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.

Thursday, November 12, 2020

Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)

 

Genre: Horror
Directed by: Tom McLoughlin
Starring: Thom Matthews, Jennifer Cooke, David Kagen
Running time: 87 minutes

 


A few years after the traumatic events at the halfway house where he lives, Tommy Jarvis travels back to Crystal Lake to dig up Jason Voorhees’ body. His plan is to destroy the corpse, to cure himself from those nightmares he still has about Jason. In an electrical storm, things go awry and the monster is brought back to life. In his efforts to stop his enemy once and for all, Tommy has to also contend with a skeptical sheriff and the law man’s rebellious daughter.

With this sixth installment in the franchise, it all took a turn for the supernatural. Bringing back Jason to life was the thing to do, if you were to continue the franchise after the debacle of chapter 5, but I found the way it was done a little silly.

Nonetheless, the acting was much better here than in the previous film, and the story was entertaining. It was a fun film, that incorporated some elements that were a bit more modern, like care chases. The music was also good.

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