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, July 21, 2020

The Running Man (1987)


Genre: Action

Directed by: Paul Michael Glaser
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Richard Dawson
Running time: 101 minutes



In a dystopian America where the police rule over the States with an iron fist, Ben Richards is a police helicopter pilot who gets framed for a massacre on rioters in Bakersfield after refusing to follow orders. He has to take part on the TV show The Running Man, where he will fight against hired killers in the hope of gaining his freedom back.

This film is loosely based on the Stephen King novel of the same name.

Acting-wise, the only bright spot here is Richard Dawson, as TV show host Damon Killan. You could say that he embraced that role and kissed it on the mouth. He brought that evil character to life. The rest of the cast was quite bad. I mean, you cannot expect much from Arnold to begin with, but I have heard him deliver lines more convincingly. Maria Conchita Alonso was bad too.

The story was fine for what it was, in the dystopian action genre. Richard Dawson was so good that he made you want to see the inevitable conclusion.
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