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.

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

It Chapter 2 (2019)


Genre: Horror
Directed by: Andy Muschietti
Cast: Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Hader
Running time: 169 minutes



Still based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, Chapter 2 of the It story picks up 27 years after the events of the first Chapter. Upon realizing that Pennywise is back in Derry, Maine, causing mayhem, Mike Hanlon, the only member of the group of losers who stuck around town in adulthood, tries to get his friends from the past together again so they can try to eliminate this evil force once and for all.

First off, visually-speaking, this is a spectacular film. Really well done. The acting is also very solid throughout. But, all things considered, this second chapter was not as scary as the first one. So much levity was added to the dialogues that, even in the moments that ought to have been scary, I was laughing. A few brief moments made me jump a bit, but I was mostly laughing. They could have cut this film a bit, as it started dragging in some places.

All of that being said, while this horror film did not fulfill its natural mandate of scariness, it still really entertained me. That Stephen King cameo was really cool, I must say.

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