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, October 21, 2024

American Pie (1999)

Genre: Comedy
Directed by: Paul Weitz
Cast: Jason Biggs, Chris Klein, Alyson Hannigan, Natasha Lyonne, Thomas Ian Nicholas
Running Time: 95 minutes


 

As approaches the end of their last year in high school, four best friends make a secret pact to support each other as they all try to finally lose their respective virginities before graduation.

It was fun to revisit this one so many years later. It came out just as I finished university, but I realize now that all the actors playing high school kids are my age today. I guess that’s why it still resonates with my memories of high school. That desire to fit in and that obsession with sex, I sure do remember that.

While this film is basically a rehash of the old genre of the sex comedy, it is a well done one. Its crude, it’s dirty, its easy, but its fun. No harm in that. And damn Eugene Levy is hilarious here!

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