Movie Review

2012-05-15T05:14:00.001-07:00

Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl : * * * - Average, 1 time watch

2011-12-13T01:04:00.001-08:00

Well, I am on Ricky Bahl's side...Its a entertaining movie with good music..

Ricky Bahl (Ranveer Singh) is a con man, after getting fooled by him, three very different women get together to regain their money and their pride with help of a salesperson Ishika (Anushka Sharma).

Everyone has given good performances. Ranveer is looking pretty handsome.. and the new face Parineeti Chopra has done cute performance..
Anushka is as usual ..frankly speaking I want to see some thing different from her now.. she is playing same bubbly character in every movie, similar to Band Baaja Baraat, RNBJ, Patiala House . She really needs to try some thing out of her comfort zone..
Dipannita Sharma, Aditi Sharma have given good support. It is nice to see the supporting characters ( 3 ladies ) are not over shadowed by the main leads.

Over all it’s a one-time watch.. njoy it..
I give 3 stars out of 5 for this one

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BodyGuard : Review * * 1/2 Usual love story with weak screenplay

2011-09-02T02:02:00.000-07:00

BodyGuard , average movie with nothing great to offer.

I still have the hangover of Chulbul Pandey despite of watching Ready, so I had to watch this movie first day..

The first half brings back college memories, I miss those days. Infact we had played the same prank which Divya plays with Lovely Singh in the movie with one of our friend (I can never forget his expressions)

Second half is the same old love story with a tweak in the end which is inspired from movie Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (it was like heroine toh hero ko hi milegi, so kill the other character)

Songs are decent.. Lovely resemblances Prem ( character in movies like Maine Pyar Kiya) he has the same innocence.. And its only Salman who can play Prem perfectly...

Kareena has also given a good support..

Over all it is a usual love story with a weak screenplay..

Its better you sit back home, relax & listen to good music.. But if you are diehard fan of Salman then go for it...

I give two and half star out of five for this one..

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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara : * * * 1/2 Good movie with refereshing songs

2011-07-24T23:36:00.000-07:00

Things I liked about this movie are the location, songs and dialogues.

My favourite moment of the film?Its when Hrithik discovers the meaning of life with one deep sea dive with Katrina Kaif. Abhay, Farhan and Hrithik have given excellent performance and they support each other vey well. Each of them has their unqiue sense of humor which brings smile on your face.Katrina is good.. even Kolki has done a good job.

Over all a light hearted, refreshing movie.. go for it.. and remember "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara" so NJOY!!

I will give 3 and half stars out of five for this one.

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 : Review : A Prefect Ending !!

2011-07-14T01:25:00.000-07:00

Well, I am not a big Harry Potter fan, but some how I managed to see all the pervious 7 parts before I watched this one. Ten years, is really a long time. I read few articles about the movie, the fan following and realized that there is a generation ( fan following) who have grown with Harry Potter, and sadly for them this has come to end..
In one of his interview, Daniel said that he is not a born actor and he has learnt a lot in these 10 years. The reason why he was selected to play Harry Potter was because of his looks. Hope so , audience accepts him in his next movie. "The Woman in black" which would release in 2012.

The story continues from Part 1 where Harry (Radcliffe), Hermoine (Watson) and Ron Weasley (Grint) are searching for the horcrux's, which are objects that hold parts of Lord Voldermort's soul. The best of the movie is that ,everyone has helped Harry to defeat Voldermort.

Over all, it has a perfect ending. There a many moments where you would be on edge of your seat.. many questions would be answered. Worth watching.. I give 3 and half stars (out of 5) for this one.

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Delhi Belly Review : * * * * Shit Happens N it shows how!!!

2011-07-02T09:21:00.001-07:00

"Delhi Belly" is written by Akshat Verma. It was thrown into a pile of scripts in Aamir Khan's office, where Kiran Rao randomly picked it, read it and began to laugh. Soon it was read by Aamir Khan who contacted the writer who was initially hesitant that it might ruin the clean, family entertainment tag of Aamir Khan Productions. But the movie was completed finally ..

