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Post by bollylarki on May 7, 2017 14:27:49 GMT
Game, starring Abhishek, Anupam Kher, Jimmy Shergil, Boman Irani and Kangana. After Mr. B's comment I was a little hesitant about watching this one, but it really wasn't bad, just not great. It could have been better had they left the "avenger" identity a mystery a bit longer but the identity of the initial murderer was given away early on, if you listened to the dialogue at the first meeting with Anupam.
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Post by chrisanthi on May 7, 2017 18:40:58 GMT
Baby - This was Akki’s film all the way. Other than Danny Denzongpa’s all the other parts were really small - they felt more like bit parts. It’s always a pleasure to see Murli Sharma. Anupam Kher was funny and crabby. A decent action movie; a good popcorn movie.
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Post by dancelover on May 8, 2017 14:24:58 GMT
Yes, but now they've made it up to Taapsee Pannu (Shabana) at least. Perhaps they will make "origin stories" for the other characters. D Baby - This was Akki’s film all the way. Other than Danny Denzongpa’s all the other parts were really small - they felt more like bit parts. It’s always a pleasure to see Murli Sharma. Anupam Kher was funny and crabby. A decent action movie; a good popcorn movie.
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Post by chrisanthi on May 8, 2017 21:17:56 GMT
Yes, but now they've made it up to Taapsee Pannu (Shabana) at least. Perhaps they will make "origin stories" for the other characters. D True. I wouldn't mind seeing a background story about Anupam Kher's character. Darling - Part of my Prabhas-a-thon rewatch. This really is a sweet film. I loved the relationship between the Uncles; I loved the relationship with Prabhas and his father; Kajal still continues to annoy but Prabhas made the love story sweet. I always like Mukesh Rishi and I loved him here as the don with the romantic heart - I love the last scene with him and Prabhas.
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Post by ankit15 on May 16, 2017 6:09:27 GMT
Baahubali 2 The Superb & Pride Movie Of Indian Cinema ...
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Post by dancelover on May 16, 2017 15:46:11 GMT
Welcome to Bollywhat, ankit15! Howard "Dancelover" Wilkins Baahubali 2 The Superb & Pride Movie Of Indian Cinema ...
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Post by chrisanthi on May 29, 2017 5:55:58 GMT
Ram Jaane - I don’t know what to say about this one. SRK's acting was ok until near the end when it was pretty bad. Vivek Mushran reminded me a lot of a relatively newish Greek actor so whenever he was on I expected to hear Greek or to see scenes from various Greek tv series so that really took me out of the film. I usually like Pankaj Kapur but I didn’t think he was good here - it took me a while to realise who he was and, to be honest, I don’t think I would have recognised him if I hadn’t seen his name in the credits. I did like the story though. Soooooooo, to sum up, I didn’t dislike it nor did I like it - it was somewhere in the middle.
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Post by emily on Jun 7, 2017 17:32:54 GMT
Shree 420 - I noticed that both Nargis’ and Nadira’s names came first in the titles - it’s not just SRK who puts the leading ladies’ names first. I thought that all the actors were good. That's a young RK thing. After Nargis exits the picture, his name comes first in all his director/actor movies. It highlights not only his love and respect for Nargis but for senior actors as well--Prithviraj (his father) is the first name credited in Awaara, for example. Watch Chori Chori or Awaara next, if you haven't already; the former captures the lighthearted humor of 420, the latter, the social justice message. Haven't had much time for Bollywood or much of anything after moving 1100 miles, but today I'm bouncing around Rangoon and Prince on Netflix. Will finish the first soon, but probably not the second (sorry, Shammi).
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Post by dancelover on Jun 7, 2017 20:49:43 GMT
Wow, Emily! I just moved 1.1 miles, and feel half-paralized still. Dancelover Haven't had much time for Bollywood or much of anything after moving 1100 miles, but today I'm bouncing around Rangoon and Prince on Netflix. Will finish the first soon, but probably not the second (sorry, Shammi).
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Post by chrisanthi on Jun 8, 2017 4:52:49 GMT
That's a young RK thing. After Nargis exits the picture, his name comes first in all his director/actor movies. It highlights not only his love and respect for Nargis but for senior actors as well--Prithviraj (his father) is the first name credited in Awaara, for example. Watch Chori Chori or Awaara next, if you haven't already; the former captures the lighthearted humor of 420, the latter, the social justice message. Welcome back emily . I haven't seen many of RK's films and this was the first time that I noticed the credits. Of course, I bow down to you as the resident RK expert. I've seen Chori Chori and I loved it (actually, I liked it more than the Hollywood original although I loved that one too). I haven't seen Awaara but it's on my "to watch list" which keeps on growing but, unfortunately, not decreasing at all since I don't watch nearly as many movies as I used to. Haven't had much time for Bollywood or much of anything after moving 1100 miles That's a huge move. I've moved quite a few times and some of those moves have been over a thousand miles and it took months to put everything into place.
