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thenewgreen · 4684 days ago · link · · parent · post: Woody Allen was doing "Midnight in Paris" as a standup routine more than 45 years ago
Watched it. It was really great, I can see why you've seen it twice. I laughed a lot. Adrien Brody's cameo as Dali was pretty great. As for Owen Wilson's character, it was pretty much the same bumbling, lovable goof he always plays, think Eli Cash without the mescaline or hell, even Dignan from Bottle Rocket. When you think about it, he's really just a slightly better looking version of Woody Allen. Wounded, mumbly and quick witted.
I feel like Woody reprised this amazing scene, if only slightly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpIYz8tfGjY only this time instead of Marshall McLuhan suddenly stepping on camera, Owen Wilson's character gets to use first hand knowledge of a Picasso painting from his experience the evening before. -Not exactly the same but it gives the same sort of satisfaction to the viewer. -Very enjoyable. Two thumbs up.