WOODY ALLEN.............. .............!!?!?? !
anybody think its sort of reminescent ( *cough *cough ripoff*) of some of his movies.
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by far... I'm not surprised that he's a big fan of Woody Allen however there are plenty of other films that are homage to Woody Allen.
shareYes, especially HUSBANDS AND WIVES. Still good though.
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You've quoted interviews and commentary as Ed Burns stealing Woody Allen lines..but where is your evidence in the actual film/s?
This documentary style of filmaking has been used by plenty of filmmakers, the thing that makes this similar to Woody Allen's is the fact that it is set in NY and it is funny. I will apologise if you show me actual proof of plagiarism...
Hell, when Martin Scorsese meets with his D.O.P he shows him shots from other films as examples of what he wants.
If you don't like Ed Burns the filmmaker, that's fine, but at least have valid reasons for it..
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I don't necessarily know if Rosario Dawson's character IS supposed to be Puerto Rican in the film, per se. In fact, I don't remember the film ever actually addressing her ethnicity. And I seriously hope you don't think she's Puerto Rican in real life. I mean, she is in part, but she's also Irish, German, Afro-Cuban, and several other nationalities I can't recall off the top of my head. Just goes to show most white people can't tell the difference between minorites (and before you start, I'm white, but I'm a little more perceptive than that).
As far as the lines you quote as proof of plagarism, well, that doesn't really prove anything in my mind. Those could have just as easily been conincidence. I mean, it's not like he ripped off a whole monologue and just paraphrased it or something (unlike Dane Cook or something).
Oh, and I agree about the whole documentary film style not being unique to Woody Allen. George Lucas made several movies in that style, especially early in his career (see American Graffiti).
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If they were to ever do a movie based on the life of Woody Allen, I think that David Krumholtz would do a very good job as a young Woody.
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God no. The only likeness this film has to any of Woody's films is the setting, I suppose, and the in depth discussion. Hell, the discussion in this film relates to just romantic idealism during the mid-to-late '90s; breaking old-fashioned constructs and the emergence of new behavior patterns which as seen, are rampant in the city. There's clearly none of Woody's filler psuedo-intellectualism on the morality of the human being, the point of existence, or waxing lyrical on social obligations.
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Doesnt really remind me of woody allen's films at all. First of all (and this isn't really a criticism)woody's films seem to be almost intellectual masturbation about his own neurosis. Ed Burns films are more of an overview of people in general and ideas. The only similarity I can see is that they both make comedies about the relatiomnships between people living in new york.
shareSimilar theme and feel, but this is a great movie in its own right..
shareI adore Woody Allen's movies and yes, while this film is reminescent of his style it is FAR more similar to He's Just Not That Into You
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I watched this great movies a few times when it first became available on video to rent. Never really watched enough WA movies to see the similarities. Haven't Just recently watched it again after seeing several WA movies since my first time seeing this and all I could think is how much this reminded me of WA movies. The camera angles, the NY setting, the jazz music, how Heather Graham looks like Diane Keaton. Too much of a WA influence in this but I still loved it.
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