A Wednesday

So when's that day??? When we will rise like phoenix from the ashes.......

First let's talk about the movie...... Movie per se is too good and I was moved by the very idea of the movie. As I am not checking the spoiler box, I must be brief......Though the movie is incomparable and nothing can be said without exposing the plot. Now I can easily say that Bollywood is showing some of its traits that can be compared to a Hollywood movie. The idea of the movie is among the best I have ever seen. This movie should go for Oscars not involving any kind of politics this time.

Let's see what can be said about the components of the movie, to start with we have 2 of the greatest Bollywood actor in the movie and chosen aptly for the roles. The four terrorists are chosen correctly for the role and also their getup is quite nice and appropriate. In the acting department only Deepal Shaw has shown some weakness, otherwise all the actors for big and small roles have shown their skills. Screenplay is good with too many story running simultaneously at the start of the movie. Cinematography is also fine with the scenes on the road, from the streets and all, also appreciable amount of money has been spent on it too. Background score is a bit too loud but some may find it appropriate but its not.....Editing is nice enough as the coherence is evident in the movie.

Now what .....the king of all ...... Mr Niraj, the director of the movie, he has done a great job by managing all the accoutrement on his back and using the right card at the right time.........This movie has an effect and is generally followed by a deep thinking........ "When there's a match between India and Pakistan.....and when India loses ... ESPN & STAR SPORTS are not blamed" It simply says that stop blaming the accessory, take responsibility of failure, then only you deserve the accolades.

Rock On

Rock on,
1 September 2008Author: Abhishek Kumar from ITBHU, India
OK fine .......lets see as a movie not good......... for me, as a college guy, okies movie... for those who r involved in some kind of band , too good.....Farhan as an actor----bad All the rock songs in the 1st half ------ bad very bad(they don't have any meaning...."zehrilay saanp" n all... too bad) last song is OK .. In the story u see that it is a mixture of few of the past movies ... dil chahta hai(aamir shown as a rich guy gets into a fight with akshay khanna, similarities can easily be seen) Direction...k what can I say about Abhishek.....k fine I think with this budget he has done a good job..... screenplay...sometimes nice but looks like a copy of DCH.... cinematography no good... editing k .....jumping from all the Rock music to sudden silence...ya makes u remember DCH.... I have given it 6 because of the last sequence, song, situation and ending....alls well that ends well.. Also 1 thing I missed to mention here that girl Debbie has done a good job ...nice acting...nice change from a girl to a wife & a mother... Nothing else ...

Hancock(

not "cocky" enough,
20 August 2008Author: Abhishek Kumar from ITBHU, India
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I know I watched this movie only because of Will Smmith........But I must say Will SMith is not enough to make this movie a good one..... I hope many of hose who liked this movie will be a teenager, cuz its very peppy movie. Music and background score is not impressive...Peter Berg, I don't know what he was thinking to show in 1 hr 27 mins...but OK he has shown lot of action though.......k lets see some good points ..... that scene where Hancock is fighting with his "wife" the scenes are mixed nicely. Also that head into the ass thing is sumthin' to laugh about ..... The stubble looks good on Will Smith but later he shaves it off. All in all if u wanna see a Will Smith movie... see it ........otherwise there are many movies to watch before this......

The Joker- The Best

Gotham National Bank Manager: The criminals in this town used to believe in things. Honor. Respect. Look at you! What do you believe in? What do you believe in!
The Joker: I believe whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you... stranger.

The Joker: You just couldn't let me go could you? This is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object. You truly are incorruptible aren't you? You won't kill me out of some misplaced sense of self-righteousness, and I won't kill you, because you're just too much fun. I think you and I are destined to do this forever.
Batman: You'll be in a padded cell forever.
The Joker: Maybe we can share one. They'll be doubling up, the rate this city's inhabitants are losing their minds.


Batman: Then why do you want to kill me?
The Joker: [laughs] 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.


The Joker: [speaking to Two-Face] 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. The mob has plans, the cops have plans, Gordon's got plans. 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. So, when I say that you and your girlfriend was nothing personal, you know that I'm telling the truth.
The Joker: It's the schemers that put you where you are. You were a schemer, you had plans, and uh, look where that got you. I just did what I do best. I took your little plan and I turned it on itself. Look what I did to this city with a few drums of gas and a couple of bullets. You know what I noticed? 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!
The Joker: [Joker hands Two-Face a gun and points it at himself] 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. [with the gun in Two-Face's hand, Two-Face pauses and takes out his coin]
Two-Face: [showing the unscarred side] You live.
The Joker: Mm-hmm.
Two-Face: [flips, showing the scarred side] You die.
The Joker: Mmm, now we're talking.

