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“To be honest, I wonder how I actually ended up watching this movie but I think it was because the critic in the TV mag was pretty good. Anyway, even though I didn’t really expect it, it turned out to be a major milestone in my movie watching. Indeed, back then, I was much younger, I had never seen” read more
Notes: I have to admit it, I always had a weak spot for romantic-comedies but it is a real shame that most of the movies in this genre are in fact terribly generic and underwhelming. Fortunately, there are a few exceptions out there and this movie was definitely one of them. First of all, even though I have always thought that Bill Murray was an interesting actor, to be honest, I never really cared for his movies. However, with this movie, they really found the perfect material for him. Obviously, like any other romantic-comedy, it was in fact all rather sweet, cheesy and predictable but what made this movie quite stand out from the rest was the main character perfectly played by Murray. Indeed, the guy was basically a major douche-bag and he made the whole thing so much more entertaining than the usual boring perfect man that they provide in this kind of movies. Furthermore, the whole concept was obviously rather preposterous but they handled it so well, it was just so much fun to behold and it was also a masterstroke to never explain how the main character endlessly kept reliving the same day.
“I already saw this movie but since it was such a long time ago and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out again. Like most of the kids growing up in France, I saw many animated features starring Astérix and Obélix. I especially loved ‘Astérix et Cléopâtre’” read more
“This was David Lynch's full length feature directing debut and it took him about 5 years to finish it with not much of a financial backing. Personally, this movie had a massive impact on me and it has always been a major influence on my movie watching ever since. The first time I saw it, it happened” read more
Notes: I remember it quite well when this movie was released, it was critically acclaimed and even managed to win the prestigious Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival. Anyway, I thought it was a rather unique movie with a mesmerizing mood. Indeed, the story was just fascinating, something I had never seen before, the directing by Jane Campion was very good and Holly Hunter easily gave the best performance of her career (she eventually won the Academy Award for the Best Actress, a prize completely deserved). Furthermore, back in those days, the great Harvey Keitel was making an impressive come-back thanks to his performance in ‘Reservoir Dogs’. He was one of my favorite actors at the time and he was really good in this movie as well, continuing his winning streak, it is a shame this renaissance didn’t last long and he is involved nowadays either in some weak blockbusters or some underwhelming obscure features. Concerning Jane Campion, even though she had an interesting career afterwards, she never reached such artistic heights again. 
Movies the giraffe watched in 2016: June (28 movies items)
“Can you believe that this movie was, at some point, the highest grossing sports comedy of all time? For some reasons, I didn’t manage to watch it completely the first time around so I had to watch it all over again but, surprisingly, it became almost watchable the 2nd time around. Still, as usual ” read more
My 2015 Favorites -- Xanadon't
Notes: This time, the Dardenne brothers came up with some mix between a social drama and a thriller and the end-result was once again quite impressive. At first, I might have had some doubts about the fact they were working with such an international star like Marion Cotillard (something unique for the Belgian directors) but there was eventually nothing to worry about as Cotillard delivered once again a really strong performance. Indeed, in contrary to some other actresses like Charlize Theron or Nicole Kidman, the french woman didn't require some heavy make-up to become a really believable working-class woman. The only thing that didn't completely work for me concerning this character was the fact that she was a recovering depressive woman. I mean, for how long was she sick? Probably for months and this sickness seemed to make her a liability. As a result, it made it almost understandable that her bosses would want to sack her and I think this tale would have been more powerful if she would have been healthy. Still, what a strong social drama! For each colleague she meets, you get to see a different reaction, a different set of emotions, all human, sometimes rather despicable but always relatable and understandable.
“Since the Dardenne brothers are probably some of the best directors in the world right now, obviously, I was really eager to check their last directing effort. This time, they came up with some mix between a social drama and a thriller and the end-result was once again quite impressive. At first, I ” read more
“Since this movie had a very lame reputation and since I really didn’t like 'Littleman' at all, I had some really low expectations concerning this flick but, somehow, I still ended up watching the damned thing (the fact that it was available on Netflix was probably another major factor). Anyway, we” read more
