My feed

johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list

Notes: It turned out to be a really good drama with some comedy but not too much and some terrific acting. Honestly, I thought the whole thing was pretty flawless with a fascinating story with some very intriguing characters. My only complain would be that there were 2 very interesting plots (the children meeting their donor father and the lesbian mothers having a rough patch in their relationship) but the way they merged both stories felt pretty random and forced. The amazing thing is that even if it was a mistake, it also had a positive effect. Indeed, before that, the donor father was way too good to be true but, then, after his disastrous actions, he finally got a human face and it made the character even more interesting. The cast (Julianne Moore, Annette Bening, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowska, Josh Hutcherson) was pretty amazing and I was above all impressed by Annette Bening. Indeed, after 5 minutes, I completely forgot I was watching Bening on the screen, I only saw a fully fledged character and that's what acting is or should be about.

4 years, 5 months ago

johanlefourbe posted a review of Bloodshot

4 years, 5 months ago

johanlefourbe added 2 items to The Fast and the Furious : an All-star cast list

4 years, 5 months ago

johanlefourbe added 1 item to My Queue list

4 years, 5 months ago

johanlefourbe added 1 item to Top 10 worst movies 2020 list

4 years, 5 months ago

johanlefourbe rated Bloodshot

 Bloodshot 5/10

4 years, 5 months ago

johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (2010's) list

Notes: I wasn’t disappointed and the damned thing really deserves its stellar reputation. Apparently, Hirokazu Koreeda has the reputation of being the greatest humanist director at work nowadays and, after watching this movie, it is pretty easy to understand why. Basically, this time around, Koreeda focused on a group of people who has been rejected and pretty much forgotten by the common society and who are now living in a marginal lifestyle with its own rules and moral code. Koreeda’s masterstroke was that he never judges or praises the characters and, for the first 90 minutes, you see how they cope living completely in the margin of our society. So, it was already quite interesting with some complex 3 dimensional characters but, during the last act, they managed to push the whole concept even further. Basically, after a tragic event which was doomed to happen at some point,they completely get sucked back into our world and it all became seriously heart-breaking and even more powerful than it already was. Eventually, following ‘Like Father, Like Son’, this movie was an even stronger argument from Koreeda that the strongest bond between the members in a family is not blood but love.

4 years, 5 months ago

johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list

Notes: Of course, this movie was pretty awesome. To be honest, 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' remains, hands down, my favorite Western directed by Sergio Leone but this one was very good as well. Indeed, the directing, the acting, the music, everything was quite amazing. Back in those days, it was pretty shocking to see the great Henry Fonda, who always played the righteous man, portray this time a cold heartless SOB. I mean, if I recall correctly it, he even shot a kid in his very first scene. It was also pretty neat to see Charles Bronson in a decent movie for once. Apparently, at the time, Sergio Leone actually was done making Westerns and wanted to move on towards something else but then when he was given the biggest budget he ever had and the opportunity to work with Henry Fonda so he reconsidered and created arguably one of the best Westerns ever made. Personally, even though I did like it very much, the story didn't grab me as much as 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' did but it was still quite spellbinding to behold.

4 years, 5 months ago

johanlefourbe added 1 item to My Queue list

4 years, 5 months ago

johanlefourbe posted a review of Planet 51

4 years, 5 months ago

johanlefourbe commented on a review of Planet 51

In spite a major knock-off of ‘Wall-E’, Pixar had actually nothing to do with this movie.

