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The french connection II (1975)

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I apologize for the inactive blogging for the past two weeks,I have no reasons for not blogging this time.I made up my mind to watch new movies but my expectation to new Rajini Movie is making me to wait for the show.There are no releases for the week went by which deserves a write up. The sequel of French connection released four years after the classic first part.Popeye Doyle (Gene Hackman)travels down to Marseille to find his man Alain Charnier(Fernando Rey )who made him run till the end in Newyork.Marsiles is Alain’s town and Doyle faces all sorts of impediments and barriers to complete his mission .Allain ruins and puts Doyle drugged ,and when he recovers he takes revenge with his vague memory about the places. First I don’t see a need for a sequel for the first part.Secondly both the movies stand at different class . John Frankenheimer directed French Connection II and there are differences in his making compared to Billy Friedkin's directing of the original film.The chases ,...

The Dark Knight (2008)

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I don’t remember when I was fully satisfied in watching a movie in the recent past.I decided to watch Dark Knight on Friday some how missed due to some commitments.When I went to watch my ears were full with great reviews and praises about the movie.That left me biased even my friend Ashok had experienced the same.Probably the new viewers will have the same too. Batman (Christian Bale ),Jame Gordon and the new attorney of Gotham city Harvey Dent fight against Joker (Heath Ledger).The three fight against the organised crime in the city when they meet the psycho Villain Joker.The Good vs evil goes along. The movie belongs to Heath Ledger as Joker and Its so different to see a villain with no rules no boundries.He digs out even the larger than life Batman .His performance nails the good and makes us watch him in a deeper sense.He is emotionally compelling ,irritating and gives no chance for any sort .His performance differs from the way he puts forth and executes both as a actor and as a ...

Zero Effect (1998)

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I love detective movies.Who doesn ’t love it ? When it involves with Psychological analysis coupled with behaviour theory it makes a interesting watch.There were many movies which I had enjoyed like Seven,Zodiac,Citizen X and many.This movie can not be added to that league as those movies had a very high intensity and the timid factor was always prevailing in those movies. Zero effect is a investigation by the worlds greatest private detective ( As the movie calls ,I searched there was no one as such ,It was a fictional character) Daryl Zero (Bill Pullman ) on a case for Gregory stalk(Ray O’Neil) a businessman who is being blackmailed.Detective doesn ’t appear to the world and he lives in his private place isolated.He communicates with his messenger Steve Arlo ( Ben Stiller) to his clients.This case of Daryl finds why he is being blackmailed and by whom. As I said earlier this had a very cool environment and there wasn ’t a big nerve wrecking case being investigated.Probably the movie...

Contract ( Hindi - 2008)

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Why did I go for this movie? I don’t know probably baffled again by the trailer and the print advertisement.Advertised as in line with Sathya and Company,This movie had only very minimal scope to enjoy. Contract is signed between Aman ( Adhvik Mahajan ) an X RAW official and Mumbai police official Ahmed Hussain ( Prasad ) to infilterate in to the gang of Sultan an Zihad terrorist.The plan is to Aman rechristened as Amaan Ali reaching RD’s Gang which works under Sultan and then reach out Sultan gang.In the mean time RD’s gang cleans off Goonga a rival gang of RD’s. Aman reaches sultan and the movie ends up very predictable. RamGopal varma ????? I don’t have any thing to say about this man.He is again back to where he belongs .I still don’t understand how much he will dig in to Underworld and terrorism,When he is not getting any thing fruitful he should better shut his work and go back to Rangeela kind of movies.He had given some good underworld movies in the past and now h...

Jaane tu ya Jane na (2008)

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We have seen many debuts from celebrity family and almost all have got a blunt introduction.Exception being Hritik Roshan. Imran Khan nephew of Aamir Khan debuts in Jane tu Ya Jane Na.This movie made me run for the ticket for nearly ten days and people were really crazy to get the tickets. Atlast I made it today . Abbas Tyrewala who has scripted some memorable movies like MunnaBhai , Ashoka , Maqbool has directed this movie.I don’t know when its comes to his direction why he has let it loose his skills of impressing.The story is line is a age old .The story is about Jai ( Imran Khan ) and Aditi ( Genelia ) who are best pals .When Aditi ’s parents speak about their life ahead together they yell to say they are just friends and assure themselves that they would remain friends. Jai falls in love with Meghna and Aditi with Sushant .When days goes by with their newly found love they realise the Aditi and Jai discover the love for each other.What can be so twisted from now ...

Why I feel bad when I watch Lakshya

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When I was deeply down with love sick I was shown this movie by one of my friend.I wont say it brought me a change in me.But still it affected me a lot .But then when time passed away this movie was repeatedly watched by me for many reasons.One for feel good factor ,two for its class and three for the theme. Farhan Akthar directed this movie after Dil Chahta hai . DCH was fresh ,youthful, humorous and romantic . Lakshya was youthful ,romantic but this movie showed lots of promise from the young director.The story is about Karan Shekhar ( Hrithik roshan ) who transforms from a lazy young lad to a responsible patriotic army officer .The determination and his goal which he discovers in him after his childhood love Roami dutta ( Prety Zinta ) makes him as such.The tag line goes like this” It took him 24 years and 18000 feet to find himself” Man to watch in this movie is obviously Hrithik Roshan .I would barely say I became his fan after this movie.His movies has the depth ...

Subramaniapuram (2008)

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Bala and Ameer are different league of directors who have their versatility in their film making.They have redefined the movie making in their own ways.Bala is a emotional customer where Ameer is a rooted contender .What if a Director comes out from the school of Bala and Ameer.Its M.Sasikumar who has made his debut as a director in Subramaniyapuram Subramaniyapuram movie happens in 80’s in a place near Madurai .The story is about two friends Azhagar(Jay) and Paraman (M.Sasikumar )who are careless unemployed youth who roam around in the city.Azhagar and Thulasi(Swathy ) daughter of former Councillor love each other .The duo friends murder a politician for the sake of words of hope from Councillor brother Samudrakani.The duo get embroiled in the case and the finds they have been preyed by the Counciler.The duo gets in to murder spree when they come out of the Jail and relentlessly involve in murders which were not related to them.The duo goes for revenge of Councillor brother and in the...

Blow (2001)

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Movies about cocaine and Marijuna have compiled to become one of the best of Hollywood.Be it Goodfellas,Scarface ,Godfather every thing has little or excess of drug and trafficking in it.For years its been fascinating the viewers with different levels of failed anti heroes . Blow is a true story about the man George Jung played by Johnny Depp who in the movie tells “85 % of the America’s drugs in 70’s were supplied by him.He rises from a normal dropout to a high profile Cocaine dealer ,then looks back when he becomes a father. By then every thing is late and he gets embroiled in a FBI trap for a life time sentence. Blow is not a great movie but it’s a good movie for sure. It never lets the viewers to think its cinematic because the movie is made in such a fashion of compilation of the events which happened in George’s life. That surely makes me feel some scenes were running fast even. He peddles so easily and he distributes fooling every cops around.There isn’t any intelligent stuff in...