Woody Allen

[2322]

Allen's films strike me the same way those of Mel Brooks do: they were great when I was a kid and then I grew-up-- except the films of Brooks were funny.

 

[Flashy]

Allen's films strike me the same way those of Mel Brooks do: they were great when I was a kid and then I grew-up-- except the films of Brooks were funny.

heh heh...true.

while Brooks himself is not so funny, though, his films are...you can still watch Blazing Saddles and History of the World, and love the other stuff most notably Harvey Korman as Hedley Lamarr, and as the Count De Money (de monet, de monet)

 

[2322]

heh heh...true.

while Brooks himself is not so funny, though, his films are...you can still watch Blazing Saddles and History of the World, and love the other stuff most notably Harvey Korman as Hedley Lamarr, and as the Count De Money (de monet, de monet)

I'm more the Young Frankenstein and High Anxiety sort.

 

[Flashy]

I'm more the Young Frankenstein and High Anxiety sort.

the first movie of his that i remember, (born in 71) was High Anxiety...but the running joke in my family, was that i used to refer to it as "highsy I-sey" because i could not pronounce "anxiety"...i remember being terrified by Cloris Leachmann as Nurse Diesel...who reminded me of "witch Hazel"....and the scene where she falls from the tower while cackling is still one of those weird old, deep seeded memories of mine. lol

 

[dreamer20]

If you type in: woody allen molestation

into Google then there are other articles from sites such as CNN which confirm that Woody Allen had sexual relations with his 17 year old stepdaughter

Soon-Yi-Previn was never a daughter-figure for Allen, nor was she his stepdaughter as he and Mia Farrow didn't marry. She was ~22 years of age when Mia Farrow learned Previn and Allen had become lovers and broke-up with him. I never had a problem with their with May and December romance. Previn and Allen appear to have an enduring marriage to date.

I Really liked The Purple Rose of Cairo but then I like Mia Farrow.

His personal life certainly hurt his career.

Not that I know of, unless you can tell me otherwise how his long career as a film director, screenwriter, actor , comedian, musician, writer and playwright was affected. He's still working now at the ripe old age of 74.

 

[nudeyorker]

Sorry dreamer20 but his intentions were inappropriate long before that age. They were children under the care of Mia Farrow and the fact that they were not married is beside the fact. I think Miss Farrow's quote in her book sums it up the best... "You don't f**K the children!"
He will always be a ped in my book and subsequently whatever respect I ever had for him as a director has vanished.

 

[dreamer20]

Sorry dreamer20 ... I think Miss Farrow's quote in her book sums it up the best... "You don't f**K the children!"
He will always be a pedophile in my book and subsequently whatever respect I ever had for him as a director has vanished.

It is only pedophilia when an adult has sex with prepubescent children.
I well remember what appeared in the tabloids after Mia Farrow learned she was "roached" by a younger woman. Subsequently her allegations regarding Dylan Farrow were investigated and proved to be untrue.

 

[Mickactual]

Annie Hall. All that screaming and carrying on in that scene involving the lobster in his kitchen. I love Diane Keaton but come on, that mess is not the comedic film noir (sorry, that was the first descriptive that popped into mah wee head) it was intended to be.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Keaton get the Oscar for "Annie Hall" as something of a booby prize because the Academy felt that the film she truly should've earned it for, "Looking For Mr. Goodbar", was a bit too lurid to award a leading performance Oscar for?

 

[SilverTrain]

Personal "issues" put to the side, I find the brilliance of Annie Hall, Interiors, Manhattan, Hannah And Her Sisters, Zelig, Sleeper and even Take The Money And Run to be inescapable.

 

[D_Portelay Porquesword]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Keaton get the Oscar for "Annie Hall" as something of a booby prize because the Academy felt that the film she truly should've earned it for, "Looking For Mr. Goodbar", was a bit too lurid to award a leading performance Oscar for?

I believe you are correct.

 

[HellsKitchenmanNYC]

I believe you are correct.

Between the two it should have been Ah b/c Mr Goodbar is not a good film.

 

[faceking]

Sleeper

I really have never "got it"...when it comes to his films...seen tons of them.

they all bore me.

when you look at it, he seems to have inadvertently been the creator of the modern "romantic comedy" in many ways.

that being said, though, i have tremendous respect for his independence, his avoidance of the Hollywood system, and his nonchalance and pessimistic nature with regards to award shows and honors.

he steers his own course, and always has

for that, i admire him immensely. he is truly a rare bird in that regard, and on that note, he wins tremendous plaudits from me.

 

[Phil Ayesho]

Bananas
And the original Casino Royale

And the the dub over of What's Up ,Tiger Lily?

Funny stuff.

Some of his films are amazingly good...
Some stink on ice.


Unsupported Accusations of pedophilia are not convictions, tho his interest in such a young woman who he had a quasi-fatherly role with is troubling... and indicates some serious issues... however, I don't think he has ever had pretensions to significant mental health.