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“I wasn't sure what to expect from this flick but since there was a whole bunch of cool actors involved, I thought I might as well check it out. I have to admit that I actually never saw the actual talk show hosted by Zach Galifianakis and, to be honest, it seemed to be a rather misguided idea to tur” read more
“To be honest, I wasn't sure what to expect from this flick but since I always had a weak spot for Reese Witherspoon, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, unfortunately, even though Witherspoon was as lovely as usual and was a perfect choice to play a gorgeous MILF, she was pretty much the o” read more
Movies the giraffe watched in 2020: June (28 movies items)
“Since I kept hearing some pretty good things about this flick, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, I have to admit that I was actually really impressed by the damned thing and, in this genre, it is probably one of the best movies I have seen. Indeed, the main character was such an interest” read more
“Even though this movie barely got noticed when it was released, I still wanted to check it out. Indeed, I still haven’t watched ‘Cannibal Holocaust’ and I really liked the idea of a modern horror flick taking place in the Amazon with some cannibals. Unfortunately, it turned out to be another s” read more
Notes: One of Louis Malle's most heralded movies must be 'Au revoir les enfants' but even though it is a great flick, I actually preferred this other movie he made also about WWII. Basically, it is another classic French movie but, in my opinion, it was actually much more original and quite spellbinding to behold. Indeed, like the Vietnam war for American directors, the WWII has always been an endless source of inspiration for the French directors. So, by now, I have seen my share of French movies dealing with the subject and it is very rare to see a director trying a really different approach about this material but it was definitely the case here. Indeed, instead of telling the usual story of a heroic resistance fighter, they decided this time to focus on a rather despicable young man who was pretty much anything but a hero. As a result, you get a rather dark tale which was just quite fascinating.
Notes: When you rewatch this movie, it is rather funny to see that even before he got those monster budgets, James Cameron was already able to make some pretty awesome action scenes. I mean, 30 years later, the whole thing still holds up pretty good whereas most of the 80's movies look nowadays terribly cheesy. Of course, the story was rather preposterous but they still managed to create a fascinating mythology and a dreary vision of the future. On the other hand, there managed to provide many funny scenes and some great one liners along the way. Another masterstroke was that even though Schwarzenegger couldn't act whatsoever, since he was portraying an emotionless cyborg, it was just perfect. They even managed to fill in a romantic intrigue which wasn't annoying at all. Eventually, back then, action movies were R rated with a huge capital R and they weren't skirmish about those. To conclude, even though I'm usually not a great fan of action movies, I really loved this one and it is a great mix of action and SF.