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, September 3, 2024

Beetlejuice (1988)

Genre: Horror / Comedy
Directed by: Tim Burton
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Micheal Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara
Time: 92 minutes

 


Barbara and Adam Maitland are a married couple planning to spend their vacation decorating the country home they love so much. On their way home from a shopping trip to town, they get into a car crash. As they walk back into their house, they realize that they are now ghosts unable to leave their home. The house is sold, and with the no always desired assistance of Betelgeuse, a charismatic ghost, they try to find a way to get ride of the new owners.

This film is the epitome as what has come to be known as the Tim Burton style. It is creepy, it is funny, it is colorful. Michael Keaton just shoots off the screen here. He is at his most maniacal and charismatic. I would even have taken more of his character, really. The rest of the cast is also good, but Betelgeuse steals the show.

Beetlejuice was fun to revisit, as a sequel is coming out soon.

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