A while back, I got drunk and watched this movie. And I took drunken notes thinking of writing a real review. I am not going to write that review. Here are my drunk notes.
No one hate the hearts of women like Woody Allen.
Perhaps it wasn’t always so, I won’t go into the history of his movies.
Oh, Spanish men. I am the first person to objectify them.
Uptight bitch v. freewheeler.
Soft porn
Reason v. big tits
The whore wins, the other is almost barfing
Love is transient, after looking at a sculpture of the crucifix
The catalan disappears
Making fun of middle class joys in ny
Nothing to do with catalan
Spanish guitar
Vile projection
As a middle aged woman
The ridicule of business men,
We all LOVe the artists
Fuck you
What would be the womans fantasy
And how can I do it
All of the music in in Spanish
Then the fucking
With her and her husband, she was moved by her Spanish fuck
Unhappy woman
“we can always…”
This idea that a business man is not as good as a lovwr
Stupid
The idea that love is better secretive is shit
She was the lover of an exciting man,
Free think thinking man
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“The whore wins, the other is almost barfing”
Hahaha
and: “No one hate the hearts of women like Woody Allen. / Perhaps it wasn’t always so, I won’t go into the history of his movies.”
“The whore wins, the other is almost barfing”
Hahaha
and: “No one hate the hearts of women like Woody Allen. / Perhaps it wasn’t always so, I won’t go into the history of his movies.”
i love woody allen. i liked VCB but not as much as some of his other recent ones. not sure anything will ever beat Annie Hall. OF COURSE.
i love woody allen. i liked VCB but not as much as some of his other recent ones. not sure anything will ever beat Annie Hall. OF COURSE.
In the past five years or so, I find him depressing. But I have loved some of his movies. Crimes and Misdemeanors. But I am no longer interested in his sexual fantasies. If I were a 25 yr old man I may still find him interesting but as a middle aged woman- he just truly saddens me.
Anyway, Ryan, I still think you are wonderful and I know we disagree on Tom Waits, too. But it’s OK. We agree on enough, right?
we agree on plenty. and it’s no fun if we agree on everything. it’s all good.
woody allen also wrote one of the funniest short stories i’ve ever read, but i can’t remember the title right now. i’ll work on that. i can see why you find him sad. as a person, who knows, but as a filmmaker i admire his body of work.
we agree on plenty. and it’s no fun if we agree on everything. it’s all good.
woody allen also wrote one of the funniest short stories i’ve ever read, but i can’t remember the title right now. i’ll work on that. i can see why you find him sad. as a person, who knows, but as a filmmaker i admire his body of work.
“Unhappy woman/ ‘we can always…'” aw yeah, nice.
Really good film, I thought — Penelope Cruise was a force of nature. And Mr. Bardem was sexy as shit.
The recent acclaimed ones — Match Point is mostly what I’m talking about — really weren’t good at all. But VCB was nice — the voice-over thing was annoying, but the film did get at something real and sexy.
Have seen Husbands and Wives like 30 times, and think it’s one of the best movies ever — top 20 films of all time? So Woody Allen’s in my mind a major talent. But it is a little weird that he produce so many suck films, such that this (VCB) slight — albeit sexy and compelling — one can become a triumph in my mind.
I like Husbands and Wives so much that earlier today, before this post went up, I commented in another post that something was “metabolically not my rhythm” — a line delivered in that film by the great Judy Davis, which I often use, in speech and internet comments.
“Unhappy woman/ ‘we can always…'” aw yeah, nice.
Really good film, I thought — Penelope Cruise was a force of nature. And Mr. Bardem was sexy as shit.
The recent acclaimed ones — Match Point is mostly what I’m talking about — really weren’t good at all. But VCB was nice — the voice-over thing was annoying, but the film did get at something real and sexy.
Have seen Husbands and Wives like 30 times, and think it’s one of the best movies ever — top 20 films of all time? So Woody Allen’s in my mind a major talent. But it is a little weird that he produce so many suck films, such that this (VCB) slight — albeit sexy and compelling — one can become a triumph in my mind.
I like Husbands and Wives so much that earlier today, before this post went up, I commented in another post that something was “metabolically not my rhythm” — a line delivered in that film by the great Judy Davis, which I often use, in speech and internet comments.
also
WHAT THE FUCK NARRATION :-(
also
WHAT THE FUCK NARRATION :-(
Don’t remember if I ever saw this.
Sounds about right.
Don’t remember if I ever saw this.
Sounds about right.
Husbands and Wives and Crimes and Misdemeanors are my two WA favorites.
I haven’t seen VB but this write-up is gold, pr, GOLD (aping Kenny Bana voice but I’m serious)
Husbands and Wives and Crimes and Misdemeanors are my two WA favorites.
I haven’t seen VB but this write-up is gold, pr, GOLD (aping Kenny Bana voice but I’m serious)
I thought I’d share my drunk notes since I was too drunk to properly remember it and I really really didn’t like what I saw so I have on intention of seeing it again.
The Spaniards were very sexy. But the writing -the characters- were so cliche and awful in my mind. I thought it was a sad movie and a very mean one.
But yeah, he made great movies before he decided to just give up on understanding humans and live inside his mind, a mind I find depressing.
I thought I’d share my drunk notes since I was too drunk to properly remember it and I really really didn’t like what I saw so I have on intention of seeing it again.
