i be bear and raise in suburban texas but this be one of my favorite . it be by no mean a new york story that non new yoikers can not understand and a lot of u provincial resent the very provincial thinking of a few classless fool in the big apple . this be a delightful piece of fun . it be a joy to watch . the cast be put to superb use in this heartfelt tribute to the simple glorious joy of an ordinary childhood . like most autobiographical work this film have a resonance that isn not present in other work . a crooklyn be one of spike lee best work so be this one of woody allen best . the color be lushly age and beautifully underscored with the delightfully nostalgic music of the forty airwaves . even though i be only in my early fifty this film remind me of that simpler time that perhaps never be . it show a healthy family go though the most fascinating of all thing and namely ordinary living . this be the kind of reality that should be on t. v. instead of the dreck the major network be commit financial suicide with . i watch this every time it on . it one of those film that help you understand how different and yet the same family be . if a person doesn not understand this film it definitely a case of something miss . the radio story be the only fantastic aspect of the piece and they perfectly underscore the basic reality of the story . movie like this and meet me in st. louis and a tree grow in brooklyn and i remember mama and life with father and and crooklyn be essential .