Dhoom 3 - my review

I usually dont put my pics  or any pics for that matter in any of my posts unless its a poster post or really needed. but its Dhoom 3 we are talkin about here ... 

so?

lol so nothing just got this idea (and into a little bit self obsessed mode  so here it is!! the review and my pic)

so what is it all about ?? 

hmm well the pic is the usual one yaa ... at some college reunion i guess ..  ahem ahem ..  ok just messing with you'l .. lol 

the movie !! 

the story is about a magician who owns a circus, who within 15 minutes of the movie becomes a late magician who owned a circus, because he decides not being able to repay his bank loan is the best reason to commit suicide and leave his kid/s to (in the remaining part of the movie) screwup with the banks happiness and finally magically shut it down. 

the film is based in Chicago .. and surprisingly the Chicago cops and a SWAT team magically (again) find it necessary to call Indian cops to solve their bank robbery case. (lol)

the film then revolves around how ACP Jai and Ali fail to catch Sahir (the thief) when they are officially invited by Scotland ... but come up with a better plan after they are shooed away by their hosts. 

the movie has many twists and turns, but the secrets are reviled too soon and that's what makes some scenes predictable. e.g: in a couple of scenes my friend almost narrated what was gonna happen next (no shes not smart, so saw? that predictable!!) the fight scenes are too good to believe - like in one scene Abhishek jumps from a bike to as high as 2nd floor of a building ... punches a goon and lands his ass back on the bike!

But the reason we spent 240 bucks on a ticket and went to watch the movie - Aamir Khan's performance is fab and makes it totally worth it !  Abhishek and Uday are not bad either in their usually ignored roles. Katrina looks hot and rightfully has less screen time than the bikes in the movie. 

so go go !! watch this movie , its a little short on logic  but the performances / Katrina's kamli kamli dance  is totally worth it ! 

cheers ! 

Movie Time

The script is good, and the dialogues are nice. The music includes light hummable songs which are choreographed well.

Overall for those of you'l who havent seen it Socha Na Tha is worth a watch. Something Fresh !!!

Movie Gyaan

we get to watch many movies these days action/ comedy/ drama/ suspense, etc and with so many movies releasing almost every weekend its so much variety to choose from...  i personally feel movies are the best entertainment , specially if u just wanna sit at home and relax or crash at the nearest movie theater on a weekend or a holiday.

Today is one of such days for me .. its 27th March, Holi is being celebrated all over the place. (for those of u who are not aware.. holi is a festival of colors - which some people take very seriously and are only satisfied after they have mercilessly colored their friends and relatives with lot of chemicals and paints that take ages to come off)
So as usual I decided to stay at home and watch movies my friend gave me on her pendrive.

I watched  2 movies since morning (its 1 pm now) - jolly llb and balak palak (Marathi one) and i must say the after watching balak palak .. all i wanted to do is publish this post.

The movies is very well made and there is a lot to learn from it for parents and youngsters.  having said this iIl embed the same . hope ul like the movie.  (for those who cant understand the language .. find another link that has subtitles)  ..

yes movies can be used to educate and spread awareness too .. 

Silver Linings Playbook - my review

Ok now i know all I am posting lately is only movie reviews ... so I thought this time .. I shall narrate the story  of this one .. or atleast the summary for all my readers .

hmmm so Pat Solitano Jr. (Bradley Cooper), who has bipolar disorder (in very few scenes), is released from a mental health facility into the care of his parents (who appear more scary than him) after eight months of treatment. Pat soon learns that his wife, Nikki is basically a horny bitch and, has moved away (with no matter who) and his father, Pat Sr. (Robert De Niro), is out of work and resorting to bookmaking to earn money to start a restaurant. Yeah beat that! Misery from all ends

But its not only he, who is in a mess!! Tiffany Maxwell (Jennifer Lawrence), a recent widow, who also just lost her job and  has a slutty past, meets Pat at a friend’s place … and Pat (determined to get his life back on track and reconcile with Nikki, who obtained a restraining order against him after a violent episode) can’t help but check out Tiffany’s boobs … to which Tiffany  offers Pat to be her dancing partner, in an upcoming dance competition and also promises to deliver his letter to Nikki.

The rest of the movie shows how Pat’s Father (who ironically considers Pat to be his good luck charm ) makes a parlay with his gambling friend about the dance competition and an Eagles game  - and how Pat  with tiffany’s help manages to save his pops ass !! and How Tiffany manages to get Pat ! 

Anupam Kher plays Pats therapist Dr. Patel and gets beaten up by a few racist thugs during some game.. lol   - he does not get much screen time or importance … I personally feel a quality actor like him shouldn’t have taken up such a role just for another Hollywood tag.

