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.

Friday, May 26, 2023

Major Payne (1995)

Genre: Comedy
Directed by: Nick Castle
Cast: Damon Wayans, Karyn Parsons, Michael Ironside
Time: 95 minutes


 

Major Benson Winifred Payne is a US marine who returns from a successful drug bust in South America to realize that he has been passed over for a promotion and that he is receiving an honorable discharge. Having a hard time with civilian life, he gets arrested. Upon his release, his former commander gets him a job at the Madison Preparatory School, in Virginia, where he will train a young group of JROTC students.

While some moments in this film made me laugh and others made me smile, on the whole, this is a pretty silly movie. Nice seeing Karyn Parsons again, as I had such a crush on her as a teen. All the characters are pretty one dimensional and cartoonish.

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