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johanlefourbe posted a review of Pete's Dragon
“Almost a year ago I did see the remake by David Lowery and since I did like it, I thought I should watch this original version at some point, especially since it was available on Disney+. The interesting thing about this movie was that it was one of the few early attempts from Disney to mix live-act” read more
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Notes: Even though the more recent 'American Sniper' was a huge box-office success and, therefore, so far, the most popular movie about the war in Irak, in my opinion, this movie is actually the best one about this subject. In fact, back then, even though this movie was heralded by the critics, it was actually completely ignored by the audience but, somehow, almost a full year after its release, it still managed to end up winning the Best Picture Academy award. Anyway, even though I didn't care much for 'American Sniper' which was in my opinion actually seriously overrated, this movie was just really fascinating and I was on the edge of my seat during most of the duration. Indeed, I thought it was so much interesting to see a guy risking his life trying to prevent people from getting killed, including himself, instead of the usual soldiers ending killing a whole bunch of people for some usually rather dubious reasons. Furthermore, the directing was also very good and all the actors involved (especially Jeremy Renner in a star making performance) gave some really strong performances. 4 years, 10 months ago
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johanlefourbe posted a review of John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
“To be honest, I have never been a huge fan of this franchise but since this 3rd instalment was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, at least, I have to admit that each new instalment has been more badass than the previous one and this one delivered some non-stop massiv” read more
4 years, 10 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (2000's) list
Notes: For many years, Duncan Jones was mostly know as David Bowie's son with a really weird name but it seems that he has managed to find his own voice. Basically, in just two movies, he has succeeded in becoming one of the frontrunners in the Science-Fiction field. Personally, I wasn't exactly blown away by 'Source Code' but it was a really intriguing and entertaining flick but his directing debut was really impressive. I must admit it, the whole thing was rather slow and frankly quite depressing but also so fascinating. Indeed, it was visually really impressive and Sam Rockwell gave, once again, a terrific performance. It is quite incredible that this guy, after making more than 50 feature movies, still doesn't get enough regognition for his tremendous talent. The rest of the cast was just a voice-over provided by Kevin Spacey. Honestly, I thought this GERTY would turn out to be, at some point, some kind of HAL 9000 but even though he/it had a really chilly voice, he wasn't really a threat and, eventually, didn't do much. Maybe they could have developped the robot who was supposed to follow the orders but decided to make his own decisions but it was never clear what did actually motivate his actions. Still, it is a very cerebral and quite spellbinding Science-Fiction feature. 4 years, 10 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1960's) list
Notes: To be honest, it has been ages since I saw this movie and I should definitely re-watch at some point. I have to admit that except for ‘Blowup, I didn’t care so much for the movies I have seen directed by Michelangelo Antonioni but there is no denying that, in the 60's, he was a major movie director and this movie was one of the many masterpieces he made back in those days. Jeanne Moreau and Marcello Mastroianni were both really strong here as they delivered some great perfomances. Above all, I thought it was a very deep movie which didn't deal with some chases, shootings, explosions and special effects but with relationships and the human mind in general.4 years, 10 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1990's) list
Note : Even though this movie seems to be nowadays pretty much forgotten, I remembered very well when it was released in France. Indeed, in my my home country, it was a massive critical success (it even won the César of the Best French Film of the year) and there was a huge hype around the whole thing. Well, I have to admit that I didn't remember anything about this movie but, eventually, after a re-watch, I was so impressed by the damned thing, provably even more than the first time around. Indeed, when I first watched it, I was actually around the same age as the characters involved and, even if I did appreciate it at the time, I'm afraid it was too subtle for me. However, to watch it again almost 30 years later was actually quite emotional and even overwhelming. Indeed, I think it's a movie for a mature audience but, for me, it was also a whole word of recognition. Sure, I was born in the 80's but I was also born in a very small village in the French countryside and the everyday life and mood still looked quite similar. Furthermore, this time, I could really identify with this group of teenagers and with the complex feelings they struggled with. Indeed, André Téchiné managed to create a fascinating mood and those characters were all really 3 dimensional and felt so genuine.4 years, 10 months ago