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Advantages: Beautiful to look at, some good lines
Disadvantages: Not vintage Allen

A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy was released in 1982 and is one of the lesser known Woody Allen films. When production on the film 'Zelig' was delayed Allen wrote A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy in two weeks and shot it immediately for something to do. His intention was to make a film that was light in tone and 'pretty'. He wanted to do for the countryside what 'Manhattan' had done for New York and concocted a light, whimsical film set around 1910 ...
...With the Shakespere inspired title A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy riffs on sophisticated rural themed classics like A Day In The Country and Smiles Of A Summer Night. Allen has often expressed his dislike of the country and his struggles on having to survive visits there so a Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy is also something of an in-joke by the director. Allen plays Andrew, a Wall Street Broker and part-time inventor. Amongst other things Andrew has ... Read review

Advantages: it is based on a real life book so you cant blame all of the perversion on Allen
Disadvantages: it may offend a few people and it isnt that funny

...based on a book called Everything You Wanted To Know About Sex by Dr David Reuben. When I first heard of the film I thought this most bizarre, basing a film for widespread cinematic viewing on a book written by a medical doctor that would probably not be read by the majority of its viewers, but I had assumed that the book would be written in a style that those without medical training could understand and may feature material appropriate to be made ...
...wedding night, so he tries everything he can think of to correct his, but to no avail. Until one day when they are in a shop, where he discovers how she positively she responds to having intercourse in public places. He loves her dearly and is willing to cater to her need, as he is desperate to please her. Hilarity follows as he fears getting caught. 4. Are Transvestites Homosexuals? Sam and Taz are preparing for dinner with the parents of their ... Read review

Advantages: An ambitious and classy addition to Woody Allen's CV
Disadvantages: You might dislike Woody Allen!

Hannah and Her Sisters is one of the most ambitious films in the long career of director Woody Allen. It was first released in 1986 and has the longest running time of any Allen picture. The film interweaves between the lives and relationships of several characters in a large upscale New York family and features an amazing ensemble cast. Central to this of course are the seemingly perfect Hannah (played by Mia Farrow) and her two sisters Holly (Dianne ...
...Alexander' (Like Fanny and Alexander, Hannah and Her Sisters begins and ends with a festive family gathering) Hannah and Her Sisters is not Woody in his ultra serious mode. If the 'early funny ones' (Sleeper, Bananas, Take the Money and Run) constitute 'comedy Woody' and the likes of Interiors, Another Woman and September 'serious Woody' then Hannah and Her Sisters is a return to the 'inbetween Woody', a film with serious themes and dramatic elements ... Read review

Advantages: Very Funny, Mira Sorvino is Excellent
Disadvantages: The whole Greek chorus thing

...so here’s the latest… Mighty Aphrodite is an identity–based comedy from Woody Allen, where a man goes in search of his adopted son’s natural parents, and sets in motion an unexpected chain of events as a consequence. Lenny (Allen) is a sports writer married to Amanda (Helena Bonham-Carter), and they decide to adopt a child. As the child grows, he shows signs of exceptional ability and intelligence, and this leads Lenny to embark on a search to ...
...able to track the mother, who it turns out is a prostitute and adult film star, and the father is a mystery. Linda, the natural mother, is played by Mira Sorvino, who puts in a powerhouse performance, something of a trademark for Allen’s leading ladies. Actually, she won an Oscar for best supporting actress as the damaged and dim Linda, who attempts to tough it through life with disarming honesty and naivety while covering up her hidden heartbreak ... Read review

Advantages: A funny and enjoyable experience
Disadvantages: Erm...you might not like Woody Allen

Annie Hall was the 'breakout' film for Woody Allen as a director. The film won four Academy awards including best picture/director and saw Allen move away from the freewheeling comedy films he was best known for at the time. Annie Hall is essentially about the relationship between Alvy Singer (Allen), a typically neurotic Allen character, in this case a comedian, and aspiring singer Annie Hall, played by Diane keaton in an Oscar winning performance. ...
...between Alvy and Annie's family. Annie Hall begins with Allen speaking straight to the camera as Alvy. The scene is an immediate indication that Allen has moved on and is seeking to make a different type of picture with more ambition. Alvy's very Woody Allen concerns give us an insight into his character and make an arresting beginning; "There's an old joke - um... two elderly women are at a Catskill mountain resort, and one of 'em says, "Boy, the ... Read review