Krrish 3

*ing : Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut, Vivek Oberoi
Director : Rakesh Roshan


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KRRISH 3 : ITS MAKING:

How to make a recipe(movie) called KRRISH 3:

Ingredients:

- Screen Play, script writers, VFX supervisors and VFX companies of the companies that worked for the following movies:

- X-MEN Series (Magneto + Charles Xavier + Storm + toad + mystique + other mutants) - No need to mention anything about it.

- The Dark Knight Trilogy - Wide shots that feature Krrish on top of construction cranes and buildings; seems to be inspired by the dark landscapes of Gotham city in Batman.

- Spider Man 1,2 & 3 - Krrish spanning across buildings

- Spider Man 3, The Avengers and Man of Steel - Krrish under the building stopping the building from falling on the people below

- The Amazing Spider man - First person view of krrish leaping of a building and the antidote exploding in the night sky.

- Transformers 3 - Building topples and grinds on another building.

- Man of Steel (you could also consider its sequel Batman vs Superman for added flavor(humor)) - Climax fight between Krrish and Kaal.

- I am a Legend & World War Z - Fighting against deadly virus.

- Inception - The Swiss mountaintop housing Kaal's laboratory

- Class 1 - 3;Science text books.

- VFX (any quality).

- Sentiment.

- Expressions (Over-Expressions also works better).

- and at last humanity.

Procedure:

1. Take a pan of large quantity and put it on the stove.

2. Heat the pan for some time.

3. Chop the script from X-Men series and Spider Man series evenly and boil them in the I am a Legend's script till they turn into Indian flavors.

4. Cut large slices from The Dark Knight trilogy, Transformers 3 and Man of Steel. Grind them properly such that they mix well together.

5. Heat the grinded paste in a large oven by putting the necessary sentiment and humanity. Keep it stored for a long period of time.

6. Once the gravy made from X-Men and Spider Man series is ready, add some expressions to it to keep it fresh.

7. Take the stored grinded paste and add it to the gravy along with the Science text books taken earlier. Mix the contents well.

8. Store it in the refrigerator for some time and then heat it again.

9. Add the necessary VFX as per taste and cost. Decorate it beautifully.

There you are now with the Krrish 3 recipe ready to eat.

SERVE HOT. (Note: Not recommended for humans with IQ above 50. If eaten, the consequences may be disastrous. The chef has no involvement in any consequences that may follow.)

Rating :
*

Don Jon

*ing : Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore
Director : Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Tagline : Everyone loves a happy ending

I give this movie a 5 star rating because it has a message. It has a true purpose to it, which effects nearly every man on the planet.

Ladies, you can listen to this, but be reasonable. Guys, we all masturbate. Some of us do it more than others, most of us look at porn. Some of us only masturbate to porn and some of us have real hard fetishes.

This movie points to the problem, the process of porn turning our heads, making us believe in perfection and making us ultimately selfish as lovers.

You watch porn, you don't have to please a woman, you don't have to worry about anyone but yourself. It is all perfect. In the real world, in relationships, the other person matters just as much as you, but sometimes, even the real thing is not as good as the fantasy and the ease of it.

Don Jon is about that confusion of liking and appreciating porn more than real women, of becoming addicted to the idea of 'perfection' and the ultimate realization of the effect it has on all us men, making us irritated little boys, incapable of truly connecting with another person.

The message is not that porn is bad, only the way we think and use it is misleading to reality.

But, this is not the type of movie to watch with the family, the girl; it's funny, but not a comedy in a spoof and clown type of way. Watch this movie alone, think about yourself and how porn effects you. It will benefit you greatly.


Rating :
*****

How I Met Your mother (Season 2)

*ing : Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan
Creators : Carter Bays, Craig Thomas

Tagline : A love story in reverse.

How I met Your Mother (Season 2)
A love story in reverse continues. We continue to live in Journey of Ted who will marry someone in New York and will have kids. He is recounting the same story to his kids 30 years later. Too much FRIENDS hangover. Decent timepass nevertheless

Rating :
***

Dhoom 3

*ing : Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bacchhan, Uday Chopra, Katrina Kaif
Director : Vijay Krishna Acharya

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First things first, the movie is heavily copied from 'PRESTIGE’. You may like it only till the time the secret isn't revealed, and once it is out, you feel cheated
Second, Remember "Tropic Thunder" ? The movie opens with a number of fake movie trailers mocking mainstream films , themes, franchises and even the baritone voice of the presenter.

Dhoom-3 could easily have been one of those fake movies. After all Amir Khan wore a striking resemblance to "Simple Jack" .

Ladies and Gentlemen , this movie is a first rate spoof . The only problem is (and this has the problem with many bollywood movies)that it was intended to be a spoof. This fact, makes it all the more ridiculous and tragically funny.

Abhishek Bachan and Uday Chopra(who , surprisingly did create two or three funny moments ) reprise their roles as the "Supercops" from India , adept at chasing down master criminals . With their worn out jeans and flashy , unfashionable clothes , they can be mistaken for buffoons from a 90's flick . But wait. No, I am wrong, since that position is ably occupied by Amir Khan.

What with silly hats and ridiculously imbecile facial expressions , Amir Khan fits in really well in this nonsensical amalgamation of bad story, poor screenplay and pathetic acting.

I shall not waste your time by trying to pin point the exact instances (and there were many, believe me) when logic was molested in this movie. Still , to provide a holistic view of the unintelligent debacle , one only needs to watch a 30 second clipping from the movie in which Mr.Khan runs down the facade of a building with a "Bunty turns serious" kind of an expression.This scene sums up the film.

The story follows the righteous crusade launched by a victim of the Banking Industry , against the Bank . While, one may have appreciated the ingenuity in choosing a corporate body as the villain , one cannot fathom the logic behind the methods adopted by the protagonist to destroy the "Monster" .

Silly , boring chase scenes eat up 2/3rd of the reel and the remaining 1/3rd is devoted to utterly childish sentimentality and acting.

