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johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1990's) list
Notes: From time to time, you always meet someone that will argue that this movie is actually the best ever made. To be honest, I always had a hard time to get what was really the fuss about this flick. I mean, I will have to admit it, it is a very good nĂ©o-noir feature, probably even the very best one but could the best nĂ©o-noir feature also manage to be one of the very best movies ever made? I actually doubt it. The issue I have with this flick is that it is so well made, so slick, it might be actually be too faithful to the genre to be actually really remarkable, at least, thatâs my opinion. Still, it remains a really solid flick nonetheless, easily the best thing ever made by Curtis Hanson who never managed to reach this level in his career again. Concerning this cast, it was pretty damned amazing (Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kim Basinger, James Cromwell, Danny DeVito, David Strathairn) and they all gave some of the best performances in their career. 4 years, 5 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: Eventually, I wasnât disappointed and it definitely deserved to win the Best Picture Academy award at the time. Indeed, it is a really fascinating war feature with a fascinating real figure in the middle. It seemed that Patton was quite a character but you canât deny that he was a great military strategist and the masterstroke in this movie was to make a multi-layered portrait of this ultimate soldier. Obviously, George C. Scott (who also won the Academy award but refused it because he was against the idea of a competition between actors) was quite brilliant and this performance would be the one he will be forever remembered. The funny thing is that he didnât believe that he actually did a good job and would, apparently, apologize often to the director Franklin J. Schaffner because he didnât deliver the goods. Francis Ford Coppola, who was so young at the time, was also involved in this classic and would even win his first Academy award as a writer.4 years, 5 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Skyscraper
“I wasnât really expecting much from this flick but since it was starring Dwayne Johnson, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, to be honest, I donât think it was so bad after all. Obviously, sure, the plot was really far-fetched and this massive building was quite ridiculous. I mean, it ” read more
4 years, 5 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: From time to time, you always meet someone that will argue that this movie is actually the best ever made. To be honest, I always had a hard time to get what was really the fuss about this flick. I mean, I will have to admit it, it is a very good nĂ©o-noir feature, probably even the very best one but could the best nĂ©o-noir feature also manage to be one of the very best movies ever made? I actually doubt it. The issue I have with this flick is that it is so well made, so slick, it might be actually be too faithful to the genre to be actually really remarkable, at least, thatâs my opinion. Still, it remains a really solid flick nonetheless, easily the best thing ever made by Curtis Hanson who never managed to reach this level in his career again. Concerning this cast, it was pretty damned amazing (Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kim Basinger, James Cromwell, Danny DeVito, David Strathairn) and they all gave some of the best performances in their career. 4 years, 5 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (2010's) list
Notes: To be honest, I thought it would be just another drama about a young woman held in captivity. What I didn't expect is that it would turn out to be the best movie in this genre. Indeed, the whole thing was just so intense and heartbreaking and I'm pretty sure I will keep thinking about it for a very long time. I have to admit it, at first, I kept wondering, like many other viewers I presume, why she didn't try to escape during these 7 long years. Well, first of of all, it is easier said than done. Indeed, she would have to miraculously find a code that a kidnapper could easily change on a regular basis and, apparently, there was also another door that could be opened only from the outside. But, most of all, she made the choice to survive, to stay alive, instead of risking it all with some hazardous escape attempt. Then, when her son was born, to care for him and to protect him became obviously a priority and it's only when she realized that he couldn't stay any longer that she finally came up with a plan which was still extremely dangerous. But this movie goes so much beyond that, it shows how they managed to live in confinement for all these years, how this mother still managed to give her boy a life when she was completely hopeless and how they both struggled to get back into the 'real' world. Especially for this young kid who never knew anything else and, suddenly, within minutes, his world was completely torn apart and the end-result was just crushing to behold.4 years, 5 months ago
johanlefourbe commented on a review of Brokeback Mountain
@Raven, if you didn't like the movie, sure, it's up to you, but I would never give such a low rating if I believed that the actors did such great job.4 years, 5 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (2000's) list
Notes: I remember it very well, when this movie came out, there was a huge buzz about it and after its release, it kept on going for a while. Indeed, back then, there was a huge controversy because many people thought this flick was a shoe-in for the Best picture academy award but, eventually, the winner was 'Crash'. It was a big blow for Ang Lee who never deserved more to win the big prize and recently, he was snubbed again with 'Life of Pi'. Coming back to our main feature, personally, I think this movie was more deserving than 'Crash' but it doesn't really matter anyway. Indeed, I think it is quite a unique picture and nothing similar had been done before. As usual with Ang Lee, the directing was really solid and the performances provided by Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Legder were really great. For Ledger, it seemed to be the beginning of an amazing career which was abruptly stopped a few years later and for Gyllenhaal, it was a real breakthrough and he has become one of the most dependable actors of his generation. 4 years, 5 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1960's) list
