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“Since Iâm a huge fan of Jean-Pierre Jeunetâs work, I was thrilled to hear that his next movie would be available on Netflix and it immediately became a top priority for me this year. Well, itâs only after the watching the damned thing that I discovered that it had received some rather weak rev” read more
Movies the giraffe watched in 2022: February (28 movies items)
Notes: To be honest, Iâm not usually not a huge fan of such old Westerns but I have to admit that this one was not bad at all. Indeed, I really liked a how they mixed a rather generic vendetta with the odyssey of a precious stolen rifle. Indeed, while James Stewartâs character kept hunting for his nemesis, which was rather generic, it seemed that his stolen rifle was somehow cursed as every new owner managed to keep it only for a short while and most of them violently died in the process. As a result, it made the whole thing completely unpredictable and more entertaining than if it only focused on James Stewartâs character obsessively chasing some seemingly random dude. Itâs too bad that they didnât manage to do more with Shelley Wintersâs character as she was such a charismatic actress. Indeed, in my opinion, she was more interesting than many pretty faces who were much more famous than her at the time. In fact, even Winters was not exactly impressed by what they had done with her character who basically waited on the side line until she could finally end up with the main character. Anyway, even if I donât think that it was anything really ground-breaking, it was still a solid vintage Western.
Notes: The production value was actually quite impressive as it all looked authentic and quite beautiful to look at. Furthermore, Charu Roy and Seeta Devi had a pretty good chemistry. However, concerning the story itself, well, it turned to be a cute Indian fairy tale but, to be honest, it wasnât really much more than that. Indeed, the biggest issue, in my opinion, was that the famous throw of dice came up just way too late and, as a result, everything happening before felt too random. I mean, you might wonder why King Sohat didnât plot this right from the start since it seemed to be a much easier and above all efficient way to overthrow King Ranjit. Then, when the fateful event finally took place, its aftermath didnât last long since, within 5 mins, it was already discovered what actually really happened and the whole movie was even wrapped up within the next 10 mins. Still, it was easily the oldest Indian movie I have ever seen and, even though there was no wild dance scenes, it has been a huge precursor for the Bollywood production. Eventually, I was surprised that it was actually directed by a German guy called Franz Osten. Indeed, most US or European productions taking place in some âexoticâ country, even nowadays, will almost always include a white main character but Osten didnât make this mistake here which I really did appreciate.
“I wasnât really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was included in the â1001 Movies You Must See Before You Dieâ list, I was quite eager to check it out. To be honest, Iâm not usually not a huge fan of such old Westerns but I have to admit that this one was not bad at all. Inde” read more
“I wasnât really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was included in the â1001 Movies You Must See Before You Dieâ list, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, the production value was actually quite impressive as it all looked authentic and quite beautiful to look at. Furthermor” read more
“When I first heard that Steven Spielberg was coming up with a remake of this legendary classic musical, I canât say I was really excited by this idea. However, even though it was a box-office flop, it turned out to be a huge critical success and, since it was available on Disney+, I thought I migh” read more
“To be honest, I wasnât really sure what to expect from this flick but since there was a nice cast involved, I thought I might as well check it out. On top of that, it was also Peter Bogdanovichâs final directorial effort but it seems that Bogdanovichâs career did end up with a whimper, Iâm a” read more