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johanlefourbe added 1 item to A Complete Review of Wes Anderson's work list
Cast : Ralph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, Richard Ayoade
What was it about?
This story follows Henry Sugar, who is able to see through objects and predict the future with the help of a book he stole.
My two cents:
To be honest, I have to admit that I have never been a fan of Roald Dahlās books film adaptations. However, I really did love āFantastic Mr. Foxā which is, as far as Iām concerned, Andersonās best movie so far and, well, the famous writer and the indie film director seemed to be once again a match made in heaven. Indeed, as usual with this director, the whole thing was a visual treat but, above all, it was such a fun tale and, combined with Andersonās quirky directing style, it was just a marvel to behold. The fact it was a short feature was also perfect because I do believe that this way of telling a story for at least 90 mins could have been rather exhausting and/or annoying after a while. The only thing missing, at least, if you would compare it to his most recent directorial efforts, is that he didnāt get a huge cast to play each character by some famous actor but, instead, he chose to have only a handful of actors playing several characters but I thought it was rather distracting. Fortunately, it wasn't a big deal though and the damned thing was a real blast.
My rating: 8/10
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johanlefourbe posted a review of The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
“I wasnāt really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was directed by Wes Anderson and since it was available on Netflix, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, if you are a fan of Wes Andersonās work, it will be quite a year to remember as the indie master will release no less than” read more
7 months, 2 weeks ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (2020's) list
Notes: To be honest, I have to admit that I have never been a fan of Roald Dahlās books film adaptations. However, I really did love āFantastic Mr. Foxā which is, as far as Iām concerned, Andersonās best movie so far and, well, the famous writer and the indie film director seemed to be once again a match made in heaven. Indeed, as usual with this director, the whole thing was a visual treat but, above all, it was such a fun tale and, combined with Andersonās quirky directing style, it was just a marvel to behold. The fact it was a short feature was also perfect because I do believe that this way of telling a story for at least 90 mins could have been rather exhausting and/or annoying after a while. The only thing missing, at least, if you would compare it to his most recent directorial efforts, is that he didnāt get a huge cast to play each character by some famous actor but, instead, he chose to have only a handful of actors playing several characters but I thought it was rather distracting. Fortunately, it wasn't a big deal though and the damned thing was a real blast.7 months, 2 weeks ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: To be honest, I have to admit that I have never been a fan of Roald Dahlās books film adaptations. However, I really did love āFantastic Mr. Foxā which is, as far as Iām concerned, Andersonās best movie so far and, well, the famous writer and the indie film director seemed to be once again a match made in heaven. Indeed, as usual with this director, the whole thing was a visual treat but, above all, it was such a fun tale and, combined with Andersonās quirky directing style, it was just a marvel to behold. The fact it was a short feature was also perfect because I do believe that this way of telling a story for at least 90 mins could have been rather exhausting and/or annoying after a while. The only thing missing, at least, if you would compare it to his most recent directorial efforts, is that he didnāt get a huge cast to play each character by some famous actor but, instead, he chose to have only a handful of actors playing several characters but I thought it was rather distracting. Fortunately, it wasn't a big deal though and the damned thing was a real blast.7 months, 2 weeks ago
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johanlefourbe posted a review of Extraction 2
“Since this movie seemed to have a decent reputation and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Since 'Extraction' was probably the first blockbuster released by Netflix which turned out to be successful, it seemed to be a no brainer to come up with a sequel. Well,” read more
7 months, 2 weeks ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1930's) list
Notes: I must admit that I was actually really positively surprised by the first act. Indeed, the intro was not bad but, above all, as soon as Wally Cook got to Warsaw, this movie became actually quite hilarious. Itās too bad that it didnāt last for long though. Indeed, from the moment Carole Lombart got introduced, it became so much less interesting. I know, Lombart was apparently a major screw-ball comedy legend and, in fact, Iām not blaming her. Before she came around, I just loved the interaction between Cook and the inhabitants of this fictional little city though but it was obviously not what this movie was about and Iām afraid I just didnāt care much about this flimsy concept. Basically, the idea was that everybody was supposed to think that this woman was terminally ill but I thought it was rather odd and/or annoying that nobody would notice or mention that she actually looked fine. Sure, you could argue that screwball comedies always had some far-fetched even borderline idiotic storylines, that it is inherent to the genre, but, as far as I was concerned, it was just too paper thin in this case. The fact that Wally Cook and Hazel Flagg both started to act hysterically from the moment they met each other, again something which was supposed to be hilarious, was also hardly entertaining. Itās too bad because the first 15 mins were actually really fun. 7 months, 3 weeks ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: I must admit that I was actually really positively surprised by the first act. Indeed, the intro was not bad but, above all, as soon as Wally Cook got to Warsaw, this movie became actually quite hilarious. Itās too bad that it didnāt last for long though. Indeed, from the moment Carole Lombart got introduced, it became so much less interesting. I know, Lombart was apparently a major screw-ball comedy legend and, in fact, Iām not blaming her. Before she came around, I just loved the interaction between Cook and the inhabitants of this fictional little city though but it was obviously not what this movie was about and Iām afraid I just didnāt care much about this flimsy concept. Basically, the idea was that everybody was supposed to think that this woman was terminally ill but I thought it was rather odd and/or annoying that nobody would notice or mention that she actually looked fine. Sure, you could argue that screwball comedies always had some far-fetched even borderline idiotic storylines, that it is inherent to the genre, but, as far as I was concerned, it was just too paper thin in this case. The fact that Wally Cook and Hazel Flagg both started to act hysterically from the moment they met each other, again something which was supposed to be hilarious, was also hardly entertaining. Itās too bad because the first 15 mins were actually really fun. 7 months, 3 weeks ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Nothing Sacred
“To be honest, I wasnāt really sure what to expect from this flick, in fact, I was planning to watch āPĆ©pĆ© le Mokoā on Netflix but it was apparently removed maybe a week before, so I decided to watch instead this movie also released in 1937. Well, I must admit that I was actually really posit” read more
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