Movies Discussion Thread V1: Ratings and Opinions

[rhitwick]

@sam, agreed. BUT, if PANDORUM were my first movie in this genre, I would have liked it.
Unfortunately "The Decent" was not my first movie though in this genre and I found it not so striking. BUT, again I agree with "Decent" that there were few good scenes than in "Pandorum"...

//And the movies u named: Star Trek, well I don't like it too

 

[rhitwick]

mmmmm I understand, but I was talking more in terms of general scenario.......

But, but...I can't control myself. I kinda have grown a bad habit comparing of two movies. So...very seldom any movie impresses me until and unless its something new.

Latest addition in this list is.............obviously "Straw Dogs" and if u've not yet watched "Peeping Tom"


Pyar Impossible 5/10

A very very predictable movie on a very very repeated topic. So so acting by Uday Chopra, over acting by Priyanka Chopra, no acting by Dino Morea and bad acting by the child actress.

A few people here may not last the whole movie, but others can try. One or two good scenes (may be it seemed to me only).

One very odd and weird scene I can't but mention:-
Well Uday Chopra is s/w developer and he developed a s/w which Dino Morea steals. Now following Dino, Uday lands up in Priyanka's home and becomes her daughter's nanny. Due to some reason Dino once visited her home and Uday kept hiding from him.
I was like wtf!!! Who stole whose s/w??? Why such behavior. Instead of getting angry he was hiding...

 

[Krow]

Looks like Sam is utilising his HT setup on the 47 incher to the fullest.

Matrix Reloaded: Let's face it, the film is an awesome popcorn muncher. About 5% as philosophical as the first one and contains about 50% more action sequences than The Matrix. Looking for a movie better than the first one? Don't watch. Mindless action? Fan of the plot? Must watch!

 

[ratedrsuperstar]

Road to Sangam 3/5

With a promising start and a brilliant performance by both bollywood giants this film brings forward all the emotions in our secular yet divided nation.although the film as a whole may drift down the cliche'd territory later.but the emotions and dialogues are real all throughout.the director fails to keep everything together and somethings end up being ignored and unimportant things get spoon-fed to you.overall it cannot be compared to something like firaq but is a good watch among every other junk thats playing in the theatres now.

 

[Nithu]

Old Dogs - 6/10
average comedy film. nice acting by John Travolta & Robin Williams...

 

[esumitkumar]

Pyar Impossible 5/10

A very very predictable movie on a very very repeated topic. So so acting by Uday Chopra, over acting by Priyanka Chopra, no acting by Dino Morea and bad acting by the child actress.

A few people here may not last the whole movie, but others can try. One or two good scenes (may be it seemed to me only).

One very odd and weird scene I can't but mention:-
Well Uday Chopra is s/w developer and he developed a s/w which Dino Morea steals. Now following Dino, Uday lands up in Priyanka's home and becomes her daughter's nanny. Due to some reason Dino once visited her home and Uday kept hiding from him.
I was like wtf!!! Who stole whose s/w??? Why such behavior. Instead of getting angry he was hiding...

What a coincidence RW..I also watched same movie last weekend
and abt ur odd scene..shayad tumne movie dhyan se nahin dekhi...he was not getting angry because

1. He is very seedha saadha baccha (chasma laga k geeko nerd type)

2. He had already talked to Dino in hotel where he warns him to give his S/W. Instead Dino advises him to take some 25 lakhs cheque and go back to India

3. He is hiding from him as he doesnt want Piggy Chopps to know his true identity.

Most chutzpah scene in film is Uday going to Pinnacle labs server room and inserting pwd in S/W

Us sey bhi ghatiya another scene --- > His S/W which is named as Uniq O/S has all icons of other OS like Ubuntu (cheer for linux fanboys), apple etc etc he he he

Little girl was quite looking cute

Overall a timepass film.....

My rating is same as you 5/10

PS: Y Uday is always starring in his father's produced films..kyunki aur koi director leta hee nahin usey

 

[rhitwick]

3. He is hiding from him as he doesnt want Piggy Chopps to know his true identity.

This might be the only reason the director wanted to tell us.
But, not convincing at all. If he exposes Dino infront of her, she is sure gonna impressed by him.

And another wtf scene.
Dino comes and exposes Uday and rather Uday getting angry and exposing Dino's truth, he mumbles his excuse. Dino literally throws him out from her home. Now wtf!!! u love d gal, u developed d s/w in question, d thief is infront of u, eying ur gal and throwing u out of her home....if still u r not getting angry then what makes u angry. Scenes are not at all convincing.

