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Sergio (2020)
This is one beautiful movie
This is one beautiful movie
Not sure why it has 6.1 ratings. It is a wonderful drama. Wagner Moura (of Narcos fame) plays Sergio Vieira de Mello who is a top UN diplomat. Responsible in a way for the freedom of East Timor, Sergio is a gutsy diplomat who thrived in conflict zones and helped resolve tensions with peace. He was killed in the attack on the UN in the Canal Hotel Bombing in Iraq. The attack was framed by Abu Musab the creator of the now ISIS.
The movie revolves around the last few moments of Sergio and how he recalls his past when breathing his last. This movie is a very gripping drama as we see Sergio fight all odds in conflict zones and work for peace. Sergio's team were about to reveal the atrocities of the US occupation a moment before the fatal bombing.
The movie also explores Sergio's personal life which is in shambles while he takes care of world issues. It celebrates his romance with colleague Ana de Armas while also talking about how he knows less about his boys as he doesn't spend much time.
My verdict: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)
A movie with class and dignity
Don't listen to the half-baked opinions. This movie has class and dignity. It's a fight that occurs within almost every one of us, the fight of good vs evil. The story portrays Denzel Washington as an upright lawyer who doesn't stand for anything wrong, but according to our standards is a nutjob. What should Roman do, should he be a hypocrite and bid goodbye to his morals or stay on the good path.
Wonderful performance by Denzil Washington who plays Roman J Israel, Esq, which stands for Esquire, meaning noble. He considers himself noble and lives up to the title.
Karwaan (2018)
This is how a comedy film should be made
A laughter riot, not one of your average typical Bollywood slapstick comedies where the actors are cracking lame jokes which we would crack in school. This isn't your typical comedy where there is confusion in the end of the movie and the director is trying hard to make you laugh.
This is new and genuine. It has 98% comedy and 2% serious. The serious scenes literally make you think and remember your dear ones.
Acting is awesome, you can never expect less especially from Irrfan Khan. He plays Shaukat. Dulquer Salman plays Avinash who has lost his father, Mithila Palkar acts as Tanya who has lost her grandmother in the same road accident. Now an irresponsible delivery agency swaps the coffins, Avinash has to go to Ooty and tags along with Shaukat and Tanya.
The laughter levels were very high in the cinema hall, not a single soul was silent. A great road trip movie after Bombay to Goa.
This is also one of those pleasant movies where you feel happy, like Yeh Mera Sunday, Delhi in a Day or Tum Milo Toh Sahi. A perfect cocktail for a beautiful day where you want to do nothing but smile and be happy.
Verdict: Don't miss if you love comedy
The Jungle Book (2016)
Mowgli is real, rest is not.
I finally watched the movie!!! Yay!!! This movie has turned into a blockbuster, do you have any doubt that it wouldn't?
India has gone crazy already, this movie has already become extremely popular because of the fan following of the Hindi TV series and secondly because the movie is based out of India, it's about India's son.
Those that have seen the TV show or watched the movie, I must say this movie is one that has done justice to all of them. The CG has not got in the way of the story at all. Let me tell you at one point you get so much engrossed in the story, you will forget that the animals are CG. Yeah, get it, the story is so darn interesting and well directed.
And the Bare Necessities simply stole my heart. Damn!!! It's so cute.
About the Acting: Neel Sethi has done an amazing job as Mowgli. This kid did all the acting with puppets and he is extremely expressive. Simply brilliant! And let's not forget the Chef who directed Iron Man and went on to direct this great blockbuster. Jon Favreau has given his best as a director to the movie and it shows. All the actors were awesome in their roles.
About the CG: Mowgli is real, rest is not. That's the beauty. You will find yourself in awe of many scenes in the movie and still pay attention to the story. That's the beauty.
Verdict: Love It, will watch it again. If you haven't seen it, do yourself a favor too, go watch it!!!
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Madder than earlier
Description: Oh what a day!!! What a lovely day!!! Max is taken prisoner who needs to escape. Don't worry I won't spoil it for you. Max gets into some deep trouble, the trailer shows him attached to a Deuce Coupe called The Nux Car in the middle of a fight he doesn't even want to be.
