Pyaar Ke Side Effects (2006)

With Rahul Bose in it, i expected a good show. I was not disappointed. Its a pleasure to watch funny yet sensible movies. It is also a pleasure to watch creative liberties being explored. The count scene was very innovative.

We all know how terrific an actor Rahul Bose is, but Mallika Sherawat turned in a great performance as well.

Nice movie

Performance 8.2/10
Screenplay 8.5/10
Concept 7.8/10
Technical 8/10

Overall 8.1/10

Michael Clayton (2008)

Its a good movie, not a great one. What will happen in the end is quite evident 15 minutes into the movie. It was always a question of how exactly, and the drama unto then was a bit of a drag.

Tight performance from the cast, no doubt about it, but you didn't expect less in the first place.

I didn't find the screenplay quite appealing, especially the idea of a flashback. It just didn't serve any purpose. I'm still battling with a few loopholes in the plot. I'll be glad to be proven wrong.

Its a watch it forget it movie. Surprised how it made it to the oscars. Star power, i suppose cos its packed with the who's who of hollywood. Check out the cast . If you liked this movie, u'll also enjoy Syriana. Thats George Clooney again

Performance 8/10
Concept 7.5/10
Screenplay 6.5/10
Technical 8/10

Overall 7.5/10

love actually (2003)

what is with the british and romance? they always have me hook, line and sinker. For one they create such sentimental plots and then they spruce it up with people like hugh grant. at the cost of sounding gay, he's the best thing to happen to romantic comedies. i loved the movie to bits and pieces.

its a feel good movie, no doubt about it! just sit back and feel joy

also watch : a walk to remember, music and lyrics and ofcos notting hill :)

Performance 8/10
Screenplay 7.8/10
Concept 8.5/10
Technical 7.8/10

Overall 8/10

the deer hunter (1978)

its another vietnam movie, but the similarities end there. here the focus is on the characters and how their lives are affected by the war in vietnam, not just of the soldiers, but their friends and family. To that extent its a great movie, but its not an entertainer. the deer hunter is more like a beautiful documentary supplemented by a lot of life in the characters ably potrayed by stalwarts like Robert de niro and christopher walken. The film truly gives you a glimpse into the atrocities that was the vietnam war. Obviously its tilted heavily in favour of the US, but thats a legitimate part of the story too. Come to think of it, the movie is not about the warring nations at all; thats what makes this movie stick out. Director Michael Cimino weaves a thick thread
around the lives in the plot.

The focus on originality as gleaned from extra reading can be seen in the brilliant action sequences, especially those featuring the deadly russian roulettes.

The screenplay i felt is a bit loose, tending to drag at times. there are also a lot of fill in the blanks. I guess that came with the movie being cut down from 4 hrs to 3 hrs.

Overall, there was a lot of enlightenment and poignancy, but it did feel like an ordeal in between. Must watch for movie buffs

other famous vietnam movies : platoon (1986), full metal jacket (1987) and apocalypse now (1979)

i now wanna watch : in the year of the pig (1968)

Performance 9/10
Screenplay 6.5/10
Concept 8.7/10
Technical 8/10

Overall 8.0/10

P.S Meryl Streep looks heavenly throughout the movie. i saw her first in music of the heart (1999) as a middle aged woman and instantly fell in love. you can imagine then

The Big Lebowski (1998)

I don't approve of weird comedy. This is the same guy, Joel Coen, who gave us Fargo. Steve Buscemi is a permanent fixture in his movies. I couldn't quite fathom the consequence of his presence in this movie though. Well, nor of a lot many other characters. Damn! the whole movie didn't make much sense to me. I mean, it did make sense, but a lot didn't.

There are some good laughs, u would enjoy them. But the core competence of this movie is its weirdness and i don't approve of that, as i said before.

Jeff Bridges brings a lot of charisma into the character. He's the only sane character in the movie and thts a huge relief. Rest is a crazy lot

Some thing!

Performace 8/10
Concept 5/10
Screenplay 6/10
Technical 7/10

Overall 6.5/10

Meet Joe Black (1998)

You have to give it to hollywood to come out with bizarre themes yet do a good job of it. Meet Joe Black is pure fiction made believable. Well, the stress is so much on emotions and the enactment is so near perfection that you wouldn't worry about it. Brad Pitt
brings staggering sensuality to the character of Joe Black. Women could watch this movie just to stare at him. On the other hand, Anthony Hopkins, playing the successful businessman William Parrish, is the epitome of character and confidence, someone to look up to. In between these extremes lives the character of susan parrish, a delicate songbird of a person

Directed by Martin Brest who's given us Scent of a Woman (1992), another terrific yet eccentric movie.

A kaleidoscope of emotions embellished by terrific acting, thats Meet Joe Black

Perfromace 9/10
Concept 8/10
Screenplay 7/10
Technical 8/10

Overall 8/10

Juno (2007)

juno is a 16 year old pregnant girl. yeah! the movie starts with her testing positive for pregnancy and the rest is an interesting cocktail of emotions delivered through extremely witty dialogues and myriad expressions.

The plot is a shocker from the indian perspective of things, but the triviality with which it is treated in the film makes for some eye popping. That quite adds to the film's appeal. However, it is the marvellous performance from the cast that takes you through the film effortlessly.

a fun film

Performance 8.5/10
Screenplay 8/10
Technical 7/10
Concept 8/10

Overall 7.9/10

Epic Movie (2007)

Very so so movie. Lacked originality, especially the first humour point. Kinda puts you off when you encounter a sad piece of humour right at the beginning. Having said that, one of the characters is brilliant enough to deserve special mention. He is Darrell Hammond who delights in his spoof of Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean). That apart the rest of the cast fails to impress. Kal Penn is a let down. I had high expectations of him

Few sequences now and then elicit a chuckle at most. Thats about it. Not a patch on the Scary movie series from the same director

The sets were pretty elaborate and attractive, but they alone can't sustain a movie.

To summarize, you wouldn't miss anything if you give this movie a miss

Concept 5/10
Performace 6/10
technical 8/10
Screenplay 6/10

Overall 6.2/10