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Notes: It was the 2nd movie directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger and it would be their first critical and commercial hit. Well, to be honest, it actually took me a while to get into this story but it was eventually really worth it. Indeed, the whole thing turned out to be some rather fascinating study of a character with a 40 years span. I was first of all blown away by the make-up but it was also a very nuanced movie. The directing was also quite impressive and the actors were top notch. It was also rather amazing that they dared portray a German character in a postive light (Apparently, it seems that Churchill hated this flick). And, yet, like most of the movies directed by these guys, even though I was able to admit the work done, I still had a hard time to connect with the damned thing. At the end of day, it is all a matter of taste and, if you are into this kind of movies, you will love it, otherwise, it might actually bore you.
“Since I enjoyed so far all the movies directed by J.C. Chandor, I was quite eager to check this flick, especially since it was available on Netflix. Well, unfortunately, even though it was still a decent watch, I’m afraid it still turned out to be his weakest movie so far. The biggest issue I had ” read more
Notes: What a strange and beautiful movie. First of all, I have seen my share of silent movies (probably not enough though) but it was the first time I saw a movie without even some background music added afterwards, as it was apparently intended to be watched this way. To be honest, I thought it was incredibly difficult to focus without any sound or music whatsoever. Still, the damned thing was really neat. Indeed, I was above all impressed how it was visually completely different than anything produced back then in the 40's. Seriously, it felt so modern that it reminded me of many surreal videoclips that come out on a regular basis, except that this movie was made almost 80 years ago. I have to admit that this movie was rather hard to grasp, I'm grateful that it was so short as it would probably not work with a longer format. Anyway, maybe I should re-watch it at some point because the damned thing was so intriguing.
“I really had no idea what to expect from this flick but that's the great thing about our film club, is that you end up watching some movies that you otherwise would never see. Anyway, it turned out to be a really pitch-black comedy and, to be honest, I usually have a hard time to care about such com” read more
“To be honest, I wasn't expecting much from this flick but since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, unfortunately, it turned out to be another generic and rather tedious Jason Statham vehicle. I mean, the guy has done worse during his career but there was still” read more
“I wasn't really sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Noomi Rapace and since this movie was available on Netflix, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, even though the concept definitely had some potential, to be honest, the damned thing still turned out to be rathe” read more
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Notes: I really had no idea what to expect from this flick but that's the great thing about our film club, is that you end up watching some movies that you otherwise would never see. Anyway, it turned out to be a really pitch-black comedy and, to be honest, I usually have a hard time to care about such comedies constantly making fun of a rather pathetic main character. However, you have to give some credit to Jim Cummings who not only wrote and directed the damned thing but, above all, gave a very intense performance. So, it was a hell of a one-man-show and, basically, how much you will like this movie all depends on how much you will care or connect with Jim Arnaud. On the other hand, even if his 'speech' at the funeral didn't really have the intended result, at least, he did show up which is more than you can say about his siblings. However, this movie did feature one of the most random overdose I have ever seen. As a result, after a long succession of painful or even tragic moments for Arnaud, it seemed that things were finally looking up for him but you might wonder if it only happened just because Jim Cummings the director needed to conclude his tale on a rather unlikely positive note. Anyway, even if it was nothing really groundbreaking, it was still a decent watch.
(Apr. 2019)
“I had no idea what to expect from this movie, in fact, I had actually never heard of Sebastião Salgado before but since I have a weak spot Wim Wenders's work, I thought I might as well check it out. To be honest, it took me a while to get into the damned thing because, in the beginning, it was focu” read more
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Notes: I haven't seen this one yet...
“I already saw this movie and, to be honest, I didn’t care much for it the first time around but I thought I might as well give it a 2nd chance, this time, with subtitles. Sure, this movie was rather poorly received but since it was directed by David Gordon Green and since I was starring Sandra Bul” read more