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Post by bobbyreed on Sept 20, 2006 14:34:01 GMT
I saw Husbands and Wives last night. The "style" of it is very different from Allen's other films. Handheld cameras to achieve a documentary style, with occasional interview segments (being interviewed by someone not in the film). Occasionally the characters will remember something or tell a story and we're transported there... it's being recorded by our camera. The "documentary" filmmakers are there as well... They don't seem to exist, physically exist, but to follow the characters around through their thoughts and time and space. Self-reference appears again with Allen as a writer who deliberately exaggerates his characters for comic effect. (More later.)
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Post by Michael on Sept 20, 2006 19:10:57 GMT
I've only seen Manhattan and Annie Hall, and while they're great films, his style doesn't appeal to me as much as other filmmakers.
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Post by Omar on Sept 20, 2006 19:15:09 GMT
Aw. I'm sorry you feel that way. It's one of my favorite movies and is the film that got me interested in cinema as a whole. I can't understand why you would say this. You would have had a perfectly good post with the "Husbands and Wives" comments, but I see no need to dig up an old opinion of mine and 'apologize'. I'm so far away from Allen and the time when I wrote the original post that I don't even recognize it anymore. |
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Post by bobbyreed on Sept 21, 2006 1:00:45 GMT
Aw. I'm sorry you feel that way. It's one of my favorite movies and is the film that got me interested in cinema as a whole. I can't understand why you would say this. You would have had a perfectly good post with the "Husbands and Wives" comments, but I see no need to dig up an old opinion of mine and 'apologize'. I'm so far away from Allen and the time when I wrote the original post that I don't even recognize it anymore. I was unaware of that. I didn't even bother checking the date of the post. I just skimmed through the thread, noticed your post, and replied to it. Sorry (apology for an "apology") about this, Omar. I'll delete the comment. |
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Post by Omar on Sept 21, 2006 3:33:12 GMT
No, I'm sorry. I'm having mood swings today bobbyreed. And I've had a lot of people on the IMDb boards "apologize" to me because I didn't share their opinion.
You're an important member for the board, and I'm sorry for my bitching.
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Post by bobbyreed on Sept 21, 2006 5:15:29 GMT
No, I'm sorry. I'm having mood swings today bobbyreed. And I've had a lot of people on the IMDb boards "apologize" to me because I didn't share their opinion. You're an important member for the board, and I'm sorry for my bitching. It's okay. I should've checked the date and read through the entire thread before posting anyway. |
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Post by Valenti on Sept 21, 2006 5:31:27 GMT
Is it true that Woody Allen married his adopted daughter once she was of age?
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Post by bobbyreed on Sept 21, 2006 5:43:50 GMT
Nope. Soon-Yi was Mia Farrow's adopted daughter with Andre Previn. Allen and Farrow never married but they were a couple. Soon-Yi was 27 when she married Allen.
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Post by Valenti on Sept 21, 2006 10:04:47 GMT
Thanks. Someone told me that Woody Allen married him and Mia Farrow's adopted daughter, and that Frank Sinatra had asked Farrow if she wanted Allen's knees taken off.
It sounded like bullshit. I don't think Woody Allen--or Sinatra--were that creepy.
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Post by Michael on Apr 13, 2007 6:16:28 GMT
I saw Manhattan again tonight. Moved it up to 4 stars.
What an amazing film.
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Post by The Ghost of LLC on Apr 13, 2007 18:25:55 GMT
Has his style become any more "appealing" to you?
Because, personally, I love it. It's so great, that it's become the cliche style of slapstick comedy, I feel... And you know you're great when you've basically set the parameters for a genre.
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Post by Capo on Apr 13, 2007 21:27:23 GMT
But slapstick's been around a lot longer than Allen has...
And he's got a helluva lot more to him than slapstick.
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Post by Michael on Apr 13, 2007 22:59:19 GMT
Has his style become any more "appealing" to you? Not only that, but when I first saw Manhattan and Annie Hall, I had never been in a serious relationship before. |
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Post by The Ghost of LLC on Apr 14, 2007 16:55:04 GMT
But slapstick's been around a lot longer than Allen has... And he's got a helluva lot more to him than slapstick. Of course he did, but look at the comedies (American, in particular) of the late 70s and 80s. They all took so much from him. And he certainly has more to him. I think his drama is just as strong as his comedy, as are his visuals and dialogue. I just think he completely set the standards for comedic film-making for the next two decades. |
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Post by Michael on Apr 14, 2007 17:03:24 GMT
I used to be annoyed by Allen's humor, now I think he's pretty funny though.
"I loved her first."
"You loved her first...what are you, 6 years old?"
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Post by Michael on Apr 14, 2007 17:07:51 GMT
"You are so self-righteous, you know. I mean we're just people. We're just human beings, you know? You think you're God."
"I... I gotta model myself after someone."
"I finally had an orgasm, and my doctor said it was the wrong kind."
"You had the wrong kind? I've never had the wrong kind, ever. My worst one was right on the money."
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Post by The Ghost of LLC on Apr 14, 2007 17:10:50 GMT
That's the most fun I've had without laughing.
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Post by connor on Dec 3, 2007 23:00:51 GMT
Annie Hall (1977)  Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)  Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) Match Point (2004)  "I'm into leather."
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Post by RNL on Feb 9, 2008 18:38:38 GMT
 Larry David will be starring in Allen's next film! |
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Post by jrod on Feb 9, 2008 22:48:57 GMT
Thats excellent. Literally my two favorite comedic minds ever
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