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johanlefourbe posted a review of Fighting with My Family
“I wasnât really sure what to expect from this flick but since there was a decent cast involved, I thought I might as well check it out. I have to admit that I have never been a fan of Wrestling and, even though this movie was a decent attempt to legitimize this âsportâ, to be honest, I wasnâ” read more
4 years, 6 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: The first thing that really stroke me is the character portrayed by Humphrey Bogart. Indeed, so far, even though I thought he was a pretty good actor, he seemed to have a rather limited range since he always played the same character over and over again, the cool no-nonsense anti-hero with the heart in the right place. Not this time though, thatâs for sure. Indeed, this time, he was something completely different, some kind of pathetic paranoid back-stabbing SOB and he did it brilliantly. He definitely showed some balls to portray such a character against his usual image and at the height of his popularity. I was quite blown away by his performance and it is his best performance, at least among the movies I have seen. Walter Huston was also really awesome and, apparently, John Huston was immensely proud of the fact that his father finally won an Academy award in his own movie. So, indeed, it is a movie dealing with gold searching and they do find some gold but that was evidently not the point here. No, what makes this movie so fascinating, were the characters and their evolution, especially the evolution of the now infamous Fred C. Dobbs. I also liked the way Hustonâs character always stay cool under the circumstances as you can imagine that this guy has been down this road many times before. 4 years, 6 months ago
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“To be honest, I lost hope in the Transformers franchise a long time ago but since this prequel had been fairly well received and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, eventually, it turned out to be a decent watch but mostly because most of the movies direc” read more
4 years, 6 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (2010's) list
Notes: I thought it was so entertaining and actually downright hilarious which wasnât something I really expected. During some scenes, especially when DiCaprio was heavily intoxicated, he gave us some real slapstick and it actually worked like a charm. I mean, even though there was a really solid supporting cast, the focus was put on Jordan Belfort and as a result, DiCaprio had basically to carry the whole thing on his shoulders. He did a fine job, supported by the fine directing provided by Martin Scorsese, but honestly, by now, we know pretty well that he can play the talented but very neurotic characters like no one else and it would be nice if he tried something else for once. Furthermore, the other characters were not very well developed since they didnât get much space in my opinion which is rather surprising since the movie lasted 3 hours. And, indeed, it was rather long and you wonder so many times when Belfort will finally get caught and eventually fall down. Anyway, even though it might not the best movie made by the duo Scorsese-DiCaprio, it was still terribly entertaining and easily the most hilarious film released in 2013.4 years, 6 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Momentum
“I wasnât really sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Olga Kurylenko, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, even though Kurylenko is extremely lovely, to be honest, she has spent at least half of her career showing up in some rather sh*tty movies and this one” read more
4 years, 6 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to Top 10 worst movies 2015 list
Notes: Even though Olga Kurylenko is extremely lovely, to be honest, she has spent at least half of her career showing up in some rather sh*tty movies and this one might be the worst of the bunch I have seen so far, Iâm afraid. Indeed, not only the damned thing was terribly generic and tedious but most of it didnât really work at all. For example, if it wasnât necessarily a bad idea that these bank robbers would wear some high-tech suits, however, to give them some flashy coloured lights to recognize who was who was just lame and ridiculous. At least, it was neat to see Kurylenko playing a highly qualified robber but, to be honest, she wasnât never really convincing. On top of that, even though the plot was seriously generic, some big chunks didnât make much sense. For example, who the hell was this red-haired woman called Jessica?!? Why would an American senator hide a USB stick with sensitive information in a safe deposit box in South Africa? Was Kurylenkoâs character actually hired to retrieve this precious USB stick? Coming back to this evil senator, it seems that Morgan Freeman apparently showed up for this movie as a favour for the director but I hope for him that he did get a nice pay check from this mess.4 years, 6 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1970's) list
Notes: In France, it is a huge classic and I definitely had to watch it at some point. Concerning the director, even though Bertrand Blier never really reached much recognition on an international level, he is definitely highly regarded in France where many of his movies have been some massive commercial or critical successes. Anyway, this flick was the start of a great career for GĂ©rard Depardieu who would become an icone in French cinema for the following 40 years. And indeed, Depardieu and Dewaere were both awesome in this flick which was often quite hilarious. When Iâm watching a movie like this one, it reminds me of the fact that in France it is possible to release a movie litterally called âThe Testiclesâ and you wonât get censored in any way. Anyway, I think it is a great movie which was also a lot of fun to watch. I mean, the whole thing was pretty chaotic and there was barely any plot, instead you get on this rather wild road trip with those misfits and I thought it was quite spellbinding to watch.4 years, 6 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: In France, it is a huge classic and I definitely had to watch it at some point. Concerning the director, even though Bertrand Blier never really reached much recognition on an international level, he is definitely highly regarded in France where many of his movies have been some massive commercial or critical successes. Anyway, this flick was the start of a great career for GĂ©rard Depardieu who would become an icone in French cinema for the following 40 years. And indeed, Depardieu and Dewaere were both awesome in this flick which was often quite hilarious. When Iâm watching a movie like this one, it reminds me of the fact that in France it is possible to release a movie litterally called âThe Testiclesâ and you wonât get censored in any way. Anyway, I think it is a great movie which was also a lot of fun to watch. I mean, the whole thing was pretty chaotic and there was barely any plot, instead you get on this rather wild road trip with those misfits and I thought it was quite spellbinding to watch.4 years, 6 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Opening Night (1977)
“Since I have always been intrigued by John Cassavetes's movies, I was quite eager to check out this movie. To be honest, I have to admit that it had been years, even decades, the last time I saw one of his directing efforts. Well, within the first 10 mins, I remembered how challenging his work can b” read more
4 years, 6 months ago
