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johanlefourbe posted a review of Never Look Away
“Since I heard that Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck had made an impressive comeback with this movie, I was really eager to check it out. Well, eventually, I have to admit that I ended up with some similar feelings I had with his classic ‘Das Leben der Anderen’. Indeed, even though I mostly admir” read more
4 years, 9 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: This was the last movie directed by Stanley Kubrick and, eventually, not everyone was sold when it was released. Indeed, many people thought it was in fact one of his least successful features but I personally think it was actually another great movie from the best director that ever lived. It is such a shame that it took him 12 years to finally make another movie and it is even worse that nothing more will come out from this genius. Anyway, I remember it very well, when it came out, there was a huge buzz about the damned thing and I had the pleasure to behold this masterpiece in the movie theater. As usual, you had the incredible Kubrick directing, completely flawless with his usual obsessive attention to every single detail. On the other hand, you had this fascinating story which was almost a captivating Hollywood thriller. I say "almost" because at the end, there was no big chase, rooftop final battle or a big twist explaining everything that happened before. There was actually no real answer and I think that's the reason why many people got frustrated by the damned thing, this fact that they are so used to that everything is supposed to be solved at the end (at least, that's what the average viewer expects).4 years, 9 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to TV Shows I would love to watch list
What is it about?
A rivalry between big cat eccentrics takes a dark turn when Joe Exotic, a controversial animal park boss, is caught in a murder-for-hire plot.
My verdict:
The main reason I decided to watch this show was because there was such a huge hype when it was released. Well, to be honest, even if it was indeed fairly entertaining, it didn't really blow me away. Basically, right from the start, they argued that the people in this business were batsh*t crazy and they kept repeating this continuously but nothing really surprising happen after all. So, a decent show but not much more than that.
Will I watch the following seasons?
There was actually a 2nd season but it did sound rather lame so I just skipped it.4 years, 9 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Bandslam
“To be honest, I wasn't expecting much from this flick but, according to another listal member, it was actually seriously underrated, so I thought I might as well check it out after all. Well, even if it turned out to be a big flop when it was released, I thought it was not so bad at all. Indeed, Wil” read more
4 years, 9 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Rock the Kasbah
“Even though this movie had a rather lame reputation, somehow, I still ended up watching the damned thing. Well, it turned out to be pretty weak, that's for sure. First of all, it was completely tone-deaf. Indeed, they went for some rather campy approach which never worked and it was only during the ” read more
4 years, 9 months ago
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Movies the giraffe watched in 2020: January (29 movies items)4 years, 9 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1980's) list
Notes: Ever since I saw this movie as a kid in the movie theater when it was released, the damned thing has never ceased to fascinate me. By now, I have seen it so many times but it has never lost its charms and it is easily my favorite Indiana Jones movie. Basically, it is, in my opinion, the ultimate adventure film. The first masterstroke was to cast Sean Connery as Professor Henry Jones. Indeed, there was this great chemistry between Harrison Ford and Sean Connery and they made the whole thing completely spelbinding to watch. The second masterstroke was to pick up the ultimate archological artifact, the Holy Grail. That was for example a huge let down concerning the last installment (honestly, who cares about a crystal skull coming from space...) whereas the Holy Grail is one of the most fascinating myth in the whole human history and it was just awesome to see Dr Jones Jr and Sr chasing it around the globe. Finally, there were also loads of cool action scenes which kept me on the edge of my seat from the beginning until the end. Basically, the whole thing is quite pitch-perfect.4 years, 9 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Ghostbusters
“Even though this movie had been a critical and commercial flop when it was released, I thought I might as well check it out anyway. First of all, like any other kid growing up during the 80’s, I really loved ‘Ghostbusters’, however, when I did re-watch the classic installments as a grown-up, t” read more
4 years, 9 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1960's) list
