Louis CK on Paul Thomas Anderson

A compilation of Louis CK's reactions to the work of Paul Thomas Anderson, including Hard Eight, Boogie Nights, There Will Be Blood, The Master and Phantom Thread.
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[@dingosmith9932]

I could listen to Louis talk flix all day

[@vilefiend9603]

Imagine if Louis had a podcast where he chatted with directors like PTA and Tarantino

[@colinmichels]

@@vilefiend9603tarantino and louis fighting for time to talk would be a sight to see

[@christophermirkovich7290]

So could Louis CK

[@MrArtdelgado210]

@@colinmichels I think Louie had some coke or meth before that discussion because he never even takes a breath.

[@mrsleep0000]

@@MrArtdelgado210 He probably hadn't jerked off on a potted plant that day, so he was a little wound up.

[@marcstone60]

C.K. is brilliant. Weird. But really intelligent. His analysis is spot on. P.T.A. is one ofvthe greats

[@ethanarnett7637]

No way I'd ever find this in a Jim and sam archive. You're doing great work to bring this to the Internet 🎉

[@ChrisMorganComedy]

It's from my movie podcast with joe list

[@jayreed9630]

It's refreshing to hear Louie talk about film in depth.

[@FedSmoker64]

Listen to his O&A radio episode where he talks about "The Piano Teacher" If you didn't already think of him as a perverted weirdo after his SA allegations coming to light, his take on the film will cement any doubt. That said he does have some interesting commentary and a little experience in film making that gives some insight into the film makers process.

[@jonaschamp9894]

⁠@@FedSmoker64I agree with him being a weirdo but I don’t think that his commentary on the Piano teacher was foreshadowing of that. He was just describing the movie. And the movie was good- I watched it cause of his recommendation. You’re missing a bit of nuance. He did a very bad, creepy, carnal thing. And he is currently suffering from it. Instead of going back in the last look what he says now on recent podcasts. He got arrogant, elitist, and he thought that he was the smartest guy in the room and he tried to intellectualize his deviant behavior as he was doing it. The best one is from a year or so ago when he was on “Theo Von’s podcast” It’s a great listen. I still respect him as an artist- But is he a weirdo- yes. But it’s more complicated and nuance than the public thinks. It’s not defending him it’s just being honest about a very bad thing that another human being did.

[@styrixstyrix3915]

@@jonaschamp9894 awww man... ive only recently started watching louis content. Ive found it fascinating watching it all after everything came out. theres lots of stuff that makes me feel like he wasnt really hiding it. but i guess hindsight is 20/20 and all that. that theo von interview sounds interesting but youtube has be spamming me theos stuff recently on auto play ( i guess hes getting really popular) so ive got a bit annoyed. if i watch it its gonna spam me even more. All hail the algo but thanks for the recommendation :) have a good one

[@FedSmoker64]

@@jonaschamp9894 I think you're right, and his description did peak my interest in the films he talked about but I have no yet seen. I saw his Theo Von podcast and he did a good job explaining his circumstances but as a fellow weird pervert, I feel he is just stable enough to say the things we want to hear. I get the feeling there is a darker side of the story he won't admit to. You don't do something like that without a degree of degeneracy (and the expectation of what happened). It would appear from his perspective that it was done "unpainfully" for a lack of a better word, but that is only his perspective. And an old quote I first heard from Patrice O'neal "There are three sides to a story. Yours, mine and the truth" What he did doesn't seem malicious, but isn't something that should have happened and will leave a stain no matter how many times it is washed. I agree he has been overhyped by his peers and grown an ego from that. His early/mid 2000s work was successful because he was the downtrodden broken everyman. He seems to be losing that. Which may be better for his mental being, but doesn't do much for me as a viewer trying to relate.

[@jonaschamp9894]

@@FedSmoker64Man that was very concise, and I honestly cannot refute a word. Touché my friend. We seem to be of the same animal. When you threw in that Patrice O’Neal quote I thought to myself “Fair enough.” Great response. Can not disagree

[@MonigMedia]

"It looks like people in 2020 in stupid clothes" Exactly my thoughts, especially drone shots in Napoleon

[@doltcart]

I think that shooting in 4k looks bad most of the time. The hypersharp resolution and detail just makes everything look like a Hollywood set to me.

