D-Day - Movie Reviews

The ‘D Day’ movie is good enough! Yes, it’s good enough… ‘good’ in some scenes and ‘enough of good’ in other.

D Day probably is the first of its kind movie in Bollywood wherein India’s agents gets into Pakistan and hunt for ‘India’s Most Wanted’ men i.e. Dawood like gangster – who is believed to be responsible for all the terror attacks in India. Full marks to Advani for picking up this plot… though I wonder why Bollywood took so much time to work on this plot when Hollywood has been doing it since… not sure how many years.

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The Wolverine

The Wolverine Movie Review

How many superhero movies have you seen this year? How many comic based movies have you seen this year? And do you know how many more such films are coming this year? We kinda love superhero / comic based movies – right?

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Ahmedabad

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Bajate Raho - Movie Reviews

You have seen Khosla Ka Ghosla and you loved it. You will watch Bajate Raho and it too will amuse you. But is it in the same class as Khosla Ka Ghosla? No! Been there, done that – the movie has similar ‘kind of’ story, backdrop, star cast and dialogues. Don’t get me wrong here … Bajate Raho, in a way, if dissected properly, has its own beauty but nothing that amazes you.

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Ahmedabad

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White House Down

White House Down is an action movie starring Channing Tatum and Jamie Fox. It’s a story about a group of terrorist blowing up the Capitol and Taking over the White House. John Cale (Channing Tatum) is a divorced soldier who just returns from duty and decides to take his daughter (Joey King) to the white house as she is a huge fan of politics and The President. John Cale has an interview with secret service – bad news, he doesn’t get the job. But just when he’s about to go, the white house is attacked by a group of Terrorist. Cale is forced to prove on the spot how qualified he is for the job by protecting his daughter and The President – Sawyer (Jamie Foxx)!

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More about White House Down:

Initial release: June 26, 2013 (Indonesia)

Director: Roland Emmerich

Running time: 137 minutes

Screenplay: James Vanderbilt

Production companies: Centropolis Entertainment, Mythology Entertainment, Iron Horse Entertainment

 

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D-Day Bollywood Movie

The ‘D Day’ movie is good enough! Yes, it’s good enough… ‘good’ in some scenes and ‘enough of good’ in other.

D Day probably is the first of its kind movie in Bollywood wherein India’s agents gets into Pakistan and hunt for ‘India’s Most Wanted’ men i.e. Dawood like gangster – who is believed to be responsible for all the terror attacks in India. Full marks to Advani for picking up this plot… though I wonder why Bollywood took so much time to work on this plot when Hollywood has been doing it since… not sure how many years.

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The Lone Ranger - Movie Review

The Lone Ranger Movie Review

The plot, though overly complicated in the telling, is actually quite simple. Educated lawyer John Reid (Armie Hammer) returns to his hometown of Colby, on a train that’s carrying the fearsome violent bad guy Butch Cavendish (William Fichtner), who is being hauled in by the local civic bigwig Latham Cole (Tom Wilkinson) so that the killer can be publicly hanged in order to assure the townsfolk of their safety. Also on the train bringing Butch and John to Colby is Tonto (Johnny Depp), a mystical whom we eventually learn has been shunned by his tribe and has revenge on his mind due to events from his past. After Cavendish pulls off an elaborate escape with the help of his gang, a posse led by John’s older brother Dan (James Badge Dale) hunt down the bandits until they are ambushed and massacred by the Cavendish crew. Surprisingly, John survives the attack and is rescued by Tonto, who informs the gun-shy Texan that he is now a spirit warrior who can’t be killed in battle. John dons a black mask, and he and Tonto work together to seek vengeance.

Depp’s Tonto is not Jack Sparrow of the West. The character is more subdued, the laugh lines a little more nuanced. … Depp, even though he is hidden deep in make-up and wears a dead bird (or is it?) on his head for much of the film and feed’s it, still manages to draw us in. Unlike Sparrow, Tonto is not flamboyant. He is smart and patient as he carries around the weight of a childhood trauma.

‘The Lone Ranger’ revels in its sense of excess but it doesn’t get fun until that final twenty minutes. It’s hard to deny that the final chase in and around two moving trains is entertaining.

As a Western action-comedy, this finds a middle ground between the awfulness of ‘The Wild Wild West’ and the solid entertainment of ‘Maverick.’

Though with 150 minutes of storytelling, it takes 2.5 stars, I give an extra .5 star because it has Johnny Depp. I can’t see any other actor pulling off a dead-bird on his head with such fineness.
So unless you are not a Depp fan, which I believe that it’s tough to be, you ought to see the movie!!!!

3 stars
Ahmedabad

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Lootera - Movie Reviews

Like most of the much-hyped category movies, this movie could have been a disaster but NO - this is a high on emotions & drama movie which is just so near to the “masterpiece” tag.

