MPAA Rated – PG
It’s 1:33 Long
A Review by:
– The Dude on the Right
| Annie Hall Movie Stats & Links |
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| Starring: | Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Paul Simon |
| MPAA Rated: | PG |
| Released By: | MGM Home Entertainment / Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| Released On: | January 24, 2012 |
| Kiddie Movie: | Lots of dry humor. Send them to bed. |
| Date Movie: | If she likes dated movies with dated dialogue. |
| Gratuitous Sex: | Lots of talk about it, and people in bed, but nothing gratuitous. |
| Gratuitous Violence: | Nope. |
| Action: | Nope. |
| Laughs: | Ehh. |
| Memorable Scene: | None. |
| Memorable Quote: | None. |
| Directed By: | Woody Allen |
| Cool things about the Blu-ray: | None. |
I guess I’m just never going to be a fan of Woody Allen movies, at least that is all I can come up with after watching “Annie Hall.” It’s now out on Blu-ray, it’s a movie that Woody Allen won four Oscars for making, but when the credits rolled I just thought “Ehh.”
The basic story is that Alvy (Woody Allen) is a comedian in New York City, and supposedly a very good one at that, but when it comes to the ladies, well, he comes across more like, well, Woody Allen. As we are introduced to Alvy we learn a little about his back-story, his family life (dysfunctional as most are), and eventually how he ends up meeting Annie (Diane Keaton). She’s kind of goofy, wants to be a singer, and their relationship seems more like a train-wreck than a love story, especially with Alvy’s being mostly just a dorky comedian, and not seeming to understand how a relationship really works.
Low and behold, Annie get her chance to become a star thanks to Tony (Paul Simon), a record dude in L.A., and Annie, has to decide whether to pursue her dream in L.A., or stay with the neurotic Alvy. She heads to the west coast, Alvy is distraught, he heads to L.A. to try and get her back, and hilarity is supposedly still supposed to be ensuing.
Now, I can understand the creativity in movies, even movies made at a time when I was like ten years old, but as I was watching “Annie Hall,” and yes, I know it’s from 1977, but it really seemed dated and doesn’t seem to hold up well, as some movies seem to be able to do. Yes, the acting is good, and Diane Keaton is adorable, and if you grew up in that era you will probably love to revisit the movie if you enjoyed it in your youth, but for me I found the dialogue very dry and not that witty (although, I can see, how in 1977, it was risqué and edgy, and oddly enough rated PG (and yes, I know they didn’t have PG-13 back then, but other than the lack of nudity, a lot of the topics of conversation veered into Rish territory)).
If you are a Woody Allen fan this is probably a 5 star masterpiece, but for me it was 1 ½ stars of hour-and-a-half “Ehh.” I’ll average them together and give “Annie Hall” 3 stars out of 5.
As far as the Blu-ray, you’re getting it because you have a Blu-ray player, and pretty much nothing else as it doesn’t have squat as extras.
That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!