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Sleeping in EQ · 04-25-2006, 05:55 PM

I like a lot of Woody's films. Annie Hall, Purple Rose of Cairo, Hannah and her Sisters, Manhattan, Radio Days, Sleeper, Melinda & Melinda etc. I haven't seen Match Point yet, so if you've seen it I'm interested in a review.

Here's one of my favorite lines from Annie Hall:

Alvy (Woody):The... the other important joke, for me, is one that's usually attributed to Groucho Marx; but, I think it appears originally in Freud's "Wit and Its Relation to the Unconscious," and it goes like this - I'm paraphrasing - um, "I would never want to belong to any club that would have someone like me for a member." That's the key joke of my adult life, in terms of my relationships with women."

Good Stuff. Here's a link to more quotes from Annie Hall:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075686/quotes

Jeff Lebowski · 04-25-2006, 06:10 PM

I was watching a Woody Allen movie once and it showed this mother taking her son to a therapist. The boy was depressed because he had just learned that in a few billion years, the sun will burn out and everything on earth will die. He just couldn't see the point of doing anything once he knew that. It was pretty funny. Any idea which movie it is from?

Sleeping in EQ · 04-25-2006, 06:14 PM

That scene is in Annie Hall. The boy was supposed to be a young Alvy (The male lead in the film, played by Woody), but it's kind of a young Woody as well because his character in his films are often autobiographical.

That's a great scene.

MikeWaters · 04-25-2006, 08:49 PM

I like Woody Allen movies a lot also.

I was just in a lecture where we were discussing religion and psychiatry. I brought up the appox. quote from one W. Allen movie:

"After seven years, my analyst and I declared it a draw."

creekster · 04-25-2006, 09:33 PM

My personal favorite comes at the very end of the Annie Hall movie. You can thank IMDB for the following quotation (menaing that you don't have to have my butchered rendition):

Alvy Singer: [narrating] After that it got pretty late, and we both had to go, but it was great seeing Annie again. I... I realized what a terrific person she was, and... and how much fun it was just knowing her; and I... I, I thought of that old joke, y'know, the, this... this guy goes to a psychiatrist and says, "Doc, uh, my brother's crazy; he thinks he's a chicken." And, uh, the doctor says, "Well, why don't you turn him in?" The guy says, "I would, but I need the eggs." Well, I guess that's pretty much now how I feel about relationships; y'know, they're totally irrational, and crazy, and absurd, and... but, uh, I guess we keep goin' through it because, uh, most of us... need the eggs.

Archaea · 04-25-2006, 09:58 PM

I might not like it again. The thought of the orgasmatron and that junk food actually is good for you still appeals to me.

SeattleUte · 04-25-2006, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Sleeping in EQ

I like a lot of Woody's films. Annie Hall, Purple Rose of Cairo, Hannah and her Sisters, Manhattan, Radio Days, Sleeper, Melinda & Melinda etc. I haven't seen Match Point yet, so if you've seen it I'm interested in a review.

Here's one of my favorite lines from Annie Hall:

Alvy (Woody):The... the other important joke, for me, is one that's usually attributed to Groucho Marx; but, I think it appears originally in Freud's "Wit and Its Relation to the Unconscious," and it goes like this - I'm paraphrasing - um, "I would never want to belong to any club that would have someone like me for a member." That's the key joke of my adult life, in terms of my relationships with women."

Good Stuff. Here's a link to more quotes from Annie Hall:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075686/quotes

I saw Match Point and can strongly recomend it. I love many Woody Allen movies. In my opinion his masterpiece is Crimes and Misdemeanors. I agree with the critics that this film is most like that one. But I thought the earlier film had a greater number of interesting, better developed characters, and a great deal more humor. Also, my favorite Woody Allen movies have Woody in a leading role, as did Crimes and Misdemeanors, and Match Point does not. Still, as far as it goes Match Point is well acted, well written, and very well plotted. The plotting is very clever. The filming of London and environs, including some tony estates, is gorgeous. And I get an odd comfort out of Woody's nihilistic, twisted perspective. Maybe it helps me to rationalize some of my terrible past deeds!

