Thriller
The cohen brohers have done another classic.
No county for old men is just fantastic,very strong roles,an amazing story line and some gripping suspense,the ending was strange but good.This will keep you interested from start to finish.
fantastic, will smiths role was amazing.
I must say Will Smith has done some very good films and this was fantastic and the story was very different to the book but it still was a superb story.Will Smith took his part so well and this flim has some very exciting moments and the ending was also different from the book but the ending from the flim was still amazing.The film has some scary moments like the bit when Will Smith is in a very dark building where the infected live and the CGI may not be great but the CGI is good and the flim also has some very sad moments.This film will keep you whatching the screen,this is probably Will Smith's best role yet.
After much speculations and news about the low budget debutant Rajeev Khandelwal’s movie AAMIR, I decided to treat my eyes with the movie and it surely proved to be a worthy treat. Director Raj Kumar Gupta’s debut venture surely exceeds its expectations and can be truly classified as one of the low budget wonders. The unexpected nature of the movie also adds to already brilliant perfection.
The movie who’s tagline being “Kaun Kehta Hai, Aadmi Apni Kismat Khud Likhta Hai? (Who says that man scripts his own destiny by himself?)” is a one man show where Mr. Khandelwal doesn’t let u down. The movie starts with an “old English movie” type beginning and gets in the right tone as soon as the third frame and then begins the battle of destiny. Aamir Ali (Rajeev) is a doctor who just arrives back from London to be with his family. Right from the point where custom officer checks his bag thrice the director strikes a correct note. Aamir is handed a cell phone at the theatre and is asked to follow the instructions so as to get his family back. Shown as an asthma patient he is made to run almost during the whole movie. The instructions take him to the slums of Bombay (oops Mumbai….sorry Raj bhai) making him realize the pathetic condition in which the Muslims are living in the hub of the country. He is asked to deliver a bag full of money to a location but the bag gets stolen by some snatchers and what follows next is a story which tries to expose terrorism from its roots. Aamir has to decide who controls his destiny –He or the person on the other side of the phone.
The best feature of the movie has to be the acting. Carrying the weight of a whole movie is no joke and he answers his critics with a splendid perfect emotioned acting. He truly lives the character despite the hard hitting concept and his inexperience with the movies. The director and the cinematographer have done an excellent work shooting in areas unseen or unheard of. The main reason why the story is able to convey its message is the shot location and the screenplay of the movie. The editing is good and is solely responsible for the short duration of the movie. Debutant music director Amit trivedi has given some lovely numbers for the promotion of the movie but fails to capture the background in the movie with some tracks having lyrics not required completely. It’s a well crafted fast paced movie with slight errors partly due to the sudden slow nature of some scenes. The only thing I didn’t like was the long ultra- slow mo last scene which could have been dealt better with.
All in all it’s a must watch with some splendid performances and cinematography never witnessed before.
My rating: 3.5/5
a happening review of.. THE HAPPENING
Why is it happening? What is happening? Will this review actually be happening? Well... The latest installment by the master of modern day suspense, M. Night Shyamalan, is a disappointing tale of what could have been happening for this movie.
Elliot Moore (Mark Wahlberg) plays a school science teacher. He is teaching when an incident occurs which affects New York City. This escalates into a supposed terrorist attack and results in something quite bizarre (even for a horror movie) A chemical virus is being released into the air by nature and it is targetting all groups of human life. Elliot and his wife (Zooey Deschanel) must flee the city before they too are infected. The virus affects the nervous system which causes its victims to; cease movement, then repeat a word or phrase and finally, it causes the subject to kill themself in any way possible.
Just to be clear.. The premise of this movie is suicide, so its definitely not for the faint hearted. It begins with some truly disturbing scenes. From a woman piercing her own neck, to men jumping off buildings to their deaths. Shyamalan has the ability to make any scene and any object creepy. Many of his fans, and any fan of horror, will find the first 45 minutes very haunting and confronting. The movie does suffer from a suicide of its own, coming in the form of the halfway point. The suspense seems to dwindle and its pretty uneventful. Wahlberg is excellent throughout the movie and whilst the other cast do little he seems to attract attention and entertain the audience through the dull moments.
The major dissappointment of this movie is the realization of its antagonist. Whilst most virus/horror movies opt for a disease or plague or even a deadly insect as its villain, this director/writer/producer creates something which some may think is unique and many will think is downright stupid. The villain is FLORA: grass, trees, plants, flowers.. etc!. Before you laugh, Shyamalan does a surprinsingly great job of making grass and trees look menacing. Personally, I haven't been comfortable when walking through an empty street at night and a tree or bush sways through the breeze. The movie also lacks from a signature 'twist' from a director famed from endings such the one in The Sixth Sense.
There are some major faults in this movie on a creative aspect but the cinematography and tight camera angles do create wanted stress and tension that you cannot experience by simply looking at trees in real life. The acting is above par and Wahlberg only increases his value in Hollywood as a believable and funny protagonist. The scenes in which self mutilation occurs, especially the lawnmower death, will be remembered.. if not scar you for life. Yet there are too many questions left unanswered in this movie. It's frustrating walking out of a film that has had so much potential in the beginning only to see it trail off into nothing. There are some interesting areas within this movie which some may notice. Humans do not hurt each other, they simply hurt themselves. The enemies arent really seen as such, and the hero isn't exactly heroic. These techniques are very unique and demonstrate to the creativity of Shyamalan who does deserve some credit. It is not the best work by any means of M Night .Many fans will be impressed but all will know that this movie could have been so much better. With more terrors and less errors this movie could have really been 'happening'.
