The Movies I Liked
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ValarMorghulis
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Saw Nothing But the Truth as suggested on this forum after watching Kill the Messenger. Good movie though slow paced. KTM was definitely better. Plus Jeremy is a far better actor than Kate. Still a decent watch.
Watched Dolly ki Doli. Baba re! Phew! Horrible acting and terrible plot. Tauba!
Watched Dolly ki Doli. Baba re! Phew! Horrible acting and terrible plot. Tauba!
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Badlapur (2015) - IMDb
To be frank, I dont remember a Hindi movie of this quality in ages.
The start is as dramatic as it can be and hits you like a wallop.
Its just hard to guess what happens next as every character has shades of grey.
The ending is truly unexpected and very philosophical, something thats hard to see in a Hindi movie.
Varun Dhawan is good, but the scene stealer is Nawazuddin Siddiqui . He is so good that he is frightening. But the good part is there are no loose ends, no item songs, no characters that let you down.
A must watch, would rate it at 9/10.
To be frank, I dont remember a Hindi movie of this quality in ages.
The start is as dramatic as it can be and hits you like a wallop.
Its just hard to guess what happens next as every character has shades of grey.
The ending is truly unexpected and very philosophical, something thats hard to see in a Hindi movie.
Varun Dhawan is good, but the scene stealer is Nawazuddin Siddiqui . He is so good that he is frightening. But the good part is there are no loose ends, no item songs, no characters that let you down.
A must watch, would rate it at 9/10.
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That was the intention of the movie ..... it is actually depressing at the end ...
John Wick (2014) - IMDb - It was just a ****'n dog... that's what folks keep telling John Wick (Keanu Reeves) as he's killing them. That's the fun part, where John Wick unleashes hell over the death of a dog and the fun and the mayhem does not let up one bit, not over the entire length of the movie.
The story is simple, an ex-assassin is grieving the death of his wife and treasures 2 gifts from her, a car and a dog. Bad guys come in, steal the car, kill the dog and the rest of the movie is all about how Keanu gets his revenge.
The story apart, the movie is an assault on your senses, both visually and aurally. Reference quality video and audio (Dolby Atmos). More than that the movie itself is thoroughly enjoyable, just like a roller coaster that you get on and then have no control on how it goes and when it comes to a stop. A total blast from start to end and comes highly recommended both as a movie and for the PQ and SQ on Blu-ray.
The story is simple, an ex-assassin is grieving the death of his wife and treasures 2 gifts from her, a car and a dog. Bad guys come in, steal the car, kill the dog and the rest of the movie is all about how Keanu gets his revenge.
The story apart, the movie is an assault on your senses, both visually and aurally. Reference quality video and audio (Dolby Atmos). More than that the movie itself is thoroughly enjoyable, just like a roller coaster that you get on and then have no control on how it goes and when it comes to a stop. A total blast from start to end and comes highly recommended both as a movie and for the PQ and SQ on Blu-ray.
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Changing Lanes ........ when I started watching this movie, 15 minutes in to the movie and I felt the movie has similarities to a Nana patekar and John Abraham movie that I saw few years back ....and I googled and I was right. It was Taxi No 9211, which is loosely based on changing lanes. The plot/concept is same ...... two people with different day objective have minor car crash and post that how their lives intermingles. The Hindi version obviously was made with more masala and hue and cry. Changing Lanes is more subtle but is more impressive as well. 2 Perfectly good human beings just keep trying to harm each other out of desperation and irritation, but during the course of that day when events follow both realise few aspects of their own life as well. Nice decent movie .....6.5/10
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Recently saw Edge of Tomorrow.
Been a while since I saw a good action movie.
For some reason I didnt feel that this movie had those commercial angles that are so common in hollywood movies.
The toughness and leadership of Emily, esp when Tom isnt, is something.
And the ending time reset is nice.
All in all ... something different.
Been a while since I saw a good action movie.
For some reason I didnt feel that this movie had those commercial angles that are so common in hollywood movies.
The toughness and leadership of Emily, esp when Tom isnt, is something.
And the ending time reset is nice.
All in all ... something different.
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Felt like sharing another movie that I have recently re-viewed and like it so much after all these years . . . The New World by Terrence Malick. Its the story of the discovery and founding of America by the adventurers sailing on ships.
