The Movies I Liked

Trash (2014) - IMDB

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Plot:
When two trash-picking boys from Rio's slums find a wallet in amongst the daily detritus of their local dump, little do they imagine that their lives are about to change forever. But when the local police show up, offering a handsome reward for the wallet's return, the boys, Rafael and Gardo, realize that what they've found must be important.

The movie is wonderful!
The movie has it all ... action, suspense, comedy bits and a lot of sensitivity.A roller coaster of emotions! It is in Portuguese with a fair amount of English.I did though really enjoyed it with subtitles.An awesome movie.
 
SPL 2: A Time for Consequences ...... People expecting Tony Jaa breath taking fights will be disappointed, Tony is not the center star here Wu Jing is. Though that does not take away the fact that Jaa as acted well in all scenes and have given some decent fight moves he got. But let me be honest, as far as this movie goes, Jaa was looking as if he has gained some decent weight, so the action sequences he performed were not as swift as I would have hoped for, specially when on the other hand Wu Jing was kicking some serious ass.

Also this movie is not all fight n fight, it has a decent story and some very very gripping scenes, given the movie an over all worth. The final fight is the only main highlight of the movie and it does deliver from all fronts, the fight sequences are top notch and very satisfying .... very much close to what SPL I offered. I however would still would put Flashpoint as the top winner of all hand to hand combact scenes. Over all a must watch ....6.8/10 for this one
 
Unthinkable (2010) - IMDB

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Plot:
A psychological thriller centered around a black-ops interrogator and an FBI agent who press a suspect terrorist into divulging the location of three nuclear weapons set to detonate in the U.S.
This isn't a 'Hollywood' film. Unlike the usual formulaic production line fare that Hollywood usually cranks out - This film stands apart. It doesn't follow the same formula which so many do to get bums on seats.Simply put this film attempts to explore moral boundaries ... It is well worth watching if you are serious about film.
BE WARNED: the numerous torture scenes are very tough to take..
 
Raid - 2 .... More of story and less of action in comparison to Raid 1. BUT less action does not mean poor action. Raid - 2 has one of the best end fight action sequence in the history of Action MA. Very much equals to my all time fav and hit Flashpoint end fight.

This time we do have a plot, not a complex one, but still decent. Our protagonist IKO goes undercover to expose two gangs which pit against each other and as obvious things go south at the end and all hell break loose finally.

There is a lot of blood and gore, but I loved it as it was there where it was needed. You cannot expect to have a bloodless clean fights with, knives, spears, baseball bat, hammers ... etc etc .... so its there and yes it might put few viewers off, but personally I felt it was apt.

performance wise everyone was decent, nothing extraordinary but decent. Overall a worthy sequel to a bad ass first installment ..... 6.8/10 for this one
 
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Beasts Of No Nation

Plot: In west Africa. the life of young Agu is disrupted when his father is slaughtered in a civil war and he is inscripted as a child soldier into a mercenary unit which is led by a sadistic commander.
 
99 Homes

Plot: A desperate construction worker (Andrew Garfield) reluctantly accepts a job with the ruthless real-estate broker (Michael Shannon) who evicted him and his family from their home.
 
Watched the new Star Wars tonight, and it has everything for an evening of entertainment.

I loved R2D2's new pal, BB8, sort of a rolling soccer ball with a hat.
 
Star Wars: The Force Awakens .... well well well ... finally went to see he most awaited movie on 2015. Star Wars - The Force Awakens. My take might not be appreciated by many. There is no simple way to put this so let me be straight to begin with. this movie for ma falls so flat and boring in comparison to the Prequel Trilogy created by George Lucas. I am so so sooo surprised that the trilogy ranked and is appreciated less than this flat attempt created by J.J. As a stand alone movie, well I might say it was ok, not bad, BUT as a star wars franchise, this falls so so flat and dull and uninteresting. There is no seriousness no tension in any of the situations created, no character depth. I hardly cared for any, except for Hans Solo, that too because of the history associated with him with the original star wars. Basically there was no star war FEEL to it.

The world 3 prequels created was far far better and in tune with the original 2, which is not surprising as it was created by the father himself George Lucas. This movie was for kids and teen at the best, thanks to Disney I guess. Adults who have followed the original star wars and the prequels can and will not like it, I am sure about this. Heck the true SW fans were even critical to the prequels, but Fore Awakens ...man....has made the prequels start tall and classic.


Another aspect very inherent, to star war universe was the underlying spirituality and the metaphysical forces at play, however, in this version the characters seem to ceaselessly keep running from things and having meaningless, often silly conversation. There is no exploring of the depths of some of the more intriguing concepts of SW like the supernatural philosophy, spirituality. This fact however is not surprising as the masses seem to be entertained predominantly by action (that too un-innovative) , comedy, flashing lights, and explosions, not exploring the psychological latitudes of light and dark, good and evil within the human soul.

Disappointing truely .... 6/10 for this one.
 
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I was also very much disappointed by seeing it.. It's like people who saw the first part took their families to rejuvenate memories of their childhood..Otherwise it's a very slow movie & didn't fascinate me..
 
Watched 2 movies.
1) Sicario

The movie is about a principled FBI agent who is enlisted by a government task force to bring down the leader of a powerful and brutal Mexican drug cartel.
Liked the performance of Emily Blunt and Benicio Del Toro.

2) Irrational Man

A tormented philosophy professor (Joaquin Phoenix) considers murdering a corrupt judge to find meaning in his life.

I try not to miss an Emma Stone movie :)

About to watch A Walk in the woods and Ship of Theseus.
 
Agree with the Star Wars review. Watched it at the Inox! Was......."OK"! Left the theatre wondering if the theatre couldn't do justice to the movie visually or through its surround sound effects. ??
 
Visually were pretty good if you ask me, its the feel the world a franchise is built in.... that is very very important and yes then comes the visuals and music...etc. The prequels might not have as lavish visuals as the force awakens, but whatever visuals it had it created a world, environment, the feel exactly what the original star wars had. And visuals are not the only aspect that brings the feel of the originals. Otheraspects also play out a major role. Unfortunately with Force Awakens none worked. It was like just another space war movie.

Its very much like the Terminator franchise, even with better FX, music, makeup and everything, no terminator movie even came even remotely close to what JC created way back in the 90s, its the feel and presentation. That is where the talent/vision of the director comes ....
 
Airlift Finally after a long time a Bollywood movie worth watching. Based on actual events, even though the entire theme is somewhat kept commercial (and not so gruesome and serious which is quite reminiscent of our parallel cinema) it still somehow works and leaves an impact. What impressed me most, among the obvious other note worthy traits was that the movie gets on track right within the first 15 minutes and never lets you go loose. If a couple of initial song sequences had been avoided, it would have been even better edge of the seat material. Sets, location, the war-torn town portrayal all were pretty decently done (if not exceptional). Performances wise nothing to complain, AK does a good job, Nimrat is ok (she was much better in The Lunch Box and exceptionally good in HOMELAND SE04). Initially I felt she was a bit off track as a nagging wife, but was in far more comfort zone at a later, more supportive stage. Rest of the cast also did decently well. As my cousin Ramanjit said, we should make more if these kind of movies, so that people should know the unsung silent heroes behind such success, heroic stories. Over all loved the movie ..... 7/10 for this one
 
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