I flow

Like a river i flow,
i flow until i slow,
gushing and raging until i slow

pick woods, travel pebbles but i never slow
carry mud, carry life but i never slow
they are a part of me, picked from here and dropped there, but i yet never slow
weights on me, of you and them, i still dont slow

one element i san and bind with the other
dont stop, dont halt, i continue to flow
such am i, colorless, shapeless, curiously lot of weight of my own
but those on me feels no burden, no weight of their own

i flow i flow, vigorously and exuberantly
until i have my own bed of sea and thence i slow

Poetry (My abode)
-Arpita Misra

Fast and furious 6

 

Cast: Vin Diesel,Michelle Rodriguez, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson,Tyrese Gibson, Chris Bridges, Sung Kang,Gal Gadot, Gina Carano, Luke Evans

Director: Justin Lin 

Genre: Action ,Crime, Thriller

A thrilling watch! Must not miss it


Pluses:

• Oozing Style, action and crime; reasons enough to watch this thriller item. You surely wont be disappointed with all the huge tankers,racing cars,cool locations and some awesome fight sequences
• Vin Diesel is more or less the heart of the movie leading a gang guided by Dwayne Johnson, and with two girl friends along with loads of money. Rich huhh!!
• Michelle Rodriguez has an important role to play, cos she is the only strong lady in the entire film crew so much in demand! Plays both a friend and a foe from both the parties :) Lucky her!
• Paul Walker has a connection to the past, half of his presence is a thread from the past while the other to the present
• Tyrese Gibson and Chris Bridges are happy go lucky duo, where one is available more for entertainment than action while the other is into some serious business
• Sung Kang and Gal Gadot stay together in life or death (Well almost!) :D
• Gina Carano again has role of a deceptive friend and a more loyal foe, watch it out for her to the climax!
• Absolutely loved Luke Evans, his charismatic aura prompts you to walk the evil path leaving away heroism! A perfect bad man!
• The background scores, one by Wiz Khalifa already doing the rounds, is kick ass to the context :)
• And surely do watch out for the special appearance of Jason Statham to the end

Lukewarm:

With such an awesome body... 'Rock', he always disappoints with low dosage of action. We so wanted to watch more and more of him. Cant help but expect more of this man!

Minuses:

None strikingly wrong from genres like this!

  

My Rating: 3.5/5

Epic

 

Cast: Amanda Seyfried (Mary Katherine),Josh Hutcherson(Nod), Colin Farrell(Ronin), Aziz Ansari(Mub) & (Grub), Blake Anderson(Dagda),Jason Sudeikis(Professor Bomba),The Dog (Ozzie)

Director: Chris Wedge 

Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy

  

Must watch! With the entire family

Pluses:

• The mesmerizing visuals and the 3D is the USP of the movie. Just so very wonderful and so so soothing to the eyes. You will be astounded to see a theater full of kids compeletely engrossed into the visual so much so that you dont realize the presence of them in the theater :)
• Beautiful script, and a very thoughtful concept, intrigues a lot of thinking of my own wondering if such a world could actually exist
• Amanda Seyfried (Mary Katherine) and Josh Hutcherson(Nod) played the love struck duo through the adventure originating from different worlds. They are the lead pair
• Colin Farrell(Ronin) is the one who plays the heroic role of a soldier and the guard who is the senior and the most sane character of all. Admirable
• Aziz Ansari(Mub) and (Grub) were the most adorable characters from the movie. Slow and sluggish but yet funnily active
• So happy to see Blake Anderson(Dagda) convincingly look dreadful and horrifying villain of the story. He actually looks devilish
• Jason Sudeikis(Professor Bomba) is a cute human character who eventually plays an important role inadvertently
• My personal favorite is the character of Ozzie, the Pug..so so real, every expression so meticulously managed to bring to life. You will love him
• The creative director needs a special applause for fabricating such beautiful constructions

Minuses:

This section is gladly not applicable :)

  

My Rating: 4/5

Aurangazeb

 

