Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Sunday, May 27, 2007

SpiderMan 3

Spidey 3 is a goooood movie. Its different from the previous 2 versions : Its actually a action/drama, displaying more of human emotions than being simply action-oriented. You would love the action sequences: fantastic graphics and fast action that keeps u on the edge of the seat. It has a lot of characters moving around, but the movie manages them all. The sad part is that u have to bear seeing your super-hero breaking down and crying, more than jst once.

I saw it on IMAX : that made the movie experience much more wonderful.

Go watch it if you want 2 hrs of good entertainment. Dont look deep into the logic: this is a comics based movie.

PS: I am a spidey fan. So, take my words with caution :)

Friday, May 25, 2007

The Last King of Scotland

The movie narrates the experiences of a Scottish Doctor with Idi Amin, the Uganda general well known for his genocide of 300000 of his own country men.

Forest Whitaker plays the role of the general. But the truth is that u jst cant find Whitaker here : all u see is Idi Amin. U laugh at his wits. U get inspired by his intelligent speech. U admire his commanding powers. U are moved by his friendliness. U are attracted to his charms. U pity him when he gets into danger. U cringe whenever he barks out orders. At the end, u hate and fear him for whatever he is. The guy is simply superb.

The doctor does all that are said above. And when he panics realising his mistake, all hell breaks loose on him. What happens next is the ending.

Watch it if you want a very different potrayal of a man who once shook the whole world with his actions. It is effective, engaging and definitely intimidating.

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Chennai 600028

"This movie is about a local gully cricket team preparing for a cricket tournament to defeat their arch rival team and the events in their lives through the year to the tournament." This is wat SPB announces in the frst scene. The team does make it to the end of the tournament, defeating their rivals in a very interesting semi-final match, but the ending has a twist, and you are sure to walk out laughing.


The main catch of the film is that in its cast, almost all are fresh faces to the field, and all act casually, giving the film a realistic feel. The comedy lines are really good: that is the backbone of the film. Especially the guy, who never really catches a throw throughout the film, and comes up with the famous 'enna koduma sir ithu' dialogue wherever applicable, arouses laughter throughout the crowd. And finally he does catch a throw, and thats another comic sequence.

Almost all characters have a significant part in the film, contributing to the laughter atleast in one sequence. The music by Yuvan is another plus point: almost all songs are good. Some sequences use old movie songs to arouse some more rounds of laughter.


The film suffers a few notable glitches: The main motto of the heroes (all the 11 members of the team are the heroes here), next to playing cricket, seems to be drinking and smoking. Heroines (only 2, thank God!!!) live upto the kollywood formula: appear to say 2 words, jst before a song unfolds. And you a have a song that can surely be telecasted in tv in the late hours.


Forget the logic (who has ever heard abt a cricket tournament in a tennis ball), then u have a very entertaining movie to keep ur mind relaxed for over 2.5 hrs.

Monday, May 21, 2007