[@Garrett1240]

@@doltcart except in parasite. It looked incredible.

[@Lsone350]

Louies got such a gift for discussion, he can paint a picture so well with words it makes me think i thought them

[@NoirTech83]

Louis doesn’t consider himself a real filmmaker but he clearly understands the craft.

[@SkiddlyDoo]

He’s directed movies and TV shows and produced many films. Louie is a film maker. I don’t know why he wouldn’t consider himself one.

[@user-jc5lf6sf7g]

I feel the exact same way about PT Anderson and his description of seeing There Will Be Blood for the first time was perfect.

[@zootsoot2006]

Just had the thought that TWBB is a modern retelling of Cain and Abel.

[@user-jc5lf6sf7g]

@@zootsoot2006 definitely there in the subtext

[@ScoundrelSFB]

I know why I enjoy the Master, but i I'm still not sure why I love it t so much.

[@zetetick395]

I think that's the great mystery of the best movies - no one can quite say _why_ it's so great! (like with any art)

[@mohssenelg4501]

Me too man

[@MrArtdelgado210]

I think Louie should do these critiques along with his comedy because his intellect and appreciation for the art form is just as interesting as his comedy is funny.

[@andrewhart6200]

DO MORE WITH LOUIS!!!!! These are incredibleeeeeeeeeeee!

[@hookedonprjonrojas2314]

I must see these movies especially “there will be blood”after watching this

[@xbadburnsx6836]

this is a really fantastic channel.

[@casaMN]

Fugg i love louie yammering on about film and culture- specifically on emotion and hard things!

[@paulcolbourne9112]

I never expected that I could listen to Louis CK talk about movies for hours. He's definitely far from my favourite comedian but he has great insights.

[@aleksisuuronen5969]

It's loosely based on Upton Sinclair's big book called Oil! Like the bones of the story is from there.

[@daniel_dumile]

This is so much better than the original podcast. The two hosts were annoying.

[@daniel_dumile]

More so one of the cohosts* which you can hear Louis admonish repeatedly

[@maxtubb8560]

I swear John C. Riley is one of the most underrated actors of all time because that guy has incredible range and yet every time I bring him up in conversation it always Step Brothers or Wreck it Ralph that gets brought up first which sucks because while I love Wreck it Ralph I wish people would acknowledge his other roles in movies.

[@miguelmonsivais1474]

Yeah, you're right but, honestly, Dr Steve Brule is a worthy mention. It's silly but his performance can't be replicated by anyone.

[@maxtubb8560]

@@miguelmonsivais1474 Can you tell me why Step Brothers is beloved because I remember watching that film for the first time and I really don’t get why people find that movie funny because it’s literally one joke of 40 year olds acting children and it’s also very mean spirited and little too gross out for my own taste.

[@miguelmonsivais1474]

@@maxtubb8560 oh, I dunno. I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about Dr Steve Brule on the Tim and Eric show. But even if step brothers is too silly for your taste, it doesn't mean that other tastes are less than yours. Just means it's not your thing and that's ok.

[@maxtubb8560]

@@miguelmonsivais1474 I do love comedy films and the comedy it’s just I don’t think movies like Step Brothers should be lumped with comedy classics like Some Like it Hot or Blazing Saddles. Regarding Tim and Eric I have mixed feelings on that show because on one hand I will admit that some of their skits do give me a laugh but on the other hand their style humor predicted Gen Z Hunor which is a style of humor I can not stand.

[@miguelmonsivais1474]

@@maxtubb8560 ok, that's fine. But Riley's performance as Steve Brule is worth mentioning. That's all I'm saying.

[@JustForLaughesMaNn]

Thank you for attempting to quell Ranaan's incessant interrupting of Louis.

[@HoonAgain]

And I thought I knew movies and directors. Jesus CK is on such another level. He needs to do this way more WITH someone trying to interrupt but stopped. Need that too.

[@nineofive.2573]

Greatest American film maker for me, he’s only gonna get better.

