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johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1900's) list
Notes: To be honest, I still wonder what this first scene was all about. From a technical point of view, considering how old this movie is, it was pretty neat but I’m not sure what it was supposed to mean after all. Anyway, coming back on the movie itself, the end-result turned out to be some kind of hybrid feature. Indeed, since there was no plot, it wasn’t a fiction but, since everything was staged, I’m not sure if it should be considered as a documentary either (it probably is though). Especially when these firemen went to this house to put out this fire, it looked so fake. It’s too bad they didn’t go for something bigger regarding this fire but you should probably lower your expectations after watching for decades some massive Hollywood blockbusters with complex special effects which obviously didn't exist at the time. It was also rather funny to see a seemingly endless succession of vintage fire trucks driving in the streets when it turned out to be such a small fire after all.1 year, 3 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: To be honest, I still wonder what this first scene was all about. From a technical point of view, considering how old this movie is, it was pretty neat but I’m not sure what it was supposed to mean after all. Anyway, coming back on the movie itself, the end-result turned out to be some kind of hybrid feature. Indeed, since there was no plot, it wasn’t a fiction but, since everything was staged, I’m not sure if it should be considered as a documentary either (it probably is though). Especially when these firemen went to this house to put out this fire, it looked so fake. It’s too bad they didn’t go for something bigger regarding this fire but you should probably lower your expectations after watching for decades some massive Hollywood blockbusters with complex special effects which obviously didn't exist at the time. It was also rather funny to see a seemingly endless succession of vintage fire trucks driving in the streets when it turned out to be such a small fire after all.1 year, 3 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Life Of An American Fireman
“Recently, I have been focusing on older movies and this one is one of the oldest I have seen so far. To be honest, I still wonder what this first scene was all about. From a technical point of view, considering how old this movie is, it was pretty neat but I’m not sure what it was supposed to mean” read more
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The Clothes Say a Lot
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johanlefourbe added 2 items to Wat gaan we in de bioscoop zien? (movies to watch) list
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1900's) list
Notes: Sure, it might all seem quite rudimentary but you have to keep in mind that, at the time, all the basic rules and techniques of filmmaking didn't exist yet so they had to experiment and figure out pretty much everything on the spot. In this case, there was no real plot but I was surprised by how much they managed to tell in just 4 mins. Eventually, the thing I enjoyed the most was Laura Bayley's hilarious performance. Indeed, way before Charles Chaplin and Buster Keaton, this woman came up with some amazing slapstick comedy, of course, with no sound or dialogues at the time. Furthermore, even though the jokes were funny enough, they also added some nifty visual tricks. To round it up, they concluded with a fairly dark but still funny ending which worked fine as well. To conclude, it was probably too short to become really amazing but, as one of the first comedies (maybe the very first one?), it was still pretty neat.1 year, 3 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: Sure, it might all seem quite rudimentary but you have to keep in mind that, at the time, all the basic rules and techniques of filmmaking didn't exist yet so they had to experiment and figure out pretty much everything on the spot. In this case, there was no real plot but I was surprised by how much they managed to tell in just 4 mins. Eventually, the thing I enjoyed the most was Laura Bayley's hilarious performance. Indeed, way before Charles Chaplin and Buster Keaton, this woman came up with some amazing slapstick comedy, of course, with no sound or dialogues at the time. Furthermore, even though the jokes were funny enough, they also added some nifty visual tricks. To round it up, they concluded with a fairly dark but still funny ending which worked fine as well. To conclude, it was probably too short to become really amazing but, as one of the first comedies (maybe the very first one?), it was still pretty neat.1 year, 3 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City
“I can't say I was really dying to see yet another movie adaptation of this video-game but, since it was on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out anyway. Well, to be honest, I don't think it was bad at all after all. Indeed, above all, they chose a completely different approach than the mov” read more
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johanlefourbe posted a review of Les blagues de Toto 2 - Classe verte (2023)
“To be honest, it's not the kind of movies I would normally watch, especially not in the movie theater. In fact, it was a sequel from a movie I never saw which was based on a comic-book I never read but I don't think that my lack of familiarity with the material was the reason why I didn't like this ” read more
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