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.

Thursday, November 22, 2018

Rocky V (1990)


Genre: Drama
Directed by: John G. Avildsen
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Sage Stallone, Tommy Morrison
Time: 104 minutes



As he’s coming back from Moscow, after defeating Ivan Drago, Rocky Balboa is still feeling the ill-effects of multiple punches to the head. His celebration is short-lived, as the Balboa family finds itself broke, due to mismanagement by their accountant. Rocky wants to fight again to pay his debts, but a doctor confirms that he has suffered brain damage. So, he retires, and the family moves back to the old Philly neighborhood. Soon, Rocky starts training Tommy Gunn, a young up-and-comer looking for coaching, but George Washington Duke, a boxing promoter, is there to cause issues.

This is where the Rocky franchise truly fell apart, until it rose from its ashes. All along, we could root for the ultimate underdog, Rocky Balboa. In this fifth installment, all you could do was pity the fool, in the immortal words of Mr. T, and feel bad for him. The script felt empty and went nowhere, and the acting was mostly uninspired. A few good scenes saved this from being totally awful, but it was still not enough to make it good.

It is also sad to think of Sage Stallone and Tommy Morrison both finding untimely deaths years later.
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