Is Indian cinema forgetting Indian culture and its value...??
Every person,who is fond of cinema,knows the proper place of sex and violence in films.If we consider the fact that people in general have undergone a rapid change in thinkingwe will not object to the inclusion of some such scenes in movies.But normally such scenes would not threaten the morality of the viewers if they look for a harmonious part of the story or plot.But one thing should be remembered that the inclusion of these two elements in films should not be exploited for selfish needs without caring for the harm done or being caused to others.That means the portrayal of sex and violence in films should not be with sole motive of earning money.Such a motive reflects lack of honesty and sincerity on the part of the film makers.Scenes of violence and sex cause a lot of social harm by affecting the minds of the young people.western cinema is mostly based on stories of sex abuse and violence.
The indian film industry has also started imitating the West blindly.A stage has been reached now where even putting a ban on such films will be of no use.If people are prevented from watching such films,they can have access to Western movies on internet and satellite T.V.In other words,our cinema is not the only cause of increasing crime and violence.
But the fact is that scenarion has also changed.Previously children were not allowed to see films of every kind.They could see only those movies which had religious and historical themes.the times have changed.To talk about films is no more a taboo.People discuss violence freely and they have easy access to weapons for crimes.Violence and sex have become a part of our life.Why should we worry? What about the other social evils like corruption,prostitution,black money and so on?There are stories of sex,violence,murders etc in our ancient literature.These were not inspired by films.In fact,cinema did not exist at that time.So,we can't blame films as the only reason.We cannot avoid such things and they will always be a part of our life.There is also no point in imposing full responsibility of such social maladies solely on films.
Saying about the effect of hollywood in indian cinema,we should see and understand those films.People in west see these films but we can't say that it has resulted in the increase in crime.If we compare our films with those movies in Hollywood,we will see the difference.The original uncensored western films are available in our metros.If we saw that films we can feel the difference.Our censor board selection is not so appreciable.What is allowed by them in our films cannot be called as sex.The violence shown in our films is not as potent as to encourage crime in the country.Our films are just a counter part in the west.
There is no doubt that the trend of presenting sex and violence in our films has been increasing.New methods of house breaks,robbery and murder are devised and shown in them.The young and unemployed people use these methods sometimes in actual life.Sometimes,crimes are glorified.Robbers,smugglers and murderers are projected as heroes,helping the poor and the down trodden.In some cases,such things are introduced in films to prolong them when actually the story of the film does not call for it.This is used as an inducement to attract more viewers.It is nothing less than commercial exploitation of sex and violence.Those people who go to films regularly and have no source of good earning may begin to immitate film villains,heroes and heroines and start taking part in violence and thus causing serious law and order problems.
But we can't blame the entire indian film industry.Many people doesnot agree.Most of us may have only book or newspaper knowledge about this subject.The main aim of film is to entertain viewers.The inclusion of a few such scenes enhances the entertainment value of the film.Real entertainment can be provided by a film when there is a perfect combination and balance of different ingredients.we can't say that there should be no sex or violence in a film.Industry makes such films because the viewers likes seeing such films.And those are totally against this must not go to see films and that will be a better remedy because we can't avoid it completely.
A well known wise thought is that the knife is meant for cutting fuits and vegetables and the same knife is misused to hurt a human.the knife cannot be blamed for this.Similarly,films with sex and violence are liable to be exploitedfor natural and inhuman acts.Its all about how we percieve those films.
In a case where sex or violence is used in normal and natural course in the story,it is not called exploitation.However,if these are used just to attract more viewers and make more money,it will certainly amount to exploitation.The inclusion of sex and violence in films should be closely related to theme of story.If the culprits involved in gruesome violence and sex crimes are shown to have been punished severly by courts,it will convey a strong message to the socety.This will not encourage criminal acts in real life.In fact,such an approach will serve as a deterrent to those indulging in immoral and unsocial activities.
Some may say that art films have deviation from this.But when we say about the total film industry , we cannot differentiate between main stream cinema and off beat cinema.We should consider them generally as Indian cinema.Making of film is itself is an art,so a film can be either good or bad.Commercial films are so called because they aim at making money while offbeat films are more close to life without giving much importance to monetary aspect.However,in india sometimes people watch movies to escape from the realities of every day life.Actually films are not motivating people to commit crimes or dacoity.But it also makes people aware of what is actually going on in the society.Mostly the movies reflect the social problems whether it is untouchability or the terrorism.
The question is that can we use the word 'exploitation' while talking about films which has scenes of violence.This is a hackneyed phrase and is used by many politicians,journalists etc. In connection with films,there is no uniformity in the granting of 'U' or 'A' certificates by our censore boards.Also satellite channels being operated from outside the country also show such films which are seen by minors and adults alike.The real causes are social and economic.
