The Walking Dead [3x01]

The Walking Dead [3x01] Seed

TV.com rating- 8.7
RJG rating-7.5

After a very very disappointing Season 2 ,Walking Dead is back with yet another season.Theres just one word to describe Episode 1,and thats , bloody.Its kill kill kill from start to finish.Although its something the haters of the show wanted ,i felt there was no emotion behind the story.Lori is still the most irritating character ,while Carl is fortunately kept quiet throughout the episode.Rick is more deadly and thats something to be appreciated about.Hope to see much more intensity in the following episodes.

Ralph & Flight make great debuts.Skyfall thunders.

1-Wreck It Ralph made a great debut onto #1 with $49million.The animated movie has been a big hit among critics as well as the masses.The movie is currently rated at 85%.The movie is about old video game characters which will not only keep the kids engaged ,but the adults will enjoy reliving their childhood heroes.

2-Robert Zemeckis' Flight made a decent collection of $25million.The movie which stars Denzel Washington ,has been praised for its excellent character portrayal ,with rumors of a possible Best Actor nomination at the Oscars.The movie is rated at 77% and is a great return for Zemeckis whose previous live action movie was Castaway (2000).

3-Ben Affleck's Argo once again enjoyed a good weekend falling by just 15%.The movie made $10.2million in its 4th week.The crime/drama has already made $90million worldwide.

4-Opening at 4th place ,The Man with the Iron Fists made only $7.9million.While this isnt such a good total,the movie is expected to do well overseas.The low budget flick made at $15million was met with below average reviews and is rated at 55%.

5-Taken 2 made $5.9million to return to the Top 5.The action thriller has made $336million worldwide.

It might seem Ralph is ruling the boxoffice ,but James Bond's 23rd movie Skyfall is creating quite a storm overseas.The movie made another $156million in its second week.Skyfall has already made $287million and is yet to open in the USA.
This week Skyfall will premiere in the US Boxoffice,and is RJG's pick of the week.
The movie has been universally praised and is said to be the Best James Bond movie of all time.The movie is rated at 92%.

Skyfall creates a storm across India

Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana [FLOP]

Kunal Kapoor & Huma Qureshi starrer LSTCK couldnt win over the box office despite getting good reviews.The movie managed to impress the critics with its charm and good acting from its lead ,but its length and predictability was a major critisim for most.The movie made a disappointing Rs.5.75cr

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1920 – Evil Returns [HIT]

The sequel to the 2008 movie -1920 ,Evil Returns has surprised everyone by being a hit at the box office.The low budget flick has made Rs.12.27cr in its first week despite the mixed reviews.While some praised the movie for some genuine spooks ,many have felt it to be a cliched and cheesy horror movie.
[Miss It]

Skyfall [HIT]
James Bond's 23rd outing was met with great response in India.The movie grossed Rs.20.5cr but then suffered a steep drop on Monday ,making just Rs.2.5cr.Skyfall has been getting excellent reviews worldwide and gave the new hindi releases a tough competition this week.
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17 CharacterPosters from The Hobbit Part 1

Poster for Jurassic Park 3D

V for Vendetta (2006)

[a brilliant and thought provoking movie]

V for Vendetta (2006)
IMDB- 8.8 (Top 250 - #166)
Rottentomatoes- 73%
RJG Rating- 100

A terrorist by the name of V,threatens to bring down the dictatorship rule of Britain.

Starring- Hugo Weaving,Natalie Portman
Director- James McTeigue

Adapted from Alan Moore's graphic novel ,V for Vendetta was directed James McTeigue and written for the big screen by the Wachowski Bros. (Matrix Trilogy).

The main character of the movie is V ,but being a masked character from the start to the end ,its hard to judge Hugo Weaving's acting.But Hugo's dialogue presentation is top notch.He ranges his voice perfectly from light hearted to terrifying.But this doesnt mean the movie falls back on its acting department.With the main lead under a mask,Natalie Portman as Evey is a strong acting role.Natalie is just superb in the role and she delivers one of her best acting performances of her career.The supporting cast doesnt disappoint either,all give very good performances.

V for Vendetta can be easily mistaken for an all out action movie on the outside but its clearly much more that.The story of VFV is a strong pillar on which it stands.The various ideologies presented by the lead characters , the stories of various individuals , and ofcourse V's grand plan are all blended in a manner that wont confuse or bore the audience.
The dialogues also are a very important factor for the movie.The hard hitting dialogues from V will definitely send a chill up your spine.

