Woody Allen: Funny or Serious?

"Manhattan," I understand, is the one film that Woody himself hates. He didn't want it released, iirc. It's probably my favorite Woody movie. I theorize that he hates it because it's too close.

Stardust Memories is awesomely ugly, has some of his funniest/most vicious imagery in it

Manhattan's neck-and-neck with Annie Hall as his best imho

wow, he hates manhattan? that explains his last 20 movies or so

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I detest that movie. That should have been Woody's face photoshopped over the Vietcong guy.

HOOS, presuming you haven't seen em, I'd watch Bob Hope in Monsieur Beaucaire before Love & Death, and 8-1/2 before Stardust Memories. Then you'll see exactly what he was goin' for.

SM was widely detested on its release but I've come to admire its balls; it certainly doesn't succeed like Annie Hall and Manhattan, but at least he was stepping outside his comfort zone with every other film (ie Interiors).

I agree that SM doesn't quite work, but I also agree about the vicious imagery. I like it a lot. But then, I'm a fan.

That image is violently overstated. He may have been trying Something Else, but he hadn't a clue yet.

still hilarious

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV2N4KSh3x4

I started watching Interiors and tbh I did find it kind of funny, the people are all so ridiculous, this peculiarly cold WASP-y self-absorption gone to rot

even so I didn't make it to the end. maybe later.

Sam Waterston as a Maoist is hilarious!

and Geraldine Page fluttering about a vase I could pick up at Pottery Barn for $9.99

haha yes to both

I think an underrated "serious" Allen movie is Another Woman.

you made this error earlier this year, Alfred -- Waterston plays a documentarian whose subject is a Maoist.

Maureen Stapleton's introductory scenes are very funny

you made this error earlier this year, Alfred -- Waterston plays a documentarian whose subject is a Maoist.

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my version is funnier

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