Notes: There are a few movies which I consider milestones in my movie watching history but this movie is definitely one of them. It is one of those movies which you keep hearing about and when you watch them, they basically hit you like a train. The first time I watched it, I must have been 15 or 16 years old, I thought it was just awesome and it became right away one of my favorite movies of all time. Basically, it is just a boy, a girl, a car and a gun, that's it, but because it is so simple, it became a really pure movie experience. However, even though those elements were quite simple, Godard did something quite revolutionary at the time which was stripping down many of the conventional narrative stereotypes (a core aspect of the French New Wave) making the whole thing even more spellbinding. Eventually, I re-watched it years later and I did lower my rating a little bit since there were a few dull moments but I absolutely remains one of my favorite French movies. Unfortunately, later on in his career, Godard would start to make some really obscure movies and, in the process, more or less deliberately started to alineate his audience but this was his first directing feature and it became instantly a timeless masterpiece.4 years, 9 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of The Orphanage
“Since this flick had a solid reputation, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, even though this movie had been apparently a huge success in Spain when it was released, to be honest, I really struggled to get into the damned thing. First of all, in my opinion, the start was actually rather awkward” read more
4 years, 9 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: Ever since I saw this movie as a kid in the movie theater when it was released, the damned thing has never ceased to fascinate me. By now, I have seen it so many times but it has never lost its charms and it is easily my favorite Indiana Jones movie. Basically, it is, in my opinion, the ultimate adventure film. The first masterstroke was to cast Sean Connery as Professor Henry Jones. Indeed, there was this great chemistry between Harrison Ford and Sean Connery and they made the whole thing completely spelbinding to watch. The second masterstroke was to pick up the ultimate archological artifact, the Holy Grail. That was for example a huge let down concerning the last installment (honestly, who cares about a crystal skull coming from space...) whereas the Holy Grail is one of the most fascinating myth in the whole human history and it was just awesome to see Dr Jones Jr and Sr chasing it around the globe. Finally, there were also loads of cool action scenes which kept me on the edge of my seat from the beginning until the end. Basically, the whole thing is quite pitch-perfect.4 years, 9 months ago
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1990's) list
Notes: When this movie was released, there was a pretty good buzz about it so I thought I should check it out. Back in those days, I didn't know who was Terrence Malick and haven't heard about the legends surrounding him but I sure loved this movie. I must have been 18-19 years old and I had never seen something like that, this mix of metaphysics and war and I was quite blown-away. Fast-forward 15 years later and I though it was really time for a re-watch. In the mean time, I have seen all the movies directed by Malick and I have read a lot about the crazy stuff about this guy. Basically, in spite of the poetic tone and metaphysics involved, it is still his most straight-forward and accessible movie to date. Indeed, most of the movie is about the battle of Guadalcanal and it was and is one of the best depictions of war I have ever seen. One thing that really impressed me is the way it keeps switching between characters and I thought it really made sense since war is a confused mess not involving one macho hero but a whole bunch of dudes trying not to get killed. With this switching of characters, you can also try to spot all the familiar actors and there was a whole bunch of them. Out of all of all those guys, Jim Caviezel, a complete unknown at the time, managed to outclass everyone, even the great Sean Penn and Malick became so infatuated in his awesome performance and the character he created that a good chunk of the movie was devoted to him when it wasn't supposed to be the case. It is actually impressive that the movie was really well structured since Malick didn't follow the book at all, didn't follow the script either and spent at least 3 months shooting hours and hours of footage. When it was released, even though it was heralded, it was still overlooked mostly because the same year, Spielberg released the much more conventional and far less superior 'Saving Private Ryan'.4 years, 9 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: There are a few movies which I consider milestones in my movie watching history but this movie is definitely one of them. It is one of those movies which you keep hearing about and when you watch them, they basically hit you like a train. The first time I watched it, I must have been 15 or 16 years old, I thought it was just awesome and it became right away one of my favorite movies of all time. Basically, it is just a boy, a girl, a car and a gun, that's it, but because it is so simple, it became a really pure movie experience. However, even though those elements were quite simple, Godard did something quite revolutionary at the time which was stripping down many of the conventional narrative stereotypes (a core aspect of the French New Wave) making the whole thing even more spellbinding. Eventually, I re-watched it years later and I did lower my rating a little bit since there were a few dull moments but I absolutely remains one of my favorite French movies. Unfortunately, later on in his career, Godard would start to make some really obscure movies and, in the process, more or less deliberately started to alineate his audience but this was his first directing feature and it became instantly a timeless masterpiece.4 years, 9 months ago
