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johanlefourbe posted a review of Spies
“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. Furthermore, it was was directed by Fritz Lang and it seemed to have a solid reputation. Anyway, even if Ā āMet” read more
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1920's) list
Notes: Even if āMetropolisā would eventually turned out to be a timeless masterpiece, it also turned out to be seriously expansive, so Fritz Lang decided to make this following directorial effort on the cheap but it was apparently a big success when it was released. And, indeed, I have to admit that I really enjoyed this mix of romance, thriller and comedy with all these genres sometimes colliding in the very same scene. I also enjoyed the concept of a super spy falling in love with a femme fatale without noticing that she was also a spy even if it was actually pretty obvious. Still, even if it was a decent watch, the damned thing was still too long for my taste and, to be honest, the story was really rambling. Finally, the fact that the main Asian character was actually played by a guy from Romania was rather disappointing, even if it was something rather usual back in those days. Still, I really enjoyed the theatrical and expressionist acting and, even if there were properly too many characters involved, they were all so colorful and quite entertaining to behold. My favorite one was probably the character played by the lovely Gerda Maurus who was just so charismatic with her deep blue eyes. Anyway, even if it didnāt completely blow me away, it was still a decent silent feature.3 years, 1 month ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: Even if āMetropolisā would eventually turned out to be a timeless masterpiece, it also turned out to be seriously expansive, so Fritz Lang decided to make this following directorial effort on the cheap but it was apparently a big success when it was released. And, indeed, I have to admit that I really enjoyed this mix of romance, thriller and comedy with all these genres sometimes colliding in the very same scene. I also enjoyed the concept of a super spy falling in love with a femme fatale without noticing that she was also a spy even if it was actually pretty obvious. Still, even if it was a decent watch, the damned thing was still too long for my taste and, to be honest, the story was really rambling. Finally, the fact that the main Asian character was actually played by a guy from Romania was rather disappointing, even if it was something rather usual back in those days. Still, I really enjoyed the theatrical and expressionist acting and, even if there were properly too many characters involved, they were all so colorful and quite entertaining to behold. My favorite one was probably the character played by the lovely Gerda Maurus who was just so charismatic with her deep blue eyes. Anyway, even if it didnāt completely blow me away, it was still a decent silent feature.3 years, 1 month ago
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johanlefourbe added 3 items to Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2022) list
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johanlefourbe added 10 items to Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2022) list
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johanlefourbe posted a review of Chappaquiddick
“I wasnāt really sure what to expect from this flick but since there was a decent cast involved, I thought I might as well check it out. To be honest, I have to admit that I didnāt know much about Ted Kennedy and what happened back then and only therefore I thought it was quite interesting. Still” read more
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johanlefourbe added 13 items to Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2022) list
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johanlefourbe added 10 items to Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2022) list
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johanlefourbe posted a review of A Christmas Story
“Since this movie is a classic, I was quite eager to check it out. To be honest, Iām not a huge fan of such Christmas flicks but I have to admit that this one was not bad at all. There has been some discussion about when the damned thing was actually taking place and I was myself struggling to figu” read more
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to A Complete Review of Stanley Kubrick's work list
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johanlefourbe posted a review of Kubrick by Kubrick
“Since I have always been a huge fan of Stanley Kubrick, I was obviously quite eager to check out this movie. Well, it turned out to be one of these rare documentaries during which the director doesnāt give any comment at all but I actually did appreciate this approach. Above all, it was really awe” read more
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