The great entertainers are back thats the tagline but trust me it does anything but entertaining....
Story wise well if one insists about it,the gist of it, at least in the first act, tells of two men Nitin (Akshay Kumar) and Ram (Suneil Shetty) who are both drowned by their debts and stuck in jobs with no prospects. Their respective girlfriends Anjani (Katrina Kaif) and Manpreet (Sameera Reddy) happen to be from wealthy backgrounds, and their parents see it as material benefit should they be wedding other well to do folks and starts the introduction of mishmash of 27 lunatic characters in the movie..
Both men now become desperate in not wanting to lose their lady love, and crack up the most insane of plots involving kidnapping, which soon spiralled out of control to involve an Indian ambassador, their girlfriends parents, a sneaky hotel employee, a bumbling hit-man, a mafia Don, a corrupt practices police inspector (though his rank is only that of sergeant), a mistress, and plenty of mistaken identities to make everyone beat around the bush in the most absurd manner, leaving you the audience having to open your eyes and ears to link everyone's relationship, motivation and intentions, both real, perceived and deliberately under deceit.
The last scene too fell prey to the largest bugbear of the movie, and that's where scenes were dragged out longer than its welcome not that other sequences in the movie were welcome but the end takes the cake it became unbearable to say the least..
Hoping Priyadarshan's comedy would be a laugh riot but honestly it was nowhere close to even satisfactory...Avoid it...
Sunday, November 29, 2009
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol - An animated retelling of Charles Dickens classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.Well the story is timeless and this movie does a good job of telling it.The animated visual effects are amazing.The story is timeless.
Robert Zemeckis has done come up with another beautiful animated movie for this beautiful season...its as awesome as the polar express
A must watch this season :)
Robert Zemeckis has done come up with another beautiful animated movie for this beautiful season...its as awesome as the polar express
A must watch this season :)
Julie & Julia
An awesome gourmet of great performances and story indeed..
'Julie & Julia' a rather delightful movie,both Amy Adams and Meryl Streep are equally lovable not to forget the equally lovable men Stanley Tucci & Chris Messina who give these wonderful women able support :) And plan your dinner/lunch after watching this movie :) this movie surely does magic to your appetite :) loved ...the way Meryl Streep says I have been looking for a career all my life and finally found it :)
I would highly recommend this one....
'Julie & Julia' a rather delightful movie,both Amy Adams and Meryl Streep are equally lovable not to forget the equally lovable men Stanley Tucci & Chris Messina who give these wonderful women able support :) And plan your dinner/lunch after watching this movie :) this movie surely does magic to your appetite :) loved ...the way Meryl Streep says I have been looking for a career all my life and finally found it :)
I would highly recommend this one....
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Inglorious Basterds
Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds is a sheer brilliance to watch in all terms be it performances ,the cinematography or the superlative performance by each and every character of this movie.Yes its a bit violent for common people's taste but Tarantino's movies have always been little off the track but brilliant for sure...aren't we all still reeling under the effect of both the volumes of Kill Bill :)
The film is set in an alternate history of the Second World War in which the entire top leadership of Nazi Germany, namely Hitler, Goering, Goebbels and Bormann attend a film premiere in Paris celebrating the exploits of a German sniper who had managed to kill 300 American soldiers in Italy. Most of the film's timeframe is set in early June 1944, after the D-Day landings but before the liberation of
The film tracks the separate attempts to kill Hitler by two disparate forces, one being the "Basterds", a motley crew of Jewish American soldiers out for revenge against the Nazis. The Basterds have a modus operandi whereby each man must cut off the scalp of a dead Nazi soldier, with orders to get 100 scalps each. The Basterds allow one German soldier to survive each incident so as to spread the news of the terror of their attacks. However, the Basterds carve a swastika into the forehead of that German. The other force concerns Shosanna (Mélanie Laurent), the only survivor of a Jewish family killed by the Jew Hunter, who plots her own revenge on the Nazis. The Basterds and Shosanna remain unaware of each other throughout the film and they both are planning to destroy the Nazis at the same venue on the same day.
That every member of the cast gets the fun to be had from what they are doing while not indulging themselves in just having fun and trying to get laughs helps tremendously. The laughs - and there are loads - come organically.
One hell of a different and well made movie.... Go For It..
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Wake Up Sid
Wake up, Bollywood. Here comes the warmest most credible captivating and kaleidoscopic coming-of-age film since Dil Chahta Hai.
Wake Up, Sid has no overt dramatic highs and lows. It has an inherent charm and candor in its storytelling that take the narrative a very, very long way, right to the heartwarming lovers' union ending on the seaside where the only splashy thing is the sea and where Sid embraces love with all its glorious shortcomings.
At the end of Sid's saga of spiritual awakening one is a little flummoxed by what quality in debutant Ayan Mukherjee's film makes this film so endearing. Could it be the disarming lack of artifice and affectations in the way Ayan portrays Sid's journey from slothful affluence to working-class agility?
Or could it be just the fact that Ayan uses tender supple moments in the narrative as though they were punctuation marks in a long and deeply disarming discourse on 'How To Find Yourself & Your True Vocation In The Melee Of Bombay....sorry, Mumbai.'
Wake Up, Sid is a triumph on many levels. It takes the protagonist's predictable but yet kinetic voyage into self-realization to a level where the languorous plot exudes a beam of light that cuts right across the radiant narrative. The colours are bright but never glaring. The film is shot in a warm and sunny speckled ambience filled with fleeting glimpses into hearts that are forever on a run. The moments to retrospect are snatched from the bustle of metropolitan life.
The most obtainable component of young Ayan Mukherjee's artless narrative is the remarkable rhythms of the ordinary and the unostentatious in the narrative. All the relationships in the plot are potentially predictable and cliched. Ayan takes the age-old dramatic conflicts of our commercial cinema into quiet supremely understated corridors.
Wake Up, Sid gives us many moments to carry home. Whether it is Ranbir Kapoor with his screen-father (Anupam Kher) or his mother (Supriya Pathak, endearing n her simplicity), or his bummy-chummy camaraderie with his friends (Shikha Talsania and Namit Das are credible all the way as Laxmi and Rishi) the motivations behind the characters' words bubble to the surface without external props to hammer in the emotions.
The background score and cinematography (Anil Mehta) are done in practical and unassuming shades. Mumbai never looked less romanticized. The relationship between Ranbir and Konkona develops as they move around her cramped apartment. Miraculously their hearts never bump into the furniture. The narrative dodges the clamor of daily life with a determined fluency.
Konkona Sen-Sharma as the Kolkata girl trying to find her bearings in the cool largely heartless city of Mumbai conveys so much of her character's unstated emotions that we wonder if she's even aware of the camera's presence. And she isn't alone in her pursuit of a non-cinematic performance in a film that salutes and dodges predictable drama. Anupam Kher as Sid's father effectively uses his limited space to create a tycoon who wants his laadla to stand on his own sneakered feet.
It's the little-little things that the characters do when the camera isn't looking that nourishes the narrative.
Would this wonderfully -uncrowded film have worked without Ranbir Kapoor? Ranbir's Sid is a near-perfect portrait of the aimless young man searching for a direction in life. Ranbir handles the character's inner life with the effortlessness of a Sitar maestro twiddling with his instrument's strings to create a music that takes the audience to a world where the sounds suggest a harmony between art and life.
In Wake Up, Sid Ranbir proves once and for all that he's the future of Hindi cinema.
As for Ayan Mukherjee, the debutant director gives us insight into maturity of hearts even when they are stubbornly immature in their outward conduct.
Don't miss this wake-up call from a director-actor duo that have created a world of heartbreaking transparency.
Wake Up, Sid has no overt dramatic highs and lows. It has an inherent charm and candor in its storytelling that take the narrative a very, very long way, right to the heartwarming lovers' union ending on the seaside where the only splashy thing is the sea and where Sid embraces love with all its glorious shortcomings.
At the end of Sid's saga of spiritual awakening one is a little flummoxed by what quality in debutant Ayan Mukherjee's film makes this film so endearing. Could it be the disarming lack of artifice and affectations in the way Ayan portrays Sid's journey from slothful affluence to working-class agility?
Or could it be just the fact that Ayan uses tender supple moments in the narrative as though they were punctuation marks in a long and deeply disarming discourse on 'How To Find Yourself & Your True Vocation In The Melee Of Bombay....sorry, Mumbai.'
Wake Up, Sid is a triumph on many levels. It takes the protagonist's predictable but yet kinetic voyage into self-realization to a level where the languorous plot exudes a beam of light that cuts right across the radiant narrative. The colours are bright but never glaring. The film is shot in a warm and sunny speckled ambience filled with fleeting glimpses into hearts that are forever on a run. The moments to retrospect are snatched from the bustle of metropolitan life.
The most obtainable component of young Ayan Mukherjee's artless narrative is the remarkable rhythms of the ordinary and the unostentatious in the narrative. All the relationships in the plot are potentially predictable and cliched. Ayan takes the age-old dramatic conflicts of our commercial cinema into quiet supremely understated corridors.
Wake Up, Sid gives us many moments to carry home. Whether it is Ranbir Kapoor with his screen-father (Anupam Kher) or his mother (Supriya Pathak, endearing n her simplicity), or his bummy-chummy camaraderie with his friends (Shikha Talsania and Namit Das are credible all the way as Laxmi and Rishi) the motivations behind the characters' words bubble to the surface without external props to hammer in the emotions.
The background score and cinematography (Anil Mehta) are done in practical and unassuming shades. Mumbai never looked less romanticized. The relationship between Ranbir and Konkona develops as they move around her cramped apartment. Miraculously their hearts never bump into the furniture. The narrative dodges the clamor of daily life with a determined fluency.
Konkona Sen-Sharma as the Kolkata girl trying to find her bearings in the cool largely heartless city of Mumbai conveys so much of her character's unstated emotions that we wonder if she's even aware of the camera's presence. And she isn't alone in her pursuit of a non-cinematic performance in a film that salutes and dodges predictable drama. Anupam Kher as Sid's father effectively uses his limited space to create a tycoon who wants his laadla to stand on his own sneakered feet.It's the little-little things that the characters do when the camera isn't looking that nourishes the narrative.
Would this wonderfully -uncrowded film have worked without Ranbir Kapoor? Ranbir's Sid is a near-perfect portrait of the aimless young man searching for a direction in life. Ranbir handles the character's inner life with the effortlessness of a Sitar maestro twiddling with his instrument's strings to create a music that takes the audience to a world where the sounds suggest a harmony between art and life.
In Wake Up, Sid Ranbir proves once and for all that he's the future of Hindi cinema.
As for Ayan Mukherjee, the debutant director gives us insight into maturity of hearts even when they are stubbornly immature in their outward conduct.
Don't miss this wake-up call from a director-actor duo that have created a world of heartbreaking transparency.
Friday, September 11, 2009
9
Saw this less hyped animated movie 9 and was pleasantly surprised worth a friday evening for sure :)
Shane Acker's new post-apocalyptic animated adventure 9 began its life as the young director's thesis project during his grad school days in UCLA's animation department. In that original incarnation, the film was an 11-minute silent short that plunged viewers into a desolate, destroyed world inhabited only by diminutive rag dolls loosely stitched together out of whatever odds and ends survived the unseen cataclysm. The short's striking visuals more than made up for its slender some might say, inscrutable plot. Synthesizing elements from Eastern European animation, Japanese animation and such live-action visions of the apocalypse as James Cameron's Terminator films, Acker created his own distinct futurescape that won the applause of audiences, several awards (including a 2005 Oscar nomination for Best Animated Short) and, best of all, the attention of A-list movers-and-shakers like Tim Burton, who set him up with the funds to turn his short into a full-length feature. Wisely adhering to that old maxim If it ain't broke, don't fix it, Acker uses this opportunity to expand the scope of the original short without fundamentally altering his vision to appeal to a broad mainstream audience. His only major marketplace concession was giving his characters voices, a decision that, while understandable, also turns out to be the film's most significant creative misstep. Clocking in at a swift 80 minutes, 9 unfolds almost in real time at a breakneck pace. As in the short, viewers experience events through the eyes of the title character (voiced by Elijah Wood), one of nine dolls whose origins are shrouded in mystery. The movie begins with 9 gaining consciousness in a dilapidated room in a bombed-out building inhabited only by a long-dead body. Venturing outdoors, he crosses paths with another one of his kind, who escorts him to a carefully hidden bunker where the surviving dolls live, making sure to avoid the mechanical creatures that roam the ruins hunting down any remaining signs of life.
A really interesting very well handled....worth a watch indeed :)
Shane Acker's new post-apocalyptic animated adventure 9 began its life as the young director's thesis project during his grad school days in UCLA's animation department. In that original incarnation, the film was an 11-minute silent short that plunged viewers into a desolate, destroyed world inhabited only by diminutive rag dolls loosely stitched together out of whatever odds and ends survived the unseen cataclysm. The short's striking visuals more than made up for its slender some might say, inscrutable plot. Synthesizing elements from Eastern European animation, Japanese animation and such live-action visions of the apocalypse as James Cameron's Terminator films, Acker created his own distinct futurescape that won the applause of audiences, several awards (including a 2005 Oscar nomination for Best Animated Short) and, best of all, the attention of A-list movers-and-shakers like Tim Burton, who set him up with the funds to turn his short into a full-length feature. Wisely adhering to that old maxim If it ain't broke, don't fix it, Acker uses this opportunity to expand the scope of the original short without fundamentally altering his vision to appeal to a broad mainstream audience. His only major marketplace concession was giving his characters voices, a decision that, while understandable, also turns out to be the film's most significant creative misstep. Clocking in at a swift 80 minutes, 9 unfolds almost in real time at a breakneck pace. As in the short, viewers experience events through the eyes of the title character (voiced by Elijah Wood), one of nine dolls whose origins are shrouded in mystery. The movie begins with 9 gaining consciousness in a dilapidated room in a bombed-out building inhabited only by a long-dead body. Venturing outdoors, he crosses paths with another one of his kind, who escorts him to a carefully hidden bunker where the surviving dolls live, making sure to avoid the mechanical creatures that roam the ruins hunting down any remaining signs of life.
