Ra.One-The next level is here!!

It's the biggest week in India as far as movie releases go, and this might just be the most hyped movie in the history of Indian Cinema. Since the poster had released in January this year, we knew that something big was coming, and for the last three months the promotions were in full gear. Be it on serials, reality shows, ads, malls, road shows, or even your local toy store SRK left no stone unturned to ensure that EVERY person knew about the movie and would spend the amount he wanted and ensure a hit. This he has surely done wisely as we all know that the movie halls are going full and no matter what the amount of the ticket, people are just too curious as to what exactly the movie has to offer.
Now coming to the real deal, the movie itself-this was the first time that I wished that the National Anthem was played after the movie and not before beacause by the end of the movie I was proud-proud that this is a product of India and the level of visuals is definitely at par with Hollywood. My only regret is that I did not see the movie in 3D-the car chases, the gaming sequences and so much more what the movie has to offer is a delight to watch and will definitely make you go WOW on more than one occasion.
The story is simple and sadly full of loopholes. Shekar Subramaniam, played by SRK is a game maker but is far from being cool. He is loved by his wife but does not manage to gain his son's respect. His only way is to make a game on his son's request in which the villian is stronger than the hero to the extent of being almost unbeatable. Here starts the spiral of mishaps, deaths, and a age-old battle of Good vs Evil. the narrative is quick paced in the first half but drags and tests your patience heavily in the second half. Even the cameo by Superstar Rajnikanth is underwhelming and makes you feel that it was definitely a gimmick. Sanjay Dutt and Priyanka Chopra's cameos are better but still lacks the excitement a cameo is supposed to create.
The music is of course top notch with everyone from Hans Zimmer ( of Inception fame ) and The Prodigy to Akon contributing to some fine music in the film and creating the International Desi feel.
Kareena is more of an Ornament than anything else and the child actor Armaan, is just too irritating for my taste. Arjun Rampal shines as Ra.One and is a perfect fit for the role. Tom Wu, the Chinese-American actor shines as well in his brief role. About SRK of course, what can one say- he is a born natural and carries the movie on his not so broad shoulders and although he does not create an epic of a movie-it definitely is the biggest event of the year.
For the sheer honesty of SRK, for the brilliant VFX and the fact that Akon sings in Hindi-I'm going with 2.5 out of 5 for Anubhav Sinha's Ra.One...Watch it to see where India stands NOW!!!

Paranormal Activity 3-Repetetive yet effective!!!

To all those who have seen the first part with me, you'll know the impact this has had...No Sound effects, no fancy camerawork and the touch of realism is what makes this series so frightening and the latest in the series doesn't dissapoint...
This movie is about Katie and Christie's childhood and how the 'demon' we now know so well actually became a part of their lives...There's even a name given to it this time-'Toby'....Sounds funny, yes...but try laughing when he actually makes an entry!!!...
The new camera angles and the anticipation is what really gets you in the movie and as usual there are moments that will make you scream, jump off your seat or just cling on to the person next to you...there are repetitive moments like standing for hours together or dragging but yes, you still enjoy those just as much...even if you're not as scared as you were before...
Of course it answers a lot of questions from the 1st 2 parts but creates new ones as well and very obviously tells you to wait for the 4th part....
It's been the scariest trilogy so far for sure...Just hope that they are able to scare us just as much in the next movie as well....
I'm going with 3.5 out of 5 for Paranormal Activity 3...
Dont watch it Alone!!!!!

Keep Reeling!!!

Up in the Air-An unlikely loner!!!

There is a scene in which George Clooney is addressing an audience by asking 'What's in your backpack?' and has nothing to do with an actual backpack...It has to do with the burden that we carry on our shoulders in our day to day life without any necessity...That's how he lives his life in the movie....but the empty backpack signifies his loneliness more than his freedom!!
George Clooney's character Ryan Bingham is a lonely, but aggressive character whose life revolves around airports and planes...in short, the most frequent flyer you can imagine...I must admit that it excited me more than it should have because that's exactly what I would love doing...Anyways coming back to the story, Bingham wants to hit a number-10 million miles...no reason-just a number..and his job you ask?...it is to fire employees of various companies who are downsizing in the most strategic and effective manner...he has no commitment apart from his job, he lives his life out of a suitcase and seems happy in his rather empty life and happens to chance at a pretty female who he strikes an instant connection with!!...
Enters Natalie played by the very talented Anna Kendrick who wants to change the system of the company Clooney works for by firing people online and not having to travel all around anymore...Clooney's arguement-The Human Touch...and he takes Natalie across the country with him for a lesson or two in 'Firing management'...while he tries to manage his personal relationship with Vera's character!!!...
Won't give more away-but what unfolds is epic and in Clooney's own style it's just simply brilliant...
Definitely deserved the Oscar Nominations and worth a watch for sure....
I'm goin' with 4 out 5...
Keep Reeling!!!

Mr.Prime Minister-Unintentionally Hillarious!!!

"ChargeSheet"-Dev Anand's latest movie hit theatres last week...and I thought why not review his previous flick which I had the misfortune of seeing-that too in the theatre!!...
There are some movies that are BAD but there are movies like this which are so BAD that they make you laugh and laugh even more than genuine comedies and "Mr.Prime Minister" is one such movie.
Directed,Produced,Acted and even Sung by the so called legend-Dev Anand, he ensures that he is to be blamed for all the bullshit in the movie.
I don't even want to get into the story because it's too absurd to talk about-what I will do though is list out a few excerpts that made this movie hilariously memorable for me:
1. He is depicted to be a guy with no money to the extent that he has to tie a rope instead of a belt on his trousers-but he can afford a Sony Ericsson T610 which was among the more expensive phones then!
2. Tara Sharma is a secret agent from "AL QUEDA" and has all the numbers of the members stored on her phone!!
3. Dev Anand is seen smooching a Firang whose 1/3rd his age!!!
4. While he is on a helipcopter he speaks to people right below him over a radio and everything is clearly heard inspite of the loud helicopter blades and that's not all-there is a moment where he is talking to the people directly-even without the radio-guess he still has his vocal chords intact.
And of course there are these endless scenes where he is delivering cheesy dialogues one after another and the camera is just focussed on him for minutes together-it's hard to believe that a guy of his age and stature is so damn self obsessed.
I have not seen his earlier movies and I might be wrong but I don't see anything in him that would have made him a legend.
And to top it all he tries RAPPING-that is just the heights.
I'm going with 1 out of 5 for this crazy hillarious excuse of a movie..

Dev Anand should seriously consider therapy!!!!