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Post by Hoosier X on May 21, 2023 14:38:15 GMT -5
Match Point is amazing.
I also really like Vicki Christy Barcelona, Paris at Midnight and A Rainy Day in New York, among his later films.
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Post by EdoBosnar on May 21, 2023 14:59:24 GMT -5
With a few exceptions, I find pretty much all of Allen's movies after Annie Hall virtually unwatchable. Not even "Radio Days"? I'd forgotten that until cody mentioned it, but that is as affecting a movie as Allen ever made. Radio Days is one of the exceptions, ditto for Bullets Over Broadway. I'd say Zelig is another, as I recall quite liking it, but the last time I watched it was in the late 1980s. But that's about it.
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Post by Prince Hal on May 21, 2023 16:22:07 GMT -5
Not even "Radio Days"? I'd forgotten that until cody mentioned it, but that is as affecting a movie as Allen ever made. Radio Days is one of the exceptions, ditto for Bullets Over Broadway. I'd say Zelig is another, as I recall quite liking it, but the last time I watched it was in the late 1980s. But that's about it. Oh, I also liked “Broadway Danny Rose.”
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Post by Hoosier X on May 21, 2023 16:44:44 GMT -5
Radio Days is one of the exceptions, ditto for Bullets Over Broadway. I'd say Zelig is another, as I recall quite liking it, but the last time I watched it was in the late 1980s. But that's about it. Oh, I also liked “Broadway Danny Rose.” Broadway Danny Rose is hilarious!
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Post by Hoosier X on May 21, 2023 18:05:18 GMT -5
Match Point is amazing. I also really like Vicki Christy Barcelona, Paris at Midnight and A Rainy Day in New York, among his later films. By “his later films,” I’m talking about his output after 2000.
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Post by codystarbuck on May 21, 2023 19:05:53 GMT -5
Yeah, I haven't really watched much, after all of the allegations went public. It colored my outlook on later work. That said, I am also not a fan of the neurotic schtick; but, also, I find a lot of his things to be a very limited "New York" sensibility. It varies.
I don't ever want to see Interiors again, though; I can tell you that! An ex-roommate had that and loved depressing films and it doesn't get much more depressing than that, without being Scandinavian and Allen was trying to do Bergman, with it. I can say that when Maureen Stapleton enters the film, it gives it a shot in the arm; but, I'd still rather sit through an episode of the Lawrence Welk Show and given my hatred of that show and having to wait for it to be over to usher in good tv, on a Sunday night, that is saying something.
I'm also not a big fan of Albert Brooks, though I find his films funnier than Allen has been, since the 60s. My wife loved his work and I like some of his stuff; but, again, the neuroses as entertainment got old quickly, for me. It's no coincidence that my ex-roommate and my late wife both had mental health issues, regarding depression and anxiety. I think they identified with the neurotic characters more than I do, though i know I have my own kinks and quirks. I've never had to take medication for any of my idiosyncrasies, though.
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Post by Hoosier X on May 21, 2023 21:44:42 GMT -5
I finally got around to watching Spione (1928). I’ve watched about 30 minutes of it. I like it a lot. But I’m really tired tonight. I’m gonna try to watch about half of it and then go to bed and watch the rest of it tomorrow.
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Post by codystarbuck on May 21, 2023 23:12:27 GMT -5
I finally got around to watching Spione (1928). I’ve watched about 30 minutes of it. I like it a lot. But I’m really tired tonight. I’m gonna try to watch about half of it and then go to bed and watch the rest of it tomorrow. I watched that a few months back. Great visual film, though not quite what I look for in a spy film. It's interesting to see how espionage stories evolved over time, compared to what was involved inreal spying. Most were fantasy; but, every once in a while you got a writer who knew more about it than average (either direct experience or being close enough to it to pick up things). It really gets transforms once John Le Carre starts writing, though he starts out as more of a mystery novelist, who crosses into the intelligence world (especially since he was still actively working in the field). Graham Greene was good for more realistic tales and films based on his work tend to be pretty good.