[@atdeacon]

I thought Inherent Vice was fantastic, but it was apparently less well recieved as some of Anderson's other films. It did meander a bit, but so did Doc the main character...

[@SimeoNjegovan]

Yep, it was good. Beside TWBB and Master is my favorite PTA movie.

[@Kkidzz]

Longest run-on sentence in human history.

[@LeonSKennedy7777]

😂 It becomes so comical how many times the interviewer tries to get more than a SINGLE word in on Louis’ rant. I thought maybe they edited them out, but it clearly wasn’t because there wasn’t a break in Louis’ ranting AT ALL

[@watchfighting571]

@@LeonSKennedy7777 it was indeed edited

[@LeonSKennedy7777]

@@watchfighting571 ah, I see. Very well done then because it’s hard to notice big jumps in Louis’s trains of thought

[@lambros3652]

😂 LOL

[@acetate909]

​@@LeonSKennedy7777 It was edited so we only hear Lious speak. The other people speaking were cut out in order to focus on Louis and what he had to say.

[@Music-yl3oj]

Dude, Louis CK is like a graduate level education on film

[@christophermirkovich7290]

Rob ager is

[@GrrmPleaseWrite]

No one talks about Licorice Pizza. I’d love to hear Louis’ take on it

[@Nifava]

No one talks about Inherent Vice or Licorice Pizza for a reason.

[@AgentGrim]

Because it was PTA's worse movie (still pretty good compared to most movies though).

[@davidperez5089]

​@@AgentGrimi didn't know he did punch drunk love. Can't stand that movie. Licorice is entertaining and has some rewatchability value.

[@justinhilton4143]

​@@Nifavalicorice pizza is better than phantom thread and inherent vice. Maybe better than the master too. Those are all great but LP is sublime

[@Hunter-kp1ve]

He's a comedic genius because secretly he sees the code and understands art and life in a pure and fundamental way. The guys got weird stuff sure, but so do I, so do you. Louis is a patient thinker, listener and speaker. No one is perfect, but I do think the world is better when Louis can speak freely and share his thoughts.

[@7688redsox]

I feel his sentiment about there will be blood. I think about the movie at random times and watching is like some soothing experience.

[@danpatrick9080]

There will be blood is like a very dark Beverly Hillbillies

[@AntarticAlligator]

If I heard this live, I'd be like omg just let Louis talk, everyone shut up please thanks. This video is great

[@DRALGIERS]

So in short, I think Louie is saying PTA is the greatest director of all time.

[@Rad9000]

Edgewise - The Louis CK interview

[@Manhandle730]

Yeah…ye……..yeah…… it’s almo…….its almost………..yeah……..yeah……right…….right……yeah…… Wow!! Whoever that interviewer fella was, buddy you did not let that interview get away from you. You lead the conversation…. The. Entire. Time!!!! Great job.

[@MisterBoom55]

YEAH. RIGHT. YEA

[@okaysure69]

It's edited you retard

[@damienallen8359]

I wish there was more content like this, film makers talking in long form about movies they enjoyed and why

[@Garrett1240]

Greatest filmmaker and comedian our time

[@Manhandle730]

Pootie Tang is an underrated gem!! Not even joking I love that stupid damn movie.

[@luanaconley6871]

Boogie Nights was a spectacular film. The ending was appropriate and true.

[@mrkeogh]

Appropriate, fitting >> comfortable, reassuring

[@Manhandle730]

@@mrkeoghpenis>>>>big penis>>>>> downfall.

[@DrPooks]

I just re-watched it the other night and still couldn't remember the ending. I had to look it up after your comment.

[@tranquilitybase7860]

Loved the master. I grew up with crazy people like that.

[@acidgroove101]

You’d never know it from listening to his comedy, but Louis CK can talk film like nobody else; but try to get a word in edge-wise at your own peril. He just needs an audience so that he’s not just talking to a camera or a microphone.

[@michaelhughes1504]

I absolutely agree with him on how authentic PTA makes period pieces look.

[@robertstraw9881]

I like listening to Louis and Patrice talk about films.

[@user-jc5lf6sf7g]

what a great intro by Louis. I miss his show

[@alisdairmckenzie]

Same here

[@classiclife7204]

We need another round of Louis CK movie talk, if podcasters will still have him on. Other than that unfunny sourpuss Segura, I mean.

