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The Constant Gardener (2005)

8 years, 1 month ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to My favorite books list
Dangerous Liaisons
What is is about? It is the story of the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont, two rivals (and ex-lovers) who use seduction as a weapon to humiliate and degrade others, all the while enjoying their cruel games and boasting about their manipulative talents. Personal note: To be honest, it took me a while to get into it but it was really worthwhile and the whole thing turned out to be quite spellbinding to read. I especially loved those seriously despicable characters. Quote: "When one woman strikes at the heart of another, she seldom misses, and the wound is invariably fatal."
8 years, 1 month ago
8 years, 1 month ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of City Lights

A great classic

“To be honest, it has been a while since I have seen this movie, like all the major masterpieces directed by Charles Chaplin, I should definitely re-watch it at some point. Anyway, I have noticed that, according to IMDb, this movie is supposed to be the best one delivered by this great master but I p” read more

8 years, 1 month ago

An average miov

“From all the James Bond movies starring Sean Connery, this was probably the weakest one. Basically, even though ‘On Her Majesty's Secret Service’ was a decent installment, George Lazenby declined to return to play this iconic part and, even though they considered some other actors, they went bac” read more

8 years, 1 month ago
The Thin Blue Line (1988)
Notes: I haven't seen this one yet...
8 years, 1 month ago

A classic

“Since this movie won the Academy Award for the Best Picture, I was really eager to check it out but, for some reasons, it took me about 10 years to finally see the damned thing. Well, I can tell you, it was definitely worth the wait and this movie completely deserved its stellar reputation. Indeed, ” read more

8 years, 1 month ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to My Queue list
The Change-Up (2011)

8 years, 1 month ago
Arbitrage
directed by Nicholas Jarecki

8 years, 1 month ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Taken

A good movie

“Since I kept hearing some really good things about this movie, I was quite eager to check it out.  Eventually, I have to agree, it was a solid and entertaining action flick, no doubt about it, but I still think it was rather overrated. The funny thing is that, somehow, I ended up watching it with m” read more

8 years, 1 month ago

A very good movie

“Ever since I saw ‘What's Eating Gilbert Grape’, I have been a big fan of Lasse Hallstrom and, for the last 20 years, I have been closely following his work. However, I have to admit that most of his movies never really reached the same level of ‘What's Eating…’. Still, if there was ever on” read more

8 years, 1 month ago
Akira (1988)
Notes: The first time I saw it, I was about 15 years old and it completely blew me my mind. Indeed, I had never seen anything like this before and I thought it was just fascinating (Eventually, I also bought the comic-books which I also highly recommend). Indeed, this animated movie was just so well done and it was definitely a milestone when it was made. The whole thing looked great (and still does 20 years later) but, above all, the story was just mesmerizing. I always had a weak spot for those post-apocalyptic features and, in my opinion, even though it is now more than 20 years old, it still feels really modern and edgy. Like 'Blade Runner', this flick could be released nowadays and nobody would realize it has actually been made decades ago. Yeah, it is that good.
8 years, 1 month ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Arbitrage

A good movie

“Roger Ebert was (and still is) my favorite movie critic. Still, even though I agreed 95% of the time with him, there were some rare occasions when he came up with some surprising views on some movies and this one is a perfect example. Indeed, it was barely seen when it was released and it didn’t g” read more

8 years, 1 month ago
Chinese Puzzle
My Piece of the Pie

8 years, 1 month ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Casper

An average movie

“To be honest, it has been a while since I have seen this movie but since I didn’t like it much the first time around, I don’t think I will ever give it a 2nd chance at some point (I could give it a try with my daughter though). Still, I remember it very well, I actually saw the damned thing with” read more

8 years, 1 month ago
Chasing Amy

8 years, 1 month ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Chasing Amy

A good movie

“To be honest, it has been while since I have seen this movie and I should definitely re-watch it at some point. Still, I remember it very well when I first saw it. Indeed, I think it was after ‘Dogma’ was released, I noticed that Kevin Smith had directed a movie before but I completely missed wh” read more

8 years, 1 month ago
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Notes: To be honest, it has been a while since I have seen this flick and I should definitely re-watch it at some point. Still, I remember it very well, when I was growing up in France in the 90’s, this movie was a major cult-classic and, with this in mind, I had some high expectations before watching the damned thing. Well, to be honest, even though it was pretty neat, I can’t say I was really blown away by this movie. I mean, sure, it was fairly entertaining but I never thought it was really hilarious. Basically, you have some daft characters doing all kind of silly things and while the fans will argue that the humor was pure genius, I’m afraid it is actually an acquired taste. Still, it is a pretty much a classic British comedy, no doubt about it.
8 years, 1 month ago

An average movie

“At some point, I noticed that my step-daughter had bought the 'Fifty Shades of Grey' book. It was probably because of the hype and I’m pretty sure she never read the whole thing. Anyway, in spite of its lame reputation, or maybe actually because of its lame reputation, I thought I might as well re” read more

8 years, 1 month ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of The Words

An average movie

“I wasn't really sure what to expect from this movie but since there was a nice cast involved, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, eventually, it turned out to be a decent watch but it never managed to really blow me away though. I mean, the whole thing definitely had some potential but it wasn'” read more

8 years, 1 month ago
The Words
 The Words 6/10
8 years, 1 month ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to My Queue list
Lords Of Dogtown

8 years, 1 month ago
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8 years, 1 month ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Chinese Puzzle

A good movie

“After re-watching 'L'auberge espagnole' and 'Les poupées russes', I was really eager to check this last installment and finish this really neat trilogy. Well, at first, I was slightly disappointed that we didn't get to see Xavier as an average family man living with Wendy and his kids. Apparently, ” read more

8 years, 1 month ago
johanlefourbe added 2 items to their collection
Casse-tête chinois

owned

7/10

8/10


8 years, 1 month ago

An average movie

“I already saw this movie but since it was such a long time ago, I was quite eager to check it out again. Well, even though it was heralded when it was released, it was even nominated for 11 Academy Awards (it won none eventually) and  even though it was loved by many viewers, to be honest, I though” read more

8 years, 1 month ago
The Color Purple (1985)

8 years, 1 month ago
Wow... That must be one of the very few positive reviews you have posted on this website... And, of course, it was for a movie which might be a classic but hardly an amazing deep masterpiece.
8 years, 1 month ago