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.

Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)

Genre: Comedy
Directed by: John Hughes
Cast: Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila Robins 
Running Time: 92 minutes

 


Neal Page is an uptight man working as a marketing executive. As he is trying to make his way back home to Chicago for Thanksgiving, from a business trip in New York, weather conditions are getting in his way. He finds a new traveling partner in Del Griffith, a nice but overbearing shower curtain ring salesmen. With the clumsiness of an elephant in a china shop, Del tries to help Neal, by any means necessary, find his way back home.

The on-screen chemistry between Steve Martin and John Candy was amazing. They carried that story on their shoulders, masterfully directed by Hughes. This movie is laugh-out-loud funny and also sweet at times. I loved it.

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