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Decision to Leave
chosen by Wilma Notes: Since I’m a huge fan of ā€˜Oldboy’, I was just so eager to see this movie. First of all, I have to admit that it was rather tricky to watch a South-Korean movie with Dutch subtitles and, as a result, it took me a while to get a good grip on this rather complex story. Unfortunately, even though I did enjoy most of it, even though it turned out to be really intriguing, I never thought it was really fascinating though. Still, the damned thing was pretty good though. Indeed, I didn’t expect that, on top of being an entertaining detective story, it would be also such a romantic tale as well. It displayed that, solving the case and finding who’s guilty is not everything. As displayed in this movie, it can be so much more complex than what you usually get with the genre, especially when feelings might have a major impact on the proceedings. Concerning the two main characters, the Chinese woman was really complex and I really appreciated the depth they gave to this character. It was also thanks to Tang Wei who gave a really strong performance. On the other hand, I had more trouble to care about the South Korean investigator. I won’t blame Park Hae-il who did a fine job, it’s just that the guy was so clean and straight and, eventually, I never thought that his character was really interesting. The whole gimmick of the insomniac detective was also rather derivative but I have to admit that it did create a interesting surreal dreamy mood. Anyway, all in all, it was definitely another fine directing effort from Chan-Wook Park. (Oct. 2022)
2 years, 6 months ago
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Lou Reed: Berlin

2 years, 6 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Light of My Life

An average movie

“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was starring Casey Affleck, I thought I might as well check it out. More than 10 years ago, Affleck’s directorial debut was the experimental and rather weird ā€˜I’m still Here’ starring his brother-in-law / best friend Joaquin ” read more

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De Club van Lelijke Kinderen
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3 Faces

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Stagecoach  (1939)
Notes: This movie is mostly famous for finally launching John Wayne’s career. In fact, Wayne had been around for quite a while already (he was already in his 30’s) but it was only after this movie that he became a massive movie star. It was also the real start of his partnership with John Ford, even if he did play in some minor parts in other movies directed by Ford before. This movie was also apparently a major inspiration for Orson Welles before he made ā€˜Citizen Kane’. Well, even though this movie is usually considered as a perfect example of textbook filmmaking, to be honest, I actually really struggled with the beginning scenes. Indeed, at a quick tempo, all the 9 characters were introduced and, to be honest, I had a hard time to figure out who was who and what the hell they were doing on this damned coach. Maybe it had to do with the fact that the version I saw on YouTube had some poor subtitles and maybe I should check it out again at some point. Anyway, from all the characters involved, even though I have to admit that John Wayne was indeed quite charismatic, I enjoyed above all Doc Boone played by a pitch-perfect Thomas Mitchell. Indeed, not only he was the most entertaining of the bunch, he was probably the most complex character as well.
2 years, 6 months ago
Stagecoach  (1939)
Notes: This movie is mostly famous for finally launching John Wayne’s career. In fact, Wayne had been around for quite a while already (he was already in his 30’s) but it was only after this movie that he became a massive movie star. It was also the real start of his partnership with John Ford, even if he did play in some minor parts in other movies directed by Ford before. This movie was also apparently a major inspiration for Orson Welles before he made ā€˜Citizen Kane’. Well, even though this movie is usually considered as a perfect example of textbook filmmaking, to be honest, I actually really struggled with the beginning scenes. Indeed, at a quick tempo, all the 9 characters were introduced and, to be honest, I had a hard time to figure out who was who and what the hell they were doing on this damned coach. Maybe it had to do with the fact that the version I saw on YouTube had some poor subtitles and maybe I should check it out again at some point. Anyway, from all the characters involved, even though I have to admit that John Wayne was indeed quite charismatic, I enjoyed above all Doc Boone played by a pitch-perfect Thomas Mitchell. Indeed, not only he was the most entertaining of the bunch, he was probably the most complex character as well.
2 years, 6 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Stagecoach (1939)

A classic

“I’m usually not a huge fan of such vintage Westerns but since this one has a really solid reputation, I was quite eager to check it out. This movie is mostly famous for finally launching John Wayne’s career. In fact, Wayne had been around for quite a while already (he was already in his 30’s) ” read more

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Halloween

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Money Plane

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Mine
Brian Banks
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Brian Banks
Mine

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Unhinged

have watched

5/10

After the Wedding

6/10


2 years, 6 months ago
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After the Wedding