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Post by bollylarki on Jun 13, 2017 22:43:43 GMT
Baahubali: The Conclusion.
All I can say is wow. I thought the first movie was powerful, but this one was just so amazing. All of the actors were outstanding, but I have to say that Sathyaraj as Kattappa was the standout for me. His pain in killing Mahendra Baahubali was so great that it was almost visible, and the portrayal of his anguish brought tears. I thought it was a wonderful scene where Kattappa smeared Baahubali’s blood on Sivagami’s hands to share the guilt. Her’s for believing the lies without investigating and for ordering the death, and his for following her orders and the actual killing . And then her touching the feet of the widow just broke my heart.
The direction seemed a bit tighter than the first film and the visual effects more realistic (especially the CGI). And since I’ve seen #1 I didn’t have to concentrate on who was who and could really follow the story-line closer. The only part that was over the top for me was the entry into the city during the climax, Whaat?
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Post by chrisanthi on Jun 14, 2017 9:03:58 GMT
Khoobsurat - it was cute plus it was really funny in parts. Before this, I’d only seen Sonam in two other films and I didn’t think much of her - she was too wooden but here, she seemed relaxed and at ease. Fawad sure is pretty, though a bit too polished for my tastes but that works for him in this role - he sure does the snobbish stand-offish thing well; he was good in this role - some of his reactions were so funny. He and Sonam looked good together and I loved the voice overs which told you what they were thinking. I’m not too fond of the actress who played Fawad’s mum - I think it has more to do with the vibe I get from her rather than her acting abilities though, truth be said, most of the times I’ve seen her she’s played unlikeable characters. The secondary actors were all good - I loved Fawad’s father, Sonam’s brother, Ramsevak and there were some actors who were only in one scene and they were so funny. It’s always a pleasure to see Kirron Kher though her character sufferred from an extreme case of foot in the mouth disease - there’s saying the wrong thing and then there’s being totally clueless. One of the scenes reminded me of a scene in Pretty Woman - is it a coincidence that in another scene there were posters with Julia Roberts on them? All in all, it was a highly enjoyable movie.
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Post by chrisanthi on Jun 26, 2017 11:42:20 GMT
Mohenjo Daro - From the trailer and comments on facebook, I expected this to be an OTT crackfest. It started promisingly enough with Hrithik wrestling with a crocodile (not as epic as Prabhas’ underwater shark fight in Chatrapathi but fun enough). In some parts at the beginning Hrithik reminded me of Aamir in PK - trying to do wide-eyed innocence and ending up looking slow. Hrithik is not really very good in this but he does have those luminous eyes, that beautiful face and is very earnest so I can’t hate on him. I liked that he looked tired in some of the fight scenes. Admitedly, I often get distracted when Hrithik’s on ‘cause I, instinctively, try to get glimpses of his double thumb. How Kabir Bedi managed to wear that skull cap with the massive horns and still not look ridiculous is a feat in itself. Although the film was not as crazy as I would have liked it to be, it was very enjoyable nonetheless.
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Post by MrB on Jul 16, 2017 15:28:12 GMT
Phillauri. Anushka Sharma's home production, in which Punjabi Kanan (Suraj Sharma) accidentally marries the ghost of Shashi (Anushka) when preparing for his own wedding with Anu (Mehreen Pirzada). The film moves between the modern story, where Kanan is getting cold feet about marrying his childhood sweetheart, and the hundred-year old story of Shashi's love affair with a singer Phillauri (Diljit Dosanjh). After an unpromising start, this became a sweet film, with good performances by Anushka Sharma and Diljit Dosanjh. The historical story was more interesting, better realised, and better acted than the modern one though, which left it unbalanced. Production values, cinematography, and direction also suffered from what was presumably a low budget. Overall, worth watching for Anushka Sharma and Diljit Dosanjh, but could have been quite a bit better.
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Post by chrisanthi on Jul 21, 2017 10:06:57 GMT
Badrinath Ki Dulhania - I really liked “Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania” and I thought that Varun and Alia were cute together so I decided to give “Badrinath Ki Dulhania” a go. I enjoyed it. The movie has a light-hearted feel to it even though it deals with some serious issues - the value of girls/women, their role in society, pressure from society vs beating your own drum. However, this is not a serious social movie, it’s a romance and Varun’s and Alia’s relationship is at its heart. Varun and Alia are adorable; they are really, really cute - at times they reminded me of SRK and Kajol. Alia wore some really pretty clothes and I loved Varun’s kurtas. Towards the end, the movie had what I call an “Americanism” which I didn’t like but it wasn’t enough to lessen my enjoyment. The film ends on a positive note (of course) and at the end you’re left with a sweet feeling and a smile. And, as a total aside, it was good to see Singapore again.
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