Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Monday, June 15, 2015

Turbo (2013)

Genre: Animated/Comedy
Directed by: David Soren
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti, Michael Pena
Running time: 96 minutes



This 2013 animated comedy tells the story of Theo (AKA Turbo), a snail who spends his days dreaming about being a racecar driver, in spite of the fact that everyone in his entourage, including his brother, is trying to snap him back to reality. One evening, after venturing away from home, he gets sucked into the motor of racecar. Once he comes out, he soon realizes he has the attributes of a racecar, including extremely fast speed. Soon enough, a taco restaurant co-owner, who is as big of a dreamer as Turbo, enlists the snail to race in the Indy 500.

Turbo has a loaded cast to voice the various characters, including Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti, Michael Pena, Snoop Dog and Samuel L. Jackson. The story is compelling enough, with a good dose of humor, a nice lesson about never giving up on your dreams and some interesting visuals.

That being said, there is nothing here that has not been done many times before in this genre and they lay it quite thick at times on the morals. I know this is a family movie, but a little subtlety goes a long way; no need to push the lesson so hard, we get it. Nonetheless, this is a nice little movie that will be sure to please the kids and not annoy the parents too badly.
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