THE GOOD
-Some scenes may give you nightmares... or at least goosebumps
-Wahlberg is likable and has some funny scenes
-Cinematography enhances the tension
-Humans killing themselves is fairly unique
-Could change your perspective on swaying trees
THE BAD
-The idea
-story is weak
-Ending is an anticlimax
-Trees are the enemies
IN SHORT
Better than watching the grass... blow
The first time I saw the trailer, I thought the film would be pritty good. I also was glad to see that M. Night was directing the film, because I loved The Sixth Sense and Signs. When it became closer and closer to June 13, I got less and less exited about the film. I also was surprised that the film had recived an R rating, because M. Night had never made an R rated film before. I went to go see on my birthday, June 13, opening day. I thought the film was decent. Not as good as The Sixth Sense or Signs, but above my expectations. Even though the film was very gory, and violent at times, I thought it had strong acting and a very thrilling story. If you just hate thrillers and can't stand gore, don't see this film! If you don't mind very gory images and enjoy thrillers, go see the film, you'll probably like it. Also, if you liked other M. Night films, you probably will like this film too. Overall, this was a good movie.
Bullshit actors find themselves playing bullshit cat and mouse with a bullshit killer
Oh my dear jesus god, please let the world end tomorrow if this is how movies are going to be! Hasn't hollywood done the whole split personality killer thing to death? isn't that plot twist as unoriginal as a kate hudson movie? we might as well churn out another japanese vengeful ghost story.
No Country For Old Men is just one of those movies destined to win Best Picture from the second it ends. This movie has been called a gorefest with no reason but they do not understand it. This movie is about Tommy Lee Jones' realization that he has become like one of the men that he has respected all his life. He sees that the world has become a dark place with hardly any hope left. The surrounding events are just making his realization all the more clear. If there is one movie you watch this year, make it No Country For Old Men.
A barber returns to London seeking revenge after being exiled by a twisted judge who wanted to take his wife for his own.
The dark and romantic themes of the former Broadway musical Sweeney Todd made it the perfect new project for Tim Burton to take on. Having never seen the play, I cannot comment on how closely the film followed it, but it certainly did not feel like it had been "Hollywoodized." The movie was about a barber who returned to London seeking to avenge his late wife and the judge who had him exiled so the judge could have his wife for himself.
In a way, this movie felt like a much darker version of Tim Burton's 2005 stop-motion animated film, Corpse Bride. Just like Corpse Bride, Sweeney Todd introduces a potential relationship between Burton's favorite leading actors Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter. The first sign of her feelings for him were apparent during a song that was primarily a Johnny Depp solo that she tried to join in but was mostly ignored by him. Her passion and longing during this song gave me goosebumps in the same way that she did as Emily during "Tears To Shed" in Corpse Bride.
Beneath its dark and dreary overtones, the story of Sweeney Todd involves every sort of love story. There is lost love, unrequited love, forced love, parental love, and fairy tale love involving a princess character locked in her tower who sings to the birds awaiting her prince to rescue her. There are so many rich love stories that it is difficult not to fall in love with the movie itself and the main characters, even after Sweeney Todd begins to take on some more villainous traits. He kills in the name of vengeance and begins to go mad only after his one opportunity for revenge slips from his grasp at the very last moment. His anger is understandable, and his only flaw is his lack of inhibitions.
As many people are aware, I appall senseless violence in films. Fortunately, this movie had none of that. It was a slasher film, but it was only violent during the times when it needed to be in order to advance the story and character development. I also found it easier to take because the blood looked extremely fake. It looked a lot more like red paint than blood, and this notion prevented me from feeling queasy at any point during the film. I did not feel that they overdid the gore in any way. There was a lot of blood in some scenes, but it was no more than was necessary for this sort of film without having people complain. At its heart, the movie is really a series of various love stories.
As a musical, there were a ton of songs to enjoy. Johnny Depp's opening line sounded a bit too much like his character from Pirates of the Carribean, but that may have just been because he was on a ship. After that one line, he began sounding more like the character he was supposed to be playing. The songs were done in the dark, alluring style of Phantom of the Opera as opposed to some of the bouncier Broadway musicals-turned movies such as Chicago or Hairspray. Each song was beautiful and passionate with an eerie undertone, always giving the feeling that something was not quite right. However the music was so entrancing that it often felt best to ignore this feeling and just give in and enjoy the moment, which helped to understand Sweeney Todd's motivation to kill, even if it was impossible to relate to. The songs involving the fairy tale love story were more pure and innocent and were simply a pleasure to listen to. There was one "princess" song about the longing to be free that I especially enjoyed.
In the usual Tim Burton style, the movie the movie had dark and dreary colors, costumes, and makeup. Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter were painted white with dark circles around their eyes, looking very goth. The colors matched the tone of the movie, but they were somewhat depressing to look at. The gray streak in Johnny Depp's hair, coupled with the "haven't slept in months" look around his eyes made him look more like a mad scientist than a mad barber, but it did make perfect sense with the story. He reminded me a lot of Dr. Frankenstein just as Helena Bonham Carter resembled Frankenstein's bride.
Sweeney Todd came out just in time to give us a true masterpiece for the year 2007 before it ended for good. Its timeless themes of love and vengeance are sure to make it a classic for years to come, and the beautiful, haunting soundtrack is well worth purchasing to tide one over while waiting for the DVD to be released. It is a deep and engaging story that knows no limits. Tim Burton has done it again.
