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johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1990's) list
Notes: I remember exactly the first time I saw this movie. Back then, I was on holiday in Baltimore, my host family went to see this flick and they brought me with them. At that time, I had no idea what it was about and I was completely unaware about the whole hype surrounding this feature. To be honest, I had never seen anything like this before but, even though my host family didn't it like at all (I think there were expecting something more conventional), I thought it was a really engrossing experience. In my opinion, the biggest difference with the other found-footage features I have seen afterwards is that you don't actually see or hear anything really preposterous which made the whole thing even more unsettling. The other thing I enjoyed is that even though the 3 actors were amateurs, a typical trademark with this genre, they were actually really convincing and believable so I really cared for their predicament. I have re-watched it a couple of times through the years, I still think it held up pretty good and it is by far my favorite movie in this genre. Since then, this directing style has been unfortunately copied to death because it is so cheap and, as a result, you don't need many people to show up to make some money. To be honest, since I really liked this flick, I always had a weak spot for this genre but I have to admit that it has become tiresome by now as there is unfortunately no more creativity involved. 4 years, 5 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: Somehow, it did remind me of 'Zodiac' in the way that the main character was obsessed with this case for 25 years. At first, I wonder how they would manage to keep my attention since I (thought I) knew how it would end. Eventually, many unsuspected things happened and I was captivated until the end which was quite impressive as well. I usually don't care much about such twist endings but this one gave much food for thought. I mean, did the murderer really get his rightfull punishment? Didn't Morales become a monster by treating this man this way? Didn't he throw his whole life away to get his revenge which basically meant for him to take care of his worst enemy for the rest of his life? Just like the rest of this movie, it was really intriguing and thought provoking. Basically, this flick takes its time to develop some very interesting characters, even the smaller ones, instead of throwing at us some typical boring gimmicks. Even the unconsumed love story was quite fascinating and the fact that they never ended up with each other made complete sense considering the way the characters were developed.4 years, 5 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1980's) list
Notes: Well, pretty much like anything else coming from Stanley Kubrick, it is basically another huge classic but, to be honest, it doesn't really belong to my favorites. But even so, it is seriously entertaining, I think it is probably the most accessible movie directed by Stanley Kubrick and, once again, the directing was just amazing. On top of that, Jack Nicholson gave one of his best performances and the whole thing was quite spellbinding to watch. And, yet, somehow, it was still missing something to become truly amazing, at least, that’s my opinion. Eventually, the main issue was probably the fact that this movie is and remains a Stephen King story and, to be honest, I have never been a real fan of his work. Still, I have always been amazed by how Kubrick has managed to lift up this material to such heights and among all these Stephen King books that has been adapted to the silver screen, it is easily one of the very best ones, even if King himself didn't like it at all.4 years, 5 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: I remember exactly the first time I saw this movie. Back then, I was on holiday in Baltimore, my host family went to see this flick and they brought me with them. At that time, I had no idea what it was about and I was completely unaware about the whole hype surrounding this feature. To be honest, I had never seen anything like this before but, even though my host family didn't it like at all (I think there were expecting something more conventional), I thought it was a really engrossing experience. In my opinion, the biggest difference with the other found-footage features I have seen afterwards is that you don't actually see or hear anything really preposterous which made the whole thing even more unsettling. The other thing I enjoyed is that even though the 3 actors were amateurs, a typical trademark with this genre, they were actually really convincing and believable so I really cared for their predicament. I have re-watched it a couple of times through the years, I still think it held up pretty good and it is by far my favorite movie in this genre. Since then, this directing style has been unfortunately copied to death because it is so cheap and, as a result, you don't need many people to show up to make some money. To be honest, since I really liked this flick, I always had a weak spot for this genre but I have to admit that it has become tiresome by now as there is unfortunately no more creativity involved. 4 years, 5 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of 365 Days
“In spite of or because of its notorious reputation and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check this movie. Well, it was pretty terrible, that’s for sure, and pretty much nothing worked. Seriously, it seems that the makers watched ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ and decided to” read more