The director succeeds in debunking the myths of the SWAT teams efficiency and makes the said team an object of ridicule , when during one scene the SWAT team is rescued by the Indian dude-cop duo .

Abhishek retains the "Constipated Angry Old Man" expression throughout and Amir Khan tries hard to hide the "I know I am looking ridiculous " look.

I won't call the movie a disaster ,since a disaster too has its saving grace. Dhoom-3 has none.


Rating :
*

Red 2

*ing : Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Brian Cox
Director : Dean Parisot

Tagline :The best never rest.

This was a very enjoyable film. The story continues with the retired - and more dangerous than anybody else - agents. Frank and his comrades find themselves treading all over the globe and finding conflict at each stop.

If you haven't seen the first film, you can still enjoy this piece. You won't understand all of the relationships immediately, but the story stands on its own. And it does a very good job at that.

The movie was so much fun. It had clever and well-thought out jokes throughout the film. The jokes kept coming and were very skillfully timed.

The action was thrilling. Along with the jokes, non-stop action to get your blood pumping filled this film. They kept the same feel of cool, unreasonable stunts and explosions from the first movie, but they also added a lot more hand-to-hand combat, which was still very amusing to watch and excellently choreographed.

The acting was great and the story was well-written with actual twists. The soundtrack and sound effects made all the guns and explosions that much more convincing and enjoyable.

This film had a much higher body count than the last one, but still managed to keep it pretty light-hearted. If you liked the first one, this film will not disappoint. If you haven't seen the first one it's still very entertaining to watch.
Rating :
***

Gori tere Pyaar Main

*ing : Imran Khan, Kareena Kapoor
Director : Punit Malhotra

Tagline : Only love can Bridge the gap

Rom-com flicks are one of genre which has not been experimented in Bollywood much lately. Gori Teri Pyaar Mein was refreshing change for me among sleuth of masala films in recent times.
Imran Khan plays a good-for-nothing architect working in his dad's firm who has no respect for any relationships. Kareena Kapoor plays is a social crusader who wants to help the needy. They fell in love only to break-up. However, Sriram travels to a remote village to build a bridge for the local people to win back his love at any cost.

From the director of "I Hate Love Story", Puneet Malhotra does a fine job in trying out something different. Though the love story is predictable, it is the treatment of subject that makes it set apart. The first half is hilarious, fun and has moments to remember. Second half begins with a bang but the climax makes it a spoilsport. How I wish it could be handled with maturity and overall it would have been a good rom-com to watch. Music by Vishal-Shekhar is a let down.
Overall, I liked the film and found it to be surprisingly fair entertainment.

Rating :
***

Bombay Talkies

*ing : Rani Mukharjee, Nawazuddin Siddaqeui, Randeep Hooda, Katrina Kaif, Amitabh Bacchhan
Director : Karan Johar, Dibakar Banarjee, Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap


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First off - This movie is not as commercial as it was made out to be. With directors like Karan Johar, Dibakar Banarjee, Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap. Out of four, I think Karan is the most mainstream director.


Coming to the four films,
#1 Karan Johar - Trash. Most of the reviews I read seemed to like Karan Johar's film, but I really didn't see the point. The film had little to do with Indian Cinema. People seem impressed with the fact that it's bold. It was bold, but forcefully so. As if Johar was trying very hard to be mature. The result was that the film seemed unrealistic and over the top with sexual references and jokes. And it had some rubbish moments. Ostensibily, Karan tried to show Gays in proper light bt he did more harm than good. Ridiculous.

#2 Dibakar Bannerjee - My Favorite. A failed actor (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) who gets roped in to a movie shoot. Beautifully done, and Siddiqui was brilliant as always. You feel emotionally attached to the character. My eyes welled up. I am willing to watch this one over and over again.

#3 Zoya Akhtar - Cute. A little boy who wants to be Sheila from 'Sheila ki Jawaani'. Nicely portrayed. The direction seemed novice though. Also, ended tad abruptly.

#4 Anurag Kashyap - Oh! the irony. This one depended more on the storyline than on the screenplay like the others. I had high expectations from Kashyap and he did not fail me. It's a brilliant story and you will find yourself rooting for the character as he tries hard to meet Amitabh Bachchan.

Overall, this is my opinion,

The Best - Dibakar Bannerjee Also good - Anurag Kashyap OK: Zoya Akhtar . Bad: Karan Johar.

Rating :
** & ½

R.. Rajkumar

*ing : Shahid Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, Sonu Sood
Director : Prabhu Dheva

Tagline : Silent ho ja, Nahi to mai violent ho jaunga


Circa 2009, Salman Khan was going through a bad phase when Prabhu Devaa resurrected his career with his directorial debut Wanted which was a remake of Telugu film Pokiri, The film was a hit and resurrected the south remake action genre in bollywood, after GHAJINI(2008). Prabhu Devaa got lucky again in 2012 with Rowdy Rathore which brought Akki back to action and also he started doing south remakes. But now off recent this genre has been done to death and it's getting irritating, The action scenes too are becoming more cartoonish with heroes jumping around and doing somersaults. Such action was restricted to Tamil/Telugu/Kannada films but now even Hindi films are copying them. One thing that is striking in R Rajkumar is that it's the first time perhaps a younger 30+ hero has donned the lead role, unlike 40+ heroes and 50+ unfit heroes(Sanjay Dutt,Sunny Deol). R Rajkumar has a plot that is so thin and non existent, that it's boring. Mostly South remakes don't have a proper plot, even Wanted and Rowdy Rathore didn't have a great plot per se, but R Rajkumar is so banal, so stupid it gets to the nerves. Shahid trying to patao Sonakshi is done so cheesily like films of South and gets to the nerves; There is nothing new, novel or exciting about the film. To Digest that Shahid can bash up goons double his size even with his makeover is too much. There is nothing appealing of the film and many times seems like it's a telugu film with Indian actors.

