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johanlefourbe posted a review of The Diary of a Teenage Girl
“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. I have to admit that I had no idea what it was about before watching the damned thing and, eventually, I really had a hard time to get into this story dealing wit” read more
5 years ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1990's) list
Notes: It must be the ultimate making-of and it is not very often that a making-of is released as a stand-alone feature like this one (another example is ‘Lost in La Mancha’ ). Of course, ‘Apocalypse Now’ is a really impressive movie, one of the many masterpieces directed by Francis Ford Coppola in the 70’s (Man, the guy was really on fire back in those days!) and we all heard about the rumors surrounding the hellish shooting but it was just really awesome to have a full length feature telling us all the dirty and (very often) crazy details. An interesting thing about this flick is that even though the production is really messed up and, here, we are talking of a very different level of messed up, you still can get a very good movie or even a masterpiece, at least in this case. In my opinion, the best way to go is to first watch ‘Apocalypse Now’, then watch this documentary and then again ‘Apocalypse Now’ or maybe even the Redux version.5 years ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Teen Spirit
“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Elle Fanning, I thought I might as well check it out. To be honest, it was just before I started to watch that I discovered that it was actually Max Minghella’s first directing effort. Well, it was pretty obviou” read more
5 years ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1950's) list
Notes: By now, I have seen only 6 of his movies directed by Ingmar Bergman and, so far, I can’t say I’m a big fan of his work. Still, this masterpiece left a big impression on me though. Indeed, the directing, the story and the acting, above all by Max van Sydow, were pretty strong. I was above all impressed by the ominous chess game with Death, one of the most legendary film scenes ever put together. Still, like I said before, even though I was impressed, somehow, there were good chunks of the movie that literally went over my head. Later on, I did watch ‘Fanny and Alexander’, another masterpiece directed by Bergman, and I had even a harder time to get into this flick. Anyway, it's definitely another movie I should rewatch at some point. 5 years ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: It must be the ultimate making-of and it is not very often that a making-of is released as a stand-alone feature like this one (another example is ‘Lost in La Mancha’ ). Of course, ‘Apocalypse Now’ is a really impressive movie, one of the many masterpieces directed by Francis Ford Coppola in the 70’s (Man, the guy was really on fire back in those days!) and we all heard about the rumors surrounding the hellish shooting but it was just really awesome to have a full length feature telling us all the dirty and (very often) crazy details. An interesting thing about this flick is that even though the production is really messed up and, here, we are talking of a very different level of messed up, you still can get a very good movie or even a masterpiece, at least in this case. In my opinion, the best way to go is to first watch ‘Apocalypse Now’, then watch this documentary and then again ‘Apocalypse Now’ or maybe even the Redux version.5 years ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (2000's) list
Notes: First of all, I think it is important to point that, in my opinion, most movies involving kids or teenagers are usually rather uninspired and/or sugar-coated. In fact, there are honestly usually a waste of time, even for the children who happened to be their target audience. However, there are a few exceptions though and this movie is definitely one of them. Indeed, to start with the story was riveting but the performances (above all by Keisha Castle-Hughes) were all impressive. Basically, it was a very interesting movie about the clash between tradition and evolution. The best thing about this movie was that it was never condescending and the makers always managed to avoid taking up the easy way avoiding blandness and stereotypes. As a result, they delivered one of the most striking study of teenage anxiety intermingled with a fascinating view of where the Maori culture stands in our modern world.5 years ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: By now, I have seen only 6 of his movies directed by Ingmar Bergman and, so far, I can’t say I’m a big fan of his work. Still, this masterpiece left a big impression on me though. Indeed, the directing, the story and the acting, above all by Max van Sydow, were pretty strong. I was above all impressed by the ominous chess game with Death, one of the most legendary film scenes ever put together. Still, like I said before, even though I was impressed, somehow, there were good chunks of the movie that literally went over my head. Later on, I did watch ‘Fanny and Alexander’, another masterpiece directed by Bergman, and I had even a harder time to get into this flick. Anyway, it's definitely another movie I should rewatch at some point. 5 years ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Da 5 Bloods
“Since his impressive come-back with ‘BlacKkKlansman’, I was quite eager to check Spike Lee’s following directing effort, especially since it was available on Netflix. Well, eventually, it turned out to be a more complex movie than his previous one which was nice but, as a result, I did struggl” read more
5 years ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1990's) list
Notes: Honestly, it has been a while since I have seen this flick. I think it must have been 18-20 years ago. Frankly, I didn't really care a lot at the time about this historical murder but since I grew wiser, I thought I should re-watch it. Anyway, after 'Platoon', it is probably the most heralded picture directed by Oliver Stone and easily the most controversial one. Indeed, back in those days, Stone still had some balls, especially compared to the rather friendly 'W.' and above all compared to the terribly mushy 'World Trade Center'. Even if you put aside the controversial aspect of the subject, it still remain a fascinating and really entertaining flick. Plus, Oliver Stone had a great cast at this disposal (Kevin Costner, Jack Lemmon, Vincent D'Onofrio, Gary Oldman, Sissy Spacek, Joe Pesci, Walter Matthau, Tommy Lee Jones, John Candy, Kevin Bacon, Donald Sutherland, Martin Sheen). The greatest achievement, in my opinion, is that they managed to take a major page of history, shading some lights on these very dark times and also entertain the viewer at the same time. 5 years ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: First of all, I think it is important to point that, in my opinion, most movies involving kids or teenagers are usually rather uninspired and/or sugar-coated. In fact, there are honestly usually a waste of time, even for the children who happened to be their target audience. However, there are a few exceptions though and this movie is definitely one of them. Indeed, to start with the story was riveting but the performances (above all by Keisha Castle-Hughes) were all impressive. Basically, it was a very interesting movie about the clash between tradition and evolution. The best thing about this movie was that it was never condescending and the makers always managed to avoid taking up the easy way avoiding blandness and stereotypes. As a result, they delivered one of the most striking study of teenage anxiety intermingled with a fascinating view of where the Maori culture stands in our modern world.5 years ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to Top 10 best movies 2020 list
Notes: Since his impressive come-back with ‘BlacKkKlansman’, I was quite eager to check Spike Lee’s following directing effort. Well, eventually, it turned out to be a more complex movie than his previous one which was nice but, as a result, I did struggle a bit to get a good grip on the whole thing. I mean, there was so much stuff going on, most of it was pretty good, but I wonder if it wasn’t maybe too much. On the other hand, if it would have been only about some vets going back to Vietnam to find some lost gold, something entertaining but fairly generic, it wouldn’t have been enough. There were also some rather bewildering artistic choices. For example, why did they keep the same actors to play themselves in the Vietnam war scenes instead of hiring some younger actors? Maybe it was to argue that they actually never left Vietnam which was probably the case for Paul? On the other hand, I’m glad he didn’t try to CGI them like they did for ‘The Irishman’. Indeed, even if Scorsese's movie was a critical success, the end-result never looked really convincing and Lee probably saved several millions of dollars this way. Still, the material was quite strong and certainly really topical regarding what’s going on in the world following the death of George Floyd. Finally, even if there were maybe too many characters involved, Paul did stand out and, in my opinion, Delroy Lindo probably gave here the best performance of his career. 5 years ago
