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Woody Allen suggestions
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 4:57 am
by Rigel
So after spending the weekend going apeshit crazy (literally... I watched both the original and remake of "The Mighty Joe Young," the original King Kong, and I've got the '76 Kong coming from Netflix tomorrow), I also watched "Vicky Cristina Barcelona."
Now I feel an urge to see some other Allen films, as I had never watched one straight through before. So, what are some suggestions for the "must sees" and the "must nots?"
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 5:05 am
by Savor Dam
See without fail: Annie Hall
I also like Sleeper and Bananas, but Annie Hall is his masterwork IMHO.
Disclaimer -- Have not seen anything he has done in the last 25+ years.
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 5:25 am
by Rigel
Glad to see you're consistent, SD
I first searched for threads on Woody, and found a comment from you from, what, 2004? where you said you liked Sleeper, Bananas, and Annie Hall, but hadn't seen anything recent of his
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 5:50 am
by sgt.null
Zelig - very well done.
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 5:51 am
by Savor Dam
Rigel wrote:Glad to see you're consistent, SD
I first searched for threads on Woody, and found a comment from you from, what, 2004? where you said you liked Sleeper, Bananas, and Annie Hall, but hadn't seen anything recent of his
That confused me. I did not recall any such post...so I did a search too.
Are you referring to
this post? That was danlo back in 2004. I haven't been here so long as that -- in fact, you Rigel have been registered here longer than I have, although I was lurking for many years before I signed up.
I don't mind being confused with danlo, but he may not feel the same.
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 6:32 am
by Rigel
Wow, my bad... I'd just read a post by you, and that one by Danlo, so that's what must have confused me
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 6:32 am
by sgt.null
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zelig
www.youtube.com/results?search_query=zelig&aq=f
now i want to see it again.
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 7:39 am
by Vader
My favorite s are:
Take the Money And Run
Broadway Danny Rose (filmed in b/w)
Play It Again, Sam
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 10:24 am
by lorin
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 4:25 pm
by danlo
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 7:36 pm
by sindatur
my feeelings precisely about Woddy Allen.
Oh, wait, you meant being mistaken for SavorDam. Nevermind
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:07 pm
by Obi-Wan Nihilo
I enjoyed Bullets Over Broadway tremendously, though the only other Woody Allen movies I am sure I have seen are Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Sex... and Midnight In Paris.
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:27 pm
by Lord Zombiac
Zelig, bananas, sleeper, and "everything you wanted to know about sex but were afraid to ask."
I personally did not enjoy "what's up, Tiger Lilly."
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 11:05 pm
by dANdeLION
The only movie I've watched with Woody Allen in it is the 1967 version of Casino Royale.
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 12:11 am
by danlo
LZ wrote:I personally did not enjoy "what's up, Tiger Lilly."
YOU didn't enjoy a weird flick? Now that's weird...
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 12:15 am
by Savor Dam
dANdeLION wrote:The only movie I've watched with Woody Allen in it is the 1967 version of Casino Royale.
Good catch, dAN.
Not only has that film been overlooked in this list (where it certainly belongs), it also is routinely neglected in the lists of James Bond 007 movies. Why? Surely not because it is not a serious adaptation of Ian Fleming's works; to justify that excuse would also disqualify much of the Roger Moore catalog of Bond films...as well as a few others.
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 2:39 am
by Lord Zombiac
danlo wrote:LZ wrote:I personally did not enjoy "what's up, Tiger Lilly."
YOU didn't enjoy a weird flick? Now that's weird...
I didn't like El Topo either. I did, however enjoy Santa Sangre. If a film is too cynical I can't enjoy it-- Oliver Stone's pictures are hard for me to enjoy.
