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johanlefourbe added 1 item to Ronny's Dutch Film Club list
chosen by Ria
Notes: It turned out to be a decent watch but, to be honest, not much more than that. Before the movie started, someone mentioned that it was said to be similar with 'Toni Erdmann' and there were definitely some similarities. An interesting thing with this movie was how it displayed that we are all supposed to behave in the public life, constantly fulfilling what the people around us might be expecting. As a result, we do engage very often in some rather vapid and/or tedious conversations because, well, it is expected from us. Well, this movie did display what might happen if we would do whatever we want, whenever we want but, if the end-result was maybe inspiring for 10 mins, it did become rather cringe-inducing fairly quickly though. Eventually, I thought it was also rather difficult to feel a connection with the two main characters. On one hand, the guy was a rather pathetic loser who constantly lied to get the attention of other people (and usually failed at it pretty badly). On the other hand, how should you act if your girlfriend suddenly acted completely different than usual? Concerning the girl, it was rather hard to judge her or what she was going through since we barely saw her before the hypnosis. By the way, concerning the whole hypnosis thing, I have some serious doubts that it would work this way in real life. Someone in our group had an interesting theory though, that everything never happened at all and that Vera experienced the whole thing while she was under the hypnosis (which would explain the countdown at the end meaning that she was finally coming out). I didn't experience the movie this way but this theory did make the whole thing much more coherent.
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johanlefourbe posted a review of The White Balloon (1995)
“I wasnāt really sure what to expect from this flick but since it seemed to have a decent reputation (it is included in the ā1001 Movies You Must See Before You Dieā list, among other things), I was quite eager to check it out. Well, it turned out to be an extremely minimalistic feature, itās” read more
10 months, 3 weeks ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of After the Wedding
“I wasnāt really sure what to expect from this flick but since there was a solid cast involved, I thought I might as well check it out. To be honest, I did see the Danish version directed by Susanne Bier but it was a while back and I didn't remember it much. On the other hand, it probably allowed m” read more
10 months, 3 weeks ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
“To be honest, I have to admit that I'm not a huge fan of Metallica (In fact, I don't even have any of their albums). However, since this documentary seemed to have a solid reputation and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. First of all, even if I have never bee” read more
10 months, 3 weeks ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1920's) list
Notes: It is considered as the first ātalkingā movie so it was pretty huge when it was released at the time. Well, I was rather surprised by how little dialogue was actually involved in the damned thing after all and they still used intertitles for most of the duration. Basically, the sound was mostly used for the songs performed by Al Jolson. The songs were actually all pretty good by the way. And, yet, during these songs, Jolson did improvise some dialogues and it was basically the first time ever that you had some audible dialogue. Well, I thought that even when you watch this movie almost 100 years later, the effect was still really neat. Concerning the movie itself, well, to be honest, the story is not really strong and you might wonder why it has been remade twice already (the Neil Diamond version has especially a really lame reputation). There was also the issue that Al Jolson was in his 40ās and at least 20 years too old to play this character, even if he was a great performer (it's quite incredible that they made exactly the same mistake with the Neil Diamond remake). There was also the fact that he kept performing with some blackface and, even though it was apparently a common practice at the time, it is still really unsettling to watch it nowadays. The weird thing, at least to me, was that Jolson didnāt sound like a black guy at all when he was singing so I didnāt really see the point of this make-up.10 months, 3 weeks ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: It is considered as the first ātalkingā movie so it was pretty huge when it was released at the time. Well, I was rather surprised by how little dialogue was actually involved in the damned thing after all and they still used intertitles for most of the duration. Basically, the sound was mostly used for the songs performed by Al Jolson. The songs were actually all pretty good by the way. And, yet, during these songs, Jolson did improvise some dialogues and it was basically the first time ever that you had some audible dialogue. Well, I thought that even when you watch this movie almost 100 years later, the effect was still really neat. Concerning the movie itself, well, to be honest, the story is not really strong and you might wonder why it has been remade twice already (the Neil Diamond version has especially a really lame reputation). There was also the issue that Al Jolson was in his 40ās and at least 20 years too old to play this character, even if he was a great performer (it's quite incredible that they made exactly the same mistake with the Neil Diamond remake). There was also the fact that he kept performing with some blackface and, even though it was apparently a common practice at the time, it is still really unsettling to watch it nowadays. The weird thing, at least to me, was that Jolson didnāt sound like a black guy at all when he was singing so I didnāt really see the point of this make-up.10 months, 3 weeks ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of The Jazz Singer (1927)
“I wasnāt really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was available on YouTube, I thought I might as well check it out, especially since it had quite an impact. Indeed, it is considered as the first ātalkingā movie so it was pretty huge when it was released at the time. Well, I was ” read more
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10 months, 3 weeks ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1950's) list
Notes: By now, I have seen almost all the movies directed by Jacques Tati (Iām only missing āTraficā) but, to be honest, even though I can say Iām quite familiar with his work, Iām afraid I never became a huge fan. Basically, with Tati, I actually understand more or less what he tried to achieve and I truly think the guy was an artist, itās just that his art never really appealed to me. Well, this movie was not an exception but it doesnāt mean that I think that it was not enjoyable though. The most intriguing thing was probably the juxtaposition of a vintage version of the French way of life (I mean, it does feel āvintageā now but, when it was released, it might have been actually quite contemporary) with a ultra-modern house. Of course, you might think that Tati hated this cold ugly house but I actually think he was actually fascinated by the future and what it would be like for the rest of us. Concerning the rest of the movie, I have to admit that I do like Tatiās vibe, the way that there is no real conflicts in his movies, no real bad guys, just some average people going on with their everyday life. So, there is something really harmonious in this movie and his work in general which is quite refreshing. Still, even though monsieur Hulot is a cute whimsical character, after all these years, I still donāt think he is fascinating or really entertaining though. The fact that the other characters were even less interesting probably didnāt help either. Anyway, even if it didnāt really blow me way, it is still a classic though. 10 months, 3 weeks ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: By now, I have seen almost all the movies directed by Jacques Tati (Iām only missing āTraficā) but, to be honest, even though I can say Iām quite familiar with his work, Iām afraid I never became a huge fan. Basically, with Tati, I actually understand more or less what he tried to achieve and I truly think the guy was an artist, itās just that his art never really appealed to me. Well, this movie was not an exception but it doesnāt mean that I think that it was not enjoyable though. The most intriguing thing was probably the juxtaposition of a vintage version of the French way of life (I mean, it does feel āvintageā now but, when it was released, it might have been actually quite contemporary) with a ultra-modern house. Of course, you might think that Tati hated this cold ugly house but I actually think he was actually fascinated by the future and what it would be like for the rest of us. Concerning the rest of the movie, I have to admit that I do like Tatiās vibe, the way that there is no real conflicts in his movies, no real bad guys, just some average people going on with their everyday life. So, there is something really harmonious in this movie and his work in general which is quite refreshing. Still, even though monsieur Hulot is a cute whimsical character, after all these years, I still donāt think he is fascinating or really entertaining though. The fact that the other characters were even less interesting probably didnāt help either. Anyway, even if it didnāt really blow me way, it is still a classic though. 10 months, 3 weeks ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Mon oncle
“Since this movie has a really strong reputation, I was quite eager to check it out. By now, I have seen almost all the movies directed by Jacques Tati (Iām only missing āTraficā) but, to be honest, even though I can say Iām quite familiar with his work, Iām afraid I never became a huge fan” read more
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