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johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1950's) list
Notes: To be honest, the first time around, I have to admit that it didn't care much for the damned thing and, at the time, I thought it was just a rather tedious Western starring John Wayne, possibly one of the most boring actors that ever lived. Still, since this movie is considered as one of the best ever made, I was always eager to give it another shot and I'm glad I finally did. Indeed, this time around, I was finally able to see what was so good about this flick. First of all, it gives an interesting look on the settlers, these pioneers, who were finally starting to have a fairly ordinarily life but, at the same time, there was always the possibility of some swift burst of violence which could wipe them out within minutes. Then, you had this fascinating and complex main character, Ethan Edwards, who, maybe subconsciously, might never ever be able to settle with a farm and work on his land, and instead would rather spend 5 years roaming all the West to find his lost niece which seemed like an impossible mission. There was also the fact that the guy was more or less a psychopath who had such a hatred of the Indians that he might kill his beloved niece if she had the misfortune to choose to become an Indian. Still, to be honest, I have to admit that not everything really worked for me. For example, you never actual have the feeling that they have been so long on the road or that they have covered so much territory. Furthermore, another problem I had was that, towards the end, Debbie seemed to change her mind way too easily which was very convenient to neatly wrap everything up for their happy-ending. Anyway, even if I'm still not a huge fan, it was still definitely a really solid Western. 3 years, 6 months ago
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1990's) list
Notes: It has been a while since I have watched this flick and, to be honest, I think I might have been too young when I first watched it. Indeed, at around 14 years old, I started to watch the major classics and I watched them ferociously at a very quick pace. The problem is that, even if a movie is great, sometimes, the timing is not right and it goes way over your head and I think thatās what happened to me with this flick. Thatās the tricky thing about Krzysztof Kieslowskiās work, it is really interesting and intriguing, but not always really easy to digest, Iām afraid. I mean, it is full of symbolic and sub-text and, like I said before, I didnāt get much of it and it might need a re-watch at some point. Still, there is no doubt that Juliette Binoche (at the time, probably the greatest French actress at work) was very good, she gave one of her best performances and Kieslowski had a sober but effective directing style.3 years, 6 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: It has been a while since I have watched this flick and, to be honest, I think I might have been too young when I first watched it. Indeed, at around 14 years old, I started to watch the major classics and I watched them ferociously at a very quick pace. The problem is that, even if a movie is great, sometimes, the timing is not right and it goes way over your head and I think thatās what happened to me with this flick. Thatās the tricky thing about Krzysztof Kieslowskiās work, it is really interesting and intriguing, but not always really easy to digest, Iām afraid. I mean, it is full of symbolic and sub-text and, like I said before, I didnāt get much of it and it might need a re-watch at some point. Still, there is no doubt that Juliette Binoche (at the time, probably the greatest French actress at work) was very good, she gave one of her best performances and Kieslowski had a sober but effective directing style.3 years, 6 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of The Mountain Between Us
“To be honest, I wasnāt really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was starring Kate Winslet, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, even though I do have a weak spot for such survivalist dramas, this one was not really good, Iām afraid. Basically, the only thing this movie had to ” read more
3 years, 6 months ago
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johanlefourbe posted a review of Jungle Cruise
“To be honest, I thought we would go to see āThe Suicide Squadā but, for some reasons, Nick, my stepson, decided we should see this movie instead. Anyway, after āThe Haunted Mansionā and āPirates of the Caribbeanā, Disney decided to develop another one of their famous rides into a live-ac” read more
3 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: In fact, I completely forgot it when I was watching the damned thing but I realized afterwards that this movie is actually regarded as one of the best Western ever made, inspiring such movies like āAssault at Precinct 13ā and many movie makers such as Quentin Tarantino. Personally, I thought it was a pretty good flick but I canāt say it was really mind-blowing though. I mean, it was definitely well made, the acting was solid and I thought it was entertaining but I guess it is just not my style of Westerns and Iād rather see the movies made by Sergio Leone. Concerning John Wayne, I thought he was pretty good but I thought there was not much chemistry between him and Angie Dickinson and I never really believed in their relationship. Above all, I thought that the story was all right but it was nothing really amazing, at least, in my opinion. Still, it is a classic though.3 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1920's) list
