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, December 12, 2016

Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (2015)

Genre: Comedy
Directed by: Steve Pink
Cast: Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, Clark Duke, Adam Scott
Running time: 99 minutes



Lou Dorchen and Nick Webber have both benefited from their trip back in time to build successful careers and become rich and famous. When Lou gets shot in the groin during a party, Nick and Lou’s son, Jacob, bring the victim back to the hot tub to go back in time and stop the killer. But, instead of ending up in the past, they go to the future of an alternate universe, where the mystery shooter is.

The premise of this sequel is even sillier than the one of the original. They really worked hard, trying to make another soup from the leftovers of the first film, but they should not have bothered. Hot Tub Time Machine 2 is fully focused on the humor, at the expense of the story and of common sense. The problem is that, with a few exceptions, the jokes are not that funny. It is no wonder really that John Cusack stayed away from this one.
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