4 years, 5 months ago

johanlefourbe posted a review of Testament of Youth

4 years, 5 months ago

johanlefourbe voted for list

The evolution of — Taissa Farmiga (12 tv items)

4 years, 5 months ago

johanlefourbe voted for list

The Evolution of Astrid Berges-Frisbey (14 movies items)

4 years, 5 months ago

johanlefourbe voted for list

The Evolution of Nora Arnezeder (9 movies items)

4 years, 5 months ago

johanlefourbe voted for list

The evolution of Valerio Mastandrea (38 movies items)

4 years, 5 months ago

johanlefourbe voted for list

The evolution of — Brit Marling (14 movies items)

4 years, 5 months ago

johanlefourbe added 2 items to their collection

4 years, 5 months ago

johanlefourbe added 1 item to The evolution of... (M) list

::::: The evolution of Valerio Mastandrea ~ GreenPheasant

4 years, 5 months ago

johanlefourbe added 1 item to The evolution of... list

::::: The evolution of Valerio Mastandrea ~ GreenPheasant

4 years, 5 months ago

johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1990's) list

Notes: Surprisingly, according to the IMDb ratings, this movie is, the best one delivered by the Coen brothers so far. On the other hand, it does have a huge cult following. Personally, I actually always go back and forth with this movie. Indeed, depending on my mood, I would find it really awesome but, at some other moment, it would be only decent. In fact, I actually saw the damned thing in the movie theater when it was released and, at the time, I thought it was a step down from ‘Fargo’ but, after a few rewatches, it did grow on me after all. Anyway, there was plenty of stuff to enjoy in this flick, no doubt about it. Indeed, the cast was just awesome (John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tara Reid, Peter Stormare, John Turturro, David Thewlis, Sam Elliott) and, like anyone else, I especially loved Jeff Bridges who gave here his best and most legendary performance. Finally, it was probably the funniest movie the Coen brothers have delivered so far.

4 years, 5 months ago

johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list

Notes: I wasn’t disappointed and the damned thing really deserves its stellar reputation. Apparently, Hirokazu Koreeda has the reputation of being the greatest humanist director at work nowadays and, after watching this movie, it is pretty easy to understand why. Basically, this time around, Koreeda focused on a group of people who has been rejected and pretty much forgotten by the common society and who are now living in a marginal lifestyle with its own rules and moral code. Koreeda’s masterstroke was that he never judges or praises the characters and, for the first 90 minutes, you see how they cope living completely in the margin of our society. So, it was already quite interesting with some complex 3 dimensional characters but, during the last act, they managed to push the whole concept even further. Basically, after a tragic event which was doomed to happen at some point,they completely get sucked back into our world and it all became seriously heart-breaking and even more powerful than it already was. Eventually, following ‘Like Father, Like Son’, this movie was an even stronger argument from Koreeda that the strongest bond between the members in a family is not blood but love.

4 years, 5 months ago

johanlefourbe posted a video

Danny Deckchair (2003) - Trailer

4 years, 5 months ago

johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1950's) list

Notes: Among the massive epics directed by David Lean, in my opinion, it must be the most accessible one. I think that the very best remains, by far, ‘Lawrence of Arabia’, but this movie has a running time of almost 220 minutes and, therefore but also for some other reasons, it is a rather demanding flick. In my opinion, 'The Bridge on a the River Kwai' is more an exciting feature and, basically some kind of forefather to our own blockbusters. Basically, it is a really entertaining piece of work and I even remember watching this flick with my dad back in those days. I thought it was really good and I already enjoyed it back then. Apparently, even though David Lean and Alec Guiness worked together on many movies, they actually didn’t get along very well and it was the only movie he made for Lean for which Guiness had the lead. He was very good in this, and apparently, he believed it was his best work. To be honest, it has been a while since I saw this flick and I will definitely re-watch it in the future at some point.

4 years, 5 months ago

johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list

Notes: Surprisingly, according to the IMDb ratings, this movie is, the best one delivered by the Coen brothers so far. On the other hand, it does have a huge cult following. Personally, I actually always go back and forth with this movie. Indeed, depending on my mood, I would find it really awesome but, at some other moment, it would be only decent. In fact, I actually saw the damned thing in the movie theater when it was released and, at the time, I thought it was a step down from ‘Fargo’ but, after a few rewatches, it did grow on me after all. Anyway, there was plenty of stuff to enjoy in this flick, no doubt about it. Indeed, the cast was just awesome (John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tara Reid, Peter Stormare, John Turturro, David Thewlis, Sam Elliott) and, like anyone else, I especially loved Jeff Bridges who gave here his best and most legendary performance. Finally, it was probably the funniest movie the Coen brothers have delivered so far.

