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.

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

The Grudge 2 (2006)

 

Genre: Horror
Directed by: Takashi Shimizu
Starring: Amber Tamblyn, Arielle Kebbel, Jennifer Beals 
Running time: 102 minutes


 

That haunted house in Tokyo is still standing and the evil spirits inhabiting it are still terrorizing the people who come in contact with them. In this sequel to the 2004 original remake, we get three subplots of people affected by the spirit caused by that family killed with rage.

While the acting in this second installment is not quite as bad as it was in the 2004 film, it is still not good. And the plot is a confusing mess. To top it off, the theatrics used to convey the horror are too laughable to be remotely scary.

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