We should therefore,reduce poverty,educate our people and provide employment opportunities to the youth as all such factors cause crime and violence in their own way.If all the citizens get the opportunity for proper education,they will themselves know the difference between right and wrong values in life.Indian films play a pivotal role in social reforms through entertainment and any harm to society can be ruled out.Thus,they won't be vulnerable to any kind of exploitation.With these steps,there will be reduction in crime rate and violence.
It means that as a remedy for the wong perception of films,we should educate our people against the ill effects of such films.In addition,problems like poverty and unemployment need immediate action as these also lead the youth to crime and violence.By these we can avoid the bad effects in the society that can be caused by films.
So,we can't blame the indian films for all the bad things happening in the society.Film is an art,an entertainment media and after all a powerful media.The change of mind is rather required than change in films.If you conceive the films in the correct sense , then there will be no problem.Always think wisely,judge wisely and act wisely.
This 12 minute film created by Japanese filmmaker Kunia Kato is a painterly description of a grandfather's memories with his family. The film is set sometime in the future where an elderly man living on the topmost block of a tail slender building wakes up in the morning in the small room he calls home. Kunio Kato decided to cast a lonely grandfather s the protagonist of his film when he had an image of a house put in a pile. Kato says,' I showed the image to a playwright, Kenya Harata and we shared the world view of the image. Then Mr Harata said, I think there are memories and his stories of a family at that time behind the houses in a pile and his world led us to begin making a story casting a lonely grandfather as the protagonist.
The old man opens a hole in his floor which reveals a vast body of water underneath and begins fishing. It turns out that most of the world is now submerged underwater and the water level continues to rise. The protagonist living in a house made of blocks seems to spend most of his time adding m ore blocks to his house building a new room on top of the old one to survive the flooding water, He patiently adds the the block brick by brick with the hope of having somewhere to go after the water floods his home. Having done this many times before he seems to have got used to the whole idea of adding new building blocks to his house. One day while taking a break from the addition of blocks his pipe accidentally fails off getting immersed in the deep water.He dons on a scuba diving suits and dives in search of his lost pipes. This plunge takes him on an excavation into the literal depths of his memory, As he descends he relieves the moment that have gone by like his daughter's wedding in his room and dinner with his wife. Each time he goes down a level he enters further into the past tracing his life floor by floor, story by story. Looking back at his life he adopts to the changing circumstances in his flooded water world.
There are no dialogues in the film and the old man's experiences are depicted through striking colorful hand down animation and 2D computer graphics that tells a metaphorically powerful narrative of a grandfather's melancholic and nostalgic feelings evoked in the film, Kato says,' I drew with pencils all of the materials like the backgrounds, The animation and the shades behind them. I wanted to make the handwritten texture and the picture with strong shading and thats because, I wanted people to feel the grandmother profound life from the screen. The production of the film right from storyboard sketches to its implementation was done with th general screen design.
Movie Reviews 26
THE HORSE WHISPERER(1998)
Directed and acted by Robert redford.Two story are there together. Grace(12 year old scarlett johansson) faced an accident and her struggle along with her favorite horse Pilgrim and the other story moves around Annie(kristin Scott thomas) and her struggle to choice her man between her husband robert(sam neill) and "the horse whisperer" cum cowboy Tom(redford)...Redford acted well..kristin scott thomas is exellent..but the wonder element is little sweetheart Grace Maclean, Scarlett Johansson. One of the best acting by a child artist, sometimes she acted matured than her on screen mother.Montana landscape is a feast to eyes.
RATING: 7/10
10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU
stars late Heath ledger and julia stiles
the film is an adaptation of Shakespear's TAMING OF THE SHREW.
the romantic chemistry bw ledger nd stiles is gr8 nd so is the script.
though the movie is now a decade old bt still it is certainly worth watching coz you feel yourself indulging in it right at the start...
set in the college backdrop the movie is right at the top of my list of top romantic movies
9/10
Changeling
wHAt a movie this one is .
The film possess a great depth on subject and a tight screenplay .
Anyone can relate the same subject with present scenario.
The film depicts a true story of 1928, surprisingly its occuring now a days too.
Angelina Jolie gave her best shot in this movie.She looks sensible and more matured as an actor. Overall the movie is must watch.
Rating 7.5
Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981)
Director : Steven Spielberg
Cast : Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman.
The first movie of the Indiana Jones series is also the best of the lot.
