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Showing posts with label movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label movies. Show all posts

Black Vs Blue - Batman Vs Superman

Posted by redthil On 3/25/2016 01:39:00 AM



Just came back from watching "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" . First thoughts, may be got too much of expectations going into the movie, after watching the multiple trailers. I feel, trailers are more interesting than the actual full length movie. So, kudos to those trailer creators.. :)

Expectations were high for me , because of two reasons: First, after three movies of Batman from Christopher Nolan, going out of those sequels, by default brought more expectation.. Secondly, when its two SuperHeros (infact, three, including Wonder Woman), facing against each other, that too Batman and SuperMan, I was pushed to that sort of expectations.

When it comes to Action sequences, the only scene i liked in the whole movie, is the below dialogue, when those two face each other for the first time with their costumes on..



Two things i liked the most in this movie, costumes of the characters and as-usual the background score from Hans Zimmer. As for as the story is concerned, i think, its way too much predictable..just a seed for the next sequel of movies which we can expect to be released in coming years..




Btw, to say who won this time, well, you'll anyways know the obvious answer.. dont have to sit through the entire movie for the answer...

Kung Fu Panda 2 - Its Awesome!!!!!!

Posted by redthil On 5/26/2011 10:34:00 PM


DON'T MISS WATCHING THIS in 3D!!!!!!!!

 So, the most awaited KungFu Panda 2 movie, did fair really well. Enjoyed every second of this movie.. Is it better than first movie? well!!! i think, it surely is.. and its more Awesome to watch it in 3D. If you think Tai Lung's escape from the prison left you amazed in the first movie, prepare for the awesome sequences of Dragon Warrior + Furious Five + Masters of KungFu, fighting against Lord Chen!!! Every single person in the theater shouted WOW!!! including me... 

i dont know whats about giving white colour theme for the Villian of the movie. In both these movies, like Tai Lung and Lord Chen, are both of white colour, and Chen surely overtakes in performance (sometimes i forget that i'm seeing/writing-about an animation movie). 




So, overall, a very worthy movie to watch it in 3D. And believe me, you wont feel that extra specs in your face as burden while watching the movie. 

Pirates of the Caribbean - On Stranger Tides

Posted by redthil On 5/22/2011 11:34:00 AM

Watched this one yesterday! To give you little details about the movie, this is whats there in wikipedia.. (why to type so much, when we can do that by just Ctrl C - Ctrl V ;) )

"Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is a 2011 American adventure fantasy film and the fourth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean series. In the film, Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) is joined by Angelica (Penélope Cruz) in his search for the Fountain of Youth, confronting the infamous, real-life, legendary pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane), the young missionary Philip Swift (Sam Claflin) and the beautiful mermaid Syrena (Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey).The plot draws inspiration from the novel On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers, which also inspired the LucasArts game The Secret of Monkey Island. It is directed by Rob Marshall, written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. The movie was distributed by Walt Disney Pictures.The release was presented in Disney Digital 3-D and IMAX 3D, as well as in traditional two-dimensional and IMAX formats." - Source: Wikipedia

And me watched in 3D, not a big difference though. so, if there's going to be a difference in the ticket amount between 2D and 3D version of this movie, better save money, even if its very little and use it to buy extra pop-corn :)
But this movie has a fast screenplay, as usual in this whole series of movie, which keeps you in the seat for the whole movie duration of little more than 2 hours (137 mins to be exact, as per IMDb). 
So, how does the movie fair against the previous Trilogy??? well, its 1% below any of the previous movies in all segments (with 1 BIG exception), just because we have seen enough of all these actions of the Captain before, and this movie totally revolves around the Captain. Totally!!!  its like seeing his face in every frame of the movie.
Overall, its a movie worth watching once..My final thoughts on this movie is, it would have been more appropriate to name this movie as "Adventures of the Captain Jack Sparrow : On Stranger Tides"

Oh!!! forgot about that BIG exception... in addition to those more beautiful landscapes, you get to see "beautiful" mermaids too...

Yutham Sei - Tamil Movie

Posted by redthil On 2/12/2011 06:09:00 PM

Picture Courtesy : moviegallery.in
Just watched this new movie yeasterday (released some days or a week ago), Yutham Sei. Directed by Myskin, and Cheran taking up the lead role, this was always in the list of the highly expected non-commercial movies. And it proved to be one too. Totally non-commercial, which is totally substantiated by having ONLY one song in the entire movie (and the bad part is, its the Director-turned-actor Amir dancing for that kuthu song, where one girl in yellow-saree is dancing, typical myskin's style), and still able to scroll the reels for around 2.30hrs. Though the first half goes little slow (only wen compared to the second half, otherwise, even the first-half moves quickly), the screenplay and the camera does not make us feel bored or keeps us totally focused to the movie. 

About the movie, this is A-rated, for the too much (literally too much) of violence shown in the movie. Its a complete thriller-kind-of movie, in which CID officer JK (played by Cheran) tries to find the criminals behind series of chopped-hands in cardboxes found at various random locations in the City. But he takes up this case un-willingly, as he wants to take up another case of his missing sister. Only later to find that, these two are totally related and solving the puzzle. And other actors like Veteran Y.G.Mahendran, Jayaprakash, have also done well in this movie. 

