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, January 18, 2021

The King of Comedy (1982)

 Genre: Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis, Sandrq Bernhard 
Running Time: 109 minutes


 

Rupert Pupkin is an aspiring stand-up comic that is greatly delusional about his own potential. He becomes obsessed about appearing on the talk-show hosted by Jerry Langford, which he sees as his potential big break. After being turned down, Pupkin decides to abduct Langford and blackmail his way on TV.

This is a very creepy dark comedy. Robert De Niro is great as Pupkin. It was a different kind of sociopath for him to play. As for Jerry Lewis, I don’t think he had to stretch too far to play an arrogant established comedian.

This film never really got its due share of love. I just think that it dealt with too dark a matter to really be embraced by the public.

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