The movie which starts in South America (1936) travels half of the world to Nepal and ends in Egypt.The movie is all about gaining a certain Ark of the Covenant which allows direct communication with the Gods. Indy is assigned the job of finding this Ark and his rivals in this movie are the Germans(Nazis to be precise).
The movie is an absolute entertainer and there is not a damn dull moment in it
Spielberg has maintained a great balance of comedy and thrills with a background of sometimes weird and sometimes exemplary romance .
Every single frame in the movie has a certain "Spielberg Touch", which is the hallmark of the great director.
The next movies of the series were good but did not manage to create an impact as huge as this one.
A must watch for sure, I recommend it wholeheartedly to all cinema lovers
Rating :8.5/10
watch it!!!
7.5/10
man.. brad pitt was awesome!!
nice film!!!
a must watch!!
8/10
TERMINATOR SALVATION
the last movie i watched was TERMINATOR SALVATION 4TH PART OF THE SERIES
CHRISTIAN BALE AND SAMworthington was amazing. chanceless movie
JUST KIDDING
i saw "THE FALL" by tarsem singh. a beautiful visually poetic movie.
9/10
BATMAN BEGINS - 7/10
GOOD movie
it is not at all a COMIC BOOK presentation......but its dramatic.all actors have acted quite well.
BUT the action is not good....actually its not the action but the CAMERA WORK..really poor,u can not even understand who is hitting whom ..sometimes its real close up while some times its too far during FIGHT SEQUENCES.
never seen such a bad camera work in HOLLYWOOD movie
THE DARK KNIGHT - 9/10.
VERY GOOD !!!
u wanna know how JOKER got those scars......WATCH THE MOVIE !!!
ledger has acted really well.. especially the HOSPITAL SCENE is GR8.
all other performances are also very good.
ACTION is ALSO very NICE...good camera work as well....NICE THRILLS as well.
it is INTENSE...and not like other COMIC BOOK movies
Michael Clayton
Cast: George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson, Sydney Pollack
A very good film about a 'fixer cum miracle worker'(Clooney) and a 'madman' who is the best lawyer in town for 'psychological' cases (Wilkinson) in their pursuit to expose the producer of a poisonous weed killer.
Good story, great dialogues, fantastic acting makes this a must watch thriller, though a tad slow. Clooney is amazing in a formal role.
9/10
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA(2006)
I thought it is a funny movie. But it stunned me the way it left with such an impression of serious message; actually this movie exposes two different aspects..first is fashion world; the way the people around that world convince the importance of high society fashion is not only source of fun and sarcasm but also shows the business policies of corporate world. and the second and most important part is the way Andrea (Anne Hathaway) coped with uncomfortable environment; solidified her post. she showed and proved her capability and then she resigned because it was not that job she wanted. I liked that confidence and strength of that character. Miranda's (Meryl streep) " thats all" was good. Emily blunt ensures her choice as first secretary. And this movie is very different from FASHION or PAGE 3.
RATING: 7.5 /10.
SOME LIKE IT HOT(1959)
actually everyone must like it hot when theres a diva like Marilyn Monroe. A funny and witty movie which has inspired a dozen of movies to copy the plot is a perfect showcase of the most wanted lady.
RATING: 7/10
13B
rating- a modest 6.5/10
a gud horror film dat offers a bit f comedy as well.d plot is interestin and d twist as well.many a tyms it appperd lik a comedy film which is infact gudddd for many cine goers who want an out and out horrror film but get sthng unxpected.
overallly d gud attempt though not d best.but d shckin fact is a hollywoood studo has brght rghts to remake d film in hollywoood.
hmmmmmm...not bad
Primal Fear (1996)
Director : Gregory Hoblit
Cast : Richard Gere, Edward Norton, Laura Linney
The movie plot revolves around the brutal (In it's real sense, because it was truly brutal)
murder of a highly regarded Chicago priest, an altar boy (19 years) who is caught as the suspect of murder, and a succesful criminal lawyer who takes the boy's case to save him.
The plot looks simple but it has tremendous under currents and one of them is the mental condition of the suspect. For almost half the movie, the director is able to convince the viewer that the boy may be innocent. But the finding that the boy himself has killed the priest because of his multiple personality disorder shocks everyone . Ya, the plot may remind you of the Akshay Khanna - Ajay Devgan starrer Deewangee .
Certain scenes of this movie are brilliant especially the change in characters by the boy in a split second. Richard Gere as the Lawyer has played his part well. But the man who stole the show is Edward Norton who plays the mentally -ill boy charged with murder .
A great watch especially for Norton's acting
Ratings : 8/10
Forrest Gump (1994)
Director : Robert Zemeckis
Cast : Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Sally Field
Lost count on how many times I have watched this masterpiece, but sincerely I would love to watch it many more times in the future.
