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Sunday, March 31, 2013

My Way

My Way (2011) on IMDb




Ok just finished watching this and I must say, exceptional piece of cinema,  though I would not put it in the same league as of Assembly and City of life and death, but it still lands up, up there among my top 5 Asian war movies. The war scenes are up and exceptionally good and in equal quality with those of Assembly (from Asia) and SPR ( Hollywood), few camera angles were right out of the world, which had me like WTF!!!. Performances were top notch as well....Overall a must watch for War buffs.



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SAM's Rating : 7.0/10
Genre : War/Drama
Movie : My Way
Language : English



Friday, February 1, 2013

Trust Review

TRUST

Trust (2010) on IMDb




After a long time a seriously powerhouse of a movie. High on emotions and very gritty, plot gos like this "A teenage girl becomes a predator of an online sex offender, and how the family deals it thereafter....... at first it looks like a typical rape movie, with the usual trauma of the family. No this is different, its more of how an online sex addict can lure a teen/minor girl to have a somewhat conscious sex, manipulating the vulnerable emotions not knowing the consequences. Then later how the family deals with this fact and brings the victim to teams with the reality.
This kind of movie heavily depends on the plausibility of the convection with which each actor portrays his/her character and dialogues that are absolutely believable to the real life scenario. Every scene was so neatly executed, and every emotion was so convincingly played, that you really get hooked to the movie. I would seriously suggest this for those who want some quality cinema.



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SAM's Rating : 7.0/10
Genre : Drama
Movie : Trust
Language : English



Monday, November 5, 2012

SkyFall Review

SkyFall



To begin with if people are looking for Typical Bond Action/Gadgets .... they are going to be be hugely disappointed. Anyhow the gadget gimmicky that had plagued the pre Daniel Craig movies was already been slowly removed since the first iteration of Craig's 007, however; what for me was more ; how shall I put it ; different was how low on action, and heavy on drama/emotions this movie was. I can positively say that M and Bond shared the most screen time in this movie, (and there was a reason, not spilling out here as a spoiler). Another typical of Bond trademark movie is the improvisation that was missing all together, sure he was able to device plans of escape but that didn't seem to be any thing special. Casino Royal nailed it with just the opening chase sequence ....... 

Coming to positives, ........ I liked the introduction of Q, and I was not surprised to see that the makers of this movie clearly knew that gadgets are no longer Bond's, virtue, with Q aptly and funnily putting .... "What do you expect, exploding Pens ........ we don't do that anymore"... I personally enjoyed that. Next were the dialogues witty, charming and funny kept the whole premises interesting. Last but not the least, Javier Bardem as the villain, I enjoyed him, how ever again people who have seen him in No country for old men ;would agree that, as a villain here in Skyfall, director was not even able to touch 5% of his performance, what he gave in NCFOM. There he is just phenomenal and sends shivers down your spine with his chilling, cold and ruthless performance. 

Anyway all in all it was not my one of the good Daniel Craig movies as Bond, but still worthy enough to applaud it.



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SAM's Rating : 6.8/10
Genre : Action
Movie : SkyFall
Language : English


Sunday, September 2, 2012

Mr Brooks review

Mr Brooks



The last movie I saw of costner was phenomenal Open Range My one of the top westerns ....... Mr Brook however explorers another performance aspect of Costener, a cold, weird conscious driven serial killer. Its one of the rare movies where you actually cant hate the bad guy ....... though he is cold, ruthless, and brutal ..... Costener plays a seriously messed up personality to perfection, and as with a conscious he fights with his so called addiction for killing. Both his killings and struggle with is conscious is shown so convincingly and cleanly that you start to feel for the poor chap. But it's also a frightening thought coz you know it wrong and the act can never be reasoned with. Truly enjoyable flick ....... plot does not have any twist n turns as such but simply for the concept and performance it worth a watch

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SAM's Rating : 7.0/10
Genre : Thriller
Movie : Mr. Brooks
Language : English

Sunday, August 26, 2012

The Expendables 2 review

The Expendables II



My my my what a treat feast was this if you belong to the group that grew up in the ninties, watching these veteran actors in your fav Hollywood blockbusters. Ex-2 works on different level, to began with if you thought the first one was a little over the top, watch this, its super over the top, but then who cares.......what this move gives you is your veterans actors doing one thing... and only one thing .......kicking some heavy butt out of the enemy with blazing guns shot, punches, explosions, body flying, booms, bangs ..... you name it, and believe me watching Arnold banging some heavy auto shotgun with muscles pumping along with sly n co. ripping the hearts out of the enemy, is all that makes this move a worth watch. The action is firmed rootly in to the non CGI catagory and most of us enjoy that. Add to it the fun, cheezy and witty one liners and you got yourself a paisa wasool cinema. With a huge veteran star-cast of Schwarzenegger, Willis, Norris, Van Damme, Statham, Li, Lundgren, Crews, Couture it was tricky to divide the screen time between actors, but simon west made sure that in the end every single star got their sweet share of kicking enemy's ass. Specially with Arnold, who was also given some very funny one liners. check this out ... 

Arnold entry in the beginning :::: I' am back 
Arnold somewhere in the middle :::: I am back 
Arnold kick ass in the end to Willis :::: I will be back.. 
Willis :::: You back enough already, sit tight here, this time I will be back ....... ...lolzzzzz 

If you are the one who is a fan of Arnold/Sly, grew up with all these veteran actors, love the good old non CGI action, love funny one liners, you will fall in love with this movie ........ thoroughly enjoyable and definately worth a watch

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SAM's Rating : 7.0/10
Genre : Action
Movie : The Expendables 2
Language : English