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Don 2 (2011)
Finally a BOND in Bollywood
I have been on a travel and came across to watch this new outing by Farhan Akhtar, Just to be clear in the start in order not to have this Review as biased. I have always liked Farhan's work as it shows his talent and horizons on how to approach a certain story. This movie has it's good and bad, lately i have seen Shahrukh Khan's movie and my last best of him was Chak De India, His other movies may have done business or may have broken or not the records at box office. In terms of approaching a new character and taking it to a next level, this is what he has done in Don 2. I have thoroughly enjoyed his performance. It had a lot of arrogance and swagger to it. I would really like to see his this performance in the Best Actor / Villain Category at various award functions to come and my instincts tell me he might win a dozen. The movie has nothing to do with Don from 2006, it has a complete new look and style to take the story further and in a better way. This time round the direction and pace of movie is FAST and it really is FAST. Farhan has always been reputed of being slow in story telling but this one had it's fair share of a Thriller. It kept me glued and i wasn't bored. Indian cinema has been really low on stories or scripts or how ever the cinematic people may call it, and same is this movie, but for an Indian movie it's one of it's kind and it will surely win accolades for that. Cinematography, Action, Stunts are all world class and at par with many Hollywood movies. That is so i have read the movie is much more appreciated by the critics and audiences outside India. Rest of the cast has done their fair share to what they have been told to do, even though, i don't agree with the choice of few characters ( the actors playing them). There is always room for more and improvement in franchises like this one and it has surely raised the bar way way ahead for it's next part to come. This is the BOND of Bollywood. I'd really like to give it another watch once the Blu-Ray is out and would highly recommend this. 8/10
Ra.One (2011)
Second Time
It has happened to me second time that after watching a SRK's movie. It took me sometime to realize if i liked it or not. Maybe with all what is happening in Industry SRK is being cornered to fight the grand existence he has. Ra. One is a good movie, it has slight of this and slight of that and the action sequences and effects are the best i have seen in an Indian movie. It is surely a step forward to have the technology in India. As it goes for SRK, after knowing and watching his movies for over 20 years, the critics and even people (FANS) know all about it. You hate him, You love him, but you can't ignore this guy. And the message came through very clear to others. What has disturbed me more is the movie was available on internet the day it released after few hours. Lots and lots of negativity from different people maybe fans of other actors about this movie and in short it felt that somehow people don't want this movie to work. Special Effects (For an Indian movie) 10/10 SRK 10/10 Kareena 7/10 Kid 4/10 Arjun 7/10 Story/Screenplay 5/10 Negativity through media 10/10 Appreciation ( i do 10/10) observed 3/10 Direction 4/10 ( if there is any Ra.2 happening please no Anubhav, the guy just can't do it. lets accept this fact). Over all i have enjoyed this movie yes the humor is not for kids at times but it's fun. Sit back relax and have a fun ride Ra.One. You will actually ENJOY it. 5/10
My Name Is Khan (2010)
Strange Feeling
I watched this much hyped movie yesterday , and i have really strange feeling about it , i can not decide whether i liked it or not , and in this up and down i decided after one day that it is not that good of a movie actually. I am not so good in writing reviews but maybe my point of view on this one is different from others , lately i have not seen any SRK movie being a really good one since CHAK DE , in terms of his acting and everything , in this one i agree SRK & Kajol acted really good , they do deserve accolades for that , and maybe that is why most of the critics appreciated it as well , my main reason for not liking the movie were following. 1. Death of their son made no point plus it was too extreme. 2. SRK going back to Georgia the whole hurricane issue made the length even worse. 3. Man stabbing him during that and the whole hospital issue. 4. The length and pace of movie it could have been finished in 1:30 mins but was dragged a lot for no good reason. and some more Story issues. The reason i liked the movie. 1. First half was pacey and entertaining with some good acting and emotional expressions. 2. Performance by the lead pair SRK & Kajol. Now the movie may break records in the early days on box office but during week days i predict it will fall. Still i give it a one time watch. 7/10 For Humanity.
Love Aaj Kal (2009)
A Mix Of Good & Bad
well talking about this movie is big , as its a bollywood movie coming after a long time of strikes and string of Flops , there are a lot of expectations from this one , the questions pops my mind , this movie full fills your expectations , Imtiaz has proved it yet again or no , because i was completely delighted by his last movie Jab We Met ,
Love Aaj Kal is a good movie at places and completely stupid at some , but over all result is not a bad movie , it is a good movie approached with a different angel , well for me Omkara is still is the best of Saif , many people said this is but no , this is not its an addition to what he has done as actor and in this movie his Veer Singh is treat to watch and yes he has excelled as an actor , Deepika is Good , for me she has never been a good actress because all she is in now is either due to OSO or the boyfriend or like other bollywood actress success as Katrina Kaif , i will not explain the story of the movie as that is not what should be done while writing a review , if you compare this one to JWM i think JWM was better and in LAK i do not know why i found many parts same as the old movie or may be an adaptation from the old one but still it is not a bad movie for me watching Veer Singh was delightful and i wanted at many points that story to take over the one going between Saif & Deepika , some real funny moments , but a bit over the top , with this one imtiaz has explored two new things one a complete different time period to handle it and he handled it good and other the typical flossy bollywood style of Karan Johar and Chopra's and yet its not bad , i give this movie 6 due to following reasons.
