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johanlefourbe added 5 items to Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2022) list
2 years, 9 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Just Mercy
“I wasnāt really sure what to expect from this flick but since there was a pretty cool cast involved and since it was available on Netflix, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, even though it turned out to be a decent watch, to be honest, it wasnāt really much more than that. I mean, they cer” read more
2 years, 9 months ago
johanlefourbe added 9 items to Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2022) list
2 years, 9 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Bullet Head
“I wasnāt expecting much from the damned thing but since there was a decent cast involved, I thought I might as well check it out. To be honest, the whole concept of a bunch of thieves hiding in some empty warehouse after some botched robbery was hardly original but I still think it could have been” read more
2 years, 9 months ago
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johanlefourbe added 13 items to Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2022) list
2 years, 9 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1930's) list
Notes: I have to admit that I was not familiar at all with this kind of vintage Soviet movies. In this case, it turned out to be some kind of romantic-comedy dealing with a basic love triangle mixed up with some Soviet propaganda and this mix was quite intriguing to behold. Indeed, you can imagine that, if it would have been made in Hollywood back then, it would have been dealing with some characters from the upper class with some fancy costumes and houses and it would have been only about which guy would eventually end up with the girl. Here, the focus was put instead on this charming community of simple fishermen with nothing fancy about themselves or their lifestyle but thatās what made them endearing. The fact that their leader was a young woman who acted always modestly was also quite refreshing. Of course, there is a high probability that they were not actually as happy as it was displayed in this movie but thatās what you get with propaganda movies. Concerning the acting and the dialogues, well, to be honest, I canāt say it was really impressive though as these two guys seemed to be able to display only two emotions, total bliss or complete despair. Anyway, I thought it was still a really interesting watch.2 years, 9 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: I have to admit that I was not familiar at all with this kind of vintage Soviet movies. In this case, it turned out to be some kind of romantic-comedy dealing with a basic love triangle mixed up with some Soviet propaganda and this mix was quite intriguing to behold. Indeed, you can imagine that, if it would have been made in Hollywood back then, it would have been dealing with some characters from the upper class with some fancy costumes and houses and it would have been only about which guy would eventually end up with the girl. Here, the focus was put instead on this charming community of simple fishermen with nothing fancy about themselves or their lifestyle but thatās what made them endearing. The fact that their leader was a young woman who acted always modestly was also quite refreshing. Of course, there is a high probability that they were not actually as happy as it was displayed in this movie but thatās what you get with propaganda movies. Concerning the acting and the dialogues, well, to be honest, I canāt say it was really impressive though as these two guys seemed to be able to display only two emotions, total bliss or complete despair. Anyway, I thought it was still a really interesting watch.2 years, 9 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
“Not so long ago, I watched again āUnder Siegeā and I have to admit that it was not as bad as I remembered so I thought I might as well check out this sequel. Well, I guess I should have skipped it after allā¦ The first mistake they made was to follow too much the concept of the previous movie. ” read more
2 years, 9 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of By the Bluest of Seas
“To be honest, I wasnāt really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was included in the list āThey Shoot Pictures, Donāt Theyā, I thought I might as well check it out. Itās a pity the version I saw was of rather poor quality with some badly synched subtitles (I guess thatās wh” read more
2 years, 9 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of The Father
“Since I kept hearing some really good things about this flick, I was really eager to check it out. Well, I wasnāt disappointed, thatās for sure. Eventually, the most bewildering thing was that it took a whopping 30 years until Anthony Hopkins wasĀ finallyĀ provided with a part which was actually” read more
2 years, 10 months ago
johanlefourbe added 10 items to Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2022) list
2 years, 10 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: The most bewildering thing was that it took a whopping 30 years until Anthony Hopkins was finally provided with a part which was actually worthy of his tremendous talent. Indeed, the guy was just amazing and gave here one of the most pitch-perfect performances even delivered on the silver screen. Beside Hopkins at the top of his game, it was also a rather fascinating movie about dementia. Indeed, one of the usual stereotypes about people suffering of Alzheimer's disease is that they donāt remember anymore who their loved ones actually are. In this case, they went much deeper than this clichĆ© and displayed that, the more confused Alzheimerās patients get, the more they lose their grip on time and space. This process is probably also speed up by moving to a retirement home but to keep such a high maintenance patient at home might not be a better option, Iām afraid. Eventually, thatās probably what happened at some point, the main character was brought to a retirement home, maybe weeks before, maybe months before, but instead of making some new mental landmarks, like we all do, his scrambled brain never managed to handle this big change in his life. This whole process was so well displayed and it was just so heart-breaking to see this man who might have been brilliant at some point desperately shouting āIām an intelligent manā, without mentioning the ending scene during which he cries for his mother.2 years, 10 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (2020's) list
Notes: The most bewildering thing was that it took a whopping 30 years until Anthony Hopkins was finally provided with a part which was actually worthy of his tremendous talent. Indeed, the guy was just amazing and gave here one of the most pitch-perfect performances even delivered on the silver screen. Beside Hopkins at the top of his game, it was also a rather fascinating movie about dementia. Indeed, one of the usual stereotypes about people suffering of Alzheimer's disease is that they donāt remember anymore who their loved ones actually are. In this case, they went much deeper than this clichĆ© and displayed that, the more confused Alzheimerās patients get, the more they lose their grip on time and space. This process is probably also speed up by moving to a retirement home but to keep such a high maintenance patient at home might not be a better option, Iām afraid. Eventually, thatās probably what happened at some point, the main character was brought to a retirement home, maybe weeks before, maybe months before, but instead of making some new mental landmarks, like we all do, his scrambled brain never managed to handle this big change in his life. This whole process was so well displayed and it was just so heart-breaking to see this man who might have been brilliant at some point desperately shouting āIām an intelligent manā, without mentioning the ending scene during which he cries for his mother.2 years, 10 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to Best Directorial Debuts from 1921 until 2021 list
2 years, 10 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to Top 10 best movies 2020 list
Notes: The most bewildering thing was that it took a whopping 30 years until Anthony Hopkins was finally provided with a part which was actually worthy of his tremendous talent. Indeed, the guy was just amazing and gave here one of the most pitch-perfect performances even delivered on the silver screen. Beside Hopkins at the top of his game, it was also a rather fascinating movie about dementia. Indeed, one of the usual stereotypes about people suffering of Alzheimer's disease is that they donāt remember anymore who their loved ones actually are. In this case, they went much deeper than this clichĆ© and displayed that, the more confused Alzheimerās patients get, the more they lose their grip on time and space. This process is probably also speed up by moving to a retirement home but to keep such a high maintenance patient at home might not be a better option, Iām afraid. Eventually, thatās probably what happened at some point, the main character was brought to a retirement home, maybe weeks before, maybe months before, but instead of making some new mental landmarks, like we all do, his scrambled brain never managed to handle this big change in his life. This whole process was so well displayed and it was just so heart-breaking to see this man who might have been brilliant at some point desperately shouting āIām an intelligent manā, without mentioning the ending scene during which he cries for his mother.2 years, 10 months ago
johanlefourbe added 8 items to Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2022) list
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