A really interesting very well handled....worth a watch indeed :)
Sunday, September 6, 2009
The Taking Of Pelham 123
Tony Scott directs this remake of the original Palomar Production/Walter Matthau-starring thriller from 1974 with this Columbia Pictures production that pits Denzel Washington and John Turtorro against a group of hijackers, lead by John Travolta, who take over a subway train in order to rake in a hefty ransom. David Koepp (War of the Worlds) is adapting the book by author John Godey.
This version of The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 splits the Walther Matthau character of Walter Garber into two persons (Denzel Washington as MTA Dispatcher Walter Garber, and John Tutorro as NYPD Hostage Negotiator Detective Camonetti), both of whose ordinary day is thrown into chaos by an audacious crime: the hijacking of a subway train that is in Garbers charge. John Turtorro plays the chief Hostage Negotiator who finds he is a fish out of water without Garber.
John Travolta co-stars as Ryder, the criminal mastermind who, as leader of a highly-armed gang of four, including a subway-knowledgeable henchman, (played by Luis Guzman), threatens to execute the train's passengers unless a large ransom is paid within one hour. As the tension mounts beneath his feet, Garber employs his vast knowledge of the subway system in a battle to outwit Ryder and save the hostages.
Camonetti starts the movie taking charge of the situation, suspecting Garbers complicity, but realizes his mistake when his actions cause the death of a hostage. Realizing that only Garber can solve the problem, he spends the rest of the movie making Garbers job easier by becoming the Liaison between his SWAT Team and Garber. In the end, it is Garber who solves the riddle of how the criminals intend to get away with the money.
All in all a good movie to watch..
This version of The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 splits the Walther Matthau character of Walter Garber into two persons (Denzel Washington as MTA Dispatcher Walter Garber, and John Tutorro as NYPD Hostage Negotiator Detective Camonetti), both of whose ordinary day is thrown into chaos by an audacious crime: the hijacking of a subway train that is in Garbers charge. John Turtorro plays the chief Hostage Negotiator who finds he is a fish out of water without Garber.
John Travolta co-stars as Ryder, the criminal mastermind who, as leader of a highly-armed gang of four, including a subway-knowledgeable henchman, (played by Luis Guzman), threatens to execute the train's passengers unless a large ransom is paid within one hour. As the tension mounts beneath his feet, Garber employs his vast knowledge of the subway system in a battle to outwit Ryder and save the hostages.
Camonetti starts the movie taking charge of the situation, suspecting Garbers complicity, but realizes his mistake when his actions cause the death of a hostage. Realizing that only Garber can solve the problem, he spends the rest of the movie making Garbers job easier by becoming the Liaison between his SWAT Team and Garber. In the end, it is Garber who solves the riddle of how the criminals intend to get away with the money.
All in all a good movie to watch..
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Kaminey
Mindblowing,awesome,fabulous are the adjectives keep coming to my mind when asked about this masterpiece Kaminey.
Vishal Bhardwaj take a bow....you have done an outstanding job..
KAMINEY is bold, stark, funny and unpredictable and that's what works in its favour. There're two more reasons: Shahid Kapoor and of course, 'Dhan Te Nan'. Okay, we've seen Shahid pitching in a sincere act in his earlier films, but KAMINEY should catapult him to superstardom. His double role in KAMINEY is exemplary.
There's another star in KAMINEY and that's 'Dhan Te Nan'. Your heart starts beating faster every time you hear this in the background or also when Shahid breaks into the song.
KAMINEY is not the usual masala film. Sure, it's a well-made film, but there's no spoon feeding here. One has to be attentive, very attentive to grasp the goings-on and also the twists in the tale. It's not one of those lock-your-brains-at-home types, for sure.
KAMINEY is a film with an attitude. Like it or leave it, but you'd never be able to ignore it. Word from the wise: Go for this hatke experience!
KAMINEY is about a pair of twin brothers, Charlie and Guddu [Shahid Kapoor]. Charlie lisps, while Guddu stammers. They are as different as chalk and cheese. And they can't stand the sight of each other. Till one fateful rainy night, their lives cross.
Charlie gets mixed up in a deathly get-rich-quick scheme, while Guddu realizes that the love of his life, Sweety [Priyanka Chopra], has unwittingly put a price on his head. The brothers are sucked into a world of drugs, guns and money. Their lives collide head on with the lives of gangsters, rebel soldiers, rogue politicians and crooked cops.
The brothers have to run to protect themselves, their dreams, their love. And most importantly, realize that all they have is each other.
A must must watch..
Vishal Bhardwaj take a bow....you have done an outstanding job..
KAMINEY is bold, stark, funny and unpredictable and that's what works in its favour. There're two more reasons: Shahid Kapoor and of course, 'Dhan Te Nan'. Okay, we've seen Shahid pitching in a sincere act in his earlier films, but KAMINEY should catapult him to superstardom. His double role in KAMINEY is exemplary.
There's another star in KAMINEY and that's 'Dhan Te Nan'. Your heart starts beating faster every time you hear this in the background or also when Shahid breaks into the song.
KAMINEY is not the usual masala film. Sure, it's a well-made film, but there's no spoon feeding here. One has to be attentive, very attentive to grasp the goings-on and also the twists in the tale. It's not one of those lock-your-brains-at-home types, for sure.
KAMINEY is a film with an attitude. Like it or leave it, but you'd never be able to ignore it. Word from the wise: Go for this hatke experience!
KAMINEY is about a pair of twin brothers, Charlie and Guddu [Shahid Kapoor]. Charlie lisps, while Guddu stammers. They are as different as chalk and cheese. And they can't stand the sight of each other. Till one fateful rainy night, their lives cross.
Charlie gets mixed up in a deathly get-rich-quick scheme, while Guddu realizes that the love of his life, Sweety [Priyanka Chopra], has unwittingly put a price on his head. The brothers are sucked into a world of drugs, guns and money. Their lives collide head on with the lives of gangsters, rebel soldiers, rogue politicians and crooked cops.
The brothers have to run to protect themselves, their dreams, their love. And most importantly, realize that all they have is each other.
A must must watch..
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Love Aaj Kal
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Love Aaj Kal - Refreshing light entertainer, the whole concept of two love stories running parallel to each other in two different era is really awesome and refreshingly new ...
Everyone had humongous expectation from Love Aaj Kal as it was Imtiaz Ali's next directorial venture after his super successful movie Jab We Met which we had enjoyed immensely and the box office collection speaks for it too..And let me tell you with Love Aaj Kal he(Imtiaz Ali) has only taken his storytelling skills further to a far more superior level.Coming back to Love Aaj Kal it's a love story sure, but it's not one of those mundane love stories that talks of love and heartache. Here, the two stories, set in different eras, run parallel, but have a similar end. The relationships here are complex because the couple in love lives in complete denial. It is to Imtiaz Ali's credit that he has penned an offbeat story, developed a complex but comprehensive screenplay and extracted sensitive performances from the principal cast.
LOVE AAJ KAL makes you fall in love with love all over again. Makes you value your loved ones all the more. This film is special! LOVE AAJ KAL travels multiple continents and different eras. The subject matter is novel, never attempted before..
The other era is shown in sepia which i thought was a novel idea it really takes you back to time and shows us in a nice manner what we are missing out these days in these fast paced lives of ours.
The second hour is the soul of the film. Right from the time Deepika decides to marry, till the last reunion, the film touches an emotional high. The sequence of events that lead to the culmination is incredible. Saif's interaction with Deepika at the marriage, or the gradual change in Saif's behavior in the U.S. in the course of a song, or the realization that marriage was a big mistake... moments like these take LOVE AAJ KAL to new heights.
The music of the movie is quite pleasant.'Twist' [already a rage], 'Aahun Aahun' [foot-taping], 'Chor Bazaari' [melodious] and 'Dooriyaan' [melancholic], each song is a gem. N. Natarajan Subramaniam's cinematography is fantastic.
Both Saif and Deepika come up with their career-best performances in LOVE AAJ KAL. Saif carries the most difficult parts with remarkable ease. Sure, we've seen him as the cool, urban guy in several films, but this one's the most demanding role and only a seasoned actor could have delivered it with such precision.
Deepika looks woooow from the word Go. Most importantly, in LOVE AAJ KAL, she acts very, very well. Matching up to Saif is no mean achievement and she does it in several scenes. This should be the turning point in her career. Rishi Kapoor is top notch. The actress enacting the role of Harleen is pretty. Rahul Khanna does well in a small, but significant role. Watching Neetu Kapoor in the end sequence is a definite pleasant surprise. She's so graceful as always.
A must watch for sure..
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Night At Museum - Part 2
Night at the museum a definite fun to watch kind of movie for sure.One needs to just leave the logic and thinking caps behind..The historic characters are not just new and improved but also come with a greater comic value. In what the film lacks in a relatively mundane storyline, it compensates with a wonderful underlying message. There's also a love story again but what struck me as more potent was the greater bond that exists between the rest of the characters; Larry and Jedediah, Jedediah and Octavius etc.Hank Azaria was brilliant as Kahmunrah especially in the way he could turn from serious evil to light-hearted joker in the blink of an eye. Speaking of which, him and his trio of evil helpers were fantastic together.I loved the character played by Amy Adams too very ahead of the times..All in all a nice light hearted entertaining movie worth a watch.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
TOP 10 ROMANTIC MOVIES(HOLLYWOOD) THAT MAKE ME TINGLE
1)Breakfast at Tiffanys (1961)
Struggling writer and gigolo Paul Varjak (George Peppard) moves into a Manhattan apartment and befriends neighbor Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn), a woman who lives off her looks and charm. As Paul learns more about Holly, the friendship between the two hustlers turns romantic. The movie is a lighter-than-air romantic comedy, set in a fantasy New York and rides on the irresistible charm of Audrey Hepburn at her peak. It’s a must watch!
2)Casablanca (1942)
"Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine," says Rick (Humphrey Bogart) when his old flame Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) shows up in his nightclub. But World War II is raging, and Rick and Ilsa must make painful choices. The movie’s well-structured plot, flawless acting, and unforgettable dialogue makes this one of the best films of all time.
3)Notting Hill (1999)
Bookshop owner William Thacker's (Hugh Grant) world begins to turn upside down after the world's most famous actress, Anna Scott, (Julia Roberts) visits his store. A few minutes later, Will knocks into Anna on the street and spills his orange juice over her. He offers her his place to change, and hence starts a tense courtship between an everyday man and the woman every man dreams of. Screenwriter Richard Curtis has crafted a traditional romantic comedy that is surprisingly frank in its depiction of the lives of the rich and famous and the price they pay for success.
4)Pearl Harbor (2001)
Pearl Harbor is a classic tail of romance set during a war that complicates everything. When childhood friends Rafe (Ben Affleck) and Danny (Josh Hartnett) become Navy pilots and meet Evelyn (Kate Beckinsale) a Navy nurse. Rafe falls head over heels and next thing you know Evelyn and Rafe are hooking up. Then Rafe volunteers to go fight in Britan and Evelyn and Danny get transferred to Pearl Harbor. And while Rafe is off fighting everything gets completely whack and next thing you know everybody is in the middle of an air raid we now know as "Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor is an epic tale of love, loss, and patriotism. It is a heart-wrenching love story entwined around the war struck times of World War 2.
5)You have Got Mail (1998)
Kathleen Kelly (Meg Ryan) owns a small children's book store, but is coming under competition from Joe Fox's (Tom Hanks) giant Fox Books, a mega store with a cafe and discounted books. The two become rivals, without realising that the romance they are conducting anonymously on the internet is with each other. The film’s mix of romance and comedy is seductive in its own right, making you want to watch it forever!
6)Pretty Woman (1990)
Edward is a rich and sophisticated businessman. Vivian is a Los Angeles prostitute struggling with her lifestyle and has a hard time paying the rent. On a business trip to Los Angeles, Edward hires Vivian to be his girlfriend for a week while he visits the local social circles. Love and complications complicate their arrangement and have the pair wondering if their story could a happy ending. Pretty Woman is one of Hollywood's best and brightest motion picture love stories. The movie gives out a message that is solid, timeless and memorable.
7)Sleepless In Seattle(1993)
The movies are full of alternate universes and maybes that make them a great escape. Sleepless In Seattle is a great romantic comedy. Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan star in a movie where they are hardly onscreen together and yet we feel both of their characters infatuation. It's an amazing job that director Nora Ephron does in making us care about the relationship between these two characters when their not hardly together onscreen. The movie also has great performances, from the leads and from supporting players Rosie O'Donnell and Rob Reiner, as well as a very goofy but sweet turn from Bill Pullman. This movie will make you feel really good.
8)The Notebook(2004)
The Notebook is one of my all-time favourite movies. Its a constant, and classic love story that makes you feel as if you are there watching it.. as if you are one of the characters, which makes the impact of the story just that much more real. There really are no words to describe how this movie makes you feel, but one thing is for sure... It will make you feel. After watching it, i've often just.. sat where i am and just thought about it. It's just one of those movies that you will think about 30 years after watching it, and still get that same feeling in your heart.. and you'll know that it touched you in one way or another. If you haven't seen it, you really are missing out... Its a classic!
9)Serendipity(2001)
The first time I've seen this movie, I knew I'd add it to my "classics", and here it is. Kate Beckinsale shows her talent -finally- within the movie by blending right into the act of John Cusack. As the movie starts, the movie's philosophy starts to reveals itself . The fact that love will find a way through it all is buzzing all around the movie and makes you feel warmer even though it's winter and snowing. The ice skating section and the ending section on the same "floor" are wondrous moments which any people would like to live - which makes the movie closer to the audience. The thought of someone "right around the corner" waiting for you is all around the movie and makes you feel like go out and find "them". A really cute story with a good sense of humor. Deserves my 9! I just LOVE watching it!
