Sleeper [Blu-ray]

Allen wakes up in 2173, having been accidentally frozen for 200 years (or as his character says; "204, if you count my marriage" ). Clever and funny, which isn't always an easy combination to pull off, it is filled with great one liners, sight gags and physical comedy.Having gone into hospital for a routine operation, Miles Munroe wakes up to find to find his library books are rather overdue. More than that, the world is now ruled by an evil dictator (or his nose anyway). Allen becomes a member of the anti-government underground, with a plan to capture the said snout, however Miles is captured and brain-washed into thinking he's Miss Montana in an American Beauty pageant. It is up to "poet" Luna (Diane Keaton - who does a good job keeping up with Allen in all the madness) to save the day.Along the way, the film is full of clever ideas (the robotic jewish tailors, the ineffective guard dog, "rags", the "orb" and, of course, the "orgasmatron"). The film is also packed with beautiful physical comedy and sight gags, including the badly behaved pudding, the giant chicken and Allen as the robot waiter.This also seems to be a be a loving homage to earlier silent films, with Allen pursued by the secret police (and a giant chicken!) and there is even a giant banana skin gag! With a fun, old time jazz soundtrack, it is brilliant, madcap fun. Still my favourite Woody Allen film, recommended.

One of Woody Allen`s earlier comedies - this one a satirical science fiction parody; it has rather more slapstick and absurdity to it than some of his other (and later) movies, but it`s lasted well and still entertains.This was one of the earliest of his films I remember seeing in the cinema and I still enjoy watching it when I get the opportunity.The standard UK DVD issue has English subtitles available if required and a selection of foreign-language soundtrack options; as with all of Allen`s films there are no extras.

Woody transports his neuroses to the 22nd century in this imaginative offering from the mid-1970s.Cryogenically frozen after a minor surgical procedure went wrong, Woody's character, Miles Monro, wakes 200 years later to find that the former US is now ruled by a despot (or at least, by a small part of him) and that the brainwashed population live in a comfortable, aimless Big Brother-type of society.While trying to come to terms with this strange world he tangles romantically with vacuous, talentless poet Luna (Keaton) and comically falls in with a rebel underground movement, finding himself at the heart of a ludicrous plot to overthrow the incumbent regime.Slapstick is the order of the day throughout and Woody's fondness for the Marx Brothers and silent comedy comes to the fore in many scenes. He also takes the opportunity to display his talent for manual dexterity and magic tricks.The juxtaposing of futuristic sets and costumes against Woody's 1970s morés makes the humour seem more absurd and works well as a medium to parody various 20th century cultural references (Orwell, banana republics and false standards among many). He manages also to take a swipe at Nixon, a hot topic at the time of the film's release and throws in a few old gems about Jewish tailors.Woody himself plays the musical score on his clarinet.DVD quality excellent.

This film is Woody Allen at his very, very best. It is not overtly dark or subtle, but it is painfully silly and stupidly funny in a way that films just aren't any more. He writes, directs and stars, also playing clarinet on the soundtrack with the legendary Preservation Hall Jazz Band and the equally famous (to those that know) New Orleans Funeral Band. The soundtrack is easily enough reason to buy this film on its own, but add to that the caracature of the future as envisioned in 1973 (complete with reel to reel tapes on computers with many coloured flashing lights, and a joke that sounds a lot like a description of the Atkins diet) and you'll start to understand why this should be your favourite film involving a 10ft banana and cars without wheels. This film has an unbounded sense of absurdity: Charlie Chaplin meets The Prisoner via the school playground. What Clockwork Orange does for violence and Beethoven, Sleeper does for slapstick and New Orleans Jazz.

saw this at the Cinema a few years after release, it has some great lines, & shows Woody Allen's Stand-up credentials. It's a little dated, but that's part of the charm, there are some very funny scenes, & some not so funny. At the end of the day, Allen was in his element at this time, & Annie Hall which I saw at the same time as Sleeper is really the pinnacle of the one-liner Woody Allen Movies. Sleeper is worth a go - the Giant Banana is funny, the orgasmatron isn't.

I used to think that this film was sooooooo funny! Unfortunately it has lost some of its charm and whilst it still seems funny in parts it a little lame.

I have watched this film many times over the years and still laugh out loud at the funniest scenes. Look out for the sphere being passed around, the orgasmatron and the fight with the overgrown pudding. Oh, and the president's nose being taken hostage. Nothing can explain this movie - you HAVE to watch it.It's Woody Allen at his funniest in my opinion; an earlier film of his that is packed with mad humour, a bit of romance and some never going out of date comedy that was topical then and still is today.I will never get tired of this zany movie.

It's very dated now but very funny and clever. Woody Allen in his early days before he became too "serious" and sophisticated.I love this film along with "Play It Again Sam". Definitely one for the collection.