Ishakzaade

After all we dnt watch only those films tht are  boom boom hits....sometimes we watch films aiwai....for time pass.....dis was the case with Ishakzaade for me.......although I was interested a bit in watching the film due to its director(who made do dooni chaar ...which was excellent).....coming back to the film.....Ishakzaade is very raw......in every sense.....the screenplay is very raw.....by tht wht I mean is tht the plot is hazy...dragged at times....with some over filmy dialogues.......The direction is very raw too.....ie, there are some ups in between.....esp in 2nd half....bt at most times....the direction falls poorly......The music is very good....and is well utilised in the 2nd half.....though songs in between were overstretched....The acting is very raw too....both the leads bringing some gud expressions in some scenes....while in other scenes looking vulnerable.....parineeti was better in her 1st film....here she looks a little less polished....though still manages a decent act.....But the only thing tht works in the film is tht....ultimately the film DEVELOPS A SPARKLING CHEMISTRY BETWEEN THE LEADS....and gets a little bit of the soul to it....towards the end...though end was NOT HANDLED WELL ATALL....bt overall not a bad film....2 and half out of 5 

BOMBAY

So finally I have discovered  why Mani Ratnam is indeed a fine director.(though guru was fantastic as well, yuva was almost gud,raavan was just avg)......Bombay is a rare film tht gets almost everything in right place.......starting with direction......which is a thoroughly engaging one and peeks up at the right places.......the emotions are well captured .....the characterisations and relationship building has been handled superbly.....be it father son relationship....be it husband wife relationship....be it father father-in-law relationship....be it the twin brother relationship...all handled superbly....... The depiction of riots ...though a bit stretched .....is wonderfully handled as well.......CINEMATOGRAPHY was top notch......the way it has been handled in the riot scenes is just majestic(special reference to the scene where kabir asks the eunique abt the muslim hindu difference)......with tht kind of a resources ....it was unbelievable......Screenplay was impressive as well......the symbolisms  ....the story build up....... have been written really well......Acting....well tht was excellent as well....not even a single character lagged in any form......everybdy was very much into the character....and was brilliant.....Music was wonderful as well....the film served us with some fine tracks by A.R Rahman.....though some songs could have been deleted from the film......Overall....a very engaging, touching and amasing experience.....a definite MUST WATCH......thumbs up to MANI RATNAM......4 on 5

Avengers

After all tht hoopla abt the film among the audiences as well as critics......I went to see it, even when I knew tht i have never been into the avengers` comics(though I used to play captain america video game when I was 9 or 10 .....Bcz of which I used to like him.....bt the film unfortunately shows him to be mighty hearted bt with least powers....) . Even then Avengers appealed to me. Reason : its smart and witty presentation, backed up with some fine action sequences and some excellent comic dialogues (I HAVE ONE LITTLE SECRET.....says Hulk......and an another one.....where Loki says to Hulk....Enough...I am god ....u kant just hit me like dis....and the scene after tht got tears in my eyes....after laughing my lungs out.......and many many more).......

But the film has predictability....though....the filmmakers still keep the movie high on logics(in terms of believability of the plot and super heroes stuff).......in acting deptt.....iron man I liked.....captain america was nyce too....rest were just fyne...nthing much to be discussed.......bt overall....AN EXCELLENT POPCORN FLICK ...for the non avengers` comic followers......overall 3 on 5