10)P.S.I Love You(2007)
P.S.I Love You based on Cecelia Ahern's much acclaimed novel of the same name is definitely a treat to watch for all the fans of romantic movies.It was great to see Hillary Swank in different kind of role as i have always been watching her doing good but heavy roles (Million Dollar Baby,Freedom Writers,Boys Don't Cry etc.)Kathy Bates as Hillary's mother in the movie did a good job too.Both Gerard Butler(read Sexy) and Jeffrey Dean Morgan were impressive too.This is a beautiful story of a woman's journey of rediscovery in a story about marriage, friendship and how a love so strong can turn the finality of death into a new beginning for life.Surely worth a watch.
Struggling writer and gigolo Paul Varjak (George Peppard) moves into a Manhattan apartment and befriends neighbor Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn), a woman who lives off her looks and charm. As Paul learns more about Holly, the friendship between the two hustlers turns romantic. The movie is a lighter-than-air romantic comedy, set in a fantasy New York and rides on the irresistible charm of Audrey Hepburn at her peak. It’s a must watch!
2)Casablanca (1942)
"Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine," says Rick (Humphrey Bogart) when his old flame Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) shows up in his nightclub. But World War II is raging, and Rick and Ilsa must make painful choices. The movie’s well-structured plot, flawless acting, and unforgettable dialogue makes this one of the best films of all time.
3)Notting Hill (1999)
Bookshop owner William Thacker's (Hugh Grant) world begins to turn upside down after the world's most famous actress, Anna Scott, (Julia Roberts) visits his store. A few minutes later, Will knocks into Anna on the street and spills his orange juice over her. He offers her his place to change, and hence starts a tense courtship between an everyday man and the woman every man dreams of. Screenwriter Richard Curtis has crafted a traditional romantic comedy that is surprisingly frank in its depiction of the lives of the rich and famous and the price they pay for success.
4)Pearl Harbor (2001)
Pearl Harbor is a classic tail of romance set during a war that complicates everything. When childhood friends Rafe (Ben Affleck) and Danny (Josh Hartnett) become Navy pilots and meet Evelyn (Kate Beckinsale) a Navy nurse. Rafe falls head over heels and next thing you know Evelyn and Rafe are hooking up. Then Rafe volunteers to go fight in Britan and Evelyn and Danny get transferred to Pearl Harbor. And while Rafe is off fighting everything gets completely whack and next thing you know everybody is in the middle of an air raid we now know as "Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor is an epic tale of love, loss, and patriotism. It is a heart-wrenching love story entwined around the war struck times of World War 2.
5)You have Got Mail (1998)
Kathleen Kelly (Meg Ryan) owns a small children's book store, but is coming under competition from Joe Fox's (Tom Hanks) giant Fox Books, a mega store with a cafe and discounted books. The two become rivals, without realising that the romance they are conducting anonymously on the internet is with each other. The film’s mix of romance and comedy is seductive in its own right, making you want to watch it forever!
6)Pretty Woman (1990)
Edward is a rich and sophisticated businessman. Vivian is a Los Angeles prostitute struggling with her lifestyle and has a hard time paying the rent. On a business trip to Los Angeles, Edward hires Vivian to be his girlfriend for a week while he visits the local social circles. Love and complications complicate their arrangement and have the pair wondering if their story could a happy ending. Pretty Woman is one of Hollywood's best and brightest motion picture love stories. The movie gives out a message that is solid, timeless and memorable.
7)Sleepless In Seattle(1993)
The movies are full of alternate universes and maybes that make them a great escape. Sleepless In Seattle is a great romantic comedy. Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan star in a movie where they are hardly onscreen together and yet we feel both of their characters infatuation. It's an amazing job that director Nora Ephron does in making us care about the relationship between these two characters when their not hardly together onscreen. The movie also has great performances, from the leads and from supporting players Rosie O'Donnell and Rob Reiner, as well as a very goofy but sweet turn from Bill Pullman. This movie will make you feel really good.
8)The Notebook(2004)
The Notebook is one of my all-time favourite movies. Its a constant, and classic love story that makes you feel as if you are there watching it.. as if you are one of the characters, which makes the impact of the story just that much more real. There really are no words to describe how this movie makes you feel, but one thing is for sure... It will make you feel. After watching it, i've often just.. sat where i am and just thought about it. It's just one of those movies that you will think about 30 years after watching it, and still get that same feeling in your heart.. and you'll know that it touched you in one way or another. If you haven't seen it, you really are missing out... Its a classic!
9)Serendipity(2001)
The first time I've seen this movie, I knew I'd add it to my "classics", and here it is. Kate Beckinsale shows her talent -finally- within the movie by blending right into the act of John Cusack. As the movie starts, the movie's philosophy starts to reveals itself . The fact that love will find a way through it all is buzzing all around the movie and makes you feel warmer even though it's winter and snowing. The ice skating section and the ending section on the same "floor" are wondrous moments which any people would like to live - which makes the movie closer to the audience. The thought of someone "right around the corner" waiting for you is all around the movie and makes you feel like go out and find "them". A really cute story with a good sense of humor. Deserves my 9! I just LOVE watching it!
10)P.S.I Love You(2007)
P.S.I Love You based on Cecelia Ahern's much acclaimed novel of the same name is definitely a treat to watch for all the fans of romantic movies.It was great to see Hillary Swank in different kind of role as i have always been watching her doing good but heavy roles (Million Dollar Baby,Freedom Writers,Boys Don't Cry etc.)Kathy Bates as Hillary's mother in the movie did a good job too.Both Gerard Butler(read Sexy) and Jeffrey Dean Morgan were impressive too.This is a beautiful story of a woman's journey of rediscovery in a story about marriage, friendship and how a love so strong can turn the finality of death into a new beginning for life.Surely worth a watch.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Wow what a movie absolutely mind blowing and trust me its strictly a theater watch :)
I felt i was completely transported in the world of Harry Potter read Hogwarts here and wow what an amazing journey it was how i wish it never ended but now the wait for deathly gallows begins..
Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts turns out to be quite the exciting year. First off is the arrival of a new teacher at Hogwarts, Horace Slughorn, who is a bit more useful to Harry than he realizes. Next, Harry obtains a Potions book which used to belong to the very mysterious Half-Blood Prince. Harry finds that the Half-Blood Prince's ancient scribbles are written along the margins of almost every page, giving Harry advice on how to improve greatly on his Potions work, and also teaching him a few helpful (and dangerous) spells along the way. Amidst this, Harry is starting private lessons with Professor Dumbledore, during which Harry learns the dark secrets of Voldemort's past, hoping that they could use these secrets to find a way to defeat him. Harry's year gets even more stressful with the suspicious actions of Draco Malfoy, who has been sneaking around the school doing, so Harry assumes, Voldemort's bidding. Harry quickly becomes determined, and slightly obsessed, to find out exactly what Malfoy has been up to and putting an end to it. Yet, during this time, Harry and his friends go through daily life, busy with school work, Quidditch (in which Harry has been made captain of the team), and, of course, romance. Ron has found a new girlfriend, Lavender Brown, a perky (if not obnoxious) Gryffindor student, and Hermione is not happy about it. Ron and Hermione's friendship takes a toll throughout the school year and Harry, as usual, is stuck in the middle. Harry, meanwhile, is facing a romantic dilemma of his own: he realizes he is falling for his best friend's sister, Ginny Weasley, who is unfortunately dating Harry's classmate, Dean Thomas. Harry's pining for Ginny and Ron's hilarious relationship with Lavender give this story a large dose of reality. Throughout all the school drama, however, the obvious darkness of Voldemort's impending rise to power is always apparent. The incredible action-packed climax is sure to leave the audience stunned and, inevitably, prove that you shouldn't trust everybody who you think is good and also prove that not everyone can manage to survive.
Emboldened by the return of Lord Voldemort, the Death Eaters are wreaking havoc in both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that new dangers may lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. He needs Harry to help him uncover a vital key to unlocking Voldemort's defenses critical information known only to Hogwarts' former Potions Professor, Horace Slughorn. With that in mind, Dumbledore manipulates his old colleague into returning to his previous post with promises of more money, a bigger office and the chance to teach the famous Harry Potter. Meanwhile, the students are under attack from a very different adversary as teenage hormones rage across the ramparts. Harry's long friendship with Ginny Weasley is growing into something deeper, but standing in the way is Ginny's boyfriend, Dean Thomas, not to mention her big brother Ron. But Ron's got romantic entanglements of his own to worry about, with Lavender Brown lavishing her affections on him, leaving Hermione simmering with jealousy yet determined not to show her feelings. And then a box of love potion-laced chocolates ends up in the wrong hands and changes everything. As romance blossoms, one student remains aloof with far more important matters on his mind. He is determined to make his mark, albeit a dark one. Love is in the air, but tragedy lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again.
Don't give this a miss..
I felt i was completely transported in the world of Harry Potter read Hogwarts here and wow what an amazing journey it was how i wish it never ended but now the wait for deathly gallows begins..
Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts turns out to be quite the exciting year. First off is the arrival of a new teacher at Hogwarts, Horace Slughorn, who is a bit more useful to Harry than he realizes. Next, Harry obtains a Potions book which used to belong to the very mysterious Half-Blood Prince. Harry finds that the Half-Blood Prince's ancient scribbles are written along the margins of almost every page, giving Harry advice on how to improve greatly on his Potions work, and also teaching him a few helpful (and dangerous) spells along the way. Amidst this, Harry is starting private lessons with Professor Dumbledore, during which Harry learns the dark secrets of Voldemort's past, hoping that they could use these secrets to find a way to defeat him. Harry's year gets even more stressful with the suspicious actions of Draco Malfoy, who has been sneaking around the school doing, so Harry assumes, Voldemort's bidding. Harry quickly becomes determined, and slightly obsessed, to find out exactly what Malfoy has been up to and putting an end to it. Yet, during this time, Harry and his friends go through daily life, busy with school work, Quidditch (in which Harry has been made captain of the team), and, of course, romance. Ron has found a new girlfriend, Lavender Brown, a perky (if not obnoxious) Gryffindor student, and Hermione is not happy about it. Ron and Hermione's friendship takes a toll throughout the school year and Harry, as usual, is stuck in the middle. Harry, meanwhile, is facing a romantic dilemma of his own: he realizes he is falling for his best friend's sister, Ginny Weasley, who is unfortunately dating Harry's classmate, Dean Thomas. Harry's pining for Ginny and Ron's hilarious relationship with Lavender give this story a large dose of reality. Throughout all the school drama, however, the obvious darkness of Voldemort's impending rise to power is always apparent. The incredible action-packed climax is sure to leave the audience stunned and, inevitably, prove that you shouldn't trust everybody who you think is good and also prove that not everyone can manage to survive.
Emboldened by the return of Lord Voldemort, the Death Eaters are wreaking havoc in both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that new dangers may lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. He needs Harry to help him uncover a vital key to unlocking Voldemort's defenses critical information known only to Hogwarts' former Potions Professor, Horace Slughorn. With that in mind, Dumbledore manipulates his old colleague into returning to his previous post with promises of more money, a bigger office and the chance to teach the famous Harry Potter. Meanwhile, the students are under attack from a very different adversary as teenage hormones rage across the ramparts. Harry's long friendship with Ginny Weasley is growing into something deeper, but standing in the way is Ginny's boyfriend, Dean Thomas, not to mention her big brother Ron. But Ron's got romantic entanglements of his own to worry about, with Lavender Brown lavishing her affections on him, leaving Hermione simmering with jealousy yet determined not to show her feelings. And then a box of love potion-laced chocolates ends up in the wrong hands and changes everything. As romance blossoms, one student remains aloof with far more important matters on his mind. He is determined to make his mark, albeit a dark one. Love is in the air, but tragedy lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again.
Don't give this a miss..
Saturday, July 11, 2009
The Proposal
'The Proposal' directed by Anne Fletcher is a real pleasant movie and the comic timing fantastic like her earlier movies 27 dresses & Step Up,I absolutely loved it.
One of the best romantic comedies I have seen in a while.
Definitely one of the best movies of Sandra and Ryan Reynolds was just perfect in this one.
Ryan Reynolds has perfect comic timing in this one. His facial expressions in this movie were priceless,he is so lovable and adorable in this one actually he is in most of his movies..
The story goes something like this Margaret Tate (Sandra Bullock) is the executive editor-in-chief of a book publishing company, who forces her assistant Andrew Paxton (Ryan Reynolds) to marry her in order to avoid being deported to Canada. He grudgingly accepts, under the condition that he is promoted to the position of editor. When the government investigates, the two are forced to spend the weekend with his parents in Alaska in order to sell the lie. The family suggest they could marry the same weekend, and they reluctantly accept. They start to fall genuinely in love as they spend more and more time together. Because of this, during the wedding ceremony, Margaret decides she cannot do this to Andrew and confesses the business arrangement in front of everyone--including the immigration officer handling their case. She is then told that she has 24 hours to get back to Canada, and thus goes back to New York to pack her things. Upon doing so, however, Andrew shows up at the office and confesses his love for her in front of the entire office staff, proposing marriage all over again.
Highly recommended... Don't miss it...
One of the best romantic comedies I have seen in a while.
Definitely one of the best movies of Sandra and Ryan Reynolds was just perfect in this one.
Ryan Reynolds has perfect comic timing in this one. His facial expressions in this movie were priceless,he is so lovable and adorable in this one actually he is in most of his movies..
