MOVIE REVIEW: BARFI

Here is the review of a movie that promises something 'Hatke' in the
Movie Cloning zone called you know what.. Does it successfully set
itself apart from the other Love Drenched sob-stories ? Find out
below..


WHAT ITS ABOUT:-
Barfi(Ranbir Kapoor) plays what any other Hindi film actor has ever
played, yup you guessed it, a Roadside Romeo. But this time he is Deaf
and Mute. Barfi falls in love with a tourist named Shruti(Ileana
D'cruz). The story is set in the 70s but the time period fluctuates
from past to present and vice-versa. Priyanka Chopra plays an autistic
girl Jhilmil, who is also Barfi's childhood friend. Set in beautiful
Darjeeling and Kolkata, the movie appears to be a visual treat.
Despite of Barfi and Shruti's deep love for eachother, Shruti is a
girl who always seems to miss the boat, or in this case the train.!
Shruti is torn between leading a normal life with a normal guy or
going with the impaired Barfi.


Due to his naughty antics, Barfi usually lands himself in trouble with
the authorities and his troubles are doubled(sorry about that) when he
is accused of kidnapping Jhilmil for ransom.


WHATS GOOD: As I wrote above, the movie is a visual treat. The beauty
of Darjeeling is accentuated greatly. Bollywood always has had that
part down. Ranbir Kapoor is Excellent here, being speech impaired
doesnt stop him from flirting at all.! You wont know that he didnt
speak at all in the movie because of the way he has expressed himself
is just beyond what I have ever seen.! Ranbir has always been a very
talented dude, but I would like to see him in a different genre.


Ileana D'cruz looks to be desperately trying to prove that she is more
than just a pretty face, she succeeds. She effectively plays the
playful heartbreaker, the dedicated Indian wife and the wise old
woman.


A few scenes are hilarious, especially the ones with Ranbir Kapoor and
Saurabh Shukla who plays the fumbling cop. Ashish Vidyarthi is decent
as always.


WHATS BAD:
Priyanka Chopra's character is supposed to be autistic but she plays
it like she is retarded.! Priyanka is a great character actress
judging by what we saw in 'Whats Your Raashi' but here she just doesnt
pull it off. She does however manage to do something I never thought
she could do, i.e. look unattractive. One thing I'd like to point out
is that the main symptom of Autism is that they have trouble building
any kind of relationships, much less flirt. We saw the same thing in
'My name is Khan'.! Why does Bollywood love to spit in the face of
logic.?


Going into this movie you might expect a comedy, youre wrong. In fact
its the exact opposite, a Tragedy.! It also has Bollywood's trademark
'Death of the Parents'. Spoiler: Barfi's parents are not the only ones
that die. Pritam is at his plagiarising best and with songs like "Iss
Dil ka kya karu", music is just more of the same. In the end, the
movie just drags and makes you want to leave the theater before it
ends.


VERDICT: Barfi is a movie that is sometimes funny but mostly tragic.
While I recommend watching it for Ranbir Kapoor's flawless
performance, too many deaths in the movie will just leave a bad taste
in your mouth.

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FIRST LOOK OF AMITABH BACHCHAN IN HIS FIRST HOLLYWOOD MOVIE-THE GREAT GATSBY

In India, Amitabh Bachchan considered to be no less than a God. He is
an Actor, Producer, Singer, Television game show Host and
Philanthropist. Bachchan has been working in the Indian Film industry
for more than 4 decades. He is known as the Greatest actor on Earth
but never has he been seen in a foreign large-scale film, Until now...


The trailer for Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby" was released
yesterday it shows among others Amitabh Bachchan's Hollywood Avatar.
The movie is based on the Novel of the same name.
The novel "The Great Gatsby" was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in
1923. It describes the year of 1922.


Onto the movie now, Nick Carraway(Tobey Maguire) is a bonds salesman
who is also a Yale graduate and has just returned after serving in the
First World War. He comes to live in Long Island where he meets James
Gatsby(Leonardo dicaprio). Gatsby is a wealthy businessman who is
known for throwing Lavish parties for distinguished guests. Daisy
Buchanan(Carey Mulligan) is the cousin of Nick and wife of Tom
Buchanan(Joel Edgerton). Myrtle Wilson(Isla Fisher) is the Mistress of
Tom Buchanan. Additionally, the Beautiful Gemma Ward also makes an
appearance.


Amitabh Bachchan plays Meyer Wolfsheim a Wealthy guest of Gatsby's who
is known for fixing the 1919 World Series Baseball Championship.


Its no surprise that a talented actor like Bachchan has broken into
the International scene before the so called Kings of Bollywood, The 3
Khans who solely rely on their ability to flirt rather than Act to
Make the movie a Success. We are proud of Big B who will be playing
with the Big boys now. Check out the trailer below.

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MOVIE REVIEW: Gali Gali Chor Hai

Yes, I went to see this movie. It was either this or Ek main aur... And as usual I was one of only 10 people in the theatre. As I sat there with lowered expectations this is what I experienced...