[@oowaz]

he is pretty fucking good at analysis not gonna lie, i wanna go and re-watch all those movies

[@travsbickle76]

Where is the og interview with him talking about film?

[@mrkeogh]

I think Daniel does love his son, just as he loves his "brother" but in a very, very conditional way. It's everything or nothing with Daniel, so their betrayals (as he sees it, both are actually just being honest with him) are all the worse. Louis is right, Daniel isn't a sociopath. He simply views the world in incredibly stark terms.

[@goodie2shoes]

well, he sold me. I need to watch all PTA movies.

[@riffraffrichard]

The master was my favourite

[@MihailEtropolski]

Does he say that Plainview is already rich/a billionaire in the beginning of the film? I thought he was just trying to make his first money…

[@ScoundrelSFB]

Nope, just a driven billionaire 1897 and his hole

[@notchedbandit]

We need a Louis CK podcast :(

[@TrollHunterxXx]

Would rule

[@ManDuderGuy]

Check him out on the mssp podcast if you havent, talkin about Presidents for hours.

[@DrPooks]

I liked Louis more when I didn't know his politics.

[@MarkAhrens-HeritageFilms]

Holy condensation edit!

[@nicholashardick5959]

Daniel play Plainview did have love in him. He was a good person deep down, but that all went away when his son had his accident even when he is blackmailed into joining the church service and given the blood of the lamb he has a kind of release he does have good feelings about it, but he’s only there because he’s blackmailed into it, the fact that his son had a freak accident which should not have happened only crystallizes the darkness in his heart which eventually takes over, I relate to him from the addict inside of me who is only happy when when he’s doing something destructive. When he defends his son’s future wife from an abusive father, and takes the life of a charlatan, trying to make a fool out of him he becomes the perfect antihero, which is something we need more in film.

[@hectormerc350]

Louie Explains why I like Daniel day Lewis

[@k.c.simonsen2]

I've never heard Louie go deep on movies before but I've been doing it now for the last 3 or 4 hours lol. And I've discovered that I love Paul Thomas Anderson much more than Stanley Kubrick. I fuckin LOVE a few of these movies. Not that kind where you say it in from of artistic friends to sound cool but like I've watched them by myself several times and thought "how long has it been since I've seen There Will Be Blood? Is it time again yet?" because once it's been about 6 months I can rewatch a movie and enjoy it thoroughly again

[@4Everlast]

All this is 100% correct but, you can't go wrong when you surround your self with A+ level actors, and crew behind the camera, you can't miss.

[@philgiordano7715]

I just realised all these films are about his father. These great, accomplished, flawed men.

[@nickfitchner3218]

Watching there will be blood for the first time was a religious experience for me. Very few movies have had that effect on me. P.s. I was just thinking about it and I’d have to include no country for old men in that category as well. Funny thing is not only where those movies released in the same year but actually where filming at the same time in the same location.

[@SP18710]

There Will Be Blood is a masterpiece. I love to watch it with over the ear headphones in a darkened room every year. The music and imagery are so intense it grabs my attention and doesn't let go until the final scene. I don't fully understand why, but Louis CK explained it very well.

[@GIBKEL]

Ain’t that the truth. An absolute master of film maker. You wait for them to emerge, and like a magic act they appear. I so love all the films he makes and the places I’m taken. Not always comfortable, but neither is life and damn if he doesn’t capture the perversion, or joy, obsession, narcissism, disappointment, and aimless insanity that makes up life and those you meet along the way.

[@inyostudio]

Where was this sourced from?

[@davidkornblatt851]

I wish Louie would go through all PTAmovies or maybe even all Wes Anderson movies.

[@wiseauserious8750]

Wow what a fascinating take

[@seanchesal5676]

Such a great score. Wasn't it Johnny from Radiohead?

[@hencohen527]

It is!!

[@wolfgangbeeber2086]

For me….this went from Louis doing this really interesting film analysis to…..somewhere along the way all I could hear was the interviewer trying (unsuccessfully) to interject but, then settling for saying “right right” over and over again

[@friars394]

Louis is the best critic. period

[@petrinurmi8307]

Extremely deep insigt on PTA's films. One can't not reflect that to CK's own troubles.