The story goes something like this Margaret Tate (Sandra Bullock) is the executive editor-in-chief of a book publishing company, who forces her assistant Andrew Paxton (Ryan Reynolds) to marry her in order to avoid being deported to Canada. He grudgingly accepts, under the condition that he is promoted to the position of editor. When the government investigates, the two are forced to spend the weekend with his parents in Alaska in order to sell the lie. The family suggest they could marry the same weekend, and they reluctantly accept. They start to fall genuinely in love as they spend more and more time together. Because of this, during the wedding ceremony, Margaret decides she cannot do this to Andrew and confesses the business arrangement in front of everyone--including the immigration officer handling their case. She is then told that she has 24 hours to get back to Canada, and thus goes back to New York to pack her things. Upon doing so, however, Andrew shows up at the office and confesses his love for her in front of the entire office staff, proposing marriage all over again.
Highly recommended... Don't miss it...
Sunday, June 28, 2009
The Hangover
A real laugh riot from start to end...loved every bit of it and i guess i still have the hangover of this movie which will last for a long time... :)
The story goes something like this-Doug (Justin Bartha) is about to be married, so his friends --Stu (Ed Helms), a dentist planning on proposing to his girlfriend of three years, Phil (Bradley Cooper), a schoolteacher bored of the married life and loved the way he collects money from his students for the Vegas tour all in the name of a class field trip , and Doug's soon to be brother-in-law Alan (Zach Galifianakis), who is smart yet socially-inept -- take him to Las Vegas for a bachelor party. Stu's girlfriend is very controlling, thereby forcing Stu to lie to her about their destination and tells her he is heading for wine tasitng at Napa valley :) and she in turn instructs her to call her every two hours....The guys get a suite at their hotel, then sneak on to the roof of the hotel and toast to the night ahead. Skipping forward to the next morning, the three groomsmen awake with no memory of the previous night. They find Doug missing, Stu missing a tooth, a tiger in the bathroom, and a baby in the closet. Initially they believe Doug to have gone out for breakfast, but soon worry when his cellphone has been left behind. They collect what memories they have to figure what happened to Doug. The valet brings them a police car, which they had dropped off the night before.Because Phil is wearing a hospital bracelet, the guys head to the hospital. The doctor identifies roofies in their blood, and tells them that they had just come from a wedding. At the chapel, they learn that Stu had married a girl named Jade (Heather Graham). On the way to her place they're attacked by two Chinese thugs. They escape and find her, where she reveals she's a hooker and the baby is her's. Cops bust into her apartment to arrest the three men for stealing their car. However, not wanting to face the embarassment of losing their car, they work out a deal in which the men volunteer to demonstrate how tasers are used. Afterwards they pick up their car in good shape, though a Chinese man named Mr. Chow (Ken Jeong), is locked in the trunk and attacks them upon his release. Alan admits to having drugged their drinks the night before, hoping they'd have a better time, but had been sold Roofies by accident.
Well wont let more out :) guys watch this one and you will thank me for recommending this laugh riot
The story goes something like this-Doug (Justin Bartha) is about to be married, so his friends --Stu (Ed Helms), a dentist planning on proposing to his girlfriend of three years, Phil (Bradley Cooper), a schoolteacher bored of the married life and loved the way he collects money from his students for the Vegas tour all in the name of a class field trip , and Doug's soon to be brother-in-law Alan (Zach Galifianakis), who is smart yet socially-inept -- take him to Las Vegas for a bachelor party. Stu's girlfriend is very controlling, thereby forcing Stu to lie to her about their destination and tells her he is heading for wine tasitng at Napa valley :) and she in turn instructs her to call her every two hours....The guys get a suite at their hotel, then sneak on to the roof of the hotel and toast to the night ahead. Skipping forward to the next morning, the three groomsmen awake with no memory of the previous night. They find Doug missing, Stu missing a tooth, a tiger in the bathroom, and a baby in the closet. Initially they believe Doug to have gone out for breakfast, but soon worry when his cellphone has been left behind. They collect what memories they have to figure what happened to Doug. The valet brings them a police car, which they had dropped off the night before.Because Phil is wearing a hospital bracelet, the guys head to the hospital. The doctor identifies roofies in their blood, and tells them that they had just come from a wedding. At the chapel, they learn that Stu had married a girl named Jade (Heather Graham). On the way to her place they're attacked by two Chinese thugs. They escape and find her, where she reveals she's a hooker and the baby is her's. Cops bust into her apartment to arrest the three men for stealing their car. However, not wanting to face the embarassment of losing their car, they work out a deal in which the men volunteer to demonstrate how tasers are used. Afterwards they pick up their car in good shape, though a Chinese man named Mr. Chow (Ken Jeong), is locked in the trunk and attacks them upon his release. Alan admits to having drugged their drinks the night before, hoping they'd have a better time, but had been sold Roofies by accident.
Well wont let more out :) guys watch this one and you will thank me for recommending this laugh riot
Saturday, June 27, 2009
New York - Three friends ready to face the world... and then the world changed.
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Wow it was absolutely great to see the audi of Inox packed for this movie.
A real nice movie on the post global scene post 9/11,the movie has a lovely humane touch to it.
This movie reflects the mood that's prevalent across the globe, post 9/11. The world is divided today. No two opinions on that!
This movie is special and real different genre of movie from Yashraj Studios.
And it was a real good relief from the bad spate of hindi movie releases so far this year.
This movie is a tale of friendship, with terrorism as the wallpaper, NEW YORK hits you like a ton of bricks at several points in the narrative. In fact, there was a possibility that NEW YORK may turn out to be a dry experience, a documentary perhaps, but the drama is so well structured and so gripping that you get sucked into the world of Sam(John Abraham), Omar(Neil Nitin Mukesh) and Maya(Katrina Kaif) from its inception.
The story goes something like this - Omar [Neil Nitin Mukesh] has gone abroad for the first time in his life and soon enough, he begins to see and love America through the eyes of his American friends, Sam [John Abraham] and Maya [Katrina Kaif]. But an incident changes the world round them.
At this point enters Agent Roshan [Irrfan], an FBI agent, who sets the ball rolling for a series of tumultuous events that turn the lives of these friends upside down.
NEW YORK affects you like no other Hindi film has done so far [on 9/11]. In fact, there are portions that give you goose bumps, especially towards the second half of the film, when John recounts his past.
One just can't guess what and where the story is headed and what the culmination would be. The director and his team of writers establish the plot and characters beautifully, but the real action is reserved for the second half. The nightmarish experience that John undergoes is disturbing, but lifts the film several notches up.
Director Kabir Khan has come up with another winner after Kabul Express this time.Cinematography of this movie is really striking.The Director has injected songs only when required.
John, Katrina and Neil, all actors, deliver their career-best performance. If the first half belongs to Neil, John takes over the second hour completely. John is superb when he recalls the past. You can feel his pain, that effective is his performance. Also, note his expressions towards the end. This is a different John, for sure. Just one word for his performance -- fabulous!
Irrfan is, as always, first-rate.
On the whole, NEW YORK is amongst the finest films produced by Yash Raj.Highly recommended.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Angels and Demons
Wow what a roller coaster ride it was but executed brilliantly.
A real enjoyable fast paced thriller resembled a good Hindi masala flick quite a bit..and definitely much better than Da Vinci Code I meant the movie..
Both the novels Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons are equally good but when it comes to movie adaption Angels and Demons definitely has an edge over Da Vinci Code.
The story goes something like this Under the watchful eye of Father Silvano Bentivoglio and Dr. Vittoria Vetra (Ayelet Zurer), the CERN scientists start the Large Hadron Collider and manage to capture three vials of antimatter. Immediately afterward, someone kills Father Silvano, and uses his retina to break into the containment room to steal one vial of anti-matter.
In Rome, the Vatican mourns the passing of the Pope. The Vatican staff prepares for the Conclave of the College of Cardinals, which will select the next Pope. Until the Conclave selects a new Pope, the Camerlengo (Ewan McGregor) assumes day-to-day control of the Vatican. Reporters, nuns, priests and other faithful all crowd into St. Peter's Square, waiting for the white smoke from the Conclave. But the Illuminati, a 400-year old, underground secret society, kidnaps the four most likely candidates (preferratti) before the Conclave goes into seclusion. The Illuminati threatens to kill them at 8, 9, 10 and 11 PM, and then destroy the Vatican in a burst of light at midnight. A video feed shows the missing anti-matter vial, which will destroy the Vatican and parts of nearby Rome when the magnetic containment field fails.
The Vatican summons Drs. Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) and Vittoria Vetra from CERN to help them solve the Illuminati's threat, save the four preferratti, and replace the vial vial's batteries. Langdon listens to the Illuminati message and deduces that the four cardinals will die at the four alters of the Path of Illumination. However, no one knows where these alters are located. Vetra demands the Swiss Guard fly Father Silvano's diaries from Switzerland. They hope he wrote down the name of whomever he discussed the CERN experiment. Langdon demands access to the Vatican Library (something he has requested 10 times already) to see the original copy of Galileo's banned book. Using the clue from this book, Langdon, Vetra, and Lieutenant Valenti (Victor Alfieri) of the Vatican police race to the first church, only to find the body of the first Cardinal, branded with the word, Earth (in English!). They find the direction of the church with the seond Illuminati alter, but arrive in time to see the next Cardinal die, branded with the word Air. Langdon locates the third church with the third Illuminati altar, but tries to save the third Cardinal from burning to death, while the assassin kills the Vatican policemen. He convinces the Rome police to race to the last church of the Water alter, and manages to save the last Cardinal. However, location of the last Illuminati altar remains in question.
All in all a real enjoyable affair and strictly a theater watch.
A real enjoyable fast paced thriller resembled a good Hindi masala flick quite a bit..and definitely much better than Da Vinci Code I meant the movie..
Both the novels Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons are equally good but when it comes to movie adaption Angels and Demons definitely has an edge over Da Vinci Code.
The story goes something like this Under the watchful eye of Father Silvano Bentivoglio and Dr. Vittoria Vetra (Ayelet Zurer), the CERN scientists start the Large Hadron Collider and manage to capture three vials of antimatter. Immediately afterward, someone kills Father Silvano, and uses his retina to break into the containment room to steal one vial of anti-matter.
In Rome, the Vatican mourns the passing of the Pope. The Vatican staff prepares for the Conclave of the College of Cardinals, which will select the next Pope. Until the Conclave selects a new Pope, the Camerlengo (Ewan McGregor) assumes day-to-day control of the Vatican. Reporters, nuns, priests and other faithful all crowd into St. Peter's Square, waiting for the white smoke from the Conclave. But the Illuminati, a 400-year old, underground secret society, kidnaps the four most likely candidates (preferratti) before the Conclave goes into seclusion. The Illuminati threatens to kill them at 8, 9, 10 and 11 PM, and then destroy the Vatican in a burst of light at midnight. A video feed shows the missing anti-matter vial, which will destroy the Vatican and parts of nearby Rome when the magnetic containment field fails.
The Vatican summons Drs. Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) and Vittoria Vetra from CERN to help them solve the Illuminati's threat, save the four preferratti, and replace the vial vial's batteries. Langdon listens to the Illuminati message and deduces that the four cardinals will die at the four alters of the Path of Illumination. However, no one knows where these alters are located. Vetra demands the Swiss Guard fly Father Silvano's diaries from Switzerland. They hope he wrote down the name of whomever he discussed the CERN experiment. Langdon demands access to the Vatican Library (something he has requested 10 times already) to see the original copy of Galileo's banned book. Using the clue from this book, Langdon, Vetra, and Lieutenant Valenti (Victor Alfieri) of the Vatican police race to the first church, only to find the body of the first Cardinal, branded with the word, Earth (in English!). They find the direction of the church with the seond Illuminati alter, but arrive in time to see the next Cardinal die, branded with the word Air. Langdon locates the third church with the third Illuminati altar, but tries to save the third Cardinal from burning to death, while the assassin kills the Vatican policemen. He convinces the Rome police to race to the last church of the Water alter, and manages to save the last Cardinal. However, location of the last Illuminati altar remains in question.
All in all a real enjoyable affair and strictly a theater watch.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Fireflies In The Garden
Fireflies In The Garden is a semi-autobiographical story which centers on the complexities of love and commitment in a family torn apart when faced by an unexpected tragedy.
Great performances by Ryan Reynolds,Emily Watson,Willam Dafoe and the rest of the cast as well.
The past and present state of the movie blends pretty well and the similarities drawn are exceptionally good.
Upbringing of children is very important it leaves an impact on them for the rest of their lives and this movie shows that clearly.
Overall an interesting watch with focus on performances and pent up human emotions.
Great performances by Ryan Reynolds,Emily Watson,Willam Dafoe and the rest of the cast as well.
The past and present state of the movie blends pretty well and the similarities drawn are exceptionally good.
Upbringing of children is very important it leaves an impact on them for the rest of their lives and this movie shows that clearly.
Overall an interesting watch with focus on performances and pent up human emotions.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
99
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Director Krishna D.K & Raj Nidimoru's 3rd directorial venture 99 definitely comes as a breath of fresh air more so after the drought of any sensible hindi movie release since the awful multiplex/producer strike has started but how I wish the script was more tighter like that of their earlier movie 'Flavours' which was crisp and humorous and well timed.
Coming back to 99 the movie starts in the year 1999 when having mobile was more of a fad than necessity as incoming call in mobile used to cost money too and the buzz about match fixing in cricket was fast catching up with everyone.
The story revolves around Sachin(Kunal Khemu) & Zaramud(Cyrus Broacha) two conmen who makes duplicate sims for their livelihood and once police got the whiff of their dubious activity they were in a roller coaster ride which lasted til the curtains of the movie drew to an end...
All in all its a film that tells a pretty unique story in a refreshing style that is almost new to Indian cinema. It has plenty of good humor with some very smart ideas that make the entire ride highly entertaining. All the actors(Boman Irani,Soha Ali Khan and Mahesh Manjrekar) delivered a top notch performance so in totality definitely worth a watch.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
The brilliant movie is set in Cincinnati at the height of the Great Depression, Kit Kittredge(Abigail Breslin), a resourceful young girl, helps her mother(Julia Ormond) run a boardinghouse after her father(Chris O Donnel) loses his job.