Parrot Head · 04-25-2006, 11:23 PM

I've got to agree with most of what has been said -- Annie Hall, Radio Days, Sleeper, Melinda & Melinda. While not critically acclaimed, I also liked Small Time Crooks.

I've got a page of his quotes bookmarked and jump over to it every once in a while for a good laugh. Has anyone read any of his books?

04-25-2006, 05:55 PM	#1
Sleeping in EQ Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The People's Republic of Monsanto Posts: 3,085	Woody Allen Movies I like a lot of Woody's films. Annie Hall, Purple Rose of Cairo, Hannah and her Sisters, Manhattan, Radio Days, Sleeper, Melinda & Melinda etc. I haven't seen Match Point yet, so if you've seen it I'm interested in a review. Here's one of my favorite lines from Annie Hall: Alvy (Woody):The... the other important joke, for me, is one that's usually attributed to Groucho Marx; but, I think it appears originally in Freud's "Wit and Its Relation to the Unconscious," and it goes like this - I'm paraphrasing - um, "I would never want to belong to any club that would have someone like me for a member." That's the key joke of my adult life, in terms of my relationships with women." Good Stuff. Here's a link to more quotes from Annie Hall: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075686/quotes __________________ "Do not despise the words of prophets, but test everything; hold fast to what is good; " 1 Thess. 5:21 (NRSV) We all trust our own unorthodoxies.

04-25-2006, 06:10 PM	#2
Jeff Lebowski Charon Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the heart of darkness (Provo) Posts: 9,564	I was watching a Woody Allen movie once and it showed this mother taking her son to a therapist. The boy was depressed because he had just learned that in a few billion years, the sun will burn out and everything on earth will die. He just couldn't see the point of doing anything once he knew that. It was pretty funny. Any idea which movie it is from? __________________ "... the arc of the universe is long but it bends toward justice." Martin Luther King, Jr.

04-25-2006, 06:14 PM	#3
Sleeping in EQ Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The People's Republic of Monsanto Posts: 3,085	That scene is in Annie Hall. The boy was supposed to be a young Alvy (The male lead in the film, played by Woody), but it's kind of a young Woody as well because his character in his films are often autobiographical. That's a great scene. __________________ "Do not despise the words of prophets, but test everything; hold fast to what is good; " 1 Thess. 5:21 (NRSV) We all trust our own unorthodoxies.

04-25-2006, 09:33 PM	#5
creekster Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: the far corner of my mind Posts: 8,711	My personal favorite comes at the very end of the Annie Hall movie. You can thank IMDB for the following quotation (menaing that you don't have to have my butchered rendition): Alvy Singer: [narrating] After that it got pretty late, and we both had to go, but it was great seeing Annie again. I... I realized what a terrific person she was, and... and how much fun it was just knowing her; and I... I, I thought of that old joke, y'know, the, this... this guy goes to a psychiatrist and says, "Doc, uh, my brother's crazy; he thinks he's a chicken." And, uh, the doctor says, "Well, why don't you turn him in?" The guy says, "I would, but I need the eggs." Well, I guess that's pretty much now how I feel about relationships; y'know, they're totally irrational, and crazy, and absurd, and... but, uh, I guess we keep goin' through it because, uh, most of us... need the eggs. __________________ Sorry for th e tpyos.

04-25-2006, 09:58 PM	#6
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	Sleeper was one of my favorites at the time, but I might not like it again. The thought of the orgasmatron and that junk food actually is good for you still appeals to me. __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα

04-25-2006, 08:49 PM	#4
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	I like Woody Allen movies a lot also. I was just in a lecture where we were discussing religion and psychiatry. I brought up the appox. quote from one W. Allen movie: "After seven years, my analyst and I declared it a draw."

04-25-2006, 11:23 PM	#8
Parrot Head Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 763	I've got to agree with most of what has been said -- Annie Hall, Radio Days, Sleeper, Melinda & Melinda. While not critically acclaimed, I also liked Small Time Crooks. I've got a page of his quotes bookmarked and jump over to it every once in a while for a good laugh. Has anyone read any of his books? __________________ Oh, he's very popular Ed. The sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, waistoids, dweebies, dickheads - they all adore him. They think he's a righteous dude. - Bronco, when asked how to describe PH