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5 years, 11 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2023) list
Notes: To be honest, I have to admit that I was slightly worried while watching the 1st episode. Indeed, even though the girl playing Carmela, apparently a non-professional and illiterate actress, was fine, the actors playing the American soldiers were just really weak. Fortunately, it didn’t bother me much during the rest of the movie which turned out to be really strong after all. Indeed, I really liked the approach chosen by Roberto Rossellini. Basically, instead of a having a main character, a hero, he gave various episodes, each time focusing on different people involved in various situations but it actually gave a much more accurate depiction on how war actually works. Indeed, war impacts everyone and it’s never really about the acts of one courageous individual. On top of that, It’s interesting that, even though this episodic approach might make the whole thing seem random, it was actually surprisingly effective. Indeed, there was a clever narrative thread as each parts chronologically followed the historical events that took place during the war (the arrival of the Allies in Sicily, how they progressed in the main land through Naples, Rome and Florence and the final battle in the Po delta a few months before the end of the war). It was also impressive that Rossellini managed to deliver this movie only a few years after the war ended, especially since it was quite ambitious with many characters coming from various countries, with many locations and plenty of army gear and equipment involved. 5 years, 11 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of C'est la vie
“To be honest, I didn’t know anything from this flick so I had no idea what to expect from it and I actually ended up watching the damned thing because my sister bought me this movie on DVD. Well, first of all, even though ‘Intouchables’ is a decent flick, I still think it must be one of the mo” read more
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5 years, 11 months ago
johanlefourbe added 5 items to Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2019) list
5 years, 11 months ago
johanlefourbe added 3 items to Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2019) list
5 years, 11 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2023) list
Notes: Before watching this flick, I had already seen two other versions of this story ('Ossessione' (1943), 'The Postman Always Rings Twice' (1981)) and this version turned out to the best one I have seen so far. There is apparently a 4th version ('Le dernier tournant' released in 1939) but, by now, I think I'm pretty much done with this story... Anyway, coming back to our main feature, even though you didn't have the explosive sex scenes from the Jack Nicholson-Jessica Lange version, John Garfiel and Lana Turner had together some very nice chemistry and they made together one of the best doomed couples I have ever seen. Basically, they were not really good, they were not really bad either, they were both continuously fighting the feelings they had but they couldn't get rid off each other. Even though it was already the 3rd time around I watched this story, it was just spellbinding and it is definitely one of the best film noir I have seen so far. It did tend to drag a little bit towards the end but it might have had to do with the fact that I already knew the whole thing by heart at this point. 5 years, 11 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to Best 2nd Directorial Effort from 1923 until 2023 list
5 years, 11 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of The Campaign
“To be honest, I wasn't really sure what to expect from this flick but since there was a decent cast involved and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, even though it didn't reach the level of 'Game Change' (I still have to watch 'Recount'), it was actually ” read more
5 years, 11 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Wild Card
“By now, somehow, I have seen almost all the movies starring Jason Statham and, to be honest, most of them are just terribly generic and rather boring and this movie could have been a perfect example of this. However, it actually had some potential as it had a nice darker and edgier edge than your us” read more
5 years, 11 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Blindsided
“To be honest, I wasn't really sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Michelle Monaghan and Michael Keaton, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, unfortunately, it turned out to be such an underwhelming cheap direct-to-DVD thriller. I mean, I don't blame Michelle” read more
5 years, 11 months ago
johanlefourbe added 4 items to Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2019) list
5 years, 11 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2023) list
Notes: Even though I have to admit that it is indeed probably the best version of this tale I have seen, well, I still think that the story is/was rather boring though. Concerning the characters, it was pretty much the same. Sure, I have to admit that Jean Marais did manage to do a lot with the Beast but all the characters were, in my opinion, rather tedious. However, there is no denying that it was such a masterstroke to have a surrealist poet like Jean Cocteau to direct this classic fairy tale. Indeed, can you imagine if someone like David Lynch or Luis Buñuel would have been allowed to direct ‘Snow White’ or ‘Cinderella’? Well, it could have been brilliant but that’s actually what happened here. Indeed, instead of the usual sappy children story, here, Cocteau went for a completely different vibe and the end-result was some kind of surreal gothic horror tale which was obviously really neat. Above all, the damned thing was visually quite amazing with some arms holding candelabras all over the place, some statues following you with their gaze and many other interesting visual stuff. Eventually, since everybody seemed to love the damned thing so much, I feel slightly bad that I didn’t care more about it, even if I really admired it. Maybe I should give it another try at some point.5 years, 11 months ago
johanlefourbe added 5 items to Marvel Cinematic Universe : an All-star cast list
5 years, 11 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Captain Marvel
“I already saw this movie but since I just bought a brand new awesome TV, I was quite eager to check it out again. Well, even though it didn’t get much love when it was released, I thought it was not bad at all at the time but, to be honest, after rewatching the damned thing, I would have to agree ” read more
5 years, 11 months ago
johanlefourbe added 5 items to Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2019) list
5 years, 12 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2023) list
Notes: I haven't seen this one yet...5 years, 12 months ago
johanlefourbe added 7 items to Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2019) list
5 years, 12 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2023) list
Notes: Before watching the damned thing, I have to admit it, I was a little bit skeptical at first. Indeed, I had seen a couple of movies directed by Frank Capra such as ‘It Happened One Night’ and ‘Mr. Deeds Goes to Town’ and, to be honest, even though I did like those movies, I can’t say I was really blown away by them. Indeed, I have noticed that some classics don’t really age that well, at least, that’s my opinion and sometimes I have a hard time to connect with them. However, this movie was definitely an exception. Indeed, even though I’m just an old cynical bastard and there is no way something so cheesy should have worked with him, I was actually touched by the whole thing. Eventually, it must be the greatest classic directed by Frank Capra and even though I'm not a huge fan of his work, I have to recognize that this movie is a great achievement.5 years, 12 months ago