I hate when so called critics talk about genres. And get confused when a film doesn't want to abide by their rules..
@cactaceous9 жыл бұрын
I like this new guy, Tim. Bring him back all the time.
@cmleidi9 жыл бұрын
If this film were directed by someone else, they wouldn't spend so much time trying to make it sound better than it is. They would write it off as a mediocre film.
@gatordemo9 жыл бұрын
cmleidi You hit the nail on the head. That is the only reason it gets any air time. There was a period when Woody Allen films were consistently superior. Now it's almost like he's making movies as part of a rote exercise.
@JozieLeePro9 жыл бұрын
gatordemo I really liked Blue Jasmine. Moonlight needed more story, more reason for the two leads to fall in love, but I didn't hate it.
@RevolutionCPT9 жыл бұрын
cmleidi While true, sometimes you have to stop and look at the giants of whatever field you are in and wonder about the state of things. A prime example of this is the Simpsons. I still hear at least once a month "Do you remember when the Simpsons were funny?". The conversation of 'Did we change as an audience or did the writers/directors/performers lose a step along the way' is something that we all love to ponder. A misstep with a demigod like Allen is a perfect chance to start that. That conversation takes up many forms. Was Woody Allen merely a Zeitgeist of his time? Was he only relevant because when he came out, no one was doing what he was doing? Has he remained the same and we gotten smarter? Have we gotten dumber with the crap we ingest and call it media? It's just a big 'What happened?' that people are trying to figure out.
@fashizzlebadizzle65528 жыл бұрын
+cmleidi this movie is amazing
@bwvanlith4 жыл бұрын
@@gatordemo That isn't very fair.....so many movies coming out of Hollywood are totally crap. It's perfectly possible to enjoy a movie without comparing it too something else. If you can't get passed how it compares to previous movies (as the reviewer says), you'll never be able to enjoy another movie. It's still entertainment, not art.
@ericpleasant72259 жыл бұрын
Woody Allen films have always been hit or miss to me yet he does show, lately, a diversity of style and subject matter.
@JozieLeePro9 жыл бұрын
Woody Allen never disappoints me. Can't wait to see this one.
@blueeyesaf9 жыл бұрын
Woody Allen clearly doesn't care about romantic societal norms, as evident from his (gross) real life.
@saketg59545 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed the movie. It was engaging. I would have never thought a professor would kill a judge like that, so it was unexpected and fresh, though felt a little rushed.
@brajeshsingh23913 жыл бұрын
yes the crime, its unravelling and the consequences were done rather swiftly and easily. That is where the film lost some marks. I think that is the part where Allen should have worked more to make it more dramatic and suspenseful. Maybe he should have made Stone work harder to unravel the mystery and create more tension for Phoenix before the final act. But I thought Allen was more focused on the relationship between Stone and Phoenix which was the highlight of the movie. I mean Stone was a student and was having affair with her Professor taking one of his classes , and her parents were Professors, and their affair was being discussed on the campus. How more can you push the limit ? But as Stone said " I have not made any exclusive commitment to my boy friend." And Phoenix said "Gossip is something people do in their lonely time." I liked the mirror scene. Usually the twisted mirror is used for action and horror scenes. But Allen really used it well for the romantic scene.
@robin.s.9 жыл бұрын
i want another 'match point'.
@jiggywithit48698 жыл бұрын
Once in a blue moon Woody Allen will make a good movie. Last time it was Blue Jasmine. Hopefully we'll get another one soon enough. You have to admire his productivity. still better than Tyler Perry.
@internisus9 жыл бұрын
I kind of want to see this just because I love the William Barrett book it's named for. Emma Stone and Parker Posey don't hurt, either.
@efcos9 жыл бұрын
Honestly, I hate when a critic goes reviewing a movie by a director comparing it to other movies in his filmography. I mean, in a part this guy says that this one is not a good one because he's done it better before. I agree it is not a better movie than many of his films, yet in my opinion that doesn't make it a bad film. Please, tell me it's not a good film because of the film itself, not because is not better than the one last year. That doesn't say anything. That's not a review, that's just a very personal opinion that you can express, no problem with that, but don't make that the review.
@MultiplexShow9 жыл бұрын
After the last couple Woody Allen films, I'm mostly going to see Irrational Man out of habit rather than interest.
@sanyrub9 жыл бұрын
Blue Jasmine was so damn good. And Cate Blanchet ate that role alive. Last years movie was lighter and just entertaining (with all the good things in a Allen movie and also the bad things, like it becomes repetitive, which is normal after soooo many years releasing a film every year though). This new one looks like last years film. I´ll see it, I like Emma Stone a lot. I know I´ll just be entertained while watching it but forget about it when it ends.
@brianmarchman6319 жыл бұрын
Why is Alonso so red all the time. Is he sunburned? nervous? On Meds? I am just concerned about his health because I love him as a critic. Don't leave us Alonso!
@TheAmirata9 жыл бұрын
Enjoy Tim on this panel. Alonso gets annoying sometimes because he critiques films on a very superficial level. I liked Tim because he's articulate and critiqued this film based on substance.
@therealcharismatron9 жыл бұрын
Honestly, what does a director have to do to no longer merit getting reviewed?
@JozieLeePro9 жыл бұрын
Blissmonkey Make 3 stinkers in a row and never direct again. Woody Allen has a cult following so he's always relevant to a fair sized audience.
@GoDrex9 жыл бұрын
Alonso is about to have a heart attack
@erbe60529 жыл бұрын
so annoying what he said about Parker Posie. Just another example of the double standard of women in hollywood not being appreciated after the age of 35
@PurushaDesa9 жыл бұрын
If you can't get it up for Parker Posey, I already want to be watching a film about someone else.