Rating :
**

Homeland (Season 3)

*ing : Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, Morena Baccarin
Creator : *Many*

Tagline : Pledge Allegiance

Oh expectations, what things you do ?
Now homeland first 2 seasons were very good. Very very good I might say. It was taut, sharp, edgy, fast paced and enuff drama to keep us emotionally invested as well.
But I think in Season 3, makers were just bogged down by expectations and hype and tried too many things. And result is it’s the weakest season yet.
The first 3-4 episodes were torturously boring. There was a twist and then the whole season developed but it was just not as much fun as it was first 2 seasons
The way season 2 ended, I was hoping a cracker of a season but it all turned out so convenient and formulistic, its hard to believe its same series.
One of the major development happened this series is that one of the key character ‘Nicholoas Brody’ the one who centered the plot for first 2 season died. (or it seems so) .. I wonder how they wud develop the series further.
Rating :
***

X Men: The Last Stand

*ing : Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry
Director : Brett Ratner

Tagline : Take a stand

I revisited the movie cause I was too much in X Men Zone. Having seen X Men first class again recently, I also wanted to visit the first X men movie I saw. I saw the last stand in 2006. I remember loving it then. Ofocuse I did not understand the plot and it was an isolated movie for me then. Now I know who Magneto Xavier Hogan Raven are, the film made more sense.
And I enjoyed it even now.
And yes, desperately waiting for new movie in franchise, X Men : Days of Future Past ( I still cant help but admire the epic title)

Rating :
***

Prisoners

*ing : Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis
Director : Denis Villeneuve

Tagline : A hidden truth. A desperate search.

Prisoners is a gritty, incredibly well-acted, suspenseful, thought-provoking crime drama thriller. The film mainly focus on the choices taken and the consequences faced by the characters when worst things happen to them.

It simply raises the question: When your kid's life is at stake, how far are you willing to do to protect your family? It explores the likelihood of human behavior when such crime is happening to us, blurring the lines between good and bad people.

For a 153 minute movie, the story does unfolds at a slow and solemn pace (which hurts the film and might bore some audiences) but the dramatic scenes performed by the main cast members in the film will keep you engaged. Hugh Jackman and Jack Gyllenhaal both giving intense, Oscar-worthy performances here, defining and developing their characters with various layers of emotions: affection, anger, grief, empathy, guilt...throughout the film.

The film's atmosphere, heavy rains, stormy days and icy cold winter managed to create a dark, dreadful environment to make up the dreary and haunting mood in the film. Every violent action taken by the characters are acts of desperation given that they are running out of time.

However, the film is not perfect. Despite some plot problems from the various twists and turns shown in the film, the superb performances from the casts was sufficient enough to make the story succeed and believable.

Highly recommended for those who wanted to watch a serious drama thriller with powerful, engaging acting performances from its talented casts.

Rating :
****

How I met Your Mother (Season 1)

*ing : Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan
Creators : Carter Bays, Craig Thomas

Tagline : A love story in reverse.

I wanted a comedy show of 20-25 mins run time to get me thru morning breakfast. Entourage was my perfect companion for that. Bt since its over, I cudnt find any other show to fill its large shoes. I generally avoid shows which has too many seasons of it.(How I met your mother currently is in 9th season. Incidentally also its last.)
How I met your mother (HIMYM) is fun show. Good time pass. Kind what I wanted. The basic premise is quite close to Friends (unfortunately every show with group of friends together will always be compared to FRIENDS) but HIMYM has more similarity. Bunch of friends staying in New York city and facing the issues of living alone. Job, love, sex, insecurities and how friends are important as a part of life.
There basically 5 characters , Ted, Marshal, Lily, Barney and last but not least, very lovely Robin played by Cobie Smulders who I hv to say i hv developed rather big crush on.
Its year 2030 and Ted is telling story to his kids as how he met their mother. This premise is inspired by a movie Defintely, Maybe which was also fun.
So ya, we also cruise along the journey of Ted Mosby and see how he finds his wife. At the end of season, Ted and Robin are couple. And they seem destined for it. Almost like Ross and Rachel from Friends. It will be sad if he marries anyone else.
Lets see how his life goes from here.

Rating :
***

Mikey Virus

*ing : Manish Paul, Dean Alexandrou, Elli Avram, Varun Bandola
Director : Saurabh Varma

Tagline : Meet the weirdest hacker of Dilli...

There has been sleuth of movies based on delhi. In recent times, Vicky Donor and Fukery comes to mind.
When the trailer of Mickey Virus was unleashed on the internet, everybody started comparing the movie with critically acclaimed Vicky Donor(probably both the films were Delhi based and title sounded same). However, if Vicky Donor was heaven then Mickey is a ride through hell, sort of.

Delhi Cops are on the verge of cracking a case which involves high intensity of hacking for which they seek help of young-clad, computer geek Mickey. As they start solving the case, series of events unleashes new mystery involving lots of twist and turns.

First time director Saurabh Verma chooses the script which promises to deliver an intellectual-comic thriller but believe me neither there is any story nor any direction. The plot is confusing as is the screenplay. First half is monotonous and perfunctory. Chemistry between Manish Paul and Ellie Avaram is half baked. Things turns bit interesting after the murder but loses the steam with a blink of eye. Manish Paul shows some potential as Mickey Virus but needs to improve on his expression. Ellie looks gorgeous but has long way to go in terms of acting. Varun Badola steals the thunder and is the only silver lining in the film.

Overall, all the hype-hoolah surrounding film is drowned by a wafer thin plot. Neither comical nor thriller
Rating :
**

Monsters University

*ing : (voices of ) Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi
Director : Dan Scanlon


Tagline : School Never Looked This Scary

Monsters, Inc. was one of the first Pixar movie where I saw their genius. Such an incredible mix of themes and emotions. From the basic premise of "humanizing" monsters to the tiny details in Boo's behavior. it was beautiful and original.
But Why Pixar, Why ? why are u hell bent ruining my favorite movies by churning out unnecessary sequels (or prequel in this case) !
To be honest, the film cud hv been a decent fun had it been first movie released. Bt no, you released it after a masterpiece which is always a tough task to achieve the level.
Final advise, please let alone ur other classics. Don’t ruin them with gimmicky sequels. Be original. Sure u guys can do better
Rating :
** & ½

Star Trek Into Darkness

*ing : Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Benedict Cumberbatch, Alice Eve
Director : J.J. Abrams


Tagline : Beyond the darkness, lies greatness.