I was all excited about this one and its worth watching.
The movie does not have any dull part.. its always on a move with the characters continuously falling in trouble. Vir Das, (‘Jaa Chudail’ performance was awesome) Poorna Jagannathan and Imran are good while Kunal Roy Kapoor is excellent. It is nice to see Shenaz Treasury on screen after a long time. Music is decent.. and my favorite is the item song . I must say that Aamir is the next item boy ;)

Don't miss this one.. njoy!! ( N don't watch it with family !!)
I give 4 stars out of 5 to this movie..

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Kung Fu Panda 2 : * * * Awesomeness is worth watching

2011-06-04T23:49:00.000-07:00

Kung Fu Panda (2008) - this is one was my favorite animated movie, I had watched it on my birthday :) with my bacha party and it was fun!!

The sequal is not good as part one but still worth watching.. Poo returns this time to save China form the evil peacock (its quiet strange to imagine a peacock to be a villain :P)..
He has prefect comic timing.. I can't imagine any other actor playing the character of Poo apart form Jack Black.. Bright colors still permeate every scene, and the level of detail is remarkable..
I think they would come up with another part of this movie as the movie ended in such a manner...
Hope to see the magic of Dragon warrior again very soon..

I give 3 stars out of 5 for this one.. go and njoy the awesomeness

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Ready : * * 1/2 Watch it only for Salman

2011-06-04T10:37:00.000-07:00

It is no way close to Dabangg.. you would be disppointed if you go with high expectations... the movie is all about Salman, just keep your brains aside and njoy the movie.. ( I went to watch this only bcz I liked Dabangg)

The movie is about a spoilt rich brat (Salman) who falls in love with Pooja (Asin)..But before he can marry her, he needs to change her don like family into Hum Sath Saath Hai types family..
Asin is okk .. (Her make-up sucks, she was better in Ghajani).. .The film is a remake of a Telugu blockbuster and it comes along with infectious songs such as Dhinka Chika and Character Dheela.
Overall the movie is a timepass..with few punch lines like I, Me and Myself .. if you dont have any plans for the weekend.. you can think of watching it..

I give two and half stars out of five for this movie

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Rio : * * * 1/2 Colorful N Refreshing

2011-05-29T03:12:00.000-07:00

Starring: (The voices of) Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Jamie Foxx, will.i.am, Leslie Mann.

From the makers of the hit ICE AGE series comes RIO, a comedy adventure about taking a walk on the wild side.

"Colorful" and "Refreshing", these are two words which I can think about after watching RIO.

It has everything Romance, Action, Drama, Humor, Music (I can still remember the way the evil monkey said "Papa" so cute)... Every character is well defined and prefectly presented.

It is a movie which you and your family would enjoy watching.. so go for it..

I give 3 and half stars out of 5 for this one.

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From the makers of the hit ICE AGE series comes RIO, a comedy adventure about taking a walk on the wild side.

"Colorful" and "Refreshing", these are two words which I can think about after watching RIO.

It has everything Romance, Action, Drama, Humor, Music (I can still remember the way the evil monkey said "Papa" so cute)... Every character is well defined and prefectly presented.

It is a movie which you and your family would enjoy watching.. so go for it..

I give 3 stars out of 5 for this one.

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THOR : * * * Could have been better but its entertaining

2011-04-30T11:18:00.000-07:00

THOR, this movie is all about "Chris Hemsworth" (especially for all the you girls out there ;) )

Thor is the tale of the titular Norse deity (Chris Hemsworth), manipulated into defying his father Odin (Anthony Hopkins) by his conniving brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and banished to Earth where, with the help of an astrophysicist (Natalie Portman) and her mentor (Stellan Skarsgård), he attempts to regain his trusty weapon and rediscover the nature of his gifts and the power he wields.

The storyline is bit weak, I expected few more superhero fights. The best part of movies like SUPER MAN,SPIDERMAN, there is lot of adventure, fights.. Thor lacks this...

Chris is prefect for this role, he has the right atitude and look.. It has a nice twist in the end.. Graphics are superb. Over all its a watchable and entertaining.. Go for it!

I give 3 stars out of 5 for this one.

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Battle: Los Angeles : * * & 1/2 stars: Good Graphics but not entertaining

2011-03-10T04:36:00.000-08:00

Battle: Los Angeles, this is an alien invasion flick from director Jonathan Liebesman which stars stars Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez, Bridget Moynahan, Lucas Till, Michael Peña, Noel Fisher, Joey King, and Taylor Handley.

