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Don't you just wanna punch him in the face sometimes?

posted 17 years ago by AssetsonFire
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I mean this movie has some very funny moments and is very clever and all, but don't Allen's smart Alec quips begin to grate after a while, especially here when practically every other line is one?

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[–] AssetsonFire 17 years ago

*KAPOW!*

[–] pacificboy 16 years ago

No.

"My brain rebelled, and insisted on applying logic where it was not welcome."

[–] AssetsonFire 16 years ago

Your loss. He's got a very punchable face.

How do you like them apples?

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[–] piperian396 16 years ago

Allen's smart alec quips are why I like this movie so much.

"The United States is a nation of laws: badly written and randomly enforced."-FZ

[–] akeshishian17969 15 years ago

Not at all. You, on the other hand....

[–] professorbb 15 years ago

Not at all; they are part of the reason this is my favorite Allen film. Through the extensive wise-cracking, Allen was deliberately paying homage to Bob Hope (who also wisecracks his way through numerous films). The genius of Allen is to mix it all up with a clever story that also pays homage to Russian novels and films, along with philosophy and other targets. I've been laughing at Love and Death since I first saw it in a theatre in 1975.

"Never trust a bunny"

[–] lovely6 13 years ago

I agree. His incessant blabbering is perhaps the only thing I didn't like about this film.

[–] rasheed_node 12 years ago

You know what? why I watch Woody Allen movies?

For his "incessant blabbering' !!!

[–] franzkabuki 12 years ago

Yeah the punchlines keep coming thick and fast and sometimes they do feel somewhat forced. But this tendency bothers me more, and seems a bit out of place, in Annie Hall which is supposed to be at least half drama yet often comes across as a stand-up routine.

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