This story centers around Kit Kittredge, who grows up in the struggle years of the Great Depression.10 year old Kit lives in a boarding house her parents own in Cincinnati, Ohio. Kit has a passion for writing, & dreams of having something of hers put in the local paper someday and her grit and determination and hope and attitude of not giving up does shape her dream into reality and that is very very inspirational indeed.
Coming to other aspects of the movie the settings and clothing were accurate.There were other very interesting characters too in the movie like Joan Cusack playing the role of Moblie Librarian and Stanley Tucci playing the role of Magician.
This movie definitely emphasizes on the fact that what one sees is not always not true and the truth sometimes gets hidden with huge layers of lie and deceit and only us human beings could possibly do this.
What I loved about the movie is how people stood for each other in these testing times which is fast vanishing these days..Times are such these days that one finds the so called true and old friends deceiving at times not to forget own siblings as well following this path of cheat and deceit and nothing in life can be more painful than that...
The movie definitely is full of hope and teaches a many useful lessons of life like counting on the blessings we have and hoping for the best even in the toughest of times..
A definite must watch for all ages..
This story centers around Kit Kittredge, who grows up in the struggle years of the Great Depression.10 year old Kit lives in a boarding house her parents own in Cincinnati, Ohio. Kit has a passion for writing, & dreams of having something of hers put in the local paper someday and her grit and determination and hope and attitude of not giving up does shape her dream into reality and that is very very inspirational indeed.
Coming to other aspects of the movie the settings and clothing were accurate.There were other very interesting characters too in the movie like Joan Cusack playing the role of Moblie Librarian and Stanley Tucci playing the role of Magician.
This movie definitely emphasizes on the fact that what one sees is not always not true and the truth sometimes gets hidden with huge layers of lie and deceit and only us human beings could possibly do this.
What I loved about the movie is how people stood for each other in these testing times which is fast vanishing these days..Times are such these days that one finds the so called true and old friends deceiving at times not to forget own siblings as well following this path of cheat and deceit and nothing in life can be more painful than that...
The movie definitely is full of hope and teaches a many useful lessons of life like counting on the blessings we have and hoping for the best even in the toughest of times..
A definite must watch for all ages..
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Matilda
Matilda is a wonderful fantasy movie giving the message of hope in its own nice magical way..simple yet brilliant.
The dialog is brilliant. The humor is both bold, and subtle. The characters are archetypal.
Matilda perfectly captures what it is like to be an intelligent person, trapped in the body of a child, and surrounded by idiots who control far too much of your life.
The notion that bad people (even adults) deserve to be punished for their evil ways (even by children) is truly subversive. Any child who suffered through the countless typical abuses of unthinking, uncaring, and ignorant parents will truly love this movie.
This movie also emphasizes on the fact that sometimes there's an extended which comes closer to you when your own family seems distant and unknown.
The story in brief - An unappreciated & neglected young girl (Mara Wilson) goes to school where hardships force her to discover extraordinary powers. With an extreme intelligence & a love of reading, she enters Crunchem Hall better educated than even the teachers. At the school she meets Miss Honey (Embeth Davidtz), a kind young teacher who encourages Matilda's interests & who tries to protect the children from Ms. Trunchbull (Pam Ferris), the cruel & sadistic principal. When Matilda discovers she has telekinetic powers, she develops them & uses them to exact revenge on Trunchbull & free the school from the tyranny of her rule (& her riding crop). Danny DeVito & Rhea Perlman play Matilda's parents.
Despite the difficulties Matilda faces she comes out as a true winner, like all good fantasies this movie has a wonderfully happy ending.
I loved every bit of this movie though a bit late which is after more than a decade of its release..but movies like Matilda can never ever go out of fashion they are evergreen to say so..
The dialog is brilliant. The humor is both bold, and subtle. The characters are archetypal.
Matilda perfectly captures what it is like to be an intelligent person, trapped in the body of a child, and surrounded by idiots who control far too much of your life.
The notion that bad people (even adults) deserve to be punished for their evil ways (even by children) is truly subversive. Any child who suffered through the countless typical abuses of unthinking, uncaring, and ignorant parents will truly love this movie.
This movie also emphasizes on the fact that sometimes there's an extended which comes closer to you when your own family seems distant and unknown.
The story in brief - An unappreciated & neglected young girl (Mara Wilson) goes to school where hardships force her to discover extraordinary powers. With an extreme intelligence & a love of reading, she enters Crunchem Hall better educated than even the teachers. At the school she meets Miss Honey (Embeth Davidtz), a kind young teacher who encourages Matilda's interests & who tries to protect the children from Ms. Trunchbull (Pam Ferris), the cruel & sadistic principal. When Matilda discovers she has telekinetic powers, she develops them & uses them to exact revenge on Trunchbull & free the school from the tyranny of her rule (& her riding crop). Danny DeVito & Rhea Perlman play Matilda's parents.
Despite the difficulties Matilda faces she comes out as a true winner, like all good fantasies this movie has a wonderfully happy ending.
I loved every bit of this movie though a bit late which is after more than a decade of its release..but movies like Matilda can never ever go out of fashion they are evergreen to say so..
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Monster vs Aliens
Monster vs Aliens is an entertaining film, with clever and witty dialogue, as well as terrific action a real good animated movie from Dreamworks.
I was smiling through out the entire film, and had about 5 or 6 hard laugh-out-loud moments throughout. The voice overs in this movie are really impressive, Hugh Laurie does a fantastic job as the voice of the sophisticated (though mildly insane) Dr. Cockroach, and most of the laughs are generated by Seth Rogen's voice of B.O.B.. Even Reese Witherspoon's voice of Susan helps you feel some sympathy for her character in the beginning of the film, and Stephen Colbert's voice does a fantastic job as President Hathaway.
A definite nomination for Oscar 2010 under the category of Animated Movies.
I was smiling through out the entire film, and had about 5 or 6 hard laugh-out-loud moments throughout. The voice overs in this movie are really impressive, Hugh Laurie does a fantastic job as the voice of the sophisticated (though mildly insane) Dr. Cockroach, and most of the laughs are generated by Seth Rogen's voice of B.O.B.. Even Reese Witherspoon's voice of Susan helps you feel some sympathy for her character in the beginning of the film, and Stephen Colbert's voice does a fantastic job as President Hathaway.
A definite nomination for Oscar 2010 under the category of Animated Movies.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Last Chance Harvey
'Last Chance Harvey' is a real nice romantic which portrays life's little moments very beautifully which makes life worth living I guess..and a second chance in life which all of us deserve we just got to recognize it and follow the signs..
Both Emma Thompson and Dustin Hoffman proves what seasoned actors are all about and its an absolute pleasure to watch them both.
The story emphasizes on the emotional ups and downs of Harvey(Dustin Hoffman) and Kate (Emma Thompson) 's life,they both are waiting for their respective second chances in life (personal) and they meet each during the journey towards that second chance where they were just meant to be each other and everything just falls in place.
Finally the movie shows there is no age tag to do anything in life be it finding your true love or learning something new....
Both Emma Thompson and Dustin Hoffman proves what seasoned actors are all about and its an absolute pleasure to watch them both.
The story emphasizes on the emotional ups and downs of Harvey(Dustin Hoffman) and Kate (Emma Thompson) 's life,they both are waiting for their respective second chances in life (personal) and they meet each during the journey towards that second chance where they were just meant to be each other and everything just falls in place.
Finally the movie shows there is no age tag to do anything in life be it finding your true love or learning something new....
Thursday, April 16, 2009
The Pianist
The Pianist is one of most amazing movie about survival of the fittest and never giving up in life be what the situation in life is ,something very close in the lines of another amazing movie the shawshank redemption.
The Pianist with all its sadness has beautifully woven the message of never ever giving up in life.
Adrien Brody deserved the academy award hands down for his mind blowing performance it definitely moved me to tears but did leave a smile of triumph in my face as the movie moved towards the end. This endearing story is about human relationships and struggle to survive with all the hardships that comes along with it.
The Pianist is a true story based on Wladyslaw Szpilman's life his views about the holocaust is very well depicted which makes this movie visually brilliant and the narrative too is brilliant about this movie.
The Director Roman Polanski captures the essence of human emotion very well through out the movie , seeing the convincing portrayal of the helpless i really felt like wish I could go back to time and could be of some help to them.
I am someone who believes in rising from rock bottom to heights so this one was surely very very inspiring for me and will always remain one of my all time favorites for sure.
If you have not watched this one you have missed something really valuable in life for sure..dont miss this one.
The Pianist with all its sadness has beautifully woven the message of never ever giving up in life.
Adrien Brody deserved the academy award hands down for his mind blowing performance it definitely moved me to tears but did leave a smile of triumph in my face as the movie moved towards the end. This endearing story is about human relationships and struggle to survive with all the hardships that comes along with it.
The Pianist is a true story based on Wladyslaw Szpilman's life his views about the holocaust is very well depicted which makes this movie visually brilliant and the narrative too is brilliant about this movie.
The Director Roman Polanski captures the essence of human emotion very well through out the movie , seeing the convincing portrayal of the helpless i really felt like wish I could go back to time and could be of some help to them.
I am someone who believes in rising from rock bottom to heights so this one was surely very very inspiring for me and will always remain one of my all time favorites for sure.
If you have not watched this one you have missed something really valuable in life for sure..dont miss this one.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
8*10 Tasveer
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Much contrary to what the critics have to say Nagesh Kukunoor's latest fare 8*10 tasveer is definitely a well made interesting thriller which keeps one glued to the seat till the end.
8 x 10 Tasveer is the story of Jai (Akshay Kumar) who is a forest ranger in Canada. Living with his girlfriend Sheila (Ayesha Takia) he has nothing to do with his father Jatin’s (Benjamin Gilani) multi million dollar business. However, one day his father dies on his boat. This surprises many as Jatin was a strong swimmer and often traveled on his boat.
Now Jai has an ability to see into people’s past after seeing their latest picture. He has helped many find their lost relatives like that. Detective Happi (Jaaved Jaaferi) arrives on the scene claiming to be a man who has benefited a lot from Jatin’s help. He tells Jai that according to him, Jatin has been murdered and his death is not as simple as it seems. Jai too on the other hand is quite restless and has this recurring dream which shows his father asking him for Jai’s help.
And that’s what leads Jai into a search to discover the truth behind his father’s death. The picture taken just before his father’s death shows Jatin, Jatin’s brother Sunder (Anant Mahdevan), Jatin’s lawyer Anil (Girish Karnad) and Adit (Rushad Rana). Jai begins to suspect each of them as the murderer. But every time he sets about trying to find out who the killer is, the person in question gets killed. Just when Jai thinks he has found his father’s real killer, there is yet another twist in the tale.
8 x 10 Tasveer is a brilliantly made film. From the script to the direction, Nagesh Kukunoor has done every job with perfect precision. The script leaves you at the edge of your seat and the ending is something that you would never expect.
In terms of acting Akshay has carried out each scene with perfection and this is definitely one of his best performances till date.This is Ayesha Takia's better performances for sure. She shows many shades in her character and each is pulled off well. Sharmila Tagore plays the mother’s role with ease. The rest of the cast have done an equally good job but since the film does revolve largely around Akshay, it his performance that stays with you well after the film.
All in all 8 x 10 Tasveer is a very well made film and worth a watch for sure
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Confessions Of A Shopaholic
While watching this movie I thought I was watching myself for a while when i saw Rebecca Bloomwood(Isla Fisher) shopping all the luxuries of life using her set of credit cards , thankfully I am nowhere close to her and have no intentions to be ever..but saying that I won't deny I love to shop for every reason and season :-)
Confessions Of A Shopaholic is based on the books "Confessions of a Shopaholic" and "Shopaholic Takes Manhattan" by Sophie Kinsella. This movie revolves around the life of Rebecca Bloomwood (Isla Fisher) who is a 25 year old who lives with her best friend Suze (Krysten Ritter) in Suze's flat (paying her friend rent that is well below market value), in a trendy part of town. Rebecca is struggling with her obsession towards shopping and the sudden collapse of her income source makes her unintentionally land a job writing for a financial magazine after a drunken letter-mailing mix-up. Ironically writing about the very consumer caution of which she herself has not abided, Rebecca's innovative comparisons and unconventional metaphors for economics grants her critical acclaim, public success, and the admiration of her supportive boss Luke. But as she draws closer to her ultimate goal of writing for renowned fashion magazine Alette, she questions her true ambitions and must determine if overcoming her "shopaholic" condition will bring her real happiness.The portrayal of personal bill collector by her as her ex boyfreind stalking her is hilarious.
I loved the spirit of Rebecca in this movie and coming up with a resolution to solve her problem was very inspiring and fun to watch. A real good fun and sincere movie.
Confessions Of A Shopaholic is based on the books "Confessions of a Shopaholic" and "Shopaholic Takes Manhattan" by Sophie Kinsella. This movie revolves around the life of Rebecca Bloomwood (Isla Fisher) who is a 25 year old who lives with her best friend Suze (Krysten Ritter) in Suze's flat (paying her friend rent that is well below market value), in a trendy part of town. Rebecca is struggling with her obsession towards shopping and the sudden collapse of her income source makes her unintentionally land a job writing for a financial magazine after a drunken letter-mailing mix-up. Ironically writing about the very consumer caution of which she herself has not abided, Rebecca's innovative comparisons and unconventional metaphors for economics grants her critical acclaim, public success, and the admiration of her supportive boss Luke. But as she draws closer to her ultimate goal of writing for renowned fashion magazine Alette, she questions her true ambitions and must determine if overcoming her "shopaholic" condition will bring her real happiness.The portrayal of personal bill collector by her as her ex boyfreind stalking her is hilarious.
I loved the spirit of Rebecca in this movie and coming up with a resolution to solve her problem was very inspiring and fun to watch. A real good fun and sincere movie.
