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johanlefourbe posted a review of Abel

“Since it was Alex van Warmerdam’s directing debut, I was really eager to check this flick. On top of that, it is a huge classic for the Dutch cinema so I had some rather high expectations. Well, to be honest, I had a rather hard time to get into the damned thing. As usual with this director, it wa” read more

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johanlefourbe added 1 item to Best Directorial Debuts from 1921 until 2021 list

directed by Alex van Warmerdam

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johanlefourbe added 1 item to My favorite Dutch movies list

Original Title: 'Abel' Directed by: Alex van Warmerdam With: Alex van Warmerdam, Annet Malherbe, Henri Garcin Plot: An extremely weird comedy revolving around the life of 31- year-old Abel, who has never left home (literally). After failing with doctors and psychiatrists, Abel's father Victor brings home Christine, a friend, in an attempt to teach Abel basic social skills. But Victor's wife Duif accuses him of having an affair, and in the ensuing row Abel is thrown out into the street. But help is at hand when he runs into kind-hearted stripper Zus - whose show Victor is obsessed with...

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johanlefourbe added 1 item to The evolution of Ashton Kutcher list

character : Nathan Winer Sr. (no picture found!)

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johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2023) list

Notes: I actually first watched the remake starring Nicolas Cage, possibly one of the most despised remakes ever made, but it was years ago and I didn’t remember much about it which was probably a good thing. To be honest, I have to admit that I was rather distracted when I watched this movie but there is no doubt that the damned thing was intriguing. Indeed, even though it is billed as a horror film, it never really feels like an actual horror feature though which was obviously really cool. What was it then? I don’t know, it is rather difficult to describe. I guess it was some kind of surreal nightmare (I do make it sound like a horror feature now, right?) . For example, one of the weirdest things was the fact that this cop would show up alone on this island. That just didn’t make sense but, since everything was so otherworldly in this movie, it still worked though. Furthermore, some scenes were so oddly put together and it might have to do with the fact that this movie has been cut to pieces several times since it was released but, even if it wasn’t intended, it just reinforced the weird vide of the whole thing. I also really loved the idea that this cop was the squarest man you could possibly imagine and to see this guy struggling with all the completely weird stuff going on this island was quite priceless.

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johanlefourbe rated The Discovery

The Discovery 7/10

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johanlefourbe posted a review of Bernie

A good movie

“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this movie but since I have a weak spot for Richard Linklater’s work, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, to be honest, I don’t think it is was really a great story after all but Richard Linklater sure made the most of it and delivered something qu” read more