Movies Discussion Thread V1: Ratings and Opinions

whitestar_999

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Venom 6/10

1 hr is taken for build up and then an underwhelming climax.
Better than Deadpool (in terms of story)
Deadpool(1 as well as 2) did not have a 1 hr buildup & certainly not an underwhelming climax.Though your conclusion matches my expectations based on what I saw in Venom trailers.
 

Allu Azad

Time Ruins Everything
Upgrade - 8/10

thanks sam for the suggestion. Needed a fast movie and this was it. 1.30 hours well spent.

Why do you think Eron did not just smash stem? May be he was curious how far stem will go?
Why did he agree for the wife's killing? Maybe he didn't know the details of stem's plan?
 

Zangetsu

I am the master of my Fate.
Upgrade - 8/10

thanks sam for the suggestion. Needed a fast movie and this was it. 1.30 hours well spent.

Why do you think Eron did not just smash stem? May be he was curious how far stem will go?
Why did he agree for the wife's killing? Maybe he didn't know the details of stem's plan?
Yes 8/10 from me too.
Ending is superb
 

rhitwick

Democracy is a myth
Andhadhun 7.5/10

Verdict:
After a long long time (since Kahaani) I cursed when it showed "Interval". I mean intervals in movies are expected in India, we know it would happen, we know it's coming but at times like this you just wish had it not happened today at least. Andhadhun begs for a continuous flow and that curse for the ineveitable interval is its win on audience. Go for it.

Full review posted here: The Movie Review Thread
 

sam9s

The High 5 Flyer
Hichki 5/10

Mostly based on the book "To sir with love".
Killed by melodrama and saved by Rani Mukherjee.

Hichki is not even remotely based on the book or movie "To sir with love" Hichki movie is a copy of a movie called "Front of the class" which was 10 times better than Hichki
 

rhitwick

Democracy is a myth
Hichki is not even remotely based on the book or movie "To sir with love" Hichki movie is a copy of a movie called "Front of the class" which was 10 times better than Hichki
I beg to differ, but making the teacher challenged in any body form is not really creative that does not make it a totally new movie.

As you are saying "Hichki" is not based on "To sir with love", I'll assume that you've read the book (and not comparing it with the movie of same name).
The main concept is same, the main plot points are same. They just took the concept and made their own version around it.

We already had "Sir" acted by Naseeruddin Shah on same concept a long back.

Basically "To sir with love" is hugely popular book and every country in every language did some movie/plays around the same concept.
 

sam9s

The High 5 Flyer
The "ONLY" thing common is teacher and student .... the entire content of both movies is completely different. By your logic, all courtroom movies are same then since all involve lawyers and judges and show some sort of legal system. Hichki is a movie about "Tourette's Syndrom" and how a teacher overcomes this limitation to successfully become a teacher .... same is with front of class.

To sir with love is NOT about a person becoming a teacher. Its about a man who already IS a teacher and the complications he faces being a BLACK man in a white high school students and how he manages to overcome this.

Both movies are miles apart.
 
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whitestar_999

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Not all movies can be successfully adapted into regional/local language without some pretty good script modification & brilliant acting.Only hindi movie that I know of successfully doing it is "Ek Ruka Hua Faisla" which is an adaptation of classic "12 Angry Men". This movie actually adapted the diference between jurors brilliantly in Indian context with issues like slums vs rich,marathi vs outsiders,old generation vs new etc.
 

rhitwick

Democracy is a myth
The "ONLY" thing common is teacher and student .... the entire concent of both movies is completely different. By your logic, all courtroom movies are same then since all involve lawyers and judges and show some sort of legal system. Hichki is a movie about "Tourette's Syndrom" and how a teacher overcomes this limitation to successfully become a teacher .... same is with front of class.

To sir with love is NOT about a person becoming a teacher. Its about a man who already IS a teacher and the complications he faces being a BLACK man in a white high school students and how he manages to overcome this.

Both movies are miles apart.

The movie surely not about "Tourette's Syndrom", the movie is still about how a teacher brings in line a class full of unruly students. "Tourette's Syndrom" is here the discomfort that "To sir with love" did with the teacher being "black".

"To sir with love" is a brilliant book about how a black teacher is given the responsibility of a total messed up class. If he fails to bring them in order, he goes out.
If you look closely, "Hichki" too deals with same concept.

b/w if your opinion is on the movie version of "To sir with love", that was a shitty movie. I've read the book and watched the movie too. I can make the difference.

By your logic, all courtroom movies are same then since all involve lawyers and judges and show some sort of legal system.
Aren't you generalizing too much here?
Every courtroom drama is different, I've that much grey matter to make the difference.

But, if two movies deal with same core concept, I'll call them "SIMILAR" and "INSPIRED".
 

sam9s

The High 5 Flyer
Thats where you are mistaken IMHO, the "CORE" concept of Hichki is not how teacher deals with students.... the core concept is how she the protagonist deal with her limitation of Tourette's Syndrom to become a successful teacher, the messed up class is only added to make the movie more interesting, and that messed up class is the only factor common (or taken) if you may put it that way, from to sir with love.

To sir with love "CORE" concept is how a BLACK person who already is teacher overcomes a boisterous class of white students and wins.

Plus anyhow Hitchki is a copy / or inspired by the movie called "front of class" rather than is a copy or inspired from "To sir with love" ...
 

sam9s

The High 5 Flyer
LIFE ... "LIFE" was bad ..... I mean yes it was thrilling but so many stupid loopholes and stupid things shown.... ruined the movie .... I was expecting an intelligent movie .. but this was dumb ..... a time pass at the best ......6/10
 

Zangetsu

I am the master of my Fate.
A Quiet Place (2018) - 7.5/10
Good plot and excellent thriller. Few mistakes here & there but movie is good to watch.
Similar concept like Don't Breathe
 
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