Is this too much?

Pekka · December 22, 2003, 19:34

I just watched a movie called Anything Else and enjoyed it tremendously. So what? It's a Woody Allen movie. Seriously. I liked it.

Is this a sign of needing someone to take me into their custody of care? Should I call 911 and get me an ambulance? I'm thinking of getting the rest of the Woody Allen movies too. I used to hate them very much, but now.. I don't know.. is it full moon?

Winston · December 22, 2003, 19:36

I love Woody Allen. I guess they can take me in too.

Imran Siddiqui · December 22, 2003, 19:41

Woody Allen

You just like good movies, Pekka

.

Nubclear · December 22, 2003, 19:42

Who is Woody Allen?

Pekka · December 22, 2003, 19:43

I don't know.. I never understood them.. I didn't thought they were any good, vice versa they made me aggressive and wanting to bash some stranger faces in. However, now I feel comfortable, kind of relaxed and enjoy it very much.. the humor is kind of intelligent, but it's still ok.

Men with white coats, you're not taking me in without a fight!

SlowwHand · December 22, 2003, 19:44

Woo-dy! Woo-dy! Woo-dy!

Pekka · December 22, 2003, 19:49

no wait, I had an impression, that Woody Allen is hated and liked.. split in half.. half of people like his stuff, half really hate his stuff.. maybe I was wrong... ? Well, I can't be counted as a hater anymore.

Japher · December 22, 2003, 20:01

i hate him... no, wait, I loathe him. His movies are utter sheit@!@1!1!!!

He's also a sick pervert, marrying his daughter and all...

Blah!

Q Classic · December 22, 2003, 20:03

i want to see anything else. i like some of woody allen's work, too. one of his earliest appearances is casino royale, and it's magnificent.

but yeah, woody allen the man is kinda gross. he married his adoptive daughter.

Imran Siddiqui · December 22, 2003, 20:15

He's got a kind of Seinfeld humor. Kind of understanded and very NY

.

Bereta_Eder · December 22, 2003, 20:35

I hate woody allen. i hate his neurotic "humour", i hate his spasm "demenour", i hate his geek "appearance" and i hate the lie that that kind of dork could ever hope to have such goddesses as his girlfriends in his movies. there 's a prequisitive for being such a neurospastic abomination of nature and scoring such babes: have philosophy so you can bullshite your way to them but he doesnt even have that.

having said that i didnt see Anything Else nor am i going to so i cant really comment

VetLegion · December 22, 2003, 20:43

I think I saw one movie of his. It was a comedy. Not bad one.

edit: I don't really care or want to know.

alva · December 22, 2003, 20:46

Auw common, his movies are great!!!

Bananas is simply fantastic

Bereta_Eder · December 22, 2003, 20:54

I'd rather plunge my head in a bucket of shite than be made to endure one of his films. Watching a spasm reveling in his own psychological excrement is not my idea of fun. there's a very simple truth: being a spaz isn't "cool" no matter how much he tries. The epitom of life failure, as an attitude.

But as I said I haven't managed to ever watch a single one of his moives from start to finish and besides having this pathetic shivering shrunk next to julia andrews or what have you constitutes an hybris of unparalleled proportions. The farse isn't even hilarious, he's a razor to your nerves

But about tastes, pumpkin pie of course

Imran Siddiqui · December 22, 2003, 20:57

I think Deconstructing Harry, while not one of his best works, is one of the more underrated films in recent years.

VetLegion · December 22, 2003, 21:05

You can only see if you like the movie after you begin watching it. There is only one exception I have - I don't intend to see Titanic, ever

(And anything by Britney Spears either)

VetLegion · December 22, 2003, 21:11

Make that only Titanic. It was tailor made for 13 year old audiences.

On the other hand Britney is a young artist trying herself in the new field and I shouldn't be harsh on her

Sikander · December 22, 2003, 21:25

Quote:

Originally posted by VetLegion
Make that only Titanic. It was tailor made for 13 year old audiences.

On the other hand Britney is a young artist trying herself in the new field and I shouldn't be harsh on her

Yea, I'd hate to see your hasty words cause you to miss out on her inevetible Playboy photo spread.

Sikander · December 22, 2003, 21:58

Woody Allen rocks. I like a lot of his stuff, though it is true that he has made a large number of contractual obligation formula comedies recently in order to be able to keep making more serious films that don't have the box office draw to otherwise justify their budgets.

I really like What's New Pussycat (just saw it again last year and its still got an amazing combination of Allen writing and acting, Peter Sellers and Peter O'Toole acting, and a collection of amazingly hot babes), Casino Royale (I just bought the DVD) Take the Money and Run and Bananas. These were his earliest films, and they are all pretty funny.

After these films Allen tends to be much more unpredictable. His films tend to be more serious in general, as well as autobiographical to some extent, which turns many people off completely and can be trying at times even for fans. Fortunately his skills as a director really improved during the 1970s, and he made a number of excellent films in the 1970s and 1980s. Certainly Manhattan has to be one of my all time favorites, while Hannah and Her Sisters, Stardust Memories, etc. were worthwhile as well.

Lately Allen has been in a bit of purgatory, as his films have dropped off in popularity even as his draw as a legendary director has given him access to acting talent of unprecedented quality in his career. He still managed to pull off Deconstructing Harry (which is gutwrenchingly funny to anyone who has ever been a bad boy and wonders what happens if you keep on doing it) and a number of other films that have varied in quality enormously.

(edit: Changed the entire meaning of my post in order to make others look foolish.)

Dis · December 22, 2003, 23:05

Woody Allen nailed his own 13 year old daughter

Sikander · December 23, 2003, 00:12

Quote:

Originally posted by Dissident
Woody Allen nailed his own 13 year old daughter

I decided a long time ago to seperate the art from the artist to the extent possible. Otherwise I would never listen to music, or go to the movies.

Shogun Gunner · December 23, 2003, 00:16

Not sure which "film" maker I hate more Woody Allen or Spike Lee..... they both suck. I wish Spike Lee would remake Jungle Love and personally plug Woody in the bung hole.

Sikander · December 23, 2003, 00:17

Quote:

Originally posted by Shogun Gunner
Not sure which "film" maker I hate more Woody Allen or Spike Lee..... they both suck. I wish Spike Lee would remake Jungle Love and personally plug Woody in the bung hole.

Oooh, the racist homophobic anti-semitic trifecta!

Imran Siddiqui · December 23, 2003, 00:19

Impressive indeed.

Shogun Gunner · December 23, 2003, 00:20

thank you.

Pekka · December 23, 2003, 00:37

Hey I like Spike Lee movies too

. Those I've always liked.. Yeah, Woody is a weirdo for sure though.

Dis · December 23, 2003, 00:40

I never got into Spike Lee or Woody Allen.

Really the only spike Lee I saw was do the right thing. That movie was touted as being so great. I found it rather mediocre.

Woody Allen. First he shouldn't star in his own films. It it implausible to see him with those women. And neoritic characters aren't great protagonists. We want to see strong leading characters. And he's really not funny.

maybe it's a New York thing. I like shows like Seinfeld though.