English Movie Reviews
Star Trek Into the Darkness 3D – Well made sequel to the Star Trek series. The movie is never boring and keeps you glued from the start till the end… It’s a treat for the Trekkies. 3D was unnecessary…. 2D would have been much better…If you are a Star Trek fan, it’s must watch…
Must Watch – for Trekkies
Iron Man 3 (3D) – A great sequel in the Iron Man series. It has all the thrills and frills you would expect from an Iron Man franchise. A wholesome entertainer… with brilliant performance from Robert Downey Jr where as Iron Man he takes on one of the deadliest evil force and also having to find answer to some of the questions he has for himself… For Iron Man fans “Its Christmas time” (you will get this once you see the movie)… As in case of all Marvel productions, wait till the credits roll you would enjoy the epilogue …
Must watch for all superhero movie fans
Hitchcock – an engaging drama on the life of Hitchcock and his relationship with his wife during the making of one of his greatest epic Psycho. Well written screenplay and you feel yourself being part of the sets, the public and Hitchcock’s household during the making of the movie… Antony Hopkins has done a wonderful job of bringing Hitchcock to life. If you are a Hitchcock fan, movie buff or interested in biopic this one is highly recommended…
Must Watch – For Movie Buffs
Cloud Atlas – Brilliant story about how the liberation of individuals from their current crisis are inspired by the actions of individuals in the past present and future. The directors have stuck to non linear narration to narrate stories in six different eras. It is complicated and tests the ability of the audience to keep track of multiple things… Felt the makers could have reduced the non linear narration to some degree. But this is hard to make…. If you are a fan of complicated movies with non linear narration style you would love this or else you find it to be a waste of time…
Watchable
Django Unchained – finally saw it…. Typical Tarantino’s flair… This time it’s more brutal…. The movie has powerful performance of Di Caprio, Christopher Waltz and Samuel Jackson… Discounting the brutality I thoroughly enjoyed the show…
Must Watch – For Tarantino Fans
Silver Linings Playbook – Has been a engaging drama throughout…. the first half I almost had motion sickness because of the shaky camera which symbolically represents the shakiness in the life of the protagonist and it becomes steady as hi life becomes steady and he finds a purpose… The screenplay also sarcastically questions various habits of supposedly normal people which are psychic and obsessive in nature as compared to that of psychiatric patient. Its a must watch movie that grabs your interest right from the start and has a convincing end to it…
Must Watch
Jack Reacher – Movie based on the book One Shot by Lee Child. Five shots on one target and a undoubted suspect arrested… When the police think there is nothing much left in the case Jack Reacher sees what others haven’t… The rest of the movie is about how he unravels the mystery… It’s a bit slow for a Tom Cruise starrer… The script demands some serious watching unlike the MI series… However some of the antics added for Tom Cruise fans looks out of place for the plot… Despite the slowness it makes a watchable flick but not a memorable one… Watch it for Jack Reacher there might be more of the series coming up…
Watchable
The Hobbit: An unexpected journey IMAX 3D – Peter Jackson has just turned the book to life… I was surprised that given the size of the book…is a three part series warranted? It is very detailed and you might find it slow and lengthy if you haven’t read the book… Peter Jackson might have run the risk of overdoing it…. we have to wait for the next two parts… The 48 fps format makes the 3D viewing spectacular… Probably the next best to Avatar in 3D… If you are a fan of The Hobbit then its a must watch … Watch it in 3D you will love every bit of it… Can’t wait for the next two parts and subsequently an abridged version…
Must Watch – For LOTR fans
Life of Pi – its difficult to convert a literature with a philosophical theme into a successful screenplay… Ang Lee and team has done the best in bringing Pi ‘s magical journey to life… From the French influenced Pondicherry, the perilous storm in the ocean, the serene ocean life all captured and represented very beautifully… Not sure if the deep philosophical reflection would please the movie audience looking for commercial entertainment… It’s definitely worth a watch and you will enjoy it more when you entrench yourself in Pi’s quest for the Supreme…
Watchable
Skyfall – Bond is back… This time defeating death… The movie is very engaging throughout… Though there are sequences which you might have seen in many movies performed by other heroes… Watching Bond do it is refreshing… It definitely out scores the previous two movies…
Must Watch – For Bond Fans
The Dark Knight Rises: A very impressive conclusion to the trilogy… By far the best trilogy I have seen… It’s hard to deliver when the expectations are high, Nolan has surpassed it… The screenplay, music, visuals, acting the movie scores well all round…
Must Watch
The Amazing Spiderman – Spiderman story retold… This time they have tried to stay more closer to the comic… If you are expecting something amazing then you would be disappointed… Otherwise it’s a nice watch… The movie is bit dark throughout and slow as well… They could have increased the pace bit which might have kept the interest levels on…
Watchable