@timou90006 жыл бұрын
honstly if your going into an Allen movie thinking its comedy... ur doing it wrong
@Kshaka9 жыл бұрын
As a filmmaker, I'd take the Tarantino route---you don't want to be Woody Allen's age and struggling to put out any compelling pictures. Retire fairly young and keep it moving.
@terrysilvester47209 жыл бұрын
Midnight in Paris was brilliant but I agree with you.
@markparry36419 жыл бұрын
Kshaka I don't think he's struggling. I think he's telling the stories he needs to tell, which should be the sole motivation of every director. To think that that is less important than finishing your career on the highest is getting it wrong and speaks more of ego than passion.
@Kshaka9 жыл бұрын
Mark Parry Fair enough but on a personal level his films since "Matchpoint" have not been compelling to me as his other films before that.
@markparry36419 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I do agree with. I loved Match Point and quite liked Blue Jasmine and Vicky Cristina but there have been a handful that I didn't personally gravitate toward either.
@samueltrujillolindley64199 жыл бұрын
Kshaka Man, Matchpoint, to me, is so overrated. It has a great ending but it struggles in the middle. But yeah, Blue Jasmine and Midnight in Paris and are gems.
@BoxingKangar009 жыл бұрын
A worn-down, depressed professor finds meaning by having an affair with a younger woman. How original.
@keefriff999 жыл бұрын
Hannibal Montannibal Yeah, the cliche is strong with this one...especially coming from Mr. Allen. You'd think he'd tone down the whole age-inappropriate romance thing after what happened last year, but no....
@thomazcannizza9 жыл бұрын
Hannibal Montannibal Hmm, did you watch the video...or maybe the trailer? Or how about maybe a review? He finds meaning in life after comitting an irractional act.
@erbe60529 жыл бұрын
Hannibal Montannibal yeah, you didn't see the film at all, did you?
@jaustmike90018 жыл бұрын
+Hannibal Montannibal actually that's the twist, the trailer made it seem like that's the case but I've watched it recently and it's not what I expected it to be.
@politure8 жыл бұрын
+Hannibal Montannibal God damn it, watch the movie, or read a plot summary at least.
@adamdenny47799 жыл бұрын
The bottom line is from Manhattan (hello, 17 year-old Mariel Hemingway sleeping with the 40-something Allen) onward, his films have being primarily about much older men having sex with very young women. No, I used to watch his films, but no more, I just feel dirty thinking about them.
@temporaryhandle8029 жыл бұрын
I love 70's and 80's Woody Allen. I'm afraid to venture further though, hearing how mediocre most are after that period.
@nelsonhoffman59229 жыл бұрын
You're missing out. Give "Match Point" a shot to start.
@cactaceous9 жыл бұрын
Small Time Crooks, Deconstructing Harry, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Midnight In Paris, Blue Jasmine, Match Point, Bullets Over Broadway, Sweet and Lowdown, Everyone Says I Love You, Mighty Aphrodite. The man makes a film a year. To have 10 great movies in the last 20 odd years is not achieved by many!!! It's not achieved by anyone!!! At this point we are fully taking him for granted. There is no other way to explain it. There's no need to be an apologist either. Even most of his bad ones are worth watching just once. The man is 80 years old and still makes (originally writes and directs) a film a year. Are you kidding me?!! Not to say he gets a pass for that but for fucks sake, be rational! Nobody in the history of cinema, absolutely nobody, not even the late great and Woody's idol Ingmar Bergman pulled it off. Taking him for granted is a sorry mistake. He is the most nominated and praised original screenwriter in the history of cinema. I will continue watching everything he does, good or bad, because it is an absolute honor.
@JozieLeePro9 жыл бұрын
cactaceous Me too!
@temporaryhandle8029 жыл бұрын
cactaceous I've never thought of it that way. I'll watch more Woody Allen movies sometime.
@JozieLeePro9 жыл бұрын
James Rode If nothing else, do see Match Point. For me, it's one of his best. Not comedy. A morals tale.
@PhantasmagoricSplend8 жыл бұрын
I liked it better than Magic in the Moonlight, that's for sure. This has an amazing cast even though the main character is annoyingly self involved.
@Garland678 жыл бұрын
It's Midnight in Paris
@twiggy_stardust9 жыл бұрын
Alonso keeps it real
@TheMakersRage9 жыл бұрын
Wagner was a despicable human being, but his operas were transcendent. Whatever Woody Allen's crimes, I'm willing to judge his art for it's own sake, although this review is not encouraging.
@glass129 жыл бұрын
So... It's kind of like The Rewrite with Hugh Grant
@andymarin67259 жыл бұрын
Which is basically season 3 of Californication...
@rafaeldomingus17356 жыл бұрын
Cafe Society
@Fangtorn9 жыл бұрын
Well I know you shouldn't judge a movie by its trailer but that was one boring ass trailer.
@mrsrockonme9 жыл бұрын
The new guy rules!
@andersthegr84 жыл бұрын
this movie is a bad version of crime and punishment without the moral punishments, just external consequences
@GameplayArena13 жыл бұрын
what do you mean? Big spoiler she killed him at the end
@andersthegr83 жыл бұрын
@@GameplayArena1 thus
@bigraviolees9 жыл бұрын
Critics like to spew abut Woody ALlen good or bad films. I have zero interest in any other than the midsummer sex movie. Even paid I think Id have to take a sick day.. But analyze it up and blah blah blah it like craft beers all beer taste like dead feet
@bigraviolees9 жыл бұрын
***** translation = I like mediocre Woody Allen movies and talking about them