I was not raised in America. Or in a city where Star Trek is part of culture and growing up so I somehow can not understand the cult of the series. ( I have read numerous articles about it and I know its deeply rooted in many people’s childhood )
I quite enjoyed the first movie in the series, Star Trek. Even though I did not know much about the characters and history behind it, it had its moments. But second part is soo lame. There is just not enough emotions, drama or action. Its just gigantic piece of ear thrashing background music. It was actually very hard for me to finish the movie. So ya, u can imagine.
Don’t watch unless if you absolutely have to.
Rating :
**

Satyagrah

*ing : Amitabh Bacchhan, Ajay Devgan, Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Amrita Rao
Director : Prakash Jha

Tagline : The revolution has begun

Prakash Jha used to be such a fine filmmaker once upon a time. He gave some really good films which were commercial hits too. Gangajal, Apaharan, Mrityudand etc. I personally enjoyed rajneeti too. But I don’t know what has happened to him since. Some really atrocious movies like arakshan, chakravyu and now Satyagrah. The film holds for most of the first half but second half it completely goes haywire and the climax is ROFL type.
Amitabh Bacchhan has been a great actor and his given defining performances of bollywood but I don’t remember a single good performance of his since 80s. and he hams soo badly in the movie. You have to see that climax scene to believe how bad he can be.
The film makes fun of a great movement in modern India and does no justice at all.
Glad film was flop and that not many people saw it.
Rating
* & ½

Ram-Leela

*ing : Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone
Director : Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Tagline : Goliyon ki RasLeela, Ram-Leela

Ram-Leela is a movie which I loved and hated equal in parts.
The easiest criticism for the film would be that there is too much style and grandeur which takes away from the story.
Unfortunately that’s what is true.
Some scenes hv immense passion and grabs ur attention bt most of the film is thwarted by decoration of frame.

it strongly feels that the props are becoming main character ! bhansali shud make subtle film.
it probably can work bt i dont think man knows anything else bt to make everything big. ranveer was good in some portions bt poor in many. deepika was revelation. sat thru the film only for her. the chemistry between both was dazzling. couple has to be in love to play the part the way they did.
Overall, Disappointed.
Rating :
** & ½

Entourage (Season 8)

*ing : Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon , Jerry Ferrara , Jeremy Piven
Creator : Doug Ellin

Tagline: Maybe you can have it all

Breaking Bad is one of the greatest TV series in terms of Drama Thriller Suspense but if its only about fun, I have loved Entourage. If not more. More thoughts on it after final season

Entourage season 8
I don’t know what to do my with my life. i loved it fucking so much

My favorite tv show after friends. What i like best about both of them is that they are about life with friends. Can watch it over n over again.

only complaint, they had too few episodes per season. Wish they had more n more episodes in each season. just did not wanted it to get over.

Each and every character is soo special in his own way. Vince, Drama, Eric , Turtle and even Ari. Great great show. Now i hope they do justice to the movie.
Rating :
*****
Series Rating:
*****

Entourage (Season 7)

*ing : Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon , Jerry Ferrara , Jeremy Piven
Creator : Doug Ellin

Tagline: Maybe you can have it all

Breaking Bad is one of the greatest TV series in terms of Drama Thriller Suspense but if its only about fun, I have loved Entourage. If not more. More thoughts on it after final season
Rating :
**** & 1/2

Breaking Bad (Season 5)

*ing : Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris , Betsy Brandt
Creator : Vince Gilligan

Tagline:All bad things must come to an end

Never have i seen anything like that. till season 4, it was going smooth. it was consistently very good and I was enjoying the series.
yet, couldn’t understand the fuss about it being soo popular. But season 5 is when it elevates to a completely different level.
Each and every episode is a explosive. Had a marathon run of watching it and finished season 5 in almost in 24 hours. When Walter White admits and says" "I did it for me. I liked it. I was good at it. And I was really ... I was alive." that’s when it hit you how great the series was. Unlike whining poor junkie Jesse who just rode along. Either he liked the money or kept crying abt it. But it was White who was the real King. One of the saddest moment of the show was when Hank got killed. Even though he was after life of White, he was a great cop. and the scene was also brilliantly filmed.
The series had some outstanding scenes like first when White goes to Tuco, his meeting with Gus, Bomb Explosion in Hospital which kills Gus, Confrontation between Hank and White in his garage.
bt the best for me was when White first time says, "Say my Name" to a dealer. What a moment. Fucking what a moment.
the bar has been raised soo high by the creators, i think it will take a while before someone even thinks of achieving what Breaking Bad did.
Rating
*****
Series Rating:
*****

Breaking Bad (Season 4)

*ing : Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris , Betsy Brandt
Creator : Vince Gilligan

Tagline : Warning: Extremely Volatile

Still cant express all my emotions. Will have to watch season 5 to collect my thoughts (and awe) to tell u how much I hv loved it.
Rating
**** & ½

The Wolverine

*ing : Hugh Jackman, Will Yun Lee, Tao Okamoto
Director : James Mangold

Tagline :The hero. The fugitive. The warrior. The survivor. The legend.

Just could squeeze a movie between the epicenes of Breaking Bad series. Have to say how massively disappointed I am with the movie in a series which has given mostly good movies.
The wolverine is a bad movie with some terribly lame twists and action scenes. Hugh Jackman plays the wolverine with sincerity but the story and specially the twist in end doesn’t live up to the character.
However the final scene of the movie is quite exciting, where Magneto and Profession Xavier come together and gives a hope for another Xmen movie which is deliciously titles ‘Days of Future Past’.
Waiting desperately for that one.

