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.

Friday, November 3, 2023

Escape From New York (1981)

Genre: Action / Science-fiction
Directed by: John Carpenter
Cast: Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasance, Isaac Hayes
Time: 99 minutes

 


In the dystopian world of a fictional 1997, Manhattan has been turned into a huge walled maximum-security prison, due to the steep increase in crime. Former special forces soldier, Snake Plissken has been arrested and he’s due to be locked up. He is offered a pardon if he can manage to retrieve US president John Harker, who has been taken hostage by a group of terrorists who overtook and crashed Air Force One on its way to peace summit in Hartford.

I cannot believe I had never seen this one before in my life. Snake Plissken is such a badass antihero character, and Kurt Russell was the right guy for the role. Boy, did he ever bring Snake to life? There is also a talented cast surrounding Russell, and John Carpenter showed his great talent in the direction. There is some hokiness here and there, but it such a fun science-fiction film, which is quite something, since I usually do not care much for that genre.

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