck a donkey.

(In spite of pleas from all present, I cannot be prevented from quoting Henry V...)

"We happy few...
We band of brothers..." :cool:

[Timiny]

Magnolia, my favorite movie of all time.

[Cyclonus]

I really can't decide. Both are very good films in their own way.

[eraserhead_99]

Both are great, but I went with Magnolia.

[Horror whore]

I haven't even seen Magnolia but I'm sure it's better than American Beauty (3/10).

[flowrchild]

American Beauty: 10/10
Magnolia: 9.5/10

Great flicks.

[DaveyJoeG]

Both get 10/10 from me but I like Magnolia more.

[Brock-Landers]

Magnolia ...but i like American Beauty alot too.

[Bullet Tooth Tony]

American Beauty for me.

I found Magnolia to be too long and un-interesting....sorry.

[DaMovieMan]

Even though American Beauty(8.5/10) was very very good it cannot beat Magnolia (10/10) which blew me away so much so that it earned a place in my top ten of all time. Unbelieavable.

DMM

[Trinity]

Both are 9/10 but I prefer Magnolia.

[syxxpac]

I thought Magnolia was good, but not as great as it seems most people here think 7/10

I choose one of my top ten favorites, American Beauty - 10/10

[Clarkey07]

American Beauty

[freakandgeek]

MAGNOLIA!!!! no question!



i hated american beauty.

[Reigh Kaufman]

Magnolia for me, but American Beauty is undoubtedly in my top-ten.

[Cosimo]

Both great movies but Magnolia imo is superior.

Magnolia-9.5/10
American Beauty-8.5/10 (It went down half a mark once i found out that the idea behind the beautifully shot scene involving the floating bag was stolen from an exhibition at the Tate museum in London, a museum that being an experimental film student i have to visit atleast twice a week!.For that Mendas you are not the legend i once thought you were)

[Reigh Kaufman]

Sorry, La Motta, but the idea for the floating plasticbag was all Alan Ball - he encountered the bag whilst eating lunch outside the World Trade Centre, when he was a playwright in New York. So adjust that mark - now!

:cool: :D :cool:

[ColinM]

Magnolia (8/10) is a very good movie, but at times too melodramatic and even cheesy. American Beauty (10/10) is near-perfect.

[Haddonfield]

Magnolia 10/10
American Beauty 6/10


I have a strange history with American Beauty. All I knew about it was it was supposed to be Kevin Spacy's best performence at the time, and I liked all his other flicks. So I took my girlfriend of 3 weeks at the time and we saw it not knowing a thinkg about it. It was a tad strange sitting there while Kevin has the hots for an underage girl, meanwhile Im on a first date. Needless to say the movie struck us as rather odd. In future HBO viewings we were able to see it differently and we both enjoy it but when compared to Magnolia...well...seeing that its my all time fave flick, I have to vote for it. Im happy to say that the American Beauty fiasco didnt hurt things...3 years later we are engaged and learned to at least see 1 trailer before we see a movie! :)

[Cosimo]

Originally posted by Reigh Kaufman
Sorry, La Motta, but the idea for the floating plasticbag was all Alan Ball - he encountered the bag whilst eating lunch outside the World Trade Centre, when he was a playwright in New York. So adjust that mark - now!

:cool: :D :cool:

In that case consider it changed

[jenna25]

American Beauty

I didn't care for Magnolia that much (though the acting was superb). :rolleyes:

[Mike]

My vote goes to AMERICAN BEAUTY (10/10 or A+) --- The best film of 1999 and one of the best films of all time! MAGNOLIA (8/10 or B+) was also really good though, it's just no AMERICAN BEAUTY.

[JCPhoenix]

Magnolia. Slightly. they're like, a spot away from each other on my top 10.

[Indiana Sev]

Magnolia

[Michael_myers]

Originally posted by Bullet Tooth Tony
American Beauty for me.

I found Magnolia to be too long and un-interesting....sorry.

Almost exactly what I was going to see. Magnolia featured some amusing set pieces, and some overall powerful scenes, but American Beauty was without a doubt the better film of the to. IMO.

Magnolia: 6/10
American Beauty: 10/10

[ze424]

both 8/10

[FilmGeek101]

American Beauty...

[AgentSmith]

I haven't seen Magnolia..

So, American Beauty.. Funny movie with excellent acting by Kevin Spacey