The title role played by Tom Hanks has become one of the most loved characters in cinema history . The character who is primarily dumb with an I.Q below 75 and who according to his teachers and other people around cannot achieve anything in life, achieves something that is a dream to even the perfectly normal people .
Forrest goes from playing in the college Football team, to working in the U.S Army, from graduating college to playing ping-pong at an international level and from running the entire span of America continuously for 3 years to becoming a millionaire with his shrimp business. That is a lot of achievement and he does all this with the same amount of dumbness and stupidity he is born with.
The other characters in the movie, Forrest's Mom who stoods by him his entire life, His love interest Jenny who in her younger days picks up the drug habit and goes the hippie way, and after she is matured marries Forrest and gives birth to a son but dies in the end.
His friend in the army days Bubba, and his commanding officer Lieutenant Dan who then becomes his business partner etc. All these characters are well written and have a considerable role to play in the making of Forrest Gump as a person.
One cannot miss mentioning the references of world famous personalities such as John Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Elvis Presley, John Lennon etc in the movie and their coincidental relation with Forrest.
Tom Hanks has portrayed the role of a lifetime and he got awarded for it - Best Actor Oscar.
His improvisations for the role such as voice modulation, walking style and just looking plain dumb all went for him.
Overall, you cannot be called a Hollywood lover, if you have not watched Forrest Gump :)
Ratings : 9/10
Memento (2000)
Director : Christopher Nolan
Cast : Guy Pearce, Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano
Well what can I call this movie, A psychological thriller film, a highly intellectual brain teaser or a puzzle. The problems I am facing describing the movie, the same problems I had while recollecting the movie. Some of the scenes surely required 2-3 times repeated watch.
The story is well very well known and recently due to lot of copy controversies, it has came to limelight. But the advantage of this movie is surely the immaculate and out of box direction and the great editing . It is the most original movie that it can be .
Guy Pearce plays his part convincingly. But surely the real hero of this movie is the story, screenplay and director . Nolan is a genius and audiences got a glimpse of that from this movie.
A surely must watch movie If you're looking for something intense, suspenseful, and different than your usual action-packed thrillers.
Rating : 8/10
Director : David Fincher
Cast : Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin Spacey
Watched a movie after a long time and what a choice for a comeback . Se7en is a shocking, disturbing, cold, sinful thriller which takes hold of the audience for the entire length of the movie. The story is about two police cops, one about to retire and one a very young new entry played by Freeman and Pitt respectively. Just before Detective Somerset (Freeman) is about to retire, a strange case of murder comes into picture which introduces the police department to a cold-blooded, patient and deranged serial killer who kills people one after the other on the basis of seven deadly sins mentioned by religion which are subjected to death of the sinner. Thus the serial killer aims at killing 7 people, one for each sin respectively. Detectives Somerset and Mills (Pitt) are given this case and they both try their different methods to uncover this mystery and catch the killer. A very unique plot, this movie is made even more thrilling by the classic direction of Fincher. This movie can be called a milestone in the suspense genre.
Brad Pitt as the young, restless cop Mills has done his job pretty well . But there are some scenes where we feel that he is overacting a bit. Morgan Freeman on the other hand makes us feel that this particular role of Detective Somerset was written just for him. Kevin Spacey in a small role as the deranged killer is impressive and makes us feel that he is truly a cold blooded psychopath . Overall, a must watch movie.
Rating : 8.5/10
Cast:Paul Nicholls,Jeniffer Love Hewitt,Tom Wilkinson
Directed by:Gil Junger
Must watch movie in the catagory of romantic movies.The Story is bout a nightmare. that was seen by Paul very next day Paul feels everything is happening as he saw in Nightmare. The story is about whther he will be able to change the things or not that he saw in nightmare.
again its a must watch romantic movie.It may make you cry sometimes in the story
Note: I dont know abt all the guys, but there r ppl who r very emotional. So ........
You all will love it
This is my 1st review and I actually dont know
how to revies the film
Director : Thomas Alfredson
I am not a huge horror genre fan and refrain from watching them mostly. But I could not resist watching this one because of the rave reviews by many of the esteemed horror fans of this community and some of my friends in college as well .
The basic story is about a 11-12 year old school boy Oskar who is basically a very shy guy and harrased by his classmates. With very few friends to fall to, he meets a girl named Eli who incidentally comes to live besides his apartment in this snowy town of Sweden.
Eli's actions are mysterious and the person living with her, probably her father provides her fresh blood by killing people on the road. Yes you guessed it right, Eli is a vampire whose hunger for blood makes her kill even her own father.