OBC quota

Brain Drain....students going abroad and all that stuff....students takin' private sector as their mainstay for placement...why???? cuz govt followed the quota system for so many yrs, quality of one's work is not given priorty, talent has no meaning now. Govt. has given quota for SC/ST for so many years and now for OBC, oh how sorry I am, about my country's politics...10 yrs down the line I see no radical changes taking place in Indian politics.......

La Mome

A masterpiece from the beginning........, 9 March 2008Author: Abhishek Kumar from ITBHU, India
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All I want to say is that a lot of toil is there behind this movie that many of us have overlooked......The cinematography is I think the best thing one can get.....the shots are long and sometimes camera is so beautifully moved that you get the effect but you don't know what struck you....The scene when Papa leplese dies there's a ecstatic long shot where the camera follows Edith, to the dead body and comes out of the room with her......Again there is a shot where blind baby Edith accidentally enters Titine's room and then her grandma comes and takes her out, the movement of Camera is very nice in this scene....And this scene about which I am going to write is articulately built and shot...baby Edith is standing outside a doll shop and shutters are being brought down his father is calling for her from outside but the sound is feeble, its like she's inside the shop with the and slowly the shutters comes down completely and the screen is black for a few moments. Screenplay is non linear and in a way nice, though some find difficult to comprehend the purpose of this but it is good, actually the movie La Mome is being narrated by Edith and she is remembering the past experience, the screenplay is purely intensional and justified .....Direction is nice, it is based on the real life of Edith Piaf, so script is not original but of course it is good......Music and movie score is also fine but as the movie deals with a singer it is an quintessential feature. Now last but not the least the acting, Evrybody has done a good job...naaa....great job. Every body from Titine to Marcel.....Oh we have forgotten somebody ......yaaa...MARION COTILLARD........she has done a great piece of acting, she has shown every shade and every realm of life of Edith Piaf and that too with a razor fine quality, she looks like Edith Piaf more on the screen....It is supplemented by very good makeup...her eyes look like a bit too inside the socket showing that she is sick and all......There's dialog in the movie by Marion Cotillard "Edith Piaf can do whatever she pleases" I don't know about her but Marion Cotillard has done likewise..... A masterpiece all the way......

Ratatouille

Not just the best animation....., 6 March
Ratatouille, I think is much more than just an animated movie. It has that synergic effect that a complete movie needs to have. In my view all the visual effect crew has worked in tandem to serve this terrific "dish" in front of the viewers....But thats not it the Storywriter, the screenplay writer, the director and the co-director, every one has done a great job. Its very difficult to put into words that comprehensive thing that they have presented in front of us. There is every essence a movie requires, emotion, drama, comedy, direction, screenplay, music, background score and above all a "happies endings". The movie is just ecstatic.....

Surf's UP

Simply a very nice movie...., 6 March 2008
I think this movie is quite beautifully built and is a must watch for an animated movie lover. In spite of the fact that it lost to Ratatouille in the Oscars, I can easily say that this movie is worth watching. If it wouldn't have been Ratatouille, the situation would have been different. Now, first of all the screenplay of the movie is very good for instance the characters conversing with the camera every now and then is a nice idea. Then some brilliant scenes are there with the surfing in the envelope of water (waves). The depiction of the "banana leaf ride" is also very good. The character of "Z" and Cody is very well displayed......All in all the whole story is good and entertains you for one hour and fifteen minutes.

American Gangster

A nice movie with an age old core...., 29 February
The movie is basically that same old mafia thing.......but here its not Italian...its an American ... an American GAngster......... The movie starts up with a very violent scene which is not it is all about .......The movie mainly hovers around Denzel Washington..........and to be specific his part in the movie is the best out of the lot...background score is nice and screenplay n cinematography is also fine......Screenplay could have been better........One thing that is to be said everywhere this movie is discussed is that the movie is based on a real life story and that alone casts a huge impact on the viewers.....Also I forgot to mention Russell Crowe, He also has his part but one can see him being overshadowed by Denzel.......All in all I can say that the movie is okies...

Nishkam Karma - The Art of Selfless Action

Nishkam Karma is a concept in Hinduism that means "selfless action". It is the idea that one should perform their duties without any attachment to the results of their actions. This means that one should not be motivated by personal gain or desire when performing their duties.

The concept of Nishkam Karma is rooted in the Bhagavad Gita, which is a Hindu scripture. In the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna teaches Arjuna about the importance of performing one's duties without attachment to the results.