Rating
**

Breaking Bad (season 3)

*ing : Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris , Betsy Brandt
Creator : Vince Gilligan

Tagline : Unstable. Volatile. Dangerous. And That's Just The Chemistry

OMG.. it continues to grow and how. There are some fabulous scenes and there is a growing tension. I think that’s the epicness of the series. You always feel something is just round the corner. Something big is going to happen. And yet it keeps the tension just aside and story keeps on growing. I think I will be able to express my complete awe only after I finish the series.
The rating remains same though.
Rating :
**** & ½

Breaking Bad ( season 2)

*ing : Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris , Betsy Brandt
Creator : Vince Gilligan

Tagline : All Becomes Crystal Clear

Frantically watching the season and its riveting as it keeps on going. Must say its highly addictive too. Just like the Meth cooked by Walter White with his aide Jesse Pinkman. They both have a tumulus relationship. Sometimes working great together or just fighting each other out. Jesse is a junkie and has major mood swings. Whereas Walter White is a calculated cook bt extremely observing cook. They both together takes up the cooking and supply channel of the district. Well, hv to say its much better than explained. Watch it. I am not going to stop till I finish the series soon
Rating :
**** & ½

Once upon a time in Mumbai Dobara

*ing : Akshay Kumar, Imran Khan, Sonakshi Sinha
Director : Milan Lutharia

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OMG.. did I say it again. “Another bad bollywood movie cashing on its hit first part”. ! ya, I said it again.
First thing, I hv zero expectations from any Akhsay kumar. He is a bad actor and his movie choices are worse.
The director wanted to cash on his hit first movie which I frankly enjoyed. Bt the casting here is soo bad it ruins any chance of having a good time. Akshay kumar as a gangster and Imran Khan(yes, Imran Khan as gangster) as his aid, both are unintentionally hilarious.
Sonakshi Sinha plays a wanna be actor. Bad thing she really cant act.
Don’t watch it.
Not for anyone
Rating :

* & 1/2

Grand Masti

*ing Vivek Oberoi, Riteish Deshmukh, Aftab Shivdasani
Director : Indra Kumar

Tagline :

Another bad bollywood movie cashing on its hit first part. Grand masti is a sex comedy which is fine. Bt it’s a bad offensive and just not funny.
And that, film did above 100 crores. Man I cant believe wat has happened to taste of Indian audience. Don’t watch it.
Rating :
*

Besharam

*ing : Ranbir Kapoor, Pallavi Sharda, Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh
Director : Abhinav Kashyap

Tagline : Na Samman Ka Moh, Na Apman ka Bhay

It beats me how a smart man Ranbir Kapoor can choose a product which is so bad from every angle. From the story to production design to music to lyrics to actress. Nothing, nothing makes sense.
I was actually repulsed and gutted seeing first 20 mins of the movie. And what was the whole point of casting ranbir’s real life parents in such caricaturist insulting roles. And wonder why they agreed to do it.
Bad bad bad bad movie. Stay miles away.
Rating :
*

X Men : First Class

*ing : James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence,
Director : Matthew Vaughn

Tagline : Before he was Professor X, he was Charles. Before he was Magneto, he was Erik. Before they were enemies, they were allies.

Rarely does it happen I want to see a movie just coz I want to see a guy perform. James McVoy. Yes.
I have seen the movie and immensely enjoyed it then too. Bt I recently I saw trailer of another movie in franchise ‘Days of Future Past’. And I was so itching to see a movie of James. X-Men First class is a first class movie with some superlative performance and great storyline. In fact its all started. How these iconic characters originated, Magneto, Professor Xavier, Raven and others. Really enjoyed once again.

Rating :
*** & ½

Phata Poster Nikhla Hero

*ing : Shahid Kapoor, Ileana, Padmini Kolhapure
Director : Rajkumar Santoshi


Tagline :

Shahid Kapoor is a decent actor but quite overrated star. I think much of his fame came cause he was dating kareena kapoor. He has done couple of good movies but that’s about it.
Its been long long that he gave a hit movie. Last I think was Kaminey. And since then he has been trying desperately hard to get a good box office performance.
Alas, Phata Poster Nikhla Hero is surely not the one. A full on bollywood commercial film all the masala and item numbers and herogiri cant also get decent run at the box office.
Shahid tries hard and couple of scenes are funny. Bt that’s all.
He will hv to wait even more the elusive hit.

Rating :
**

Man of steel

*ing : Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon
Director : Zack Snyder

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Man of Steel is the first installment in the much-anticipated "Superman" reboot helmed by American filmmaker Zack Snyder. The movie marks the return of the DC Comics iconic superhero to the celluloid after a seven- year-long hiatus following the abysmal show of Bryan Singer's Superman Returns (2006).

Co-written by David S. Goyer and Christopher Nolan, Man of Steel stars Henry Cavill in the role of the eponymous superhero—a part that was immortalized by the late Christopher Reeve. The movie's stellar ensemble cast like Amy Adams, Russell Crowe,Kevin Costner, Laurence Fishburne, Diane Lane and Michael Shannon

Man of Steel takes a departure from the trademark style of the "Superman" films starring Christopher Reeve. Make no mistake! Man of Steel's striking contrast to its predecessors is not merely because of its technical Even the makers choose to make a statement by opting for a title that doesn't have the word "Superman" attached to it (not to mention about Superman's new costume). In fact, it would be safe to look upon this rather drastic transformation as a paradigm shift.

Man of Steel serves to be a decent summer flick with truckloads of entertainment value for the casual viewers. But, sadly, for the most part, it remains limited to entertainment. Snyder shows flashes of brilliance but fails to capitalize on those strong moments. Man of Steel offers a lot a promise but falls short of living up to it. At best, it serves to be a run-of-the mill sci-fi adventure that is all style but very little substance. Hopefully, Snyder and team will learn from their mistakes and make a strong comeback with the forthcoming installments.
Rating :
***

The Hangover III

*ing : Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms
Director : Todd Philips

Tagline : The End.