But there is a certain special kind of relation between Oskar and Eli which can be called as innocent cute romantic teenage love. They help each other in difficulties and share a special bond which cannot be expressed in words.
The performances of the actors are really engaging. The guy playing the character of Oskar impressed me the most. Just the feel of the movie makes you get involved in it . I have watched very few movies of the horror genre and this one I will surely rank very high.
Needless to say this movie is a must watch for horror fans. But people who don't like this genre and have a certain fixed preconcieved notion about it, I suggest them to watch this movie and clear their doubts
Rating : 8.5/10
before tat....USUAL SUSPECTS is a gud one. if anyone has also seen CHOCALATE in hindi. they wl knw the similarity.
The Queen [2006 release] is fairly gud. nt a VERY gud one. its abt how the royal england family dealt with the news of death of the princess Diana. n how did the public farewell to her happened which the family was against. The muvie has characters for Tony Blair, Charles n her mom among others. watch if this sounds exciting to u...
i rate 5/10
Thick as theives
First of all i really dunno y this one was under rated! Personally I liked it but the plot seems similar to lotsa other movies! The lead actors,Morgan Freeman and Antonio Banderas have done a good job but not their best! Freeman happens to be a theif hu seeks out the help of Banderas to repay the Russian mob! What follows next is the story of how Banderas falls for Alexandra! But the climax was expected! But a good one too !
I wud rate this 6/10!
Whatever Works (2009) Hollywood
Drama / Comedy / Romance
Thumbs Down From Two Hands ...!
They Tried To Show Different Concept Of Romantic Drama
In Every Few Minutes, New Things & Characters Was Developing ...
I Thought It Will Never End, Better To Off ...
Even I Didn't Smiled Little Like This ->
I am Sorry If You Think Its A Negative Review But Its A Fact
Story Is About A man Who Thinks He Is A Genius, Not Really
Watchable But Don't Expect Its A Funnie Movie
SPOILER!
Around 65 Years Old Man, Boris Has Failed Of His Career, His Married Life. So He Attempts Suicide But He Didn't Die ...
And He Gets Divorce, Later He Meets A Young Lady Who Is Ran Away From Her Home From Mississippi ...
NINJA ASSASINS
hmm went to the theatre wid hopes high after watching the trailor..was very much disappointed by the awful picturisation.ninjas are famous for their disappearing moves.But here when they come to a place,the first thing they do is to cut the electricity supply.Yup now they become invisible,but then sadly,the screen too bcomes blank.And now the only way u sense a fight is goin on there is by the sound effects..im not exagerating,its true..most times when a fight is goin on we are absolutely clueless wats goin on in the screen,,
THe story line is something predictable and the lead actor is also not that good..I would not recommend this one to nyone,especially if planning to go to theatre..
Rating --- 5/10
Doghouse, (2009) Hollywood
Horror / Comedy
Its A Mixture Of Horror And Comedy Flick
In Some Scenes It Makes Us Disgusting ...
Story Is About A Group Of Men And Theirs Weekend Trip
Zombie Dentist, Zombie Barber etc... Are Really Funnie !!!
Not Bad To Watch At Once & Enjoyable
My Question Is Why The Hollywood Horrors Happens In Dark Time?
Movie Ends When Sun Rises ... !!!!
SPOILER!
Story Is About 6 Friends, Decide To Take A Trip To A Remote Village For A Weekend To Cheer Up Theirs Friend Vince From Divorce ...
After They Arrive, They Find Whole Village Is Affected By Some Virus Which Makes Womens Homicidal...
The Silence Of The Lambs
Excellent movie....actually , Anthony Hopkins is the actor i hate the most....i just dont like his face , but after watching this movie , i changed my mind....a very well made movie....but what i feel is , that the 24th place in IMDB top 250 is a bit too much for it.....there are many more movies which are greater than this one.....its jus my feelnig...whatever , it was an awesome movie and a must watch....8/10
The Taking of Pelham 123, (2009) Hollywood
Crime / Thriller
Its A Remake Of Yesteryear Film Of The Same Name
And A Good Triller About Hijack Drama Of NY City Subway Train
Nice Entertainment, Every Moments Makes You Attention
And Recommended It For Who Like Triller With Fast Pace
Except The Small-Small Errors In Script Its A Good Flick
Ending Is As Usual Like Others ...
SPOILER!
A Group Of Armed Men Hijacks A New York City Subway Train Called "Pelham 123"
And Demands A Large Amount(10m $) To Exchange 17 Hostage Passengers ...
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, (1968) Hollywood
Comedy / Musical / Fantasy
Movie Is Good Specially 1st Half ...
