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johanlefourbe posted a review of Where the Crawdads Sing
“I had no idea what to expect from this flick, in fact, I wanted to check it out because I really liked the title and because Daisy Edgar-Jones seemed to be an intriguing new actress. Itâs only afterwards that I discovered that it was actually adapted from a bestseller but I did expect it. Anyway, ” read more
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1920's) list
Notes: I wonder if I did read âThe Fall of the House of Usherâ at some point but, in my opinion, this movie was pretty much the ultimate adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's work I have ever seen so far. Itâs funny because, in fact, Luis Buñuel was Assistant Director on this movie and did quit after arguing with Epstein over his decision to basically ignore the story written by Poe. Well, as far as I was concerned, it didnât really matter since the end-result was just mad, so dark and ominous. The only minor critic I might have was that the miniature they used to show the actual house from a far was rather pathetic and unconvincing but everything else did look so spooky and strange. I have to admit that the damned thing was rather relentless though and I donât think that there was a single scene which did seem to be ânormalâ. And, yet, I still worked so well and I was quite fascinated from the very first seconds until the end. To be honest, Iâm not sure if this movie made much sense and the fact that I was tired when I watched it probably didnât help. Still, I was really impressed and I wonder why this movie has not been more praised through the years. Sure, it is very old but some other older horror flicks did manage to become some major classics in the mean time. Anyway, the damned thing turned out to be quite mesmerizing to behold.1 year, 5 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: I wonder if I did read âThe Fall of the House of Usherâ at some point but, in my opinion, this movie was pretty much the ultimate adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's work I have ever seen so far. Itâs funny because, in fact, Luis Buñuel was Assistant Director on this movie and did quit after arguing with Epstein over his decision to basically ignore the story written by Poe. Well, as far as I was concerned, it didnât really matter since the end-result was just mad, so dark and ominous. The only minor critic I might have was that the miniature they used to show the actual house from a far was rather pathetic and unconvincing but everything else did look so spooky and strange. I have to admit that the damned thing was rather relentless though and I donât think that there was a single scene which did seem to be ânormalâ. And, yet, I still worked so well and I was quite fascinated from the very first seconds until the end. To be honest, Iâm not sure if this movie made much sense and the fact that I was tired when I watched it probably didnât help. Still, I was really impressed and I wonder why this movie has not been more praised through the years. Sure, it is very old but some other older horror flicks did manage to become some major classics in the mean time. Anyway, the damned thing turned out to be quite mesmerizing to behold.1 year, 5 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of The Fall of the House of Usher
“I wasnât really sure what to expect from this flick but since it sounded intriguing, I thought I might as well check it out. I wonder if I did read âThe Fall of the House of Usherâ at some point but, in my opinion, this movie was pretty much the ultimate adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's work I ” read more
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johanlefourbe posted a review of Perfect Days
“Ever since I saw âParis Texasâ almost 30 years ago, I became instantly a huge fan of Wim Wenders but, to be honest, it had been a while since I saw one of his movies so it was really cool to see his last directorial effort with my film club. Well, it turned out to be at the same time such a simp” read more
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johanlefourbe posted a review of The Happytime Murders
“Since this movie had a very weak reputation, I wasnât expecting much but, since I have a weak spot for Elizabeth Banks, I thought I might as well check it out anyway. To be honest, I donât think the damned thing was as original as it might seem. Indeed, Peter Jackson already did deliver with â” read more
1 year, 5 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1930's) list
