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Plot: A nostalgic look at radio's golden age focusing on one ordinary family and the various performers in the medium.
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MCT:July 23, 2008
Very solid film from Allen. His voice over is very enertaining as is the star studded cast. It would be in my Top 20.
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MCT:June 18, 2008Nostalgic and very funny memory piece about a family during the Golden Age of radio. Woody Allen's best film.
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MCT:March 29, 2008
Un hommage nostalgique aux émissions radiophoniques de l'époque de la seconde guerre et à tout ce qui les entoure. L'ambiance du temps est très bien rendue. On ne s'ennuie pas malgré le manque, voire l'absence de progression ou de ligne directrice à proprement parler. Un jeu impressionnant de la part d'un Seth Green encore enfant. Un film léger et amusant.
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MCT:March 23, 2008To be honest, it's been a while since I saw this...but I rememeber Allen showed the radio days perfectly, with enthusiasm and funny family moments.
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MCT:December 7, 2007
A sweet, enjoyable and sometimes touching love letter to the golden age of radio. Woody Allen offers no real plot or story so much as a collection of memories from his childhood. The opening scene is classic Allen and utterly hilarious. Radio Days has great set and costume design and plenty of great moments. It's not exactly essential Allen but it's not to be avoided either.
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MCT:December 1, 2007
Woody Allen manages to capture an era in this short but sweet film about a young boy and his family in the early 1940's. What was life like back in the days of radio? Was life easier? More simple? Was there a closer sense of family, and community? This movie is definately worth a watch.
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MCT:November 2, 2007
Makes me feel unbearably nostalgic for the nonexistent "radio days" of my time. The family in the movie is endearing and annoying at the same time, and Mia Farrow provides the perfect contrast of "glamour" on the other side of the radio. Woody Allen is so versatile - he can do all kinds of funny, he can do drama, and he can do HEART.
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MCT:September 7, 2007
Something a little different from Woody, but I liked it for more than just the sake of variety. But that was one of his strong points, not only in this movie, but throughout the mid-80s.
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MCT:August 16, 2007
A warm and nostalgic look back to a different era. Tender, elegant and very funny. Fellini's Amacord is a definite influence.
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MCT:June 24, 2007
A lovely, melancholic twist for Woody Allen, with a particularly fun amd lively performance by Mia Farrow. A joy to watch.
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MCT:June 3, 2007
With the usual Allen touch, this story emphasizes the great influence of the radio during WWII days in a charming and funny way, without losing way too much realism.
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MCT:February 27, 2007
Another witty comedy penned by Woody Allen full of well observed eccentric characters viewed through the eyes of a small boy during the depression. Heartwarming without resorting to the usual schmaltz.
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MCT:February 22, 2007
You know what's great about Woody Allen's movies? I seldom find them uproariously funny, but the dialogue is always fascinating. Clever, witty, and just fascinating to listen to. This movie sort of meanders through the childhood of a boy growing up during the days of radio, but it's quite a delightful watch, with some truly amusing moments and, as I said, some great dialogue. I doubt I'll remember it very much, but certainly a worthwhile watch.
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MCT:December 30, 2006
Perfect. You don't need to have grown up with radio to get it - you just have to have fond memories of anything.
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MCT:July 6, 2006Tonight I watched Radio Days.
It was a nostalgia piece for sure, remembering the long-ago days of radio in the early 40s, and I found that the film did give a good taste of that era. Mia Farrow was great, and the family was interesting and quirky. It was amusing to realize that the kid was Seth Green.
Ultimately, however, there was no fully realized story; no major arch. It was just a lot of disjointed memories rather than a plot, and the only way they are really connected was through the radio. Therefore, it was a film all about style over substance. It also had cameos by celebrities that were quite well known, but their parts were so small. Why did Diane Keaton have to play the lounge singer? Why did Jeff Daniels only say one line? If these people agreed to be in the film, they should have more substantial parts, instead of a lot of people I didn't recognize.
The Opinion: Ultimately dissatisfying.
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