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4 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to Top 10 best movies 2020 list
Notes: As usual with Charlie Kaufman, it turned out to be an extremely challenging movie. Basically, it is the kind of movies where nothing seems to be what it might seem to be. For example, something as simple as the name of the main character was changed various times on purpose. On top of that, the whole thing started pretty much as a rather bleak and gloomy affair and there was at first not much chemistry with this couple. However, the fact that they were both extremely articulate and much smarter than me slowly made them quite appealing to me. And who was this girl Jessie Buckley?!? I had never seen her before, she pretty much came out of nowhere, but she really impressed me and I will definitely check her other movies whenever I have an opportunity. Eventually, sometimes, this movie did feel like watching a very long episode of ‘The Twilight Zone’ and to be honest, I don’t think I understood half of the damned thing. Especially during the 3rd act, when they started to dance in this school, they pretty much lost me. Eventually, what was Kaufman trying to achieve with this tale? However, even if I never fully grasped the damned thing, the fact that it made me think and wonder was well worth a few extra points from me.4 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: What can be said about this movie that hasn’t been said so many times before? Basically, it is pure and simply another impressive piece of cinema coming from Charles Chaplin and it is probably even better than 'The Circus' which I also loved. In fact, I have actually a nice story about this flick. Many years ago, I showed this movie to my step-children because I thought it was important for their education. Back then, Nick, my step-son, was only 8 years old but, suddenly, out of nowhere, 7 ears later, during one of our endless conversations about movies, Nick started to precisely described in details the famous scene when the Tramp eats his shoe. Seriously, it was quite something and it shows the huge impact of this movie (but it could be said about anything done by this guy). Myself, I started to watch this movie when I was just a kid and, already then, I thought it was just fascinating and completely hilarious. 4 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Cell 211
“To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it seemed to have a decent reputation, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, I’m glad I didn’t know anything about the damned thing before watching it because there were quite a lot of unexpected twists. Eventu” read more
4 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1960's) list
Notes: Since this movie is quite a classic, I was really eager to check it out and I had some rather high expectations. To be honest, I thought it would be better than this but still, it remains a damned good picture nonetheless. There was an impressive cast (John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, Richard Burton, Sean Connery, Rod Steiger, Bourvil, Robert Wagner, Paul Anka) and even though there were some critics that many of those actors were actually too old to portray their characters (For example, at 54 years old, John Wayne was actually twice older than Col. Benjamin Vandervoort actually was) , they were all pretty good and the story was interesting enough. I don’t know, 40 years later, Steven Spielberg made ‘Saving Private Ryan’ and even though I think this movie was vastly overrated, I have to admit that its introduction, its depiction of the D day, was just unforgettable and it was probably one of the most impressive scenes I ever saw and, compared to this, ‘The Longest Day’ is a solid feature but not as mind-blowing as this sequence. Anyway, I still think it is a fine WWII feature. 4 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1990's) list
Notes: I have seen this movie more than 15 years ago and it might be nice to re-watch it at some point. In fact, I actually saw the damned thing in the movie theatre when it was released. To be honest, I haven’t seen so many movies directed by Aki Kaurismäki but I definitely enjoyed this one a lot. Indeed, it is basically a very strong mix of drama and comedy. Above all, the humour was quite subtle and very pitch black and I guess it might be an acquired taste but I thought it was rather awesome. Anyway, I think it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Finnish movies.4 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: Since this movie is quite a classic, I was really eager to check it out and I had some rather high expectations. To be honest, I thought it would be better than this but still, it remains a damned good picture nonetheless. There was an impressive cast (John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, Richard Burton, Sean Connery, Rod Steiger, Bourvil, Robert Wagner, Paul Anka) and even though there were some critics that many of those actors were actually too old to portray their characters (For example, at 54 years old, John Wayne was actually twice older than Col. Benjamin Vandervoort actually was) , they were all pretty good and the story was interesting enough. I don’t know, 40 years later, Steven Spielberg made ‘Saving Private Ryan’ and even though I think this movie was vastly overrated, I have to admit that its introduction, its depiction of the D day, was just unforgettable and it was probably one of the most impressive scenes I ever saw and, compared to this, ‘The Longest Day’ is a solid feature but not as mind-blowing as this sequence. Anyway, I still think it is a fine WWII feature. 4 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of The Horde (2009)
“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but it had been suggested by another Listal member and, in fact, I took me many years to finally watch the damned thing. Well, to be honest, I think I would have been more able to appreciate it when it had been released 10 years ago. Indeed, in t” read more
4 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Tenet
“I already saw this movie in the movie theater when it was released but, since I'm a huge fan of Christopher Nolan, I was quite eager to check it out again. Well, unfortunately, even after rewatching it a few years later, the damned thing was still an incomprehensible mess, I'm afraid. I remember ver” read more
4 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (2000's) list
Notes: By now, I have seen several movies dealing with Alzheimer disease, the most famous one being probably ‘The Notebook’ but even though ‘The Notebook’ was a decent romantic feature, it gave an almost cute view on this disease (on the other hand, would you expect anything else from a book written by Nicholas Sparks?). This movie however was anything but cute and it is easily the best feature I have seen about this subject. Indeed, even though it was her directing debut, Sarah Polley did a fine job here, the acting by both leads was just amazing and the story was simply quite heartbreaking. 5 years later, Sarah Polley would finally deliver a new directing effort, ‘Take This Waltz’ , but it barely got noticed when it was released and, to be honest, even though it was a decent watch, it was a big step-down from this very impressive directing debut.4 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Project Power
“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since there was a decent cast involved and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, even though the concept was not bad, to be honest, it was nothing really mind-blowing either and it could have been be” read more
4 years, 7 months ago