Notes: To be honest, I thought the damned thing was rather messy. In my opinion, it seemed rather foolish to try to cover 5 of his 6 marriages in just 90 minutes of running time. The fact that I saw this movie without subtitles probably didnât help though. Itâs weird because I actually saw every single episodes of âThe Tudorsâ so I was actually quite familiar with the material. Itâs too bad because there has always been something quite fascinating about Henry VIIIâs convoluted love life. Indeed, it did lead to England breaking from the Roman Catholic Church and the establishment of the Church of England and itâs complete separation from this Church which was something huge at the time. However, it didnât care much for the approach they chose for this movie. Fortunately, Charles Laughton was so awesome though. I have to admit that I discovered Laughton only recently but the guy keeps impressing me each time I see him. Seriously, he has become one of my favorite actors, no less than that. In this case, he actually really looked like Henry VIII which was definitely not the case when Jonathan Rhys Meyers was playing the same character in âThe Tudorsâ. But, above all, he once again completely disappeared in this character and he even won an Academy Award for this performance at the time. Even though none of the wives were really developed, Henry did go through a whole range of feelings, Laughton was definitely up to the task and the guy was quite spellbinding to behold.1 year, 5 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: To be honest, I thought the damned thing was rather messy. In my opinion, it seemed rather foolish to try to cover 5 of his 6 marriages in just 90 minutes of running time. The fact that I saw this movie without subtitles probably didnât help though. Itâs weird because I actually saw every single episodes of âThe Tudorsâ so I was actually quite familiar with the material. Itâs too bad because there has always been something quite fascinating about Henry VIIIâs convoluted love life. Indeed, it did lead to England breaking from the Roman Catholic Church and the establishment of the Church of England and itâs complete separation from this Church which was something huge at the time. However, it didnât care much for the approach they chose for this movie. Fortunately, Charles Laughton was so awesome though. I have to admit that I discovered Laughton only recently but the guy keeps impressing me each time I see him. Seriously, he has become one of my favorite actors, no less than that. In this case, he actually really looked like Henry VIII which was definitely not the case when Jonathan Rhys Meyers was playing the same character in âThe Tudorsâ. But, above all, he once again completely disappeared in this character and he even won an Academy Award for this performance at the time. Even though none of the wives were really developed, Henry did go through a whole range of feelings, Laughton was definitely up to the task and the guy was quite spellbinding to behold.1 year, 5 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of The Private Life of Henry VIII
“To be honest, I wasnât really sure what to expect from this flick but since it seemed to have a decent reputation (it is included in the âThe Best 1,000 Movies Ever Madeâ list selected by the New York Times, among other things), I thought I might as well check it out. Well, to be honest, I tho” read more
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johanlefourbe posted a review of Bombshell
“I wasnât really sure what to expect from this flick but since there was a stellar cast involved, I was quite eager to check it out. To be honest, even though I have obviously heard of Fox News, I have actually never watched it, Iâm not even sure if I have access to his channel. Anyway, the reput” read more
1 year, 5 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to Ronny's Dutch Film Club list
chosen by Ietje
Notes: Ever since I saw âParis Texasâ almost 30 years ago, I became instantly a huge fan of Wim Wenders but, to be honest, it had been a while since I saw one of his movies so it was really cool to see his last directorial effort with the film club. Well, it turned out to be at the same time such a simple but also such a complex movie after all. Indeed, at the end of the day, most of the running time is about some average guy cleaning some toilets in Tokyo (by the way, the public toilets there are actually quite impressive), listening to some vintage cassettes and reading some cheap books and thatâs pretty much it. You donât get to know him that much. How did he end up living like this? Who was he actually? Above all, the question I kept repeating myself was, was he actually happy? Indeed, he had created his own bubble and I have to admit that he seems to be quite content but setting such strict constraints to yourself and cutting all bridges with any people who knew you, is it really the answer? But then, and thatâs probably the genius of this movie, are we much happier in our more conventional way of life, full of consumerism, meaningless chats and technological noise? I probably had a hard time to accept his choice because a part of myself is really inclined to follow a similar path but I wouldnât last for long because another part of myself forces me to stay in touch with other people. Eventually, I strongly believed that the main character was the happiest not when he managed to strictly follow his Zen lifestyle but when some outsider did manage to actually disrupt it. Anyway, the damned thing was definitely intriguing, that's for sure.
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johanlefourbe posted a review of Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
“Since this movie didnât turn out to be a huge box-office success, I did lower my expectations but I still ended up watching this sequel in the movie theater after all. Unfortunately for DC, right now, everybody (myself included) are kind of fed up with the super-hero genre and it was probably not ” read more
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