Things I liked:
- Visuals: Breathtaking, totally steam-punk and beautifully done. Every frame is warm or cold and a wallpaper. Shocking at times due to the horror they oozed or the dizziness they induced, it made the whole movie watching experience unforgettable.
- Vehicles: Totally cruel and merciless instruments of death. Whoever has worked on it has a twisted mind. They have made use of whatever they could to design these vehicles. I read that they lost few vehicles to the desert while shooting, what a pity. I wish they create a museum of these vehicles for people to see them.
- War: Epic guns, spears and epic action choreography makes you want to watch this again and again.
- Music/Sound FX: We have hummed the soundtracks practically every time we watched, damn that music is awesome.
- Costume: Totally steam-punk, I need to get this jacket desperately. -
Actors: Tom Hardy - Thank you for being Max, none could be madder than Mel Gibson but you. I've seen Bronson and now this, Sir, you are a great successor to Mad Max after Mel Gibson.
Charlize Theron - You Ma'am are great and beautiful and bad-ass at the same time. When Furiosa is being followed for the first time, you can see tears in her eyes and she holds back and carries on with her mission to save the girls. You can see the desperation in her eyes. Hats off for the action and the great work as Furiosa.
Hugh Keays-Byrne - The only actor who has acted in two Mad Max movies, Mad Max (1979) and Mad Max: Fury Road (2015). The actor has shown what cruel looks like. The way he calls out the women's name, "Splendid", it shows his command over them and how he dispensed cruelty over them.
Nicholas Hoult - Nux was awesome, insane, we witnessed you take an acting in supporting role to a whole new level.
Director: George Miller There is so much left unsaid but yet revealed in a different way to the audience. This was a work of art, once in a blue moon a movie like this is directed which blows our minds. This was legendary. For e.g. A lot is not shown about the cruelty of the villain, but we know that he feasts on the people's needs and keeps them hungry. We know that Max is delusional and deranged, but his past is not shown to us.
This is like art, you are convinced and become part of a well written and directed movie. The cinematography, script, casting, music, drama, action, all stitched together create an unforgettable experience. Truly a worthy wait of 30 years!!!
Blu-Ray: Do buy a Blu-Ray when it's out. But I wish they add more and more story to the unrevealed parts in the movie and reveal more of it to us. Maybe they add background of each character, deleted scenes. I wish the Blu- Ray is uncut.
Verdict: I have loved what they did to the franchise, made it more insane. I exhort you to watch it if you haven't already. Fury Road isn't like the earlier Mad Max movies, it continues to entertain you from start to the end. I give it a 10/10. Do yourself a favor, watch it only in IMAX, because it's ... It's Madder!!!
Serbuan maut 2: Berandal (2014)
Best Action Movie so far
Why you got to watch it? Read below
1. Good choreography & Strong Action - perhaps the best, the hero & the bad guys are both good at fighting and the choreography proves it. Compared to the first movie, it super sizes the action. Iko Uwais, Yayan Ruhian, Donny Alamsyah are all bad-ass. Iko Uwais in a scene, keeps punching on a wall and rips a hole in it, clearly sends the message how strong he is.
2. Good cinematography - well, the camera angles are mind boggling
3. Great Music - watch the movie, you'll know
4. Brilliant Direction - it's better than the Raid 1
5. Gore - too much of it, many viewers could not digest the gore, I was simply amazed at the fact that there was no censorship, I like it that way.
Gareth Evans, shows how to mix an action movie with great story and make everyone like it.
Special Chabbis (2013)
Special 26 is truly special and one of the best con movies in India
A great movie I must say. Industry greats like Manoj Bajpai, Anupam Kher and Akshay Kumar have done a very good job here. This is the first movie I personally liked of Akshay Kumar after a long time. Story telling in India is getting truly professional and better by the day. This is the only movie I've liked after the Gangs of Wasseypur series.
About the movie, this is a Catch Me If you can meets Oceans 11 kind of movie. The con artists are willing to pull off a dare that not any one can comprehend. A brilliant twist at the end of the movie. The con artists start small and go undetected till some news is printed about them, instead of getting dejected and discouraged, they get more and more bold. They are now prepared to pull of the biggest con job in India. Very nicely scripted, to actually believe that this movie is based on real characters, is an amazement in itself.