Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

[another take on romance]

Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
IMDB- 8.2 (Top 250 -#222)
RottenTomatoes- 91%
RJG Rating- 65
After being discharged from a mental hospital ,Pat ,a bipolar patient, meets Tiffany ,a young widow.

Starring- Bradley Cooper ,Jennifer Lawrence
Director- David O. Russell

Silver Lining has an excellent cast.Everyone has a solid role and they all give it their best shot.Bradley Cooper once again showcases his best ,Jennifer Lawrence continues her brilliant run and is the movies main pillar.Jacki Weaver & Robert DeNiro give a strong supporting roles as well.But other than Jennifer ,the rest arent exactly the best of the year.

Story isnt very different from the usual set.It follows the usual storyline of romantic movies.The only highlight is the concept of a bipolar patient with a widow romance.The story is good and keeps the viewer hooked with Pat's relations with his parents ,friend and Tiffany .

David O Russell brings a charming tale of romance and drama.The pace of the movie is average ,its neither fast nor too slow.At 2hrs ,its the right duration for such a movie.He captures much of the quirky natures of the characters without ever making it over dramatic.The movie always keeps a sense of comic/romantic sense ,without going over the top.

Overall ,SLP might not be as awesome as most say ,but its a charming romantic movie and definitely worth a watch.


Oscar Nominations- 8

Best Picture
Best Director- David O. Russell
Best Actor- Bradley Cooper
Best Actress- Jennifer Lawrence
Best Supporting Actor- Robert De Niro
Best Supporting Actress- Jacki Weaver
Best Adapted Screenplay- David O. Russell
Best Film Editing

First Official PIc from Kick Ass 2

Jim Carrey as Colonel Stars ,Aaron Johnson as Kick-Ass

Kick Ass 2 will be released on June 28 2013 !

Latest News from TED 2,RED2 Leonardo & more !

1-Trailer for RED 2 has been released.The movie is a sequel of RED which was released back in 2010.The action movie brings back the original cast of Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Helen Mirren and will also star Catherine Zeta-Jones,Byung-hun Lee and Anthony Hopkins.The movie will release on August 2 2013.

RED 2 Trailer #1

2-Mark Wahlberg confirmed the inevitable ,Ted 2 will be made and Seth MacFarlane is in the process of writing it.Ted was a big hit last year ,as it made more than $500 million from a $50million budget ! Mark said that he will shoot for the movie once hes done with Transformers 4.

3-Noomi Rapace will join Tom Hardy for the movie adaptation of Animal Rescue.One of the reasons that this movie is anticipated is because the story its based on was written by Dennis Lehane.His stories have been made into classic modern day movies ,such as Gone Baby Gone by Ben Affleck ,Mystic River by Clint Eastwood and Shutter Island by Martin Scorsese.

3-After Lance Armstrong publicly admitted to drug use during his cycling career ,everyone is rushing to snag the movie deals for the upcoming book based on the scandal -Cycle of Lies: The Fall of Lance Armstrong.As of now its been said that JJ Abrams (Star Trek,Cloverfield,Lost) will take up the project.

4-On a sad news ,Leonardo DiCaprio (Aviator,Inception,Titanic) will be taking a break from movies,and according to him ,its going to be a long one.Leonardo last appeared in the critically acclaimed Django Unchained ,and has 2 movies lined up for 2013 ,The Great Gatsby by Baz Luhrmann (May 10 2013) and The Wolf of Wall Street by Martin Scorsese.Leonardo hasnt taken up any projects after these 2 and will be going on an environmental trip around the world.A well known environmentalist ,Leonardo has been a staunch supporter of Solar Energy and other Energy conserving methods.
Leonardo is one of the best modern day actors ,who has been starring in top class movies one after the other.

Cloudy 2 Pics

Here is the first official pic from Cloudy 2: Revenge of the Leftovers!
It seems they gone for a completely awesome, food related animals concept !
The movie releases on Sept 27 2013 !

(PS:The above pic i made with the collection of the Cloudy 2 pics released earlier)

Music video from Kai Po Che -Manja

Wow!Its beautiful ,just check it out.Seems like a faithful adaptation of the book ,3Mistakes of My Life.
Manja
Music by Amit Trivedi (Dev D) and lyrics by Swanand Kirkire (3 Idiots).
Kai Po Che is directed by Abhishek Kapoor (Rock On),and will release on 22 February 2013

Django Unchained (2012)

[another classic from Quentin]

Django Unchained (2012)
IMDB- 8.7 (Top 250- #43)
RottenTomatoes- 89%
RJG Rating- 100

A bounty hunter frees a slave named Django ,to assist him in capturing some outlaws.

