Commented on EarnesTaster's review
Dec 05, 2018 07:42 AM
I liked the film overall, despite its flaws. I felt Rajnikanth as Chitti 2.0 was eminently watchable, and Akshay Kumar as Pakshi Raja had just the villainy to support our Style Mannan. Shankar's writing fails him, but not his imagination. Amy Jackson is pretty but emotion-less like a Robot. The ...climax is twisted and fun but borrows a lot from Marvel's Ant-Man films. Yes, I do agree Shankar could handle female leads better. But he is a visionary. You mentioned Indian, Nayak and Anniyan. I would add one more film, Gentleman, his first, to this list of vigilantee movies. Plus, once I saw Mudhalvan, I did not bother watching its Hindi version, Nayak.Read More
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Dec 03, 2018 06:20 PM
Thanks @MouthShut_Official, @vijayvinzoda06, and @sujish92.
Reviewed 2.0
Dec 03, 2018 02:41 AM
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The sequel to Enthiran titled 2.0 is a lot to take in, for a superhero film that clocks in at around 3 hours. Essentially, it is Shankar’s ode to the nature, metaphorized by “Pakshi Raja, ” a bird-loving ornithologist, gone rogue and out to destroy everything cellular. Think an extension of the ...Read more
Commented on EarnesTaster's review
Nov 18, 2018 08:54 AM
I thought it is a fine film, made more engaging thanks to Cooper and Gaga. There is no revelations in the film, the plot is familiar, but it is romantic and affecting. I enjoyed it, although I would not watch it a second time.
Reviewed Poomaram
Mar 25, 2018 05:40 AM
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Abrid Shine's long-awaited Poomaram is a docudrama on an arts festival, which unfolds in the Maharaja's College campus. It shows hours of preparation that go into staging all kinds of performance arts for the audience. The joys of winning, the pain of losing, the teamwork and everything in betwe...Read more
Reviewed Black Panther
Mar 18, 2018 07:11 PM
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Think of a blockbuster based on comic books, where the king of an empire pulls a rhino by its horns while waging battles with his own race. Black Panther, based on the popular character in Marvel Comics, is mighty and has grandeur. It's also a thoughtful film that tells a compelling story of Kin...Read more
Reviewed The Shape of Water
Feb 23, 2018 10:19 PM
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The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. That applies to even the Amphibian Man in Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape of Water", a movie set against the Cold War backdrop. The main events in this film take place somewhere in a US research center. The Americans conceive plans to send the Amp...Read more
Commented on own review
Feb 06, 2018 10:10 PM
I don't think he is all that pragmatic because if he was, he wouldn't not have had to revert to coercion to get the poll done his way. By the end, he was like 'damn the conquence, I want it done at all cost'. Now, that is not pragmatism. Whereas, Tripati's Aatma Singh knows there are cer...tain limitations to our electoral system. Nowhere he is shown as corrupt, but he is just cynical. By saying I am with him, I mean to say that my cynisim on Indian politics is similar. Maybe pragmatic is a poor epithet but I feel Aatma Singh is more realistic than Newton Kumar.Read More
Commented on own review
Feb 05, 2018 08:11 PM
@EarnesTaster : I found Newton to be less pragmatic, although his ideals are admirable.
Reviewed Newton (2017)
Nov 26, 2017 04:19 AM
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India's constitution defines voting as a basic right. However, there are those who are deprived of an opportunity to vote. Amit V Masurkar directs "Newton" with the feel of a docudrama. Starring Rajukmar Rao as a studious election commissioner among a slew of tribal cast, Newton centers its plot...Read more
Reviewed Blade Runner 2049
Oct 08, 2017 03:35 PM
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Officer KD6.3-7 (Ryan Gosling) is the Blade Runner, an LAPD cop who “retires” “replicants” in Blade Runner 2049. The sequel to Ridley Scott’s classic original releases 35 years since. Deckard (Harrison Ford) is still there playing a different role this time around to the original “Blade Runner” ...Read more
Reviewed The Nice Guys
Aug 30, 2017 07:59 PM
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"Marriage is buying a house for someone you hate, " says Healy played by Russel Crowe in Shane Black's buddy cop thriller titled "The Nice Guys". This is Crowe in a role never seen before role, and he is pal to private eye "March" played by Ryan Gosling.
There is a scene in "The Nice Guys, " ...Read more
Reviewed Primal Fear Movie
Aug 27, 2017 12:37 PM
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"If you want justice, go to a whorehouse. If you wanna get fuc*ed, go to court."
It would seem, after watching Primal Fear, that Martin Vail is.
Played by Richard Gere, Vail is a publicity-seeking, egotistical defense attorney who volunteers for each high-profile, sensational homicides reg...Read more
Reviewed Motorola Moto G5 Plus 32GB
Aug 16, 2017 08:12 AM
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I bought a Moto G5 Plus in July through Flipkart, and has taken minor servicing already.
Initially, I faced call drops in the G5 Plus and by the time I brought my phone to the franchise service center in Thrissur - the problem has escalated. There was an issue with the mic - I could hear loud...Read more
Reviewed Vikram Vedha
Aug 13, 2017 12:09 AM
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“Yen sir, indha factory ellaam, nejamavae yedhachum seyvaangala, illa namma maadhiri gangster sanda podakatti irukkaangala?”
Vedha knows the cop gangster movie genre inside out in Vikram Vedha. Vijay Sethupathy's Vedha, a rendition of Vethalam, play mind games with Vikram, a brutal and loyal ...Read more
Reviewed Jab Harry Met Sejal
Aug 05, 2017 11:42 PM
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Imtiaz Ali's Jab Harry Met Sejal is the director at his most subdued. Ali narrates the film with title cards; the story of a tour guide "Harry" in europe facing an identity crisis. The movie works in fits and starts only, but I like it.
This is Imtiaz's nineth feature film, and his potentiall...Read more
Commented on EarnesTaster's review
Jul 23, 2017 12:02 AM
Could understand where your arguments come from, but beg to disagree.
Reviewed Dunkirk
Jul 22, 2017 11:58 PM
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There is something about Christopher Nolan’s last two films featuring Tom Hardy. The British actor plays Farrier, a naval aviator fending off German Messerschmitts on mid air in Dunkirk. A mask partly obscure Bane’s face in The Dark Knight Rises, but Farrier embody the Dunkirk Spirit in this mas...Read more
Reviewed War for the Planet of the Apes
Jul 16, 2017 09:08 AM
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War of The Planet of The Apes depict the immature side of human beings, and the mature side of the home sapiens. Set in a concentration camp, the greyish characters in the movie are American soldiers. This could very well be the America of Vietnam war, or the factious present.
Such is motion ...Read more
Reviewed Thondimuthalum Dhriksakshiyum
Jul 12, 2017 11:27 AM
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One, two, three start. Long bell. Urvashi Theaters presents "Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum".
Dileesh Pothan’s “Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum” is a film with wonderful camerawork, fantastic casting, excellent script, terrific performances and an array of deadpan humor. The movie takes place in a...Read more