Monday, March 30, 2009
The Mirror Has Two Faces
This is a real nice movie about how a relationship between two Columbia professors with similar personal lives . Jeff Bridges searching for an ideal marriage and Barbara Streisand plays a woman no one finds attractive. More out of mutual admiration and respect than love, Greg(Jeff Bridges) and Rose(Barbra Streisand) marry. Greg assumes that Rose understands that he is not interested in a sexual relationship. He's mistaken, and their marriage is nearly destroyed when Rose tries to consummate their relationship. While Gregory is out of the country on a lecture tour, Rose diets and exercises to transform herself into a sexy siren in her final attempt to save her marriage.
A beautiful movie emphasizing on the thought that marriage is not all about sex its about mutual trust,enjoying life together both in its high and low tide which is fast vanishing these days.
A beautiful movie emphasizing on the thought that marriage is not all about sex its about mutual trust,enjoying life together both in its high and low tide which is fast vanishing these days.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Aloo Chaat - Not Too Spicy Just Right
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Aloo Chaat the title of the movie definitely generates a lot of interest letting us think what the whole movie would be all about well as the title suggests it definitely is an interesting watch and this is definitely Robby Grewal's best work so far compared to his earlier movies Samay or Mera Pehla Pehla Pyar.
To start with the story of the movie is sweet and simple with just little spices to make it interesting watch the story of the movie actually is apt as if anyone has tasted the speciality of Delhi which is Aloo Chaat which is neither too spicy nor bland but just right enough to leave a good lingering taste in the mouth.
Coming to performances it was really good to see Aftab in this role,Aamna too was quite good for her debut performance,Manoj Pahwa as the helpful uncle was great too.
All in all one could watch it and enjoy this sweet and simple story which does remind us of the great works of Hrishikesh Mukherjee in its own way.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Secret Window - Johnny Depp
I am sure a lot of you must have seen this one and if not catch it.
I have been wanting to watch this movie since the day of its release which is way back in March 2004 but for some reason it just did not happen but i am glad i saw this movie today its never too late i guess..
Johny Depp's has given a knockout performance in this one well he is fabulous in every movie of his be it Finding NeverLand or Charlie And Chocolate Factory or Edward Scissorhands,his performance always gives an extra edge to the movie and his choice of movies are awesome too something to look forward for sure...
This movie is an engrossing thriller, based on the novel-Secret Window, Secret Garden by Stephen King. This film is incredibly clever and complicated, and one needs to focus really well to fully comprehend all of the twists and turns that are interwoven throughout. It is a very deep psychological thriller which will leave you with a lot to think about.
A truly fantastic film, which will leave you jaw dropped by the time you reach the end.
I have been wanting to watch this movie since the day of its release which is way back in March 2004 but for some reason it just did not happen but i am glad i saw this movie today its never too late i guess..
Johny Depp's has given a knockout performance in this one well he is fabulous in every movie of his be it Finding NeverLand or Charlie And Chocolate Factory or Edward Scissorhands,his performance always gives an extra edge to the movie and his choice of movies are awesome too something to look forward for sure...
This movie is an engrossing thriller, based on the novel-Secret Window, Secret Garden by Stephen King. This film is incredibly clever and complicated, and one needs to focus really well to fully comprehend all of the twists and turns that are interwoven throughout. It is a very deep psychological thriller which will leave you with a lot to think about.
A truly fantastic film, which will leave you jaw dropped by the time you reach the end.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Heaven On Earth
Deepa Mehta's Heaven On Earth is a movie which runs mainly on Preity Zinta's shoulders and she has done a commendable job in this movie a role very different and challenging from her earlier movies.
But the story is bizarre why is the director promoting superstition when our country already has plates full and more of it.The whole thing about snake taking the form of Preity Zinta's husband is weird and horrible ,she should have shunned such horrible husband and family the first time her husband hit her what was she waiting for to have an affair with the snake?????????
I was quite shocked that a fine director like Deepa Mehta who has given us thought provoking movies like Water,Fire,Earth could come up with this kind of trashy movie which promotes superstition
Thank God towards the end of the movie at least Deepa Mehta showed Preity Zinta leaving her 3rd class husband and his horrible family though after getting more than enough beatings from her husband.
All in all a horrible movie highly avoidable
But the story is bizarre why is the director promoting superstition when our country already has plates full and more of it.The whole thing about snake taking the form of Preity Zinta's husband is weird and horrible ,she should have shunned such horrible husband and family the first time her husband hit her what was she waiting for to have an affair with the snake?????????
I was quite shocked that a fine director like Deepa Mehta who has given us thought provoking movies like Water,Fire,Earth could come up with this kind of trashy movie which promotes superstition
Thank God towards the end of the movie at least Deepa Mehta showed Preity Zinta leaving her 3rd class husband and his horrible family though after getting more than enough beatings from her husband.
All in all a horrible movie highly avoidable
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Rabit Proof Fence
I am glad i saw this movie today a little late though which is 7 years after its release.. but its never too late to catch up on hidden gems such as these..
Rabbit-Proof Fence is based on the book, "Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence" by Doris Pilkington Garimara who happens to be the daughter of Molly Kelley one of the main characters of this powerful movie, the film tells the story of three Aboriginal girls, 14-year old Molly Kelley, her 8-year old sister Daisy, and their 10-year old cousin Gracie who are abducted by police in 1931 from their families at Jigalong, an Aboriginal settlement on the edge of the Little Sandy Desert in northwest Australia, the three girls are sent to the Moore River Native Settlement near Perth. Here the children must adapt to the wretched conditions. Herded into mass dormitories, they are not allowed to speak their native language, are subject to strict discipline, and, if they break the rules, are put into solitary confinement for 14 days. The movie focuses on their escape from confinement in a government camp for half-castes and their return home across the vast and lonely Australian Outback. This is a beautiful story of enormous courage, told with honest emotion.
Followed by the Aborigine tracker, Moodoo (mindblowing performance from David Gulpilil), the girls make their escape using a "rabbit-proof fence" as a navigation tool, they walk 1500 miles across the parched Outback to return to Jigalong. The rabbit-proof fence was a strip of barbed-wire netting that cut across half of the continent and was designed to protect farmer's crops by keeping the rabbits away. The girls walked for months on end often without food or drink, not always sure of the direction they are going, using all their ingenuity and intelligence along the way just to survive. The stunning Australian landscape is magnificently photographed and a haunting score natural sounds of birds, animals, wind and rain into music that adds a mystical feeling to the journey.
The performances by amateur actors Evelyn Sampi, Tianna Sansbury, and Laura Monaghan (who had never seen a film before let alone acted in one) are authentic and heartrendingly affecting. Kenneth Branagh gives a strong but restrained performance as Mr. Neville, the minister in charge of half-castes.
Rabbit-Proof Fence is an honest film that emphasises on the courage and natural wisdom of the girls and teaches us to go on in life with courage,determination and grit in order to achieve one's goal.. yes the path is not easy for sure....
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Gulaal - Heavy Dose Of Depression
Gulaal-
- One of the most terribly depressive movies I have seen in the recent times yes life is full of ups and downs but movies which are suppossed to be a getaway from the usual humdrum of life well Gulaal is definitely not the answer to that.
The movie is extremely depressive from the word go i remember watching Eastern Promises which I had found gory,depressive and too violent but even there the message of the movie conveyed was positive like a ray of light at the end of the dark tunnel.
But in Gulaal the dark tunnel(story about politics) is scary,neverending,depressive to the extent of being really morbid and sad..
Having said that acting from every actor is top notch and makes this sad saga worth a watch I guess..
There is no doubt this is Anurag Kashyap's well made movie but wish it was little bit positive at least..
One can watch it for the fantastic acting by Kay Kay Menon(he is fabulous),Raj Singh Chaudhary(someone to lookout for surely),Mahi Gill(liked her in Dev D too),Ayesha Mohan,Aditya Srivastav,Deepak Dobriyal(he seems to be getting better and better with every movie),Piyush Mishra,Abhimanyu Singh and Jyoti Dogra(good to see her back after Hyderabad Blues - 2).
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The movie is extremely depressive from the word go i remember watching Eastern Promises which I had found gory,depressive and too violent but even there the message of the movie conveyed was positive like a ray of light at the end of the dark tunnel.
But in Gulaal the dark tunnel(story about politics) is scary,neverending,depressive to the extent of being really morbid and sad..
Having said that acting from every actor is top notch and makes this sad saga worth a watch I guess..
There is no doubt this is Anurag Kashyap's well made movie but wish it was little bit positive at least..
One can watch it for the fantastic acting by Kay Kay Menon(he is fabulous),Raj Singh Chaudhary(someone to lookout for surely),Mahi Gill(liked her in Dev D too),Ayesha Mohan,Aditya Srivastav,Deepak Dobriyal(he seems to be getting better and better with every movie),Piyush Mishra,Abhimanyu Singh and Jyoti Dogra(good to see her back after Hyderabad Blues - 2).
Monday, March 16, 2009
How To Lose Friends And Alienate People- Sad,Funny And Definitely True...
As different as the title of the movie sounds the movie is true to the core about the professional hazards one faces thought the the story here is based on media but the factors that are shown are applicable to all the industries and I am sure all of us can relate to it in one way or the other..
Many a times in our professional lives we do not get the right credit for the effort that we put on as probably did not lick our boss's arse as some others did though the effort or the job they have done is hundred percent trashy and does not have any significant result.
One global experience we all must have had for sure and that is doing something which we do not like at work but we do it as it helps in paying our bills,loans etc...
And my friends if we dare to take the path less traveled surely our CV would have frequent job changes and the much deserved promotions really don't come in time ;-)
Well well coming to back to the movie the performance by Simon Pegg ,Kirsten Dunst(she is fast becoming one my favorite in the league of Anne Hathway,Scarlett Johanson) and Gillian Anderson are fantastic all in all a really interesting storyline and the top notch performances by the actors definitely makes this one worth a watch.
Many a times in our professional lives we do not get the right credit for the effort that we put on as probably did not lick our boss's arse as some others did though the effort or the job they have done is hundred percent trashy and does not have any significant result.
One global experience we all must have had for sure and that is doing something which we do not like at work but we do it as it helps in paying our bills,loans etc...
And my friends if we dare to take the path less traveled surely our CV would have frequent job changes and the much deserved promotions really don't come in time ;-)
Well well coming to back to the movie the performance by Simon Pegg ,Kirsten Dunst(she is fast becoming one my favorite in the league of Anne Hathway,Scarlett Johanson) and Gillian Anderson are fantastic all in all a really interesting storyline and the top notch performances by the actors definitely makes this one worth a watch.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Chak De India - Indian Women's Cricket Team
Today's historic win of the Indian Women's Cricket team against evergreen rival Austrailia reminded me of my all time favorite movie Chak De India in every way the whole episode of expecting the unexpected happened today like in Chak De India, this was the true case of reel life to real life indeed :-)
The similarites were more than one for sure, one the final match was between India and Austrailia which was the case in Chak De India too and the country the final match took place was Austrailia so was the case today as well and most importantly the undying team spirit which were the most important factor for the historic win in both reel and real life.
Am I glad that the women team won today despite of the fact they are understated they really showed Indian Women are equally great at playing cricket and its just not something which should be restricted to overhyped men in blue...
The similarites were more than one for sure, one the final match was between India and Austrailia which was the case in Chak De India too and the country the final match took place was Austrailia so was the case today as well and most importantly the undying team spirit which were the most important factor for the historic win in both reel and real life.
Am I glad that the women team won today despite of the fact they are understated they really showed Indian Women are equally great at playing cricket and its just not something which should be restricted to overhyped men in blue...
Little Zizou - Its all about love,faith and hope which keeps our life going :-)
I am glad i saw this movie- saturday afternoon couldn't have been better for sure :-)
Little Zizou is a beautiful movie about three major ingredients of our life and that is love,faith and hope which keeps us going in both good and bad times of our life,it also gives us an insight to the Parsi way of life which was a pleasure to watch indeed and the lovely Parsi Colony which is beautifully shot.
Coming to acting right from Boman Irani to Imad Shah to Zenobia Shroff to every actor in the movie has done a wonderful of portraying the characters real to life very impressive indeed.
This is indeed a must watch and by far one of the best releases of 2009,Don't miss it.
Little Zizou is a beautiful movie about three major ingredients of our life and that is love,faith and hope which keeps us going in both good and bad times of our life,it also gives us an insight to the Parsi way of life which was a pleasure to watch indeed and the lovely Parsi Colony which is beautifully shot.
Coming to acting right from Boman Irani to Imad Shah to Zenobia Shroff to every actor in the movie has done a wonderful of portraying the characters real to life very impressive indeed.
This is indeed a must watch and by far one of the best releases of 2009,Don't miss it.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
My Favourite Women Oriented Movies(Eng/Hindi)
Today being women's day i just had to list down my favorite women oriented movies-(when i say women oriented they are not to be watched by women alone but enjoyed by men too as they will miss on really good movies if they skip watching these movies) not that this thought didn't cross my mind earlier...well here they are :-)
1) Connie And Carla (Eng)- This movie less hyped is a real surprise packet and absolutely fun to watch and the female bonding and friendship is a real treat to watch.Both Toni Collete and Nia Vardalos(My Fat Greek Wedding) are an absolute pleasure to watch and they are sizzling hot in this one..
2) Beaches(Eng) - This is another beautiful movie of friendship between two women right from their preteen years till the twilight of their lives, coming from two different walks of life and going through their share of ups and downs of life together..performances both by Bette Middler and Barbara Harshey are first rate and thats what gives this movie an edge above others.Overall an entertaining film for sure.
3)Dor(Hindi) - This movie depicts beautifully how two women becomes great friends despite facing the biggest crisis of their lives. Three actors performances in this movie are noteworthy they are by Gul Panag,Ayesha Takia and Shreyas Talpade and the beauty of both hills of Himachal Pradesh and deserts of Rajasthan are beautifully captured in this movie.In this movie too emphasis lies on women bonding.
