| Movie | Rating | Review | Date | Your Rating | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Rainmaker - PG-13 | March 8, 2008 | N/A | ||||
| Om Shanti Om - Unrated | I enjoyed this ! | December 2, 2007 | N/A | |||
| Manorama Six Feet Under - Unrated |
I wish I could give it 5 star rating! The progress is good, the first half builds the entire premise and second half goes around tieing the lose ends, but it is not until last few frames that the entire picture becomes clear. Classic novel-like script makes it a tight watch. All the actors pitch in with terrifc perfomances and leave a lasting impression.
A thoroughly impressive debut direction, impressively shot in Rajastan and the slow and steady flow not once bores. Full paisa vasool but if you are looking for jolly entertaining no-braner stuff, then turn to some other crappy stuff which is being passed off as comedy these days. |
October 7, 2007 | N/A | |||
| Heyy Babyy - Unrated | Will put detailed thoughts some time later. | August 31, 2007 | N/A | |||
| Chak De! India - Unrated |
Enjoyed to the core. Will put up a brief review soon. For time being: http://70mm.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/chak-de-india/ |
August 17, 2007 | N/A | |||
| Lakshya - Unrated | http://70mm.wordpress.com/2004/12/02/lakshya/ | August 17, 2007 | N/A | |||
| Sholay (Embers) (Flames) (Flames of the Sun) - Unrated | August 17, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| Cheeni Kum (Less Sugar) - Unrated |
http://rkblogs.net/blog/2007/08/09/cheeni-kum/ What an apt title ! When you feel something is less, that means you want more of it. That is what the characters feel here - they want more in life. Thats what everyone wants but here is a difference - the characters are counting days. Totally loved the small kid - though some feel this is an un-necessary sub-plot I liked it. The kid was somewhat very similar to AB, both are counting the days and but want to enjoy life just before that, there is a hurry and they want to break the societal restrictions - kid wanting to watch movies he is not allowed to and AB wanting to marry a girl whose father is younger than him. Kid?s comradeship/rapport with Amitabh is the best thing. Next only to Tabu-Amitabh interactions. If there was one lady who could not only hold her head - as the character does - but also shine - even more than AB, then it is Tabu. Totally loved her. I had always felt, if there was a better actress who would effortlessly fit in both - art and commercial genre and if there was a better contemporary actress almost as good as Kajol, it was Tabu. Unfortunately, she hasn?t been ?contemporary? for last few years. AB is fine, perhaps quite good considering other weekly fare he churns out. Paresh Rawal?s bit extended more than required and instead of AB?s speech, I?d wished his mother came and delivered a punch. And this Cheeni Kum has succeeded in removing the bitterness of ?Nishabd?. And it is interesting to note the contrasts and the treatment in both - in Nishabd it was all about lust, but it was masked behind some insanity or the intent was justified partly as seeking a joyful companionship. And audience saw through it. Here it is quite opposite - the actual love grows, the need for companionship and compatibility is clearly shown. But, without shying away from the subject, sex is explicitly hinted at. And audience sees through it. Quite enjoyed - despite on monitor. |
August 12, 2007 | N/A | |||
| Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. - Unrated | http://rkblogs.net/blog/2007/08/11/honeymoon-travels-pvt-ltd/ | August 12, 2007 | N/A | |||
| Saving Private Ryan - R | August 12, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| Where Eagles Dare - PG | I am all for the tactical-war movies and novel based movies. This has it all. | August 12, 2007 | N/A | |||
| The Great Escape - Unrated | Entertaining and clever. Worth repeated watching. | August 12, 2007 | N/A | |||
| No Man's Land - R | August 12, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| Forrest Gump - PG-13 | Was overwhelmed after watching it. For two days, every free minute I thought about movie. What a movie ! Was touched about that character. | August 12, 2007 | N/A | |||
| The Green Mile - R | Not sure what, but it was good. Acting, story, execution and everything first rate. | August 12, 2007 | N/A | |||
| Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (Dance Baby Dance) - Unrated |
Having heard that it is a free-flow like the director's previous attempt - Bunty aur Bubli, I was all the more keen to watch it. I had a very good time watching BaurB, only grouse was the money spent watching in a multiplex. This time, I was wise. Watched on computer screen. Am surprised by thrashing reviews - this movie did not take it seriously, nor did expect you to. Also it did not pretend to be something other than what it set out to be - a light heart fun and free-flow movie, that rests mostly on the shoulders of the lead artists more than anything else - and the lead pair does not disappoint. All - Abhishek Bachchan, Bobby Deol, Priety Zinta, Lara Dutta - are perfect at their roles. I wish Zinta and Abi do more movies like this. Zinta is lovely to watch - scenes like - the happiness and content that suddenly erupts of her face ( when she is running down the stairs and the lady asks what happened to the proposal, Zinta had rejected it) are a treat to watch, wonder if anyone else would have done it so well ! (Oh yeah, lets leave aside Kajol and Madhuri Dixit). Abi's flow is so effortless that, till that one bit of sad song, you will forget to notice that this guy is acting. Nail biting Bobby cracked me up with his innocent looks and nail biting. Lara, actually in two different roles is surprising. There are various tributes/references to movies - from the number 786 (number plate on a car) - AB's badge number in a famous movie, to the one I loved - Bobby and Abi going in the similar vehicle as Dharam and Big B singing song - Yeh Dosti hum nahin chodenge. Finally loved the song. Yes did not mind the never ending song in between in what was a competition. The song just goes on and on but no complaints ! I loved the song so much that I thought that there was only one song in the entire movie (other than the sad song). At the end of the movie, when the song is again played I was practically swaying myself in the chair - at 2 AM in the night :) |
August 6, 2007 | N/A | |||
| Under Suspicion - R | July 31, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| Ratatouille - G | July 27, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| Khosla Ka Ghosla - Unrated | July 24, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| Kuch Kuch Hota Hai - Unrated | July 24, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| Kabul Express - PG | July 24, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| Hum Tum - Unrated | July 24, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| Dil To Pagal Hai (The Heart Is Crazy) - Unrated | July 24, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha - Unrated | July 24, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (Say This Is Love) - Unrated | July 24, 2007 | N/A |