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johanlefourbe posted a review of American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally
“To be honest, I wasnāt sure what to expect from the damned thing but since it was starring Al Pacino, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, even though, like many other recent movies starring the legendary actor, it did receive some rather abysmal reviews, I thought it was not so bad thoug” read more
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to A Complete Review of Neil Jordan's work list
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to A Complete Review of Antoine Fuqua's work list
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to A Complete Review of Alex van Warmerdam's work list
What was it about?
Found in the German woods as a four-year-old boy, Gunter grows up in a foster family. Four decades later he leads a normal life. When a man on a bridge whispers a single word in his ear, he starts to wonder about his origins.
My two cents:
In fact, the first half was pretty straightforward, much more than his usual stuff. However, obviously, it didnāt last forever and from the moment one of the characters (who suddenly became the lead which wasnāt the case at all before) planted a nail into the foot of one of his colleagues, the whole thing went completely sideways. The end-result was some kind of mix of absurdist Dutch humor (van Warmerdam is the all-time master of the genre) with some Lynchian mindf*ck and a dash of āBeing John Malkovichā. Sure, it might sound intriguing but, to be honest, I really had a hard time to care about all this. I mean, I really admire van Warmerdamās unique directing style, the guy simply doesnāt care about the basic film narrative conventions which is really cool. Unfortunately, I donāt find his approach really interesting or entertaining though. I was also not really sure about the heavy anti-religious message. I mean, you could develop a whole movie about the subject but van Warmerdam spent maybe 10 mins on this so you might wonder why he bothered at all. Still, the ending came out pretty much out of nowhere and I have to admit that it was actually pretty awesome.
My rating: 7/10
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to A Complete Review of the Farrelly Brothers' work list
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to A Complete Review of M. Night Shyamalan's work list
Cast : Gael Garcia Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Rufus Sewell, Alex Wolff, Thomasin McKenzie, Abbey Lee, Ken Leung, Eliza Scanlen, Embeth Davidtz
What was it about?
A vacationing family discovers that the secluded beach where they're relaxing for a few hours is somehow causing them to age rapidly, reducing their entire lives into a single day.
My two cents:
With this director, especially nowadays, you can never be sure what you really get. Indeed, it could be a decent horror/thriller or it could turn out to be just so lame. In this case, this movie pretty much landed in between. Like many other Shyamalan features, there was a cloud of mystery around the whole thing which was fairly entertaining and the concept had some potential, even if it wasnāt as clever as Shyamalan thought it was. Unfortunately, there was just too little psychology involved and I think it was pretty obvious that the director had no idea how to handle the concept of having people living a whole lifetime within the span of a single day. Instead, you get one of them becoming homicidal with no real explanation, just to make sure that there was some random threat. Eventually, what saved Shyamalan this time was the fact that he had such a strong cast at his disposal and all of them managed to do quite a lot with the rather half-baked material that was given to them. And of course, as usual with this director, there was a supposedly āsurprisingā twist but it is such a predictable trademark with this guy, it was hardly surprising at all and, on top of that, it was not really convincing or entertaining whatsoever. Anyway, even if the end-result was rather half-baked, I have to admit that it was still a decent watch though.
My rating: 6/10
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to A Complete Review of Ron Howard's work list
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to A Complete Review of Michael Bayās work list
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to A Complete Review of Barry Sonnenfeld's work list
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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, 4 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 Wat gaan we in de bioscoop zien? (movies to watch) list
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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, 4 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, 4 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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