Always wanted to see the film as I am fan of the first movie. The second was not enjoyable, but I had hoped the conclusion would be a return to form. I was hugely disappointed by the lazy script, cruel tasteless gags, and the predictability of the film. I love comedies but I only laughed once or twice. The cruel animal death 'jokes' killed the mood of the film. Film is no where smart or witty like the first one.
I wanted to enjoy a fun experience like I did with the first Hangover film. Mr Chow is a hugely irritating, monotonous character, whose only purpose seems to be to hurl out nonsense at every opportunity. The Hangover Part III will ruin the experience of the first film for you - if you want a film that is original, and good fun - avoid this shameless grab for cash. I can honestly say this was a chore to watch.

Rating :
*

Mud

*ing : Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland
Director : Jeff Nichols

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Mud' is a coming-of-age story told with subtle, heart-warming grace. We're introduced to a mysterious man calling himself 'Mud' played by Matthew McConaughey in perspective to two teens, Ellis and Neckbone. Ellis is an innocent teen who has his own optimistic ideas about 'love' until he finds it fading between his parents. It's the reason why he wants to help Mud to get back together with his. In a way, Mud is a reflection of Ellis. They both feel dedicated to the person they are attracted to. And with this adventurous journey, they both shape each other's ideas without knowing so.

This film is an atmospheric and memorable tale about influencing ideas about love on a child, and interesting dynamics between fathers and sons. Definitely one of the better films of the year
Rating :
*** & ½

Entourage (Season 6)

*ing : Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon , Jerry Ferrara , Jeremy Piven
Creator : Doug Ellin

Tagline: Maybe you can have it all

Fun Fun n more Fun. Watch it if you haven’t. You are missing out on something special.

Rating :
**** & ½

Midnight's Children

*ing : Rajat Kapoor, Vansh Bhardwaj, Anupam Kher, Shabana Azmi
Director : Deepa Mehta

Tagline : A child and country were born at midnight once upon a time

I haven't read the book. I have heard a lot about it and always wanted to read it. The book won Booker of Booker. That’s quite some achievement.

Deepa Mehta's is back after Elements Trilogy Earth, Fire and Water. The topics were bold then. Now the topic is diverse - mostly because with a fountain of genres, Midnight's Children talks about many things... from love to superstitions, from the Partition to the Emergency, from magic to realism... narrated so wonderfully, it enthuses. The last 20 minutes are little boring & staid but the first 100 minutes makes up for a good show.

Performances are brilliant with every single person working beautifully & totally carving a splendid character out of Rusdhie's imagination. Ronit Roy, Bhabha, Goswami, Darsheel Zafary & Rahul Bose are terrific. Certain sequences/ideologies troubled me but since it is all fiction encapsulated in a narrative, I quite enjoyed it. Depiction of sensitive topics is great which is not unusual in a Deepa Mehta film. A lot could be written about it and the best way to know all about it is to watch it.

The tale from the 1940s to the 1970s, with certain twists & turns, beautiful ideas, relationships, empathy, violence, real topics, age- transitions, fights, superstitions, sex, infidelity tiny tidbits and the magic... is enduring.

Telling the story of Saleem, born on the stroke of Midnight on August 15th 1947 i.e when India finally became an independent nation, whose life is altered from the minute he is born, as he is given to the wrong parents, rich parents, and thus afforded a life of luxury that he was not destined to have. On top of that, he has magical powers (that aren't that great to be honest), and finds that every child born at Midnight on August 15th also has magic powers, it's like the Power Rangers: India. What thus follows is a story narrated by Rushdie himself, as Saleem's life links and progresses with the historical and political turmoil taking part in India throughout the century, ( Partitions, Civil Wars, States of Emergency), and Saleem, much like India at the time, struggles and battles to find out his own identity.

The film does well in scaling down the content of the novel, it's more of a drama with bits of comedy, than a grand epic or fantasy, and parts do feel rushed as the viewer is transported from year to year without any sense of anything really linking together, despite the valiant attempts of Rushdie narrating the whole story. However, it is still a film that does manage to vividly depict a fascinating period in history with lots of very visual scenes that leave a lasting impression, and more importantly, it links it all together with individual plights, to add that emotional intensity. So overall I'd still recommend it.
Rating :
*** & 1/2

Breaking Bad (Season 1)

*ing : Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris , Betsy Brandt
Creator : Vince Gilligan

Tagline :In the no-holds-barred world of Walt White, the end justifies the extreme.

Never have been a TV series I hv heard more about. Breaking Bad ended officially in September and all I could hear was Breaking Bad just everywhere. Damn everywhere. And it did get me hooked. Started watching and its not bad. Its actually very good. Its about a very nice simple bt genius chemistry teacher who is diagnosed with cancer. He wants to save enough money for his family before he is dead. And then he ends up cooking meth, highly addictive drug in US market. And since he is a chemistry genius, the product he makes is the purest in the market. Ofcourse life of drug is not that simple and there are many twists n turns in his life. And how he is dealing with it all.

Rating :
****

Entourage (Season 5)

*ing : Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon , Jerry Ferrara , Jeremy Piven
Creator : Doug Ellin

Tagline: Maybe you can have it all

And the fun continues. The boys are rocking as forever. Makes me jealous of their life. Indeed there is some ups n downs bt that’s how the life is. These people are god rock stars having fun the way it shud be. Among the best tv series. Ever.
Rating :
**** & ½

Despicable Me 2

*voices of : Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Benjamin Bratt
Director : Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud

Tagline : When the world needed a hero, they called a villain.

