Woody Allen’s career has been a lengthy string of annual
hits or misses. Part of what makes him so compelling a filmmaker is how he
dives right in and commits himself even to the ones that aren’t so great, just
to keep himself working and putting out new material every year. His movies
have a way of changing over time – for me at least – so that The Purple Rose of Cairo seemed a lesser
effort, a whimsical throwaway, when I was twenty, but when I revisited it at
about thirty-one, there was greatness I had missed. Sometimes it goes the other
way, as with Everyone Says I Love You,
which I liked a lot more seventeen years ago than I did the other day.
A blog mostly dedicated to cinema (including both new and old film reviews; commentary; and as the URL suggests - movie lists, although it has been lacking in this area to be honest), but on occasion touching on other areas of personal interest to me.
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American Reunion Movie Review
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
From My Collection: American Pie Movie Review
Sometimes I really wish I could experience things for the
first time again. There’s nothing quite like seeing a hilarious comedy in a
crowded theater early in its run, especially when you are smack within the age
range of the target audience. I was 21 when American
Pie came out and I saw it three times that summer. Although I’m sure I was
much more likely then to enjoy a gross-out comedy than now, I was by no means a
sheep that followed the masses when it came to movies. I’ve always had more discerning
taste.
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