tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28944274.post2938069525449238984..comments2023-08-10T23:28:30.929-04:00Comments on Til the Last Hemlock Dies: CrimesJames Robert Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17281049641681225389noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28944274.post-73499475313996652632016-02-14T17:55:14.971-05:002016-02-14T17:55:14.971-05:00In reference to the title, it works for just the s...In reference to the title, it works for just the sake of coolness. What do I mean? The words just flow. Sometimes you have to go with that, even if there are other issues. "Felonies and Misdemeanors"? Nah. "Crimes and Worse Crimes"? Nope. "Crimes and Misdemeanors" just works as it is spoken, as it is heard, as it is seen, as it flows along in the mind.<br /><br />While Woody's character agonizes over minor wobbles in the world of mundane morals, Judah (Landau) has justified premeditated, cold-blooded murder of an innocent--a monstrous crime by anyone's estimation. Then there are the almost inconsequential misdemeanors over which Cliff (Allen) agonizes. Contrast. Both are technically "crimes", but dude...orders of magnitude here.<br />James Robert Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281049641681225389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28944274.post-91186771561393712792016-02-14T14:59:45.610-05:002016-02-14T14:59:45.610-05:00Excellent, Bob.
This film is cerainly a masterwo...Excellent, Bob. <br />This film is cerainly a masterwork, one of Allen's very greatest, and one that I've seen many times.<br />I'd been unaware of Judah P. Benjamin, so thanks for the education.<br />I love the way the two stories in the film run along parallel tracks and only barely cross paths.<br />A tiny quibble -- ridiculously tiny, but for me it's always there - - is the title, which implies that misdemeanors aren't a classification of crime.Stuart Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08125816336042379908noreply@blogger.com