Despicable me 1 was the one of the first animation movies I saw, and I loved it. So I hv emotional attachment to the series and despite being a little underwhelmed by this one, I still quite liked parts of it. The film is not as funny or doesn’t have that great a story line liked the first one. Seems they are only trying to cash in the franchise part here. Yet, I don’t mind seeing Gru and his cute little minions on the screen. Minions I also must say are the funniest part of the movie. They are just hilarious.. watch it with family for a decent time pass.
Rating :
***

World War Z

*ing : Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz
Director : Marc Forster

Tagline : Remember Philly

I was really excited about seeing this movie, but left underwhelmed. I thought the acting was lackluster, the story very linear and predictable, with no interesting plot twists or great moments of revelation.

This role didn't suit Brad Pitt - I'm too big a fan of his to say he was poor, but I found his character quite shallow and unengaging. I couldn't provide a detailed description of his character if I had to. Everything worked out for him conveniently throughout, and of course he is the one who saves the day - without too great an effort of problem solving either.

Overall, the movie wasn't bad, but it certainly wasn't great either. Wouldn't recommend for those who value a solid storyline over all else.
Rating :
** & ½

Boss

*ing : Akshay Kumar, Ronit Roy, Aditi Rao Hydri, Mithun Chakravaty
Director : Anthony D'Souza

tagline : This october, Dont fear. Boss is here

Just another mindless shitty atrocious askhay kumar film. Don’t even go near it.

Rating :
*

Shudh Desi Romance

*ing : Sushant Singh Rajput, Vaani Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra
Director : Maneesh Sharma


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How much you will like or not like Shuddh Desi Romance largely depends on which side you are? Marriage or no marriage. I am not going to take any side because it's a movie not documentary. There are crazy characters and crazier situations. Beautifully filmed completely in Pink city Jaipur, written with fire-cracking dialogs, narrated smoothly however not consistently and acted strongly by Sushant Singh Rajput, Parineeti Chopra and Rishi Kapoor. Vani Kapoor comes just good enough in her short role. Sushant is charming and gains your sympathy despite being insane. Parineeti gains the points on being spontaneous and emotionally cracking.

I think most of them miss the point of the film.
Manish Sharma has directed movies like Band Baaja Baraat and Ladies Vs Ricky Behl. Both movies show strong, independent women taking charge of their lives. These women know what they want and aren't shy about saying so. I think it's a very good idea to show this type of woman in a movie, particularly a romantic movie. The traditional Bollywood movie where the boy is the aggressor and wins the girl is fine, but this is a different approach. Notice also that it begins with a wedding rather than ending with a wedding, and that the parents of both the boy and girl are nowhere to be seen. I think the message of the movie: Romance in the modern era does not necessarily have to end in marriage. Marriage (particularly in India, I would think) carries a lot of cultural baggage, not not everyone is ready for that.

As for the movie itself, I thought Parineeti did an absolutely terrific job. I'm not sure how she could have been better. I look forward to seeing her in many more movies, and I hope she makes good choices. Vaani Kapoor was like a breath of fresh air. Very pretty and ever smiling. She stole the heart and scenes she was in. Sushant Singh Rajput had a very difficult part—he had to look surprised, bewildered, and in love, a hard combination to keep up. But he did a good job, and never went over the top and kept it realistic. Bollywood movies often go into pure silliness towards the end, and although this had the cute marriage scene that could have been completely ridiculous, the director kept it within limits.

Rishi Kapoor is excellent and hilarious. Movie travels smoothly until its last half an hour struggles to wrap up the things and conclusion does not come shining enough. Love it or hate it but you won't be able to ignore it.
Rating :
*** & ½

Parker

*ing : Jason Statham, Jeniffer Lopez
Director : Taylor Hackford

Tagline : To get away clean, you have to play dirty.

Every other Jason Statham film ever made. Period.
Rating
**

Bhag Milkha Bhag

*ing : Farhan Akhtar, Sonam, Pawan Malhota
Director : Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

Tagline : Now you will see his Real Story.

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is based on the life story of the most iconic Indian track and field athlete,Milkha Singh.It covers his journey from the villages of Multan to Helsinki,Melbourne,Paris and finally culminates in Lahore.Throughout the journey,we are introduced to the experiences that make him climb the top of the ladder, with a few stumbles in between.
As said, the film chronicles the journey of the man, Milkha Singh but its more about his life than the sportsman. A man overcoming his past and ghosts of partition and how he becomes a legendary athlete of country. If half of the things shown in the film shown is true, the man had an outstanding journey.
Kudos to Farhan Akhtar for delivering Milkha Singh to us! His is an absolutely brilliant performance. He has clearly put in massive effort to get it right. From the physical development, to the running style, the look, the accent, the Punjabi language, the dancing.. Everything. And he delivers well on all of these. Clearly, he seems to be the perfect fit for this role.
Bt somewhere I felt film became too long and there were unnecessary plot which cud hv been edited out, specially the whole sonam part. And there’s just too much info or director tries to cram too much in the movie. Also, part of it felt jingoistic and contriving. Having said that, I fully enjoyed the movie.
Sure a word abt music, Shankar- ehsaan- Loy hv not been at their best in last couple of years bt this movie has some great track. The title song being my most favorite of the year so far. The song is soo powerful, I feel ashamed doing nothing while listening to it. I feel I shud be doing something, running, working or being part of anything. The song has soo much energy and positivity to it.
Rating :
****

The Accidnetal Apprentice (Book)

*Written By : Vikas Swaroop

The thing which I write after I finish a book, “finished a book after long time” ! :) .. the accidental apprentice is written by Vikas Swaroop, the man who wrote very famous Q n A which was later turned into a very successful and popular movie, “Slumdog Millionaire”. The accidental apprentice has pretty much similar formula to the writing. An ordinary man (women this time) caught up in extraordinary circumstances and how she gets herself out of the situation. The whole book was was good, it was pacy, gripping and had a mystery to it. The subject was interesting as well as entertaining. But the climax was such a let down. The whole buildup ended up being such a sham coz of a lame climax and I felt utterly cheated and reading it.
A bad book hurts more than a bad movie. A movie takes 2 hours and you may or may not invest emotionally in the characters but a bad book always saps you. Invariably you end up investing in the characters and it surely takes much more than 2 hours to finish any book.
Heavily disappointed by the ending, or else wud hv been a good read.
Rating :
**

Moonrise Kingdom

*ing : Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis , Edward Norton, Bill Murray , Tilda Swinton
Director : Wes Anderson

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What I like most about Moonrise Kingdom is that this story of love is told from the children's own perspective. Sure, there are adults in this world but it is the kids themselves who are the centre of the story which I'm sure was Wes Anderson's intention. It's the inner world of the kids that the movie explores whereas the inner world of adults is mostly ignored. We do learn about the adults from their actions but we learn much more about the children and the topography of their lives and emotions. One adult isn't even given a name and is simply known as 'social services' - played by the marvelous Tilda Swinton.