WHAT ITS ABOUT:-
Gali Gali Chor Hai is about the current plight of India. The corrupt system being run by corrupt cops and politicians is highlighted throughout the film. So The aptly named Bharat(Akshaye"look at my hair now" Khanna) is a common man trying to go through life with his wife Nisha(Shriya Saran) and father (Satish Kaushik). Suddenly he is caught is a wave of troubles that just dont seem to end. A love story is thrown in just to please the mindless flirt-fans. So Bharat tries to deal with the leeches which suck him dry all the while trying to keep his married life intact.

WHATS GOOD:-
The title song sung by Kailash Kher is a pretty good, meaningful song. Akshaye Khanna's performance is great. Satish Kaushik is Awesome as always. Annu Kapur plays a constable and he has also performed decently. Shriya saran plays the conservative indian wife very well and Mugdha Godse's performance as the hot college girl is pretty good. Pretty much everyone has done a great job. Lot of scenes will make you laugh. It does a great job of showing that in India Cops are more feared than Criminals.

WHATS BAD:-
The item number with Veena Malik is awful and completly unnecessary. The ending just leaves a lot to be desired. If only they wud have tied up those loose ends, this movie would be one of the best movies in hindi film's recent history.

VERDICT: This is definitely a good movie and will entertain you. If you liked the classic laughter riot series 'Office Office' then you will like this movie too. It will make you laugh and move you but you may not like the ending. Watch it..!!

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NEW AMAZING SPIDERMAN TRAILER

Everybody's favorite Web-Slinging Superhero is back.! After 5 years of waiting, we finally get a Spiderman movie.

This one is a reboot of the original Spiderman movies. To a lot of fans chagrin the old cast is completely replaced, even the Director.!

The Amazing Spiderman stars Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker/Spiderman, Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy, Rhys Ifans as Dr. Curt Connors/The Lizard and (I cant believe Im saying this) Our own IRRFAN KHAN as Dr. Ratha/Goblin.

This movie is being promoted as "The Untold Story" because it focuses on the disappearance of Peter Parker's parents and not his Uncle's death as in the other movies. Peter is a loner in highschool who has a crush on Gwen Stacy and is struggling with life without parents. He finally finds some clues which lead him to Dr. Connors(Efans). It turns out that Connors was the partner of Peter's father and knows the answers Peter seeks. One thing that I noticed was that the Spiderman character played in this movie seems more similar to the original character in the comic books. The original character was a wise cracking genius. Those one-liners were missing in the character portrayed by Tobey Macguire.

The Trailer has the Most Stunning visuals Ive ever seen. Check it out below.

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MOVIE REVIEW: AGNEEPATH

Today I bring to you the review of a bollywood movie which claims that it will save the sinking ship that is bollywood. AGNEEPATH which was released on Republic Day is the remake of the 1990 classic of the same name. Does it live up to its old glory or does it fall short.? Find out below.

WHAT ITS ABOUT: The story revolves around Vijay(Hritik Roshan) who is a kid from a small island town Mandva. Much like the old movie, the villain Kancha China(Sanjay Dutt) kills Vilay's father which sends Vilay on a quest for revenge. Priyanka Chopra plays Kaali, the love interest. Rishi kapur plays Rauf lala, a drug lord. Throughout the movie, Vijay struggles with his various relationships all the while trying to get to Kancha China.

WHATS GOOD: First of all Arish Bhiwandiwala the kid who plays 12 year old Vijay has performed better than any other character. Unlike other movies where the childhood scene is short, here the child almost gets an hour of screen time. Om Puri is great as always in the role of the aged super-cop. Sanjay Dutt has Awesome presence on screen and looks Huge. At times the audience cheers when he shows up. Rishi Kapur who is known as the cute, cuddly little romantic hero plays a convincingly menacing and disgust-invoking villain.

WHATS BAD: Hritik Roshan doesnt do what he does best- Dance. His credibility as a street-smart, tough guy, action hero is zero. Even While fighting he looks like he is dancing. I understand that he has massive shoes(literally) to fill but he just doesnt look convincing. None of the dialogues are worth mentioning. Sanjay dutt's dialogues dont make sense at all. Priyanka Chopra is so Awful that I dont even remember a single thing she says except something about how she wants to dress up so much that every man in the world will flirt with her. People cheer when she gets hurt. The movie is too long and seems to drag on forever. People cheered for Chikni Chameli but I find Katrina Kaif's Vibrating down right Weird. Like any Karan Johar movie, it has a lot of unnecessary Rona-Dhona. It makes you sad instead of bringing joy.

VERDICT: This is a poor man's replacement to the original 'Agneepath'. Quite frankly Hritik Roshan cant shine Amitabh Bachchan's shoes let alone fill them. Its not entirely a bad movie but most of the time it will bore you like hell and if you do goto see this movie make sure you have a decent supply of food because you may starve..!

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MOVIE REVIEW: GHOST (BOLLYWOOD)

First things First, let me explain why I saw this movie. I went to the theatre wanting to see Blitz(ek Kaatil in hindi) but the guy at the ticket counter told us that no one wanted to see Blitz and so the show was cancelled.

