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johanlefourbe added 1 item to A Complete Review of Steven Spielberg's work list
Cast : Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Paul Dano
What was it about?
Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.
My two cents:
The cool thing about this movie is that I saw it with my mother who is also a major movie buff and she was the one who introduced me to the movies more than 30 years ago. Anyway, to be honest, I had actually a hard time to judge the damned thing after all. I think that the biggest issue I had was that I actually really loved so much the first 15 mins. Indeed, it was just so awe-inspiring to see this little kid watching a movie and getting his mind blown in the process. This sequence was just so identifiable and pretty much pitch-perfect and, for a moment, I thought this movie could turn out to be an amazing masterpiece. Unfortunately, it seemed that this movie delivered its climax right at the beginning and even though everything else was interesting enough, I never became really much more than that and it never reached the level of awesomeness displayed during the opening scene. The basic idea was to show how his parents' divorce would greatly influence his work but, eventually, I thought that none of them (his mother, his father, Uncle Bennie) as an individual really influenced him as a film maker after all. The fact that none of them was really intriguing as a character probably didnāt help either. It is interesting that, even though everybody involved claimed that all these memories were accurately portrayed, Spielberg did modify something crucial. Indeed, for maybe a couple of decades, he actually blamed his father for this separation but, in this movie, he actually completely changed his point of view for something more nuanced (in fact, in this movie, you could say that his mother was more the one to blame). Eventually, whether you like his work or not, there is no denying that Spielberg's impact on Cinema as an Art has been huge but I'm not so sure if his life was so fascinating after all.
My rating: 7/10
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johanlefourbe added 4 items to A Complete Review of the Coen Brothers' work list
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to TV Shows I would love to watch list
What is it about?
Follows Wednesday Addams' years as a student, when she attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a killing spree, and solve the mystery that embroiled her parents.
My verdict:
I wasnāt really eager to check this TV-show but since it was involving Tim Burton, I thought I might as well check it out. Sure, it was watchable but not much more than that and it definitely felt like a typical Netflix thing produced by some algorithm. In this case, the ingredients seemed to be the Addams family, Harry Potter and Riverdale. At least, I have to admit that it did work out since it was apparently a huge hit for Netflix but, to be honest, I didn't care much for the damned thing. You might have noticed that I didn't even mention Tim Burton in this algorithm because his touch was barely felt which was really disappointing. Seriously, if you would put 'Beetlejuice' next to 'Wednesday', you wouldn't believe they actually came from the same mind. The only thing really working was Jenna Ortega who completely nailed it but none of the characters involved made an impression at all. Sure, Gwendoline Christie was fine and it was fun that Christina Ricci was involved, even if her character was barely developed. However, except for Ortega, none of the young actors involved did something really interesting but they were not helped by the fact that their characters were not interesting whatsoever.
Will I watch the following seasons?
Even if this TV-show has been officially renewed, I have some serious doubts that I will watch the next season.2 years, 3 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to A Complete Review of various directors' s work list
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johanlefourbe posted a review of Resistance
“To be honest, I wasnāt really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was starring Jesse Eisenberg, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, even though it turned out to be an interesting story, the movie itself was not really good, Iām afraid. Indeed, it seems that they took the w” read more
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (2020's) list
Notes: Itās too bad that Netflix did provide only the version dubbed in Hindi instead of the original version in Telugu. Still, it turned out to be such a f*cking blast, I have seen around 7000 movies and I had never seen anything like this. Seriously, it was probably one of the craziest movies I have ever seen. Basically, they took so many different genres such as action, romance, comedy, drama, historical epic, patriotic propaganda,ā¦ and cranked up all these genres to the max and, even though it should have been a total disaster, it actually worked so well. On top of that, it featured some of the most exhilarating action scenes I have seen and, without āAvatar: The Way of Waterā, it would have been hands-down visually the most impressive movie released in 2022. It also featured one of the most fascinating bromances. Eventually, I still think that there were a (few) dull moments. Above all, I didnāt care much for the half-baked romance between Bheem and Jenny and it was pretty obvious that this romance was added just so that Bheem could find Malli in a completely random way. In fact, since he knew that Malli had been abducted by the governor and his wife, I donāt understand why it was supposed to be so difficult to find Malliās location. Still, it was some minor flaw and the whole thing was just so freaking entertaining.2 years, 3 