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Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006)
An all time great Hindi movie
Quite possibly, one of the top five Hindi movies of all time. Manages to provide a thoughtful perspective on fixing interpersonal problems with rip roaring comedy and great music. Comments on growing old with dignity, treating people with compassion, the pitfalls of astrological nonsense and ridiculous superstition, the hideous Indian bureaucracy, and any number of important social issues all interspersed with side splitting comedy sequences. While the acting is passable the credit goes the original story line and the empathetic, sensitive directorial skills of the wonderful Rajkumar Hirani. An absolute must see. Appreciating it requires some prior exposure to and acceptance of the Bollywood melodramatic, in your face story telling style.
King Kong (2005)
a very good but flawed movie
Pluses
1. Excellent and believable CG of Kong. He looks real, and actually affects your emotional state. 2. Naomi Watts' committed performance (she takes her role very very seriously). 3. Locales, cinematography
Minuses
1. Gratuitous carelessness in direction and script. Did Jackson really think we wouldn't wonder about how Kong managed to keep quiet throughout the journey on that modest-sized ship all the way to New York? Did he really think we would not wonder about Ann skating in Central Park and not even shivering on top of the ESB in a slinky white dress when the snow clearly hasn't melted? Why insult viewers? A little more thought could have made this a really outstanding movie 2. Cheesy CGI of dinosaurs 3. Clearly artificial back drop of New York atop the ESB, and in other places. 4. Too many confrontations with CGI creatures of various types, which detracts from the main characters.