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, April 26, 2022

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

Genre: Science-fiction /Action
Directed by: James Cameron
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick
Running time: 127 minutes

 


Artificial intelligence network Skynet sends back in time a highly advanced Terminator to kill the future leader of the human resistance, John Connor, when he was a teenage boy. The resistance sends back a repackaged and less advanced cyborg to protect John. With the help of the boy’s mother, Sarah Connor, who escapes from the facility where she was kept after the events of the first film, he will do his best to keep the killing machine away from John.

While the original Terminator was quite good, this one goes on all cylinders. Arnold Schwarzenegger is at his peak here, as the good guy this time. Everything was done to make his character memorable, and he pulled it off. Linda Hamilton was also truly badass in her role. Robert Patrick was never better. Even the kid was good. While this is not usually my type of movie, I cannot help absolutely loving this flick. The story is compelling, the acting was great and the director did a solid job too. And the special effects were amazing.

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