The Spaniards were very sexy. But the writing -the characters- were so cliche and awful in my mind. I thought it was a sad movie and a very mean one.
But yeah, he made great movies before he decided to just give up on understanding humans and live inside his mind, a mind I find depressing.
2 most notable lines for me also. this is a fun lil experiment you should keep doing
2 most notable lines for me also. this is a fun lil experiment you should keep doing
that would be no intention
that would be no intention
i used to read those short stories to ryan. way back in high school.
my friend steve introduced me to woody allen’s stories. it spurred us to write “funny stories” and submit them at the end of the day to see who was funnier.
steve liked to rip woody allen off. he won often as i wasn’t ripping any one off really.
then one day i wrote a story about his step-father perry, i depicted him as a high pitched jew (which he was) with a smooth hairless region instead of genitals or something like that.
i won that day.
i am not sure why i just remembered that story.
pr,
i really liked these notes. i laughed a lot.
my favorite line “fuck you”
exactly
i used to read those short stories to ryan. way back in high school.
my friend steve introduced me to woody allen’s stories. it spurred us to write “funny stories” and submit them at the end of the day to see who was funnier.
steve liked to rip woody allen off. he won often as i wasn’t ripping any one off really.
then one day i wrote a story about his step-father perry, i depicted him as a high pitched jew (which he was) with a smooth hairless region instead of genitals or something like that.
i won that day.
i am not sure why i just remembered that story.
pr,
i really liked these notes. i laughed a lot.
my favorite line “fuck you”
exactly
haha-
yeah, i got pissed a few times. He just seemed to hate almost all of his characters. It was unpleasant.
The last line of my notes is strange, because that is when it was clear I was too drunk to continue writing
“free think thinking man”????
what? We’ll never know.
haha-
yeah, i got pissed a few times. He just seemed to hate almost all of his characters. It was unpleasant.
The last line of my notes is strange, because that is when it was clear I was too drunk to continue writing
“free think thinking man”????
what? We’ll never know.
pr – I think you and I are on the same page re: woody. i’ve been married 11 years and i think that is why i hated match point. vcb was enjoyable enough and my notes would look a lot like you. except i objectify scarlet jo not spanish men.
pr – I think you and I are on the same page re: woody. i’ve been married 11 years and i think that is why i hated match point. vcb was enjoyable enough and my notes would look a lot like you. except i objectify scarlet jo not spanish men.
Thanks Larry! I feel like I’m committing blasphemy sometimes when I knock Woody (Or Lorrie Moore, or Tom Waits…you know, “icons”) , but Match Point was hated by me and my husband, too. It was heartless in some way, not just a depiction of heartlessness, but heartless itself? I saw it ages ago (it had tennis in it, saw it as soon as it was available on movies on demand, since i don’t leave my house), so I can’t articulate exactly- but very similiar- the uptight rich wife who has no sexuality, v. Tits.
And Woody was good! He just no longer is imo. He gave something up in his heart a while back- he stopped caring about others. Now he projects these fantasies that are about as unique as a frat boy’s or my 12 yr old son’s. I mean, it doesn’t take much imagination to have Penelope and Scarlett make out. I could even stand it if the premise was better or the writinng wasn’t so awful or every woman wasn’t a cariciture he mocked or condescended to.
Whatever. Stereotypes can be used in an interesting fashion perhaps- except for the “business man can’t fuck, the artist can” that one is beyond stupid–but Woody just reveals too much of how little is left in him in this one. He’s an old man. I shoudl forgive him. But I don’t- yet.
Thanks Larry! I feel like I’m committing blasphemy sometimes when I knock Woody (Or Lorrie Moore, or Tom Waits…you know, “icons”) , but Match Point was hated by me and my husband, too. It was heartless in some way, not just a depiction of heartlessness, but heartless itself? I saw it ages ago (it had tennis in it, saw it as soon as it was available on movies on demand, since i don’t leave my house), so I can’t articulate exactly- but very similiar- the uptight rich wife who has no sexuality, v. Tits.
And Woody was good! He just no longer is imo. He gave something up in his heart a while back- he stopped caring about others. Now he projects these fantasies that are about as unique as a frat boy’s or my 12 yr old son’s. I mean, it doesn’t take much imagination to have Penelope and Scarlett make out. I could even stand it if the premise was better or the writinng wasn’t so awful or every woman wasn’t a cariciture he mocked or condescended to.
Whatever. Stereotypes can be used in an interesting fashion perhaps- except for the “business man can’t fuck, the artist can” that one is beyond stupid–but Woody just reveals too much of how little is left in him in this one. He’s an old man. I shoudl forgive him. But I don’t- yet.
Vicky Cristina Barcelona is a 2008 film written and directed by Woody Allen.
Vicky Cristina Barcelona is a 2008 film written and directed by Woody Allen.
pr-
Yes! and you rule! and i just hate adultery movies in general made by guys who failed in their marriages (jules and jim is a fav. of one of my best friends, and i normally dig trouffout)… guess i’m snotty cos I done good…. sorry for late comment….
pr-
Yes! and you rule! and i just hate adultery movies in general made by guys who failed in their marriages (jules and jim is a fav. of one of my best friends, and i normally dig trouffout)… guess i’m snotty cos I done good…. sorry for late comment….