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johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1960's) list
Notes: To be honest, it was rather tricky for me to judge this movie. I mean, it is so subtle and I was never really sure what Luis Buñuel was actually trying to achieve here. The interesting thing is that, the first time around, I thought it was great and inspiring and I really loved the damned thing. After all these years, it is rather difficult to imagine how shocking this movie must have been when it came out at the beginning of the 60's (in fact, even though it was made and produced in Spain, it was banned in this country for many years). Maybe, what Buñuel meant with this movie, was that the traditional religious dogma might be actually a waste of time as it goes against many of our basic urges. Eventually, we are all sinners some way or another so there is really no need to feel so guilty about it, as displayed in the last scene, and our sins are basically what makes us human. Anyway, even if it didnât completely blow me away, it was still a really intriguing flick.3 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Things Heard & Seen
“To be honest, I wasnât really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, even though the directing team Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini always had some potential (I especially loved their directorial debut 'Am” read more
3 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: To be honest, it was rather tricky for me to judge this movie. I mean, it is so subtle and I was never really sure what Luis Buñuel was actually trying to achieve here. The interesting thing is that, the first time around, I thought it was great and inspiring and I really loved the damned thing. After all these years, it is rather difficult to imagine how shocking this movie must have been when it came out at the beginning of the 60's (in fact, even though it was made and produced in Spain, it was banned in this country for many years). Maybe, what Buñuel meant with this movie, was that the traditional religious dogma might be actually a waste of time as it goes against many of our basic urges. Eventually, we are all sinners some way or another so there is really no need to feel so guilty about it, as displayed in the last scene, and our sins are basically what makes us human. Anyway, even if it didnât completely blow me away, it was still a really intriguing flick.3 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to Top 10 worst movies 2021 list
Notes: Even though the directing team Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini always had some potential (I especially loved their directorial debut 'American Splendor'), this movie was quite a misfire and Iâm not surprised that it received such poor reviews. Basically, it started as a really generic ghost story involving a rather boring couple. Like most movies in this genre, it was some typical slow burn approach with nothing much happening for a while, except for Amanda Seyfriedâs character who was anorexic. However, this aspect of her character had actually so very little impact on the rest of the plot that you might wonder why it was even brought up in the first place. And, then, at some point, they started to add pretty much anything they could find and throw it into the mix. Letâs see, we had some really half-baked spiritualism, some ghost, some Ouija session without a Ouija board, a couple of murders, some vague marital issues, anorexia, weed smoking, identity theft, adultery, a con artist becoming a very unlikely serial killer, Saul Goodmanâs sidekick and Indiana Jonesâs first love interest. Sure, not everything was bad, Amanda Seyfried and James Norton actually delivered some solid performances even if they were both stuck with some rather tedious and poorly written characters. Still, most of this movie was just either poorly developed or simply not interesting at all and the ending was also a pathetic cop-out. 3 years, 7 months ago
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Romantic Comedy Cliches That Actually Happen (8 movies items)"Cool list but it's pretty obvious that it has been lifted from another website. The original source should be mentioned somewhere."
3 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (2000's) list
Notes: As usual, the hype ruined this movie a little bit for me. Indeed, the first time I saw it was a couple of years after its release, it had managed to reach an impressive cult status and I had some huge expectations. Eventually, I thought it was indeed pretty good but it didnât really blow me away at the time (As a matter of fact, âHot Fuzzâ which was also pretty decent was even more disappointing in my opinion). I donât know, I thought it was a great idea to combine a romantic-comedy with a zombie flick but, to be honest, there wasnât a single moment when I thought it was really hilarious. However, I have to admit it, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost were definitely quite amazing in their breakthrough performances. Eventully, I have finally gave it a second chance and I really enjoyed it more the 2nd time around. Indeed, sometimes, you have to double-check a movie before making up your mind for good and Iâm positive now, it is a really fun flick. Anyway, even if it might not be a real masterpiece, it is still a really entertaining horror comedy.3 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1970's) list
Notes: To be honest, I have to admit it that I haven't seen many movies directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder so I cannot really judge his work. Anyway, this flick is the one I have seen which made the best impression on me. Indeed, if I remember correctly, I saw it when I was living in England, I was following a movie class at the time and this feature was one we had to watch. The directing and acting were very sober and realistic and it made the whole thing rather fascinating to watch. To be honest, Fassbinder has a rather gloomy visual style, you have to really dig it, and his movies are not what you could call âfunâ to watch and it was therefore a rather depressing feature but, still, the guy definitely had some skills. Eventually, this movie would provide Fassbinder with international success for the very first time and it is usually consider as a masterpiece nowadays. Anyway, even if I wasnât completely blown away by the whole thing, it was still an interesting drama.3 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: To be honest, I have to admit it that I haven't seen many movies directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder so I cannot really judge his work. Anyway, this flick is the one I have seen which made the best impression on me. Indeed, if I remember correctly, I saw it when I was living in England, I was following a movie class at the time and this feature was one we had to watch. The directing and acting were very sober and realistic and it made the whole thing rather fascinating to watch. To be honest, Fassbinder has a rather gloomy visual style, you have to really dig it, and his movies are not what you could call âfunâ to watch and it was therefore a rather depressing feature but, still, the guy definitely had some skills. Eventually, this movie would provide Fassbinder with international success for the very first time and it is usually consider as a masterpiece nowadays. Anyway, even if I wasnât completely blown away by the whole thing, it was still an interesting drama.3 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: Since I really liked the original version and since this movie really had a solid reputation as well, I was quite eager to check it out. In fact, the first version I saw was the 3rd one directed by Abel Ferrara but, to be honest, at the time, I thought it was really weak but since Roger Ebert apparently really liked it maybe I should check it out again. Anyway, coming back to our main feature, from the 4 different movies they made out of his story, it was my favorite one and it is one of the very few remakes which was at least as good as its predecessor was. I mean, to be honest, it wasn't such a massive improvement on the first version from the 50's, it was actually a really faithful remake but the main reason I preferred this movie was because they went for a much bleaker ending this time around. It was also pretty neat to see Donald Sutherland playing the lead for once and it was really refreshing to see a lead character who did look like a normal person and not like a model. Concerning the story itself, it was still quite creepy and effective but, to be honest, it is still a B feature after all but it must be one of the best in this genre. 3 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to TV Shows I would love to watch list
What is it about?