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: Well, pretty much like anything else coming from Stanley Kubrick, it is basically another huge classic but, to be honest, it doesn't really belong to my favorites. But even so, it is seriously entertaining, I think it is probably the most accessible movie directed by Stanley Kubrick and, once again, the directing was just amazing. On top of that, Jack Nicholson gave one of his best performances and the whole thing was quite spellbinding to watch. And, yet, somehow, it was still missing something to become truly amazing, at least, that’s my opinion. Eventually, the main issue was probably the fact that this movie is and remains a Stephen King story and, to be honest, I have never been a real fan of his work. Still, I have always been amazed by how Kubrick has managed to lift up this material to such heights and among all these Stephen King books that has been adapted to the silver screen, it is easily one of the very best ones, even if King himself didn't like it at all.4 years, 5 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to Top 10 worst movies 2020 list
Notes: Seriously, it seems that the makers watched ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ and decided to deliver something even worse. At least, Anna Maria Sieklucka and Michele Morrone were both attractive and had some decent chemistry but, to be honest, they gave some really poor performances. In fact, the whole cast was really weak. The story was even worse though. Indeed, the beginning scenes barely made sense, those were very poorly put together and, obviously, the concept was rather ludicrous. This movie was based on a book and the author was apparently inspired by ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ and it was pretty obvious. Indeed, this movie displayed another really toxic relationship and, yet, according to the makers, it was actually supposed to be romantic. In fact, I don’t think that such a misguided even abusive relationship can’t somehow turn out to be romantic, even if it is rather unlikely. However, in this case, the characters never had a single conversation during which they could at least learn about each other and the main reasons why Laura did finally fall for Massimo was apparently because he had a hot body and because he let her buy pretty much anything she wanted. Concerning the sex scenes, the main reason why this movie made some waves when it was released, sure, there were 2 blowjob scenes that were pretty explicit but the other sex scenes didn’t display anything really shocking, original or interesting. Anyway, even though this movie was apparently a massive success for Netflix, it turned out to be pretty bad.4 years, 5 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Before I Wake
“To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was directed by Mike Flanagan and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, even though Flanagan might be one of the most interesting up-and-coming directors in the horror genre, t” read more
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johanlefourbe commented on a review of 12 Monkeys (1995)
@Zuraka, that's actually an interesting remark.
In my opinion, the weird soundtrack (a typical Gilliam trademark) actually enhanced the sense of confusion experienced by the main character and it w4 years, 5 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1990's) list
Notes: This movie is probably Terry Gilliam's most successful feature, at least financially speaking. Fortunately, it happens to be a really good movie as well. If I remember it correctly, I saw it twice when it came out and I thought the whole thing was just spellbinding. Like most of the movies dealing with time travel, many things didn't make much sense but Gilliam didn't even try to rationalize what was going on whereas lesser movies would spend a terrible amount of time trying to convince you that the whole thing was actually making any sense. Since then, I have also seen 'La Jetée', the short movie which has inspired this flick and together, they are some awesome companion pieces. It is also a proof that a remake can be really interesting when treated properly, even though I’m not sure if this movie should be called a remake since it is actually much too reducing. So, the directing was pretty impressive but the acting was really good too. Indeed, Brad Pitt and Bruce Willis both displayed that they have some range delivering some of their best performances. 4 years, 5 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1980's) list
Notes: This movie started out with a very typical ominous score which, for once, was not written by John Carpenter but by the great Ennio Morricone. From there, it became a chilling horror flick with some rather gruesome special effects. Even though it was actually never really scary, there were still loads of tension since you never knew for sure, except for MacReady, who could be infected or not. I also appreciated the downbeat ending with no survivors, even the last 2 guys were left alone in the snow to die without a rescue team. I was rather amazed to read that this movie was a flop and was critically panned when it was released. Anyway, nowadays, it is rightfully considered by many as the best movie directed by John Carpenter and it is another great example that you can take an old movie, give it a fresh look and modify the story to fit our modern world with some tremendous results. 4 years, 5 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: This movie started out with a very typical ominous score which, for once, was not written by John Carpenter but by the great Ennio Morricone. From there, it became a chilling horror flick with some rather gruesome special effects. Even though it was actually never really scary, there were still loads of tension since you never knew for sure, except for MacReady, who could be infected or not. I also appreciated the downbeat ending with no survivors, even the last 2 guys were left alone in the snow to die without a rescue team. I was rather amazed to read that this movie was a flop and was critically panned when it was released. Anyway, nowadays, it is rightfully considered by many as the best movie directed by John Carpenter and it is another great example that you can take an old movie, give it a fresh look and modify the story to fit our modern world with some tremendous results. 4 years, 5 months ago
