I love art that conjures up a definite sense of place, and this film distills a romantic slither of New York. Woody Allen shows characters doing what they do in a city, going to bookshops, galleries and museums. They have conversations on the sidewalk, they meet in bars and department stores.
Their lives are chaotic and fractured, and they seem to have so many choices and no real work. They long for things they can't have while putting up with the downside of city life: the noise of neighbours and brown water. Meryl Streep, Mariel Hemingway and Diane Keaton are very all sexy in this film. Woody is witty and torn between these three beauties. Half of him is a believable character, the other half is a wry and engaging comedian.
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I have been a long time Woody Allen fan but had never seen this film before. I have recently been re-watching most of his films and I think this stands amongst the very best..
The structure of the film is very clever and adds interest and variety to what is a very funny story. The casting is superb and Allen is brilliant as Harry. If you have a problem with profanity(extreme), you will probably have issues with this film, but I absolutely loved it.
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I used to have this on video years ago and have finally bought this on DVD, if you like John Candy then you'll probably like this.
This is a bit different to the kinds of films that John Candy made during his career, it's more off beat than any other film I've seen him in, but it's unlike any other film I've ever seen because of this.
It's a film set within a television series, I guess you could say it's a bit like Nurse Betty, but rather than being a character that's been written into a show, this is a writer who's had an accident and whilst he's delirious he goes into dreamland and becomes a character in the television show that he writes and has the ability to change the plot using his typewriter.
I used to have this on video years ago and have finally bought this on DVD, if you like John Candy then you'll probably like this.
This is a bit different to the kinds of films that John Candy made during his career, it's more off beat than any other film I've seen him in, but it's unlike any other film I've ever seen because of this.
It's a film set within a television series, I guess you could say it's a bit like Nurse Betty, but rather than being a character that's been written into a show, this is a writer who's had an accident and whilst he's delirious he goes into dreamland and becomes a character in the television show that he writes and has the ability to change the plot using his typewriter.
Okay, this movie has had it's fair share knocks and bad reviews. I admit it's not the best werewolf movie in the world, but it's certainly not the worst (Just take a look at some of those HOWLING sequels). Director Eric Red has had a great genre career, what with screenwriting such 80s gems as THE HITCHER and NEAR DARK and directing the underrated BODY PARTS, he knows how to craft a decent horror movie. This movie however, suffers from what seems to be a low budget and quite surprisingly from Eric Red, an underwritten script.
Lead actors Mariel Hemingway and Michael Pare equip themselves fine with the stilted dialogue and try to bring the movie out of the B movie realm. Jan Kiessers' cinematography is atmospheric and Steve Johnson's animatronic werewolf ... Read More:
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Okay, this movie has had it's fair share knocks and bad reviews. I admit it's not the best werewolf movie in the world, but it's certainly not the worst (Just take a look at some of those HOWLING sequels). Director Eric Red has had a great genre career, what with screenwriting such 80s gems as THE HITCHER and NEAR DARK and directing the underrated BODY PARTS, he knows how to craft a decent horror movie. This movie however, suffers from what seems to be a low budget and quite surprisingly from Eric Red, an underwritten script.
Lead actors Mariel Hemingway and Michael Pare equip themselves fine with the stilted dialogue and try to bring the movie out of the B movie realm. Jan Kiessers' cinematography is atmospheric and Steve Johnson's animatronic werewolf ... Read More:
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Okay, this movie has had it's fair share knocks and bad reviews. I admit it's not the best werewolf movie in the world, but it's certainly not the worst (Just take a look at some of those HOWLING sequels). Director Eric Red has had a great genre career, what with screenwriting such 80s gems as THE HITCHER and NEAR DARK and directing the underrated BODY PARTS, he knows how to craft a decent horror movie. This movie however, suffers from what seems to be a low budget and quite surprisingly from Eric Red, an underwritten script.
Lead actors Mariel Hemingway and Michael Pare equip themselves fine with the stilted dialogue and try to bring the movie out of the B movie realm. Jan Kiessers' cinematography is atmospheric and Steve Johnson's animatronic werewolf ... Read More:
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Okay, this movie has had it's fair share knocks and bad reviews. I admit it's not the best werewolf movie in the world, but it's certainly not the worst (Just take a look at some of those HOWLING sequels). Director Eric Red has had a great genre career, what with screenwriting such 80s gems as THE HITCHER and NEAR DARK and directing the underrated BODY PARTS, he knows how to craft a decent horror movie. This movie however, suffers from what seems to be a low budget and quite surprisingly from Eric Red, an underwritten script.
Lead actors Mariel Hemingway and Michael Pare equip themselves fine with the stilted dialogue and try to bring the movie out of the B movie realm. Jan Kiessers' cinematography is atmospheric and Steve Johnson's animatronic werewolf ... Read More:
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Okay, this movie has had it's fair share knocks and bad reviews. I admit it's not the best werewolf movie in the world, but it's certainly not the worst (Just take a look at some of those HOWLING sequels). Director Eric Red has had a great genre career, what with screenwriting such 80s gems as THE HITCHER and NEAR DARK and directing the underrated BODY PARTS, he knows how to craft a decent horror movie. This movie however, suffers from what seems to be a low budget and quite surprisingly from Eric Red, an underwritten script.
Lead actors Mariel Hemingway and Michael Pare equip themselves fine with the stilted dialogue and try to bring the movie out of the B movie realm. Jan Kiessers' cinematography is atmospheric and Steve Johnson's animatronic werewolf ... Read More:
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The perfect film to sit by the fire on a winters afternoon. I watched this between last Christmas and New Year. The film is faithful to the book and very well cast.
The acting is spot on and whilst in many ways it is a sad tail it still left me with a warm satisfied glow.
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