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johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1930's) list
Notes: After a rather weird slightly homo-erotic intro, fairly quickly, they went back to the Olympics and, in contrary to the previous chapter which focused only on track and field sports, this 2nd movie was much varied as it displayed all kinds of sports. Unfortunately, it did make the whole thing much more random and it didnât help either that they focused on some rather obscure sports. It was also weird that all the competitions displayed were involving only male athletes. Indeed, it was only towards the end that they focused on the female diving competition but it was the only sport events involving some women. I thought it was also a missed opportunity that they didn't not end with something more spectacular but, eventually, it was rather short and quite anti-climactic. It didnât help that the ending ceremony was included for some reason in the previous movie which, in my opinion, didnât really make sense. Eventually, as far as I was concerned, I think it would have worked better to combine the two movies and cut it into a 3 hour long movie instead. On the propaganda side, it was much lighter this time around, above all since you didnât get to see Adolfâs ugly face, but it was still really odd, awkward and even distressing to see some Nazi soldiers in full uniform taking part in some of the competitions. Anyway, some scenes in this movie were just mesmerizing to behold (the diving competition is rightly fully considered a classic sequence) and I donât think I will ever get enough of watching such incredibly majestic athletes in slow-motion. 2 years ago
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Alfonso Elolajohanlefourbe posted a review of Limit (1931)
“Since this movie seemed to have a solid reputation (it is included in the â1001 Movies You Must See Before You Dieâ list among other things), I thought I might as well check it out. Well, Mario Peixoto definitely delivered a strange movie here, thatâs for sure, and I have to admit that I had p” read more
2 years ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1930's) list
Notes: Mario Peixoto definitely delivered a strange movie here, thatâs for sure, and I have to admit that I had pretty much no clue what the damned thing was actually about. Apparently, one woman had escaped from prison, another woman had left a bad marriage and there was a man in love with someone else's wife but, to be honest, it didnât get all that at all. Itâs also interesting that this movie would be Peixoto only directing effort but, even if the guy was only around 21 years old at the time, his movie would still manage to become one of the best Brazilian movies ever made, no less than that. Anyway, even if I didn't really get what it was all about or what the hell was actually going on, I have to admit that I really dug the beginning scenes though. Above all, I think I especially enjoyed the melancholic haunting score and, in combination with the surrealist visuals, it made the whole thing quite spellbinding to behold. Unfortunately, they didnât stick to this score and, after 15 mins, they went instead for some generic violin tune which was not awful but this movie definitely didnât have the same impact at all anymore. As a result, I had a hard time to keep my focus on the damned thing. Furthermore, even though I do appreciate a surrealist/experimental movie when it is rather short, 2 hours of this was just seriously challenging though. 2 years ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: Mario Peixoto definitely delivered a strange movie here, thatâs for sure, and I have to admit that I had pretty much no clue what the damned thing was actually about. Apparently, one woman had escaped from prison, another woman had left a bad marriage and there was a man in love with someone else's wife but, to be honest, it didnât get all that at all. Itâs also interesting that this movie would be Peixoto only directing effort but, even if the guy was only around 21 years old at the time, his movie would still manage to become one of the best Brazilian movies ever made, no less than that. Anyway, even if I didn't really get what it was all about or what the hell was actually going on, I have to admit that I really dug the beginning scenes though. Above all, I think I especially enjoyed the melancholic haunting score and, in combination with the surrealist visuals, it made the whole thing quite spellbinding to behold. Unfortunately, they didnât stick to this score and, after 15 mins, they went instead for some generic violin tune which was not awful but this movie definitely didnât have the same impact at all anymore. As a result, I had a hard time to keep my focus on the damned thing. Furthermore, even though I do appreciate a surrealist/experimental movie when it is rather short, 2 hours of this was just seriously challenging though. 2 years ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to TV Shows I would love to watch list
What is it about?
A ragtag group of teenagers run wild in the streets of the Bronx in the late 1970s.
