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johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1980's) list
Notes: Back in the 80âs, not only Lawrence Kasdan had some major success as a screenwriter (he wrote âThe Empire Strikes backâ , âReturn of the Jediâ and âRaiders of the Lost Arkâ , not too shabby, ainât it?), he developed also a solid career as a director and all his movies were acclaimed. However, in the 90âs, his directing efforts were not that impressive and, in my opinion, it all started to go wrong with âI Love You to Deathâ which was pretty lame. Anyway, his directing debut was a definitely critical and financial success. Indeed, it is a pretty solid nĂ©o-noir, almost a remake of âDouble Indemnityâ and not only did it launch Kasdanâs directing career but also William Hurt and Kathleen Turner (this movie was also her acting debut). So, it was a pretty steamy affair and, personally, I really enjoyed the mood provided by the competent directing. Hurt and Turner were really good as well, they had some great chemistry and after this movie, they would both become some major players in Hollywood in the 80âs. Unfortunately, I was still not completely blown away by the whole thing. Indeed, like in most of the nĂ©o-noir features I am familiar with, the plot was pretty pedestrian and all the characters were really stereotypical. I know, it is something inherent to the genre but I always find it rather frustrating. Anyway, even if I donât think it is really a masterpiece, it is still a really solid erotic thriller.3 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: Back in the 80âs, not only Lawrence Kasdan had some major success as a screenwriter (he wrote âThe Empire Strikes backâ , âReturn of the Jediâ and âRaiders of the Lost Arkâ , not too shabby, ainât it?), he developed also a solid career as a director and all his movies were acclaimed. However, in the 90âs, his directing efforts were not that impressive and, in my opinion, it all started to go wrong with âI Love You to Deathâ which was pretty lame. Anyway, his directing debut was a definitely critical and financial success. Indeed, it is a pretty solid nĂ©o-noir, almost a remake of âDouble Indemnityâ and not only did it launch Kasdanâs directing career but also William Hurt and Kathleen Turner (this movie was also her acting debut). So, it was a pretty steamy affair and, personally, I really enjoyed the mood provided by the competent directing. Hurt and Turner were really good as well, they had some great chemistry and after this movie, they would both become some major players in Hollywood in the 80âs. Unfortunately, I was still not completely blown away by the whole thing. Indeed, like in most of the nĂ©o-noir features I am familiar with, the plot was pretty pedestrian and all the characters were really stereotypical. I know, it is something inherent to the genre but I always find it rather frustrating. Anyway, even if I donât think it is really a masterpiece, it is still a really solid erotic thriller.3 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: Basically, Basically, pretty much like he would also do with âChangelingâ, Clint Eastwood used here a very well-known template (a rag to riches tale of a boxer) but gave it an unexpected twist and the end-result was truly remarkable. Eventually, the movie was still about boxing and the rising of the main character was pretty entertaining. However, whereas boxing or other sport features just stop there and never become really compelling, Eastwood made a master move. Indeed, he further developed the story and it became something entirely different and really spellbinding to watch. So, the story was really fascinating and the acting was really good as well, resulting in a 2nd Academy award for Hilary Swank (it is rather striking that except for this movie and âBoys donât cryâ, Swank never did anything really amazing). To be honest, the whole thing was in fact a major Oscar bait, like many other movies directed by Eastwood back then but, this time, I thought it did work very well though.3 years, 7 months ago
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Movies the giraffe watched in 2021: May (57 movies items)"Concerning 'The Last King of Scotland', it is important to note that except for Idi Amin who was obviously a real African dictactor, everything else in this movie was actually made up. Indeed, the who"
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Movies the giraffe watched in 2021: May (57 movies items)3 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of The Mauritanian
“Since this movie had a pretty good rating on IMDb and since there was a solid cast involved, I thought I might as well check it out. To be honest, Iâm rather surprised that this movie has mostly received some poor reviews (only 53 Metascore) since I really enjoyed the damned thing. First of all, I” read more
3 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to Top 10 best movies 2021 list
Notes: To be honest, Iâm rather surprised that this movie has mostly received some poor reviews (only 53 Metascore) since I really enjoyed the damned thing. First of all, I have to admit that I had never heard of Mohamedou Ould Slahi before but it probably allowed me to enjoy more this movie. Indeed, this lack of knowledge did allow me to appreciate the approach they chose by not showing right away if Mohamedou might be guilty or not as it remained rather ambiguous, at least, during the 1st half. Eventually, just like the defence and the prosecution, we slowly discover that Mohamedou might not only be innocent but that the US army actually never heard had any proof against him at all even though they kept him captive for years and even tortured to him to achieve some baseless and ridiculous confessions. Of course, you might argue like many critics that it was actually nothing new but I donât agree. Indeed, they are actually still 40 prisoners in Guantamo Bay right now and this movie displayed in a powerful way how the US, in spite of their incredible resources, waged a senseless war on terror by terrorizing 1000âs of innocent people themselves. The fact that Kabul and Afghanistan in general has just fallen back under the Taliban regime after 20 years of US occupation made this movie even more topical. At least, even if the reviews were rather harsh, everybody seemed to agree that Tahar Rahim delivered another strong performance here and the guy was indeed pretty much pitch-perfect. 3 years, 7 months ago
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Ronny's Dutch Film Club (126 movies items)"@Stehako, yeah, I have been member of this film club for about 8 years now and I just really love the damned thing ;)"
3 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe commented on a review of Black Widow
I can't believe that your main complaint was about the fact that Florence Pugh was not sexy enough to play her character...
