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For a movie that celebrates the excesses of the 70s adult film industry, an extended cut makes absolute sense, and it almost the essential way to experience Boogie Nights. I loved getting to watch this packed-to-the-gills version of a great hangout movie, put together seamlessly for maximum grooviness. My only quibble would be the Becky and Jerome sequence dragging on a bit too long -- it's a moment of actual tragic violence and drama in a movie whose moments of seriousness are otherwise entirely leavened by comedy or irony. A bit of trimming of that scene could leave the tone completely intact and get the viewer to the car crash a bit faster.

However, that's a very minor tonal nitpick that doesn't change the fact that this is the only version of Boogie Nights anybody needs going forward. A terrific job. Neglify, "you've got the touch."