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johanlefourbe posted a review of The Swan
“Since I really loved āThe Wonderful Story of Henry Sugarā, of course, I was eager to see the other shorts delivered recently by Wes Anderson for Netflix. Indeed, if you are a fan of Wes Andersonās work, it will be quite a year to remember as the indie master will release no less than 5 movies ” read more
1 year, 6 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to A Complete Review of Martin Scorsese's work list
Cast : Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemons, Brendan Fraser, John Lightgow
What was it about?
Members of the Osage tribe in the United States are murdered under mysterious circumstances in the 1920s sparking a major F.B.I. investigation involving J. Edgar Hoover.
My two cents:
Even if some people might be worried about the extensive running time, Martin Scorsese, one of the greatest masters, delivered here an impressive tale of greed and love. To be honest, I have to admit that it didn't know much about the Osage and the terrible tragedy that happened on them and you get the opportunity here to learn more about them. However, their tragic fate was not really the main focus here or, at least, in my opinion, it wasn't the biggest asset in this movie. After all, I was above all fascinated by DiCaprio who delivered here one of his very best performances. Indeed, his character was so complex, he was probably one of the most confused men I have ever seen on the silver screen. Basically, he was an average White male who was promised some easy money and, like every White American man at the time, he didn't care one bit about the Indians. And, yet, somehow, he actually fell in love with this beautiful sharp Indian woman who also loved him back. But, then, how could he possibly try to kill this woman, possibly the only person on Earth who actually cared for him, and wipe out also all her family if he loved her so much? On paper, it wouldn't make any sense at all and, yet, DiCaprio was always convincing. It was just so fascinating to see him going through a seemingly endless roller coaster of completely contradicting emotions. Of course, it was also a blast to see him facing Robert De Niro, another film icon, and some of their scenes together were amazing but De Niro's character was so much more one-note and therefore not quite so fascinating. Anyway, it was a great epic, that's for sure.
My rating: 08/10
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johanlefourbe posted a review of Angel
“I wasnāt sure what to expect from this flick but since it is included in the āThey Shoot Pictures, Donāt They?ā list, I thought I might as well check it out. I have to admit that Iām not familiar with Marlene Dietrich's work, in fact, Iām pretty sure it was the first movie I saw for whic” read more
1 year, 6 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1930's) list
Notes: I have to admit that Iām not familiar with Marlene Dietrich's work, in fact, Iām pretty sure it was the first movie I saw for which she played the lead. Well, within a few mins, I understood right away why she was one of the biggest movie stars at the time as she was just quite mesmerizing to behold. To be honest, the beginning was rather clunky though but, from the moment Lady Barker AKA Angel met Anthony Halton, the damned thing really started to take off though. Indeed, the cool thing was that, even though Dietrich was obviously the main draw here, the two other actors involved, Melvyn Douglas and Herbert Marshall, were both quite charismatic as well. I also loved the way Anthony Halton handled meeting Angel again. Indeed, even though I was expecting that he would expose her on the spot, he never lost his composure and his cool and just played along as if he had never seen her before which displayed how awesome the guy actually was. But her husband was also a swell guy though so the end-result was a really solid love triangle. Still, even though the characters involved were intriguing, the concept was still too thin, Iām afraid. The fact that Lady Barkerās intentions remained rather murky through the whole duration probably didnāt help either. Still, even if it was missing something to become really remarkable, I really enjoyed it and, in my opinion, it is actually much more enjoyable than the countless screwball comedies they used to make back in the 30ās but I guess it is a matter of taste.1 year, 6 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: I have to admit that Iām not familiar with Marlene Dietrich's work, in fact, Iām pretty sure it was the first movie I saw for which she played the lead. Well, within a few mins, I understood right away why she was one of the biggest movie stars at the time as she was just quite mesmerizing to behold. To be honest, the beginning was rather clunky though but, from the moment Lady Barker AKA Angel met Anthony Halton, the damned thing really started to take off though. Indeed, the cool thing was that, even though Dietrich was obviously the main draw here, the two other actors involved, Melvyn Douglas and Herbert Marshall, were both quite charismatic as well. I also loved the way Anthony Halton handled meeting Angel again. Indeed, even though I was expecting that he would expose her on the spot, he never lost his composure and his cool and just played along as if he had never seen her before which displayed how awesome the guy actually was. But her husband was also a swell guy though so the end-result was a really solid love triangle. Still, even though the characters involved were intriguing, the concept was still too thin, Iām afraid. The fact that Lady Barkerās intentions remained rather murky through the whole duration probably didnāt help either. Still, even if it was missing something to become really remarkable, I really enjoyed it and, in my opinion, it is actually much more enjoyable than the countless screwball comedies they used to make back in the 30ās but I guess it is a matter of taste.1 year, 6 months ago
