MOVIE REVIEWS 2010

Inception:

Interesting stuff! you have to pay much attention though to get a hang of it, and though was un-clear on certain aspects in the finale as regards Fischer and much more about exact fate of Cobb, but wonderful theme overall, some folks draw comparisons with Matrix, I dont agree totally...this one is more about the complexity of the plot than the special effects, whereas the Matrix (alluding here only to first part) was a great combination of both!

Bruce Nolan has come up with another good movie after the Dark Knight, have to watch out for him in future.

Highly recommended!

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Prince of Persia:

Had played a very early version of the game during my college days, and apart from Gemma Arterton this was the one of the reasons for visiting the nearest multiplex to watch this one, the movie is quite entertaining, great chase sequences, picturesque landscapes and lot of wise cracking, the time reversal angle is quite interesting especially in the finale. Gemma is a treat to watch, Molina is fun, Sir Ben goes over the top and Jake is pass-able, thankfully he is not taking over as Spider-Man I dont think he would have done justice to the role.

Recommended BIG screen viewing.

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Iron Man 2:

Those who liked the first installment are bound to like part 2 also, in addition to the expected action & special effects there is a lot of wise-cracking with Downey Jr. getting a quite fair share of it. A couple of MARVEL heros are introduced with Cheadle (stepping in place of Howard) as Rhodes/War Machine and Scarlett Johansson comming in as Natasha/Black Widow. Scarlett looks stunning as ever and ups the OOMPH factor of the movie by several notches. This movie also sets the ground-work for the future of Avengers and S.H.I.E.L.D with Samuel L. Jackson comming in as MARVEL UTLIMATE's version of Fury. Exciting time ahead for MARVEL fans.

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Alice In Wonderland (3D):

Visually brillant! The story, of course, is quite familiar but Tim Burton and his team manage to evoke awe among the audience, and you are transported to a wonderland that is extraordinarily wonderful, attention to minute details in rendering this world and the depiction of characters in it really make this a treat to watch, Mia as Alice and (Burton’s favourite) Depp as Mad Hatter give credible performances, The Cheshire cat is however the most endearing and a personal favourite.

All in all it is a delight to watch this movie, highly recommended for 3D big screen viewing.

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Clash Of The Titans (3D):

An impressive fantasy film with some great action sequences, the film revolves around Greek mythological characters and mainly tells the story of Perseus played by Sam Worthington. Those who have seen the Percy Jackson movie will identify some parts of the plot though of course on overall movie-making scale this is way much larger and better in quality. Gemma Arterton's Io looks beautiful inspite of lack of fancy wardrode/accessories.

Recommended 3D big-screen viewing.

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Hum Tum Aur Ghost:

The film starts off as a fun film and is quite entertaining with some hilarious scenes, Arshad is always dependable when it comes to comic performances (be it the muffin scene or when he lets go during his argument with his girlfriend or his interaction with ghost of Mr. Kapoor) and Diya Mirza who goes by the novel name of Gehna Sinha and looks stunningly beautiful in designer wear dresses in most scenes, but towards interval the movie changes track and treads on the emotional side, however it fails to take the audience with it, and hence some supposedly serious scenes are received without any emotions in the auditorium and in fact there is even some miffed laughter, overall in-spite of having a good concept the movie leaves a lot to be desired.

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Percy Jackson And (The Olympians) The Lightning Thief:

Heavily influenced by the Harry Potter movie series, right from title of the movie, the starting credits which proclaim the director’s contribution to the first installment of Harry Potter movies to the last scene. The similarities are staring you in the face: The chief element is Magic. Harry, Hermione and Ron are replaced by Percy (unwilling hero) Annabeth (overtly smart – in fact daughter of Athena, goddess of wisdom) and Grover (comic relief), Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is replaced by Camp Half-blood and so on, however overall the movie does not in any manner match its original inspiration – also except for the lead trio everything else, be it the background, set-ups and characters are hushed up and never allowed to establish themselves in the context of the film, one also gets a feeling of deja-vu while watching most scenes. Watchable if you are a magic/fantasy movie fan.

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Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?:

Overall a fairly entertaining film, easy on the senses without elaborate melodrama or sensationalism, funny to a considerable extent (though don’t expect an out-and-out laugh aloud session), the main strength is the performances of the central characters. This is neither a film you will regret watching when you walk out of the auditorium nor a film you will consider in the must-see category.
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Eclipse:

This installment is better than New Moon, however the story doesn't seem to move much from what was projected in Twilight, the Vampire/Werewolf/Mortal love triangle deepens and though some otherwise ridiculous situations are made passable because of the presentation, along-with some action sequences with Were-wolves and Vampires.

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