London Paris New York (2012)

[a romantic movie with some difference]

London Paris New York (2012)
IMDB-5.6
RJG rating-70

Nikhil and Lalitha meet at 3 places on 3 days ,could they form a relation?

Starring- Ali Zafar, Aditi Rao
Director- Anu Menon

LPNY feels like a Hollywood story ,but for a Bollywood movie its a feel good romantic movie...
Ali Zafar & Aditi share a great chemistry...Both are good and are able to carry the movie quite smoothly..
The story may not be very unique but its fairly decent for an Indian movie..
The only problem is the overload of songs that keep interrupting the storyline...

A worthwhile movie,with good chemistry from the lead..

Acting- 4/5
Story- 3.5/5
Direction- 3.5/5
Romance-4/5
Drama-3.5/5

Housefull 2 (2012)

[a pointless movie]

Housefull 2 (2012)
IMDB-5.8
RJG rating-15

2 rival half brothers compete to get the best groom for their daughters..

Starring- Akshay Kumar,Rishi,Ritesh,Asin
Director- Sajid Khan

Housefull 2 has nothing to do with the first Housefull ,other than the same cast and a big house...The first housefull was rubbish but the second half was sort of good...Housefull 2 isnt like that..Its complete garbage,from the start to the end...

Acting was horrible...The saving grace are the elder folks Rishi & Randhir Kapoor were good ...Akshay's dialogue are set to the minimum..A couple of grunts & 4-5 dialogues repeated over and over again..Ritesh & Shreyas have the exact same role..All they have to do is scream...John is just useless..The actress are completely useless..Asin & Jacqueline are the worst actresses..Shazam & Zarine have no roles...

Story? Nothing of that sort...Housefull2 is just a compilation of skits and the story is made as and when its shot..Making sense of this movie is useless..The logic behind the whole scenario is totally absent...Problems that are raised and treated as big deals in the whole movie is solved within a minute either to start another problem or just to end the whole movie..

Direction is absent...Sajid Khan just keeps forming lame skits to keep the movie going...He may not even have had a script the whole time...Skits just keep starting and ending without no reason nor having any comedy..The movie is not only a rom-com ,it has over the top melodrama..

A complete waste of time,the movie is one of the worst...

Acting- 0.5/5
Story- 0/5
Direction- 0.5/5
Comedy- 1/5
Romance-1/5
Drama-1/5

Shame (2011)

[a 15min story stretched to 100min]

Shame (2011)
IMDB-7.8
Rottentomatoes-80
RJG rating-45

Brendon is an addict ,who is tring to overcome his addiction..

Starring- Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan
Director- Steve McQueen

Its hard to come with a suitable synopsis since theres not much taking place other than scenes of Brendon embrassing his addiction..

Micheal Fassbender continues to give brilliant performances,and he has done so for Shame too...Its a brave role too considering the amount of risky scenes...
Carey Mulligan too as Sissy does a fine performance...

Nothing much takes place in the story department...The story is something that takes place in between a story...Shame doesnt have a beginning nor an end..Its just the middle part of what could have been an interesting movie..The end leaves lots of questions unanswered..

Direction is ok...Shame feels like a very intense movie but in reality its not...

Shame is just for the artistic folks...

Acting- 4.5/5
Story- 2/5
Direction- 3/5
Drama- 3.5/5

Ghost Adventures [6x05]

Ghost Adventures [6x05] Return to Linda Vista 

TV com rating- [unavailable]
RJG Rating-8.5

The crew return to the Linda Vista for one final lockdown before the place is torn down..

Finally a good one from this season...The GA cre had some great evidences last time they investigated Linda Vista...This time they do a proper investigation..Some of the best evidences collected this season ,and some nice techniques used....

How I Met Your Mother [7x20]

How I Met Your Mother [7x20] Trilogy Time

TV com rating-8.7
RJG rating-8

Ted,Marshall & Barney recall their past as they plan to do their Trilogy ritual..

The whole episode was more of a flashback episode ,and it was fun but not as hilarious as the old times...Fortunately the episode ends on a highly positive note..The series will wrap up within the next season,thankfully...

Two And A Half Men [9x20]

Two And A Half Men [9x20] Grandma's Pie

TV com Rating-7.9
RJG Rating-6.5

Quinn has problems with Walden's new business partners..While Alan's mother gets more closer with his girlfriends mother..

An average episode from the show..considering the horrible run this one was quite bearable...Alan's story, is keep on getting worse..

Happy Easter

Happy Easter Everyone ......

Enjoy this video!! The resurrection as depicted in Passion Of Christ

Christ Rises

The Passion of the Christ (2004)

[heart wrenching masterpiece]

The Passion of the Christ (2004)
IMDB-7.1
Rottentomatoes-50
RJG rating-100

The last 12 hours of Jesus Christ..

Starring- Jim Caviezel,Maia Morgenstern
Director- Mel Gibson

Even after 8 years Mel Gibson's epic Passion of Christ stands strong among the minds of all...No one else had the courage or expertise to capture the raw intensity of Christ's final hours like Gibson did..
The movie doesnt gloss over Christ's peaceful life like other movies,instead it deeply and painfully paints a raw picture of the last hours of Christ....

