Netflix has once again made great additions to its catalog, and we prove it by selecting for you two films and a series not to be missed this weekend. Just that.
No rest for the brave, cinephiles and series fans always looking for a piece of content to bite into. Fortunately, they can bite into Netflix without restraint as the streaming platform (SVoD) has a full catalog. The editorial staff of CNET France has thus found two films and a series to devour.
This weekend, we’re joining a new high school with Le Nouveau , saving the world with Les Cinq Légendes and overcoming the throes of adolescence with Les Grands .
Which movies and series are you going to entertain on Netflix this weekend?
A quirky teen movie: The New
Synopsis
A looser takes advantage of changing establishments to reinvent his reputation as a tough guy with the help of a prisoner.
Why you have to see it
You have to admit, Le Nouveau made your servant happy, who had to rent the DVD to the video club (yes, that does not make us any younger) a good fifteen times. For good reason: it is surely the most quirky teenage film of the 2000s.
It must be said that the feature film incorporates all the clichés of the genre (the sporty villain, the prom …), but the done with generosity and overflowing humor. All the scenes thus play the exaggeration and the grotesque, when one does not fall squarely in the parody of iconic films ( Pretty Woman ,The Silence of the Lambs ).
Le Nouveau is not just a comedy or a film for teenagers, it is also a great let off steam: cult lines, comedians who have fun, a superb soundtrack, cameos of stars in mess…
In the end, The New is a gourmet film that may not appeal to everyone, especially as some dated sequences may seem rather “borderline” today.
But the film remains a cheerful, regressive, uncompromising, and far too little known comedy. A little “guilty pleasure” to discover.
- A trailer that combines the gags:
An animated film worthy of Avengers: The Five Legends
Synopsis
Jack Frost is invited to join other mythical legends such as Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny in order to save the hopes and imaginations of children from the threat of the Bogeyman.
Why you have to see
The Avengers ? A team of amateurs alongside the famous “Five Legends”, bringing together nothing less than Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Sandman, the Tooth Fairy and Jack Frost. Yes, all the entities from the imagination of children have responded, for an animated film that amazes as much as it gives all its meaning to the word “epic”.
Far from being just a film for the youngest, The Five Legendsis also a superb adventure, full of action, humor and emotion, which will delight both adults and children. Seeing these folkloric beings that we all know come to life, laugh and fight, inevitably tickles our innocence.
For its part, the animation is at the height of the characters and their powers, and we must recognize all the inventiveness of the team to offer us sets and sequences that are real paintings, and a feast for the retinas. .
The film is teeming with ideas, and you never take a second from the screen, carried away by all this visual richness. An enchantment to discover absolutely, especially when the Christmas period is still far away …
- An epic trailer:
A series as funny as it is touching: Les Grands
Synopsis
It’s back-to-school time for a group of friends who are arriving in third. They are officially the big boys in college. What will they be able to do with this new status?
Why you have to see her
For three seasons, the Les Grands series takes us through all the emotions. It must be said that this series strikes from the first episode by its extreme accuracy in the writing.
The realism with which she depicts the daily life of these college students who are looking for each other, without dodging the most delicate subjects (sexuality, identity, violence), is exemplary. The actors are disarmingly natural and have no trouble conveying their joy, their pain, and their emotional development over the seasons.
An observation that is affirmed even in the supporting roles. And if some characters end up annoying, this is in no way a fault, as it contributes to the very thickness of the show.
The Greats do not spare us anything and we find ourselves chaining the episodes with greed, curious to know the next moment of joy or sorrow … With the seasons, we can go from bursts of laughter to tears in the face of everyday life not always rose of these young people.
In the end, Les Grands is a series with a timeless theme, which immerses us in a familiar and intimate world that we have all known … A strong and French series (cocorico!), Which we particularly recommend.
- A nostalgic trailer: