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johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1950's) list
Notes: It has been a while since I have seen this flick but I was quite impressed back then. I guess it must have been either my mother or my father who bought this on VHS, anyway, I bumped into this and it sounded quite intriguing so I watched the damned thing. Apparently, the whole concept was not exactly new as Picasso did pretty much the same thing some 7 years before for some rather obscure Belgian documentary but even so, I thought it was just quite fascinating to behold. Basically, the whole thing is pretty straightforward and the only thing you get to see are some long shots with a fixed camera showing Picasso doing his thing, thatās it. Eventually, this whole approach was quite brilliant and, basically, there is no interference between you and the great master and it was just mesmerizing to see one of the greatest artists ever at work. Concerning Clouzot, it was yet another impressive feature following his classics āLes diaboliquesā and āLe salaire de la peurā. 4 years ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1940's) list
Notes: I have actually seen this one when I was younger but I canāt say I was really blown away so I thought it was time for a re-watch, to make up my mind for good. And, indeed, I now understand why it is so loved. I mean, it still is not one of my favorites but it is sure a really solid feature which completely deserves its reputation. It is interesting to notice that nobody involved, the director, the actors, the producers thought it would be a success and it was just yet another small production which was supposed to disappear pretty quickly at the box-office. Of course, it turned out to be a huge blockbuster. Personally, I really enjoyed the look of the whole thing. Some people donāt like black and white pictures but they really donāt know what they are missing, especially these everlasting gorgeous masterpieces. Furthermore, there was this tremendous chemistry between Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman which has become a blueprint for many doomed love stories that came afterwards. The story was also pretty good, some typical film noir / spy intrigue with those always reliable bad guys, the Nazis.4 years ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Holmes & Watson
“Of course, I didnāt expect much from the damned thing but I guess I still wanted to check it if it was indeed so bad after all. Well, to be honest, I have to admit that some of the jokes were actually fairly clever and some others were so stupid that they turned out to be actually quite funny. Unf” read more
4 years ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to Top 10 worst movies 2018 list
Notes: To be honest, I have to admit that some of the jokes were actually fairly clever and some others were so stupid that they turned out to be actually quite funny. Unfortunately, pretty much everything else in this movie was just terribly dreadful, Iām afraid. The first issue was that the whole concept was misguided from the very start. Indeed, during the last 10 years, there has been an overdose of Sherlock Holmes adaptations (according to IMDb, this was already the seventh iteration). As a result, it means that the genre has already become a parody of itself (see for example Guy Ritchieās version), so, there was definitely no need to make such a parody which was just seriously redundant and felt like beating a dead horse. On top of that, even though it was maybe fun at first, the whole gimmick of Will Ferrell playing some arrogant idiot has outstayed its wecolme a long time ago, Iām afraid. Eventually, what you get was a Holmes who would say something impossibly clever and then, 10 seconds later, something incredibly stupid so the character was never really consistent. And the fact that everyone around him thought that he was brilliant for no apparent reason made it even more cringe-inducing to behold. 4 years ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Chicken with Plums
“Since I really loved āPersepolisā, I was really eager to see this following directorial effort from Marjane Satrapi. Well, even though it turned out to be not bad at all, Iām afraid it still didnāt really work though. First of all, even though this movie was also an adaptation from another a” read more
4 years ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of The Professor and the Madman
“I wasnāt expecting much from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Sean Penn and Mel Gibson, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, it has been ages since both actors had a critical or commercial success (at least, Gibson had more luck as a director with āHacksaw Ridgeā) but Iām” read more
4 years ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Norwegian Wood
“I had no idea what to expect from this flick but since it was directed by Anh Hung Tran, I was quite eager to check it out. To be honest, I canāt believe it was the first movie I have seen from this director in the last 20 years (on the other hand, he has directed only 3 movies in the meantime). W” read more
4 years ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (2010's) list
Notes: Of course, a movie about Chauvet cave (la grotte de Chauvet in French) did sound really intriguing. However, I didnāt expect it to be so awe-inspiring. I mean, at first, I thought āGreatā¦ Iām getting to spend 90 minutes in some cave, Iām going to get bored so fastā¦ā but no, it never got boring. Indeed, from the very first second we entered this cave, the whole thing was quite spellbinding. Basically, those paintings are the oldest ever found (about 35000 years old) and about twice as old as the previous oldest painting. When watching these, itās basically watching the birth of Art which was quite overwhelming, at least, if you have any interest in Art. The striking thing is that even though those paintings were obviously primitive, they also had some impressive artistic qualities, like some amazing shades and contrast effects and those were just simply beautiful to look at. It was also kind of emotional to realize that those āprimitiveā cavemen actually had some artistic aspirations already 35000 years ago, something that really has defined us as human-being and one of the major differences we have with other animals. As usual with Herzog, you have this rather weird narration provided by Herzog himself and it can be annoying but I think itās an asset because its enhances the whole surreal aspect of this situation. Apparently, it was released in the theaters in 3D and, according to Roger Ebert, it worked pretty well so I really wonder how the whole thing looked in this format. 4 years ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: Of course, a movie about Chauvet cave (la grotte de Chauvet in French) did sound really intriguing. However, I didnāt expect it to be so awe-inspiring. I mean, at first, I thought āGreatā¦ Iām getting to spend 90 minutes in some cave, Iām going to get bored so fastā¦ā but no, it never got boring. Indeed, from the very first second we entered this cave, the whole thing was quite spellbinding. Basically, those paintings are the oldest ever found (about 35000 years old) and about twice as old as the previous oldest painting. When watching these, itās basically watching the birth of Art which was quite overwhelming, at least, if you have any interest in Art. The striking thing is that even though those paintings were obviously primitive, they also had some impressive artistic qualities, like some amazing shades and contrast effects and those were just simply beautiful to look at. It was also kind of emotional to realize that those āprimitiveā cavemen actually had some artistic aspirations already 35000 years ago, something that really has defined us as human-being and one of the major differences we have with other animals. As usual with Herzog, you have this rather weird narration provided by Herzog himself and it can be annoying but I think itās an asset because its enhances the whole surreal aspect of this situation. Apparently, it was released in the theaters in 3D and, according to Roger Ebert, it worked pretty well so I really wonder how the whole thing looked in this format. 4 years ago