Saif for Veer Singh Nice Music Well Handled time difference Rishi Kapoor Good Direction Stylised in a well manner not like Aamir in Ghajini
Enjoy this one .
Billu (2009)
Its Nice
well i just saw this movie and its not one of priyadarshan's best work but it is in the list of good ones and this movie is a well made, well acted,well crafted product and the man of the hour is irfan khan who has taken it away from SRK, SRK in small role is vital yet somewhere i felt if he was not even in the movie it would have been the same with any other actor performing, but he has done his part pretty well, cast is good, movie has got some good humor as priyadarshan's favorite village locale. its a good time pass movie. Couple of good songs. Good performances. Good Direction. Well Designed. Well Executed. Simple story Simple people thats what make it more interesting. 7/10
Chandni Chowk to China (2009)
Strange !
well i just came back from a good house full show of Chandni Chowk To China, well before watching this movie there was one thin clear in my mind that i'm going to watch Akshay Kumar's movie so i kept all the senses back home ! and i expected this one to be senseless, meaning less, stupid, idiotic, funny , and lacking all the cinematic skills also as i'm not a fan of Nikhil's work at all including Kal Ho Na Ho which was a little fair deal coz Karan Johar was at his back. Movie : no story, no screen play, nothing to be looked forward to, in some scenes yeah Akshay Kumar and thats what 3 stars are for... Music : its slow... its picturised awfully... composed even more awfully... which sales have already shown Direction : well there are no minuses in here less i will give it -10, nikhil go back to Karan's camp and learn direction first before threatening him, you had all the biggies with you and you have wasted your chance awfully
Few comedy scenes enacted by Akshay Kumar as he is very good in it are worth watching other than that if you want to go and waste your money your welcome !!
A MUST MISS !!!!
Ghajini (2008)
Its just a waste of time
well i watched this movie just because of Aamir Khan and well there was no other reason to do so, after watching this movie there were only two things in my mind 1. what made Aamir Khan do this movie ? 2. was it just the muscular skin show he wanted to show us on screen for 3 damn hours
OK so now let me get to the real review of the movie
Direction : well Murgados should better stay in south and make such non sense cinema and which will be as big hit as his 2005 version of Ghajini and the crowd is going crazy for this one also.
Acting : Asin did her job perfectly well she is a new addition of good performers in Bollywood, where woman lack talent to such and extent that they are only used in movies like Katrina Kaif.
Aamir, the perfectionist has gone so lower than his level that i thought it as one more Aap Mujhe Achay Lagnay Lage of Hritik, and at times i just thought that he is always in short rolled sleeves in office to make a fashion statement ? reminded of sunny deol in all of his movies ! Mr. Designer wake up its high time !
well in short if you want to see Aamirs new body this Ghajini is just made for that other than that it lacks soul, screenplay is lacking everything, direction is pathetic, and only one song is picturised good which is Behka, other than A.R Rahman is wasted here completely.
Villain of the movie just make no sense who is he what is he doing and why is he doing that when he is owner of a Pharmaceutical company ?
3 hours just wasted simply waste of money and above all when world is going through all the violence and hatred one should prefer watching lighter cinema, i was a huge fan of Aamir Khan but even it came to me as surprise that guy who gave us Lagaan, 1947 Earth, Mangal Pandey, Rang De Basanti and above all Taare Zameen Par.
it may shatter box office records and all but all in all its just waste of time.
The Dark Knight (2008)
Dark Knight
before i saw this movie i was never interested to see it as i am not a big fan of Batman Series but this was a sudden surprise for me to watch ! this movie belongs to The Joker, Heath is no longer in this world but this is Heath par excellence , from the start till the end all i wanted was joker to remain on screen and do what ever he was doing, i had a little problem with the length of the movie, i think it could have been cut a little short,as it is a little slow at places, performance wise its just about Late Heath Ledger,he has attained such a stature with this movie i wish he would have lived to see it and enjoy much more of it, may his soul rest in peace,he deserves an Academy Award for this one there is no question about it,i was not even a fan of Heath before this movie but after watching this i did think for once Gash ! he should have been alive but any how i give it 9/10 not for anything else but for Joker. don't miss this one a must watch
Dil Se.. (1998)
Master Piece
for me this is one of those Indian movies who will remain in my mind for long time i have seen this film like 5 times and still i want to see it again, well when there is a big name like Bharat Shah producing a movie with Countries top notch non commercial director Mani Ratnam and the musical genius A.R Rahman and the biggest star in the world with 3 billion plus fan following certainly you don't expect something less. and this movie proves it all that why these people are amongst the best in their fields and about ShahRukh Khan because this movie belongs to him, i still remember i have seen some of his old films stammering and with a very girlish and amateur way of delivering dialogues but this one came as a surprise to me, for me this is his best work till date, i will not try to tell you what is the story of this movie and how it goes all you need is to go and watch and one more thing strange to see its rating 7.5 ? come on guys out of all that stupid movies and cinema we see its worth wasting your money DVD is out a long time ago even it is worth buying do give it a try and i assure you will love it even if you're not a Indian movie buff this one will be a fresh breath of air amongst all those glossy and love and dance cinema a must must must watch 10/10