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johanlefourbe posted a review of Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
“To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since I have seen all the other movies directed by Kevin Smith, I was quite eager to check this one as well. In fact, before watching this movie, I first re-watched ‘Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back’ since it was ages ago that” read more
2 years ago
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1940's) list
Notes: I have to admit that I was actually quite impressed by the damned thing. First of all, I’m not sure if it was the first one but it was definitely one of the first horror anthologies ever made and it is easily the best one I have seen, not less than that. To be honest, the beginning was rather clunky with Walter Craig showing up at this farm and acting like some kind of zombie. However, as soon as he explained why he was acting so oddly, I was completely hooked though. As pointed out by another Listal member, this anthology really felt reminiscent to ‘The Twilight Zone’ and, basically, each tale felt like some ‘Twilight Zone’ episode and it’s definitely a compliment. Another interesting thing with this anthology was the fact that, even though it was involving 3 directors, it felt really homogenous in style and quality which is something so rare with such anthologies. Concerning each separate segment, they all focused on things which were inherently creepy by nature (car accidents, hide and seek, mirrors, dummies and… golf!) and I was surprised that each one of them turned out to be actually quite entertaining. However, even if the first scenes slightly bothered me, I think I enjoyed above all the overarching story taking place at the farmhouse. Indeed, there is nothing more unsettling that a total stranger telling you that they have seen you in their dreams and predicting all kinds of ominous things. 2 years ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: I have to admit that I was actually quite impressed by the damned thing. First of all, I’m not sure if it was the first one but it was definitely one of the first horror anthologies ever made and it is easily the best one I have seen, not less than that. To be honest, the beginning was rather clunky with Walter Craig showing up at this farm and acting like some kind of zombie. However, as soon as he explained why he was acting so oddly, I was completely hooked though. As pointed out by another Listal member, this anthology really felt reminiscent to ‘The Twilight Zone’ and, basically, each tale felt like some ‘Twilight Zone’ episode and it’s definitely a compliment. Another interesting thing with this anthology was the fact that, even though it was involving 3 directors, it felt really homogenous in style and quality which is something so rare with such anthologies. Concerning each separate segment, they all focused on things which were inherently creepy by nature (car accidents, hide and seek, mirrors, dummies and… golf!) and I was surprised that each one of them turned out to be actually quite entertaining. However, even if the first scenes slightly bothered me, I think I enjoyed above all the overarching story taking place at the farmhouse. Indeed, there is nothing more unsettling that a total stranger telling you that they have seen you in their dreams and predicting all kinds of ominous things. 2 years ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Dead of Night (1946)
“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it seems to have a decent reputation (it was included in ‘The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made’ selected by the New York Times, among other things), I thought I might as well check it out. Well, I have to admit that I was actually quite ” read more
2 years ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Boston Strangler
“To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Keira Knightley and since it was available on Disney+, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, first of all, I have to admit that I had never heard of these murders and it was pretty neat to se” read more
2 years ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1940's) list
Notes: To be honest, I was at first slightly worried and I thought there was no way that something so quaint could appeal to me. Furthermore, it is pretty obvious that it was based on a play since most of the action was taking place in the house of the Day family which wasn’t necessarily a bad thing but there is no way that this story really required almost 2 hours of running time. And, yet, somehow, the damned thing still worked after all. Indeed, at first, I thought Clarence Day Sr. was just way over-the-top but I have to admit that the guy grew on me after a while. Eventually, it was above all thanks to William Powell who managed to deliver here such a fine and perfectly calibrated performance. Even thought you might think that the sole purpose of this character was to be fun and entertaining, he was actually much more complex than that. At the same time, you had to understand why everyone in his family feared his tantrums but you had to believe that they also deeply loved him in spite of his major mood swings. Finally, he had to be a believable character and not just some oversized caricature. Unfortunately, the other characters were not so well developed as they were basically only there to interact with Clarence Day Sr. At least, it was pretty neat to see a young Elizabeth Taylor at the beginning of her career and I was really surprised to find out that she was only 15 years old at the time.2 years ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: To be honest, I was at first slightly worried and I thought there was no way that something so quaint could appeal to me. Furthermore, it is pretty obvious that it was based on a play since most of the action was taking place in the house of the Day family which wasn’t necessarily a bad thing but there is no way that this story really required almost 2 hours of running time. And, yet, somehow, the damned thing still worked after all. Indeed, at first, I thought Clarence Day Sr. was just way over-the-top but I have to admit that the guy grew on me after a while. Eventually, it was above all thanks to William Powell who managed to deliver here such a fine and perfectly calibrated performance. Even thought you might think that the sole purpose of this character was to be fun and entertaining, he was actually much more complex than that. At the same time, you had to understand why everyone in his family feared his tantrums but you had to believe that they also deeply loved him in spite of his major mood swings. Finally, he had to be a believable character and not just some oversized caricature. Unfortunately, the other characters were not so well developed as they were basically only there to interact with Clarence Day Sr. At least, it was pretty neat to see a young Elizabeth Taylor at the beginning of her career and I was really surprised to find out that she was only 15 years old at the time.2 years ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Life with Father
“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it seems to have a decent reputation (it was included in ‘The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made’ selected by the New York Times, among other things), I thought I might as well check it out. To be honest, I was at first slightly worried an” read more
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1940's) list
Notes: Well, even though I have never been a fan of such classic musicals, I have to admit that this one was actually not bad. Sure, the plot was just paper-thin and there was actually barely any link with Easter but I thought the damned thing was actually fairly entertaining. Indeed, the main attraction with this movie was obviously to see Judy Garland and Fred Astaire working together and it seems that they were at the top of their game back then. It had been a while since I saw Astaire delivering such cool dancing moves and, concerning Garland, even if she was maybe not the best dancer in the world, I think she was probably even more charismatic than Astaire was. It’s too bad they didn’t try to develop their relationship a little bit more though. Indeed, why did Hannah fall in love with Don? Only because he was such a great dancer or because he saw her potential when nobody else did? The second option might have some merit but, first, there was the fact that Don picked her up completely at random and not because he thought she had any talent but, above all, I never had the feeling that he actually really cared for her. The conflict with his former partner Nadine was also rather half-baked. Eventually, you can only wonder what would have been the end-result if they had spent slightly more time on the story and the characters instead of delivering so many elaborate dance sequences but, in my opinion, that’s something that could be said about most musicals.2 years ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: Well, even though I have never been a fan of such classic musicals, I have to admit that this one was actually not bad. Sure, the plot was just paper-thin and there was actually barely any link with Easter but I thought the damned thing was actually fairly entertaining. Indeed, the main attraction with this movie was obviously to see Judy Garland and Fred Astaire working together and it seems that they were at the top of their game back then. It had been a while since I saw Astaire delivering such cool dancing moves and, concerning Garland, even if she was maybe not the best dancer in the world, I think she was probably even more charismatic than Astaire was. It’s too bad they didn’t try to develop their relationship a little bit more though. Indeed, why did Hannah fall in love with Don? Only because he was such a great dancer or because he saw her potential when nobody else did? The second option might have some merit but, first, there was the fact that Don picked her up completely at random and not because he thought she had any talent but, above all, I never had the feeling that he actually really cared for her. The conflict with his former partner Nadine was also rather half-baked. Eventually, you can only wonder what would have been the end-result if they had spent slightly more time on the story and the characters instead of delivering so many elaborate dance sequences but, in my opinion, that’s something that could be said about most musicals.2 years ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Easter Parade
“To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since there was a decent cast involved, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, even though I have never been a fan of such classic musicals, in fact, musicals in general must be the genre I care the least for, I have to a” read more
2 years ago
