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.

Sunday, May 3, 2020

The Expendables 3 (2014)


Genre: Action
Directed by: Patrick Hughes
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Antonio Banderas
Running time: 126 minutes



After The Expendables come in conflict with arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks, a co-founder of the group now set on destroying them and a man who was thought to be dead, group leader Barney Ross decides to let go of his team and surround himself with a new gang of people he is not attached to to go for a mission he sees as very deadly for all involved.

Of the three Expendables movies so far, this was my favorite, in large part due to the presence of Mel Gibson as the bad guy Conrad Stonebanks. It was nice to see him again and he did a good job of it. Antonio Banderas was another entertaining presence. There were other additions to the cast, such as Wesley Snipes and Ronda Rousey.

Still not great cinema in any sense of the term, this was still entertaining. It was formulaic and clichéd, but it was fun.
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