Little girl was quite looking cute

She's only cute, acting is not convincing.

PS: Y Uday is always starring in his father's produced films..kyunki aur koi director leta hee nahin usey

U know this script is written by Uday himself and directed by once flopstar Jugal Hansraj. Jugal even shows his face in last scene in Apple store.
Everyone thinks he's a Subhas Ghai...

 

[tarey_g]

Watch : A Man from Earth (10/10) awesome movie.

 

[JojoTheDragon]

Stardust. 8/10. Nice movie.

 

[quan chi]

SHAAPITH

i dont know why vikram bhatt made this movie.a kid sitting 4-5 empty seats next to mine was enjoying the show as if he was watching a cartoon movie.

The music was nothing special.

i think aditya narayan didnt suit for the role.

what to look out for :- quite beautiful cinematography,the locations were almost perfect for giving chills and spills and were quite beautifully selected/made.but unfortunately the storyline killed it all.

 

[rhitwick]

SHAAPITH

i dont know why mahesh bhatt made this movie.

If I'm not wrong, Shaapith was directed by Bikram Bhat...try to catch his other work 1920, good horror movie...

LSD 8.67( dividing by 3 this is what comes)

I was not actually thinking of watching it in cinema hall, but that day Krow's post build up a bit of curiosity and today I'm just coming from the show.

Warning: Whoever is thinking of catching this movie in next week, forget it. Its gonna flop, not because its a bad movie but because its different. Not everyone would welcome its experience. Boring and bakwas would be two common terms about its review.

About movie:-
LSD or Love Sex aur Dhokha is a different movie experience, its kinda what they call piece-of-life movie genre, only here we have three incidents loosely connected. Just for the transition I guess.

Three stories on three different human nature.
First story is about love. Its the best. Good acting by the actors, sharp dialogs. This is a new level of violence, not gore but totally uses ur imagination, a shocking experience indeed. 10/10

Second story is about Sex (jo ki nahi dikhaya): A bit slow, and stretched. This part is (I think) inspired by an MMS, I've seen that. The MMS is 6-7 yrs old and for the scene had kind of similar background. Though stretched a bit the acting very good by all of them, the main gal kinda sucks at last sobbing scene. Her crying was not convincing, I guess dats why her face was not in focus. Good but looong story. 8/10

Third story is about dhokha (fraud, betrayal). Good acting by the reporter guy and the gal. Not a good storyline or just a bit different. 8/10

I say, the director did a very good job by getting out such a believable performance from all newcomers. Kudos to Dibakar Banerjee. Hope to see more works from him but with a good story in that case. I missed a start, middle, end here.

I agree this is not a conventional movie but its just my opinion or wish.

 

[quan chi]

If I'm not wrong, Shaapith was directed by Bikram Bhat...try to catch his other work 1920

ooh... yes!! thanks for pointing out made that mistake in haste.

well 1920 got some bad ratings. but my friend told me it was good.

btw this movie is a disappoint.they tried to make a good story with interesting plots but the outcome was a bit different.

except for the locations theres nothing to praise about the movie.

 

[rohan_mhtr]

except for the locations theres nothing to praise about the movie.

Except for the location and the actres , she was kind of cute

 

[Krow]

LSD 8.67( dividing by 3 this is what comes)

I was not actually thinking of watching it in cinema hall, but that day Krow's post build up a bit of curiosity and today I'm just coming from the show.

Warning: Whoever is thinking of catching this movie in next week, forget it. Its gonna flop, not because its a bad movie but because its different. Not everyone would welcome its experience. Boring and bakwas would be two common terms about its review.

Hate to admit it, but will happen I think too. People will go to catch the S element or get bored with it. Even during the preview screening, one 30 something year old man said that he found the movie boring because he is just an ordinary cinema goer who does know anything about the technical side of movies and he found the rest boring.

About movie:-
LSD or Love Sex aur Dhokha is a different movie experience, its kinda what they call piece-of-life movie genre, only here we have three incidents loosely connected. Just for the transition I guess.

I felt that similar to Dev D, the three stories are pretty connected because that is how it happens in real life. You meet people with a problem similar to yours and then you wonder how could this happen. That is why the ending was my favourite part.

