[.ca] Radio Days

classic woody:
That special blend of comedic, melancholic ideal world haze---when he gets it correctly, it is great! This is one of those Allen movies that sucks you into the remembered world, sepia toned, more than slightly un-realistic! But how realistically did we think when we were kids anyways! Great flick.

Very good music, but missing some great songs.:
I purchased this soundtrack because it contained some really great music. However, my favorite song, September Song, was missing. If you saw the movie, it was the song that reoccurred numerous times, starting with the wind-swept rainy scene of his home, Rockaway Beach, near the ocean. Not only that, but that song is near impossible to find now, as I've spent hours searching on the Internet with no luck. Still, there are many other titles I like on the CD. I just wish that were one of them, considering its sort of the theme song that reappeared so many times. Really disappointing.

Seth Green shines:
Seth Green plays a Jewish boy..and its basically a story about Woddy Allen's childhood which this movie is greatly doned on...good acting fro Mia Farrow and others..a nicely done..feel good movie..you dont want to miss it

Nostalgia...ah, yes...:
I'm a huge fan of Woody Allen (even his "clunkers"), but this is my absolute favorite Woody film. All of his films are personal, but none as personal and revealing as this...and ABSOLUTELY entertaining. Seth Green, Woody's young character, is perfect, justifying his current success. Wonderful performances from Woody's usual stock troupe (Kavner, Wiest, etc) are all in tune with the goings-on. Mia Farrow, in particular, is a hoot, especially her scenes with Danny Aiello. Woody even managed to squeeze a cameo from Diane Keaton at the end ("You Be So Nice to Come Home To"). Lovely and sweet. It's too bad the Academy eliminated the category for "Best Adapted Score", cuz this woud've won, no question. The greatest songs of the period (1940-1945) were lovingly presented, and anyone who sees this film can't help but be left with a wistful, soft and nostalgic feeling. Yes, this is my favorite Woody film.

A standout gem!:
I've been hurt in the past by a lot of "classic" Woody Allen films. But this one does not disppoint. I think this is one of his best films. A nostalgic look back on his childhood in the good ole radio days. Although for once, Woody was not the highlight of a Woody movie for me. And I never thought I'd utter thses words in my entire life. But...Mia Farrow was the funniest thing about this movie (and it was a really funny movie by itself). I just loved her eating as people are discussing where to dump her body and my favorite line of her's is upon hearing of the bombing of Pearl Harbor at an inconvenient moment, she asks kind of agitated, "Who is Pearl Harbor?" The second stories would switch, and she'd pop up, I'd already be laughing. And I am by no means a Mia Farrow fan. She was just so broadly funny; maybe that's what she should have done more of. Because usually she plays such dry characters...but this was a welcome change. Woody must have loved her role too. He basically recycled her in Bullets Over Broadway with Jennifer Tilly's ditzy character (also funny). This film was just so real and honest and clearly personal to Woody, that his passion showed in the writing and the acting and made this movie one of my favorites of his (and a young Seth Green did Woody justice too).

• In the Mood - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
• I Double Dare You - Larry Clinton & His Orchestra
• Opus One - Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
• Frenesi - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
• Donkey Serenade - Allan Jones
• Body and Soul - Benny Goodman
• You and I - Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
• Remember Pearl Harbor - Sammy Kaye,
• That Old Feeling - Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians
• (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
• Goodbye - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
• I'm Getting Sentimental Over You - Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
• Lullaby of Broadway - Richard Himber & His Orchestra
• American Patrol - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
• Take the "A" Train - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
• One, Two, Three, Kick - Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra