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johanlefourbe posted a review of John Wick: Chapter 4
“To be honest, I have never been a huge fan of this franchise but, since this last installment was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out anyway. I was also intrigued by the fact that it had been a huge box-office hit but also worried about watching John Freaking Wick whacking s” read more
3 weeks ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of The Man in Grey
“To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but, since it was included in the ‘1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die’ list, I was quite eager to check it out. Eventually, did it really deserve to be on the prestigious list? Probably not but I understand why it is still ” read more
3 weeks, 2 days ago
TV Shows of my Youthjohanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: After ‘Civil War’, Garland didn’t waste any time and came up quickly with another war feature but the approach was completely different this time around. Indeed, this time, he went for probably the most realistic depiction of warfare I have seen so far and the end-result was quite intriguing and instead of some bombastic action scenes full of CGI, they focused on the technical details involved when modern soldiers are at work. To be honest, I have to admit that I didn’t really understand what was their actual mission. I had to look it up afterwards and, apparently, they were performing what they call some ‘overwatch’ to support another US marines operation. Anyway, the whole thing went sideways and you spent then 90 mins watching what happened pretty much in real time. In this case, there was no room for politics discussions of this specific war was justified or not. The goal was to show the bond between these soldiers, without showing who were they were at home or even who they were outside their work during such missions (except for one scene at the beginning showing them watching a popular music video at the time). What I found interesting is that, even though they had access to the most advanced technical means available at the time, they still felt helpless against such guerilla warfare involving a dedicated local population fighting for their land. Eventually, the end-result was a little bit dry but also really raw showing the technicality, the skills involved but also how futile it eventually is when you are a hit by a massive IED explodes nearby.3 weeks, 2 days ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (2020's) list
Notes: After ‘Civil War’, Garland didn’t waste any time and came up quickly with another war feature but the approach was completely different this time around. Indeed, this time, he went for probably the most realistic depiction of warfare I have seen so far and the end-result was quite intriguing and instead of some bombastic action scenes full of CGI, they focused on the technical details involved when modern soldiers are at work. To be honest, I have to admit that I didn’t really understand what was their actual mission. I had to look it up afterwards and, apparently, they were performing what they call some ‘overwatch’ to support another US marines operation. Anyway, the whole thing went sideways and you spent then 90 mins watching what happened pretty much in real time. In this case, there was no room for politics discussions of this specific war was justified or not. The goal was to show the bond between these soldiers, without showing who were they were at home or even who they were outside their work during such missions (except for one scene at the beginning showing them watching a popular music video at the time). What I found interesting is that, even though they had access to the most advanced technical means available at the time, they still felt helpless against such guerilla warfare involving a dedicated local population fighting for their land. Eventually, the end-result was a little bit dry but also really raw showing the technicality, the skills involved but also how futile it eventually is when you are a hit by a massive IED explodes nearby.3 weeks, 2 days ago
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to A Movie A Year (Part 1) list
Notes: Apparently, Hirokazu Koreeda has the reputation of being the greatest humanist director at work nowadays and, after watching this movie, it is pretty easy to understand why. Basically, this time around, Koreeda focused on a group of people who has all been rejected and pretty much forgotten by the common society and who are now living in a marginal lifestyle with its own rules and moral code. Koreeda’s masterstroke was that he never judges or praises the characters and, for the first 90 minutes, you see how they cope living completely in the margin of our society. So, it was already quite interesting with some complex 3 dimensional character but, during the last act, they managed to push the whole concept even further. Basically, after a tragic even which was doomed to happen at some point, they completely get sucked back into our world and it all became seriously heart-breaking and even more powerful than it already was. Eventually, following ‘Like Father, Like Son’, this movie was even stronger argument from Koreeda that the strongest bond between the members in a family is not blood but love.
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johanlefourbe posted a review of Sinners
“To be honest, when I heard about this movie, I can’t say I was really excited. A vampire movie called ‘Sinners’? It did sound like a rather boring B feature to me. However, since it did receive some really solid reviews, I have to admit that I started to become really intrigued by the damned t” read more
3 weeks, 3 days ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to A Movie A Year (Part 1) list
Notes: Ryan Coogler certainly pulled it off one more time and I would go even further by saying that it might be his best directorial effort so far. Indeed, within a few mins, I had the feeling that I was transported in this time and place. He also managed to give this community such a strong identity showing their strength and weakness and, in spite of the oppression and the rather hopelessness of their situation, these characters were still laughing, making love, playing music, dancing, while surviving in a dangerous world where the dice were loaded against them from the start. It was seriously equally fascinating and heartbreaking at the same time. Of course, to have Michael B. Jordan playing a set of twins made the whole thing even more awesome than it already was. Eventually, I wouldn’t mind watching a whole series of movies focusing on these twins as they apparently went through so many things during their lives. So, it was really closed to become a masterpiece but, unfortunately, I didn’t care much about the vampire stuff, I’m afraid. I’m not saying that it was a bad idea, it just that it didn’t jive with me. Take for example ’12 Years a Slave’, another classic depicting the hardships faced by the black folks in the USA, would it have been an improvement if they would have added some vampires, werewolves or zombies to the mix? I really doubt it.
For more info : Top 10 best movies 20253 weeks, 3 days ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Sisters
“I don’t know if you have noticed but I tend to be pretty random with what I watch. Indeed, I watch pretty much anything and, to be honest, with more than 50% of the movies I watch, I’m actually wasting my time. In this case, while I was watching this one, I kept wondering how the hell did it end” read more
3 weeks, 4 days ago