Anyways I liked the movie, It was fun .. Had a Pleasant Sunday afternoon ... and then they say its not a bad movie as I've described it!  Darling Wikipedia says : "Silver Linings Playbook premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2012, and was released in the United States on November 16, 2012. The film opened to major critical success and earned numerous accolades. It received eightAcademy Award nominations, achieving the rare feat of being nominated in all four acting categories, the first time since Reds in 1981, and also being nominated for the Big Five, the first time since Million Dollar Baby in 2004, with Lawrence winning the Academy Award for Best Actress. It also achieved four Golden Globe Award nominations, with Lawrence winning Best Actress; three BAFTA nominations, with Russell winning for Best Adapted Screenplay; four Screen Actors Guild nominations, with Lawrence winning Best Actress; and five Independent Spirit Award nominations, winning in four categories including Best Film and Best Actress".

David - my review

'David' is as we all know Bejoy Nambiar's second feature film after 'Shaitan' [now for those of you'l who didnt watch shaitan, plz go ahead and watch.... its something you'd remember Nambiar for]

 Now David is a story of 3 Davids, none of who's stories are well written or have any message or any relation with each other or the audience whatsoever..  However having said that, Individual performances are fab and inspite of a weak story .. Nambiar's efforts and skills are not unnoticed. 

Vikram in his role as one of the Davids is the best. Neil Nitin Mukesh's story was damn confusing and my friends found Vinay Virmani cute. Besides these main characters I found Milind Soman in a totally useless character, he hardly has any screen time .. for that matter even hardly any dialogues.  Isha Sharvani and Tabu are impressive and Lara Dutta is also there in the movie (lol).
Nassar as Father Noel and Ram Kapoor as Iqbal Ghani do justice to their characters and Saurabh Shukla as Vikram's dead dad is hilarious.

Things to watch out for: Satku Santa and a few really funny one liners

"there’s no denying Nambiar’s promise as an adventurous, aesthetically-sound filmmaker but his weak spot remains the same. His eye for dynamic visuals is yet to find its match in stories that speak."  - rediff movies 



    

Les Misérables - my review

OH well no! this year I am not going to blog only about Movies..  there are a few posts in the making ... but then I watched this movie and would like to write about it ... huh ?? arey its my blog yaar !! I can write about anyone !! (yes indeed i have applied for a bail)

ok so to start with .. its a Musical! But beware: it's not strictly a musical. There's no dancing, there are no jazz hands and there is next to no speech. Rather, it is lobotomized opera, in which incidental dialogues appear !

I was impressed when I read a post that said director Hooper's big innovation is that his actors sing "live" – that is, they taped the vocal tracks while shooting, rather than in post-production – to amp up the realism

well I had good time... some nice popcorn , pepsi and comfy seats at Metro (marine lines, mumbai), good company... {also we went for the morning show so the tickets cost less}. Although it was hard to sit for a musical without getting bored ... I did have a good time



So would like to end this by mentioning a review from 'Rotten tomatoes' {yeah I know you'l need an second opinion with a lot of technical details... }

'Rotten tomatoes' : " Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, Les Misérables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption-a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit. Jackman plays ex-prisoner Jean Valjean, hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman Javert (Crowe) after he breaks parole. When Valjean agrees to care for factory worker Fantine's (Hathaway) young daughter, Cosette, their lives change forever. In December 2012, the world's longest-running musical brings its power to the big screen in Tom Hooper's sweeping and spectacular interpretation of Victor Hugo's epic tale. -- (C) Universal"

Table no 21 - my review

Hmmmm Fiona, it was nice ..

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haha ok well on a serious note, it was indeed a different movie, with a good message and well many good acting performances. ... Paresh Rawal in a negative role is always entertaining. Infact I kinda love negative roles. I am a big fan of Gabbar Singh (sholay),Din Dayal/LION (Kalicharan), Mogambo (Mr.India), Dr. Dang (Karma), Gulshan Grover, Ranjeet, Shakti kapoor... anyways lets not diviate from the topic.

Rajeev Khandelwal's choice of movies is worth applauding. The actor cannot be accused of getting repetitive since his choice of movies has been as diverse as chalk and cheese.

overall i had nothing to do one afternoon and so went and watched it with a sweet friend ... we liked it and thats about it.

The movie has a social message  and well the actress looks hot .. ah.. . supa hot !


Aniruddha Guha of DNA said: "Table No 21 is a reasonably decent effort. It's fairly well-shot (Ravi Walia), has good actors, and manages to hold your interest for the most part.


 Ankur Pathak of Rediff.com said: "Table No. 21, the first genuine release of the centenary year of Hindi cinema is a psychological thriller that ends with a delectable twist, one which justifies the intent of the highly structured plot.


Roshni Devi of Koimoi.com said: "Table No. 21 tries hard to be a psychological thriller but ends up being a me-too, and then ruins things further with a social message type ending.


well Fiona you can now go and watch this movie and then I'l sms you and ask you to write your reviews about it too ... hmmmm you can write on my blog and be famous too if you want. 

i cant believe i am typing all this when i am in class!! no wonder my students get good marks in their exams = I hardly teach !!

12 angry men

One of the best written movies I've come across so far. With almost the whole movie shot in just a room. The power of the script and amazing acting performances by the actors does not go unnoticed .