Movies Discussion Thread V1: Ratings and Opinions

[rhitwick]

Okz, Sam I agree, may be I ask too many questions on a movie, but there are movies which answers all.

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Them being aliens is mostly possible. And on ur comment refer this man

Again, my problem is, in the whole movie the reference to God is mostly made, only between Nic and his son one instance occurs when they talk about aliens.
The whole movie thus made an impression on me that some miracle is going to be shown. Then, all of a sudden it shows aliens and concludes the movie. I was a bit WTF??

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But, one thing is sure, this is what 2012 could have been. Spending that much money they have a very bad script.

 

[quan chi]

Spy game very good movie kinda different in its genre.

 

[Deleted member 26636]

Them being aliens is mostly possible. And on ur comment refer this man

thanx for the link.....had a good read...i'll be getting the book too...

 

[Krow]

Try watching a movie called Time Crimes (Los cronocrímenes) if you already have not seen, its the best example of a Paradox, more you try to answer the puzzle the more complicated it gets. Its my best movie on Time Travle. Lot of things you will have put on assumption.

I have to watch this one. Queued.

Another movie which leaves quite a bit to be explained is CUBE
which is another amazing movie to watch.......

Awesome film, although both the sequels are bad compared to this one. I just loved the concept and how it ended.

 

[ajayritik]

Any good movie recommended by you all. It's been sometime since I watched one esp one suggested by you people on this forum.

 

[zyberboy]

Twelve Monkeys- 9.5/10 only saw it recently, i dnt know how i missed this masterpiece

Thirteenth Floor- 8/10 great movie based on "Stimulation Argument"

 

[latino_ansari]

school ties.... 3/5....

good watch.... featuring matt daemon in -ve role...

 

[khmadhu]

Spy game very good movie kinda different in its genre.

yeah i agree.. and the first scene is superb.

also shooter which is similar kinda..

 

[khmadhu]

I dont know which Spygame you saw, but shooter has no resemblance what so ever!!

i meant to say that both are politically trapped movie..

 

[rhitwick]

Ishqiya 9/10

After a long time an Indian movie achieves the status of a perfect thriller. This is a milestone history of hindi cinema.

The story is very twisted and with every scene it opens up a bit more. You'll be guessing a lot of things but I can bet that till the end of movie you will still be guessing what and why are all these happening.

Let me tell you, all events, actions, scenes, dialogs are important in this movie. If you miss even one frame your questions will be unanswered. Really this is a piece of art. I'm still clueless about a few things.

Screenplay: 9/10. Good. If told in any other format, it would have looked so predictable that you could write the whole story from the beginning scene.

Cinematography: Beautiful, captures a few good frames on village life. No unnecessary top shots, close ups, framing etc. Every scene is so well rehearsed, well prepared that they stand alone for praise.

Dialogs: Whoa. This is the real asset of this movie. In your face dialog. No mercy, no hiding, total raw emotions comes out through dialog. Hats off to whoever wrote it.

Acting: Vidya Balan has just washed out all others. Wow!!! She reminded me the actress from "Straw Dogs", doing something, telling something, thinking something and wishing something else...all at same time. Kudos to this girl. She simply rocked. Then comes Naseeruddin and Arshad, marvelous in their part. I want to say that everyone acted brilliantly, even that "nani"

Directing: Man, bringing out this kind of believable acting from each and everyone of your crew is not easy. You need to have a clear idea about what exactly you want from this scene, what this frame should look like. Even if you are disgusted how you show your emotions....hats off to Abhishek Chaubey. Really looking forward to more from him.

Songs: Now, what more should I tell. Everyone is singing "Dil to bachha hai ji", its a gr8 romantic track in recent times. All other songs are so nicely blended in the movie that you won't feel their presence at all.

IMO, I rate it better than Kaminey. Kaminey became very predictable at the last hour. But this is way above all. Very very recommended to all

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What was with that "nani"? Why she did that last thing? What about Mustaq Shekh? Having Fun or some other psycho fun???!!!
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[Rahim]

Aaj kal nange hain ke burqe mein?

