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Subject: Re: The Woodman
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Date: Sun, 9-Mar-86 22:46:18 EST
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Posted: Sun Mar  9 22:46:18 1986
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Keywords: Woody Allen

In article <587@dadla.UUCP> dand@dadla.UUCP (Dan Davis) writes:
>Why do Woody Allen's movies -Play It Again, Sam- and -A Midsummers
>Night Sex Comedy- get such zero press. 
. . .
>
>Any opinions one way or the other??? Or is it just me???

Well, "Play it Again, Sam" got a lot of press on release, but it has somehow
become a more or less forgotten Woody Allen film (relatively speaking, at
least).  I think that, because it doesn't fit conveniently into either his
other earlier films (not as gaggy, more solid plot) or his later films
(not about relationships, really; basically not serious in intention), it
gets easily forgotten.  Too bad, as it's very funny.

As far as I'm concerned, "A Midsummer's Night's Sex Comedy" is a little
slight to qualify as flimsy.  Like it would blow away in a stiff breeze,
or maybe even the tiniest puff of wind.  A few good lines, not much else.
For me, "A Midsummer's Night's Sex Comedy" was one of Allen's most 
disappointing films.

Actually, I haven't really been that impressed with Allen's last two
films.  I thought that "The Purple Rose of Cairo" and "Hannah and Her
Sisters" were not nearly as strong as many people felt.  I just saw
both "Hannah" and "Annie Hall" in the last two weeks, and "Annie Hall"
seemed much, much better to me.  Don't get me wrong, "Purple Rose"
and "Hannah" were both good, much better than most films which come out,
but not really prime Woody Allen.  I preferred "Broadway Danny Rose" to
both of Allen's more recent films.
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        			Peter Reiher
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