Thursday, 30 March 2023

Mrs Chatterjee, Kabzaa, Zwigato

Watched two more movies as mentioned above.

Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway

  • This movie has to be seen to be believed.
  • Supposedly based on true story.
  • Even if you know the story or read about the story it is not the same as watching the story.
  • Only after watching the story you can imagine the pain of the mother and why her troubles will not stop in India. 
  • She still had to fight for her kids in India.
  • Also Jim Sarbh does tremendous acting as Norway lawyer and manages to convince (the audience) towards the end that children would be well looked after by Norway Govt.

Kabzaa

  • This movie was watched on big screen.
  • This movie is like KGF movie.
  • I guess you do not have to wait for KGF 3, you can consider this as KGF 3 and watch it.
  • Action is too great.
  • Shivrajkumar makes entry towards the end and more will be shown in Kabzaa 2 the sequel.

Zwigato

  • This movie was watched on big screen.
  • Movie is shot in Bhubaneswar and worth watching.
  • Movie shows the pain of delivery persons who work for minimum wages after losing jobs in pandemic (Covid 19).
  • But movie also shows how one can get joys of life from simple pleasures.

Whats Love, Bheed, Shazam, Demon Slayer

Watched several movies as mentioned above.

Whats Love got to do with it

  • Watched this movie on big screen.
  • A truly modern "British feel" to the movie.
  • Movie is directed by Shekhar Kapoor.
  • Movie is worth watching though we can know the relationship will not last it is actually leads to a nice feeling towards the end.

Bheed

  • This movie was watched on the big screen.
  • I felt without the intimate scene between hero and heroine in the beginning he movie would not be worth it.
  • Else it it becomes like a kids movie (made by kids for kids).
  • But the movie shows the true struggle between Communists and Capitalists and the state machinery and police working for Capitalists.
  • Rest all differences are superficial.
  • Differences like caste and religion are temporary.
  • The true struggle is between class and mass or Naxals/Communists and Elites/Capitalists.

Shazam

  • Watched this movie on big IMAX screen.
  • How the hero and his team saves the day is shown.
  • The original Shazam was too good.
  • This movie reinforces the earlier one.

Demon Slayer : Kimetsu No Yaiba to the Swordsmith Village

  • This movie was watched on big IMAX screen.
  • I liked the movie. 
  • Actually collection of three episodes.
  • Final episode has no action.

Ertugrul, Atomic Cafe, Maadhapurana, John Wick 3 and 4

Watched several movies and series as mentioned above.

Ertugrul Season 5 Episode 131

  • Last I had watched till Episode 128
  • Watched three more episodes.
  • Story progresses. Nice to watch

Atomic Cafe

  • Watched this documentary on Youtube.
  • Made from collection of videos from 1950s and 1960s.
  • Actually a link on Twitter led me to that.
  • Worth watching.

Maadhapurana

  • Watched this 10 minute Kannada short movie on Youtube.
  • Worth watching if you ask me.

John Wick 3

  • Since John Wick 4 was about to release I watched John Wick 3 on Lionsgate Play.
  • Too good movie.
  • Movie gets more polished as the series progresses.

John Wick 4

  • Watched this movie on big screen.
  • I liked the movie.
  • Much killings but not gore is shown.
  • Action sequences are highly polished.
  • Crossing the steps scene at Sacred Heart Basilica is something impossible but John Wick does it.

Friday, 17 March 2023

Pathaan, Tu Jhoothi, Creed 3, Triangle, Eternal, 65

Watched several movies over the last week.

Pathaan

  • This movie was watched again on big screen.
  • I do not what is about this movie but when you complete the movie you do not feel bored at all.
  • Very few movies are like this.

Tu Jhoothi main Makkar

  • This movie was watched on the big screen.
  • I liked the movie.
  • Felt like a non-stop roller coaster ride.
  • The story does not stretch several years like most rom-com movies do.
  • I think it wraps up in a few months and that is what is good.

Creed 3

  • This boxing movie was watched on big screen.
  • It shows the "magic of movies".
  • Just like a magician puts a show and then takes your money as entry ticket, movies also do the same.
  • Worth watching once.

Triangle of Sadness

  • This movie has got comedy moments like hell.
  • Worth watching.
  • But it is also a deeply intellectual movie.

The Eternal Daughter

  • This movie is worth watching for the "eerie feeling" we get.
  • Nothing scary. We know we are safe in our seats.
  • Worth watching once

65

  • This movie as the name suggests shows earth just 65 million years ago just when asteroid was going to hit the planet and the dinosaurs were about to get wiped out.
  • So the hero does not come from earth but from another planet and is out exploring when he crash lands into earth.
  • The fact that such a movie can be made shows the "magic of cinema".
  • Just thinking about it is something and then it can be manifested is something else.
  • From trailer it felt that the hero is human and probably "time travels" from future into the past but that is not the case.
  • Also the landscape shown is like present day North America at places.
  • I feel the landscape would be like tropical lands when dinosaurs lived but who knows about that. One can only imagine about it.