The way it is shown is very unique.
Its a very peaceful kind of movie...one that you can watch to put your mind to ease. Nature, its sounds and visions are in the foreground here.
At the time of its release it went away quickly but since then has reached on the favourite list of many.
A reviewer has rightly said about it that :
"It's been said that The New World doesn't have fans: it has disciples and partisans and fanatics"
Happy viewing.
The way it is shown is very unique.
Its a very peaceful kind of movie...one that you can watch to put your mind to ease. Nature, its sounds and visions are in the foreground here.
At the time of its release it went away quickly but since then has reached on the favourite list of many.
A reviewer has rightly said about it that :
"It's been said that The New World doesn't have fans: it has disciples and partisans and fanatics"
Happy viewing.
Loved the movie, one of Cruise's better ones and I thought it was better than Oblivion.
This is one of my faves. Loved it back then and thanks to your reminder I'll re-watch it again.
Another favorite in this genre is The Last of the Mohicans, starring the wonderful Daniel Day?Lewis and the beautiful Madeleine Stowe, with a haunting soundtrack/background score that introduced me to Clannad. The ending is epic, replete with sacrifice and an epic chase and fight, one of the best sequences ever.
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Have been watching some movies lately so heres my take ....
Besides the usual mainstream like Hobbit 3 etc I will talk about some lesser known names ...
The Killing Room ... it was one of the unexpected nice movies, where there arent many famous actors but the presentation and story and twists make the experience fine.
The Theory of Everything... well, its abour the life of Stephen Hawking...and it was touching for me...esp as a story of struggle.
About Time ... a heart warming movie...it concerns time travel but the focus is not tech or twists ... but the effect of it on being human.
Epic ... really really good movie for me, esp as I like fantasy genre. Its always good to discover a gem that has not been given much attention. The animation is beautiful and the premise very fairy tale like.
Transcendence...maybe not unknown but I kind of liked it. I was not expecting such an ending and ... the movie is visionary no doubt even if the director does not have the budget or the mind to explain every little detail like his mentor Mr Nolan.
I have a question...has anybody seen Upstream Color? The movie by the director of Primer?
Besides the usual mainstream like Hobbit 3 etc I will talk about some lesser known names ...
The Killing Room ... it was one of the unexpected nice movies, where there arent many famous actors but the presentation and story and twists make the experience fine.
The Theory of Everything... well, its abour the life of Stephen Hawking...and it was touching for me...esp as a story of struggle.
About Time ... a heart warming movie...it concerns time travel but the focus is not tech or twists ... but the effect of it on being human.
Epic ... really really good movie for me, esp as I like fantasy genre. Its always good to discover a gem that has not been given much attention. The animation is beautiful and the premise very fairy tale like.
Transcendence...maybe not unknown but I kind of liked it. I was not expecting such an ending and ... the movie is visionary no doubt even if the director does not have the budget or the mind to explain every little detail like his mentor Mr Nolan.
I have a question...has anybody seen Upstream Color? The movie by the director of Primer?
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The Killing Room was good, .....I remember I had a huge huge argument or discuess as you may call it on IMDB on the ethics part of the movie ...... The ending didnt justify the means for me. ......... but still it was pretty interesting .....Havent seen theory of everything and about time ......
EPIC was awsome ....I watched it in 3D in my HT and I was blown, the 3D was just mind blowing ........ Transcendence ......was good as well.,.....
EPIC was awsome ....I watched it in 3D in my HT and I was blown, the 3D was just mind blowing ........ Transcendence ......was good as well.,.....
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Badlapur...well ,,,, I think I went in with totally wrong expectations, hence it might be the reason it went ok for me ..... First this is not like any gritty revenge thriller, it is a revenge movie but very slow, moves at a snail pace ...... yes the situations are realistic and performance are spot on, but I was hoping for an edge of the seat material, which it isnt .......cant discuss more without giving spoilers. All I can say is for me it was a one time decent watch ....The ending however was pretty unconventional and I kinda liked it.6.3/10
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John Wick it isn't. Got taken in by the wife and the positive reviews and buzz... but felt it dragged.
An ok or good watch... depending entirely on the individual. But performances are universally good and in a way its good such movies are being made, though its not for everyone.
