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LOG IN Forgot Login? Register General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board Search Terms:  Search Within:  topics posts since 2019 2018 posts 2017 posts 2016 posts 2015 posts 2014 posts 2013 posts 2012 posts 2011 posts 2010 posts 2009 posts 2008 posts 2007 posts 2006 posts 2005 posts 2004 posts 2003 posts 2002 posts 2001 posts 2000 posts users  search tips  You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10      Non-Film Score Discussion: Your Five Favorite Woody Allen Movies--and Why    FIRST   PRIOR   6 7 8 9 10    NEXT   LAST   Last Post   Posted:   Jan 23, 2013 - 11:13 AM     By:   David Sones (Allardyce)   (Member) Jim, did you dig Woody's voice work in the animated comedy ANTZ? I thought it was hilarious. An insecure ant with abandonment issues.    Posted:   Jan 23, 2013 - 12:53 PM     By:   MusicMaker   (Member) I realize I'm WAY late to the thread, but here are my top 5 from Woody Allen (chronological order): TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN SLEEPER MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY BULLETS OVER BROADWAY VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA And I agree with the poster a few pages back who thoroughly enjoyed Allen's work in ANTZ.    Posted:   Jan 23, 2013 - 2:37 PM     By:   Jim Phelps   (Member) "Play it Again, Sam" has been OOP and fetching big bucks used but I just ordered a reissue(?) even though it is listed as not being letterboxed, as Amazon is often slow to make the correct changes in its descriptions. Hopefully it's a widescreen reissue DVD. If not, then back it goes. I bet it'll be the same old DVD from years ago with a different cover. The specs at amazon don't make sense. Says it's 2013, yet specs further down the page list 2001 and full frame. Can't imagine paramount would reissue it in full frame; makes no sense. The box reads "Widescreen version enhanced for 16x9 TVs." Is that the correct aspect ratio or at least close enough?    Posted:   Jan 23, 2013 - 4:40 PM     By:   Rollin Hand   (Member) Perhaps it's because he's never really discussed by this generation I hope someone from recent generations thinks enough of his work to discuss it. I wonder if college kids go through a "Woody hipster phase" but take enough from his work to return to it time and again. In-depth discussion about most filmmakers doesn't happen on this board outside of Kubrick, Spielberg, and Lucas. Scorsese is another director that goes without much comment around here. This place is mostly a "kids of the '80s" haven where sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and action movies rule the roost. There's nothing wrong with those genres--at all, but it's about all that's talked about. And who cares about the Neo Noir films of the Silver Age era: not a single kid of the Eighties, buddy boy.    Posted:   Jan 23, 2013 - 4:41 PM     By:   Jim Phelps   (Member) Jim, did you dig Woody's voice work in the animated comedy ANTZ? I thought it was hilarious. An insecure ant with abandonment issues. I've never seen it! Weren't there a couple of "ant" movies released around the same time in 1998?    Posted:   Jan 23, 2013 - 6:31 PM     By:   David Sones (Allardyce)   (Member) Jim, did you dig Woody's voice work in the animated comedy ANTZ? I thought it was hilarious. An insecure ant with abandonment issues. I've never seen it! Weren't there a couple of "ant" movies released around the same time in 1998? A Bug's Life and Antz came out at around the same time. Check out ANTZ. It's truly funny. Not only Woody, but Gene Hackman and Christopher Walken!    Posted:   Jan 23, 2013 - 9:47 PM     By:   Jim Phelps   (Member) And who cares about the Neo Noir films of the Silver Age era: not a single kid of the Eighties, buddy boy. They think Neo Noir is a product placement for cologne in "The Matrix", pally. It's a subject for another thread, but the "Womb Theory" lives, breathes, and thrives here at FSM. If it didn't happen in your childhood--it didn't happen. Speaking of Noir, it's too bad Woody's only foray into the genre was the lackluster "Jade Scorpion" (apologies to the above poster who has that in his top five list; we're all friends here.)    Posted:   Jan 23, 2013 - 10:34 PM     By:   David Sones (Allardyce)   (Member) Shadows and Fog remains IMO the most underrated Woody film of them all. It should be studied in film school.    Posted:   Jan 24, 2013 - 12:52 AM     By:   Preston Neal Jones   (Member) I was going to say, "The early, funny ones." But Gary S. beat me to it. (Naturally, I think Gary S. is a genius.)    Posted:   Jan 24, 2013 - 1:39 AM     By:   Rollin Hand   (Member) Thirty years ago, I was into his comedy stuff so I would have picked anything from the early Seventies. "Love and Death" "Sleeper" "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask" "Bananas" "Take the Money and Run" (with Janet Margolin) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASOWqYfHsXY I was never a fan of his Eighties output. I started to watch "The Purple Rose of Cairo" during its original theatrical run and I enjoyed the homage to the Golden Age society cinema and the use of the fantastic element. It's "Crimes and Misdemeanors" that sold me out. What I really enjoyed about the plastic Eighties, was the cop films of that era: "Cop", "Best Seller", "8 Million Ways to Die", "Black Widow", "Into the Night". I even enjoyed Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket" and Eastwood's "Heartbreak Ridge".    Posted:   Jan 24, 2013 - 2:06 AM     By:   Bill Carson, Earl of Poncey   (Member) The Phelps-Sones-Allen love-in continues into its 23rd month!! ha ha. Well done for keeping it fresh. Like Preston and Gary, I was going to say I liked the genuinely funny early ones, but I realised I did two pages ago!!! By the way, as Ive not mentioned it before, when are we going to get Take the Money And Run score?!!!    