Notes: If I recall it correctly, I saw this movie when I was living in England. There, I took a movie course which was just great. Every week we would watch a movie starting with 'Cabiria' released in 1914 (even though it is considered a classic, it was an awful 3 hours long silent epic, I think only 3 of us stayed until the end). So, we started from the very beginning of motion picture history and moved slowly towards more recent work. Anyway, I think this flick was the 2nd one we watched during this course. Honestly, except for the funny masterpieces by/with Charles Chaplin, I always found it difficult to get really interested in silent movies. But don't misinterpret my words though! I do enjoy other silent movies but they never really blow me away and this movie is a good example. Basically, it is one of the famous movies representing the German expressionism and it was indeed quite gorgeous to look at. However, even though the story was intriguing, I got restless due to the lack of dialogs and I had a hard time investing myself in the story and the characters. Anyway, it is still a beautiful and fascinating movie though.3 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1990's) list
Notes: In fact, I first saw it in the movie theater when it was released and, back then, there was a huge buzz about this flick. Indeed, it was thanks to this feature that the Western audience got to be acquainted with Hayao Miyazaki. Well, while I was rewatching this flick, I was surprised by how little I remember it which wasn't really a good sign to be honest. I mean, the animation was, as usual, really impressive and Miyazaki delivered here his most complex mythology and a fascinating world. Unfortunately, as far as I was concerned, the story was entertaining but not much more than that. Above all, the main issue was that, even though it was pretty neat that the main character was a boy for once, Ashitaka turned out to be rather boring even if he was fairly charismatic. Eventually, he was eventually completely upstaged by San who was much more interesting and even Eboshi was more intriguing in my opinion. Anyway, even though it didn't completely blow me away, it was still a very good animated feature.3 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of My Piece of the Pie
“Even though I have always been a big fan of CĆ©dric Klapisch, it has been a while since I saw one of his movies so I was really eager to check this flick. Unfortunately, the damned thing turned out to be really disappointing and Iām afraid it must be Klapischās weakest directorial effort so far.” read more
3 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1960's) list
Notes: Well, I wasn't disappointed, that's for sure, and it turned out to be one of the weirdest movies I have ever seen. First of all, it is pretty much impossible to pinpoint a specific genre to this movie. Indeed, as far as I was concerned, it seemed to be a really daft and surreal comedy but it is usually considered as a horror movie but both genre did indeed fit in this movie. It was also one of the most virulent anti-church films I have ever seen which might be explained by the fact that it was made in the Soviet Union. Basically, while the witch was able to summon some really weird monsters and do all kind of crazy sh*t, Khoma, a so-called 'philosopher' who was in fact constantly drunk and vastly incompetent, didn't get much help from his God who was consistently absent and rather useless. Finally, there were also some pretty nifty special-effects reinforcing the weird aspect of this fantasy. Concerning the humor, it was mostly about the characters getting or being drunk so it was fun but not really mind blowing to be honest. Anyway, I had never seen anything like this before and, only therefore, it is definitely worth a look.3 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: Well, I wasn't disappointed, that's for sure, and it turned out to be one of the weirdest movies I have ever seen. First of all, it is pretty much impossible to pinpoint a specific genre to this movie. Indeed, as far as I was concerned, it seemed to be a really daft and surreal comedy but it is usually considered as a horror movie but both genre did indeed fit in this movie. It was also one of the most virulent anti-church films I have ever seen which might be explained by the fact that it was made in the Soviet Union. Basically, while the witch was able to summon some really weird monsters and do all kind of crazy sh*t, Khoma, a so-called 'philosopher' who was in fact constantly drunk and vastly incompetent, didn't get much help from his God who was consistently absent and rather useless. Finally, there were also some pretty nifty special-effects reinforcing the weird aspect of this fantasy. Concerning the humor, it was mostly about the characters getting or being drunk so it was fun but not really mind blowing to be honest. Anyway, I had never seen anything like this before and, only therefore, it is definitely worth a look.3 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: Of course, like many other movie buffs, I had been anxiously waiting for this movie. Indeed, after almost 25 years, Martin Scorsese was working again with Robert De Niro on a massive gangster epic involving an impressive cast including the likes of Al Pacino. I mean, this combo Scorsese-De Niro-Pacino sounded already like movie heaven and when the critics turned out to be wild enthusiast, my expectations went sky high. Well, eventually, I find it rather difficult to judge this movie after all and, to be honest, I wasnāt really blown like I was expecting to be. First of all, even though the CGI deaging of the main cast had pretty much doubled the costs of the production, I didnāt feel it was really convincing. Seriously, I was constantly wondering what age their characters were supposed to be and it was pretty obvious through the whole duration that all the actors (Robert de Niro (75), Al Pacino (78) and Joe Pesci (75)) were so much older than their respective characters. Even if āGemini Manā was a major flop and a rather average action flick, at least, the 20 year old version of Will Smith was just mindblowing to behold. Concerning the character themselves, I thought that Russell Bufalino was actually the most interesting one. Indeed, if Al Pacino delivered a solid performance, to be honest, Jimmy Hoffa felt rather clueless or at least really reckless considering the way he handled the threats from the mob. Concerning Frank Sheeran, De Niro was fine as well but I was missing some kind of drive behind his actions. Still, even if this story might seem to be pretty basic, it was not a simple movie, especially due to the fact that it was Scorseseās longest movie so far and I think I would need to rewatch it at some point to make up my mind for good about the damned thing.3 years, 7 months ago