And this movie again, is about Women-Molestation, the Victim's family members trying to take revenge on the Molesters and their gang, and an officer trying to decode whats happening (typically taking us thru the story). It has become like a trend in the recent movies. when coming out of the theatre, i felt like, i'm coming out of SasiKumar's "Easan" movie (just caz Easan got released before this movie), just that the casting were different. 

So, overall, you can watch it once, not with kids tho. also, if you have missed watching "Easan" movie, you have an good opportunity now.

"One Big Unicorn"

Posted by redthil On 8/07/2010 10:12:00 PM

One big U N I C O R N strong and free
Thought he WAS happy as can be.
Then three little kittens came around
And turned his whole life upside down.
They made him laugh, they made him cry...
He should have never said goodbye.
Now he knows he could never part... 
From the three little k i t t e n s 
(( That changed his heart.))
- Gru

if you are wondering what this is... these few lines summarizes the whole of "Despicable Me" movie. 

Well, who's Gru??? He's the Hero of the Movie, trying to become the SuperVillain of the world. literally.. to give u a sample, after knowing that a new Villain has stolen Pyramid, and exceeded the expectation set for a SuperVillain , he plans to go the Xtra-Mile and in-fact succeeds in stealing moon. yes, the MOON!!! stealing the moon with the help of his 'minions'...and thats the whole plot of the movie.


To say about the minions, when you look at them, definitely you expect them to be the stars of the "funny" part of the movie. Though few times you get to laugh loud, opportunities for that are very very few.


So, what happens to the Moon? thats where the real story and value of the movie starts, travels throughout the entire length of the movie, and still continue to remain in our minds... all because of those three orphan kids Margo, Edith and the cute little Agnes.. and they are those three little kittens, changing the world of Gru, the SuperVillain saving the Moon! Other characters that stay on your mind are the Villain of this movie Vector, Gru's scientist assistant Dr. Nefario, Roller Coaster ride in Super Silly Fun Land and the local Bank of Evil (formerly Lehman Brothers ;) )


Overall, you can watch it once and there is not going to be much difference in watching it in 3D or 2D. so, if you're in cost-saving mode, better settle with 2D only. 


And if i have to rate it, for this movie 'Despicable Me', in animated movie segment, i would give 5 out-of 10 (my most high rated movie in animated movie segment would be "KungFu Panda", with 8 out-of 10)

Slumdog Millionaire

Posted by redthil On 2/12/2009 09:48:00 PM

What a movie it is!!!! Amazing!!! Awesome!!! By now you might hav already watched the movie. so, no story narration or cast nd crew details. Just want to put here, what made me watching this movie continuously four times... yes four times, without having even a drop of water, without leaving my bed, without removing the ear-phones from ears, without launching anyother window in my lappy, without any click - other than replay, without looking into mobile phone.

So, what made me to do like this. First, the reason he tells for being in the Show, then the storyline, so close to reality And backbone to all these things, fantastic music by A.R.Rahman. I'm hearing only those songs these days, daily, atleast for two hours (which is my travel time to nd from office). I cant say which one particular song i like the most in that movie. But the one song, which even my soul hums is that "Lathika Theme" Song. Soul-Blowing it is. So, dont miss it.

Kung Fu Panda 2 on June 3rd 2011

Posted by redthil On 10/02/2008 09:35:00 AM


DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. yesterday announced that Pandamonium will be back in 2011 when the sequel to its worldwide hit, "Kung Fu Panda" is expected to return to theaters on June 3, 2011. The Company also anticipates releasing the film into IMAX(R) theatres worldwide. The sequel to "Kung Fu Panda," like all DreamWorks Animation feature films starting in 2009, will be produced in stereoscopic 3D technology. "Kung Fu Panda," which has exceeded $215 million in domestic box office and over $411 million in international territories to date, will be released on two-disc DVD and Blu-ray on November 9, 2008 alongside a brand new companion story, "Secrets of the Furious Five."

During its theatrical run, "Kung Fu Panda" has reached over $626 million in worldwide box office to date, making it one of the most successful films of 2008 and DreamWorks Animation's most successful original film ever. The sequel will follow Po, the world's biggest kung fu fan, as he continues his journey as the chosen one who fulfills an ancient prophesy while mastering the art of kung fu.

The sequel to "Kung Fu Panda" will once again star Jack Black, Angelina Jolie and other original cast members and will be directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson, head of story on "Kung Fu Panda." It will be produced by Melissa Cobb. Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, who wrote and co-produced the original film, will also be returning.