Cast: Arjun Kapoor, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Rishi Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Amrita Singh,Sashaa Agha

Director: Atul Sabharwal

Genre: Politics, Drama

  

Not a bad watch really from the entertainment quotient

Pluses:

• Arjun Kapoor is trying his luck. He suits more as a bad man than a good boy! You will not mind watching him in double role as it radiates different shades of each
• Rishi Kapoor is the soul of the movie. This one actor can look convincing in any role you offer him. One man who can make things look so real and obviously is a directors delight to work with. Whole heartedly appreciate his performance :)
• Prithviraj Sukumaran, an actor from down south otherwise fairs well in here as well except for a few accent concerns here and there :)
• Appreciate the role for Amrita Singh, long time having seen her on screen. It had a lot of potential, i wish she had some more to play
• Script fairs fine. Cant say its strongest point for the movie but if not for the various twists, one cannot sit through the movie

Lukewarm:

• Jackie Shroff had a rather polite role to play :) who is framed negative but rather comes out to be a demure sheep :P
• Sashaa Agha was very tepid, she faired well as far as acting is conerened but when it comes to looks, she is a big thumbs down
• Action is just about ok, you dont really get to see a lot of martial arts or out of the ordinary visually appealing sequence of any sorts

Minuses:

• Application of common sense is strictly prohibited while watching this in order to avoid any regrets :)
• Music is a let down

My Rating: 2.5/5

The Great Gatsby

Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio,Tobey Maguire,Carey Mulligan,Joel Edgerton,Amitabh Bachchan,Isla Fisher,Jason Clarke
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Genre: Drama, Romance

Disappointing, boring and tiring love story! Watch it only for the beautiful casting and award winning performances

 

Pluses:

• I cannot deny the remarkable acting skills that Leonardo DiCaprio is bestowed with. He is clearly the man of the movie and if you can hope to survive the movie, it is only and only because of him. He is an astounding actor. Seeing him in a romantic avatar after a very long time. Every expression meticulously a marvel
• The awe-inspiring sets are worth an applause. Its grand and extra ordinary. It does fly you down to the location and no sooner you believe you are a New Yorker been invited to Mr. Mysterious Gatsby's ostentatious parties
• Tobey Maguire convincingly played the role of 'Nick Carraway'. Unlikely of many such actors who keeps reminding you of the original landmark roles they have played. Tobey Maguire is immaculate and never draws any comparison with his Spider Man avatar. He is the second main lead and a very important support of the movie
• 3D was pretty nice. At least it keeps reminding you time to time that you are watching it in 3D :P
• Amitabh Bachchan is more of a cameo, who is promoted lots in India for this movie. Nevertheless, he is always a charm! One person with a beautiful subtle accent :)

 

Lukewarm:

• Joel Edgerton was again satisfying to the role given, his role although didnt have much of any weightage
• So was Isla Fisher and Jason Clarke, brief and well played roles. Jason Clarke brings upon the climax after all

 

Minuses:

• Oh how i hated the role of Carey Mulligan. She is the female lead and hence a very important role in a movie which is of a romantic genre, but what a lame role to play. She aint beautiful at all...she aint intelligent, has no mind of her own, nor loyal to either of the men she has! The big Q is what is she good at!! I dont see any notably good acting prowess either to make me believe that its her acting skills which made the audience hate her role :P If not for her, this movie could have fared better. Wrongly crafted role and a terrible choice for the flick. Hats off to Leo for making a modest lover to her :P
• I havent read the book, cant comment ill about it! But i found the script quite lame and ineffective. I mean who does all the non sense for a lady like this! The only mystery about Gatsby's proffession keeps you hooked to the seat till the end, hoping something startling to reveal. But Alas! that even comes out to be something very predictable and ordinary
• The movie lacks thrill, it lacks the chemistry between the duo..what is a romance without the actual feel of bonding between the two. It could be the fault in the narration of the story or the direction. Either ways, the entire experience of the grandeur and luster comes crashing down on your head cursing why did you even waste precious few hours from your weekend and not even feel sad as you see Mr. Gatsby falling. What a disappointment