Jim Caviezel ,as Jesus ,gives the performance of a lifetime..His major mode of communication is through his one eye..Every line that escapes his mouth makes a deep impact and his body language tells more than anything...
Maia Morgenstern as Mary, is just heart breaking to watch.Every scene of her and Jesus in the flashbacks can reduce one to tears...Once again its not by words but by raw emotions that feelings are expressed..

Mel Gibson's third directorial venture, after critically acclaimed Braveheart & Man Without A Face ,Passion once again is a powerful movie that emotionally captures your attention...Famous for the climax torture scene in Braveheart, Gibson doesnt hold back anything in this movie...Its a pure bloody movie..Not for the weak hearted..Hats-off to Gibson..

Though brutal & bloody ,the movie stays true to the theme of the epic story of Jesus, as written in The Bible...Many scenes are spiced up or added to keep the movie going in a strong pace..But in no way does it undermine the Bible ,since its actually filling the blanks in the story...These scenes are for the viewers ,for them to experience the time in which these events take place...

The music by John Debney is outstanding and raises the intensity of every scene..

Very few movies have actually brought me to tears,but im proud to say Passion is one of them...A must watch....

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

Academy Award Nominations--3

Best Cinematography -Caleb Deschanel
Best Makeup -Keith VanderLaan & Christien Tinsley
Best Original Score -John Debney

Person Of Interest [1x19]

Person Of Interest [1x19] Flesh & Blood

TV com Rating-9.7
RJG Rating-9.5

Reese & Finch once again cross paths with Elias ,this time they have to protect 5 mob bosses from him..

POI seems to have no trouble raising up strong characters and giving them solid backgrounds..They did it with Finch ,then Reese ..This time they painted a brillant backstory for the arch nemesis ,Elias.. The backstory was short and touching ,with a strong resemblence to the Godfather stories...No worries though ,the writers have pulled off yet another great episode...

Community [3x14]

Community [3x14] Pillows and Blankets

TV com rating- 9.7
RJG Rating-10

The most disastrous war in Greendale.

Community strikes & its freaking amazing..The last 2 seasons each had a similar war (both being epic paintball fights)...For a change this time its a pillow fight..The way its shot and presented is what makes it more amazing...A war documentary..EPIC....The show keeps outdoing itself ...

Person Of Interest [1x18]

Person Of Interest [1x18] Identity Crisis

TV com Rating-8.9
RJG Rating-9

The new POI turns out to be a confusing case as it seems 2 people are sharing the same life...

POI goes ahead making more tight & meaningful episodes..Infact this episode was insightful to the various cases of identity fraud..

30 Rock [6x16]

30 Rock [6x16] Nothing Left to Lose

TV com rating- 8.9
RJG Rating-9

Tracy's new sense of smell make him a new man ,while Jenna tries to take vengence against the writers..

Another fine episode from the show...Performances from the entire cast once again was brilliant...The comedy was light and sarcastic as usual...

The Big Bang Theory [5x21]

The Big Bang Theory [5x21] The Hawking Excitation

TV com Rating-9
RJG Rating-10

Howard is called upon to upgrade Stephen Hawking's wheelchair ,causing Sheldon to completely be at Howard's mercy..

The best bang this season..This episode was just amazing.After years of seeing Leonard,Howard & Raj being at mercy of Sheldon & his wierd antics,seeing Howard unleashing vengence was amazing..As for the surprise cameo,wow,unbelievable but believe it...

Monsieur Lazhar (2011)

[bit boring,yet good]

Monsieur Lazhar (2011) ---- French
IMDB-7.7
RJG rating-60

An immigrant joins a school as a substitute teacher where the students have witnessed a tragic incident..

Starring- Mohamed Fellag, Sophie Nélisse
Director- Philippe Falardeau

Monsieur Lazhar is a light dramatic movie which deals with how people react to grief and tragedy..

Acting is pretty solid from the entire cast.Mohammed & Sophie are outstanding..
The story is simple yet slightly twisted..Yet it doesnt have much to tell..The movie's main priority is on how each character reacts to grief..Thus some scenes tend to get boring..
Direction is smooth & manages to keep the movie in a positive tone rather than taking a depressimg route..
The movie isnt exactly for casual viewers ,its more 'enjoyable' to artistic viewers..

Acting- 4.5/5
Story- 3/5
Direction- 3.5/5
Drama- 4/5

Nominated
Best Foreign Language Film

Sleep Tight (2011)

[a perfect villain]

Sleep Tight (2011) --- Spanish
IMDB- 7.0
RJG Rating- 75

A watchman makes the life of a resident miserable ...

Starring- Luis Tosar ,Marta Etura
Director- Jaume Balagueró

Sleep Tight is directed by Jaume Balagueró, who is well known for directing the REC series..

The movie is a chilling tale supported by strong performance by Luis Toscar ,the main character...

It starts a bit slow but its as the movie progresses that it reveals its true layers....Even though the end is inevitable and sort of predictable , the way its potrayed is amazing...

Sleep Tight is a rare movie of sorts in which the main character is a twisted villain..And Luis does a wonderful job...

Acting- 4/5
Story- 3.5/5
Direction- 3.5/5
Suspense- 4/5