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Originally Posted by blaise
An old movie, but I'd never seen it until now- Manhattan by Woody Allen. I never felt like watching a Woody Allen movie before. Growing up he was just one of the people my parents thought was hilarious, but just seemed boring and old to me. Then the whole Mia Farrow thing went down and he seemed like a creep. Since then I'd read stuff dwritten for the New Yorker and it's really great, hilarious stuff, but still never watched his films.
Anyway, I thought Manhattan was fantastic. Great writing, great casting, great acting. The black and white totally works, especially with the shots of NYC. I was surprised at how entertained I was by it. Just a really good movie.
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The one time our 'speaking arts' group [debate, extemporaneous speaking, etc] competed in comedic monologues, I performed a Woody Allen bit and took it to the finals.
If you liked Manhattan [probably his best, at least most widely accoladed], at least give Annie Hall and Hannah and Her Sisters a try.