Nishkam Karma is an important concept in Hinduism because it teaches people to focus on their duties and not be attached to the results of their actions. This can help people to live a more fulfilling life and find inner peace.

If you want to practice Nishkam Karma, you should focus on performing your duties without any attachment to the results. This means that you should not be motivated by personal gain or desire when performing your duties. Instead, you should focus on doing your best and leaving the results up to fate.

Here's the shloka from Bhagavad Gita that explains this concept:

"Karmanye vadhikaraste Ma Phaleshu Kadachana,

Ma Karmaphalaheturbhurma Te Sangostvakarmani"

This shloka means "You have a right to perform your prescribed duties, but you are not entitled to the fruits of your actions. Never consider yourself to be the cause of the results of your activities, nor be attached to inaction." 

Scent of a Woman

Al P all the way......, 29 February 2008

Author: abhishekkr2-1 from India

I liked this movie a lot because of the terrific piece of acting put forward by Al Pacino.

The story is good, all other things are quite average........but hoooaaa Al Pacino, he is a one man army here, he walks like a blind, talks like a blind and lives like a blind, through the whole movie. The dialogs are good, but it has been made better by his ultimately beautiful dialog delivery. Also he has portrayed a very nice side of a colonel in the movie....... The movie starts with a beautiful music....and ends up motivating the viewer that do not snitch on your friend.....that is not what good leaders do.......

If you want to see acting watch Al P in this movie......

No Country for old men

No music but "rhythm" all the way, 25 February 2008

Author: abhishekkr2-1 from India

First of all the movie is superb......though no background score anywhere but I think that suits the scenes.....The best thing about the movie is its rhythmic flow.....sometimes quite fast sometimes slow.....matching with the situation being displayed Acting wise Jarvis Bardem has done appreciably well...Tomy Lee Jones can be seen mostly in the 2nd half....the last monologue by him very well written and equally well expressed...

Cinematography is good, screenplay is linear....Direction is too good....

About the scenes.....I think the collision of Chigurh's car at the end is very well depicted and I just moved from my position while watching that...every other scene is directed quite well.....

A must watch for year 2007.

Quote

One man with courage makes a majority...
-Andrew Jackson, US President

The Bucket List

Nobody wants to die alone......

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the movie starts with a depressing note... absolutely no music in the 1st half. The movie is a bit slow in the beginning but the tenderness of feeling can be demonstrated slow only. Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman are 2 cancer patients...Jack Nicholson is a billionaire and Morgan Freeman is a middle class man. Doctor tell them that they have months left. Then the movie gains some pace and also some background score, they make a list of things that they wanna do before they die (go into the bucket) and that is the "bucket list". In the remaining movie they try to do stuffs written in the list and one by one they do things and strike off from the list. The acting cant be criticized as they are the big guns. The screenplay may get the points in innovative script but rest is not out of ordinary...one particular thing about the movie is that Morgan Freeman narrates the story and in the end he dies...... Cinematography is good as the shots taken are very good and from the round the globe...for instance the image of Taj Mahal in the water in the backdrop as they are walking past it. Altogether a good movie.

Taare Zameen Par

Toooo slow........
Acting : 4.0/4 No doubt about, it all the marks given, Not only Aamir Khan n Darsheel Safary but all other have done a great job Direction : 0.6/1 Cinematography : .9/1.0 Some scenes are very good like the one with the drawing competition where many people are sitting in the amphitheatre etc. Screenplay : .5/1.0 No, it is not good, the movie is not placed rightly thats why scenes are not merged together or knitted together, flow is altered in some manner.Screenplay is not that good as sometimes the movie goes on slow then again it turns into a senti scene, film editing also can be blamed here. Sound, Music, Sound : 2.0/2.0 I like the music, the title track, jame raho n Ma Make up: .2/1.0Makeup is not upto the mark, the scene where Ishaan fights with that boy, the wounds are looking fake.

total : 8.2/10

After writing this I can easily say watch the movie cause it has something out of the general. Also this is the first time for Aamir Khan in direction he will improve in days to come.

An ecstatic musical all the way

My categorized comment about the whole movie is like this

Acting : 3.0/4 Direction : 0.5/1 Screenplay : 0.7/1 Cinematography : 0.9/1 Sound : 0.8/1 Music, Dance n Song : 2.0/2

in all 7.9/10

All in all it is a very good musical movie, actually its songs are very good and also the choreography is exceptionally good. Salim, Sulaiman should be given the credit for the wonderful music. Also, one particular thing about the movie is its song is shown in parts that gives a kinda different touch to the movie.

At last the play portrayed at the end of the movie is wisely knitted. Must watch for a music lover, for choreography and ya for Madhuri fans.