My verdict:
Since this TV-show was a critical success and since it was created by Baz Luhrmann, I was quite eager to check it out. It will be also notoriously remembered as being the first Netflix TV-show not to be renewed for a 2nd season, in spite the fact that it was critically lauded. Well, to be honest, I'm not surprised that it was not renewed. Not that it was bad, it was actually pretty good. However, even though the material was actually amazing, this show was never really great though. As usual with Luhrmann, there was probably too much stuff going on all the time and you might wonder if his super-charged style was really appropriate for such gritty material. 2 years ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1930's) list
Notes: Fortunately, it turned out to be much less hard to swallow than âTriumph des Willensâ which was a very interesting but also really despicable and nauseating movie. Sure, it was still some Nazi propaganda but it was also more than that. Indeed, it is a neat record of some vintage Olympic games as well and you can say whatever you want about Leni Riefenstahl but she definitely knew how to shoot a movie. For example, during many of the competitions displayed in this movie, she used some slow-motion which might seem like an obvious choice but I never saw sports being shot this way and I thought it was just so efficient and even quite beautiful to look at. To be honest, Iâm not so sure about the introduction with these Greek statues. Sure, it was quite artistic but it felt also rather pretentious (on the other hand, what else should you expect from such a propaganda piece?). However, I have to admit that the transition to the discus thrower was pretty neat. The opening ceremony was also an interesting part. Itâs in fact pretty much the same that we have nowadays, except for the fact that some delegations were giving the Nazi salute towards Hitler which was expected from Germanyâs allies. However, I was rather appalled that the French athletes who do it as well but I guess these morons didnât know that Germany would invade their country only a few years later. It was also something quite fascinating with this movie, the fact that while you had all these countries involved in some friendly sports competition, only a few years later, most of them would be eventually involved in one of the largest world conflicts we have ever seen. And, of course, it was just awesome to see Jesse Owens kicking their Nazi butts time and time again.2 years ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: Fortunately, it turned out to be much less hard to swallow than âTriumph des Willensâ which was a very interesting but also really despicable and nauseating movie. Sure, it was still some Nazi propaganda but it was also more than that. Indeed, it is a neat record of some vintage Olympic games as well and you can say whatever you want about Leni Riefenstahl but she definitely knew how to shoot a movie. For example, during many of the competitions displayed in this movie, she used some slow-motion which might seem like an obvious choice but I never saw sports being shot this way and I thought it was just so efficient and even quite beautiful to look at. To be honest, Iâm not so sure about the introduction with these Greek statues. Sure, it was quite artistic but it felt also rather pretentious (on the other hand, what else should you expect from such a propaganda piece?). However, I have to admit that the transition to the discus thrower was pretty neat. The opening ceremony was also an interesting part. Itâs in fact pretty much the same that we have nowadays, except for the fact that some delegations were giving the Nazi salute towards Hitler which was expected from Germanyâs allies. However, I was rather appalled that the French athletes who do it as well but I guess these morons didnât know that Germany would invade their country only a few years later. It was also something quite fascinating with this movie, the fact that while you had all these countries involved in some friendly sports competition, only a few years later, most of them would be eventually involved in one of the largest world conflicts we have ever seen. And, of course, it was just awesome to see Jesse Owens kicking their Nazi butts time and time again.2 years ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
“To be honest, before watching this movie, I had some mixed feelings towards the damned thing but since it has such a strong reputation, I still wanted to check it out. Well, fortunately, it turned out to be much easier to swallow than âTriumph des Willensâ which was a very interesting but also r” read more
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johanlefourbe posted a review of Luckiest Girl Alive
“I had no idea what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Mila Kunis and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, to be honest, during the first scenes, I actually thought for a while that it might be some kind of dark satirical comedy with” read more
2 years ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of The Good Nurse
“To be honest, I wasnât really sure what to expect from this flick but since there was a solid cast involved, I thought I might as well check it out. I have to admit that I didnât know much about Charles Cullen before watching this movie but it turned out to be a really strong and actually quite ” read more
2 years ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Blackbird
“I wasnât really sure what to expect from this flick but since there was a really nice cast involved, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, itâs only afterwards that I discovered that it was actually a remake of a rather obscure Danish movie. Anyway, it turned out to be a decent watch but, to ” read more
2 years ago
