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johanlefourbe added 1 item to A Complete Review of Ron Howard's work list
What was it about?
A chronicle of how Andrés and his nonprofit rebuilds nations in the wake of disaster, providing healthy food to those affected.
My two cents:
The first thing that really impressed me was its visual aspect. Indeed, in my opinion, it really allows you to get an idea of the amplitude of the natural disasters that took place at the time. Concerning José Andrés himself, to be honest, I have to admit that I had never heard of the guy before but his charity work was just so impressive and inspirational. Indeed, there is nothing new about a celebrity giving money or even starting their own charitable organisation but there was something quite unique in his case (in fact, I don’t think I have ever seen anything like this before) was that, each time or, at least, very often, the guy would go himself onsite for weeks to cook and organise in general the feeding of 1000’s of people in need. Of course, with this kind of documentaries, there was not much room to be critical about Andrés and his work. Eventually, they kept repeating, even himself, that he can be terribly grumpy but it was played as something actually rather cute. However, you might wonder if his grumpiness didn’t go further than that. Still, it was definitely an interesting watch, that’s for sure.
My rating: 07/10
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“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick since it was directed by Ron Howard and since it was available on Disney+, I thought I might as well check it out. The first thing that really impressed me was its visual aspect. Indeed, in my opinion, it really allows you to get an idea of the a” read more
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“To be honest, I had no idea what to expect from this movie but, even if I might be mistaken, it probably turned out to be the saddest movie I have seen so far with my filmclub. Indeed, it was just so intense and it really touched me emotionally. As far as I was concerned, it was just heartbreaking t” read more
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johanlefourbe posted a review of The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
“Well, I keep watching this franchise but, to be honest, I’m glad I only have one instalment left to watch (There are actually much more but I don’t have them and they all have a really poor reputation). The previous movie was apparently such a hit (it was up to that point the highest grossing ” read more
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to Ronny's Dutch Film Club list
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Notes: Well, it probably turned out to be the saddest movie I have seen so far with the filmclub. Indeed, it was just so intense and it really touched me emotionally. Eventually, it was just heartbreaking to see this man who obviously had a rough life, who obviously deeply loved his child, who was probably one of the best parents I have seen in a movie, to face such an irredeemable and final death sentence. The little kid was also amazing and gave here a phenomenal child performance. Eventually, for 90 minutes, you have to watch these two human beings who were meant to be together, who worked so perfectly together, coming into terms with the fact that they will be separated, each in their own way, and this process was just so excruciating to behold. So, it was some strong stuff but it wasn’t completely flawless though. The first issue was that the whole thing was really predictable. For example, the way the single woman said and did exactly the right things was not exactly subtle. It was also rather odd that it never seemed to be an option to reach out to the biological mother to, at least, give her the option to take over this child. Finally, there was the fact that this man was completely isolated socially speaking which, of course, as a result, seriously amplified even more the connection between this father and his child but, to be honest, it felt also slightly manipulative. Anyway, even if it was maybe missing something to be really great, it was still an intense and heartbreaking drama.
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1930's) list
Notes: Even though Carl Theodor Dreyer himself was Danish, this movie really felt like it belonged to the German expressionism. It was also pretty obvious that it was produced at the end of the silent movies era as there were very few sounds and dialogues and most of the story was told through some (rather massive) cards with caption and some whole pages of a book dealing with vampires. I don’t know, maybe the damned thing was too random for my taste but there is no doubt that the atmosphere was grim and quite mesmerizing at the same time. Indeed, it’s rather difficult to imagine a vampire movie nowadays without either a rather heavy script or some huge action scenes. This one was actually much more straightforward and, when you think about it, really simple and, yet, its stripped-down aspect was really intriguing. Concerning the actors, they were apparently almost all non-professionals but even though they all had a striking look, I had a rather hard time to connect with any of them. It probably had to do with the fact that most of what we learned about them was through some title cards and not through the dialogues or their performances. Anyway, even if I wasn’t completely sold, it was still a solid watch.2 years, 8 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: Even though Carl Theodor Dreyer himself was Danish, this movie really felt like it belonged to the German expressionism. It was also pretty obvious that it was produced at the end of the silent movies era as there were very few sounds and dialogues and most of the story was told through some (rather massive) cards with caption and some whole pages of a book dealing with vampires. I don’t know, maybe the damned thing was too random for my taste but there is no doubt that the atmosphere was grim and quite mesmerizing at the same time. Indeed, it’s rather difficult to imagine a vampire movie nowadays without either a rather heavy script or some huge action scenes. This one was actually much more straightforward and, when you think about it, really simple and, yet, its stripped-down aspect was really intriguing. Concerning the actors, they were apparently almost all non-professionals but even though they all had a striking look, I had a rather hard time to connect with any of them. It probably had to do with the fact that most of what we learned about them was through some title cards and not through the dialogues or their performances. Anyway, even if I wasn’t completely sold, it was still a solid watch.2 years, 8 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Vampyr
“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was included in the ‘1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die’ list, I was really eager to check it out. To be honest, I have to admit that I had a rather hard time to get into this movie. Maybe it had to do with the fact that it ” read more
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