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Notes: I have to admit that even though I had heard of Jean Cocteau, it was actually the very first movie he has made that I have seen so far. In general, I wasnât familiar with Cocteauâs work at all, the guy was mostly a poet but his Art was very diverse including poems, novels, plays, essays, drawings and, of course, films. This movie was basically his directorial debut and, well, it turned out to be a pretty wild surrealist picture, thatâs for sure. Indeed, it was basically a succession of rather intriguing but also sometimes disturbing scenes and, to be honest, it was rather difficult to see what Cocteau was getting at exactly. Basically, it was some kind of visual poem which was interesting but I was also seriously random and I was rather relieved that it was rather short. In fact, it could have been even shorter in my opinion. Indeed, such surrealist wild movies are interesting but, even though I love Art, I donât feel like watching the same painting for 50 mins. By the way, with the current CGI technology, can you imagine what such directors like Jean Cocteau or Luis Buñuel could have come up with? Itâs too bad that, even though this modern movie technology is such a great tool box, itâs mostly used to create some monsters or huge explosions in your average blockbuster popcorn flicks.
Notes: I have to admit that even though I had heard of Jean Cocteau, it was actually the very first movie he has made that I have seen so far. In general, I wasnât familiar with Cocteauâs work at all, the guy was mostly a poet but his Art was very diverse including poems, novels, plays, essays, drawings and, of course, films. This movie was basically his directorial debut and, well, it turned out to be a pretty wild surrealist picture, thatâs for sure. Indeed, it was basically a succession of rather intriguing but also sometimes disturbing scenes and, to be honest, it was rather difficult to see what Cocteau was getting at exactly. Basically, it was some kind of visual poem which was interesting but I was also seriously random and I was rather relieved that it was rather short. In fact, it could have been even shorter in my opinion. Indeed, such surrealist wild movies are interesting but, even though I love Art, I donât feel like watching the same painting for 50 mins. By the way, with the current CGI technology, can you imagine what such directors like Jean Cocteau or Luis Buñuel could have come up with? Itâs too bad that, even though this modern movie technology is such a great tool box, itâs mostly used to create some monsters or huge explosions in your average blockbuster popcorn flicks.
“To be honest, I had no idea what to expect from this flick but since it was directed by Jean Cocteau and since it was on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. I have to admit that even though I had heard of Cocteau, it was actually the very first movie he has made that I have seen so far.” read more
“I have to admit it, I wasnât 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. Well, to be honest, I never managed to get into the damned thing. Sure, there were a couple of decent ideas but most of it didnât work at al” read more
“To be honest, I wasnât really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was starring Jennifer Anniston, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, itâs only afterwards that I discovered that this movie did receive some rather weak reviews but I thought it was a little bit harsh. Indeed” read more
“I wasnât expecting much from this flick but since Nick, my step-son, has a weak spot for such big disaster movies, we still ended up watching it together. Well, as expected, it turned out to be a big dumb loud blockbuster but, to be honest, I have to admit that I was actually fairly entertained. I” read more
“I wasnât really sure what to expect from this flick but since I kept hearing some really good things, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, after watching a couple of movies directed by ChloĂ© Zhao, I think Iâm rather acquainted with her directing style. However, to be honest, even if I admi” read more
“I didnât have some really high expectations regarding this movie but since I have a weak spot for Jennifer Garner, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, to be honest, this kind of religious movies is definitely not my thing and, as a result, I really had a hard time to connect with the dam” read more
“To be honest, I wasnât expecting much from the damned thing but since I have a weak spot for Bruce Willis, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, as I expected, it turned out to be indeed pretty bad, Iâm afraid. Basically, it was another cheap-ass action flick displaying Bruce Willis prom” read more