"We are thrilled to reunite the creative team that made 'Kung Fu Panda' such a global success. Because of their imaginative work, Po's path to heroism proved popular with moviegoers of all ages around the world." - DreamWorks Animation's CEO, Jeffrey Katzenberg

"The story of 'Kung Fu Panda' provided a great introduction to these characters and afforded wonderful opportunities to further expand on the world we created in ancient China. Quite simply, there's more story to tell." - Bill Damaschke, Co-President of Production and President of Live Theatrical,

"We knew it was in the works, but DreamWorks Animation has officially announced that a 3D sequel to Kung Fu Panda will hit digital theaters and IMAX theatres on June 3rd 2011.The sequel will follow Po, “the world’s biggest kung fu fan, as he continues his journey as the chosen one who fulfills an ancient prophesy while mastering the art of kung fu.” Jack Black and Angelina Jolie have both signed on to return, with “other original cast members” to be announced (my guess is that everyone important will be back for the sequel). Screenwriters/producers Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger are also back for part 2." - slashfilm.com

Courtesy : www.dreamworksanimation.com


"Why so serious?"

Posted by redthil On 10/01/2008 11:32:00 PM

Batman: The Dark Knight - Exceeded most of my expectations. And almost all the credit goes to the awesome performance by Heath Ledger as "The Joker". The Joker's scruffy and grungy make-up is intended as a reflection of his "edgy" character. What a performance by him. Amazing... Has become my most fav actor and movie character. but sad to know that there wont be any more movies from him.


In his penultimate film performance, Ledger plays the Joker in The Dark Knight, directed by Christopher Nolan, the sequel to the 2005 film Batman Begins, first released, in Australia, on 16 July 2008, nearly six months after his death. While still working on the film, in London, Ledger told Sarah Lyall, in their interview published in the New York Times on 4 November 2007, that he viewed The Dark Knight's Joker as a "psychopathic, mass murdering, schizophrenic clown with zero empathy." To prepare for the role, Ledger told Empire, "I sat around in a hotel room in London for about a month, locked myself away, formed a little diary and experimented with voices — it was important to try to find a somewhat iconic voice and laugh. I ended up landing more in the realm of a psychopath — someone with very little to no conscience towards his acts"; after reiterating his view of the character as "just an absolute sociopath, a cold-blooded, mass-murdering clown," he added that Nolan had given him "free rein" to create the role, which he found "fun, because there are no real boundaries to what The Joker would say or do. Nothing intimidates him, and everything is a big joke." - Wikipedia

And adding to these were the dialogs/quotes for this character and the way The Joker delivered those were simply incredible. Though The Joker is insane, i would say his quotes makes complete sense, without any doubt. Here are few of my favorite quotes of The Joker:

> I'm a man of simple tastes.

> And I thought my jokes were bad...

> Now I see the funny side. Now I'm always smiling!

> It's a funny world we live in.

> You just couldn't let me go could you?

> This is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object.

> I won't kill you, because you're just too much fun. I think you and I are destined to do this forever.

> Do you wanna know why I use a knife? Guns are too quick. You can't savor all the... little... emotions. In... you see, in their last moments, people show you who they really are. So in a way, I know your friends better than you ever did. Would you like to know which of them were cowards?


> You'see, madness, as you know, is like gravity. All it takes is a little...push.

> The only sensible way to live in this world is without rules.

> See, I'm not a monster...I'm just ahead of the curve.

> If you're good at something, never do it for free.

>
You have nothing, nothing to threaten me with. Nothing to do with all your strength.

> I don't want to kill you! What would I do without you? Go back to ripping off mob dealers? No, no, you... you complete me.

> Never start with the head, the victim gets all fuzzy.

> This town deserves a better class of criminal... and I'm gonna give it to them.

> It's not about money... it's about sending a message. Everything burns!


> Does it depress you, ... To know just how alone you really are?

> Do I really look like a guy with a plan? You know what I am? I'm a dog chasing cars. I wouldn't know what to do with one if I caught it. You know, I just do things.

> You know, they're schemers. Schemers trying to control their worlds. I'm not a schemer. I try to show the schemers how pathetic their attempts to control things really are.

> Nobody panics when things go according to plan. Even if the plan is horrifying. If tomorrow I tell the press that like a gang banger will get shot, or a truckload of soldiers will be blown up, nobody panics, because it's all, part of the plan. But when I say that one little old mayor will die, well then everyone loses their minds!

> Introduce a little anarchy. Upset the established order, and everything becomes chaos. I'm an agent of chaos. Oh, and you know the thing about chaos? It's fair.

> You've changed things... forever. There's no going back. See, to them, you're just a freak... like me!

And my most fav of all...

"Let’s put a smile on that face!" And..... Why so serious?



"Without giving anything away, this is an epic film (and trust me: based on the sheer size and scope of the visuals and storytelling, that’s not an overstatement). It’s the “Godfather II” of comic book films and three times more earnest than “Batman Begins” (and f**k, was that an earnest film). Easily the most adult comic book film ever made. Heath Ledger didn’t so much give a performance as he disappeared completely into the role; I know I’m not the first to suggest this, but he’ll likely get at least an Oscar nod (if not the win) for Best Supporting Actor. F**king flick’s nearly three hours long and only leaves you wanting more (in a great way). I can’t imagine anyone being disappointed by it. Nolan and crew have created something close to a masterpiece."- Kevin Smith.


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