The trailer looked promising but I was disappointed after watching the movie. The intial part has few scenes where you could feel the thrill but later it gets repetative. The invaders from outer space are never revealed completely, reduced to a suits of organs and bio-weapons, viewed primarily in the distance.
As the movie progressed I eagerly kept on waiting when I would see a full view of the alien.. but I never saw one :( The only good thing is the graphics . Some how I managed to sit 2 hours wishing that the aliens die soon... ( The emotional scene also bored me :P )

This is a movie which you can avoid ..I would give 2 and half stars for this movie.. the extra half star for the graphics.

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Tanu Weds Manu: * * 1/2 stars Time pass movie with entertaining first half

2011-02-25T23:49:00.000-08:00

Some how I believe movies which involve Shaadi plot are quiet entertaining ( HAHK, Mosoon wedding, Band bajaa Baraat).. There is at-least 1 character in the movie who makes you laugh, the songs are awesome.. Waise Indian weddings are full of masti..

Same happens with Tanu weds Manu.. while it had very few songs and the hit song "Sadi Gali" was never played complete.. There is full-on excitement in first half with the "paapi" begin the character who brings smile on your face ("naam likh kar batau ya de kar" :) )
Acting wise, Kangana & Madhavan both have done justice to their character..
The weak point of the movie was the dragged end..unnecessary entry of Jimmy with a quiet predictable ending..
But over all its a one time watch movie..I give 2 and half stars for the movie (out if 5)..

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The Green Hornet * * * : A nice action+ comedy movie

2011-01-16T01:16:00.000-08:00

"The-Green-Hornet", its feels strange when one hears this name..why a super hero is named after it?? to know the answer , you need to watch the movie...
Following the death of his father, Britt Reid, heir to his father's large company, teams up with his late dad's assistant Kato to become a masked crime fighting team.
The movie has everything, its like a typical masala type movie.. My favorite character would be Christoph Waltz aka "Chudnofsky" and its funny to see how he evolves himself as "Bloodnofsky". I loved the way he is serious about getting a makeover..
Seth Rogen and Jay Chou are good. Cameron Diaz has nothing much to do in the movie.

If you like action-comedies, this is the perfect movie for you. So go for it

I give 3 stars out of 5 , for this movie

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Gulliver's Travels: * * 1/2 the New BIG could have been better

2011-01-06T04:58:00.000-08:00

Travel writer Lemuel Gulliver takes an assignment in Bermuda, but ends up on the island of Liliput, where he towers over its tiny citizens.

Is this Jack's one of the best movie?? Certainly not.

Jack Black manages to make you laugh in certain scenes, but I expected some more comedy form this movie.Will you like the movie?? It totally depends on your age and if you like Jack Black as an actor.

Although it’s fun to see Gulliver's change from a shy guy turning into protector of tiny citizens, Jack has wonderful comic energy as seen in previous films but perhaps the movie’s emphasis on special effects hampered its humor potential.

I will give 2 and half out 5 stars for this movie... (Actually I gave 1/2 star extra bcz I am a big fan of Jack Black)

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Tangled * * * 1/2: It has that Disney magic !!

2010-12-25T22:24:00.000-08:00

If you want to have some good time after a hectic week, this is the movie you need to watch. It has every thing... Romance, Emotion, Songs, Humor, Drama....

It is a story , about long-haired Princess Rapunzel who has spent her entire life in a tower, but when she falls in love with a bandit who was passing by she must venture into the outside world for the first time to find him.
The animation is more than great. The characters are well drawn. The most funny character I felt was the Horse, who showed every emotion which a human can show. The scene where the lanterns light up and spread all over the sky, was beautiful. I would rate it as one of the best, if not the best animation movie I have ever seen.

I would give 3 and half stars out of 5 , for this one.. go and watch this movie with your family, you will have a wonderful time

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Golmaal 3 * * 1/2 : Its a decent movie but Part 1 is still the Best

2010-11-07T10:10:00.000-08:00

Golmaal 3, I had gone to watch this movie with lot of expectation, but I left the cinema hall bit disappointed. I missed the fun that I had in the first part. But I am happy that it is not as bad as part 2.