Direction by debutant, James McTeigue ,is excellent.The pacing of the movie is perfect and he nicely blends the action scenes with the drama ones making the movie a satisfying feature for all.Every scene of VFV has a particular message to convey and all hit the bulls eye.James had previously worked on the Matrix Trilogy, and considering the Wachowski's have written the screenplay ,theres the particular tone that is similar with The Matrix.

The action scenes from VFV is just excellent.The climax fighting sequence is just jaw dropping!The special effects have been used moderately and not been overdone.

On release VFV ,was a moderate success.Alan Moore ,the writer distanced himself from the movie as he did for other movie adaptations of his comics (From Hell,League of Extraordinary Gentlemen ,and later on Watchmen).But the movie over time achieved cult status and made the Guy Fawkes mask (the one V wears) infamous for issues that related to peoples freedom of speech etc.

Overall ,V for Vendetta is a great movie ,a must watch.

Acting - 5/5
Story- 5/5
Direction- 5/5
Drama- 4.5/5
Action- 5/5

Heer- 5th music video from JTHJ

The 5th Music video from Jab Tak Hai Jaan ! 

Heer - 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLNIrxOEooQ

Student Of the Year shines amongst new releases.

SOTY [HIT]
Karan Johar's Student of the Year made another Rs.10cr in its second week.The movie has been a big success and many have praised the newcomers.SOTY has so far made Rs.57.2cr and has been declared a hit.The movie is a complete KJO styled movie with his usual over the top musical numbers and romantic scenes.While it may seem like just ano

ther predictable movie ,SOTY does have its twists.
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Rush [FLOP]
Emraan Hashmi's latest movie Rush failed to draw in the masses.It has earned just Rs.2.5cr and is set to be a flop.Critics have said that even though the movie tries to tackle the concept of media corruption ,the movie fails to fully present its ideas and ends up half baked.
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Ajab Gazabb Love [FLOP]
Starring Jackky Bhagnani & Arjun Rampal,this romantic movie also flopped at the box office.The critics have not been happy with the movies storyline nor the direction.The movie made just Rs.5cr in its first week.
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Chakravyuh [AVERAGE]
Prakash Jha's Chakravyuh ,which is about Naxalism managed to make an average impact at the box office.The movie has earned Rs.13cr.Starring Arjun Rampal and Abhay Deol the movie has been getting above average reviews.Most critics have said that Jha's attempt to bring into focus the countries problems of Naxalism ,he stumbles while trying to add melodrama.The second half feels to be too stretched too.
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Developments in Hollywood

Bryan Singer replaces Mathew Vaughn in X-Men First Class Sequel.

Bryan Singer has officially replaced Vaughn in X-Men:Days Of Future Past.Bryan Singer had earlier been the producer for the sequel but now Vaughn will now be in the sequel just as the producer.Bryan has earlier directed the first 2 acclaimed X-Men movies, dropped out of the 3rd mov

ie ,and returned as a producer for First Class.Will this affect the movie and was Vaughn the right choice? Only time will tell.Meanwhile Mathew Vaughn will move on ,and be directing Secret Service ,which is based from a comic book by Mark Miller.


Disney acquires LucasFilm for over $4billion.

Disney bought George Lucas' film studio LucasFilm for $4billion.This is a big news considering it means Disney has now complete control over the STAR WARS FRANCHISE.Disney has already planned a Star Wars:Episode 7 to be released in 2015 and then launch 2 more to make it a trilogy.Disney has already bought Marvel Entertainment (Avengers) ,Pixar & now LucasFilms.


More Bad news from Community

The much beloved show has been more bad news.Season 4 of the show has had a string of bad news tailing it just like Season 3.First the creator ,Dan Harmon was fired.Next the October premiere date was removed thus putting the entire Season in a state of confusion.Now the new date has been revealed ,and its in February 7th 2013.

Argo finally tops the box office.New releases fail.

1-After 3 weeks of release ,Argo finally claimed the top spot.Ben Afflecks hostage thriller has been powered by excellent reviews and it easily defeated the new releases.Argo made $12million and has so far made $68million worldwide.

2-On second place was Cloud Atlas ,the Wachowski's movie based on the popular novel of the same name.Unfortunately it sank making just $9.6million.This is not a shocking news since Cloud Atlas is a hard pill to swallow and doesnt actually attract the casual movie goers.The movie revolves around 6 different stories and timelines ,160min long,and is also rated R.But it is overall a thought provoking movie for movie lovers rather than casual movie goers.The movie is currently rated at 63%.

3-Hotel Transylvania once again made a Top 5 appearance making $9.4million in its 5th week.The animated flick has made a worldwide gross of $222million and is Sony Animation Studio's highest grossing movie domestically beating their Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.