Upon escaping after decades of imprisonment by a mortal wizard, Dream, the personification of dreams, sets about to reclaim his lost equipment.
My verdict:
Even though I have never read the comics, when I heard that they would finally adapt it, this TV-show automatically became a high priority. Eventually, it didnât make much waves when it was released so I lowered my expectations but I thought I might as well check it out anyway. Well, similar to âThe Witcherâ, the material and characters are just fascinating but, unfortunately, once again, Netflix and its algorithms slightly ruined it, Iâm afraid. I mean, the first episode was really solid. However, something seemed to be terribly off narratively speaking. Indeed, it felt rather episodic which didnât seem to be the right approach. For example, when Morpheus finally got away, he went on a quest to search his tools but, even though you might expect this quest to be the focus of the rest of the season, it was solved fairly quickly and easily. Why spend a whole episode on John Deeâs powers if the guy would be discarded the next episode? As a result, major characters like Johanna Constantine were introduced and then disappeared for the rest of the season. Itâs too bad because this material was quite fascinating but I guess I should read the comics instead.
Will I watch the following seasons?
Right now, I'm not sure. Maybe...?3 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Effie Gray
“I wasnât really sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Dakota Fanning, I thought I might as well check it out. To be honest, I didnât know at all what it was about before watching this movie and it turned out to be a rather dreary costume drama about a loveless marr” read more
3 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1940's) list
Notes: Even though I was pretty sure that I saw this movie when I was a kid, when I finally re-watched it with my own children, I didn't remember much of it. For example, I was actually surprised that the most iconic trademark of Pinocchio, the fact that his nose is growing when he lies, actually shows up just once in the movie. It actually shows how powerful this tale is and how it will be forever linked to this Disney version. Indeed, after the tremendous success of 'Snow White', Disney decided to go for another well known tale and it became another major classic. What I personally enjoy the most about the whole thing, except for the amazing animation even after more than 80 years, was actually how dark the whole thing was. Indeed, back then, they were still pretty much experimenting, testing how far they could go, and they didn't develop yet their traditional formula of avoiding anything that could be possibly challenging in order to always reach the lowest common denominator. Here, you get a rather complex main character who makes some terrible decisions but this little guy was much more fascinating than the perfect princes and heroes that they would give us afterwards.3 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (2010's) list
Notes: Even though many might think that this movie was dark and gloomy, since I was a little bit familiar with Andrey Zvyagintsev's work, I was expecting something actually even bleaker. I mean, it was still hardly a picnic, you don't really get a positive image of Russia as it seems that all the governmental workers are either incompetent or corrupt and most of the adult population seems to be half of their life completely drunk. Still, it was quite bearable and Zvyagintsev managed again to give some gorgeous shots and I thought that the directing was really solid. The actors did a fine job as well but, in my opinion, the wife's character was too ambiguous and eventually, you never really get the opportunity to understand her motivation behind her actions. I also had a hard time to get what the director was eventually getting at (apparently, it was a modern reworking of the Book of Job but since my knowledge of the bible is rather limited, I kinda missed that). Still, even though I still don't think I'm a huge fan of this director, it was definitely an interesting watch.3 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: Even though I was pretty sure that I saw this movie when I was a kid, when I finally re-watched it with my own children, I didn't remember much of it. For example, I was actually surprised that the most iconic trademark of Pinocchio, the fact that his nose is growing when he lies, actually shows up just once in the movie. It actually shows how powerful this tale is and how it will be forever linked to this Disney version. Indeed, after the tremendous success of 'Snow White', Disney decided to go for another well known tale and it became another major classic. What I personally enjoy the most about the whole thing, except for the amazing animation even after more than 80 years, was actually how dark the whole thing was. Indeed, back then, they were still pretty much experimenting, testing how far they could go, and they didn't develop yet their traditional formula of avoiding anything that could be possibly challenging in order to always reach the lowest common denominator. Here, you get a rather complex main character who makes some terrible decisions but this little guy was much more fascinating than the perfect princes and heroes that they would give us afterwards.3 years, 7 months ago