Ram-Leela

Cast: Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Supriya Pathak Kapur, Richa Chadda

Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Genre: Romance, Drama

Watch it only for the larger than life sets, rest of the movie is not worth it!

Minuses:

• You can notice many glimpses of 'Ishaqzaade' in the story and many attempts to create 'Devdas' in the acting. So to wrap it up, there is nothing new :)
• Script is lousy, boring. Backdrop of warring clans never justified to its might and rather looks silly. The big events in the movie like big brothers dying are so predictable and yet based on such lame reasons. It feels like you are watching this movie just for the heck of it. And the only reason they may bind you to the seats will be the romance between the lead pair, which is again lousy!
• I need to mention the romantic angle between the duo as an independent negative aspect since its meant to be a love story. And all you see is lust ONLY. Until the physical admiration is a part of a romantic story, its nice..but when there is nothing more to the characters apart from simply trying to be wild with each other...it doesnt help create a romantic saga of its own! And its all the more clearly visible when Ram acts rude to Leela for no reason, they fight like cats and dogs, clarifying again the only binding factor between them being physical  attraction...bunch of fools!!
• Both the lead actors, Ranveer and Deepika, though did give their bests, but clearly are not mature enough to bring out those heart felt emotions and both of them looked outright caricatures only.They never felt real or life like and never create a lasting impression
• I was surprised by a few songs and lewd dialogues in the movie, absolutely censor-less. Didnt expect such cheap tricks to be coming out of Bhansali movies. I wonder why did he restrict from showing a full fledged love making scenes between the lead pair, as that was the only factor they could have had a potential :P

Lukewarm:

• First half is not bad, you can enjoy watching it. Second half is absolutely fucked up!
• Music is luekwarm, nothing even close to 'Hum dil de chuke sanam', just an attempt to create one

Pluses:

• The only character i absolutely loved from the beginning till the end was that of Supriya Pathak Kapur. What an actor for the big lady :) You will love her jittery quips, her anger, her wrath, her feet into the shoes of a DON :)
• Richa Chadda was good too. She is a serious actor, does every role with sincerity
• Ranveer Singh cannot be dis regarded. He unbashedly looked the hottest in this career so far. One man who can carry the bearded look with such an aplomb and make it look sexy ;)
• Deepika Padukone at her horny best ;) Yes, she looked quite a diva, but no match to other divas from Bhansali productions
• The massive sets and amazing cinematography is something worth appreciating. Though i agree, the culture they tried to portray in the movie was quite denigrated, yet...this movie was beautifully shot. No doubts about it
• Priyanka Chopra's item song was a mouthful delight to watch :D She looked the real Diva :)

  

My rating: 2.5/5

Thor: The Dark World

 

Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston,Christopher Eccleston,Anthony Hopkins

Director: Alan Taylor

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Scored much below the set expectations on my chart! A joke on the face of serious plot!

Minuses:

• Absolute mockery, made out of every character. No seriousness in any character at all, the enire movie felt like being built for fun, very unlikely of Thor-The movie. I wasnt expecting a mockery show here since these guys are interweaved with many other serious superhero movies like that of 'Avengers' and the likes, and the lead characters have a rapport to hold. Totally disappointing
• I have no idea what was Natalie thinking while accepting the script for her kiddish, stupid and nonsense role. Playing with her childish tools and help making huge changes, doesnt make any sense! Not well explained. She is dying, and no one takes that seriously, not even her, who just through the movie keeps making short quips
• The script was real bad..none of the things were properly explained, it was running to give you just a few visuals, no story! And the many sacrifices and major deaths, were hilarious :D
• And the biggest disappointment was 'Loki'...Tom Hiddleston. Never saw a fun side of Loki, was completely unacceptable. His role was so predictable even by the climax and the end. Was nothing interesting over all
• I would say, the entire flick is the fault of the Director. He didnt make this project with a serious outlook. Alas!

Lukewarm:

Thor was much mightier in any other movie than in here. I personally love Chris Hemsworth...he is godly. Nevertheless, he can do so much better, than making techno movie type plans and execute them

Pluses:

• Christopher Eccleston was still not so bad as the evil. Quite a lot like regular evil but yet, this is the only character who didnt make a mockery of himself
• Anthony Hopkins was a good support. Rest other supportive characters were idiotic and nonsense
• You may watch it out for the visual effects which are quite at par the quality as prequel :)

My rating: 2/5

Ender's Game

Cast: Harrison Ford, Asa Butterfield,Hailee Steinfeld,Abigail Breslin,Ben Kingsley,Viola Davis

Director: Gavin Hood

Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure

 

 

VFX abode, a spendid watch for all teens and a good one for men :)

PS: You cant help but draw comparison to Krrish3 when it comes to its mind blowing VFX's, as both of them have released the same week


Pluses:

• Watch it for the visual effects, the leadership, the courage and you will feel you are in a video game all through the duration of the flick :)
• Asa Butterfield, is the hero of the movie. Any given day a grand beginning for a teen with an appropiate exposure. And this kid doesnt disappoint you. You can see him in different expressions, a helpless kid, a small loving brother, a leader but all the time very defiant. He never looses the limelight. You will love him :)
• Rest of the star cast however important in their respectives roles were all supports, appreciative!
• Need not re iterate specifcally on the amazing VFX's, migrates you to a different world

Lukewarm:

The story was very average. A little silly too. I mean who risks the entire world in the hands of a teen :) Capacitive for future, understood!! But the climax was too filmy :D

Minuses:

Nothing notably bad except for the not so appealing script



My rating: 3.5/5

Krrish3

Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Kangana Ranaut, Priyanka Chopra,Vivek Oberoi

Director: Rakesh Roshan

Genre: Sci-Fi, Action

Ambitious project for Bollywood. Low on technical quality, however the story and the over all look of the movie doesnt disappoint you

Pluses:

• To my surprise Krrish 3 doesnt disappoint. Go with an expectation to watch the only successful super hero league of Bollywood films and draw no comparison to english movies. There is a still a long way for it to grow
• The plot and script was rather interesting, and much better than what i expected. A few things did make sense as well. And thankfully, less family drama :)
• Hrithik Roshan of course, he can make things look big and not a joke. Both the caricatures of 'Rohit' and 'Krishna' were very well played, danced well...and better action than most other movies
• Kangna was a delight to watch. She has worked a lot on her accent, looks very international...amazing VFX used to portray her role
• Vivek Oberoi was again unexpectedly cool, he looked negative and he justified the evil in the role, though i hated his costume by the end :)
• Cheers to Rakesh Roshan for having given another success much against the criticism and a round of applause to have carried forward the legacy

Lukewarm:

• VFX used were just about average. Yes, there are instances where you like it, and instances where you feel they deliberately screwed it. I was trying to keep my expectations low, but this movie gambles with you in technicalities. It raises your expectations and then dumps you. A let down! Quality should be consistent throughout
• Priyanka Chopra didnt have much to do in this movie. She was just required to complete the family picture. Works well

Minuses:

• The mutant versions used in the movie were not upto its standards! In fact looked rather funny!
• Few dialogues here and there were damn funny, unsuitable and idiotic
• Music was real bad, on big screens you may take the songs with the visuals, but audio of the music is absolutely nothing like at par!
• Promotions and marketting are pretty bad, reduces down the hype even before its release

My rating: 3/5 (Without technical quality, such genres cannot prove its might with starcast and story alone. Could have been
much better!)