A major issue with female characters in comic-books such as in Marvel is t3 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
“Since I kept hearing some pretty good things about this flick and since it was available on Disney+, I thought I might as well check it out. To be honest, I have to admit that I had actually never heard of the Harlem Cultural Festival that took place in 1969 but Iâm not the only one. Indeed, while” read more
3 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: To be honest, I have to admit that I had actually never heard of the Harlem Cultural Festival that took place in 1969 but Iâm not the only one. Indeed, while Woodstock became the most famous festival that ever took place, this festival was actually largely forgotten, at least, by the mainstream audience. What was even more surprising was that they actually did film everything but it took a staggering 50 years before someone finally released the damned thing. Apparently, back then, nobody cared about spreading this magnificent piece of Black power, love and creativity which was basically censored in spite of its actually very positive message. Concerning the festival itself, I have to admit that I didnât know about half of the performers but it didnât matter and they were all really good. The fact that appearing on this stage meant so much for them really transpired in their performances which were very often quite electrifying. Eventually, the only thing that prevented this movie from becoming really epic was the fact that they reduced 40 hours of footage to only 2 hours. I mean, the documentary about Woodstock was lasting 3 hours for a reason and Iâm pretty sure it wouldnât have had the same impact if it would have been shorter. In this case, with an extra hour or even more, they could have fleshed out even more some of the performances or some portraits of the artists and people involved. Still, it wasnât a deal-breaker and the damned thing was really awesome to behold. 3 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to Ronny's Dutch Film Club list
chosen by Peter
Notes: This movie turned out to be really important to us because it was the first one we saw with the film club after around 18 months because of the current corona pandemic. Well, to be honest, it took me a while to get the damned thing. Indeed, not only I was expecting a very light comedy but Iâm not a huge fan of alcohol in general. However, if it might seem to be only about a group of four rather pathetic guys who decides to get drunk because they are all stuck in some kind of middle-crisis, it went actually way beyond that. Indeed, many might make the mistake of thinking that this movie was about drinking but, in fact, it was a movie about living. Basically, life can be incredibly dull and monotonous and, if youâre unlucky, it can be terribly tough and full of hardships. Eventually, the only way to live a full life is through experiences and experiments. Basically, from time to time, we should all try to get outside this tiny little box that society has given us, to go against the rules, to push our boundaries, or simply do something rather foolish because otherwise whatâs the point? Of course, as displayed in this movie, it can be hazardous or even dangerous (eventually, one of them died and two nearly broke down their family in the process) but, at least, they tried something instead of going through the motions until the very end. When the movie started, the main character didnât drink because it was the reasonable thing to do, he didnât want to dance and was incredibly sad. At the end, at least, he was having fun with his students (something unthinkable a while back) and he was dancing again, even if he still looked sad. Eventually, even though it might seem to a rather silly movie promoting excessive drinking, it turned out to be a really life affirming picture, something we desperately need in this time of worldwide crisis and I canât imagine a better way to start up again the film club.
(Aug. 2021)3 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to Best 2nd Directorial Effort from 1923 until 2023 list
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