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.

Monday, August 24, 2020

Siren (2010)

Genre: Horror / Thriller
Directed by: Andrew Hull
Starring: Eoin Macken, Anna Skellern, Tereza Srbova
Running time: 80 minutes

 

A young couple and a friend of theirs go on a boat trip on the ocean, where they encounter a rambling man swimming frantically. They get him on board, where he dies shortly thereafter. The group then goes to an island, where they meet a mysterious woman that looks confused. This woman, with a beautiful singing voice, will soon bring demise into their lives.

This is a really bad film. The story is uninteresting and the acting is bad. Usually, in that genre, they go overboard into the sexiness and the exploitation to compensate for the rest. But, there is not even that here. It is quite tame. Billed as a mix of horror and thriller, it is neither scary nor thrilling.

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