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johanlefourbe added 1 item to Top 10 best movies 2022 list
Notes: The damned thing turned out to be so much more interesting than I expected. Obviously, there is the fact that there is a war in Ukraine right now, a war seemingly completely insane for anyone living outside Russia, which makes this movie even more topical. However this movie turned out to be above all a spellbinding thriller about the failed attempt to kill Navalny and how the guy discovered himself most of the conspiracy behind this murder attempt. Iām actually surprised that this incredible story didnāt get more media coverage at the time. I mean, I remember that they mentioned that Navalny probably got poisoned by the Russian secret services but the details provided in this movie were just flabbergasting and, at times, you wonder if Putin and his goons didnāt watch too many average spy thrillers. Concerning Navalny, I did appreciate that they didnāt display him as someone perfect but his dedication to this cause was really impressive and inspirational. I mean, most people after surviving such a murder attempt would definitely never go back to Russia (after all, there is always the possibility to fight the regime from abroad) but Navalny, instead, decided to go back there as soon as it was physically possible for him. Of course, he got arrested the minute he arrived there and you might wonder if we will ever see him ever again. If you combine these dramatic events with the current war in Ukraine, you get such a grim image of Russia and, especially, of Vladimir Putin.2 years, 11 months ago
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johanlefourbe posted a review of Air Strike
“I wasnāt expecting much from this flick but since it was starring Bruce Willis, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, for once, Willis didnāt show up for an awful cheap-ass action flick, this time, he got involved with an awful Chinese propaganda war film but, to be honest, the end-resul” read more
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to Top 10 worst movies 2018 list
Notes: For once, Bruce Willis didnāt show up for an awful cheap-ass action flick, this time, he got involved with an awful Chinese propaganda war film but, to be honest, the end-result wasnāt much better, Iām afraid. Itās too bad because the story of what happened in Chongqing during WWII was actually interesting but the whole approach was actually so misguided. Indeed, they gave us so many characters, all seriously underwhelming, and they were all involved in some random tedious sub-plots. At least, Bruce Willis did show up for more scenes than he usually do in his direct-to-VOD work but his performance was still pretty pathetic though. On the other hand, you might wonder why they did put Adrien Brody on the poster since he had only a couple of scenes. Maybe it had to with the fact that the original cut ran over 5 hours so many storylines were probably drastically shortened in the process (Bingbing Fan for example did end up with only with 9 seconds of screentime with a completely random scene at the beginning of this film). Anyway, it featured some of the least convincing and ugly CGI I have seen in a very long time and even the editing was borderline amateurish with no proper transition between many scenes. Basically, the whole thing was pretty much an unwatchable mess. 2 years, 11 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Ouija: Origin of Evil
“I didnāt care much about āOuijaā but since this prequel was directed by Mike Flanagan and since it seemed to have a decent reputation, I was quite eager to check it out. To be honest, I didnāt remember much about āOuijaā, except that it was pretty lame. I was in fact pretty sure that the” read more
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johanlefourbe posted a review of Think Like a Man Too
“I wasnāt expecting much from this flick but since there was a decent cast involved, I thought I might as well check it out anyway. To be honest, I have to admit that I didnāt remember much about āThink Like a Manā (after checking my review for this movie, I was surprised to discover that it ” read more
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to A Complete Review of Sam Raimi's work list
Cast : Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Hayley Atwell, Charlize Theron, John Krasinski, Patrick Stewart
What was it about?
Dr. Stephen Strange casts a forbidden spell that opens the doorway to the multiverse, including alternate versions of himself, whose threat to humanity is too great for the combined forces of Strange, Wong, and Wanda Maximoff.
My two cents:
Unfortunately, to be honest, the whole thing turned out to be a rather overhyped and forgettable MCU feature running on auto-pilot, Iām afraid. Sure, it was still fairly entertaining but, in my opinion, it was actually a step down from Doctor Strangeās previous solo feature. Eventually, it was one of those rare blockbusters which could have been slightly longer. Above all, after all, there was not much āMultiverseā and not enough āMadnessā for my taste. Indeed, they basically visited only 2 other multiverses and one of them was already on the brink of obliteration. The one they spent most of their time was eventually not explored whatsoever which felt like a missed opportunity but I wish they kept on going in this journey and showed us some really wild places in the process. Eventually, you can only wonder what Scott Derrickson would have done if he would have stayed on board and itās unfortunate that he wasnāt allowed to turn it into an actual horror film, the reason why he left this project. I thought it was also rather odd that there was basically no link whatsoever with the previous MCU movies, even with the last Spider-Man. Instead, they linked it with āWhat ifā¦?ā and with āWandaVisionā which means that you basically HAVE to get Disney+, otherwise, good luck keeping track with the continuity in the MCU from now on. At least, I did appreciate that they gave us a villain who didnāt want to obliterate half of our population for once and Doctor Strange is still a pretty cool character.
My rating: 07/10
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