There are few scenes which will make you laugh, dailogues which are funny... songs are okk..
The only spark was Mithun and his disco dancer image. He is still so good at it. It was good to see Jonny lever after a long time. Kareena is okk with her usual bubbly image (which I sometime find overacting), Ajay has his macho look on always.Arshad, Shreyas, Kunal and Tushar are decent.

Over all I give two and half stars out of 5 for this movie. You can avoid this movie, but if you dont have any plans this weekend, then you can go and watch it.

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ROBOT : * * 1/2 Wasn't as good as I expected it to be

2010-10-04T10:31:00.000-07:00

I had never imagined that I would watch a Rajnikath movie sitting in the second row, but I did. I was very much curious to watch this movie especially after reading the reviews on timesofindia,rediff..
I wanted to see where was US$120 million spent!!

Well I could see good graphics especially in the climax scenes, beautiful locations, awesome acting by super star Rajnikath. The disappointment was the long and dragged script with avoidable songs.

I really missed the Rajni style as most of the scenes were covered by the Rajni as Robot (A robot can do anything :p was the mind set). But he has done wonderful acting in both characters (negative and positive character).

Overall its an avoidable movie, but a true Rajni fan can watch it.

I would give 2 and half stars for this movie out of 5 (only for Rajni and graphics).

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Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps : * * * * : A movie for people who love Finance and Politics

2010-09-23T03:15:00.000-07:00

The movie has its own style with a very good message to people. Of course, as it relating to politics and the financial industry, it's hard for me to tell how this movie experience will be for someone who knows little about either.

There are good dialogues like "If you stop telling lies about me, I will stop telling the truth about you"', "It's not about the money - It's about the game. ", "Payback. Except I'm not in that business anymore - because the one thing I learned in jail is that money is not the prime asset in life. Time is. " and many more. The movie tells us about how corporate world works, bail outs, stock market...

Running on side is a love story between, Shia LaBeouf and Carey Mulligan but there is nothing new to offer in it.

Its a movie which common man might not understand but one who does will become smarter.Its a must for people who are in finance industry but for others its better you stay away form it.

Over all it would give it 4 out of 5 stars for its style, acting and plot.

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Dabangg * * * plus (1/2* for Salman): Full on paisa vasool movie

2010-09-10T00:20:00.000-07:00

Dabangg or should I call it as Wanted part 2 with extra spice and masala in it :)

I went to watch this movie only for Salman, and he didn't disappoint me, he has created the magic as always.. he is like bollywood's Rajnikanth. or you can call him Robinhood too...

The movie has everything, Romanace, Action, Humor.. Especially in first half, even the action sequence will make you smile with funny and unique dialogues.. :)

I cannot imagine any other actor doing the role apart from Salman.. About Sonakshi I cannot say much, as she hardly has any role to play. Sonu Sood is another surprise package, he has acted quite well. There are another wonderful actors like Om puri, Anupam kher, Mahesh Manjrekar,Vinod khanna and Dimple kapadia.. who have small roles to play.. Arbazz Khan is okk..

About the music.. the title track is a good one.. (Watching Salman in songs is fun).. So the movie is all about SALMAN.

Its a watchable movie especially for all the Salman Khan's fan... a pop corn perfect.. so go and watch it this weekend..

I would give 3 stars for this movie (And would love to add a half star extra for Salman) :)

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Aisha * * * : One Time Watch

2010-08-06T01:28:00.000-07:00

Based on Jane Austin's classic Emma, AISHA is the story of a Delhi based high-class girl, Aisha (Sonam Kapoor), who thinks she is as efficient match maker. Story line is pretty decent with good performances by everyone. Every character is well placed. Music is also decent. Sonam has acted well, Ira is also good. Amrita's acting is heartwarming. Lisa Haydon, Abhay and Cyrus give good support.

I had high expectation form this movie, thought I would see some excellent fashion, beautiful make up.. but was disappointment. Sonam's make up is not so good.. especially her eye make up.. I found her too thin, infact the girl playing role of Shefali was looking much better and cute. I wished they would have concentrated more on Sonam's look.

