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.

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Death Race (2008)

Genre: Action / Thriller
Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson
Starring: Jason Statham, Tyrese Gibson, Ian McShane
Running time: 111 minutes



Jensen Garner Ames is falsely convicted of the murder of his wife. He is sent to Terminal Island, a privatized prison where some prisoners are recruited to participate in a three days Death Race where the winner has a chance to be set free. Ames is forced by sadistic prison warden Claire Hennessey to take part in the race, assuming the identity of Frankenstein, a popular masked driver that was killed in a previous race.

This is a remake of Roger Corman’s Death Race 2000. It is an action pack explosion fest, typical of most of the movies starring Jason Statham. The story is compelling in the sense that it is easy to root for the hero and to despise the villains. The character traits are so caricatural, it is a little funny. The plot itself is pretty thin and many twists are not very logical, bur, with a good dose of suspension of disbelief, you can be entertained.
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