Dialogues like this made the movie to enjoyable

 

[rhitwick]

Superbad 6/10

Its a pretty bad movie.
Starts off very well with all those sex related remarks which I'm off listening in so much similar movies. Do all these scriptwriters lend their copies to each other?
Then it proceeds with some good humor. And after a long time I found that its not ending. I was like WTF? How is still left? found another half an hour is left when all twists, turns are already settled and concluded.
Then I started skipping few frames and watch and skip and watch. Even then I could not finish it.
Then I stopped watching it. Seriously tell you, After 90mins this movie just sucks!!! and sucks bad, superbad.

Paranormal activity 8/10

So, I watched it at last. Till the mid point of the movie it really scared me. It was a 10/10 for me till then. Then somehow it lost its pace, eerie environment that it created is destroyed and becomes dull.

Climax is good. Watched both normal ending theatrical ending. Liked the normal ending though, theatrical ending is way too filmy. Good acting by both the actors and good camera work.

If this trend (hand held cam movie) becomes hit, I think all professionals will lose their job and the n00best person who has never sen a camera in his life would be most sought after person in the industry

 

[ratedrsuperstar]

^dude is anyone else using your account coz theze are pretty gr8 rating for average/terrible movies

 

[Rahim]

Syriana Powerful and Hard Hitting. NOTE: Its not political propaganda.

 

[rhitwick]

^dude is anyone else using your account coz theze are pretty gr8 rating for average/terrible movies

None else is using my account. All reviews and ratings are totally "IMO". If any movie satisfies "my" expectation from it, I'll rate it accordingly.

Whatever average to me might be awesome to you and vice-versa may also be true.

So...

Magadheera 7.5/10

Watch it for the cinematography and action. Rest are avg.
Being a Telugu movie, it has that vice of being too long. Easily it could have made into two parts and I bet both parts would have been such gr8 hits!

Kajal Agarwal is cute and Ramacharan Teja...good action nothing else. There are few loopholes like in the first scene, u have motorbikes in 1200BC (1600B.C -400yrs=1200 BC )

and, can't there be a movie without Brahmanandam? He is such brilliant actor, why he settles for such small parts?

 

[Krow]

Just saw Time Crimes recommended by sam9s.

9.5/10 from me. Awesome movie. Right up there with the likes of Primer in terms of hardcore sci-fi. Extremely well made and thought out. Primer was very complex and needs a second watch. This one is not that complex, but that is better in a way as you don't lose orientation at any time. Thanks for the recommendation. Must watch for all, whether you are a sci-fi fan or not.

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Here is imdb link for the film.

*www.imdb.com/title/tt0480669/

 

[ratedrsuperstar]

Un Secret 4.25/5

a beautiful film about a family secret that had been long buried is now discovered by a son.

 

[rhitwick]

A Man Who Was Superman 8.8/10

Superman is cured!!!

A very heart worming movie. Brilliantly acted by both the lead actors. A bit drags to bring the climax, but I want to overlook that.

All in all a great watch. If only "My name is Khan" could be like this

 

[Krow]

Nice to know you liked it........have you seen Cypher try that as well..dont compare it with Time Crimes thought.....but as an independent movie its well though, you should like it.

I have seen Cypher. I found the plot to be very good, full of surprises till the end. I felt something was missing in the film otherwise. Maybe it was the pace of the film, not sure what. Vincenzo Natali is a good director, but his Cube was much better thought out and made than Cypher.


I have a question: Do any of you guys know where to buy movies online? I mean I am looking for a website like Flipkart is for books. Discounts on the MRP, free shipping and reliable. Also I want them to stock all these rare, not so well known films. For example: Los Cronocrimenes, etc. It would be better if it is an Indian website as I am not sure how to pay an International one. I use debit/ATM cards to pay and I am open to a bank account transfer. I don't have a credit card/internet banking account, etc. Please guide me with this. Thanks in advance.

 

[Ethan_Hunt]

Saw VI - WOW! This one was pretty good. It's been a long break from the SAW series for me, but this part was quite refreshing. The end was completely shocking. Traps were quite good, but some of them could have been gorier.