Hey Johann,

I've heard all the complaints regarding the Woodman; I don't have some kind of blind affection for him. When he stinks, he stinks (jade scorpion, anybody?) However, when good he is amazing. Is Crimes and Misdemeanors not as brilliant (or better) a blend of comedy and drama as Stalag 17? Even his staunchest critics have to admit his successes are good.

Even though I've only seen 3 Allen films I feel anyone who says Woody Allen is their favorite filmmaker does not suffer from "blind affection". That would be an impossibility.
Allen does have depth-but how deep is he? I admit I'm not qualified to say, but just from the three I saw, (particularly Aphrodite) I know that the "woodman" is very well versed in cinematic storytelling, and I sensed a twisted level of sarcasm that is aimed at someone but I don't know who.
This irritates me, because I am always an active participant in film dissemination, & Alllen's work seems to involve a lot of quasi-bourgeois hen-pecking that I have no interest in watching.