Top 5 Time: Woody Allen Films

Flick James · October 17, 2011, 11:13:33 AM

I suppose if you hate Woody Allen then you can s**t all over the thread. However, I would prefer responses from those that at least appreciate some of his films. I'll start:

Take the Money and Run
Annie Hall
Hannah and Her Sisters
Match Point
Midnight in Paris

Rev. Powell · October 17, 2011, 12:29:44 PM

Mostly old school...

ANNIE HALL (though parts of this annoy me it still has the best one-liners and most laughs overall)
LOVE AND DEATH
SLEEPER
BANANAS
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS

Not much of a fan of any of his dramas.

The Burgomaster · October 17, 2011, 12:35:08 PM

1. BROADWAY DANNY ROSE
2. SLEEPER
3. LOVE AND DEATH
4. ANNIE HALL
5. EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SEX, BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK

Hororable mentions:

6. TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN
7. BANANAS

tracy · October 17, 2011, 12:55:46 PM

Take the Money and Run
Hannah and Her Sisters
Radio Days
Annie Hall
Play It Again Sam

Raffine · October 17, 2011, 12:57:48 PM

1. ZELIG
2. TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN
3. SLEEPER
4. SHADOWS AND FOG
5. BROADWAY DANNY ROSE

Honorable mention: I love his crazy surreal segement (with Mae Questel!) in the otherwise forgettable NEW YORK STORIES

The Burgomaster · October 17, 2011, 04:50:36 PM

Quote from: tracy1963 on October 17, 2011, 12:55:46 PM
Radio Days

Ooooh . . . I forgot RADIO DAYS. Can I have a "do over"?????

Kaseykockroach · October 17, 2011, 08:04:31 PM

5. Bananas
4. Sleeper
3. Take the Money and Run
2. Annie Hall
1. Manhattan

Flick James · October 17, 2011, 09:03:01 PM

No surprise on Annie Hall. Definitely an opus.

I'm glad somebody besides me acknowledged Midnight in Paris. For all you WA fans, if you haven't seen his latest, it is a gem. Immediately after walking out of the theatre I realized it shot into my top 5. It has a charm that he hasn't shown in a film in some time.

Flick James · October 17, 2011, 09:04:32 PM

Quote from: Rev. Powell on October 17, 2011, 12:29:44 PM
Mostly old school...

ANNIE HALL (though parts of this annoy me it still has the best one-liners and most laughs overall)
LOVE AND DEATH
SLEEPER
BANANAS
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS

Not much of a fan of any of his dramas.

I'm generally not a fan of his dramas either, but I thought Match Point was phenomenal.

Derf · October 17, 2011, 10:26:24 PM

I'm another old-school guy.

In no particular order:

Zelig
Manhattan
Sleeper
Take the Money and Run
Bananas

With a very honorable mention to two movies that are only partially his:
What's Up, Tiger Lily? and Casino Royale.

Also, if you are a fan of his one-liners, try some of his short story collections such as Without Feathers, Side Effects, or Getting Even. Very fun stuff.

Hammock Rider · October 18, 2011, 08:35:34 AM

Sleeper
Radio Days
Take the Money and Run
Annie Hall
Purple Rose of Cairo

The Burgomaster · October 18, 2011, 09:58:36 AM

Quote from: Derf on October 17, 2011, 10:26:24 PM
Also, if you are a fan of his one-liners, try some of his short story collections such as Without Feathers, Side Effects, or Getting Even. Very fun stuff.

I read these books multiple times. I probably read WITHOUT FEATHERS about 6 times when I was in junior high or high school.

Flick James · October 18, 2011, 11:30:19 AM

Quote from: The Burgomaster on October 18, 2011, 09:58:36 AM
Quote from: Derf on October 17, 2011, 10:26:24 PM
Also, if you are a fan of his one-liners, try some of his short story collections such as Without Feathers, Side Effects, or Getting Even. Very fun stuff.

I read these books multiple times. I probably read WITHOUT FEATHERS about 6 times when I was in junior high or high school.

Me too, in HS, and I turned a buddy on to it as well. We passed a dog-eared copy of Without Feathers back and forth throughout our senior year. Ironically enough, it was in the Psychology class that we shared that we would often pass it back and forth. I just find it funny that the book is so tied in my life to a psych class, with all his talk about psychoanalysis all the time.

tracy · October 18, 2011, 12:57:46 PM

Quote from: Derf on October 17, 2011, 10:26:24 PM
I'm another old-school guy.

In no particular order:

Zelig
Manhattan
Sleeper
Take the Money and Run
Bananas

With a very honorable mention to two movies that are only partially his:
What's Up, Tiger Lily? and Casino Royale.

Also, if you are a fan of his one-liners, try some of his short story collections such as Without Feathers, Side Effects, or Getting Even. Very fun stuff.

Another honorable mention for "What's Up,Tiger Lily"....that's a real hoot!

Allhallowsday · June 18, 2012, 08:17:53 PM

Oo I missed this thread. As much as I take hits for him, and defend him, and love his work, I have hardly seen all of WOODY ALLEN's films, and there's at least a few I don't like so much. Though I own one or two on videotape, I don't think I own a single WOODY ALLEN film on DVD, and my favorite movie is the top of my list. Here's my five:

HANNAH AND HER SISTERS
CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS
BROADWAY DANNY ROSE
STARDUST MEMORIES
DECONSTRUCTING HARRY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtgw38Yq2Qs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wXqwL3akhw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQshyrB_sD8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LytVNFNc-H4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwXOol3hRUg