4)Mama Mia(Eng) - Wow what a fun filled movie the songs of ABBA beautifully utilised, I still remember both me and my friend had our feet tapping everytime the songs came up in the screen."Waterloo," "SOS," "Fernando," Dancing Queen," "The Winner Takes it All," and 'Mama Mia" the title of the movie would ever go out of the circuit. A little brief about Mama Mia -ABBA's music became the basis for a hit stage musical entitled "Mamma Mia!" in which a simple narrative was deftly woven around many of the quartet's songs.On stage, "Mamma Mia!" succeeded primarily because it was able to keep its wafer-thin storyline modest in scale and life-sized in scope.The movie too is s fun, infectious and thoroughly enjoyable, The performances by Meryl Streep, Pierce Bosnan and Amanda Seyfried are awesome.The scenes between Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried as the mother and daughter are both very moving and poignant in all the scenes in which they appear together.The whole movie is about the quest of finding who the real father of the bride is and relationship of mother and daughter going through its share of ups and downs and how the women friends of the mother in question came as ample support.A Definite Must Watch.
5)Mona Lisa Smile(Eng) -Mona Lisa Smile is a beautiful film. The whole setting of the liberal arts college, the 50s conservative setup in which the college dwells so firmly in, and the magical aura of a bygone era captivates you right form the start of the film. Top that with some beautiful photography, a nice gripping story and some convincing performances and you've got a great film.The focus of the film is primarily on the somewhat radical character of Dr Watson (played by Julia Roberts)and how she deals with the conservative environs of Wellesley College. She is able to build a great rapport with her students.
6)Astitva(Hindi) - This movie gives us the message that being a modern, educated woman doesn't necessarily have to be a career woman.Astitva chose to take the more direct stand of approaching the women movement.The movie emphasies on women who are capable of being independent, but are more interested in family and home.Tabu's almost perfect performance led her to winning National award as well as filmfare award and she proved her mettle again after her noteworthy performance at Maachis.
7) Filhaal(Hindi) - This movie was Gulzar's daughter Meghna Gulzar's directorial debut and was a fantastic effort. This movie deals with a rather serious topic of surrogate motherhood and gives us a gem of a movie that is very real-life.Both Sushmita and Tabu gives one of the most convincing performances of their individual careers. Sanjay Suri's performance too was noteworthy.The soothing songs of the movie were very well placed.
8)Bend It Like Beckham(English) - This movie about the heroine aspiring to become a successful football player despite of her orthodox family is really a fun film to watch out for.
I loved Parminder Nagra's performance in this movie and also got to see the glimpses of Kiera Knightley who went on to become an accomplished actress of today.
9)In Her Shoes (English) - This delightful movie based on the novel of the same name by Jennifer Weiner is quite enjoyable . In Her Shoes has well developed characters. Toni Collette is excellent as usual, as well as Cameron Diaz. . The relationship presented the two sisters, highlighting both their conflict and their connection to one another. Generally, it has a nice balance between dead-seriousness and light drama.
10)Dreamgirls (English) - The list would have been incomplete without the mention of this beautiful movie of three women friends and their respective carees as the budding singers.The ups and downs that they face in which they drift initially and get back together and friendship which has had the test of time and emerged as triumphs..
Well the list can go on but these ten are mindblowing i am talking about my opinion of course.. :-)
1) Connie And Carla (Eng)- This movie less hyped is a real surprise packet and absolutely fun to watch and the female bonding and friendship is a real treat to watch.Both Toni Collete and Nia Vardalos(My Fat Greek Wedding) are an absolute pleasure to watch and they are sizzling hot in this one..
2) Beaches(Eng) - This is another beautiful movie of friendship between two women right from their preteen years till the twilight of their lives, coming from two different walks of life and going through their share of ups and downs of life together..performances both by Bette Middler and Barbara Harshey are first rate and thats what gives this movie an edge above others.Overall an entertaining film for sure.
3)Dor(Hindi) - This movie depicts beautifully how two women becomes great friends despite facing the biggest crisis of their lives. Three actors performances in this movie are noteworthy they are by Gul Panag,Ayesha Takia and Shreyas Talpade and the beauty of both hills of Himachal Pradesh and deserts of Rajasthan are beautifully captured in this movie.In this movie too emphasis lies on women bonding.
4)Mama Mia(Eng) - Wow what a fun filled movie the songs of ABBA beautifully utilised, I still remember both me and my friend had our feet tapping everytime the songs came up in the screen."Waterloo," "SOS," "Fernando," Dancing Queen," "The Winner Takes it All," and 'Mama Mia" the title of the movie would ever go out of the circuit. A little brief about Mama Mia -ABBA's music became the basis for a hit stage musical entitled "Mamma Mia!" in which a simple narrative was deftly woven around many of the quartet's songs.On stage, "Mamma Mia!" succeeded primarily because it was able to keep its wafer-thin storyline modest in scale and life-sized in scope.The movie too is s fun, infectious and thoroughly enjoyable, The performances by Meryl Streep, Pierce Bosnan and Amanda Seyfried are awesome.The scenes between Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried as the mother and daughter are both very moving and poignant in all the scenes in which they appear together.The whole movie is about the quest of finding who the real father of the bride is and relationship of mother and daughter going through its share of ups and downs and how the women friends of the mother in question came as ample support.A Definite Must Watch.
5)Mona Lisa Smile(Eng) -Mona Lisa Smile is a beautiful film. The whole setting of the liberal arts college, the 50s conservative setup in which the college dwells so firmly in, and the magical aura of a bygone era captivates you right form the start of the film. Top that with some beautiful photography, a nice gripping story and some convincing performances and you've got a great film.The focus of the film is primarily on the somewhat radical character of Dr Watson (played by Julia Roberts)and how she deals with the conservative environs of Wellesley College. She is able to build a great rapport with her students.
6)Astitva(Hindi) - This movie gives us the message that being a modern, educated woman doesn't necessarily have to be a career woman.Astitva chose to take the more direct stand of approaching the women movement.The movie emphasies on women who are capable of being independent, but are more interested in family and home.Tabu's almost perfect performance led her to winning National award as well as filmfare award and she proved her mettle again after her noteworthy performance at Maachis.
7) Filhaal(Hindi) - This movie was Gulzar's daughter Meghna Gulzar's directorial debut and was a fantastic effort. This movie deals with a rather serious topic of surrogate motherhood and gives us a gem of a movie that is very real-life.Both Sushmita and Tabu gives one of the most convincing performances of their individual careers. Sanjay Suri's performance too was noteworthy.The soothing songs of the movie were very well placed.
8)Bend It Like Beckham(English) - This movie about the heroine aspiring to become a successful football player despite of her orthodox family is really a fun film to watch out for.
I loved Parminder Nagra's performance in this movie and also got to see the glimpses of Kiera Knightley who went on to become an accomplished actress of today.
9)In Her Shoes (English) - This delightful movie based on the novel of the same name by Jennifer Weiner is quite enjoyable . In Her Shoes has well developed characters. Toni Collette is excellent as usual, as well as Cameron Diaz. . The relationship presented the two sisters, highlighting both their conflict and their connection to one another. Generally, it has a nice balance between dead-seriousness and light drama.
10)Dreamgirls (English) - The list would have been incomplete without the mention of this beautiful movie of three women friends and their respective carees as the budding singers.The ups and downs that they face in which they drift initially and get back together and friendship which has had the test of time and emerged as triumphs..
Well the list can go on but these ten are mindblowing i am talking about my opinion of course.. :-)
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Rimi's Top Ten Movies Of Bollywood of 2008 :-)
Well when i have penned down my top ten of hollywood how would our own bollywood be far away:-) I had a tough time penning my bollywood top ten as much as I did during writing the top ten hollywood ...Here it comes:
1) Jodha Akbar - I wasn't really looking forward to this one initially but once the movie rolled it had me spellbound with the depth in the story and awesome cinematography. Really appreciate the detailed research that was done to put up this great work of cinema together.Hrithik and Aishwarya sizzled together as much as they did in Dhoom 2 , their chemistry together in the screen really is something to watch.Ashutosh Gowariker's direction and thorough research made this movie a masterpiece and Noone could have portrayed a better Akbar than Hrithik full marks to him for that.
2)Halla Bol - This movie brings back the glory of street plays and shows us what a strong mode of communication it could be to make our society aware of the ongoing unjust acts going on in our society and inspires us to stand up against them as the saying 'United We Stand' and it holds true to the core and we have witnessed the same in the recent past when Jesica Lal's murderer got punished. This movie is definitely very inspiring in terms of standing up agains the unjust acts.
Coming to the acting Ajay Devgan has proved his mettle and Vidya Balan too she truly is a good actress and her sincerity shows in the movie througout and Pankaj Kapur too has given a fantastic performance.Raj Kumar Santoshi the director is at his element while handling a script that demands its pound of action and strong dialogues and with this movie he gets those occasional moments and on their basis the movie is worth a watch.
3) Race - Race really lives upto its name its truly racy and has the power to keep the audience in the edges with its share of twists and turns. Both the director and music director of this movie are heavily inspired by international movies and compositions and it is but obvious in their work but the credit of putting a reasonably timepass movie and hummable and foot tapping music can not be taken away from them so this can be an interesting DVD watch for sure.
4) Shaurya - A real good hindi movie version of A Few Good Men the sensitive subject of Kashmir for once was really well handled keeping in mind the sensibilities attached to this beautiful state kudos to the director Samar Khan for the same.The performances by Rahul Bose,Javed Jaffrey,Kay Kay Menon and Deepak Dobriyal were mindblowing the others too have played their respective roles pretty well.Shaurya starts off slowly but the story really grows into you along with the great performances.
5) U,Me Aur Hum - Ajay Devgan's directorial debut was something to look forward for one important factor and that was to watch the livewire Kajol. Kajol was great in the movie as she is in all her movies her sheer presence makes this otherwise ok movie a good one.This movie for one is surely inspired by my alltime favourite romantic movie 'The Notebook' and this movie is surely a must watch for all you Kajol fans outhere :-)
6) Bhoothnath - No the movie is not scary as the title suggests infact on the contrary it is a loving, emotional family movie Mr.Amitabh Bachchan as the friendly ghost is great but they guy who stole away the show is the child actor Aman Siddique, his chemistry with Amitabh Bacchan really works and this is what makes this movie work not too forget the good performances by Juhi and my favourite SRK - The King Khan :-)
7) Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na - Writer Abbas Tyrewala's directorial debut became the surprise superhit of the year and made Aamir Khan's nephew Imran Khan the overnight sensation and gave Genelia Dsouza the fresh lease of life in the hindi film industry and Smita Patil's talented son Pratiek was the surprise package of this lighthearted movie.Music Maestro A R Rahman's music too was a key element of this movie and everyone still cant stop dancing at Pappu Can't Dance Saala or humming Kabhi Kabhi Aditi ;-) This movie did bring back the memories of good old carefree college days for sure..
8)Rock On - Rock On true to its title totally rocked the nation and took everyone by surprise.
It gave us the beautiful message of not giving up on our dreams and surely not putting any age limit to fulfil our dreams. We have one life and we should make the most of it and never let ego stop to get back to your good old friends. And the music was just awesome. Farhan Akhtar truly is master of all trades and jack of all too and not to forget the memorable performances given by Arjun Rampal,Purab Kohli ,Luke Kenny,Shahana Goswami,Prachi Desai or Koel Puri.
9) Fashion - Madhur Bhandarkar's Fashion gave an insight about the fashion indusrty and must say he has handle the subject very well and bought out the best performances from Priyanka Chopra and Kangana Ranaut all the other actors played their role pretty well too and the surprise package of this movie was Mughdha Godse wow what a debut by the supermodel definitely clapworthy..
10) Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi - Well this has to be in my top ten yes for SRK and the story is good too so is SRK's performance and new girl Anushka too does a splendid job for a newcomer.Yes this movie came with less hype except for being a SRK starrer but definitely took everyone by surprise with the simple love story told so beautifully..
1) Jodha Akbar - I wasn't really looking forward to this one initially but once the movie rolled it had me spellbound with the depth in the story and awesome cinematography. Really appreciate the detailed research that was done to put up this great work of cinema together.Hrithik and Aishwarya sizzled together as much as they did in Dhoom 2 , their chemistry together in the screen really is something to watch.Ashutosh Gowariker's direction and thorough research made this movie a masterpiece and Noone could have portrayed a better Akbar than Hrithik full marks to him for that.
2)Halla Bol - This movie brings back the glory of street plays and shows us what a strong mode of communication it could be to make our society aware of the ongoing unjust acts going on in our society and inspires us to stand up against them as the saying 'United We Stand' and it holds true to the core and we have witnessed the same in the recent past when Jesica Lal's murderer got punished. This movie is definitely very inspiring in terms of standing up agains the unjust acts.
Coming to the acting Ajay Devgan has proved his mettle and Vidya Balan too she truly is a good actress and her sincerity shows in the movie througout and Pankaj Kapur too has given a fantastic performance.Raj Kumar Santoshi the director is at his element while handling a script that demands its pound of action and strong dialogues and with this movie he gets those occasional moments and on their basis the movie is worth a watch.
3) Race - Race really lives upto its name its truly racy and has the power to keep the audience in the edges with its share of twists and turns. Both the director and music director of this movie are heavily inspired by international movies and compositions and it is but obvious in their work but the credit of putting a reasonably timepass movie and hummable and foot tapping music can not be taken away from them so this can be an interesting DVD watch for sure.
4) Shaurya - A real good hindi movie version of A Few Good Men the sensitive subject of Kashmir for once was really well handled keeping in mind the sensibilities attached to this beautiful state kudos to the director Samar Khan for the same.The performances by Rahul Bose,Javed Jaffrey,Kay Kay Menon and Deepak Dobriyal were mindblowing the others too have played their respective roles pretty well.Shaurya starts off slowly but the story really grows into you along with the great performances.
