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johanlefourbe added 1 item to The evolution of Jim Carrey list
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2020) list
Notes: There always will be a debate about this movie. Some think it is indeed the best movie ever made and some will tell you it is the most overrated movie ever made. It is always the risk with such a huge classic that, if you watch it at a very young age (like I did the first time around) after building up some huge expectations, you might wonder what was the fuss all about. In my opinion, this movie is great because it is really subtle and also because it was much ahead of its time. I think it is something you can appreciate most of all if you have seen a lot of movies. Anyway, the second time I watched it, I was then able to see how modern and so well put together the whole thing was. It was simply mesmerizing. And think about it, Orson Welles was only 26 when he directed it... That's rather insane. To think that, at such a young age, this man who was much younger than me, managed to make possibly the best movie of all time. The thought is rather mind-blowing and it was also a curse for Orson Welles who always struggled as a director ever since, even though some of his following directing efforts were more than decent.5 years, 6 months ago
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Movies the giraffe watched in 2019: April (25 movies items)5 years, 6 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2020) list
Notes: It turned out to be a piece of war propaganda which was released just before the US joined WWII and it was apparently a huge box-office success when it was released. Well, to be honest, I have to admit that I had a rather hard time to connect with the damned thing after all. On the other hand, I have to admit that the version I saw on YouTube was of very poor quality and the fact that it was without subtitles also didn’t help. Indeed, above all in the 1st half, everyone was talking with such a thick Tennessee accent so I was barely able to figure out what they were actually saying. Coming back on the story itself, Alvin York was apparently a real famous war hero during WWI and they tried to be accurate as possible because York himself was actually involved. On paper, the story of this poor barely literate farmer going from major village drunkard to born-again Christian to finally most famous US decorated WWI soldier absolutely had some potential but, as far as I was concerned, I was hardly impressed with the end-result and the whole thing felt rather clunky. Eventually, this movie did remind me of ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ which didn’t become such a classic but I thought it was much more superior though. At least, there is no denying that Gary Cooper did deliver a really solid performance and, in the process, he managed to win his first Academy Award. 5 years, 6 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2020) list
Notes: I haven't seen this one yet...5 years, 6 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Brawl in Cell Block 99
“To be honest, I really had no idea what to expect from this flick but I kept hearing some interesting things about it and since the title sounded pretty catchy, I thought I might as well check it out. First of all, it was only afterwards that I discovered that S. Craig Zahler was the same guy who ha” read more
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Top 10 worst movies 2019johanlefourbe posted a review of The Dirt
“To be honest, I have to admit that I don't know so much about Mötley Crüe (I think I did have a tape of them when I was a kid but I was much more interested in Guns and Roses and Iron Maiden at the time) but I was quite curious to see the story of this band and since it was available on Netflix, I” read more
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2020) list
Notes: I haven't seen this one yet...5 years, 6 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2020) list
Notes: I haven't seen this one yet...5 years, 6 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to A Complete Review of David Fincher's work list
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johanlefourbe posted a review of The Conjuring 2
“Since I enjoyed ‘The Conjuring’, I was quite eager to check this sequel. Well, to be honest, I have to admit that I was actually quite impressed by this flick. Indeed, horror sequels are notoriously bad but this one was actually really good, in fact, I think I liked it even more than its prede” read more
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johanlefourbe added 2 items to Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2019) list
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