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johanlefourbe added 6 items to Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2017) list
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johanlefourbe added 4 items to Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2017) list
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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...7 years, 10 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to Grey's Anatomy : an All-star cast list
Robert Avery7 years, 10 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Mother
“Not so long ago, I saw 'Salinui chueok', and since I really loved this movie, I was quite eager to check out this other thriller directed by Joon-ho Bong. Well, even though I did like the damned thing, I have to admit that it didn't completely blow me away though. What bothered me the most was proba” read more
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johanlefourbe added 4 items to Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2017) list
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johanlefourbe commented on a review of The Dream Team
I really love how you first write 'I didn't find anything in there that left me unimpressed.' and followed just after with 'The movie has a certain charm to it'.
Both statements are just rather con7 years, 10 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2023) list
Notes: I have to admit it, it has been a while since I saw this movie and I should probably re-watch it at some point. Since this movie is a huge classic in France and the last big critical and commercial success for François Truffaut before his untimely death, I had some rather huge expectations towards this movie but, to be honest, I had actually a hard time to really connect with the damned thing. I mean, sure, it was a decent watch and the cast including such actors like Catherine Deneuve and Gérard Depardieu was really neat but the story didn’t really blow me away. I don’t know, for me, it was just another tale about how courageous the French people was during WWII, I’m afraid I have seen too many movies like this to care anymore and I think I’m in fact more interested in the movies telling a more ambiguous tale like the fascinating ‘Lacombe Lucien’ for example. About the same topic, I also preferred ‘Mephisto’ which gave a much darker and spellbinding approach about the subject. 7 years, 10 months ago
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Top 10 best movies 2011 (20 movies items)"I was looking back at this list the other day and, after all, I have to admit that Xanadon't was right, 2011 was quite a shitty year in terms of movies..... Possible game changers I might watch in th"
7 years, 10 months ago
johanlefourbe added 6 items to Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2017) list
7 years, 10 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Son of Saul
“Since I kept hearing some really good things about this movie, I was quite eager to check it out and, eventually, I was definitely not disappointed by the damned thing. Indeed, it turned out to be the best movie released in 2015, no less than that. I have to admit that I was 'glad' that I saw 'Shoah” read more
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to Top 10 best movies 2015 list
Notes: I have to admit that I was 'glad' that I saw 'Shoah' not so long ago as it greatly helped me to understand what the hell was going on and to appreciate this impressive movie. To be honest, I'm not sure if you can get into this movie if your knowledge about the holocaust doesn't go beyond 'The Schindler's List' or what they teach you in school. Anyway, basically, with this movie, right from the beginning, you are immersed in some kind of chaotic and irrational mayhem, it's so relentless that the makers don't give you one single wide shot in order to breath, to take a few seconds to understand what just happened, to actually see and try to understand this whole situation. Instead, you stay close, very close, to some random man who also seems to act really irationally but, in such a doomed time and place, after spending your days helping to exterminate men, women and children just so you could survive another day, was it in anyway possible to keep your sanity and act like a sensible human-being? Coming back to their choice of never really show what was exactly going on, the effect was so more powerful, effective and horrifying, as a result, you will never forget something that you actually never really saw. 7 years, 10 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to A Movie A Year (Part 1) list
Notes: I have to admit that I was 'glad' that I saw 'Shoah' not so long ago as it greatly helped me to understand what the hell was going on and to appreciate this impressive movie. To be honest, I'm not sure if you can get into this movie if your knowledge about the holocaust doesn't go beyond 'The Schindler's List' or what they teach you in school. Anyway, basically, with this movie, right from the beginning, you are immersed in some kind of chaotic and irrational mayhem, it's so relentless that the makers don't give you one single wide shot in order to breath, to take a few seconds to understand what just happened, to actually see and try to understand this whole situation. Instead, you stay close, very close, to some random man who also seems to act really irationally but, in such a doomed time and place, after spending your days helping to exterminate men, women and children just so you could survive another day, was it in anyway possible to keep your sanity and act like a sensible human-being? Coming back to their choice of never really show what was exactly going on, the effect was so more powerful, effective and horrifying, as a result, you will never forget something that you actually never really saw.
For more info : Top 10 best movies 20157 years, 10 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Life
“To be honest, I had no idea what this movie was actually about and it was Nick, my step-son, who suggested that we should check it out. Well, I have to admit that the whole thing had some potential, especially with such a strong cast involved but, eventually, I thought it was still rather disappoint” read more
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to Listal's Hall of Fame list
Koji Ishimura7 years, 10 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2017) list
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2023) list
Notes: Well, pretty much like anything else coming from this director, it is basically another huge classic but, to be honest, it doesn't really belong to my favorites. But even so, it is seriously entertaining, I think it is probably the most accessible movie directed by Stanley Kubrick and, once again, the directing was just amazing. On top of that, Jack Nicholson gave one of his best performances and the whole thing was indeed just spellbinding to watch. And, yet, somehow, it was still missing something to become truly amazing, at least, that’s my opinion. Eventually, the main issue was probably the fact that this movie is and remains a Stephen King story and, to be honest, I have never been a real fan of his work. Still, I have always been amazed about how Kubrick has managed to lift up this material to such heights and among all these Stephen King books that has been adapted to the silver screen, it is easily one of the very best ones, even if King himself didn't like it at all.7 years, 10 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2017) list
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to Best Directorial Debuts from 1921 until 2021 list
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johanlefourbe posted a review of Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
“To be honest, I wasn't really sure what to expect from this movie but since I'm a big fan of Werner Herzog, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, once again, the German master didn't disappoint me, that's for sure. Indeed, it was dealing with a fascinating subject and, while watching this movie, ” read more
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johanlefourbe added 2 items to Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2017) list
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