Radio Days (1987)

Watched in 2013 (209 movies items)

"5.4.2013 Little better sort of Woody Allen than I excepted actually, but still far from his finest. Mostly it's just random collection of moments from one Jewish family's life in the 40-50's time and of their one loyal entertainer: the radio. The movie seems to be just an sort of an nostalgic trip, telling the story of that family through the radio and it's programs and whatever is told in there. Mostly it's all very comic and light, with no special thing or character (they're all just thin and"

Directors' Favorite Films (327 movies items)

" 1 Director: Mike Leigh"

30 Days 30 Movies (30 movies items)

"Movie I Wish I Had Seen In Theaters"

Watched In 2013 (Michael M) (106 movies items)

" January 12th"

Movies the giraffe watched: September 2012 (31 movies items)

"First viewing - Sept. 27th Thought I'd try another Woody Allen movie before it left my IQ. Should've picked something else. While it looks great as a period piece I can't say I was particularly caught up by any of it, due largely to the fact it's simply a bunch of small stories tied together by a connection to the radio in the 1940s. For me it was barely entertaining, though I wouldn't say it's a bad film. Just not something I cared about."

New-to-Me Films of 2012 (366 movies items)

"Another one of Woody Allen's less-regarded films. It does a great job in paying homage to the advent of the radio, and how it touches, not only the young life of Allen, but the lives of other characters in the film. It also has some of the best usage of music I have seen in any of his work. "

Woody Allen: Best to worst (42 movies items)

"A reminiscence about the golden age of radio, which has some characters, places and events from Woody's childhood. Both Keaton and Farrow appears in this film. "

30 days - 30 movies (30 movies items)

"Day 12 - a movie that you hate "

Movies 2012 (181 movies items)

"15.07"