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Post by berkley on May 22, 2023 0:47:44 GMT -5
As is pretty apparent from my "Favorite Movie of xxxx" thread, I'm not a fan of Woody Allen. The neurotic nebbish thing just doesn't work for me. The only movie of his that I remember liking better than "Meh" was Sweet and Lowdown. And that's almost certainly because of the subject matter.
I'm pretty similar to codystarbuck in that I like the early comedies but from Annie Hall onwards I haven't seen a single thing. Not that I ever made a conscious decision to avoid his work, just have never felt much interest in any of them. I imagine I'll try some of them one of these days but they aren't high on my list of movies to watch.
I remember liking some of his 1960s stand-up work when heard it on CBC radio back in the 1970s. And around the same time I read a couple of his books and found them funny.
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Post by Icctrombone on May 29, 2023 14:21:28 GMT -5
My brothers came over yesterday and we watched a few classic movies. The first one was the Magnificent 7 and then we saw 12 Angry men. Slam_Bradley, do you have any issues with the Angry men movie?
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Post by codystarbuck on May 29, 2023 14:35:14 GMT -5
My brothers came over yesterday and we watched a few classic movies. The first one was the Magnificent 7 and then we saw 12 Angry men. Slam_Bradley , do you have any issues with the Angry men movie? Don't know about Slam, but I love 12 Angry Men (same with The Magnificent 7) and have, ever since I saw it, on a weekend movie showing, on tv, as a kid. It's just mesmerizing and the best example of character acting you will ever find, by one of the most amazing cast of actors ever assembled. There was a remake, for HBO, with Jack Lemon, Ossie Davis, Tony Danza, George C Scott, Hume Cronyn, Courtney Vance, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Dorian Harewood, James Gandolfini, William Peterson, and Edward James Olmos, with Mary McDonnell as the judge. It's an interesting take on the story, with a more ethnically diverse cast; but, they don't necessarily play the characters you think they would. Olmos plays the foreign man, with an Eastern European accent, rather than playing him as a Latino. Tony Danza actually displays some acting chops and really surprised me. I always wanted to see a production of it done with an entire cast of women.
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Post by Prince Hal on May 29, 2023 14:40:07 GMT -5
My brothers came over yesterday and we watched a few classic movies. The first one was the Magnificent 7 and then we saw 12 Angry men. Slam_Bradley , do you have any issues with the Angry men movie I always wanted to see a production of it done with an entire cast of women. Done frequently in local theatre, as is a mixed-sex version called “Twelve Angry Jurors.”
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Post by Slam_Bradley on May 29, 2023 15:01:57 GMT -5
My brothers came over yesterday and we watched a few classic movies. The first one was the Magnificent 7 and then we saw 12 Angry men. Slam_Bradley , do you have any issues with the Angry men movie? It's an excellent film. I've seen very little evidence that anyone like Juror #8 (Henry Fonda) actually exists. And even if he did the actual result of the trial would have been a hung jury. Absolutely no way that all the other jurors change their mind. At least not in my experience. But it's a great film with so many absolutely amazing performance. I will say that it's a little uncomfortable watching it at times because Lee J. Cobb's character IS my father-in-law.
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Post by Prince Hal on May 29, 2023 15:22:52 GMT -5
Slam_Bradley... My legal and courtroom experience is limited, though I once was the foreman for a murder trial and we were strongly warned beforehand not to succumb the temptation to solve the crime.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on May 29, 2023 15:25:57 GMT -5
Slam_Bradley ... My legal and courtroom experience is limited, though I once was the foreman for a murder trial and we were strongly warned beforehand not to succumb the temptation to solve the crime. The state was almost certainly entitled to a mistrial in the case for juror misconduct. Not because #8 tried to solve the case, but because he brought the knife in. Bringing in outside evidence is absolutely forbidden and that 100% would have been in the jury instructions.
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