Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 74

mousepod · 07-31-2006, 08:53 PM

And to pick up on Alex's comment, most people see Spielberg's participation in Poltergeist as similar to Orson Welles' in Journey Into Fear. In other words, he's the director in everything but title.

Not Afraid · 07-31-2006, 09:24 PM

I'm not sure if it is a good thing I just saw Manhattan or not.

€uroMeinke · 07-31-2006, 09:45 PM

If it has Scarlett Johannson, I'll be happy

Freaky Tiki · 07-31-2006, 10:06 PM

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If it has Scarlett Johannson, I'll be happy

I just got done watching Ghost World. I love it so much.

Alex · 07-31-2006, 10:31 PM

I really enjoyed Match Point. It is by no means near the best of Allen (and Crimes and Misdemeanors is certainly better) but it is the best he's done in more than a decade. I'm hoping that the move to Europe frees him of his baggage (and I was pleased to get an Allen movie without an Allen character and that is definitely not true for Scoop).

But I won't be reading any reviews and I'll probably see it next Wednesday.

Gemini Cricket · 08-01-2006, 05:28 AM

Loved 'Manhattan'.

The other Woody Allen Films I love are:
'Bullets Over Broadway'
'Crimes and Misdemeanors'
'Annie Hall'
'Husbands and Wives'
'Hannah and Her Sisters'

The one WA film I truly haaaate:
'Shadows and Fog'

Snowflake · 08-03-2006, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Loved 'Manhattan'.

The other Woody Allen Films I love are:
'Bullets Over Broadway'
'Crimes and Misdemeanors'
'Annie Hall'
'Husbands and Wives'
'Hannah and Her Sisters'

The one WA film I truly haaaate:
'Shadows and Fog'

Add Radio Days and Play it Again Sam and I had a very soft spot for Manhattan Murder Mystery. I confess, it's the fils from the last 5 years that I have sort of let slip by without seeing, until Match Point (which was a disspointment to me). Looking forward to Scoop this weekend.

I've never been able to sit through Shadows & Fog

Gemini Cricket · 08-03-2006, 05:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Snowflake

Manhattan Murder Mystery

That's a good one, too. Very funny.

The only Altman films I can watch over and over again are 'M*A*S*H' and 'Gosford Park'. I could barely sit through 'Short Cuts' the first time I saw it... (It's not short and nothing is cut.)

'The Pink Panther 2'? Ugh.

innerSpaceman · 08-01-2006, 08:34 AM

After not having the heart to watch his stuff for so many post-scandal years, I recently rented everything I missed.

The only bright light in the bunch, far as I was concerned, was Deconstructing Harry, which I highly recommend.

Match Point, which was the first Woody film I saw in theaters in decades, was also excellent - imo. But I have no desire to his new one, strongly rumored to be a stinker.

mousepod, thanks for that disturbing link to the Star Wars original crawl discussion. I'll finish reading it later today, but I think my decision to buy the new DVDs is finished.

What is it about 1977 scifi/fantasy films? Star Wars and Close Encounters have been altered from the versions that became megafamous ... and the versions that claim to be restorations are stinking bloody LIES.

Read my forehead - BAH

Stan4dSteph · 08-01-2006, 08:39 AM

I'm not a Woody fan. However, I have a feeling I will be renting "Scoop" when it comes out on DVD for the Hugh Jackman eye candy. I hear there is a scene with him getting out of a pool...

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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I really enjoyed Match Point. It is by no means near the best of Allen (and Crimes and Misdemeanors is certainly better) but it is the best he's done in more than a decade. I'm hoping that the move to Europe frees him of his baggage (and I was pleased to get an Allen movie without an Allen character and that is definitely not true for Scoop). But I won't be reading any reviews and I'll probably see it next Wednesday.
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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Loved 'Manhattan'. The other Woody Allen Films I love are: 'Bullets Over Broadway' 'Crimes and Misdemeanors' 'Annie Hall' 'Husbands and Wives' 'Hannah and Her Sisters' The one WA film I truly haaaate: 'Shadows and Fog'
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	After not having the heart to watch his stuff for so many post-scandal years, I recently rented everything I missed. The only bright light in the bunch, far as I was concerned, was Deconstructing Harry, which I highly recommend. Match Point, which was the first Woody film I saw in theaters in decades, was also excellent - imo. But I have no desire to his new one, strongly rumored to be a stinker. mousepod, thanks for that disturbing link to the Star Wars original crawl discussion. I'll finish reading it later today, but I think my decision to buy the new DVDs is finished. What is it about 1977 scifi/fantasy films? Star Wars and Close Encounters have been altered from the versions that became megafamous ... and the versions that claim to be restorations are stinking bloody LIES. Read my forehead - BAH
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Stan4dSteph Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,156	I'm not a Woody fan. However, I have a feeling I will be renting "Scoop" when it comes out on DVD for the Hugh Jackman eye candy. I hear there is a scene with him getting out of a pool...
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