tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post835167344212062102..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: Deconstructing HarryEd Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-39228920630307570832008-09-23T03:30:00.000-04:002008-09-23T03:30:00.000-04:00Good review although there isn't much of a con...Good review although there isn't much of a conclusion.<BR/>I agree though, wholeheartedly, that Woody's "bitter" films seem to be underappreciated and slowly but surely gain the reputation they deserve. To add to the list of Stardust Memories and Harry should be Husbands & Wives, which isn't as hailed as it rightfully should be. It is also the closest in style and toneTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11486551437430330303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-6227462427349243072008-09-22T12:07:00.000-04:002008-09-22T12:07:00.000-04:00Incidentally, only a few hours back a friend of mi...Incidentally, only a few hours back a friend of mine was effusive in praise for Deconstructing Harry, and was strongly urging me to watch it. He is a huge Woody Allen enthusiast and this is one of his favourite Allen films. And voila, i find that you too have written a review for this movie. Hoping to have a go at it as soon as i get hold of it.Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-80179777044971106672008-09-22T11:35:00.000-04:002008-09-22T11:35:00.000-04:00There seems to be a general pattern with Woody's f...There seems to be a general pattern with Woody's films in the last decade or two in terms of reception. There are basically two default modes for the critics, depending on their sympathies for him, either: a) everybody slams the film when it comes out, and then a few years later it's reconsidered as an overlooked masterpiece; or b) it's hailed as the latest return to form after a string of Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-34342796513899537832008-09-22T08:03:00.000-04:002008-09-22T08:03:00.000-04:00Ed: So going back to our comments post-"VCB," "Dec...Ed: So going back to our comments post-"VCB," "Deconstructing Harry" goes down as the last Woodman film I loved. I've liked aspects of subsequent films, but "Harry" is comparatively complete. It's also the last time Woodman did his shtick with a sharp blade. The jokes are simple (on waitressing with the prostitute), sly (out of focus metaphor) and sadistic ("You ever fuck a blind girl? ... Oh, Jason Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18150199580478147196noreply@blogger.com