The Lair, Decibel, Scream 6, Tar

Watched several movies over the last few days

The Lair

  • This movie was watched on Amazon Prime video.
  • Regardless of the reviews I liked the movie.
  • Worth watching once.
  • Movie now has special feeling when NATO and UK and US have already withdrawn from Afghanistan.

Decibel

  • This Korean movie was watched online.
  • Too good movie.
  • It gets the message across how defense forces make too much sacrifices which civilians are not required to.

Scream 6

  • This was watched on big screen.
  • It continues the tradition of movies especially Scream franchise how we cannot know who the villains are till the end.

Tar

  • This movie was watched on big screen.
  • Too good due to the sound effects.
  • And I believe it captures the difference between cultures perfectly like New York, Berlin and Bangkok towards the end.

Friday, 3 March 2023

Black Mirror, Cocain Bear, Marlowe, Missing, Selfiee

Watched few movies as mentioned above.

Black Mirror Season 3

  • This series on Netflix is definitely worth watching.
  • Available on Netflix it shows future with such realism you wonder if future is already here.
  • Just thinking about it is so much, but they have made it a reality.

Cocaine Bear

  • This is comedy plus horror plus drama movie.
  • Worth watching once.
  • Set in 1985 in a national park in US supposedly based on real story.

Marlowe

  • This movie is great because they have brought 1930's LA alive.
  • Worth watching once if you ask me.

Missing

  • This movie is too good.
  • Shown in digital form. It packs a punch. Shows too more content in its duration then is possible in normal form.
  • Movie shows why you should avoid staying in an abusive relationship.
  • And if you turn abusive even your kids may not like or want you.

Selfiee

  • This movie is worth watching.
  • I felt Akshay Kumar and Emraan Hashmi combination is too good.
  • They can be like a "Double Team" and do all kind of movies including action and comedy.
  • This movie based on Malyalam movie actually shows how "anger is your enemy".
  • If Akshay Kumar had not got angry during his visit to the RTO then the movie would not have been required as there would have been no issue in the first place.

Saturday, 25 February 2023

Ertugrul, Shehzada, Elvis, Ant Man

Watched several movies and series as mentioned above.

Ertugrul Season 5 Episode 128

  • Last I had watched was on Netflix Episode 5.
  • When I tried watching it again on Netflix, surprisingly Season 5 was removed.
  • Just as Kururlus Osman is not available on Netflix similarly they have removed Season 5 of Ertugrul.
  • I do not know why.
  • So I downloaded it and watched.
  • Thing is original Ertugrul episodes are of 2 and half hour each.
  • Netflix made it of 45 or 50 minutes.
  • So now I am watching the bigger episodes and I have reached till Episode 128.
  • Trust me people this series is worth watching because we get to know the difference between good and evil.
  • Good people also kill and bad people also kill in the series.
  • We have to understand what is good and what is bad through subtle differences which we can only know if we are deeply engrossed in the series.

Shehzada

  • Watched this Kartik Aryan movie on the big screen.
  • Movie is good but Kartik Aryan in action scenes just does not suit him.
  • Full family drama.
  • Okay for watching once without any problem.

Elvis

  • This 2022 2 hour 45 minutes movie was watched on big screen.
  • I liked it so much that I watched it again on Amazon Prime video.
  • Trust me people everything that happened in America after 1950's till Elvis death in 1977 has been captured in the movie.
  • Tom Hanks as the actor he is has portrayed the role of Elvis manager just perfectly.
  • Tom Hanks will be remembered for generations to come.
  • It is the role of a lifetime.
  • Just showing Elvis without showing his manager would lose the plot.
  • In that sense the director has done a perfect job. He is the same director of the musical Moulin Rouge movie.
  • So many musical stars have been shown in the movie.
  • Including BB King, Little Richard, Fats Domino, and mention is made of Rolling Stones, Jackson 5 and Beatles.
  • Elvis was a phenomena who "cleared the path forward" for many stars including rock stars.
  • It does not matter if you have not lived through 50's, 60's and 70's, if you see this movie you get transported to that time and you can make up for lost time.
  • You also get to know who was Elvis and how he was like an innocent young boy who "wanted out" but could not.
  • He was like a bird trapped in a golden cage.
  • Worth watching this movie.

Ant Man : Quantumania

  • This movie was watched on 3D in big screen.
  • Special effects win the movie.
  • Movie could be shot in a "Hollywood basement" like Red Hot Chilli Peppers Californication song said.
  • But you get transported to another world, the quantum realm.
  • Multi Universe or multiverse is also shown in teh movie.
  • Worth watching this movie if you ask me.