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johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2023) list
Notes: The first thing that really stroke me was the character portrayed by humphrey Bogart. Indeed, so far, even though I thought he was a pretty good actor, he seemed to have a rather limited range since he always played the same character over and over again, the cool no-nonsense anti-hero with the heart in the right place. Not this time though, that’s for sure. Indeed, this time, he was something completely different, some kind of pathetic paranoid back-stabbing SOB and he did it brilliantly. He definitely showed some balls to portray such a character against his usual image and at the height of his popularity. I was quite blown away by his performance and it is his best performance, at least among the movies I have seen. Walter Huston was also really awesome and, apparently, John Huston was immensely proud of the fact that his father finally won an Academy award in his own movie. So, indeed, it is a movie dealing with gold searching and they do find some gold but that was evidently not the point here. No, what makes this movie so fascinating, were the characters and their evolution, especially the evolution of the now infamous Fred C. Dobbs. I also liked the way Huston’s character always stay cool under the circumstances as you can imagine that this guy has been down this road many times before but you never get any confirmation.6 years ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2023) list
Notes: Basically, it is a really obscure flick and it is something that many complain about this list but, for me, it is just the opposite. Indeed, I think it is really intriguing to watch a very old and rather forgotten feature. In this case, I really liked the black and white photography and there were some amazing shots. Unfortunately, I saw it online streaming on archive.org and the quality of this video was really poor so it was rather frustrating to watch this blurry black and white feature. So, it took me a while to get into it but I still liked it. Basically, it is not really a fiction and it is not really a documentary either, it is some kind of really sober and realistic account of the life of a young boy living in the Bayou. Not surprisingly, I found out it was one of Robert Bresson's favorite movies. So, there is no plot, no good guy, no bad guy and I thought it was really refreshing. It is never really clear what the director tried to achieve here but it was definitely intriguing. For example, at first sight, you might assume that this young boy is really ignorant but there was also something rather angelic about his behavior and instead of ignorance, you might call it pure innocence.6 years ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2023) list
Notes: It turned out to be a solid film noir, no doubt out it but, to be honest, the plot was slightly too thin for my taste. On the other hand, there is no denying that both Joan Bennett and James Mason gave some strong performances here. Indeed, I have to admit that I wasn’t really familiar with Bennett before watching this movie but she managed to be really convincing as a housewife and, yet, she was still quite charismatic at the same time and this balance act was trickier than it looked. It was also intriguing how she managed her whole household on her own and, at the same time, she constantly kept her cool while being involved with homicides, blackmail and gangsters. On the other hand, I was quite familiar with James Mason and the guy, as usual, didn’t disappoint me. Indeed, within a few seconds he appeared on the screen, Mason delivered one of the most unique blackmailer I have ever seen. On one hand, it was really obvious that the guy really meant business but, on the other hand, there was also something strikingly gentle and polite about him which would be the last thing you would expect from someone working in this line of business. Eventually, I was really on the edge of my seat wondering what would happen to these 2 very interesting characters. However, it was a rather short movie (not even 90 mins) so, after only 10 mins, Donelly was already in love with Lucia Harper. In my opinion, this development occurred way too soon and slightly ruined the whole thing for me because, among other things, the whole thing went on auto-pilot from this point on. Anyway, in spite of its flaws, it was still a decent watch though.6 years ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
“To be honest, since I didn't care much for the previous installments, I wasn't expecting much with this new sequel but since my kids really wanted to see it, I thought we might as well check it out. Well, once again, I didn't really work for me, I'm afraid. I mean, sure, I have to admit it, the anim” read more
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2023) list
Notes: I haven't seen this one yet...6 years ago
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