Play It Again, Sam
Added 10/25/2009
Classic Woody Allen. Even though he didn't direct this one you can see all the vintage aspects of Allen's future comedies. You can see why he made so many movies with Keaton. Looking backwards from the age of cell phones it's fascinating to see Tony Roberts' character in action.
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One of Woody's best!
Added 4/5/2008
You've got to love Woody Allen in this flick. Everything is great especially with Humphrey Bogart guiding Woody in every-day problems. Great movie!
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We had it all, like Bogie and.....er, Woody?
Added 2/15/2008
I don't know what it is about this particular Woody Allen vehicle, but no matter how many times I have viewed it over the years, I laugh just as hard at all the one-liners as I did the first time I saw it. Annie Hall and Manhattan may be his most highly lauded and artistically accomplished films, but for pure "laughs per minute", I would nominate this 1972 entry, with a screenplay adapted by Allen from his own original stage version. Ironically, it's the only "Woody Allen film" that wasn't directed by him (those chores went to Herbert Ross). Allen portrays a film buff who is particularly obsessed with Humphrey Bogart. He fantasizes conversations with Bogie's ghost (played to perfection by Jerry Lacy) who advises him on how to "be a man" and attract the perfect mate. He receives more pragmatic assistance from his best friends, a married couple (Diane Keaton and Tony Roberts) who fix him up with a series of women (the depictions of the various dating disasters are hilarious beyond description). A true comedy classic.
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I love the rain, it washed memories off the sidewalk of life.....
Added 12/18/2007
I dont think this is as good as 'Take the money and run' but it runs a close second. This movie will appeal to people who have insecurites, are nuerotic, doubt themselves and become rigid with worry when around the opposite sex - basically 95% of the human race feel like that at some stages in life. It will also appeal if you just want a good old belly laugh without any profanities or over the top in-your-face comedies that come out today.
Allen Felix's (Woody)wife leaves him because she wants to 'live', participate in life and be a 'doer' and not a 'watcher', to run through Europe on a motorcycle, go dancing and skiing. She also doesnt dig him physically - then tells him for "gods sake dont take it personally"! After some prodding from best friends Dick and Linda, he decides to start dating again. After many disasters, he falls for his best friends wife which is doomed to fail.
Finally he comes to terms with being Allen Felix and no longer has to put out his 100 yard dash track record medal(that he payed 20 dollars for) put on the proper mood music, or try to be Humphrey Bogart to impress a woman. He learns if he is to succeed he has to accept and realise his own potential and walks off into the mist with 'As time goes by' playing. Its a low key and a pretty film with a very touching conclusion. The hard thing about any comedy is to fuse human frailty and be funny without being shmaltzy. Woody manages to succeed at this. I see the film as about losing and ultimately finding. The Alen Felix character eventually finds love and then loses it. He loses his best friend. But most importantly, he finds himself. After all, real love starts with self love.
It does tend to run out of steam toward the end but its still a classic with some great sight gags and one liners.
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CHECK OUT THIS WOODY!
Added 8/3/2007
If you are not sure if you will like a "Woody Allen" movie, I suggest you start with this one. It is one of his more straight forward films and it is funny! I am a fan,but I must admit that I like his earlier films (Play it again Sam,Banana's,Take the Money and Run,Sleeper,Manhattan,Annie Hall). There are some really funny scenes in this one. The scene where he is introduced to a blind date at his apartment is hilarious! The DVD transfer looks good,but the treatment could be better.
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Play It Again, Sam
Added 10/25/2009
Classic Woody Allen. Even though he didn't direct this one you can see all the vintage aspects of Allen's future comedies. You can see why he made so many movies with Keaton. Looking backwards from the age of cell phones it's fascinating to see Tony Roberts' character in action.
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One of Woody's best!
Added 4/5/2008
You've got to love Woody Allen in this flick. Everything is great especially with Humphrey Bogart guiding Woody in every-day problems. Great movie!
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We had it all, like Bogie and.....er, Woody?
Added 2/15/2008
I don't know what it is about this particular Woody Allen vehicle, but no matter how many times I have viewed it over the years, I laugh just as hard at all the one-liners as I did the first time I saw it. Annie Hall and Manhattan may be his most highly lauded and artistically accomplished films, but for pure "laughs per minute", I would nominate this 1972 entry, with a screenplay adapted by Allen from his own original stage version. Ironically, it's the only "Woody Allen film" that wasn't directed by him (those chores went to Herbert Ross). Allen portrays a film buff who is particularly obsessed with Humphrey Bogart. He fantasizes conversations with Bogie's ghost (played to perfection by Jerry Lacy) who advises him on how to "be a man" and attract the perfect mate. He receives more pragmatic assistance from his best friends, a married couple (Diane Keaton and Tony Roberts) who fix him up with a series of women (the depictions of the various dating disasters are hilarious beyond description). A true comedy classic.
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