Posted:   Jan 24, 2013 - 8:40 PM     By:   Jim Phelps   (Member) I was never a fan of his Eighties output. I started to watch "The Purple Rose of Cairo" during its original theatrical run and I enjoyed the homage to the Golden Age society cinema and the use of the fantastic element. It's "Crimes and Misdemeanors" that sold me out. Yours is definitely the minority view as Crimes and Misdemeanors is widely regarded as one of Allen's finest efforts. Any particular reason why you didn't like it? Did it not hit you on a gut level?    Posted:   Jan 25, 2013 - 3:15 AM     By:   Rollin Hand   (Member) I was never a fan of his Eighties output. I started to watch "The Purple Rose of Cairo" during its original theatrical run and I enjoyed the homage to the Golden Age society cinema and the use of the fantastic element. It's "Crimes and Misdemeanors" that sold me out. Yours is definitely the minority view as Crimes and Misdemeanors is widely regarded as one of Allen's finest efforts. Any particular reason why you didn't like it? Did it not hit you on a gut level? It's precisely that film that I find it interesting back then.    Posted:   Jan 25, 2013 - 3:18 AM     By:   Rollin Hand   (Member) I was never a fan of his Eighties output. I started to watch "The Purple Rose of Cairo" during its original theatrical run and I enjoyed the homage to the Golden Age society cinema and the use of the fantastic element. It's "Crimes and Misdemeanors" that sold me out. Yours is definitely the minority view as Crimes and Misdemeanors is widely regarded as one of Allen's finest efforts. Any particular reason why you didn't like it? Did it not hit you on a gut level? It's precisely that film that I find it interesting back then. It's the film that sold me the realm of WA. Sorry about the "out".    Posted:   Jan 25, 2013 - 12:00 PM     By:   MusicMad   (Member) Having checked with IMDb I think my answers are ... (I presume we're talking Actor only, otherwise I may need to go back to IMDb) ... What's New, Pussycat? ... hilarious Casino Royale('67) ... it has its moments The Front ... I recall going to see this when I was at Uni ... I knew very little of the McCarthy period and this was something of an eye-opener. I don't recall anything of it now (36 yrs on) A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy ... I'd forgotten this one (until I saw the title in IMDb) and I have no recollection of WA being in it ... I recall concentrating on the lovely Ms. Steenburgen and ... I think I've seen some of Sleeper but it could have been Bananas and I must have seen a few minutes of Everything You Always Wanted ... . I have a cousin who raved about Annie Hall but the film always passed me by ... and the one with Michael Caine arrived a few years after I'd given up seeing all of his new films. I'm sorry to say he's an actor who holds no attraction for me. Mitch    Posted:   Jan 25, 2013 - 1:20 PM     By:   MusicMaker   (Member) (I presume we're talking Actor only, otherwise I may need to go back to IMDb) ... snip... I'm sorry to say he's an actor who holds no attraction for me. I actually think that for the most part, the contributors in this thread have been talking about films that Allen has directed and/or written. I'm not saying what's right or wrong- just what has been.    Posted:   Jan 25, 2013 - 2:24 PM     By:   MusicMad   (Member) ... I actually think that for the most part, the contributors in this thread have been talking about films that Allen has directed and/or written. I'm not saying what's right or wrong- just what has been. Ah, thank you ... I've reviewed IMDb for his Writing and Directing credits now. I can add, in the former category: Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You. I can recall thinking at the time (other than asking myself if the film was meant to be funny), it seemed a lot like What's New, Pussycat? ... in basic story-line. I did not know he was involved in that film. I shall try to catch the next WA film on TV ... I know he has a good following so maybe it's time I tried one of them. Mitch    Posted:   Jan 26, 2013 - 5:47 AM     By:   Jim Phelps   (Member) I actually think that for the most part, the contributors in this thread have been talking about films that Allen has directed and/or written. I'm not saying what's right or wrong- just what has been. If Woody Allen acted in, directed, or wrote the screenplay (or any combination of those things), then it qualifies for inclusion here.    Posted:   Jan 26, 2013 - 7:00 AM     By:   Jim Phelps   (Member) I was never a fan of his Eighties output. I started to watch "The Purple Rose of Cairo" during its original theatrical run and I enjoyed the homage to the Golden Age society cinema and the use of the fantastic element. It's "Crimes and Misdemeanors" that sold me out. Yours is definitely the minority view as Crimes and Misdemeanors is widely regarded as one of Allen's finest efforts. Any particular reason why you didn't like it? Did it not hit you on a gut level? It's precisely that film that I find it interesting back then. It's the film that sold me the realm of WA. Sorry about the "out". Ah, that clears up everything and makes quite a difference! What do you think of his 1990s output? It's just as varied, if not more so, than the decades before.    Posted:   Jan 26, 2013 - 10:21 AM     By:   Bill Carson, Earl of Poncey   (Member) Didnt woody allen used to play the clarinet in a band and turn up and play at local bar gigs? New york I think. Going back to the early 90s here.     Non-Film Score Discussion: Your Five Favorite Woody Allen Movies--and Why    << < 6 7 8 9 10  > >>  Go to page:  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10   First Post    General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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