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Most successful movie at the box-office per year (54 movies items)1 year, 4 months ago
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johanlefourbe posted a review of Meg 2: The Trench (2023)
“I wasnāt expecting much from this flick but, since my step-son Nick is a big fan of shark films, we still went to see the damned thing in the movie theater when it released. To be honest, even though we did see also together 'The Meg', I have to admit that I barely remembered it. Anyway, how was t” read more
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Minhas Graphic Novelsjohanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1920's) list
Notes: I think it is the oldest movie I have seen starring Buster Keaton and, at first, I was wondering why it was called āThe Goatā but I think it was probably some kind of abbreviation of āscapegoatā. Anyway, this short apparently does have a solid reputation but, even though I have to admit that it was pretty good, I donāt think it was one of his best shorts though. I donāt know, it felt really random but I have to admit that it is inherent to the genre. The concept was also rather preposterous, the fact that nobody checked who was actually on this picture before printing it out all over the place. Still, Keaton was just a great comedian and, obviously, one of the greatest stuntmen that ever lived so, in spite of its flaws, the damned thing was still seriously entertaining. 1 year, 4 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: At first, I was wondering why it was called āThe Goatā but I think it was probably some kind of abbreviation of āscapegoatā. Anyway, this short apparently does have a solid reputation but, even though I have to admit that it was pretty good, I donāt think it was one of his best shorts though. I donāt know, it felt really random but I have to admit that it is inherent to the genre. The concept was also rather preposterous, the fact that nobody checked who was actually on this picture before printing it out all over the place. Still, Keaton was just a great comedian and, obviously, one of the greatest stuntmen that ever lived so, in spite of its flaws, the damned thing was still seriously entertaining. 1 year, 4 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of The Goat
“I have finally started to dig into Buster Keatonās work only recently but, since then, I have seen my share of movies starring the classic comedian and, by now, I think I have a good understanding of his work. In this case, I think it is the oldest movie I have seen starring the legendary actor an” read more
1 year, 4 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Alice in Wonderland
“Recently, I have been focusing on older movies and this one is one of the oldest I have seen so far. In fact, the day before, I actually watched āRescued by Roverā which was also directed by Cecil M. Hepworth and while āRescued by Roverā surprised me by its simplicity, I was amazed by how co” read more
1 year, 4 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1900's) list
Notes: In fact, the day before, I actually watched āRescued by Roverā which was also directed by Cecil M. Hepworth and while āRescued by Roverā surprised me by its simplicity, I was amazed by how complex this movie turned out to be, at least, for a vintage feature made 120 years ago. It is mostly famous for being the very first adaptation of this iconic tale and I was wondering how they could tell this story in less than 10 mins (in fact, there is only one copy left of this movie and it is apparently missing some parts). Well, the end-result turned out to be some kind of supercut, jumping from one famous scene to another. To be honest, the damned thing was actually borderline incomprehensible, especially if you are not familiar with this story, and yet, I thought it was quite fascinating somehow. Indeed, the sheer ambition, especially considering the technical limitations back then, was just so inspiring and most of it was actually visually pretty neat.1 year, 4 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: In fact, the day before, I actually watched āRescued by Roverā which was also directed by Cecil M. Hepworth and while āRescued by Roverā surprised me by its simplicity, I was amazed by how complex this movie turned out to be, at least, for a vintage feature made 120 years ago. It is mostly famous for being the very first adaptation of this iconic tale and I was wondering how they could tell this story in less than 10 mins (in fact, there is only one copy left of this movie and it is apparently missing some parts). Well, the end-result turned out to be some kind of supercut, jumping from one famous scene to another. To be honest, the damned thing was actually borderline incomprehensible, especially if you are not familiar with this story, and yet, I thought it was quite fascinating somehow. Indeed, the sheer ambition, especially considering the technical limitations back then, was just so inspiring and most of it was actually visually pretty neat.1 year, 4 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1900's) list
Notes: Unfortunately, the version I saw on YouTube was pretty nasty but itās understandable since this movie is now more than 100 years old. Sure, it might all seem quite rudimentary but it was in fact at the time a big box office success and I can understand why. Indeed, it was probably one of the first movies with an actual plot and, in spite of its sheer simplicity or actually because of it, it worked surprisingly well. Itās also important to note that, even though it might look easy when you watch this movie, working with animals is usually considered as one of the hardest things when you make a movie. Anyway, this dog was pretty awesome and you wish they could have developed more the characters involved but, with a running time under 10 mins and no dialogues or title cards, I guess you shouldnāt expect much in this area.1 year, 4 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: Unfortunately, the version I saw on YouTube was pretty nasty but itās understandable since this movie is now more than 100 years old. Sure, it might all seem quite rudimentary but it was in fact at the time a big box office success and I can understand why. Indeed, it was probably one of the first movies with an actual plot and, in spite of its sheer simplicity or actually because of it, it worked surprisingly well. Itās also important to note that, even though it might look easy when you watch this movie, working with animals is usually considered as one of the hardest things when you make a movie. Anyway, this dog was pretty awesome and you wish they could have developed more the characters involved but, with a running time under 10 mins and no dialogues or title cards, I guess you shouldnāt expect much in this area.1 year, 4 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Rescued by Rover
“Recently, I have been focusing on older movies and this one is one of the oldest I have seen so far. To be honest, the version I saw on YouTube was pretty nasty but itās understandable since this movie is now more than 100 years old. Sure, it might all seem quite rudimentary but it was in fact at ” read more
1 year, 4 months ago
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 Iām 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 wasnāt a fiction but, since everything was staged, Iām 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. Itās too bad they didnāt 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, 4 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 Iām 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 wasnāt a fiction but, since everything was staged, Iām 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. Itās too bad they didnāt 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, 4 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 Iām not sure what it was supposed to mean” read more
1 year, 4 months ago