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johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: To be honest, so far, after watching around 5 of his movies, I canât say I have become a huge fan of Buster Keaton's work. However, since this movie had a rather stellar reputation, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, I wasn't disappointed, that's for sure. Indeed, the damned thing was a total blast and easily one of the best silent comedies I have seen so far. Indeed, as usual with Keaton, the whole thing was quite random but, in the contrary to his other movies, it worked fine here. Basically, most of the duration was just a dream but it didn't stop here as they also gave us a 'movie within a movie'. In fact, it was probably the first time this gimmick was ever used but it was visually quite clever and actually very well done. Anyway, from the moment Keaton went through this screen, pretty much everything became possible and it became one of the most freewheeling movie experiences I ever had. Indeed, it was so wild and I don't how many times I was gasping at the insane scenes that Keaton gave us combining some magic tricks, some marvellous daredevil stunts and even some awesome pool trick shots. There were a couple of times I even had no clue how they actually pulled this off. Anyway, the damned thing definitely deserves his awesome reputation and it is, in my opinion, Buster Keaton's magnum opus. 2 years, 11 months ago
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johanlefourbe posted a review of Saint Maud
“To be honest, I wasnât really sure what to expect from this flick but since I kept hearing some really good things about it and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, this movie won't be popular among religious viewers as it displayed that, if you are in a” read more
2 years, 11 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1920's) list
Notes: It was another tricky short movie to analyse. Indeed, at first, it seemed to be about a rather lonely and depressed woman pretty much stuck at home and dealing with a rather weirdo husband. In fact, she never really smiled and looked grumpy through the whole duration. Itâs only afterwards that I discovered that this movie had been directed by a woman which made the whole thing even more intriguing. In fact, it is usually considered as one of the first feminist movies ever made. It mostly due to the fact that the main character was a fairly regular woman while her husband was rather grotesque which was a really unusual approach back in the 1920âs. Anyway, I was above all intrigued by its visual aspect. Indeed, thatâs the cool thing with such old movies, back then, all filmmakers had to experiment because the actual rules of filmmaking didnât exist yet. In this case, they came up with something so striking, mixing some hyper realism with some surreal imagery. The end-result was therefore at once very pure and simple and yet quite complex as well. Of course, you could argue that the plot was really simplistic but thatâs not where lies the power of this movie. Indeed, above all, it had a strong visual aspect and I wonder if this movie could have been an inspiration for David Lynch, the master mindf*cker.2 years, 11 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: It was another tricky short movie to analyse. Indeed, at first, it seemed to be about a rather lonely and depressed woman pretty much stuck at home and dealing with a rather weirdo husband. In fact, she never really smiled and looked grumpy through the whole duration. Itâs only afterwards that I discovered that this movie had been directed by a woman which made the whole thing even more intriguing. In fact, it is usually considered as one of the first feminist movies ever made. It mostly due to the fact that the main character was a fairly regular woman while her husband was rather grotesque which was a really unusual approach back in the 1920âs. Anyway, I was above all intrigued by its visual aspect. Indeed, thatâs the cool thing with such old movies, back then, all filmmakers had to experiment because the actual rules of filmmaking didnât exist yet. In this case, they came up with something so striking, mixing some hyper realism with some surreal imagery. The end-result was therefore at once very pure and simple and yet quite complex as well. Of course, you could argue that the plot was really simplistic but thatâs not where lies the power of this movie. Indeed, above all, it had a strong visual aspect and I wonder if this movie could have been an inspiration for David Lynch, the master mindf*cker.2 years, 11 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of You Don't Nomi
“To be honest, I wasnât sure what to expect from this flick but since I was rather intrigued by the fandom around âShowgirlsâ, I was quite eager to check this documentary. In fact, the day before, I did rewatch âShowgirlsâ, especially since I saw it only once and it was such a long time ago” read more
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to A Complete Review of Paul Verhoeven's work list
2 years, 11 months ago
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1920's) list
Notes: To be honest, the way this boat ended up drifting on the open sea was seriously convoluted but it was obviously not the point of this movie. Indeed, the whole point was to have these two completely clueless characters stuck on this huge ship only by themselves and as soon as they got the messy introduction out of the way, the whole thing became seriously entertaining. For example, at some point, the two characters kept running after each other, going up and down the same stairs, completely symmetrically, and I just loved the perfect rhythm displayed this scene. Of course, it was all pretty random but it didnât bother me as it was very well done and just so much fun to behold. The poster also pretty much spoiled it but there was also a rather impressive underwater scene involving some diving suit which somehow reminded me of some old vintage Tintin comic-book I used to read as a kid. On the downside, to be honest, I thought that the scenes involving some obscure black tribe were rather racist and I wish there would have been some text explaining that they were more than just some cannibal savages. Of course, you could argue that it was inherent to the time period but I just didnât care much for it. At least, the fact that the two main characters were extremely dim-witted made it easier to swallow.2 years, 11 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: To be honest, the way this boat ended up drifting on the open sea was seriously convoluted but it was obviously not the point of this movie. Indeed, the whole point was to have these two completely clueless characters stuck on this huge ship only by themselves and as soon as they got the messy introduction out of the way, the whole thing became seriously entertaining. For example, at some point, the two characters kept running after each other, going up and down the same stairs, completely symmetrically, and I just loved the perfect rhythm displayed in this scene. Of course, it was all pretty random but it didnât bother me as it was very well done and just so much fun to behold. The poster pretty much spoiled it but there was also a rather impressive underwater scene involving some diving suit which somehow reminded me of some old vintage Tintin comic-book I used to read as a kid. On the downside, to be honest, I thought that the scenes involving some obscure black tribe were rather racist and I wish there would have been some text explaining that they were more than just some cannibal savages. Of course, you could argue that it was inherent to the time period but I just didnât care much for it. At least, the fact that the two main characters were extremely dim-witted made it easier to swallow.2 years, 11 months ago
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johanlefourbe posted a review of The Navigator (1924)
“Recently, I have been finally discovering Buster Keatonâs work and this was definitely another gem. To be honest, the way this boat ended up drifting on the open sea was seriously convoluted but it was obviously not the point of this movie. Indeed, the whole point was to have these two completely ” read more
2 years, 11 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of tick, tick... BOOM!
“I wasnât really sure what to expect from this flick but since I really loved âHamiltonâ on Disney+, I was quite eager to check Lin-Manuel Mirandaâs directorial debut. Well, while it was probably a passion project for Miranda, to be honest, I didnât really have a connection with the materia” read more
2 years, 11 months ago
