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johanlefourbe posted a review of Miss Sloane
“To be honest, I wasnāt really sure what to expect from this flick but the ratings were pretty good and since I have a weak spot for Jessica Chastain and since it was available on Netflix, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, it turned out to be a really solid political thriller with a fairly r” read more
5 years ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2020) list
Notes: It was pretty neat to see for the first time a movie starring Rudolf Valentino who was basically the Tom Cruise of the Silent era. Concerning the movie itself, well, it was entertaining enough but, to be honest, I thought it was too random for my taste though. Indeed, it all started with a rather dashing action scene but then, it became some kind of romantic-comedy during which the main character was dodging the sexual advances of the Czarina. However, it didnāt last long ever, as the Czarina pretty much disappeared from the movie and the rest was about Valentinoās character trying to avenge his father. But even this revenge thing completely disappeared at the end when he ended up with the girl of his dreams. Eventually, the most interesting aspect about this story was the fact that the main character was plotting to kill a man while falling in love with his daughter. Unfortunately, the tone was much too light to really dig deeper into these conflicting feelings. Anyway, as you can see, it was all pretty messy but the whole thing did look good and Valentino was definitely quite charismatic. Indeed, he approached the lead character not as a super strong macho archetype (in spite of the impressive opening scene) but more as a subtle sensual being. As a result, he was often considered by the male audience back in those days as being too effeminate but the female audience, in the other hand, was completely fascinated by him. 5 years ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Berlin, I Love You
“After watching āParis, je tāaimeā and āNew York, I love youā, I was quite eager to check this new instalment, especially since it was available on Netflix. Well, even if this movie was apparently rather poorly received, I thought it was actually a decent watch. Indeed, I did like the fact ” read more
5 years ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
“To be honest, I wasn't expecting much from this flick but since it was available on Disney+, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, unfortunately, it turned out to be as lame as I expected, I'm afraid. Sure, it was one of these harmless Disney family features and I have to admit that it could” read more
5 years ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2020) list
Notes: First of all, is it really a horror feature? Sometimes, I thought it was actually pretty funny above all because of the mannered acting of those silent movies. I mean, with a Charles Chaplin movie, it works like a charm but with a horror flick like this one, it makes you chuckle quite often. Also, even though at first I was quite happy with the awesome classic music, it was actually rather distracting because, since it wasnāt especially composed for this movie, it often didnāt fit at all the action. Still, the production value was quite impressive, especially for a movie made 90 years ago, and there was definitely something dark and ominous about the whole thing, especially the awesome bal masquĆ© with the Phantom disguised as the Red Death. And, of course, you have Lon Chaney. Man, this guy was impressive, playing one hell of a psycho, and to think he designed himself his own make-up was even more astonishing (apparently, it is something he took care of in all his movies).5 years ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Made in Dagenham
“I wasnāt really sure what to expect from this flick but since it had been fairly well received, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, to be honest, it turned out to be rather disappointing after all. I mean, sure, it was a decent historical/political drama but not much more than that. Abov” read more
5 years ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2020) list
Notes: To be honest, it has been a while since I have this flick and I should probably re-watch it at some point. By now, I have seen more than 6000 movies and, following this mad obsession about movies, I have seen many very old classics and I have noticed that it is very often hit-and-miss with such timeless features. Indeed, with some of them, I could see right away why they have been heralded through all the years but, for some others, it seems more that they were groundbreaking when they were released but they seem to be rather dated nowadays. Well, in this case, with this movie, it thought it was pretty good and, from a technical point of view, Eisenstein was quite a genius who came up with some movie technics that were never used before but, still, was it really such a fascinating story? Iām not so sure. I mean, it is probably the best propaganda film ever made but, even so, the propaganda genre has its limitations and, as a result, this movie still didnāt really blow me away. Anyway, even though it didnāt become one of my all time favorite movies, it is still a really interesting watch.5 years ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Vice
“I wasnāt really sure what to expect from this movie but since there was a solid cast involved, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, even though I did like āThe Big Shortā, to be honest, I thought it was rather overrated and, with this new movie from Adam McKay, I once again ended up with s” read more
5 years ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2020) list
Notes: What can be said about this movie that hasnāt been said so many times before? Basically, it is pure and simply another impressive piece of cinema coming from Charles Chaplin and it is probably even better than 'The Circus' which I also loved. In fact, I have actually a nice story about this flick. At some point, I displayed this movie to my step-children because I thought it was important for their education. Back then, Nick, my step-son, was only 8 years old but, suddenly, out of nowhere, now 15 years old, during one of our endless conversations about movies, Nick started to precisely described in details the famous scene when the Tramp eats his shoe. Seriously, it was quite something and it shows the huge impact of this movie (but it could be said about anything done by this guy). Myself, I started to watch this movie when I was just a kid and, already then, I thought it was just fascinating and completely hilarious. 5 years ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2020) list
Notes: To be honest, I thought it was rather hard to judge this movie after all. Indeed, on one hand, it was a huge box-office success at the time, it was also the first time that a war epic of this size was made (we shouldnāt forget it was made already 100 years ago) and it was really influential for all the war movies that came afterwards. However, on the other hand, I have to admit that I actually struggled to really care about this movie though. Indeed, first of all, there was the fact that, with a running time of 150 mins, it was pretty damned long. Then, another thing that bothered me even more was the fact that it took them forever to finally get involved in this worldwide conflict. Eventually, Iām not sure if I really cared about these 3 soldiers bonding about the most random things that you could imagine. The war scenes came therefore fairly late but these were the reason why this movie became pretty famous. However, to be honest, even these scenes left me rather unfazed. Thatās the tricky thing when you watch a movie so old, itās sometimes difficult to forget all the movies you have seen in the same genre that came afterwards which were technically obviously superior to this one. However, none of these other war movies would have been possible if this movie wasnāt made in the first place.5 years ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to Top 10 best movies 2019 list
Notes: For Jordan Peele, this movie turned out to be another home-run as it was another box-office and critical success and, personally, I think I enjoyed it even more than āGet Outā. Indeed, the damned thing was just so spooky and quite scarier than Peeleās previous directing effort and, on top of that, Lupita Nyong'o gave not one but two very strong performances. Still, unfortunately, pretty much like with āGet Outā, once again, I thought that the concept was rather far-fetched after all. Seriously, ever since I saw this movie, I kept thinking about it and, to be honest, none of it made much sense. Furthermore, I figured out the twist fairly early on and, while Adelaideās behaviour could be explained, Redās behaviour, considering this twist, didnāt really work though. Anyway, even if it wasnāt flawless, it was still pretty damned entertaining and it was another really strong horror flick from Peele.5 years ago