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The Curse of the Jade Scorpion details
| Format: | 12 DVD |
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| Starring: | Wallace Shawn, Helen Hunt, John Tormey, Brian Markinson, Woody Allen, Elizabeth Berkley, John Schuck, John Doumanian, Maurice Sonnenberg, Kaili Vernoff, Dan Aykroyd |
| Director: | Woody Allen |
| Genre: | Comedy - General |
| Studio: | PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Name | Discs | |
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The Curse of the Jade Scorpion |
12 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 38 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 01 Nov 2004 |
| Main languages: | English |
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Entertaining little thriller
By CLTW from Kent , 23 Jun 2004[Highly rated reviewer]
Why do Woody Allen's recent movies take so long to get released in cinemas or DVD in the UK? Whilst this is not vintage Woody, it is a nicely produced consistently entertaining homage to 1940s film noirs with Allen casting himself in a typical Humphrey Bogart role - for once not the introverted neurotic he usually portrays. Helen Hunt is a delight as the colleague for whom he has a mutual loathing and whilst the plot is predictable the Allen slanted dialogue is fun.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(45)excellent funny film
By a customer , 19 Jun 2012excellent, I watched this 3 times in 3 days. One ogf the best W. Allen's films. Nicely related to The Apartment.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Hypnotic and entertaining
By ArtySmokes (24 reviews) from Westcliff-on-sea , 11 Mar 2011Woody Allen doesn't get the credit he deserves. He's written and directed a film a year for four decades and, while not all of them are five star movies, his batting average puts him among the greats. This entertaining and light-hearted romp doesn't quite have the effortless charm of 'Annie Hall', as Helen Hunt's character lacks warmth and Dan Ackroyd's performance is flat-out abysmal, but there are plenty of brilliant one-liners (the endless stream of hilarious insults had me laughing out loud) and the narrative moves at a swift pace without being too hard to follow. A great film for a Sunday afternoon, and one that probably deserves a place in the Woody Allen Top Ten.- Was this review helpful to you?
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"..do you have a husband ... ?"
By Marcus3 (2 reviews) from Nantwich , 12 Dec 2010THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS Show review anywayHide
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The Curse Of The Jade Scorpion
By a customer from Braintree , 01 Apr 2010Woody Allen at his best, and Helen Hunt before she got so squinty and troubled looking! Great plot, reminiscent of an old Charlie Chan movie, good music and some really funny dialogue that rattles along so fast you might wamt to rewind to get it all...I'm hoping to use some of those put-down's soon - if I can just remember them!
If you liked Bullets over Broadway you'll love this.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Enjoyable 40's B movie spoof
By a customer from Lewes , 10 Feb 2010Hey guys, this is a fun movie! One of Woody's period pastiches, not as delicious as 'Bullets over Broadway' but pretty darn entertaining nonetheless. This time he is spoofing 40's B pictures of the Boston Blackie/Charlie Chan variety with nods in the direction of various authors/film directors he reveres, so the more you know about movies the more you will enjoy it (and if you're a dummy who knows nothing then of course you won't). The feud with the female efficiency expert owes something to American humourist James Thurber's 'The Catbird Seat', and Charlize Theron's appearance as a Veronica Lake/Lauren Bacall lookalike to Howard Hawks' 'The Big Sleep'. Setting the action in an insurance office is obviously a tribute to Billy Wilder's 'Double Indemnity'. The plot of course is ridiculous as those B movie blackandwhites often were, but the dialogue, as usual with Woody, sparkles and is consistently amusing. Helen Hunt is on good ball-busting form, and Dan Aykroyd and Wallace Shawn are spot on.- Was this review helpful to you?
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