Actually I Supposed To Give 9 Star For This Flick But
Songs From Second Half Made Me Headache Like "Across The Universe"
Rest Of That Movie Is Great And Enjoyable ...
The Title Song "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" Is Very Catchy Tune
Story Is About A Inventor Who Always Fails In His Experiment
Mostly Recommended For Children ...
SPOILER!
Mr. Potts Is An Inventor Who Never Succeed. One Day He Buys A Repaired Old Race Car
Due To Pressure From His two Children And He Makes It A Super Car ....
American Pie (1999)
finally complete this movie, actually i never watched any of movie in this series completely, so now i think to complet its all parts
this is awesome movie in its genre
nice comedy, nice adult scene
now i m going to watch its 2nd part
7.5/10
[Recommendation:must watch for adult comedy movie lovers]
11:14 (2003)
very nice movie, its just 80 min movie
director connect very well all the stories in this movie
direction of this movie count in my top 5 best direction movies
story of the movie was awesome and acting was also ok
worth watch
7.5/10
"The Big Bang Theory" (2007)
its a tv series and i watched its 4 episode today
and u cant believe guyz its better thn any movie, its a comedy serial actually science comedy
i think tv serials r more addictive thn movies
i just love this serial
9/10
[Recommendation:must watch for comedy lovers]
Can't Hardly Wait, (1998) Hollywood
Comedy / Romance
Its A Teen Comedy With Little Serious Romance
It Happens In A Graduation Party Night ...
Taking Revenge, Seeking Sex, Searching Lost Love, Really A Nice Entertainment
Some Actors From This Flick Are In Good Position At Hollywood Now ...
Teen Movies Must Watch With Group Of Friends
Then It'll be More Fun And Enjoyable With Some Old Memories !!!
SPOILER!
In A High School Graduation Party Night, Preston Who Had A Crush On Amanda Hears A News That
"Amanda Broke Up With Mike". In Other Side Some Losers Plans To Take Revenge From Mike ...
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
This movie is based on a real incident...on a bank robbery...Al Pacino as usual is at his best..but t movie was slow...at various occasions,i felt damn sleepy...average movie..Considering it 165th position in imdb,i'l say that i'm disappointed...
7/10...
PASSENGER 57 (1992) Hollywood
Action / Thriller
Its A Normal Action, Adventure Movie About A Plane Hijack ...
Skill And Performance By Main Character Wesley Snipes Is Good
He Played As A Famous Airline Expert In This Movie
This Flick Is Similar To "Die Hard 2"
Don't Expect Before Watching This Movie, It Makes You Disappointment
So Don't Bother Just Watch ... Good Entertainment ...
SPOILER!
John Cutter Is An Famous Airline Security Expert Must Take Action When
He Finds Himself Trapped On Flight 163 When Terrorists Sieze Control Of It.
** R A D I O **
I so wish it was a real radio..... at least i kud switch it off.....man ! it was horrible....well, the story as suggested in the promos screams of being complicated but actually it was anything but complicated...it was a khichadi of thought and wishful thinking in the part of the director...the songs just kept on coming and coming....vat a sheer waste of Paresh Rawal's talents...the actresses are mare bimbos doing the "kabhi haan and kabhi naa" act all the tym !!! Coming to Himesh, as some one in the audience rightly pointed out he walks, talks and behaves like a matured actor but unfortunately his talents are limited to his music. HE shud btr stay away from movies...he is jus loud and face it....HE CAN'T ACT !!!
P.S. U guys must be thinking why i went all the way to a theater to watch the movie...coz its simple...someone had to do it !!!
2.5/10
The One
A fair sci-fi outing..which has action full on from the word go...no dull moments...its a straight story..and a figh to the finish...just jet li to watch out for...some great martial arts sequences...statham wasted tho....i wish the plot cudv been a little more complex...just a time-pass movie. no brainer.
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7/10
My Girl 2 (1994) Hollywood
Comedy / Drama / Romance
This Is A Sequel To "My Girl", Compared To First Its A Different Plot
With A Little Adventurous And A Little Emotional ...
"MG2" Focuses More On Vada Than The First Part Did.
All The Same Characters Continued Here And Included Some New Too
Those Who Liked The First Part Will Enjoy Also This Part Too
SPOILER!
13 Years Old Vada Takes An Adventurous Trip To A Los Angeles
For The Researching Of Her Mother's Life Before She Was Born
The Perfect Storm (2000)
An awesome movie..deep n heavy!...out of many this is one of the bests from Wolfgang Peterson...perfect pacing..a 2hour movie...and the last 45 mins are edge of ur seat stuff!...The last ditch effort by the crew of Andrea Gail when they were trying to climb the giant wave..gave me goosebumps!! George clooney ..that guys is one hell of an actor...very solid...and i always liked Mark Walbergh! great stuff...must watch.