Starring- Jamie Foxx,Christoph Waltz,Leonardo DiCaprio
Director- Quentin Tarantino

Django Unchained is fueled by all round brilliant performances.Powerful acting.Although Jamie Foxx plays the lead character ,Christoph Waltz is so central to the story that he too should be considered a lead hero.Jamie Foxx is brilliant and this is one of his best performances since his Oscar winning role in Ray.Christoph Waltz once again dishes out a smashing performance as Dr. King Schultz.Unlike the last time ,where he played Col.Hans Landa in Quentin's Inglourious Basterds ,he plays a more positive but still an equally memorable role.Leonardo DiCaprio plays his first fully fledged villainous role as Calvin Candie.And he just nails it.He matches up to both Jamie & Christoph ,and seeing all 3 together is just amazing!Samuel Jackson arrives a bit late to the story ,but that doesnt stop him from stealing the show in many scenes!

Quentin has written a long story with plenty of his usual trademarks.The funny take on a serious issue ,the gore ,the standoffs ,the gun battle ,the long talks,and plenty more.But this story is captivating and tells us a tale that has so much depth and twists are aplenty.Theres plenty of time devoted to character development and that makes the movie feel even more deep.Learning a bit about each person ,paints a even more larger picture of their past ,and Quentin has done it beautifully.The dialogues are spot on ,and just powerful and witty too.

Direction by Quentin is top class.With Django Unchained, he has once again made a cult classic that easily joins up in the ranks of his previous movies such as Kill Bill,Inglourious,Pulp Fiction etc.The movie is almost 3hrs long ,and most movies that deal with the subject of Django ,might get a bit boring ,but this one doesnt get dull even for a second.From start to finish ,its either funny,dramatic,action packed or romantic ,Quentin does his best to include all the genres into this Old West themed movie.Quentin has shot this entire movie in top style.

The cinematography is beautiful.The action scenes are well shot and the gun battles were intense.There is plenty of gore ,especially in the second half ,but all are elemental to the movie's tale.The music selection is another high point for Django.From classic to raps ,Quentin utilizes a variety of music to enhance the scenes ,and it all hits the mark!

Overall ,Django Unchained is a must watch movie.This is one immediate classic.

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

Oscar Nominations- 5

Best Picture
Best Original Screenplay- Quentin Tarantino
Best Supporting Actor- Christoph Waltz
Best Cinematography
Best Sound Editing

Oscar Snubs

Though 2012 was a tough race ,with many brilliant movies coming out ,The Academy still made loads of idiotic choices by overlooking some deserving performances and movies.Check this video to find those who got snubbed this year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j17a2fFFJQA

Matru Ki Bijlee Box Office

Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola

The first potentially big movie of 2013 ,opened to mixed reviews.While Pankaj Kapur's performance was praised ,the slow first half & Imran's performance was critisised.The movie had a slow start but has made Rs.22cr in the first weekend.

[One time Watch]

This week 2 more movies will give competition ,Inkaar & Mumbai Mirror.

Latest news from Dexter

For those of you who hate the long wait for the new season,heres a good news.Dexter Season 8 will premiere on June 30 ,instead of the usual start in October.

In addition to this, the producers might be hinting that Season 8 might not be the finale as earlier thought and Season 9 might just happen.Earlier Dexter creator ,Sara Colleton, had said Season 8 will end the tale of Dexter.

Hunger Games 2 & Wolverine

 

Hotel Transylvania (2012)

[a childish & bland movie]

Hotel Transylvania (2012)
IMDB- 7.1
Rottentomatoes- 43%
RJG Rating- 30

Count Dracula ,builds a lavish hotel to house the monsters from their

Starring- Adam Sandler,Andy Samberg,Selena Gomez
Director- Genndy Tartakovsky

Animation is quirky and colorful.The characters are nicely created ,but arent so great.Its the usual bland set of characters.It doesnt try to be innovative in any way and just settles for what is easily available.

The story is very poor.The concept was good but it was poorly built upon.It is too childish and doesnt take upon any twists.It actually is a poor mash up of various movies.From start to finish its predictable and there is absolutely nothing new.

Direction by Genndy Tartakovsky is poor.He takes the easy way out by catering this movie only for kids. And being a comedy-horror movie ,its neither.There is hardly anything funny throughout the duration of the movie.The pacing of the movie is fast though, it makes full utilization of its 90min.

Overall ,Hotel Transylvania is a poor movie but will be fun for the kids.

Animation- 3/5
Story- 1/5
Direction- 1/5
Action- 3/5
Comedy- 1/5

Zero Dark Thirty makes a big surprise

Zero Dark Thirty makes a big surprise 

[Jan11-13]

1-Even though Zero Dark Thirty has been playing in limited cinemas for a couple weeks since Christmas ,it opened nationwide on the weekend.And the movie has made $24million ,which is well above all expectations.After this weeks Oscar nominations ,ZDT managed to pick 5 nominations ,and this is one of the reasons for the movies great opening.The movie has been critically praised ,and Jessica Chastain has already won a Golden Globe for Best Actress for ZDT.The movie has a rating of 93%.

2-A Haunted House made a good opening too.With $18.8 million,Haunted House came 2nd.The movie has already been given the title of the Worst movie of 2013.With a rating of just 09% ,its been universally panned.But with a budget of $2.5million ,the movie is already reaping profits.

