Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum (2012)

[Another garbage from Bollywood]

Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum (2012)
IMDB-6.2
RJG Rating-10

2 desperate friends travel to Goa hoping their lives would change for the better.

Starring- Ritesh Deshmukh ,Tusshar Kapoor
Director- Sachin Yardi

KSKHH is a stand alone sequel to 2005's Kyaa Kool Hain Hum ,which for some weird reason i dont understand, is called a cult comedy movie.

Tushar & Ritesh are the two main leads of the movie and both give average performances,with Ritesh being the better one of the duo.The female leads ,Neha & Sarah Jane are utterly useless and have no acting skills what so ever.

KSKHH has no story and rely solely on its string of adult jokes through out its 137min running time.
For a movie that depends solely on comedy,its in tragic shape.The adult comedy which was promoted as the highlight of the whole movie is hopeless.The jokes used are the ones that you read on the net or sms ,using them to make a movie is plain idiocy and people who enjoy this movie are idiots as well.The actors delivering these jokes make them look even more out of place by their terrible acting.
The jokes seem to have been selected just for being an adult joke and not based on their wit or for being funny.

Direction is poor.For such a movie a director is not even needed.Its so poorly made.
While many may compare this movie to Hollywoods string of adult comedies ,it should be noted that even though they too have terrible adult comedy movies ,they atleast have a story ,which sadly KSKHH doesnt have.

The music used may be nonsense but its the only thing that is good in this whole movie.

Overall,KSKHH is definitely not a movie for a sensible viewer ,its more enjoyable if you just like dumb movies.

Acting- 1.5/5
Story- 0/5
Direction- 0.25/5
Comedy- 2.5/5
Romance- 1/5

Cars 2 (2011)

[an unwanted sequel]

Cars 2 (2011)
IMDB-6.4
RottenTomatoes-38
RJG Rating-40

Mater ,a tow truck ,gets mistaken for a spy and gets caught up in a conspiracy against the latest alternative fuel,Allinol.

Starring- Owen Wilson ,Larry the Cable Guy,Michael Caine
Director- John Lasseter

Pixar for the past 15 years have set the standard for animation movies.Every movie of theirs are noted for its advanced animation technique as well as for its endearing characters and amazing stories.In 2006,Pixar released Cars.The audience were quick to notice that something was missing.But Pixar mended the situation by making more top class movies and the whole Cars situation was forgotten.But in 2011,Pixar released the sequel,Cars 2,its 12th movie and John Lasseter's 5th directorial venture.

The animation was excellent.Pixar once again delivered great animation but failed to bring out a sensible movie.Pixar's brilliance is noticeable in the various action scenes.

The story is different and actually is kind of good ,but where it does fail is in the various plot holes and cheesy scenes.The writers have tried to bring out a different twist to the Cars series ,and spoofs plenty of Bond and other spy movies ,while this is fun at times ,no likeable characters are present to shoulder the scenes.Cars 2 doesnt feature any memorable scenes.The character that i hated most from Cars,Mater the Tow-truck,is the lead hero of the story.Lightning McQueen is more of a supporting character.The spy ,Finn McMissile (Micheal Caine), was the only character that actually turned out to be good.Any scene with Mater was just horrible and cliched.

John Lasseter ruins his memorable Toy Story career by making such a movie .Cars 2 is just another normal animated movie.His attempt to take the Cars series in another direction is noteworthy but his failure to make a good movie is a sad fact.

The soundtrack was great but the comedy was stale most of the time.

On release ,Cars 2 broke Pixar's streak of gaining universal praise.It was Pixar's first rotten movie getting 38%.Many have said it was Pixar's attempt to make quick cash from the Cars merchandise ,which is a sad thing to hear about a studio well known to bringing the best animated movies of all time.
Cars2 also disappointed in the box office and became Pixar's lowest grossing movie since Bugs Life.the first Pixar movie to fail in America.
It also became the first Pixar movie to not get nominated at the Oscars.

Overall ,Cars 2 has a kiddish storyline with the same old cliched scenes.Its not worthy to be called a Pixar movie.

Animation-4/5
Direction-2/5
Story-2/5
Action-3/5
Comedy-2.5/5

Toy Story 3 (2010)

[a touching tale ,a fitting end to the classic series]

Toy Story 3 (2010)
IMDB- 8.5 (Top 250: #48)
RottenTomatoes- 99
RJG Rating- 100

The toys are mistakenly sent to Sunnyside Daycare.

Starring- Tom Hanks ,Tim Allen ,Joan Cusack
Director- Lee Unkrich

Toy Story 3 is Pixar's 11th and the final part of the Toy Story trilogy.It reunites a major section of the main cast and brings along a large new cast of toys.Unlike the previous 2, Toy Story 3 was directed by Lee Unkrich (co-directer of Toy Story 2,Finding Nemo and Monsters Inc) ,since John Lasseter was busy with Cars 2.

Animation from Pixar was top notch.The beauty and detail can be clearly seen in each scene.During Toy Story 1 & 2,Pixar hadnt mastered human animation ,but after its success in Incredibles ,Up etc Pixar uses more human characters and gives them a major role in Toy Story3.With more toy characters animation looks absolutely fantastic.