 

 

 

 

 

My Rating: 3/5 (Only for the performances and for the visual appeal)

The Croods

Cast: Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds,Cloris Leachman
Director: Kirk De Micco, Chris Sanders
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family

 

Refreshing family watch, entertainment for both kids and adults

 

Pluses:

• The writers knew what to make, one notch above the regular animated stories. The story retains the mode of adventure from the beginning till the end. One animated movie where i never felt bored even for a moment :)
• 3D is good, well made in quality
• The character of cave girl 'Eep' voiced by Emma Stone is the role in focus, guided by a human 'Guy'-Ryan Reynolds, and centrally revolving around the cave family headed by 'Grug'-Nicolas Cage...is a complete package of fun and frolic as they take you through their adventure sortie in finding the 'Tomorrow land' when they learn the Earth they knew is changing
• Every countenance on the character were very expressive and well made. You will love the various emotions that radiates through 'grug' mostly towards his family, protective while nasty towards the Granny :) And how he changes his intransigent outlook towards 'Guy' over time and accepts him as a part of family
• The writer did a great job. My personal favorite was the idea of a family picture (imprint), caveman interpretation of modern stuffs, damn cute!
• I personally liked the character of 'Granny'-Cloris Leachman, such characters are quite common in animated families and is fun to watch :)
• Direction is beautiful. I love the way things unfold and how they portray a cave man build up intelligence from a simpleton, no brainer bunch of strong self defensive demi humans :) Its a fun ride, not to miss until it runs in the theaters

 

Minuses:

 

Nothing notably wrong

 

 

 

 

My Rating: 4/5

Bombay Talkies

Cast: Rani Mukherjee, Randeep Hooda,Saqib Saleem, Nawazuddin Siddiqui,Naman Jain,Khushi Dubey and Vineet Kumar Singh
Director: Karan Johar, Dibakar Bannerjee, Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap
Genre: Drama

 

Celebration of Bollywood and Hindi Cinema, four different stories...Not all of them worth. But the whole movie is very much watchable

 

Pluses:

• Every story more or less is attached to the cinema except for the one by Karan Johar. Its amazing to see how does cinema really influence people from different backgrounds in interesting ways
• The movie is a lot experimental venture by four big directors of the industry. Watch it for the potentials of each one of them
• Rani Mukherjee, Randeep Hooda and Saqib Saleem did great jobs and were awesome to their director Karan Johar. Witness the first on screen smooch between men, a bold step by the male leads. Saqib Saleem has come a long way clearly, proves the industry can run without hero looking materials as well
• Naman Jain and Khushi Dubey are clearly Zoya Akhtar's babies. She knows how to bring out the best of the performances and how to present stories. I was moved by the portayal of the relationship terms shared between the siblings. The support to each other was explicitly wonderful. Watch it for the bro-sis duo
• Vineet Kumar Singh being a small time actor gave his best job in the last story by Anurag Kashyap. You may start running out of patience as the story keeps moving, but the end reaps it all. Strategically placed at the end of all the stories, ensures you walk out smiling of the theater. Salaam to Anurag Kashyap and to Hindi Cinema :)

 

Lukewarm:

 

Nawazuddin Siddiqui rather disappointed us. He could have done a lot more. The notion behind this particular stint by Dibakar Bannerjee is almost unclear and left to individual interpretation. If i have to go by my sensibility, all i understand is he tried to portray the leads inclination towards theater than on business, and walking down the lane of acting gives him that peace of mind and eyeful sleep in the nights. Could have been made much better!

 

Minuses:

• For the most of the stories, it leaves you gazing at the sudden end. Stories conclude abruptly feeling incomplete. And this feels the most in Karan Johar's story. Its never clear what happens to Saqib Saleem by the end of it
• The entire feel of the movie comes out to be very average. Somewhere something wasnt right. May be the promotion or the marketting. It never does set the right expectations

 

 

 

 

 

My Rating: 3/5