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From: tbg@apollo.uucp (Tom Gross)
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Re: The Woodman
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Date: Mon, 10-Mar-86 11:13:18 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 10 11:13:18 1986
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> Why do Woody Allen's movies -Play It Again, Sam- and -A Midsummers
> Night Sex Comedy- get such zero press. When the critics fawn over
> -Annie Hall- etc. as his best, the two others are almost totally
> ignored. To my mind, they are two of his best, if not THE best. 
> -Hannah And Her Sisters- is surely a wonderful movie, but
> -...Sam- and -...Comedy- are classics.
> 
> Any opinions one way or the other??? Or is it just me???

    I agree.  I have not seen "midsummers night..." but have
    always thought "SAM" is Allen's best film, and one of my
    all time favorites.  Likewise I have always thought that
    "Annie Hall" was overrated.  Another nice comedy but not
    the profound film about relationships I guess some critics
    took it for.  I mean really...  I was the only person in
    the theatre laughing when Woody comforts Diane Keaton
    after he comes over to kill the spiders.  Give me a break. 

    I always thought that the reason "Annie" won the oscar
    was because it contained so much satire about the California
    lifestyle and the members of the academy wanted to show
    they could take a joke.  Always thought it was a shame
    that "star wars" didn't win that year.


    Tom Gross
    Apollo Computer, Inc.
    Chelmsford, MA