That left us with Ghost. It sounds like a cheap attempt at a horror movie. Let me tell you how it went -

WHAT ITS ABOUT:
The movie is about a series of murders which take place in a hospital. Sayali Bhagat plays a doctor(really?). Shiney Ahuja plays a rapis... I mean a detective who tries to solve the mystery of the murders. No other notable actors there. As with any Hindi film, the love story is central to the plot. As the story goes on the mystery is unravelled(which is just Shiney Ahuja getting part of his memory back) he discovers the murders are connected to his own life.

WHATS GOOD:-
There are some scenes that are pretty scary like the Chudail walking with feet turned backwards. Lot of gore, blood, guts etc. Almost reminded me of Evil Dead. Sayali Bhagat is easy on the eyes.

WHATS BAD:-

The acting first of all is average at best. Everyone has acted pretty badly. Being a Hindi film, it gives the message "Flirt and let everything else goto hell." In one scene when Shiney Ahuja is investigating Sayali Bhagat, Sayali says "wo sab baad me, pehle coffee peete hai". Shiney Ahuja does absolutely nothing befitting a detective. The case just solves itself. The worst thing about this movie is its confusing plot. There is this one guy running around who is half Jesus and half Satan. I dont know what the hell he was doing in the movie and what they were trying to say with the movie. Definitely not a family movie. The music is horrible even by bollywood standards and dances even more so.

MY VERDICT: If want some scares, a lot of confusion and want to cry for the rest of your life for the money you spent on this movie then watch it.

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Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (scathing) Movie Review

Here I am with my third blog about a movie I saw yesterday. Lets get right down to it..

WHAT ITS ABOUT:-
Do I really need to explain this ? Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, Bhabhi in short is what the title suggests its about a guy who falls in love with his bro's bride to be. You expect that coz youre going to watch a hindi movie, of-course Anybody can(and will) fall in love with Anybody. If guy can love an alien(Jaane kahan se ayi hai), if an autistic man can fall in love with a woman(My Name is khan) and if a male robot can fall in love with a real woman(Robot) then its only "logical" for a guy to love and marry his sister in law. So kush(imran khan) tries to set up the marriage of Luv(Ali zafar) and Dimple(Katrina kaif) setting up his own marriage with Dimple all the while.

WHATS GOOD:-
To be honest, I really cant think of anything good about this movie but I can tell you that 90% of the people in the audience were only there to see Katrina kaif "Drink a bidi". Yes, thats the type of audience it attracts.

WHAT'S BAD:-
EVERYTHING. Same story as any other hindi movie ever made. Boys meets girl, they flirt for the rest of the movie, say I love you and get married in the end. This movie has two of these brilliant love stories so two times the fun...!!(sarcasm) Anyway the story has more holes in it than a machardaani. It a hindi movie so it defies all logic and reason. The lead characters have acted Horribly especially Ali zafar. Ali, youre a singer, bro. Stick what you do best. NONE of the scenes are funny. People in this movie dont speak, they SHOUT. It gets very annoying and you cant even sleep in the theatre because of the noise. Not to mention There is obnoxious dhol sound everywhere in the movie.

VERDICT:-
I would definitely go to see this movie...........if youre retarded. Or if youre one of those people who wants to see Katrina "drink a bidi".

Disclaimer: I did not go to see this movie by myself, I was forcibly taken but I did not pay a single paisa for it.

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Movie review : Bol

Hello everyone.. Im back with my second blog. This is a movie review. Never thought I'd review a Hindi movie but its more Urdu than Hindi. Anyway, lets get right down to it.



What Its About :

Its set in Pakistan where girls are not allowed out of the house or show bare skin not even their father. Atif aslam is the boy next door who goes against these norms and is the only known face in the movie. The Hakim sahab in the movie is father of 14 girls who is still hungry for a son. They can barely manage two meals a day because he is the only breadwinner. As time goes by one of the girls protests and we are taken on a weird journey of lies, deception n desperate actions.


The Good:

It does a nice job of sending a moral message to people that If you cant feed them why do you give birth to them.? This is a serious question. Not only does it apply to Pakistan but it also applies to the Son hungry parents of India. There are some strong dialogues, especially by the female lead. Everyone's acting is praiseworthy. Atif aslam stays in his limits and only attempts nice little dialogues. Im glad hes not tryin to become the next Himesh Reshamiya(ugh). Storyline is mostly exciting. It is unlike any other hindi movie Ive seen.

The Bad:

It somehow gives the message that all men are brutes. One of the dialogues says whenever men cant use their tongue to answer a question, they use their hands(to beat up someone).
Sometimes it feels like its dragging on for too long. The biggest flaw is that is makes you feel very sad. The plight of the girls is sometimes unbearable to see. One of Hakim Sahab's children is an ennuch(neither a girl nor a boy). He is treated badly wherever he goes. Good thing I was one of the 7 people in the theatre, if the theatre was full, I would have drowned in tears..

Verdict: This is a very entertaining movie which deliveres a strong message that needs to be heard but it leaves you with a sad feeling. I would definitely watch it...

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