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, March 20, 2017

Ted 2 (2015)

Genre: Comedy
Directed by: Seth MacFarlane
Cast: Seth MacFarlane, Mark Wahlberg, Amanda Seyfried
Running time: 116 minutes



In this sequel to the original film, John Bennett is now divorced from Lori, who simply could not accept Ted’s presence in the long term. Ted marries his girlfriend Tami-Lynn, but, when their marriage hits a rocky patch, they decide to have a kid to save their couple (yes, makes lots of sense). When sperm donation fails, due to Tami-Lynn’s drug-related sterility, the teddy bear-redneck blonde couple tries to go the adoption route, which raises questions about Ted’s legal status as a person. According to the government, Ted is mere property, as a toy. Ted and John will have to fight the case in court, with the help of young and beautiful lawyer Samantha Jackson. They will also have to fend off stalker Donnie, back on the prowl with an evil plan.

While Ted 2 had its funny moments, I still found it highly disappointing. A lot of jokes were rehashed and recycled, and the filmmakers thoughts that the mere idea of making the joke bigger would make it funnier. Dropping a bigger TV on John is not fresh anymore, even if the TV is huge. Bits and pieces of the film still made me laugh out loud, and I thought it was cool that Seth MacFarlane managed to get the likes of Liam Neeson and Morgan Freeman to do cameos.
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