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johanlefourbe posted a review of Heart of Stone
“To be honest, I wasnāt really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was starring Gal Gadot and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, from all the āblockbustersā released by Netflix, it is probably the most disappointing I have seen so far, ” read more
1 year, 6 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to Top 10 worst movies 2023 list
Notes: From all the āblockbustersā released by Netflix, it is probably the most disappointing I have seen so far, Iām afraid. I mean, Gal Gadot was as usual so charismatic, she was pretty badass and it was just neat to have her playing the lead in an action flick like this one. Unfortunately, she was pretty much the only thing that did work in this movie though. Seriously, the whole āCharterā concept was just so tedious. Sure, I understand that it was supposed to be super fancy and high-tech but it looked actually rather lame but, above all, what was the added value after all? Iām fairly convinced that, without it, it could have been a fine gritty action flick. Obviously, the whole point was to have Gal Gadotās playing a double-agent which was not a bad idea but why would you go for a fake and completely far-fetched organization like this one? To make things worse, they also gave us another completely lame twist revealing that Jamie Dornanās character was the bad guy after all. Seriously, it has been a while since I have seen a movie featuring such completely tedious and uninteresting twists. You could also blame Dornan but the main issue was that his character was just weak, in fact, except for Rachel Stone, none of the characters involved was interesting at all.1 year, 6 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to Top 10 best movies 2023 list
Notes: It was visually once again quite reminiscent to āThe Wonderful Story of Henry Sugarā but it wasnāt an issue, in the contrary. The tone was also once again quite marvelous. However, the approach was still quite different this time around though. Indeed, instead of actually showing the action, it was actually mostly narrated by Rupert Friend. Well, even though I might admit that this approach might be frustrating, I thought it was in fact quite intriguing. Indeed, it was as if Peter Watson did grow up and started reminiscing about this day during which he survived a train going on top of him and a beautiful swan was tragically killed. Anyway, it certainly turn the whole thing into an impressive one-man-show from Rupert Friend who possibly delivered here the best performance of his career. Eventually, I enjoyed it more than 'Poison' above all because the story was this time around completely unpredictable.1 year, 6 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Greenland
“To be honest, I wasnāt really sure what to expect from this flick but, since it was starring Gerard Butler, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, in fact, it didnāt turn out to be what I expected but it wasnāt a bad thing though. Indeed, with this genre, especially during the last 20 y” read more
1 year, 6 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Jimi: All Is by My Side
“Since I have always been a huge fan of Jimi Hendrix, of course, I was quite eager to check this movie, even if it apparently didnāt get much love when it was released. Well, at least, you canāt argue that AndrĆ© Benjamin AKA AndrĆ© 3000 was a perfect choice to play the most famous guitar player ” read more
1 year, 6 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Poison
“Since I really loved āThe Wonderful Story of Henry Sugarā, of course, I was eager to see the other shorts delivered recently by Wes Anderson for Netflix. Indeed, if you are a fan of Wes Andersonās work, it will be quite a year to remember as the indie master will release no less than 5 movies ” read more
1 year, 6 months ago
johanlefourbe added 7 items to Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2023) list
1 year, 6 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to Ronny's Dutch Film Club list
chosen by Johan
Notes: Even if some people might be worried about the extensive running time, Martin Scorsese, one of the greatest masters, delivered here an impressive tale of greed and love. To be honest, I have to admit that it didn't know much about the Osage and the terrible tragedy that happened on them and you get the opportunity here to learn more about them. However, their tragic fate was not really the main focus here or, at least, in my opinion, it wasn't the biggest asset in this movie. After all, I was above all fascinated by DiCaprio who delivered here one of his very best performances. Indeed, his character was so complex, he was probably one of the most confused men I have ever seen on the silver screen. Basically, he was an average White male who was promised some easy money and, like every White American man at the time, he didn't care one bit about the Indians. And, yet, somehow, he actually fell in love with this beautiful sharp Indian woman who also loved him back. But, then, how could he possibly try to kill this woman, possibly the only person on Earth who actually cared for him, and wipe out also all her family if he loved her so much? On paper, it wouldn't make any sense at all and, yet, DiCaprio was always convincing. It was just so fascinating to see him going through a seemingly endless roller coaster of completely contradicting emotions. Of course, it was also a blast to see him facing Robert De Niro, another film icon, and some of their scenes together were amazing but De Niro's character was so much more one-note and therefore not quite so fascinating. Anyway, it was a great epic, that's for sure.
(Oct. 2023)
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