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johanlefourbe posted a review of Closed Circuit
“To be honest, I wasn’t 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. Well, even though the damned thing definitely had some potential, unfortunately, it was just so poorly developed. The most annoying thing was the fa” read more
4 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: To be honest, it has been a while since I have seen this flick but it had such an impact on me at the time, I still can remember it vividly. Indeed, I was very young when I saw it and I had never seen anything like this before. I mean, when I did watch some classics when I was much younger, I didn’t always connect with them right away but, with this one, it was a completely different story. Indeed, it is probably one of the most fascinating movie I have ever seen. In fact, I’m usually not really good with movies involving a lot of symbolism and there were here so many layers and so many meanings. The fact that nothing was explained whatsoever at the end made the whole thing even more mesmerizing though. It’s a pity I haven’t watched more movies directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini since I became instantly fascinated by this director after watching this flick. Eventually, I do believe it might be one of the most difficult movies to comprehend that I have seen but it is eventually really rewarding. 4 years, 7 months ago
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4 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Patriots Day
“Since I kept hearing some pretty good things about this movie, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, after watching the rather abysmal ‘Spenser Confidential’ and ‘Mile 22’, it was rather satisfying to see that, at some point, Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg actually knew what they were doing” read more
4 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (2010's) list
Notes: As usual, I didn’t know anything about the story before watching the damned thing and I have to admit that it took me a while to get into it but, pretty much like ‘Jodaeiye Nader az Simin’, it turned out to be another fascinating mix of a thriller with a realistic drama. Indeed, the core of the story was dealing with what did happen to Rana which was basically some pretty basic thriller setup. However, in the contrary to your average US thriller, there was no intrusive music cue telling what you should expect or what you should feel, in fact, there was no music whatsoever. Above all, what was so interesting was the fact that there were no good guys or bad guys. I mean, for example, you could argue that Emad was sometimes acting pretty much like a douchebag but, considering the circumstances, it was actually rather understandable and, in fact, it was completely relatable to me. Eventually, in my opinion, this movie was about the fact that the aftermath following a dramatic event can be just as or even more traumatic than the actual event itself. Anyway, Farhadi’s movies display such an indepth analysis of what it means to be human, it is just fascinating to behold and this movie was another great example.4 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Smallfoot
“I wasn’t expecting much from this movie but, somehow, I still ended up watching it. Well, to be honest, I really had a hard time to care about the damned thing. First of all, the whole concept of ‘What if the Yeti did really exist and was actually afraid of us? ‘ was hardly original and didn” read more
4 years, 7 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: As usual, I didn’t know anything about the story before watching the damned thing and I have to admit that it took me a while to get into it but, pretty much like ‘Jodaeiye Nader az Simin’, it turned out to be another fascinating mix of a thriller with a realistic drama. Indeed, the core of the story was dealing with what did happen to Rana which was basically some pretty basic thriller setup. However, in the contrary to your average US thriller, there was no intrusive music cue telling what you should expect or what you should feel, in fact, there was no music whatsoever. Above all, what was so interesting was the fact that there were no good guys or bad guys. I mean, for example, you could argue that Emad was sometimes acting pretty much like a douchebag but, considering the circumstances, it was actually rather understandable and, in fact, it was completely relatable to me. Eventually, in my opinion, this movie was about the fact that the aftermath following a dramatic event can be just as or even more traumatic than the actual event itself. Anyway, Farhadi’s movies display such an indepth analysis of what it means to be human, it is just fascinating to behold and this movie was another great example.4 years, 7 months ago