4-Paranormal Activity 4 had a steep fall ,making just $8.5million (a 70%drop).Even though the movie has recovered its budget its still a big disappoint compared to the other Paranormal Activity movies.The movie has made a worldwide gross of $91.3million.

5-Silent Hill Revelation debuted at 5th place with $8million.Needless to say its another bomb.The movie has been universally panned and has a rating of just 06%.

The 3rd new release ,Fun Size was another bomb ,making just $4.1million and coming at #10.This was not helped by the below average reviews either ,it has a rating of just 27%.The 4th new release ,Chasing Mavericks too tanked heavily making just $2.27million and opening at #13.It too had below average reviews and is rated at 33%.

While Hollywood is just rolling around calmly under poor debuts ,a storm is brewing overseas.James Bond's 23rd movie ,Skyfall made $80.6million overseas.Skyfall opened at #1 in UK ($32.4m),France,Russia,South Korea,Brazil.Skyfall will release in USA only on November 9.

This week we have 3 new movies.The RJG pick of the week will be :
Flight-Flight is the first live action movie directed by Robert Zemeckis after Castaway.Starring Denzel Washington ,the movie is based on a true story of a pilot.The movie has been getting good reviews and is rated at 86%.Robert hasnt disappointed much in his movies ,and i think Flight will be a great watch this week.
Wreck It Ralph-This animated movie will be a sure hit.The movie has been getting good reviews and will be attracting both adults and kids since it brings back old video game characters back to the screen.Its currently rated at 78%
The Man with The Iron Fists-This is an all out action movie with some big stars.Russell Crowe joins RZA in this martial arts flick

Ishq Shaava - 4th music video from JTHJ

The 4th music video from Jab Tak Hai Jaan is now online:Ishq Shaava ! Check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZHR_5ActLk

RJG Song Ratings of Jab Tak Hai Jaan Album

Challa - 3.5/5

Saans - 2.5/5
Ishq Shaava - 3.5/5
Heer - 3.5/5

Jiya Re - 4.5/5
Jab Tak Hai Jaan - 5/5
Saans (Reprise) - 4.5/5
Ishq Dance - 3/5
JTHJ Poem - 4.5/5

Overall =3.5/5

How would you rate the songs?Did you enjoy the album?

PA 4 makes a poor debut for the Paranormal Series

1-As expected Paranormal Activity 4 topped the box office but it was considerably lower than what the producers hoped for.PA4 made $29million in its first week ,comparatively PA2 & PA3 made $40million and $52million on debut (PA1 was a limited release opening).Such a decline can be connected to PA4's poor critical response (27% ,lowest rating of the series) and lack of novelty in the story.But the movie is already a hit considering its budget is just $5million and Paramount studios are getting ready to make PA5 ,scheduled for 2013.

2-In second place ,Argo made $16million which is a strong hold over the box office considering the subject & timing of the movie.

3-Taken 2 made it to #3 with $13.2million.The action thriller has so far made $106million domestically in a worldwide collection of $281million.The sequel has already overtaken Taken in worldwide collections.

4-Hotel Transylvania made another strong weekend collection of $13million.The animated movie has already made $187million worldwide.

5-This weeks other new release ,Alex Cross ,flopped making just $11.4million.The movie was received with poor negative reviews ,13%.

This week we have 4 new releases competing for the top spot, as PA4 wont be holding on for too long.My pick of the week will definitely be:-
Cloud Atlas:"Directed by the Wachowski Bros" (creators of the Matrix), might not have its charm as it did before (after duds like Speed Racer ,and productions like Ninja Assassin) ,but early reviews are praising their latest movie ,Cloud Atlas.Starring Tom Hanks & a bunch of star studded cast ,the movie has been getting excellent reviews and is said to have redeemed the Wachowskis!Dont miss it!

My second pick will be Silent Hill 2:Revelation.Even though it might not get critical praise,the trailers look as if it will definitely keep the fans of the PC game (on which the movie is adapted) happy.

Fun Size is the 3rd new release.Starring current teen sensation ,Victoria Justice ,the movie is seems to be a kiddish version of Hangover .It might be a good movie for the kids and family crowd ,but ill wait for the DVD.

The 4th release is Chasing Mavericks.ive never heard of this movie before ,but it stars Gerard Butler and is about surfing.Give it a miss or wait for the reviews.

Iron Man 3 trailer

The first full trailer of Iron Man 3 is now online.Set to release on May 2013,Robert Downey returns as the superhero along with Ben Kinsley who plays the villain Mandarin.

Trailer #1

Teaser Poster for Iron Man 3