5) U,Me Aur Hum - Ajay Devgan's directorial debut was something to look forward for one important factor and that was to watch the livewire Kajol. Kajol was great in the movie as she is in all her movies her sheer presence makes this otherwise ok movie a good one.This movie for one is surely inspired by my alltime favourite romantic movie 'The Notebook' and this movie is surely a must watch for all you Kajol fans outhere :-)
6) Bhoothnath - No the movie is not scary as the title suggests infact on the contrary it is a loving, emotional family movie Mr.Amitabh Bachchan as the friendly ghost is great but they guy who stole away the show is the child actor Aman Siddique, his chemistry with Amitabh Bacchan really works and this is what makes this movie work not too forget the good performances by Juhi and my favourite SRK - The King Khan :-)
7) Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na - Writer Abbas Tyrewala's directorial debut became the surprise superhit of the year and made Aamir Khan's nephew Imran Khan the overnight sensation and gave Genelia Dsouza the fresh lease of life in the hindi film industry and Smita Patil's talented son Pratiek was the surprise package of this lighthearted movie.Music Maestro A R Rahman's music too was a key element of this movie and everyone still cant stop dancing at Pappu Can't Dance Saala or humming Kabhi Kabhi Aditi ;-) This movie did bring back the memories of good old carefree college days for sure..
8)Rock On - Rock On true to its title totally rocked the nation and took everyone by surprise.
It gave us the beautiful message of not giving up on our dreams and surely not putting any age limit to fulfil our dreams. We have one life and we should make the most of it and never let ego stop to get back to your good old friends. And the music was just awesome. Farhan Akhtar truly is master of all trades and jack of all too and not to forget the memorable performances given by Arjun Rampal,Purab Kohli ,Luke Kenny,Shahana Goswami,Prachi Desai or Koel Puri.
9) Fashion - Madhur Bhandarkar's Fashion gave an insight about the fashion indusrty and must say he has handle the subject very well and bought out the best performances from Priyanka Chopra and Kangana Ranaut all the other actors played their role pretty well too and the surprise package of this movie was Mughdha Godse wow what a debut by the supermodel definitely clapworthy..
10) Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi - Well this has to be in my top ten yes for SRK and the story is good too so is SRK's performance and new girl Anushka too does a splendid job for a newcomer.Yes this movie came with less hype except for being a SRK starrer but definitely took everyone by surprise with the simple love story told so beautifully..
Rimi's Top Ten Hollywood Movies for 2008 :-)
The Top Ten Hollywood Movies for 2008 were the following these are personal favorites and would not mind watching them over and over again :-) :
1) Mad Money - The deadly trio of Diane Keaton,Queen Latifah and Katie Homes made this one a real fun to watch.Women power rocked in this delightful comedy and the well planned scheme to steal damaged dollar bills slated for destruction by these three characters was great fun to watch.
All in all A nice and enjoyable film worth seeing
2)Enchanted - Though the theatrical release of this movie was during the end of November 2007 but i got the opportunity to see this magical movie during the beginning of 2008 as thats when it released in the theaters across India and the movie being Magical I definitely wanted to see it in the theater and enjoy its sheer magic to the core in the core .This one surely took me away to the world of fairytales which I have been enjoying immensely since my childhood and reinforced the strong belief that good always wins over the bad :-).The chemistry of Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey was sheer magic.If Amy Adams is really cute then girlies Patrick Dempsey is a real hot dish :-). These kind of happyly ever after movies have always appealed me and I strongly recommend this one for everyone to watch.. for me its a sureshot collector's item :-)
3)P.S. I Love You - Romantic movie will always be in my favorites and P.S.I Love You based on Cecelia Ahern's much acclaimed novel of the same name is definitely a treat to watch for all the fans of romantic movies.It was great to see Hillary Swank in different kind of role as i have always been watching her doing good but heavy roles (Million Dollar Baby,Freedom Writers,Boys Don't Cry etc.)Kathy Bates as Hillary's mother in the movie did a good job too.
Both Gerard Butler(read Sexy) and Jeffrey Dean Morgan were impressive too.This is a beautiful story of a woman's journey of rediscovery in a story about marriage, friendship and how a love so strong can turn the finality of death into a new beginning for life.Surely worth a watch.
4) December Boys - It was good to see Daniel Radcliffe in role which let him act as he is minus the Harry Potter image built on him.. probably this was his opportunity to break away from the Harry Potter mould not that we don't love him as the Harry Potter.This film is based on Michael Noonan's novel of the same name which tells us the story about four orphans who leave their orphanage for a holiday by the sea in a beach resort, these four boys are known as December Boys because they were all born in the same month(December).These four boys are best friends and had given up hope of ever being adopted, but during their holiday at the beach resort when they figure out that a seaside couple are looking to adopt one of the orphans, friendships are tested and new alliances made as the four boys compete with each other for the chance to gain a real family and this becomes a self discovery journey about their own selves.Its definitley a good movie which is worth watching
5) The Bucket List - Wow this movie definitely taught me something and that is to celebrate each day of our life as it comes every day is a special day with its ups and downs though it gets a bit difficult to follow this religiously but this thought process does really help:-) .Coming back to The Bucket List apart from the fantastic performances by seasoned actors like Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman the storyline of the movie is something to live with and rejoice life with and tells us not to leave anything for that special day as everyday is special:-).I strongly recommend this one for eveyone who is yet to watch this one..
6)The Kite Runner - Loved this movie as much I loved the book by Khaled Hosseini..this magnificent movie portrays the true meaning of friendship,love,sacrifice and atonement.
The two statements made in the movie/book are really moving "there is a way to be good again" and "For you, a thousand times over" these two statements conveys this beautiful story to the hilt. Another movie I would strongly recommend due to the sheer powerful message and storyline.
7)The Dark Knight - Have been watching all the batman series right from my school days so surely couldn't have missed on this one and fortunately this movie really does live upto to all its hype. No Joker has ever rocked the screen the way Heath Ledger did it in this one its really unfortunate that we wont see of him anymore...The Joker in this movie definitely outshadowed Batman for sure :-) Watch this one for the Joker..
8) The Chronicles Of Narnia:Prince Caspian - Based on the novel by CS Lewis this movie was a visual treat to watch.This is a story of deliverance and restoration with some intriguing aspects of Narnian history, culture, and mythology.This will defintely come under the category of best fantasy films like the Harry Potter Series the Chronicles of Narnia series too has its share of fan following me for sure to start with :-) and i am definitley waiting for the next one to release which is The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader in 2010
9) Sex and The City - Well to start with i had never seen the series but enjoyed the movie thoroughly and was actually hoping that it would never end as it was great fun and visually colourful to watch...
10) Tinker Bell - There had to be an animated movie in my list of top ten as I just love watching them and seldom miss any of the animated movies.Well well the fairytales have always fascinated me and this one from Tinker Bell is truly beautiful conveys the message of being happy as one is born and everyone is in this world is with a purpose as God has created each one of us with a special plan in mind which we don't realise in the beginning for sure :-) at least not me :-)
Well actually to list top ten is
1) Mad Money - The deadly trio of Diane Keaton,Queen Latifah and Katie Homes made this one a real fun to watch.Women power rocked in this delightful comedy and the well planned scheme to steal damaged dollar bills slated for destruction by these three characters was great fun to watch.
All in all A nice and enjoyable film worth seeing
2)Enchanted - Though the theatrical release of this movie was during the end of November 2007 but i got the opportunity to see this magical movie during the beginning of 2008 as thats when it released in the theaters across India and the movie being Magical I definitely wanted to see it in the theater and enjoy its sheer magic to the core in the core .This one surely took me away to the world of fairytales which I have been enjoying immensely since my childhood and reinforced the strong belief that good always wins over the bad :-).The chemistry of Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey was sheer magic.If Amy Adams is really cute then girlies Patrick Dempsey is a real hot dish :-). These kind of happyly ever after movies have always appealed me and I strongly recommend this one for everyone to watch.. for me its a sureshot collector's item :-)
3)P.S. I Love You - Romantic movie will always be in my favorites and P.S.I Love You based on Cecelia Ahern's much acclaimed novel of the same name is definitely a treat to watch for all the fans of romantic movies.It was great to see Hillary Swank in different kind of role as i have always been watching her doing good but heavy roles (Million Dollar Baby,Freedom Writers,Boys Don't Cry etc.)Kathy Bates as Hillary's mother in the movie did a good job too.
Both Gerard Butler(read Sexy) and Jeffrey Dean Morgan were impressive too.This is a beautiful story of a woman's journey of rediscovery in a story about marriage, friendship and how a love so strong can turn the finality of death into a new beginning for life.Surely worth a watch.
4) December Boys - It was good to see Daniel Radcliffe in role which let him act as he is minus the Harry Potter image built on him.. probably this was his opportunity to break away from the Harry Potter mould not that we don't love him as the Harry Potter.This film is based on Michael Noonan's novel of the same name which tells us the story about four orphans who leave their orphanage for a holiday by the sea in a beach resort, these four boys are known as December Boys because they were all born in the same month(December).These four boys are best friends and had given up hope of ever being adopted, but during their holiday at the beach resort when they figure out that a seaside couple are looking to adopt one of the orphans, friendships are tested and new alliances made as the four boys compete with each other for the chance to gain a real family and this becomes a self discovery journey about their own selves.Its definitley a good movie which is worth watching
5) The Bucket List - Wow this movie definitely taught me something and that is to celebrate each day of our life as it comes every day is a special day with its ups and downs though it gets a bit difficult to follow this religiously but this thought process does really help:-) .Coming back to The Bucket List apart from the fantastic performances by seasoned actors like Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman the storyline of the movie is something to live with and rejoice life with and tells us not to leave anything for that special day as everyday is special:-).I strongly recommend this one for eveyone who is yet to watch this one..
6)The Kite Runner - Loved this movie as much I loved the book by Khaled Hosseini..this magnificent movie portrays the true meaning of friendship,love,sacrifice and atonement.
The two statements made in the movie/book are really moving "there is a way to be good again" and "For you, a thousand times over" these two statements conveys this beautiful story to the hilt. Another movie I would strongly recommend due to the sheer powerful message and storyline.
7)The Dark Knight - Have been watching all the batman series right from my school days so surely couldn't have missed on this one and fortunately this movie really does live upto to all its hype. No Joker has ever rocked the screen the way Heath Ledger did it in this one its really unfortunate that we wont see of him anymore...The Joker in this movie definitely outshadowed Batman for sure :-) Watch this one for the Joker..
8) The Chronicles Of Narnia:Prince Caspian - Based on the novel by CS Lewis this movie was a visual treat to watch.This is a story of deliverance and restoration with some intriguing aspects of Narnian history, culture, and mythology.This will defintely come under the category of best fantasy films like the Harry Potter Series the Chronicles of Narnia series too has its share of fan following me for sure to start with :-) and i am definitley waiting for the next one to release which is The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader in 2010
9) Sex and The City - Well to start with i had never seen the series but enjoyed the movie thoroughly and was actually hoping that it would never end as it was great fun and visually colourful to watch...
10) Tinker Bell - There had to be an animated movie in my list of top ten as I just love watching them and seldom miss any of the animated movies.Well well the fairytales have always fascinated me and this one from Tinker Bell is truly beautiful conveys the message of being happy as one is born and everyone is in this world is with a purpose as God has created each one of us with a special plan in mind which we don't realise in the beginning for sure :-) at least not me :-)
Well actually to list top ten is
Slumdog Millionaire - Life's All About Never Ever Giving Up :-)
Slumdog Millionaire a movie which has taken the world by the storm causing as much as displeasure to its contradicts is a movie about optimism in its true sense an attitude of never giving up in life which helps us immensely during the low phases of our lives.
It was a sheer joy watching this movie seeing life through Jamal's eyes the highs and lows of his life and the ultimate victory of his seemed like a celebration of life itself.
Jamal's search holds very true to most of our lives where we are constantly in search of our goals and with all the hardships we face we really don't give up yes we do go through our low phase when life hits rock bottom but our grit and determination leads us through ultimately to achieve what we really are looking for..As the saying goes ' When you want something with all your heart the whole universe conspires to achieve it' and I truly believe in it...
It was a sheer joy watching this movie seeing life through Jamal's eyes the highs and lows of his life and the ultimate victory of his seemed like a celebration of life itself.
Jamal's search holds very true to most of our lives where we are constantly in search of our goals and with all the hardships we face we really don't give up yes we do go through our low phase when life hits rock bottom but our grit and determination leads us through ultimately to achieve what we really are looking for..As the saying goes ' When you want something with all your heart the whole universe conspires to achieve it' and I truly believe in it...
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Movies - My Lifeline :-)
I went to see the much criticized Pink Panther 2 with an open mind which is my approach towards most of the movies...I really do not care much about the film critics i am an avid movie watcher and really appreciate all the hard work and thought process that goes in making a movie and movies which takes away to a different world all together and makes us forget all the usual humdrums of life...
More about Movies later coming back to Pink Panther 2 its not a bad movie to start with for sure as the packed screen at Inox was roaring with laughter and i surely felt it was worth the money spent and the time invested on a hot Saturday morning....
Well this is the first time i am blogging and would like to thank my friends Poonam and Suparnoda for encouraging me to blog for quite sometime now...well its never too late to begin i guess...
Will come back with more soon :)
More about Movies later coming back to Pink Panther 2 its not a bad movie to start with for sure as the packed screen at Inox was roaring with laughter and i surely felt it was worth the money spent and the time invested on a hot Saturday morning....
Well this is the first time i am blogging and would like to thank my friends Poonam and Suparnoda for encouraging me to blog for quite sometime now...well its never too late to begin i guess...
Will come back with more soon :)
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