This reversal also suits Anderson's style. Whimsy and fantasy are features of his writing and directing and they've never been more appropriate.

It's a wonderful film that will make many adults reminisce about their own 'Moonrise Kingdoms' that they may once have known.
Rating :
*** & ½

Entourage (Season 4)

*ing : Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon , Jerry Ferrara , Jeremy Piven
Creator : Doug Ellin

Tagline: Maybe you can have it all

Watching it in super speed, and loving it even more than previous seasons. If you have any interest in movies, Hollywood in particular, you just cant miss this show. ! You will learn how stars live, behave and enjoy their life. What are the insecurities, how are they approached for movies and how they negotiate with their agents. It’s a fun series. Too much fun I must add.
Rating
**** & ½

Take this Waltz

*ing : Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Sarah Silverman
Director : Sarah Polley

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Take This Waltz" tells the story of Margot a chronically depressed woman who is in a nice, stable marriage to Lou, a nice, stable guy. Margot meets, by chance, Daniel, a man who is slimmer, poorer, more artistic, and more conventionally handsome than her nice, stable husband. Don promises Margot hot experiences in bed. Margot leaves Lou for Dan.

In a montage sequence, Margot is shown having hot encounters with Dan, including three ways. Then Margot is shown being, again, chronically depressed. Margot implies that she regrets leaving Lou.

And that's it. That's the whole movie. It's not funny; it's not smart; it's not wonderful to look at. And then there is too much unnecessary nudity in the film too much. The ending is pessimistic.
Only thing I liked was performance of Michelle Williams. She’s a great actress and then there is something abt her face and body language ppl do get drawn towards her.

Rating
* & 1/2

Lost (Season 6)

*ing : Matthew Fox, Jorge Garcia, Evangeline Lilly, Evangeline Lilly, Naveen Andrews, Josh Holloway, Terry O'Quinn
Created by :J.J. Abrams, Jeffrey Lieber, Damon Lindelof

Tagline : On this island, survival is not a game.

The finale to "Lost" failed on many levels, and not just because it did not answer questions. It was poor writing that was an emotionally manipulative, contrived, and done-before piece. I got it. I saw the different alternatives integrated into the characters' memories. I saw the after-life reunion that would bind them all together in eternity. But, the finale served to diminish the integrity of the entire series because SO MANY small questions were left unresolved.

I think the writers created mysteries and twists as they went along with no clearly defined answers or resolutions in their own heads when they created those mysteries. That is just plain lazy and sloppy writing. The "Lost" writers ended the series with some absurd and puerile after-life reunion, rendering all the possibilities regarding what was "real" a total unexplained mess.

So... whether they all died in the plane crash, or whether the island experience really happened, or whether they all lived out their lives in an alternate universe where the plane never crashed, or whether all possibilities happened in some Quantum physics world and all the options were integrated into their memories.... nothing was explained in terms of the events WE WATCHED for years on the island.

The whole ending was a major cop out because the writers kept building mystery after mystery, twist after twist, cliffhanger after cliffhanger, and they never tied anything up with clear explanations in the finale. The ending was terrible. They went for the manipulative tearjerker.
Overall, I was quite disappointed with the show and specially the finale part. Yet, I wud admire the storytelling in the series. How they built, characters , the back story, future story, conflicts, issues and everything. Such a shame it had to end like this.

Rating :
*** & ½
Series Rating :
*** & ½

Man on a Ledge

*ing : Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell
Director : Asger Leth


Tagline : You can only push an innocent man so far.

MAN on a LEDGE has the appearance of a pretty standard unlikely sensationalistic adrenaline-thriller. The plot has its share of holes and stretches, and the ending's a bit much. Still, the acting and cinematography are quite good, and the film is immediately arresting, includes a few good surprises, and keeps your attention throughout. An especially fine performance by Elizabeth Banks as police psychologist Lydia Mercer.

MAN on a LEDGE would have been enhanced by more in the way of character development, especially in the relationship(s) between Nick, Joey, and Angie. Also, millionaire con-man David Englander is a bit too obvious a scumbag from the start. A little more finesse on this character, allowing him to creep up on us, would have been a plus.
Yet, a decent timepass I d say.
Rating
***

Entourage (Season 3)

*ing : Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon , Jerry Ferrara , Jeremy Piven
Creator : Doug Ellin

Tagline : A lifestyle is a terrible thing to waste.

I don’t think I have finished any season of any series this fast. Evidently, I am loving it soo much. ! perhaps the best I have seen since Friends. And its definitely a huge complement. Hope the show never dips and continues to give entertainment and story about Vincent Chase, the star.

Rating :
**** & 1/2

Entourage (Season 2)

*ing : Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon , Jerry Ferrara , Jeremy Piven
Creator : Doug Ellin

Tagline :Let's hug it out, bitch.

Living the life of a celebrity, and tugging along are his group of friends, Vincen Chase, the hot star in Hollywood is living his life to fullest. He is getting money, movies and girls. Series is still funny, still sharp and even tho is set in a completely different world from what we know, feels soo real. ! and the series is made so well, feels like we are living with these guys.
Loving it
Rating
**** & 1/1