First story is about love. Its the best. Good acting by the actors, sharp dialogs. This is a new level of violence, not gore but totally uses ur imagination, a shocking experience indeed. 10/10

Second story is about Sex (jo ki nahi dikhaya): A bit slow, and stretched. This part is (I think) inspired by an MMS, I've seen that. The MMS is 6-7 yrs old and for the scene had kind of similar background. Though stretched a bit the acting very good by all of them, the main gal kinda sucks at last sobbing scene. Her crying was not convincing, I guess dats why her face was not in focus. Good but looong story. 8/10

Third story is about dhokha (fraud, betrayal). Good acting by the reporter guy and the gal. Not a good storyline or just a bit different. 8/10

I felt that all the three stories have a little of all the three elements: L, S and D. My favourite was the second story.

Sex (jo ki nahi dikhaya)

Preview screening mein humne dekha that yeh scene! It happens in the grocery store security camera control center. Of course we saw the "Unrated" edition of the film!

I say, the director did a very good job by getting out such a believable performance from all newcomers. Kudos to Dibakar Banerjee. Hope to see more works from him but with a good story in that case. I missed a start, middle, end here.

I did not understand the word believable here. Please explain. I liked how all the three stories were linked and to me the end was the best that there could be.

I agree this is not a conventional movie but its just my opinion or wish.

Couldn't agree more.


A sincere request to all: Please go and watch this movie in the theater. Such intelligent films need to be supported. When we waste our money watching so many rubbish movies in cinema halls, why not go watch an intelligent, well made one?

 

[Ethan_Hunt]

The Stepfather - Not bad, but not very good either.

The Descent: Part 2 - Slow start like the first one, but picked up the pace after 45 minutes or so. Enjoyed this movie and people who have claustrophobia would get a better experience. No indication of a sequel this time.

 

[Deleted member 26636]

Shutter Island- 8/10......

 

[esumitkumar]

This might be the only reason the director wanted to tell us.
But, not convincing at all. If he exposes Dino infront of her, she is sure gonna impressed by him.

arre yar..fir pata chal jata na woh nanny nahin ek GHONCHU bhaisahab type developer hai ..he he he

And another wtf scene.
Dino comes and exposes Uday and rather Uday getting angry and exposing Dino's truth, he mumbles his excuse. Dino literally throws him out from her home. Now wtf!!! u love d gal, u developed d s/w in question, d thief is infront of u, eying ur gal and throwing u out of her home....if still u r not getting angry then what makes u angry. Scenes are not at all convincing.

because he is shown by director as GHONCHU..seedha saadha..so he cant get angry by any cost..

I suggest one more scene to be added...Uday marrying PC and Dino coming in Ravana style to kidnap her..Uday saying bhai koi baat nahin..im warning u..he he he he

One more ch**iatic film which was airing on COLORS yesterday " Toh baat Pakki" ... after seeing the film for half an hour...no wonder the film flopped

just watch it to know

 

[esumitkumar]

Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge - 7.5/10

Full fun timepass with mast acting by Paresh....One time watch only


Karthik calling Karthik - 7/10

Film holds you till end for its suspense..You are always wondering who is other Karthik calling ??? although film lags ...could much have been edited
to make it appealing...but for once u can watch it..very slow pace albeit....indeed second half is too slow

 

[rhitwick]

Hurt Locker 7.5/10

I don't see a point giving this movie 6 oscars and D9 none. Insane.

This movie lacks drama, tries to be artsy sometimes, tries to prove a lot of points sometimes but fails.

Yes it has got tense moments, but fails gravely to portray the pain, suffering of the one involved in it. I would say "Body of lies" is far better movie in this genre.

This movie is just over hyped.

And one final question, why the shaky camera? Nowhere it was told or seemed its kinda mocumentary movie, no-where it was told the source for video is only some handheld or spycams, then why??? Beware while watching it, u may get a headache...

Welcome 8/10

How far would you go for your love? (If bollywood would have made this, it could have been the tagline )

But, its not a bollywood movie, its a French movie. Its about a Iraqi boy Bilal, who wants to be with his girl friend who is in UK. While on his way to UK, travels to france illegally and gets caught in the process. Then the story gets entangled with a few more characters and how their personal lives are affected due to that.

A nice watch on immigration process and how people react to immigrants. It has a good emotional quotient but the pace is very slow. specially the first half is a bit lengthy.

Cinematography is very beautiful, every scene has been given a melancholy look which matches with the theme very much.
Recommended but have patience.

 

[a_medico]

Tulpan - Thanks for the recommendation. Amazing movie about survival told with a subtle humor. A must watch for those who are interested in offbeat movies.