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9/10
LAW ABIDING CITIZEN
A gud thriller..A sure one time watch.
They tried to giv a Nolan touch to the film,but the editing and BGM failed for that to happen..
Rating -- 7.5/10
MOON
Hmm..didnt like the film much.
Its happening in the moon with one man and his cloned replica being the main characters.Felt sleepy watching them for long time.Luckily ther are no fights or quarrels between them to make us confused too.
Liked the basic theme of the movie.
Rating -- 6.5/10
HAEUNDAE aka TIDAL WAVE, (2009) KOREAN
Romance / Drama / Adventure
Well, This Is The First Korean Movie About Disaster ...
Good Try, VFX Is Poor But That'll Not Make Us Disappointment
And Don't Think Whole Flick Is About Disaster Like "2012"...
Its A Romantic Drama With Some Emotional Things ...
And A Nice Entertainer ...
SPOILER!
Story Happens In 3 different Direction
1.Yeon-hee's Father Dies Due To Man-sik's Mistake, So He Take All The Responsible About Her After Him.
2.A Student Hee-mi Falls In Love With Sea-Guard Hyeong-sik In Haeundae Beach
3.Geologist Kim-Hwi Discovers About Tsunami And Tries To Save His Ex Wife & Daughter
Léon (1994)
may be u guyz had watched "bichoo" an INDIAN movie, its remake of LEON
bt guyz the bollywood made it worse and evry single scene copied by bichoo's director
bt unable to made it hit......
Leon is one of my favrote movie, its got 34th rank on IMDB, i think its lil bit overratted bt it deserve in top 250.....
now i got the diff btw bollywood and hollywood, hollywood have standard and they know how to maintain it bt bollywood is suck.....
8.5/10
must watch even if u watched bichoo.....
Seabiscuit (2003)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0329575/
this is a grt movie, i dint expect this much
first hour is bit slow and thn it got the pace
seabiscuit is name of a horse and this movie is abt 30's and 40's
7.5/10
American Pie 2 (2001)
its a f#@king cool movie guyz, first half is outstanding and second is also gud
its just like its first part bt better thn tht
again the party tym is awesome and less nudity as compare to its first part...
8/10
again must wach for adult comedy movie lover(i think everyone here watched these movies already)
JENNIFER'S BODY, (2009) Hollywood
Horror / Thriller / Drama
Characters From This Movie Are Weak Including Two Leading
Megan Fox, She Was Gorgeous On Screen ...
Greatest Strength Of The Movie Is Music Till End
Movie Is Not Scares Us, Just Simple Horror Flick
Story Is About High School Cheerleader Jennifer & Her Best Friend Needy.
Nothing Can Happen Just To Watch At Once ...
SPOILER!
A Band Called "Lower Shoulder" Sacrifice Jennifer's Virgin Body To Satan, Hopes To May Be Get Famous...
Later She Becomes Evil, Eating Humans ...
Hi friends I would like to share about an excellent movie called as “The Illusionist” which I saw yesterday (7th December 2009). Well, the genre of the movie is drama and the film is based on the subject of the Magician and his tricks involve. I have already seen a film called “The Prestige” and so this is also the same type of film, based on the magician background. The film is amazing and the credit must go to the director. Actually this film is based on the story "Eisenheim the Illusionist" written by Steven Millhauser, which explains the story of the 20th century Vienna Magician known as Eisenheim.
The film starts in a drama theatre, where Eisenheim performs his supernatural magic, by which he tries and also succeeds in bringing the dead spirit back and the audiences will interact with the dead spirit. The character of Eisenheim was played by Edward Norton and hats off to his performance and he truly looked like a magician. Hardly can we see any fight and this means there is a lot of conversation and more importantly the magic show by Eisenheim will definitely entertain us, as he really performs unbelievable magic, which is hard to believe.
So coming back to the story, when Eisenheim performs the supernatural magic, suddenly the police enter the theatre and they are ready to arrest him. This is really a strange beginning for the movie and everyone watching this movie will definitely be confused of what is happening, as I did. Walter Uhl is the chief inspector of the film and he is a very important character in this film, which might be seen as a negative character, but as the movie progresses, we can understand the true character of the chief police inspector Walter Uhl.
Then the narrator explains the flash back and also the story of Eisenheim. In his young age, Eisenheim saw a magician performing tricks, under a lonely tree. But to his surprise, after some time the magician and the tree suddenly disappeared and this incident made him to learn the tricks behind magic. As usual in every film, he also has a lover, but unfortunately for him she is very rich and her name is Sophie, the Duchess von Teschen( Played by Jessica Beil). They fall in love and as a result Eisenheim, presents her a locket, and this is not an ordinary locket and she needs to know the secret behind this, to open the locket.