4 years, 5 months ago

johanlefourbe posted a review of Madame Bovary

4 years, 5 months ago

johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list

Notes: Among the massive epics directed by David Lean, in my opinion, it must be the most accessible one. I think that the very best remains, by far, ‘Lawrence of Arabia’, but this movie has a running time of almost 220 minutes and, therefore but also for some other reasons, it is a rather demanding flick. In my opinion, 'The Bridge on a the River Kwai' is more an exciting feature and, basically some kind of forefather to our own blockbusters. Basically, it is a really entertaining piece of work and I even remember watching this flick with my dad back in those days. I thought it was really good and I already enjoyed it back then. Apparently, even though David Lean and Alec Guiness worked together on many movies, they actually didn’t get along very well and it was the only movie he made for Lean for which Guiness had the lead. He was very good in this, and apparently, he believed it was his best work. To be honest, it has been a while since I saw this flick and I will definitely re-watch it in the future at some point.

4 years, 5 months ago

johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1990's) list

Notes: As a kid, I really loved this flick. Seriously, I must have been around 12 years old the first time I watched the damned thing. I remember it very well, back then, I thought it was a fascinating story and, in fact, I had to watch it a couple of times before understanding it properly (give me a break... I was a just a kid!). The best thing about this movie was that it worked on so many levels. Indeed, it was entertaining, it took place on Mars, there were tons of nice special effects, some sexual tension and a rather thoughtful and intriguing plot. By now, I have watched all the movies directed by Paul Verhoeven (even the old Dutch ones) and this one remains one of his best. I just love the story, the actions scenes and the competent special effects. I have seen also most of Schwarzenegger's work and it is my favorite movie he has done. Many years laters, I did watch the remake starring Colin Farrell and even though Farrell is actually a better actor, Schwarzenegger was actually more convincing. It worked better also because Paul Verhoeven didn't spend all his time with some action scenes but also gave us some time to get know Doug Quaid and root for the guy. Anyway, I really loved the original version from the Dutch master.

4 years, 5 months ago

johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1950's) list

Notes: I wasn’t sure what to expect from this flick but since it had a solid reputation, I was quite eager to check it out. At least, the title sounded really neat. I have to confess, I had no idea what the whole thing was actually about and the beginning was quite confusing, at least, to me. Furthermore, it took a while to take off. Still, it was definitely worth the wait after all. Indeed, I really enjoyed the realistic approach but, above all, I thought that the 2 characters played by Tony Curtis and Burt Lancaster were just fascinating. Indeed, those 2 guys were some of the most slimy and conniving characters I have ever seen thanks to some really strong performances from Curtis and Lancaster. In fact, this movie didn’t get much love when it was released at least from the audience, it was mostly because both actors were playing such dark characters and it was apparently too difficult to swallow for the audience at the time. In my case, I just loved how bleak the whole thing was, the dialogues were really neat and the end was like a Greek tragedy.

4 years, 5 months ago

johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list

Notes: As a kid, I really loved this flick. Seriously, I must have been around 12 years old the first time I watched the damned thing. I remember it very well, back then, I thought it was a fascinating story and, in fact, I had to watch it a couple of times before understanding it properly (give me a break... I was a just a kid!). The best thing about this movie was that it worked on so many levels. Indeed, it was entertaining, it took place on Mars, there were tons of nice special effects, some sexual tension and a rather thoughtful and intriguing plot. By now, I have watched all the movies directed by Paul Verhoeven (even the old Dutch ones) and this one remains one of his best. I just love the story, the actions scenes and the competent special effects. I have seen also most of Schwarzenegger's work and it is my favorite movie he has done. Many years laters, I did watch the remake starring Colin Farrell and even though Farrell is actually a better actor, Schwarzenegger was actually more convincing. It worked better also because Paul Verhoeven didn't spend all his time with some action scenes but also gave us some time to get know Doug Quaid and root for the guy. Anyway, I really loved the original version from the Dutch master.

4 years, 5 months ago