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, June 10, 2016

Rogue (2007)

Genre: Horror
Directed by: Greg McLean
Cast: Michael Vartan, Radha Mitchell, Sam Worthington
Running time: 99 minutes



A group of tourists on a river cruise in Australia find themselves stranded on a small island after a crocodile, being overly protective of his territory, attacks their boat, leaving it unable to go on. As the night comes, the tourists and their guide Kate will have to find a way to leave that island before it is submerged by the tide and without being eaten by the angry and ferocious animal.

One should not go in this movie expecting a new Jaws with a crocodile instead of a shark. That being said, though this independent film has no hope to live up to such a classic, it does a fine job in creating tension in the people watching it. The acting is good and the story is compelling enough to keep you on the edge of your seat, at least for the first part. The story took a weird turn towards the end and it became so unbelievable that it kind of pulled me out of it for a moment.

Visually-speaking, the scenery is wonderful and they did a good job bringing the deadly croc to life. That last confrontation between the animal and one of the tourists was well done, as far as visuals go; that was a high point for me.

Rogue is a good horror flick that is not without its faults, but that will most probably please the fans of the genre.


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