Hugo (2011)

Hugo (2011)

IMDB-8.2 (Top 250: #213)
RottenTomatoes-93
RJG Rating-90

Hugo Caberat is an orphan living within the walls of a train station..

Starring- Asa Butterfield, Chloë Moretz, Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron
Director- Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese ,known for his gangster and dramatical movies makes a family movie for a change..And it turned out just as beautiful as the rest of his work...

The story of Hugo is beautifully told..The first half is an adventurous tale while the second half slows down a bit to tell another story..

The cinematography of the entire movie is amazing..The whole atmosphere is just too beautiful and stunning..The movie was shot in 3d and its worth it...

Acting from the cast was outstanding...From Asa Butterfield (Hugo) ,Choloe to its supporting cast Ben Kingsley ,Sacha Baron all give a suprb performance..This is more notable in the second half..

Direction is again top notch..Hugo is another masterpiece from Martin.

Hugo is for all,from the casual viewers to the high end movie philosophers..Its an adventure..

Acting-5/5
Story-4/5
Direction-5/5
Drama-4/5
Action-4/5


Academy Award Nominations - 11

Best Film
Best Director - Martin Scorsese
Best Cinematography
Best Adapted Screenplay - John Logan
Best Film Editing
Best Original Score - Howard Shore
Best Sound Editing
Best Sound Mixing
Best Visual Effects
Best Art Direction
Best Costume Design

The Woman In Black (2012)

The Woman In Black (2012)

IMDB-7.2
RottenTomatoes-63
RJG Rating-85

Arthur Kipps ,a lawyer ,travels to a remote village to settle papers of an isolated mansion...

Starring- Daniel Radcliffe,Liz White
Director-James Watkins

Woman In Black is a great horror movie set in the late 19th century..The type of horror it follows is the slow and generally stays pretty much in the background of the shots..

Daniel Radcliffe plays the main character ,Arthur Kipps..Coming just out of the Harry Potter movies ,it is refreshing to see Daniel play someone other than Potter...Fortunately ,he gives in a great performance and the only complain is that he looked a bit young for the role...

The film is a remake of a 1989 movie of the same name ,which was adapted from the book ,also of the same name...But still the movie is still fresh and delivers the chills and scares at the right places...The cliches are present but most of them are neatly wrapped and presented in a different way..

Direction for horror movies usually dont meet the mark ,but Chris Miller has managed to pull off a good work..

All in all Woman in Black is the first awesome horror movie of the year..

Acting-4/5
Story-4/5
Direction-4/5
Horror-4.5/5

The Big Bang Theory [5x17]

The Big Bang Theory [5x17] The Rothman Disintegration

TV com Rating-7
RJG Rating-5

Sheldon & Kripke compete against each other for the new office space...Meanwhile Penny has to deal with an unwanted gift from Amy.
This episode had some great potential but other than an interesting 5 min (the contest between Sheldon & Kripke), ,nothing else was new or funny..

The Walking Dead [S02E08]

The Walking Dead [S02E08] Nebraska
TV.com rating- 8.1
RJG rating-6

Herscel wants Rick and his group out of his land...
Another episode of just nothing..Characters make wierd decisions..The melodrama was a bit less though,and the last 10min was great.