Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 162

Gemini Cricket · 02-08-2007, 10:54 PM

I just got back from seeing Babel. Meh.
The acting in this film is great. The cast was marvelous. There were some really wonderful moments in this film.
But it's about a half hour too long and not as clever as they would like you to believe it is. And the movie needed to find a clever way to work more comic relief into this film. It could have benefited from it.
I liked it better than Crash and about as much as Magnolia.
2 and a half stars out of 5.

LSPoorEeyorick · 02-09-2007, 08:23 AM

I'm glad I'm not alone on Babel. I just thought it was absolute crap. I'm at 1 star per 5.

Aud, as for Match Point-- there's a writing construct that made the rest of the movie worth sitting through; and opening that has to do with that ring useage climax. I liked that writing construct. I didn't like much else. (And aside from Ghost World and Lost in Translation, Johansen does nothing for me.)

And as for High School Musical, I admit I watched it once (the first time it aired) and once again with Tom to make fun of it. It's not particularly well-made but it has a nice message (don't pigeonhole yourself.) And because I don't have children, I didn't have to watch it ever, ever again so I don't have to feel the pain. Watch it once. It's fine.

€uroMeinke · 02-09-2007, 04:21 PM

Aww - I loved Radio Days - even without Scarlett Johanesen

Alex · 02-09-2007, 04:30 PM

For me it just seemed 90 minutes of Woody Allen saying "I have fond memories of childhood, which was essentially unremarkable and normal." I didn't find the actualy stories presented (either the family one or the radio ones) to be compelling in any way.

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 02-09-2007, 09:50 PM

OMG. File under be careful what you wish for... Went to Target this evening and much to my surprise? Bulits Over Broadway on DVD. $10.

Oh yeah! Watching it now!

Alex · 02-09-2007, 10:14 PM

Watched Destination Tokyo today as well. WWII propaganda piece (1942) starring Cary Grant as a submarine captain who sneaks into Tokyo Bay to provide intelligence for the first U.S. bombing runs.

I'm partial to submarine movies and this is an early one. It is interesting to see many of the conventions already in place as well as some amusing model work (it would seem the ocean is never more than about 200 feet deep).

Lani was not so amused when I repeated back to her what the movie had taught me about the Japanese people (did you know that they sold their girls off to factories when they turned 12 and because women were only good for working and babies the language doesn't have a word for love?).

Gemini Cricket · 02-09-2007, 10:52 PM

Woody Allens I like:

Annie Hall
Manhattan
Hannah and Her Sisters
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Husbands and Wives
Bullets Over Broadway
Mighty Aphrodite
Everyone Says I Love You

Woody Allens I'm Meh about:

Zelig
Alice
Radio Days
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Love and Death
Sleeper

Woody Allen I Hate:

Shadows and Fog

Snowflake · 02-09-2007, 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Woody Allens I like:

Annie Hall
Manhattan
Hannah and Her Sisters
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Husbands and Wives
Bullets Over Broadway
Mighty Aphrodite
Everyone Says I Love You

Woody Allens I'm Meh about:

Zelig
Alice
Radio Days
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Love and Death
Sleeper

Woody Allen I Hate:

Shadows and Fog

For me, swap out Radio Days for Mighty Aphrodite and were good. My favorite part of Love and Death is the use throughout the film of Prokofiev's Lt. Kije Suite.

The music is always one of my favorite things about Woody Allen films, much humor, much irony in it. In Bullets Over Broadwa, it never fails to have me on the floor in , LMAO when

Spoiler:

€uroMeinke · 02-09-2007, 10:54 PM

Heh - long ago PBS did a series on propaganda films including Triumph of the Will (Nazi) and Know the Enemy (American film about Japan). The later had lots of great misinformation about Japanese Culture.

Not Afraid · 02-09-2007, 10:54 PM

I generally LOVE Woddy Allen films. His wit always amuses me. However, my favorite Allen film is Interiors, followed by Hannah and Her Sisters.

02-08-2007, 10:54 PM	#1
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I just got back from seeing Babel. Meh. The acting in this film is great. The cast was marvelous. There were some really wonderful moments in this film. But it's about a half hour too long and not as clever as they would like you to believe it is. And the movie needed to find a clever way to work more comic relief into this film. It could have benefited from it. I liked it better than Crash and about as much as Magnolia. 2 and a half stars out of 5.
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02-09-2007, 08:23 AM	#2
LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	I'm glad I'm not alone on Babel. I just thought it was absolute crap. I'm at 1 star per 5. Aud, as for Match Point-- there's a writing construct that made the rest of the movie worth sitting through; and opening that has to do with that ring useage climax. I liked that writing construct. I didn't like much else. (And aside from Ghost World and Lost in Translation, Johansen does nothing for me.) And as for High School Musical, I admit I watched it once (the first time it aired) and once again with Tom to make fun of it. It's not particularly well-made but it has a nice message (don't pigeonhole yourself.) And because I don't have children, I didn't have to watch it ever, ever again so I don't have to feel the pain. Watch it once. It's fine.
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€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	Aww - I loved Radio Days - even without Scarlett Johanesen __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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02-09-2007, 04:30 PM	#4
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	For me it just seemed 90 minutes of Woody Allen saying "I have fond memories of childhood, which was essentially unremarkable and normal." I didn't find the actualy stories presented (either the family one or the radio ones) to be compelling in any way.
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02-09-2007, 09:50 PM	#5
Bornieo: Fully Loaded Lego Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Disneyland, USA Posts: 3,704	OMG. File under be careful what you wish for... Went to Target this evening and much to my surprise? Bulits Over Broadway on DVD. $10. Oh yeah! Watching it now!
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02-09-2007, 10:14 PM	#6
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Watched Destination Tokyo today as well. WWII propaganda piece (1942) starring Cary Grant as a submarine captain who sneaks into Tokyo Bay to provide intelligence for the first U.S. bombing runs. I'm partial to submarine movies and this is an early one. It is interesting to see many of the conventions already in place as well as some amusing model work (it would seem the ocean is never more than about 200 feet deep). Lani was not so amused when I repeated back to her what the movie had taught me about the Japanese people (did you know that they sold their girls off to factories when they turned 12 and because women were only good for working and babies the language doesn't have a word for love?).
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02-09-2007, 10:52 PM	#7
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Woody Allens I like: Annie Hall Manhattan Hannah and Her Sisters Crimes and Misdemeanors Husbands and Wives Bullets Over Broadway Mighty Aphrodite Everyone Says I Love You Woody Allens I'm Meh about: Zelig Alice Radio Days The Purple Rose of Cairo Love and Death Sleeper Woody Allen I Hate: Shadows and Fog
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02-09-2007, 10:54 PM	#9
€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	Heh - long ago PBS did a series on propaganda films including Triumph of the Will (Nazi) and Know the Enemy (American film about Japan). The later had lots of great misinformation about Japanese Culture. __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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02-09-2007, 10:54 PM	#10
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	I generally LOVE Woddy Allen films. His wit always amuses me. However, my favorite Allen film is Interiors, followed by Hannah and Her Sisters.
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