I loved Match Point. That's all I know.
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Match Point is the only Woody Allen movie I ever liked, and I can't reconcile my liking it with its being a Woody Allen movie. It exists in some strange alien subset of Woody Allen movies, seemingly alone, wherein I give a fuck what happens.
Zenkittty--you didn't even like Bullets over Broadway?
Bullets Over Broadway! Yes, indeedy. See, I'd forgotten that was Woody Allen, too. Now the alien subset has two movies in it.
I should rent that one again.
I've recently seen movies featuring bears (or humans in bear suits)
About three years ago there was a whole slough of commercials with bears (or humans in bear suits). I thought at the time it predicted the end of civilization, but apparently it was just a harbinger of the coming attractions.
I'm such the Allen fangirl, but it's true...he's not been great lately. But I'll probably watch Scoop to see McShane as Not!Sweargin. On cable. Or something.
Mrs Henderson Presents came out last year
Huh. I could swear I saw a preview while I was at the movies recently. I wonder if it was an add for "coming soon on DVD" and I missed that part.
::hies off to amazon to check it out for wish list::
The Wicker Man is a remake? That's what I thought at first, but I saw a preveiw for The Wicker Man and I didn't see anything that was in the original. How faithful is it?
I'm gathering, not much. I don't know if the ending is the same. If you've never seen the original, try not to get spoiled for the ending.
The original came out in the early 70's, I think, with Christopher Lee, Britt Eklund, and Edward Woodward. I have it on video, it may be on DVD and/or *ahem*able.
It's faithful to the basic plot of the original, but completely misses on everything else.