Review of They All Laughed (1981) by Daniel K — 08 Mar 2010

3: I think I'd rather be friends with Peter Bogdanovich than just about anyone else alive. I can only imagine how much fun it would be to take a film class with him as well. One could easily make the argument that he knows more about filmmaking/film history than anyone else alive today.

The scarves are pretty classic as well. He's found his look and stuck with it. They is a wonderful, modest, and thoroughly entertaining picture. I suspect it may improve with additional viewings. It isn't my favorite picture his (What's Up Doc, Paper Moon, and The Last Picture Show are all superior), but it is in the top 5.

The lack of dialogue and incredibly slow pace at which the plot and all its intricacies are revealed is wonderfully refreshing. Despite the fact one feels as if they're missing something and progressing through the film in a slightly confused manner, it is still completely engrossing.

One simply accepts that the rest of the story will come out in time and in the mean time trying to figure out and enjoying the characters is more than enough. Just as all of his work is, this picture is wonderfully old-fashioned.

This is a high 3.