Unlike all her movies, Sonakshi turns the table in this movie and finally acts. She pulls off her role of young, pampered & ailing daughter of a wealthy Zameendaar, just so brilliantly that you end up wondering if the same lady has acted in Rowdy Rathod too. Be it the dialogue delivery or ‘making faces’, she plays the role without overplaying it. Ranveer Singh, in his high-waisted avatar, looks amazing & does a job even better than his looks.

Ranveer comes to stay at Zameendaar’s place for some work, and meets Sinha – you fall in love with the “love at first sight”. Though he makes them believe he has visited for all the right intentions, he has wrong motives. He breaks the hearts ruthlessly and flees but you still pity him. They meet again … things have changed as expected. Why? Will he break her heart again?

Our two thumps up to the Director, Arts Director & Cinematographer who have not left a single stone unturned to ensure you get the feel you are watching the duo romancing in a backdrop of 1950s. Every small thing has been taken care of – simply flawless. Amit Trivedi’s music matches the 50s feel and hangs on to your ear long after you have left the theater and will stay in your heart for even longer.

The romance between Singh and Sinha is impeccable. There is not a single scene which goes overboard and stays less explored. The dialogues are apt, slow and easy but interestingly the best scenes of the movie are those where there are no dialogues at all. The romance is sweet and perfects the longing-ness expressions of actors; will take you back to all those great romantic hindi movies made in 1950s & will remind you of their shy expressions and dialogues.

Overall, Lootera is an amazingly gorgeous movie that may make you cry, may pinch your heart, may hurt you but is still beautiful … just like Love

3.5 /5 Stars
Ahmedabad

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Despicable Me 2

Despicable Me 2 Movie review

Just like “Monsters University,” “Despicable Me 2″ is sure to be a hit!
Gru(The Supervillain of Despicable Me), his Minions (Yellow and giggly wearing blue overalls) and the girls are back this round, in which we discover that Gru without evil doesn’t have much of a personality at all. The babbling Minions are still wacky scene-stealers – and once again, we don’t get nearly enough of them.

Gru now embraces fatherhood - via his precocious adopted daughters Agnes (Elsie Fisher), Margo (Miranda Cosgrove) and Edith (Dana Gaier) - and he’s become more hero than a scoundrel. The story opens with Gru (voice of Steve Carell) and Dr. Nefario trying to replace villainy with jellies and jams. However, their fruity concoction is awful, which allows Gru and his minions to join the Anti-Villain league to sniff out a secret enemy with a serum that turns subjects into oversize, ravenous, purple creatures.

I liked Gru better when he was despicable, a supervillain who’d steal the moon until the orphans steal his heart. That movie was an awesome addition to the animation gold rush. But the new film with Gru being whole lot less despicable is just playful. The giggly Minions, once a sideshow, now steal the show. More Minions (both good and bad), more silly stunts, fun songs, 3-D madness and throw in some James Bond-style spy gadgets and you have a pretty darn entertaining sequel to the popular Despicable Me. Of course, if you aren’t a fan of the little yellow Minions, you might not be as happy with the film. Did I mention the Minions rock? Those yellow, pill-shaped goofballs if strung together could be a feature film of their own. If you love the Minions, you’ll enjoy this movie to the core.

Rating 3.5 star
Ahmedabad

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Ghanchakkar

Ghanchakkar Movie Review

What looked like a master blaster story line, turned out to be, well, ghanchakkar storyline.

The screenplay of movie is gripping in the beginning and you stay awake on your seat waiting for the ‘next’. But then it loses its charm, gradually, as it moves further. But at the same time, though you may shift your bottom a little from the seat but you would not leave it till the end.

Rajkumar, the man who directed great movies like Aamir & No One Killed Jessica, tries his hard but leaves a couple of loopholes. Emraan puts his best foot forward with his acting skills; Vidya is again at her best though her role is not as intriguing as that in Dirty Picture, Kahaani etc. You can’t ignore Rajesh Sharma & Namit Das.

The story revolves around Emraan and his loud & ‘naughty’ wife Vidya. Emraan robs a bank with Rajesh & Namit. After the robbery, Emraan is enthrusted with the job of keeping the money safe till they meet after 3 months to share the money. They meet after 3 months but things have changed … Emraan has lost his memory! Now what? Hit the theatre to know that.

No, you cannot say anything wrong about anybody’s acting skills. They all are brilliant. What is wrong is the way the story flows towards you but takes a separate lane before hitting you. You keep waiting and you wait till end – you don’t leave your seat thinking the ‘twist’ will come now but alas! There are scenes & dialogues you cannot afford to miss, specially the ‘dinner-time’ scenes. Music is ok.


Go watch, if at all, only for the performances. Beware the ending may disappoint you a bit.

Overall rating 2.5 / 5 stars.


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