Anyways, overall its a one time watch. If you want to see a good Hindi movie with a decent storyline and acting, go for it. I will give 3 stars out of 5 for this movie.

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Tere Bin Laden * * * 1/2 : Total Time Pass!!

2010-08-04T02:46:00.000-07:00

Finally I watched it!! Full Paisa Vasool.. you can feel the energy/excitement while you are watching the movie... performances wise.. every one is good... the scenes where Noora (Pradhuman Singh) is giving his interviews, speaking punjabi brings smile on your face.. And also the way Piyush Mishra tries to convince people through his ideas and talk is good..

Over all a total time pass movie.... worth watching. I would give 3 and half stars (out of 5) for this movie...

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Inception : * * * and 1/2 : Intense, complex story n imaginative

2010-07-17T02:45:00.000-07:00

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard

Inception is an intense, complex story, but it's always imaginative. Actually I knew inception who be a complex story full of wild imagination especially after watching "Shutter Island' which was another Mystery.

You need to be focus and make your brain work to understand the situations (or also have a group discussion after watching it :P)

DiCaprio as usual has given brilliant performance with others giving a good support. There are many of situations where you would actually need to think whats happening and asking '“whose sub conscious are we in again?”'..we need to link too many situations with each other at a time...

We enter into so many dreams that the movie is stretched for two and half hours!

I wont tell that this movie is a disappointment but I expected more from this movie... Its that kind of movie which left me going 'huh?' at the end.

I will give 3 and half stars for this movie.. if you want to give a exercise to your brain and watch good imagination you can go for it, else better stay at home and listen some good music..

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The Karate Kid * * * 1/2 : Full on Masala movie :)

2010-06-16T13:03:00.000-07:00

The Karate Kid (this is a remake of a 1980's classic) is a story about 12-year-old Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) who lands up in China where he falls for his classmate Mei. Soon Dre's life gets worse when one of his class mates starts bulling him, now it was time for Dre to learn Kung-fu, face the bullies and win over his fear.

The movie is all about Jaden Smith, I loved his 'never give up' attitude and his enthusiasm. One can see glimpses of Will Smith in him. And of course there is Jackie Chan teaching him that Kung-fu is not about punches but about maturity and focus. Even Taraji P. Henson (Dre's mom) has given a good support.

After watching this movie I could remember a typical Bollywood Masala movie with mix of everything; action, comedy, romance and emotion. This weekend give yourself treat of Kung-fu, watch The Karate Kid.. you would njoy.

I would give 3 stars for this movie and a half star extra for the acting, so in total 3 and half stars.

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Rajneeti * * 1/2 : Decent movie

2010-06-11T08:16:00.002-07:00

Finally I watched it! Abhishek was more very eager to watch it then me And I had heard its a good movie.
About the movie, I felt Ranbir, Arjun and Manoj had well defined roles and a chance to showcase their talent. It was good to see Manoj after a long time on the Big Screen. Ranbir's character had lot of grey shades in it. About Katrina Kaif, she is watchable but I personally believe she still needs to learn and improve.
After watching the movie I remember the dialog ' don't take personally , I killed your father .. it was pure business' of movie 'Godfather'...
I have come more closer to understand Indian politics. The people out there not just have competition with other parties but also within themselves. People in politics really can do anything to achieve that status....

In short, I give two and half stars for this movie. A decent movie with a good plot and performances become quite predictable towards end. If you want to a serious movie, its worth a watch.

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Prince of Persia: The sands of time * * * : The Game is Much more eXciting

2010-05-30T00:14:00.000-07:00

Here comes the much awaited movie of 2010, the movie which is based on one of my best PC games (Prince of Persia ).

The plot is about Prince Dastan, an orphan who is adopted by the King. And how he saves the world from getting destroyed.

The movie has few twists and turns (but few situations are quite predictable) , I liked the way how the Prince keeps on jumping from one building to other, trying to mislead his enemies and also the way he conquers the city of Alamat.

Good performances by Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsle and of course one cannot forget Alfred Molina as the scruffy Arab ostrich race organizer.

A good movie to watch if really don't have anything to do on a weekend, so avoid sitting at home and take a ride with Prince of Persia.

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