3-Gangster Squad opened below expectations with $16.7 million.Though stylish and action packed ,the movie was said to be suffering from a weak script and poor direction.With a rating of just 34% ,the movie will drop steeply in the coming days.

4-Django Unchained managed to make just $11million on its 3rd week.With this the movie has made $125million domestically ,making it Quentin's highest grossing movie in the US.

5-Les Miserables made $10million to bring its worldwide gross to $238million.The movie might have a good hold for the next couple weeks after Huge Jackman & Anne Hathaway's win at the Golden Globes.

Hobbit 1 has now made a worldwide total of $886million ,and has overtaken Fellowship of the Ring($869million). Next in line is Two Towers with $923million.

This week we have 4 different movies.My Pick Of the Week will be---

1-Silver Linings Playbook:This movie has been running in limited cinemas for a couple of weeks and it has racked up excellent reviews.Also this is the first movie in almost 30 years to get nominated in all 4 acting categories for the Oscars.Directed by David Russell (the Fighter) ,this is a comedy/romance/drama movie and has a rating of 91%.This is RJG's PICK OF THE WEEK

2-Mama is a horror movie produced by Guillermo del Toro.The story is about 2 girls who are found in the forest after their mother was murdered.No reviews are out for this movie but after seeing the short movie on which this movie was based on ,Mama might turn out to be good.

3-Broken City features A-List Actor ,Mark Wahlberg & Russel Crowe.Directed by Allen Hughes (Book of Eli) ,this is crime thriller.This looks like a movie with nothing great to offer ,its not being promoted very well either.No reviews out yet.

4-Finally we have The Last Stand ,which is action superstar Arnold Schwarzenegger's first lead movie after 2003's Terminator 3.This action movie is looking to make a big debut ,but it also looks like nothing new or innovative.No reviews out yet.

2013 Golden Globes Winner

The 2013 Golden Globes kept all happy ,awarding all the major movies.Argo & Les Miserables were the highlights though.

Ben Affleck was snubbed earlier this week by the Oscars ,but he was selected as the Best Director for his movie Argo.The movie later went on to nab The Best Film Drama as well.
Les Miserables was another big winner winning Best Film- Musical/Comedy.Huge Jackman (Best Actor Musical) & Anne Hathaway (Best Supporting actress) won too.
Django Unchained grabbed 2 deserving awards for Best Supporting Actor (Christoph Waltz) & Best Screenplay (Quentin).
Lincoln ,Zero Dark Thirty & Silver Linings won awards for Best Actor Drama, Actress Drama & Actress Comedy respectiveley.
Life of Pi got the Best Score while Skyfall's theme song won Best Song.Brave suprisingly won the Best Animated movie.

In the TV section, Homeland ,Game Change & Girls were the big winners.

Click to read the Full List

Flight (2012)

[powerful movie by Denzel & Robert]

Flight (2012)
IMDB- 7.4
Rottentomatoes- 77
RJG Rating- 85

A pilot miraculously crash lands a plane ,but further investigations bring up troubling evidences.

Starring- Denzel Washington
Director- Robert Zemeckis

Denzel Washington is the heart of the movie.Its his performance thats powers the movie from start to finish.Being an excellent actor he doesnt disappoint at all.Kelly Reilly as Nicole ,gives a good supporting role too.The rest of the cast ,Don Cheadle ,John Goodman & Bruce Greenwood ,all give good performances too.

The story for Flight is an interesting look into alcohlism. These story is nicely written.Its dramatic and intense.The character Denzel plays ,Whip Whitaker ,is excellently developed in the course of the movie.

Robert Zemeckis, returns to live action direction after almost 12 years,(his last live movie being Castaway).Once again his direction is excellent.Just like Tom Hanks in Castaway ,Robert brings the best out of Denzel Washington for Flight.Robert captures the dual natured behavior of the hero in his fight against alcoholism.The first half which is about the Plane crash is exciting and quite intense ,while the second half is about the hero's fight against alcoholism which is dramatic.On the downside,Flight lags a bit in the second half ,and seems a bit too long.

Overall ,Flight is an engrossing drama powered by Denzel. A must watch if you like character movies.

Acting- 5/5
Story- 4.5/5
Direction- 4/5
Drama- 4/5
Thriller- 4/5

Oscar Nominations -2

Best Actor- Denzel Washington
Best Original Screenplay- John Gatins

Great News for Jurassic Park Fans!

The team behind Jurassic Park 4 have confirmed that the movie will be made and will be released on June 13, 2014.

It has been almost 12 years since the 3rd part ,and fans have been waiting for a 4th anxiously.But things got worse when ,writer Michael Crichton passed away.
But Steven Speilberg hired writers to churn out a script and now it seems ,everything is ready.
But Speilberg ,who directed JP 1 & 2 ,will not be directing since he has his hands full with Robopocalypse.Joe Johnston (director of JP3) isnt confirmed either ,but he says that JP4 will be a totally new approach compared to the previous 3 and will feature new characters.