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: Itās too bad that Netflix did provide only the version dubbed in Hindi instead of the original version in Telugu. Still, it turned out to be such a f*cking blast, I have seen around 7000 movies and I had never seen anything like this. Seriously, it was probably one of the craziest movies I have ever seen. Basically, they took so many different genres such as action, romance, comedy, drama, historical epic, patriotic propaganda,ā¦ and cranked up all these genres to the max and, even though it should have been a total disaster, it actually worked so well. On top of that, it featured some of the most exhilarating action scenes I have seen and, without āAvatar: The Way of Waterā, it would have been hands-down visually the most impressive movie released in 2022. It also featured one of the most fascinating bromances. Eventually, I still think that there were a (few) dull moments. Above all, I didnāt care much for the half-baked romance between Bheem and Jenny and it was pretty obvious that this romance was added just so that Bheem could find Malli in a completely random way. In fact, since he knew that Malli had been abducted by the governor and his wife, I donāt understand why it was supposed to be so difficult to find Malliās location. Still, it was some minor flaw and the whole thing was just so freaking entertaining.2 years, 3 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of RRR (Rise Roar Revolt)
“Since I kept hearing some really good things about this movie, I thought I should finally watch the damned thing at some point. First of all, itās too bad that Netflix did provide only the version dubbed in Hindi instead of the original version in Telugu. Still, it turned out to be such a f*cking ” read more
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to Top 10 best movies 2022 list
Notes: Itās too bad that Netflix did provide only the version dubbed in Hindi instead of the original version in Telugu. Still, it turned out to be such a f*cking blast, I have seen around 7000 movies and I had never seen anything like this. Seriously, it was probably one of the craziest movies I have ever seen. Basically, they took so many different genres such as action, romance, comedy, drama, historical epic, patriotic propaganda,ā¦ and cranked up all these genres to the max and, even though it should have been a total disaster, it actually worked so well. On top of that, it featured some of the most exhilarating action scenes I have seen and, without āAvatar: The Way of Waterā, it would have been hands-down visually the most impressive movie released in 2022. It also featured one of the most fascinating bromances. Eventually, I still think that there were a (few) dull moments. Above all, I didnāt care much for the half-baked romance between Bheem and Jenny and it was pretty obvious that this romance was added just so that Bheem could find Malli in a completely random way. In fact, since he knew that Malli had been abducted by the governor and his wife, I donāt understand why it was supposed to be so difficult to find Malliās location. Still, it was some minor flaw and the whole thing was just so freaking entertaining.2 years, 3 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to A Complete Review of Guillermo del Toro's work list
Cast : Ewan McGregor, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton, Christoph Waltz, Ron Perlman, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson
What was it about?
A darker version of the classic children's fairy tale of a wooden puppet that transforms into a real living boy.
My two cents:
To be honest, after the really useless live-action version released by Disney this year, I canāt say I was really dying to see again another version of this famous tale, especially so soon. However, a new movie directed by Guillermo Del Toro is always a big event, especially when it is a passion project like this one on which he has been working for more than 10 years. Well, first of all, there is no doubt that the damned thing was visually really neat and if youāre into stop-motion, this flick is definitely a must-see. Concerning the story itself, it was pretty cool that they did extend the introduction and displayed in the process the relationship between Geppetto and his deceased son, Carlo. They also combined some elements from Frankensteinās story. As a result, Geppetto actually really freaked out when Pinocchio came to life and it took him a while to accept him and eventually love him. It really deferred from the other adaptations but I thought it was a really interesting approach. For some reason, the action was also taking place in the 30ās in Fascist Italy which was not necessarily a bad idea but Iām not sure if it really had such an interesting added value. Unfortunately, even though Del Toro did tweak the story a little bit, in my opinion, it was still the same old tale that I have seen so many times by now and I find it hard to really care at this point. Above all, I think they should have dropped as many details as possible from the Disney classic adaptation to make sure that this movie could really stand on its own.
My rating: 07/10
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johanlefourbe posted a review of Pinocchio
“To be honest, after the really useless live-action version released by Disney this year, I canāt say I was really dying to see again another version of this famous tale, especially so soon. However, a new movie directed by Guillermo Del Toro is always a big event, especially when it is a passion p” read more
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johanlefourbe added 5 items to Wat gaan we in de bioscoop zien? (movies to watch) list
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to Wat gaan we in de bioscoop zien? (movies to watch) list
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