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johanlefourbe posted a review of Greta
“I wasnât really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was the last movie from Neil Jordan that I havenât seen yet, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, to be honest, it wasnât really good and, in fact, it turned out to be a really generic and seriously tedious stalker thriller” read more
3 years, 9 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: Eventually, even though it was definitely a powerful tale based on a really important piece of history, somehow, I didnât really connect with the whole thing. I donât know, somehow, it seemed to me that it was just a well made but maybe too straightforward historical epic feature. Eventually, the only big mistake made by this movie was probably to tell its story from the point of view of a white commanding officer when it should probably have been told from the point of view of a black soldier. On top of that, it didnât help that I never really cared for Matthew Broderick who has always been an underwhelming actor in my opinion (to think that the guy was, at some point, the coolest kid around following the success of âFerris Bueller's Day Offâ seems hard to believe nowadays). At least, there is no doubt that Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman were both incredibly charismatic here and this movie would provide a really deserved breakthrough for both actors. 3 years, 9 months ago
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1990's) list
Notes: To be honest, as usual with Wong Kar Wai, I still ended up with some mixed feelings. I mean, there is no doubt that he always delivered his best work when focusing on such doomed love stories and, once again, the cinematography from Christopher Doyle (who was working with Wong Kar Wai for the first time around) was quite mesmerising. On top of that, Leslie Cheung delivered a really strong performance playing one of the most fascinating tortured womaniser I have ever seen. And yet, I was never swept away by the whole thing. I mean, even though Cheung was really good, his character was borderline despicable but even though some of the other characters seemed to be more righteous, I still didn't care much for them either. It was also pretty weird to see Tony Leung showing up completely randomly during the very last scene but his character was apparently supposed to be the lead in a second part which was never produced. Anyway, even if it didn't really blow me away, it was still pretty good and it is definitely worth a look.3 years, 9 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Term Life
“To be honest, I wasnât expecting much from this flick but since there was a decent cast involved and since it was available on Videoland, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, unfortunately, the damned thing turned out to be so lame though. Above all, the story was just terribly generic an” read more
3 years, 9 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Godzilla vs. Kong
“To be honest, I really didnât care much about âGodzilla: King of the Monstersâ and, back then, I swore I was pretty much done with this franchise and, yet, I still ended up watching this new installment in the movie theater. First of all, Nick, my step-son, really likes this kind of movies inv” read more
3 years, 9 months ago
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The Thrill of Voyeurism
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: To be honest, as usual with Wong Kar Wai, I still ended up with some mixed feelings. I mean, there is no doubt that he always delivered his best work when focusing on such doomed love stories and, once again, the cinematography from Christopher Doyle (who was working with Wong Kar Wai for the first time around) was quite mesmerising. On top of that, Leslie Cheung delivered a really strong performance playing one of the most fascinating tortured womaniser I have ever seen. And yet, I was never swept away by the whole thing. I mean, even though Cheung was really good, his character was borderline despicable but even though some of the other characters seemed to be more righteous, I still didn't care much for them either. It was also pretty weird to see Tony Leung showing up completely randomly during the very last scene but his character was apparently supposed to be the lead in a second part which was never produced. Anyway, even if it didn't really blow me away, it was still pretty good and it is definitely worth a look.3 years, 9 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Sleepless
“Since this movie was a big flop when it was released, I had somer rather low expectations but since there was a decent cast involved, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, even if the damned thing was not a total disaster, it was still seriously weak though. Eventually, the main issue was th” read more
3 years, 9 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (2000's) list
Notes: I remembered it very well the first time I saw this movie, after hearing here and there that this movie was really awesome (according to Roger Ebert, it was even the best movie released in 2007), I had some really high expectations. However, to be honest, this movie turned out to be slightly disappointing after all. Sure, I have to admit that I did like the damned thing but I still think it is kind of overrated. Above all, what bothered me the most was that the whole thing was trying too hard to be smart and clever but eventually it didn't really sound natural or convincing. Eventually, Juno did sound like a very intelligent person but if she was so smart, how on earth could she get pregnant like this?!? However, Iâm glad I gave this movie a second chance because, even if I was still not completely sold, I was this time around much more able to see its qualities. Indeed, even if Diablo Codyâs dialogues were still too elaborate, there was actually something really genuine about these characters and the whole cast gave some really solid performance, especially Elliot Page. Another thing that I enjoyed was the fact that the movie didnât really follow a linear structure, even if it was still nothing really groundbreaking. 3 years, 9 months ago
