Warm Bodies

*ing : Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, Analeigh Tipton
Director : Jonathan Levine

Tagline : He's still dead but he's getting warmer

I have stated this before many times on this blog and I d say again, zombie movie is one genre I truly hate. I have not liked any movie in past which had zombie theme.
This movie is Ok, would probably not watch it again but it's a good one view, time filler kind of movie. The story is okay, I guess the moral of the story is that anyone can be redeemed from an evil past. Some of the acting is pretty inconsistent. I was just expecting more comedy and maybe better acting. I think the overall story is pretty good and the 3 or 4 times there was a funny part. I think the trailers make it seem a little more hilarious than it is.
Rating :
***

Ek thi Daayan

*ing : Emraan Hashmi, Kalki Koechlin, Konkana Sharma, Huma Querieshi
Director :Kannan Iyer


I am not fond of horror films. I avoid it as much as I can. Bt this was a mainstream hindi movies with stars so I was tempted to watch. Also, it was produced by one of my favorite, Vishal Bhardwaj so was looking forward anyway.
Film has good and well written first half. Konkona Sen Sharma was the highlight of the first. She is deliciously scary. Also the kids are super cute and acts their part as well.
film has its moments, bt all of them are in first half only.
The Climax, is truly ugly. The highly awaited throughout the movie many believed that there is so much waiting to be told at the end. Bt it all ends in a farce. Only if they had worked on the second half of the movie. Also, the twist, which obviously seemed forced, was damn stupid.

Rating :
**

Minority Report

*ing : Tom Cruise, Max von Sydow, Colin Farrell
Director : Steven Speilberg

Tagline : The system is perfect until it comes after you.

I am not the type to watch films again just for the sake of it. However I wanted to watch this one coz it had been long I saw original and I had very few memory of wat film was about.
In the future, murders are prevented before they are performed. When pre-cog officer John Anderton (Tom Cruise) is accused of committing a pre-crime, he must find out why he will kill a man he has never met.

'Minority Report' is Spielberg's best of the 2000s.

Great story and script. It fast-paced, intelligent, and real at the same time.

Tom Cruise gives a great emotional performance and uses his smile perfectly.. Colin Farrell gives a great snobby performance and his chemistry with Cruise is top-notch.

The star of the film is Steven Spielberg. This movie is an old-school noir story, set in the future. The production design is high-tech with chrome and clear windows everywhere. The special effects are amazing, as well as the cinematography and editing.
Never boring and always interesting. Must watch if you have not.
Rating :
*** ½

Pyaasa

*ing : Mala Sinha, Guru Dutt, Waheeda Rehman
Director : Guru Dutt

Well made Bollywood film by one of its exceptional filmmakers. The story seems to be based on the novel "Devdas" by Saratchandra Chatterjee, though not credited so (poor poet is still in love with his former girlfriend who has married for money, despite that he is himself loved by a selfless prostitute). The ending is different of course, as it is not tragic here but rather educative. The quite open and bold social criticism - especially in the song on prostitution - is also well worth noticing.

The music is beautiful, the actors are convincing, especially Guru Dutt as the poor and misunderstood poet with an attitude and Waheeda Rehman as the prostitute with a heart of gold. It is interesting that the songs are often inserted in the story itself (many of them are REALLY songs sung in the story), and are not only musical picturizations of fantasies, dreams, etc., as it is often the case in Bollywood films. Though this also occurs of course, as in the Guru Dutt-Mala Sinha duet scene. Well worth seeing for lovers of heart-wrenching melodrama and vintage Bollywood music.

Rating :
*** & ½

The Next Three Days

*ing : Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Michael Buie
Director : Paul Haggis

Tagline :Lose who you are to save what you love.

This movie is "watchable", but not a whole lot more. Being a big fan of the show Prison Break, I generally enjoy this style of film/show and thought that this movie had a lot of potential, but by the end, it just seemed like a cheap imitation. The characters were not particularly believable, especially Russel Crowe, who had a pretty sub par performance compared to some of the great movies he's previously starred in. There were additionally a handful of minor holes in the plot that just left it feeling poorly thought out and executed. The whole movie just feels a little bit rushed and poorly put together, so I would not see it again. If you're a big fan of Russel Crowe or have nothing better to do, it's worth watching, but in any other instance, I wouldn't recommend it.
Rating :
* * & 1/2

Wreck it Ralph

*ing : (voices of ) John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer
Director: Rich Moore


Tagline:He's smashing the game world wide open

I have been so caught up watching this television series these days, I hardly get time to watch Movies. Also the reason is that, there are no good movies these days to watch. Its also been long time I saw a any animation movie. Wreck it Ralph, which was nominated for Oscar last year and lost to Brave. I haven’t seen Brave yet, (though I did read some disappointing reviews) I think Wreck it Ralph totally deserved Oscar. It is everything an animation movie should be about. Funny, charming, bright colors, story which is for adults and kids both. This is what Pixar is (was?) famous for. And I how so wish this was made by Pixar.
The film is about a character within a video game named Ralph who does nothing but wrecking. He is a nice guy bt due to his work, he doesn’t get appreciated by anyone. Bored of his job, he leaves the game which creates a ripple effect which cud lead to entire gaming station being shut down. There is also a sub plot of an extremely cute girl wanting to win race who befriends Ralph and gives best moments of movies. Truly worth a dekko.

Rating :
****

SUITS (Season 2)

*ing : Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams, Meghan Markle
Creator : Aaron Korsh

Tagline : Nothing's ever black and white.

I had as much fun watching season 2 as much as I did while watching season 1. May be more. SUITS is tremendous fun, more so made by spot on casting of Harvey Specter and and his protégé Mike Ross. It also is very easy to like cause of some tremendous cinematography of New York skyline. Good looking people wearing best clothes cracking tough cases.. too much fun I tell you. Though I also must mention the way season has ended, i.e. Harvey n Mike drifting apart and almost, fighting out against each other. And that just sounds delicious. 2 best Lawyer minds in city, going full throttle, I am sure the wait will be worth. !

Rating :
* * * ½