Pacific Rim

*ing : Idris Elba, Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi
Director : Guillermo del Toro


Tagline : To fight monsters we created monsters

Guillermo Del Toro shows us what Transformers had the potential to be but instead of two groups of alien robots fighting each other 'Pacific Rim' gives us man made robots fighting giant monsters.

Set in the not too distant future man kind is facing their biggest fight for survival when a portal, known as the breach opens at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean and numerous monsters called Kaijus come through and strike blows on numerous cities across the globe. They decide the only way to counter these attacks is to build giant robots called the Jaegers. The robot required two pilot but also had to be considered compatible. The better compatibility, the better they will fight. For a while it proves effect but the attacks become more frequent meaning time is running out for man kind.

Charlie Hunnam plays retired Jaeger pilot Rayleigh Becket who is trying to come to terms with losing his brother who died while fighting along side him against a Kaijus. Idris Elba gives a fine performance as Commander Stacker Pentecost, who is reluctant to allow Rayleigh to pilot along side Mako (Kikuchi) who could be considered inconsistent in her performance. The audience is supposed to see her as a strong and capable fighter but she is often seen as too vulnerable and the script can't make it's mind up on her character's traits.

This is one of the best shot movies this year and special effects to match. We see numerous fights in the form of news reports where the different angles are incredible.
Rating:
***

Escape Plan

*ing : Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzeneger
Director : Mikael Håfström

Tagline : Breaking out is an inside job.


This is a simple plot movie that symbolizes everything about Silvestre and Schwarzenegger glory days. There is no thick plot or real complexities, it's a simple bad guys Vs good guys action flick. However, the movie does not disappoint, its very entertaining and full of decent scenes. The acting is as expected, nothing Oscar worthy but good enough from action legends like them. The idea is simple and is easily understood. The one difference in this movie is that the chemistry between Schwarzenegger and Stallone is excellent and they deliver some humor also. The only downside that I can think about is the fact that this movie is really meant for both the stars fans and not people who are looking for real idea and innovation. Decent fun
Rating :
***

Krrish 3

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


Tagline :


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 :
*

Dhoom 3

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

Tagline :

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 :
***

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 :
**

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 :
***

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
**

Once upon a time in Mumbai Dobara

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

Tagline :

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

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

Man of steel

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

Tagline :

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 :
***

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
**