2 years, 6 months ago

An average movie

“I was wondering for how long this movie was in my queue. Well, apparently, I did add it more than 4 years ago so it was really time to watch the damned thing. Well, it was definitely an interesting watch and, at least, this movie was really educational. Indeed, I had seen already a couple of movies ” read more

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Someone Great

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Love Hard

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Paranormal Activity 3

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2 years, 6 months ago
Secret Invasion
What is it about? Fury and Talos try to stop the Skrulls who have infiltrated the highest spheres of the Marvel Universe. My verdict: What the hell is going on with Marvel... Seriously, even if 'She-Hulk' has a rather (deserved) lame reputation, I thought this new mini-series was even weaker though. It's not that it was really bad, in fact, they gathered one of their best cast for this show. Above all, the concept was just too generic and I thought there was barely any tension. The fact that, once again, there was no link whatsoever with the rest of the MCU was also rather troublesome. Seriously, if they keep going on like this, I wonder if their movies are going to flop as well at some point. It's too bad because these TV-shows were such a breath of fresh air compared to their huge blockbusters which can be fun but also tend to all look alike.
2 years, 6 months ago
Safety Last!
Notes: I was really surprised to discover that this movie was not included in some major movie lists such as ā€˜1001 Movies You Must Before You Die’ or ā€˜They Shoot Pictures, Don’t They?’ (Roger Ebert did include it in his ā€˜Great Movies’ list though). Indeed, it is rather weird since this movie does include arguably the most iconic scene displayed in a silent comedy which was obviously when Harold Lloyd was dangling from a clock on a top of a building. This scene was and still is the stuff of legends, even if it was debunked years later by a stuntman. Indeed, there were actually some security measures, for example, they used a fake building front filmed in a way to capture the street below. Even so, Lloyd was still probably risking his life anyway and that’s the kind of stuff you don’t see anytime nowadays (even though you could say that Tom Cruise does indulge in some really hazardous stunts with his ā€˜Mission: Impossible’ franchise). Instead, nowadays, everything is done with some really fake CGI but should performers actually risk their life to entertain us? The weird thing is that I was never scared when Lloyd was doing his stunt which is a tribute to his mighty skills. Eventually, this scene was obviously amazing and quite unforgettable but, even though it tends to overshadow the rest of the movie, the whole thing was actually quite fun. Sure, the concept was pretty basic but Lloyd definitely made the most of it and most of the jokes were actually quite hilarious to behold.
2 years, 6 months ago
Safety Last!
Notes: I was really surprised to discover that this movie was not included in some major movie lists such as ā€˜1001 Movies You Must Before You Die’ or ā€˜They Shoot Pictures, Don’t They?’ (Roger Ebert did include it in his ā€˜Great Movies’ list though). Indeed, it is rather weird since this movie does include arguably the most iconic scene displayed in a silent comedy which was obviously when Harold Lloyd was dangling from a clock on a top of a building. This scene was and still is the stuff of legends, even if it was debunked years later by a stuntman. Indeed, there were actually some security measures, for example, they used a fake building front filmed in a way to capture the street below. Even so, Lloyd was still probably risking his life anyway and that’s the kind of stuff you don’t see anytime nowadays (even though you could say that Tom Cruise does indulge in some really hazardous stunts with his ā€˜Mission: Impossible’ franchise). Instead, nowadays, everything is done with some really fake CGI but should performers actually risk their life to entertain us? The weird thing is that I was never scared when Lloyd was doing his stunt which is a tribute to his mighty skills. Eventually, this scene was obviously amazing and quite unforgettable but, even though it tends to overshadow the rest of the movie, the whole thing was actually quite fun. Sure, the concept was pretty basic but Lloyd definitely made the most of it and most of the jokes were actually quite hilarious to behold.
2 years, 6 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Safety Last!

A classic

“Since I really loved ā€˜The Kid Brother’, I was really eager to see this other classic starring Harold Lloyd. First of all, I was really surprised to discover that this movie was not included in some major movie lists such as ā€˜1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die’ or ā€˜They Shoot Pictures,” read more

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Renegades

2 years, 6 months ago
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Safety Last!

2 years, 7 months ago
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Unhinged

2 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of The Secret Garden

An average movie

“To be honest, I wasn’t sure what to expect from this movie but since it was starring Colin Firth, I thought I might as well check it out. In fact, the title did sound familiar and it’s because it’s from a famous book which has been adapted many times for the silver screen. Well, surprisingly, ” read more

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