[@OSheaGlobalAlliances]

I don’t think Louie really gets Daniel Plainview. He’s got a world paradigm that he’s putting on Daniel and his motives and instincts. He also gets parts of the movie out of order. He wasn’t a billionaire in the gold mine. He parlayed the mine into his first oil venture. I’ll allow it though. The book Oil! which the movie was supposed to be based on (not really though because the movie story was way better) is a thinly veiled class warfare book that glamorizes unions and the proletariat.

[@angryisaac2560]

I agreed with every single work Louis said during that diatirbe.

[@k.c.simonsen2]

Why is there an executive producer on a video that's just audio and clips from movies? Lol

[@Kabob141]

Hey look, it's creepy uncle Louis. 😂🤣

[@elpusegato]

"Right"

[@BruceWayne-zj1kw]

Take a drink every time he describes something as “fucked up”.

[@likearollingstone007]

One thing is certain, it wasn’t a conversation.

[@watcherofthewest8597]

Never is with Louis

[@LECITIZENTEN]

Haha was thinking the same thing

[@alpharoo2581]

@@watcherofthewest8597 I say let him hog the airtime. he's way more interesting to listen to than any of these 2-bit podcast people

[@Garrett1240]

You know this is edited, right? This episode was over two hours long.

[@ssrunner]

You know these clips are edited right

[@BruceWayne-zj1kw]

PTA absolutely has tricks. I’m not knocking him but he’s repeated himself more than a few times thematically. Take a few of his movies and hold them side by side and really think about them and you’ll see that they often have a whole lot in common.

[@jon8004]

The vast majority of great filmmakers' movies have plenty of themes and ideas in common. Andrew Sarris called it their "golden bar". Another way to say it: All these guys basically just make the same movie over and over and over again. It's a good thing. Most of PTA's movies are about improvised families. In the foreground. There's a lot of varied thematic stuff going on in the background.

[@miguelmonsivais1474]

I wish I loved P.T. Anderson as much as everyone here. I absolutely adore Punch Drunk Love and Boogie Nights but his recent films haven't been on par to those films, for me. I mean, I do like TWBB and I did really like Phantom Thread, but i can't fall in love with them the way most everyone does. Fyi, I did absolutely love Licorice Pizza. I think thats his best since Punch Drunk Love, imho.

[@SimeoNjegovan]

With all due respect to your taste, I think PDL is Anderson's worst, that is, the most uninteresting film for me. Personally, for me it's the other way around, I loved TWBB and Master right away. And Inherent Vice.

[@migol1984]

Well, what are we gonna do? Movies speak to us both in different ways. No big deal. TWBB I get. But the Master, not entirely. His message isn't entirely clear and the film subject doesn't have enough tension, or conflict, to appreciate its message. It wants to be a comedy. But its awkward imbalances between Phoenix and Hoffman's characters seem to be the only thing funny about it. And you're never too sure what Phoenix's true desire, or end goal is. It was very unengaging. I had to watch some film analysis to get its meaning, and I've come to appreciate it somewhat. But it's nothing like PDL. PDL is a dark comedy that delivers all the way through. I understand Sandler's loneliness. His timidness. His frustrations. He's a good guy but he's hardly understood, and his bottled up emotions are what makes him snap in inappropriate moments. The girl he meets is able to understand him and we're able to see him come out of his own dark little world. I was very engaged all the way through.

[@progressiveRAMONETTI]

i'm FINIIIISHED

[@christophermirkovich7290]

Impose self-reflection Louis CK's basically talking about himself as he's talking about There Will Be Blood

[@janpol466]

Louis just not letting the olg guy to say a word.

[@poindextertunes]

Mannnn RIP SeaHoff 😢

[@andresmiguel8082]

He will always be forever Marky Mark to me as well

[@lucidbarrier]

@17:20 Louis CK comes out with one of the most insightful things on relationships I've ever heard. That one person is a white hot heap and the other needs to cool them down and let them grow and then cool them down in a weird cycle.