This locket is more or less like a puzzle and once it is opened, she could see the photo of Eisenheim. But the girl’s family doesn’t like this and they prevent her from talking to Eisenheim. At last she decides and wants to stay with Eisenheim. But the girl’s family started to search them and at this time she believed that Eisenheim could use his magic, so that they can disappear. But unfortunately the magic doesn’t work and the girl was separated from Eisenheim and after that Eisenheim disappeared from that town, with a hope that he could go and learn about magic in China and other parts of Asia.
Then the flash comes 15 years later, where Eisenheim became a very famous magician and he was popularly called as the Master Illusionist. There he does an unbelievable magic, where she gets a kerchief from a women in audience asked her to keep the kerchief in a box. By this time he performs a really amazing magic, by which he drops seed in a pot and as he waves his hand that grows into an orange tree. And now he asked the lady to open the box and this time there is no kerchief in the box, and everyone was surprised to see that 2 butterflies carrying the kerchief.
Everyone was amused to see this and even the chief inspector Walter Uhl, who also attend the magic show, was amazed and he also tried to get the secret from Eisenheim. But he somehow managed to avoid him, from saying the secret and he also managed the situation by doing a slight trick, by finding and explaining in which hand the object was placed in. So everything was going well for Eisenheim and he became very popular and also earned lot of money, with the help of his shows.
One day knowing about his popularity the prince Leopold, who is very cruel and also has plans to overthrow his father to become the empire of the kingdom, came to view the magic shows, along with his future wife, Sophie, the Duchess von Teschen. The show started and this time Eisenheim tries for an extremely threatening magic, for which he want a brave person to volunteer and come to the stage. The prince never believed in magic and he always hates Eisenheim and believes that everything is just a trick. He also wants to prove people that Eisenheim is a fake magician, who doesn’t have any real power, but performs only with some tricks.
So when Eisenheim asked for a volunteer the Prince stood up. Everybody thought that the Prince would volunteer. But this so called brave man, asked Sophie, the Duchess von Teschen to volunteer and go to the stage. At first instant Sophie, the Duchess von Teschen and Eisenheim never knew that they were the old childhood friends as they couldn’t recognize each other. But later Eisenheim managed to identify her and he controlled his emotions, as they were separated for 15 years, but never revealed who he was and expected that Sophie will recognize him. But as a matter of fact Sophie failed to recognize him and moreover Eisenheim was called as Eduard in his childhood and this is also another reason for her not to recognize him.
But later Sophie managed to recognize Eisenheim and they fall in love. The Crown Prince invited and challenged Eisenheim to perform a magic, and during this Eisenheim gave a superb performance and this was a great humiliation for the Crown Prince as he couldn’t prove people that Eisenheim was a fake magician. So he ordered the Inspector to arrest him and later he also finds the relationship between Eisenheim and Sophie. He wanted to use Sophie to overthrow to his father and asks her to get ready to leave the town.
But on the other hand Sophie came to the Prince and this time she refused to come with the prince and this resulted in fight between them and as a result Sophie was killed by the Crown prince. Eisenheim was shocked to hear this and he knew that the Prince is the person behind this murder. At first, inspector produced another man for the murder charge, but Eisenheim opposed it as he believed that the real murder is Eisenheim.
So after that he decides to perform the Chinese traditional magic of bringing the death spirits back and while he was doing this he was arrested. Later he was released from the custody and inspite of the police compulsion to not perform the spiritual show, he decides to bring Sophie back and while he brings Sophie back with the help of magic, the police comes and when they were ready to arrest Eisenheim (this is the opening scene, where they didn’t show the arrest scene), Eisenheim fades and this was a surprise to all of them. Then the inspector finds the evidence that the Crown Prince was the murderer and in the difficult circumstances the Crown Prince shot himself and commits suicide.
But to everybody’s surprise the inspector accidently saw a man and this happens to be Eisenheim, in disguise. Then a little boy came to him and he gave a book, which explained the trick behind the Orange tree magic and now the inspector realized that every magic that Eisenheim did, had a superb trick. He also understands that Sophie didn’t die and everything was a preplanned one, to show a false report that the Crown Prince was the murderer. The inspector was very happy to know that Eisenheim and Sophie didn’t die. Then Eisenheim travels in a train and reach a lonely house, where Sophie is staying. The film ends positively and they again join together.
The IMDB rating for this movie is 7.7 out of 10.
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