Toy Story 3's story doesnt falter or disappoint.It has the same excitement and level of fun the previous 2 films had.In addition to this ,Toy Story 3 also increases the intensity of the story.The 3rd part takes on a much larger scale.Pixar's objective to please kids as well as grown ups is very much noticeable.Toy Story 3 spoofs heist movies this time ,and its done wonderfully.The way the story pans out is beautiful yet exciting.

Direction from Lee ,equals that of Lassetter and manages to keep Toy Story 3 running in the same vein as the previous movies.This part also increases the emotional content and there are plenty of heart touching scenes.The climax is emotionally charged and the movie signs out with perfection.Toy Story 3 reaches upto the classic levels of the first part and ends up completing one of Hollywoods rarities - A perfect trilogy.

On release ,the movie was a raging success worldwide.It was the highest grossing movie of the year 2010.And the only animated movie to make more than $1 billion making it the highest grossing animated movie of all time.
Toy Story also raked up universal praise ,and was nominated for Best Picture Oscar ,making it the 3rd animated movie ever in the history of Oscars to be nominated for a Best Picture Award.Toy Story 3 earned Pixar its 4th consecutive and 6th overall, Best Animated Movie Oscar.

Overall ,Toy Story 3 is an instant classic ,a must watch !

Animation- 5/5
Story- 5/5
Direction- 5/5
Action- 5/5
Drama- 5/5
Comedy- 5/5


Oscars
Nominated - 3
Best Picture
Best Sound Editing
Best Adapted Screenplay- Michael Arndt

Won - 2
Best Animated Film
Best Original Song- "We Belong Together" by Randy Newman

Skyfall International Trailer

Awesome International trailer for Skyfall (James Bond 23)

Trailer #2

This trailer was absolutely just awesome.Action packed and Intense.I think this can really turn up to be a great movie !

The Hobbit now a Trilogy !

Wonderful news from The Hobbit

Peter Jackson has announced that The Hobbit will be made into a trilogy rather than 2 parts.The first 2 parts are to be released on Dec 14 2012 and Dec 13 2013 .The third part is expected to be released in 2014.

This isnt the first time such a thing has happened with Peter.Lord of The Rings was initially expected to be released in 2 parts but due to the epic nature of the source material and in order to fully capture the richness of the journey ,LOTR was made into a trilogy.

Jackson has given the same explanation for the Hobbit.Heres his full letter to the fans:

"It is only at the end of a shoot that you finally get the chance to sit down and have a look at the film you have made. Recently Fran, Phil and I did just this when we watched for the first time an early cut of the first movie - and a large chunk of the second. We were really pleased with the way the story was coming together, in particular, the strength of the characters and the cast who have brought them to life. All of which gave rise to a simple question: do we take this chance to tell more of the tale? And the answer from our perspective as the filmmakers, and as fans, was an unreserved ‘yes.'

We know how much of the story of Bilbo Baggins, the Wizard Gandalf, the Dwarves of Erebor, the rise of the Necromancer, and the Battle of Dol Guldur will remain untold if we do not take this chance. The richness of the story of The Hobbit, as well as some of the related material in the appendices of The Lord of the Rings, allows us to tell the full story of the adventures of Bilbo Baggins and the part he played in the sometimes dangerous, but at all times exciting, history of Middle-earth.

So, without further ado and on behalf of New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Wingnut Films, and the entire cast and crew of “The Hobbit” films, I’d like to announce that two films will become three.

It has been an unexpected journey indeed, and in the words of Professor Tolkien himself, "a tale that grew in the telling."

Cheers,

Peter J"

What do you think ? Can Jackson really recreate the magic again ?

Happy Birthday Mr.Nolan

Christopher Nolan celebrates his 42nd birthday today! Happy Birthday Mr.Nolan !

With 8 movies in the span of 14 years,all of them critically praised,Nolan is definitely a modern genius and a mastermind.He single handedly brought back a franchise from the dead and set it up as a standard for all other superhero movies.Inception ,one of the most mind bending and creative movie of recent times showed how deep Nolan's process of thought goes into.His movies will leave you mesmerized.

He makes movies as he sees them and doesnt bend to others will.Even though 3D was the current trend and an easy way for the creators to make big bucks,he stayed away from 3D,stating that he would use them only if it enhanced the story of the movie.
Nolan's movies are action packed and visually breathtaking ,most directors would use extensive CGI to make such scenes.But not him.He goes out of his ways trying to recreate scenes without the help of CGI,biggest example:the rotating hallway from Inception.Instead of exploiting the usage of CGI he uses it in the right quantity ,delivering the maximum pleasure.

His movies are grounded and stick to the realms of reality.And its a wonder how he made movies such as Inception & The Dark Knight Trilogy into something that the audience can relate to.Even though all his movies have an intense atmosphere around them ,at the core its all about emotions and the psychology of the characters.

Another talent of Nolan is his remarkable skill to juggle multiple timelines and stories and form a coherent story without losing his viewers attention.

Hats off to you Mr.Nolan,and thank you for giving us such entertaining ,as well as thought provoking movies.

