Merece la pena tenerla en Blu-ray si te gusta la película. Hoping to see more make it to HD like “Sweet & Lowdown” which seems to have disappeared entirely from release. He seems to be in a world of a "retarded angel"...thisseems kind of forced, and at the viewer, kind of unsubtle, ..and the girl seems to be falling in and out of love with him via the conjuror, makin gher seem like suffering from"multiple personalitites" which seems to be the norm here and he's labelled as a criminal but exonerates himself at movies end, and she becomes norm and loves him..kind of? Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote.
The plot is a homage to early American talkies and involves detectives, robberies, magicians, hypnotism, wise cracks and as always with Allen's films, dames. It would be worth watching for the music alone--listen for in a Persian Market, performed by Wilbur de Paris and his New Orleans Jazz band. He rescues the Hunt character from suicide, who was spurned in love by an odious fellow and wants to kill herself, and he knows she's a smart woman why's she falling for these men? Around all the references to "opium" it seems like everyone's on it...and his "pious lectures" ...the pretty girl hates him and he's jailed since everyone believes everything the pretty woman has to say and her boss boyfriend? Like his character Gill Pender in Midnight in Paris, Woody Allen has a vein of nostalgia running through his core which comes out to terrific effect in his period films. Not many film plots involve hypnosis, and this makes for an unusual and interesting story with romance thrown in. `The Curse of the Jade Scorpion' is a standard Woody Allen comedy homage / satire of an historical dramatic / film genre, in the same way that `Shadows and Fog' was a take-off on 1930s German expressionism and `A Mid-Summer's Night Sex Comedy' was a takeoff on Shakespeare's `A Mid-Summer's Night Dream'. I love, love, love this movie. Even the '40's soundtrack with some great snippets of his favorite ragtime throughout is very tastefully executed. An insurance investigator and an efficency expert who hate each other are both hypnotized by a crooked hypnotist with a jade scorpion into stealing jewels.
Modify Series Recording. This society thinks he's crazy, and wants to jail him. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Woodie Allen is hysterical. The model takes into account factors including the age of a rating, whether the ratings are from verified purchasers, and factors that establish reviewer trustworthiness.Sorry, we failed to record your vote. He's perfect.
Woody goes back to the 1940's and spoofs some very interesting characters from 40's films, and if you know the genre, you will enjoy this film all the more, and he's someone who knows old films and appreciates the genre, and that's why his films have some added lustre to his films. Woodie Allen is hysterical. Popular Videos - The Curse of the Jade Scorpion The Curse of the Jade Scorpion - Topic; 83 videos; 4,110 views; Updated yesterday; Play all Share. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Please try againQuickly browse titles in our catalog based on the ones you have picked. An insurance investigator and an efficency expert who hate each other are both hypnotized by a crooked hypnotist with a jade scorpion into stealing jewels. All in all, a most enjoyable way to spend an afternoon.
Amazing production design and cinematography, and as always great comedic dialogue. Add to this potent mixture the usual highly complimentary music score, and you have a film which is entertaining, beautifully shot and, if you are a Woody Allen fan, another example of why he is one of the best directors ever to get behind a camera (and pen a script and act as well)
The Hunt character is smart, has good ideas, attractive..she just falls for the wrong people who work their way around...and everything seems cockeyed. I watched this on Netflix for free, but have since purchased it as a movie I want in my collection. This society thinks he's crazy, and wants to jail him. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Cancel Series Recording. An insurance investigator and an efficency expert who hate each other are both hypnotized by a crooked hypnotist with a jade scorpion into stealing jewels. What metaphor does the jade scorpion respresent in which a conjuror hypnotises people to do eveil instead of heal like quakers, what does it represent about modern life? I love the sets and the clothes Helen Hunt wears in it.