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Duh! I wrote this a few minutes back, but just realized I was thinking about "To the Wonder" when I wrote this. I'd watched "Upstream Color" and "To the Wonder" on the same day, at least a year back, and for some reason they kind of melded together in my mind.
Upstream Color is also very visual and also pretty uh, mind bending. Not at all a mainstream approach to storytelling. Most of the caveats mentioned above apply. I enjoyed it, though.
Side note: Funny that I remember more of "To the Wonder" than of "Upstream Color". Calls for a rewatch
Humblebee, I've watched Upstream Color.
It is not exactly a mainstream experience, and not everyone will like it. It is a purely visual movie, something like how a poem would feel like, if it could be visually represented in it's entirety (words, what's between the words, and the emotions that get evoked on reading it). The director and the DP have tried to represent love and all the associated feelings and emotions associated with the high and the low of that emotion.
Watching it with a completely literal approach, or with a view towards immediate reward, would not let one enjoy it at all.
I enjoyed it very much.
In a way, this movie is somewhat similar to Lars von Trier's Melancholia and Terence Mallik's Tree of Life, in the sense that I feel the approach towards representing it's subject matter is a cross between these two movies.
The visuals and the play of light on the movie are outstanding and truly lyrical. If anything, the movie is worth watching just for these
Duh! I wrote this a few minutes back, but just realized I was thinking about "To the Wonder" when I wrote this. I'd watched "Upstream Color" and "To the Wonder" on the same day, at least a year back, and for some reason they kind of melded together in my mind.
Upstream Color is also very visual and also pretty uh, mind bending. Not at all a mainstream approach to storytelling. Most of the caveats mentioned above apply. I enjoyed it, though.
Side note: Funny that I remember more of "To the Wonder" than of "Upstream Color". Calls for a rewatch
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I just watched Margin Call yesterday. Trailer looked epic but the movie was average. Kevin Spacey, Jeremy Irons.
I just watched Margin Call yesterday. Trailer looked epic but the movie was average. Kevin Spacey, Jeremy Irons.
World War Z (2013) - IMDb - Another movie that's a perfect reference standard for your home theater with DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1. From the get go (the action starts 5 mins into the movie) its an assault on your aural senses, with a perfect blend of HFE and LFE and everything else in between. The audio in World War Z is one of the best ever done, its a perfect blend of everything from normal daily life (sounds in the street, people talking, screaming, horns blaring) to explosive action (choppers, gunfire, bombs, airplanes) to silence where everybody is holding their breath and then moments of utter chaos when the zombies are running amok and there is sound exploding from every side. This has also been one of the movies where the LFE is a blast, you feel the subwoofer instead of hearing it in many sequences.
The movie itself is fun, does not tax your brain too much and is the perfect getaway for an afternoon or late night of fun with lots of cola and popcorn. Brad Pitt is perfect as a father/family man out to protect his family, a bit of a departure from the typical action hero, Matthew Fox is there in a blink and you'll miss 2 second sequence and the rest of the cast consists mainly of zombies and folks out to help Brad Pitt accomplish his mission. Mireille Enos (from The Killing) is a wonderful actress, but has limited scope or role here, and has a more meatier role in Sabotage... one does wish she had more to do in this movie.
World War Z works as an action/zombie fest, and its one of the best soundtracks ever... explosive in every sense of the word and a treat on any home theater setup.
The movie itself is fun, does not tax your brain too much and is the perfect getaway for an afternoon or late night of fun with lots of cola and popcorn. Brad Pitt is perfect as a father/family man out to protect his family, a bit of a departure from the typical action hero, Matthew Fox is there in a blink and you'll miss 2 second sequence and the rest of the cast consists mainly of zombies and folks out to help Brad Pitt accomplish his mission. Mireille Enos (from The Killing) is a wonderful actress, but has limited scope or role here, and has a more meatier role in Sabotage... one does wish she had more to do in this movie.
World War Z works as an action/zombie fest, and its one of the best soundtracks ever... explosive in every sense of the word and a treat on any home theater setup.
Yes, you right, this movie was awesome in every respect. Watched it twice for the fun!!
You may want to consider "I am Legend", if not already watched. Even this movie has plenty of activity on the LFE and other channels. Starts with a silence and then bang bang... You will really enjoy the chase and other aspects of the movie.
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Watched rio2 in 3d .awesome
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