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TDKR crushes new releases

TDKR, as expected ,crushed the new releases.The only competition that drained TDKR was the Olympics.

#1-TDKR raked in $64million in its 2nd week.This was a steep decline from its $164million first wwek collection,a fall of 60%.For more details on TDKR's collection check out - TDKR 2nd week

#2-Ice Age 4 was least bothered with the new releases as it stuck to its 2nd spot in its 3rd week.It made $13million to bring its domestic total to $114million.But its main business came from overseas,it made $511million.Ice Age 4 has become the top grossing animated movie of the year making $626million and beating Madagascar 3 ($501million).

#3-The Watch ,one of the new releases couldnt attract the crowds and turned out to be a big dissappoint both critically as well as financially.The movie made only $13million and was rated 14% at Rottentomatoes.

#4-Step Up 4 ,the other new release also tanked on release making just 11.8million.The 4th part of the Step Up series too wasnt well received at the hands of the critics.It got a negative rating of 35%.

#5-Ted fell to the 5th spot making just $7.3million.But this isnt much of a bad news, since Ted has been a big hit since Day 1 of its release.The movie has made $233million worldwide and has been the suprise hit of the year.

Diary Of a Wimpy Kid 3 & Total Recall are the new releases this week.Will TDKR hold strong in week #3 or will the new releases topple the Knight?

TDKR Day 10 (2nd Week collection)

Even though it fell steeply ,TDKR still made a strong $64 million in its second week.The start of the Olympics was said to be a factor in TDKR's decline.

So far TDKR has made $289 million in its domestic collection ,and thus entering the Top 50 domestic grossing movies list.Also due to strong foreign collections of $248 million ,TDKR also crossed the $500million milestone.

Not much changes in both Rottentomatoes & IMDB as TDKR stands firm at 87% (229+/35-) and 9.1(#10 in Top 250) respectively.

TDKR is the 3rd fastest movie to make $250million domestically (9days).It is outshone only by Dark Knight (8days) and Avengers (6days).

As of now TDKR is the 2nd most grossing movies (domestic & worldwide) in the Batman series .TDK stands first with $533m & $1b.

Anger Management [1x06]

Anger Management [1x06] Charlie Dates Kate's Patient

TV com Rating- -
RJG Rating- 6.5

Charlie goes on a date with one of Kate's patients,meanwhile he teaches his clients the buddy system.

This episode was marginally better than previous ones ,but still not very funny.The cast isnt good enough to carry the show.The humour is dry and the show needs a complete makeover if it wants to make the audience care about this show in the future.

Bane's Voice Comparison

Heres an audio comparison of Bane's voice from the IMAX prologue and the final film.
Prologue vs Final Cut

Bane's voice had attracted attention back in December, when his voice was too garbled to be actually understood.Thankfully this was immediately fixed in post production.

The Lorax (2012)

[Ends up as an extremely kiddish movie]

The Lorax (2012)
IMDB- 6.5
Rottentomatoes- 55
RJG Rating- 35

Lorax ,the guardian of the forest ,arrives to stop a person from cutting down the forest.

Starring- Danny DeVito,Ed Helms ,Zac Efron
Director- Chris Renaud

The Lorax is a tale from a series of books by Dr.Seuss.But the movie doesnt stick to the original story but rather takes the easy route and presents a movie high on visuals but low on quality.

Animation for the movie is very colourful and beautiful.It has the certain look that can be expected from a movie based on Dr.Seuss books.

Being an environmental movie its main tale is about taking care of the nature etc.But unlike movies such as WallE ,that was interesting for all ages ,Lorax caters only to the kids.Idiocy is written all over the movie for the sensible viewers.The characters arent very likeable and even the Lorax has no real purpose in the movie.Lots of unwanted characters such as the high pitched walking fish are too commercialized and is just there to sell the movie to kids.

The movie is partially musical but none of the songs are memorable or even good.The movie fails as a comedy too.

Direction is below average.Lorax could have been a much more better movie but by commercializing the movie just for kids ,it turns up to be just another casual animated movie.Unfortunately ,this isnt the age for such movies.Lorax takes the easy route throughout the movie and fails to impart any message to its viewers.

Overall ,Lorax isnt very memorable.It appeals to kids but is a timepass for others.

Animation- 4/5
Story- 2/5
Direction- 2/5
Action- 3.5/5
Drama- 2/5
Comedy- 1/5
Musical- 2/5

Skyfall Olympic TV AD

Skyfall TV promo
TV AD #1

In connection with the Olympics ,with James Bond doing a cameo with the Queen ,a new TV Ad has been released for Skyfall.

New pics from TDKR

 

 

 

Silent Hill Revelation 3D Trailer

Chilling New trailer for Silent Hill Revelation 3D
Trailer #1

Cloud Atlas Trailer

A fascinating new trailer for Wachowski's Cloud Atlas.

Trailer #1

Its a long trailer but filled with all kinds of visuals and supported by an excellent soundtrack.Tom Hanks & Halle Berry lead this star studded movie.Will this redeem the Wachowski's from recent mistakes and take them back to their former glory days (Matrix era)? I just hope this doesnt turn up like Speed Racer.