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Movies the giraffe watched in 2017: March (55 movies items)
Notes: Somehow, I have actually seen this flick in the movie theater. Anyway, at the time, I had no idea what to expect from this movie but since I was a huge fan of Orson Welles, I was really eager to check it out. Honestly, I have always been surprised by the fact that this movie is often considered as a ‘documentary’. I mean, sure, it is not really a fiction either since there is no real characters and no real plot but it is still far from being a documentary either. Eventually, it is probably the biggest appeal about this flick, the fact that it is actually quite experimental and that it doesn’t belong to any genre. To be honest, I must have been a little too young the first time I watched it, I probably missed a lot and I should definitely re-watch it at some point. Still, it was definitely an interesting watch, a very smart and labyrinthine feature, and a great final directing effort for Orson Welles. Indeed, throughout his career, even though Welles managed to make one of the greatest movies ever made at only 26 years old, most of his career as a director was pretty chaotic and it was just neat that he could end up with such a clever feature. 
Movies the giraffe watched in 2017: July (33 movies items)
“What the hell happened to Mathieu Kassovitz's directing career? After the massive critical success of 'La haine', he became overnight the most promising French director at the time. Unfortunately, after the huge failure of 'Babylon A.D.', he decided to finish this pet project on which he spent maybe” read more
Tarantino: Connections
Movies the giraffe watched in 2016: February (25 movies items)
Movies the giraffe watched in 2017: June (27 movies items)"'I’m finding as I get older I’d rather have movies give me a means of escape & something to be excited about rather than a serious commentary on social issues that leaves me feeling like I watched"
Movies the giraffe watched in 2017: June (27 movies items)
Notes: I haven't seen this one yet...
“I already saw this movie but since it was more than 20 years ago, I was quite eager to check it out again. Well, to be honest, even though I thought it was pretty neat when I was a kid, in fact, it is not really a good movie, I’m afraid. I mean, there were some nice bits, here and there, Jack Nich” read more
Notes: This movie is the masterpiece that influenced every single Dutch movies that came afterwards. I mean, in spite of its highly sexual content, it was in 1973 the most successful Dutch film ever made and it's still the most attended Dutch film in the Netherlands, more than 40 years later. So, it is huge, the best movie ever made by Paul Verhoeven and I really loved it. Indeed, in my opinion, it is one of the best love stories I have ever seen as there was a one of a kind chemistry between Rutger Hauer and Monique van de Ven. Even though I usually don't care much about randomness, it was amazing how some small little events would happen on almost every single scene. It kept the whole thing so pure, fresh and much more spellbinding than any romantic feature you will see coming from Hollywood. The lovers basically do everything together, they make love like beasts, they fight, they laugh, they throw stuff at each other, they even have a car crash together on their first meeting, even when they are separated, they are still crazy about each other and, for the viewers, they are completely spellbinding to watch. Some people in the Netherlands argue that this movie is now old and has lost its edge but I completely disagree. 40 years later, it is still an impressive movie and Dutch cinema is still waiting for something that good to come along.
“Since I have a weak spot for Noah Baumbach’s work, I was quite eager to check this movie. Well, the tricky thing with this director is that he very often focuses on some usually rather unlikeable characters and, to be honest, as a result, it is rather difficult to really care for them or what they” read more
“I think I wanted to watch this movie for more than 15 years. In the mean time, I saw all the other movies directed by Jacques Audiard who has become easily one of the best French directors nowadays so I became even more eager to watch his directorial debut. Well, eventually, even though it turned ou” read more
“When my daughter told me that she wanted to watch this movie, I have to admit that I didn't know at all what she was talking about which is usually not really a good omen. So, I looked it up and, honestly, I thought I looked really lame but we still ended up watching it in the movie theater together” read more
