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14/04/2008, 11:27 J.R's gone native Joined on 16/07/2006 Picardie, Sussex Posts 1,828 Re: Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis  Loiseau wrote:  but all in all it's a real feelgood movie, suitable for all generations, and everyone emerged from the cinema with a smile on their face. www.northernfrance-within90minutesofcalais.co.uk Except perhaps PC Norman H?    Report

14/04/2008, 11:37 NormanH Joined on 10/04/2008 Posts 179 Re: Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis As I said I found it mildly amusing, but nothing more. It is certainly intended to be 'feelgood' but does it so obviously and clumsily that it doesn't work for me.    Report

14/04/2008, 18:46 Loiseau Joined on 23/08/2004 London/Vendée Posts 902 Re: Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis Mmm, Frenchie, I must try fromage a la chicoree!   But the thought of dunking something as powerful as Maroilles in coffee does sound rather horrifying!  Angela    Report

14/04/2008, 18:58 Frenchie Joined on 31/05/2007 2 Sèvres,79 Posts 3,914 Re: Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis   I have never tried with Maroilles, but any other cheese does it for me .. But as I'm watching what I'm eating, I don't do it at the moment, excpet with light cheese ! Happy    Report

15/04/2008, 9:26 NormanH Joined on 10/04/2008 Posts 179 Re: Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis If your French is good enough to enjoy this film (I am not talking about the accent, which as other people have correctly said is no barrier as it is explained for the benefit of the southerner) you might be interested by this survey of French critics' opinions: http://www.marianne2.fr/Bienvenue-chez-les-ch-tis-la-critique-sourit-mais-n-en-pense-pas-moins_a85632.html    Report

15/04/2008, 9:34 Frenchie Joined on 31/05/2007 2 Sèvres,79 Posts 3,914 Re: Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis The best critics are US : the people , and not a bunch of  so called " intellectuals " stuck inside four walls in Paris ! I'm fed up with their despise for what is not " intellectual".. Sometimes I want to read great authors, sometimes I want to watch " difficult" films, but sometimes, I want to go to the cinema with my son or friends and have a good laugh , forget about daily life , just have a good time! And even if there were some clichés, the film was full of humanity IMO .     Happy    Report

18/04/2008, 6:43 Clair Joined on 23/08/2004 ------- Forum Moderator ------- Lot (46) Posts 6,860 Re: Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis Meet the French directors bemoaning the Gallic film boom Clair, a Real Virtual French Person Ma Plus Belle Histoire d'Amour    Report

18/04/2008, 10:19 NormanH Joined on 10/04/2008 Posts 179 Re: Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis Compare my review of the Ch'tis here with the one in today's Independent http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/film-and-tv/features/meet-the-french-directors-bemoaning-the-gallic-film-boom-810827.html me : "It is a mildly amusing.." Independent "A pleasant, mildly funny but mediocre movie," me "much that is derivative and anodyne " Independent "a cheerful, cliché-ridden, underscripted attempt " me "an escape from reality" Independent "He has tapped in to the same vein of French sentimentalism" me "It's not "la Grande Vadrouille" Independent " It does not deserve to be considered alongside La Grande Vadrouille," they also compared it to "allo allo as I did in Jill's thread about French films for Art or Entertainment Do you think the Independent have a lurker in here    Report

18/04/2008, 10:41 Clair Joined on 23/08/2004 ------- Forum Moderator ------- Lot (46) Posts 6,860 Re: Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis I thought of you when I read the article hence my post just above yours... Clair, a Real Virtual French Person Ma Plus Belle Histoire d'Amour    Report

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