Notes: To be honest, I wasnât expecting much from this flick but since it was directed by the great David Lean, I thought I should give it a chance. Honestly, I can think of a 1000âs reasons why I shouldnât have liked this flick. Indeed, it is way too much over-sentimental for my taste, the whole thing was far from being historically accurate and I could go on and on. Still, I really liked it though. I have to admit I havenât read the book so I donât know if it was a faithful adaptation but I really enjoyed this flick. First of all, Iâm a huge fan of Julie Christie. I mean, I have seen a few movies with this actress but there is something really mesmerizing about her. Above all, she is pure and simply a terrific actress. Furthermore, David Lean had a great flair for those grand scale spectacles. Sure, it never reached the level of âThe Bridge on the River Kwaiâ or even âLawrence of Arabiaâ, but it was still quite impressive and simply damned entertaining. 4 years, 5 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: I remember it very well, when this movie came out, there was a huge buzz about it and after its release, it kept on going for a while. Indeed, back then, there was a huge controversy because many people thought this flick was a shoe-in for the Best picture academy award but, eventually, the winner was 'Crash'. It was a big blow for Ang Lee who never deserved more to win the big prize and recently, he was snubbed again with 'Life of Pi'. Coming back to our main feature, personally, I think this movie was more deserving than 'Crash' but it doesn't really matter anyway. Indeed, I think it is quite a unique picture and nothing similar had been done before. As usual with Ang Lee, the directing was really solid and the performances provided by Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Legder were really great. For Ledger, it seemed to be the beginning of an amazing career which was abruptly stopped a few years later and for Gyllenhaal, it was a real breakthrough and he has become one of the most dependable actors of his generation. 4 years, 5 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Breathe
“I wasnât really sure what to expect from this flick but there was a nice cast involved and I was curious what to see what Andy Serkis would manage to do with his directorial debut. Well, even if it was a really strong story with a lot of potential, to be honest, I wasnât really sure about the to” read more
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: To be honest, I wasnât expecting much from this flick but since it was directed by the great David Lean, I thought I should give it a chance. Honestly, I can think of a 1000âs reasons why I shouldnât have liked this flick. Indeed, it is way too much over-sentimental for my taste, the whole thing was far from being historically accurate and I could go on and on. Still, I really liked it though. I have to admit I havenât read the book so I donât know if it was a faithful adaptation but I really enjoyed this flick. First of all, Iâm a huge fan of Julie Christie. I mean, I have seen a few movies with this actress but there is something really mesmerizing about her. Above all, she is pure and simply a terrific actress. Furthermore, David Lean had a great flair for those grand scale spectacles. Sure, it never reached the level of âThe Bridge on the River Kwaiâ or even âLawrence of Arabiaâ, but it was still quite impressive and simply damned entertaining. 4 years, 5 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1970's) list
Notes: While watching this movie, I realized that Robert Altman is actually a rather difficult director. I mean, it is not that his movies are really cryptic or difficult to follow like with David Lynch or Kim Ki-Duk for example, but he definitely has a very oblic approach concerning his directing which might explain why I have sometimes a hard time with his movies. Basically, he usually puts his camera in the middle of the scene and leave the characters do the talking but there is no real editing and, sometimes, you have 5 characters speaking to each other, sometimes improvising their dialogues which have nothing to do with the plot. It is like when someone gets into a room, normally, he would be presented to the audience somehow but, since the characters already know this person, they just skip this. As a result, you get something really realistic and this directing style definitely was Robert Altmanâs trademark but, honestly, I think it is rather alienating. I mean, there is something pretty mesmerizing about this directing style but I think it is also creates a gap between the audience and the characters. Still, even though this movie didnât really blow me away, it looked quite terrific, the songs provided by Leonard Cohen were a perfect fit and it must be one of the gloomiest Western I have ever seen.4 years, 5 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: While watching this movie, I realized that Robert Altman is actually a rather difficult director. I mean, it is not that his movies are really cryptic or difficult to follow like with David Lynch or Kim Ki-Duk for example, but he definitely has a very oblic approach concerning his directing which might explain why I have sometimes a hard time with his movies. Basically, he usually puts his camera in the middle of the scene and leave the characters do the talking but there is no real editing and, sometimes, you have 5 characters speaking to each other, sometimes improvising their dialogues which have nothing to do with the plot. It is like when someone gets into a room, normally, he would be presented to the audience somehow but, since the characters already know this person, they just skip this. As a result, you get something really realistic and this directing style definitely was Robert Altmanâs trademark but, honestly, I think it is rather alienating. I mean, there is something pretty mesmerizing about this directing style but I think it is also creates a gap between the audience and the characters. Still, even though this movie didnât really blow me away, it looked quite terrific, the songs provided by Leonard Cohen were a perfect fit and it must be one of the gloomiest Western I have ever seen.4 years, 5 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1950's) list
Notes: Even though Marlon Brandoâs career has always been rather inconsistent, I have always been a huge fan of the guy and since this flick is considered as one of his classics, I was quite eager to check it out. Man, at the time, he was really on fire and gave one of his best performances, arguably one of the best performances ever given by an actor. Personally, I still prefer âA Streetcar named Desireâ but this flick is definitely not far behind. Anyway, 3 years after making this seminal classic, Elia Kazan was working again with Marlon Brando and the end-result was once again quite impressive. Basically, contrary to most of the movies produced by Hollywood at the time and still nowadays, the main character was not some kind of almighty hero but an average man who was deeply flawed. However, even though the guy was not a real hero, he still showed some dignity but it didnât mean that the whole thing would end up with an happy ending and the grim tone remained from the beginning until the end. 4 years, 5 months ago