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, January 8, 2020

Game of Death (1978)


Genre: Action
Directed by: Robert Clouse
Cast: Bruce Lee, Gig Young, Dean Jagger
Running Time: 100 minutes



Billy Lo is a martial arts movie star who finds himself in the crosshairs of the underworld. After a failed murder attempt on his person, Billy fakes his own death for a while to plot his revenge on the criminals who tried to kill him.

Bruce Lee started shooting the fight scenes for this film in 1972, but stopped to work on Enter the Dragon. The actor died before he could return to it. Robert Clouse completed the film, using stand-ins and even a cardboard cut-out. The original fight scenes are awesome and some of the action is good, but the whole thing feels like an exploitation of Lee’s death. Not a totally bad film in itself, but not great either.
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