[@maegnificant]

Still waiting for someone to make a good modern movie out of "Der Untertan" by Heinrich Mann

[@NA86737]

I wanna know his thoughts on Inherent Vice and Licorice Pizza those two films are just brilliant. I also think PTA is the only American filmmaker who knows how to use sex in films that is both erotic and informs character.

[@ZrankFappaH]

Bro is NOT letting the other guy speak at ALL 😂💀

[@simontaylor2525]

If you listen to the full podcast, you'll be grateful for this

[@ZrankFappaH]

@@simontaylor2525 oh fair enough ahah what’s the full podcast sorry? I’ll have to check it out

[@TheRealValus]

Thanks.

[@monikg5519]

Huge panda😢 who's in the painting? Low key lamp makes it kung fu panda.😮

[@reubennichols644]

I t ' s N O T Important . . . At All . . . For One To Agree With What Louis CK Is Say - - i n g (( trying to say )) . I Simply Love The Passion Of His Praises For These Particular Directors // Thespians // Film Titles . Done .

[@MrVisde]

24 minutes of Louis praising PTA…and not one mention of Punch Drunk Love, which was so masterful. Barry Egan was the opposite character of Daniel Plainview: just a mild mannered guy trying his best to fit into the world. He didn’t want to dominate it, just fit in.

[@davidperez5089]

That one is so hard to watch. The characters; storyline; lighting; production, everything about it I can't stand. Music probably stinks too.

[@murderparker7968]

Why did he bring up No Country for Old Men? I’m not aware that PTA had anything to do with that movie.

[@billycrystals9185]

It ended up winning the Oscar for Best Picture up against There Will Be Blood. They were widely considered the front runners that year and if not for No Country TWBB would’ve taken it.

[@murderparker7968]

@@billycrystals9185 ahhh, thank you. Now I’m tracking.

[@walkerstark4564]

Insightful commentary but I wonder if CK knows that TWBB is based on Oil an Upton Sinclair novel. That's where PTA's movie comes from.

[@PrimaryIgnition]

So he liked There Will be Blood, right? I couldn't put my finger on it

[@stacysplace3392]

Louis does kubricks films in another video

[@day245]

Thank for for cutting out Ranaan

[@plissken2156]

They should have a Round Table discussion on films (comedian's edition) with Louis CK, Bill Burr, Patton Oswald and Bill Hader. All are extremely funny, observant and quite prolific when it comes to reviewing movies.

[@Magooch86]

I agree, but Burr is the odd one out in this list, I'd replace him with Adam McKay maybe

[@UpTheDown7]

Patton Oswalt would set himself on fire before he risked his twitter cred by appearing on a fun roundtable with Louis CK.

[@BruceWayne-zj1kw]

Bill Burr doesn’t know fuck about movies.

[@mrkeogh]

Holy shit, imagine Louis and Bill Hader working on a movie together.

[@Manhandle730]

Don’t really need Patton on that table. He’s really gone the way of the spineless over time.

[@jasonwurster387]

Someone should tell Louie that TWBB is based on a novel. 👍

[@samdeakins7176]

Yeah and maybe point out to him that PTA didn't direct No Country For Old Men.

[@jasonwurster387]

@@samdeakins7176 Ha! Right?

[@ndowroccus4168]

Tell us how you feel LCK

[@Sam-dc8du]

Podcast host: mm…. … right

[@HERSH-777]

This is one of the better things to enjoy on the internet. LCK on PTA was an absolute home-run!

[@cameron1975williams]

Not one professional film critic in the modern era has written anything as good as this 'stream of consciousness' monologue. They should all find alternative careers.

[@quiksix25]

The Master didn't get me

[@Woozlewuzzleable]

I like hearing him talk but it’s annoying when there are 4 other guys talking at the same time, you know who I’m taking about.

[@jacobp8294]

No clue

[@classiclife7204]

Who?

[@Woozlewuzzleable]

@@classiclife7204 Th Opie and Anthony show.

[@bentrend]

In terms of hearing Louie converse with other people, his appearances on O&A are about as good as you’re going to get

[@classiclife7204]

@@Woozlewuzzleable Thanks!

[@polreamonn]

@Belgian 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