Best Woody Allen film?

[CriterionCollector]

If you chose "Other", please say why. I'm not putting all of them, Allen is very prolific.

UPDATE: On the poll I forgot "Hannah and Her Sisters", which is ironically my favorite Woody Allen film! If you're voting for HAHS, please reply "One vote for HAHS!" Sorry.

[P@t_Mtl]

For me I prefer his silly, earlier work before Annie Hall while in general people prefer his work from Annie Hall on.

For me I think his best movie is Love And Death

[jacksonwalker]

Best early funny film: "Love and Death"
Best later funny film: "Manhatten"
Best early transition film: "Stardust Memories"
Best later transition film: "A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy"
Best beginning middle period film:"Broadway Danny Rose"
Best middle period to get where he is going:"Zelig"
Best middle period to show where he has gone: "Broadway Danny Rose"
Best middle period to prove that he got there:"The Purple Rose of Cario"
Best middle period film:"Hannah and Her Sisters"
Best beginning later period film:"Radio Days"
Best later period film to make every other director and writer cry: "Crimes and Misdemeanors"
Best later transition film:"Husbands and Wives"
Best return to form: "Manhatten Murder Mystery"
Best later transition film after return to form: "Bullets Over Broadway"
Best later period film:"Deconstructing Harry"
Best comeback film:"Match Point"
Best followup to comeback film:"Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Best Woody Allen last film:"Midnight in Paris"

[biglou114]

Well it isn't technically one of his films, but my favorite movie that was written by him is 'Play It Again, Sam.'

[oberth127]

Manhattan for me, love that film.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by jacksonwalker

Best early funny film: "Love and Death"
Best later funny film: "Manhatten"
Best early transition film: "Stardust Memories"
Best later transition film: "A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy"
Best middle period to show where he has gone: "Broadway Danny Rose"
Best middle period to prove that he got there:"The Purple Rose of Cario"
Best later period film:"Radio Days"
Best later period film to make every other director and writer cry: "Crimes and Misdemeanors"

I used to say Radio Days was his best middle or later period film, until I downgraded it a point or two for realizing he was just doing the Americanized remake of "Amarcord", and he'd Fellini/Bergman suckered us again.
So I gave it to Zelig and Purple Rose of Cairo as best middle/later, for remembering that he used to write New Yorker short stories.

And Love and Death was his funniest EFF (Early Funny Film), but became funni-er after I'd seen the interview where Woody confessed he was channeling the cowardly-wisecracking 40's Bob Hope of "My Favorite Brunette" and the Road pictures. Duh, of course.

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by CriterionCollector

If you chose "Other", please say why. I'm not putting all of them, Allen is very prolific.

UPDATE: On the poll I forgot "Hannah and Her Sisters", which is ironically my favorite Woody Allen film! If you're voting for HAHS, please reply "One vote for HAHS!" Sorry.

I voted for Annie Hall.

BTW it's Vicky Cristina Barcelona (There's no 'h' in Cristina)

[chrisron]

With so many great Woody Allen movies it's almost impossible to pick a favourite. Ended up giving 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' my vote.

[hakstone]

I like the slapstick one liners of bananas

[arcadeforest]

Midnight in Paris - love that film

[Popcorn_Bliss]

For me it's definitely "Manhattan". Something about the black and white cinematography is just gorgeous in that film.

[IronWaffle]

Originally Posted by jacksonwalker

Best early funny film: "Love and Death"
Best later funny film: "Manhatten"
Best early transition film: "Stardust Memories"
Best later transition film: "A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy"
Best beginning middle period film:"Broadway Danny Rose"
Best middle period to get where he is going:"Zelig"
Best middle period to show where he has gone: "Broadway Danny Rose"
Best middle period to prove that he got there:"The Purple Rose of Cario"
Best middle period film:"Hannah and Her Sisters"
Best beginning later period film:"Radio Days"
Best later period film to make every other director and writer cry: "Crimes and Misdemeanors"
Best later transition film:"Husbands and Wives"
Best return to form: "Manhatten Murder Mystery"
Best later transition film after return to form: "Bullets Over Broadway"
Best later period film:"Deconstructing Harry"
Best comeback film:"Match Point"
Best followup to comeback film:"Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Best Woody Allen last film:"Midnight in Paris"

Love this!

My vote: Hannah and Her Sisters, which I feel is the most successful amalgamation of Allen's best qualities.

[AKORIS]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

For me I prefer his silly, earlier work before Annie Hall while in general people prefer his work from Annie Hall on.

For me I think his best movie is Love And Death

I don't think it's his best, but I do think it's his funniest movie!! Wish this would get released on blu!!

[chris_sc77]

Best Woody Allen:
1. Match Point
2. Manhatten
3. Hannah And Her Sisters
4. Scoop
5. Anything Goes