Movies I'm watching out in 2009

At the onset I need to claim, I am a pretty star struck person as far as films are concerned. Most of the movies I’m expecting this year happen to be on this list because some big shot director or actor happens to be in it and makes for good sense to bank on them for hits rather than taking up some arty flick and then half of everyone I know goes, told ya!!!! Also quite a few of the movies are sci-fi, dhinchak stuff or comic book adaptations. Call me geek, call me whatever, but face it these flicks make for maximum fun. Exhibit a, The Dark Knight. A lot of the storylines is sourced from www.imdb.com, among my favourite sites and I bet I am allowed to do that.

Watchmen
If you haven’t seen the movie it’s still on. If you have I bet you are one happy movie-goer. What's it about? The graphic novel, by Dave Gibbons, that was the only graphic novel to feature among last century’s 100 greatest books’ list (Time magazine), and that guy who made men in chaddis fight in our times’ creatively most fascinating movie, Zack (300) Snyder directs it. So one can possibly imagine its no kidding this movie is simply bang on worth it. Given comic book adaptations can be extreme, from a ground breaking Dark Knight (OK that wasn’t but the villain and hero were) to a crappy Batman returns, this one promises to be one hell of a Movie. Fans of the comic book will refuse to owe allegiance to any movie adaptation what so ever (My friend Ali was about to sue the guys)…but I have to accept it, book adaptations, comic or literature, are always fun just for the damn comparisons they make me make.

X-Men: Origins: Wolverine
The story about the origin of Marvel's in house stabber, whose skeleton (and claws) got replaced with super-hard adamantium (ya ya I Googled it) in a military project. And the rest we know is …. well, history. It has a Hugh Jackman jumping from a burning truck onto a helicopter. And a kid Halle Berry and kid Anna Paquin (both may make guest appearances). This and a load of other part crappy part super cool action taken from the comic books guess makes for interesting watch post the very crappy third installment. I loved the few comics I’ve read and parts of all 3 films made so far, hence don’t judge me if I just want to see this movie.

Fantastic Mr. Fox
"Boggis and Bunce and Bean, One short, one fat, one lean. These horrible crooks, so different in looks, were nonetheless equally mean." Now u want to go watch a movie with such cool lines or what!!

Mr. Fox, Mrs. Fox, and all their fox babies live under a hill under a tree, along with Badger, Rabbit, Weasel, and all of their families. To make ends meet, every night, Mr. Fox steals a meal from one of the three crooked farmers--Boggis, a chicken farmer, Bunce, who has a little bit of everything but only eats duck liver, and Bean, who farms turkeys and apples and subsists solely on apple cider. With his keen sense of smell, and the farmers' distinctive diets, Mr. Fox has no problem evading them.

After so much treatment, the greedy farmers band together to end Mr. Fox. They ambush him at the base of his hole in the hill, and while Mr. Fox survives, his tail does not. Thus begins an obsession on the part of the farmers. They first try to dig the foxes out, but they are outdug by eight sets of paws. Then, they move to starving them out. This is unfortunate, as no other creatures living under the hill (though now more of a valley; a bulldozer was involved at one point) can get out, either. Mr. Fox is not a very popular figure until he chances across the idea of digging under the farmhouses.. WOW!!!!

Now the wower bit, the cast, George Clooney as Mr. Fox, Cate Blanchett as Mrs. Fox and heavy weights like Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman and Anjelica Huston. Now u want to see this movie or what??!!!!!

Star Trek
Anyone who had a television in the 90s will remember the damn evening show on DD metro and /or late night. And the movie just makes you want to judge it as something as bad as that. But I’ve already seen the trailer, and hell ya, I can’t wait. The dude who made Lost is handling this and hence makes sense waiting for this one. Plus the trailer also shows effects that make for an Imax viewing for sure.


Terminator Salvation
2 people: McG and Christian Bale.
It's 2018, and John Connor is stepping up to lead the fight against Skynet. But the presence of another time traveller named Marcus throws all of Connor's convictions into doubt. There are the Harvester, the Moto-Terminators and the Hydrobots and huge doze of cool robot stunts. And the heavy rumour Mr. Governor himself might make a guest appearance just for an ‘Arse ta La Veeesta Babey’ makes me just want to wait. Heck even if he goes ‘I come here thuu leeead not thuu rheeeead’ its my money’s worth (hell, Simpsons single handedly wrenched out the cool from this guy) :D

Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen
The sequel to the Shia LaBoeuf chick flick about big robots that turn into cars and vice versa, among other things. I kind of disliked the first movie, but this one looks way too fun not to wait for. Plus I’m just hoping (by the hair, and I mean it when I say hair, for obvious reason) that Megan Fox washes at least one of the cars/ robots/ freaks the American slut way. Judge me, boy(s) will be boy(s).


Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
I’ve read the books, dug them. Hated all the movies, will hate this one too but will still pay bloody 200 bucks for the ticket and go watch it within the opening weekend. Why you ask? Its just fun making all those freaky stuff (sorry, magical is the word for Harry potter fans) go live on screen nevertheless horribly. The same guy who directed (or tried to) 2007's Order Of The Phoenix and next year's Deathly Hallows is directing this one too, so he’s obviously going to axe half the book and make the remaining bit suck so bad you’d think he read the book by alternating pages. Plus Jim Kaviezel plays baddie Voldemart so its always fun.


G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra
I so wanted to collect the figurines as a kid (mom didn’t let me), half my friends with cable television in its onset loved the show, and till date I hook on to any cartoon channel showing the dopey stuff. And now finally the film comes. An elite squad of soldiers (wearing power armor) faces off with the terrorist organization Cobra, which wants to unleash a nano-bomb full of nanites that will eat everything in their path. And there are ninjas. And a Baroness. It Joseph Gordon-Levitt (that chimp from 3rd rock from the Sun) playing a villain. Weird but eh trailer looks cool enough go gawk.


Citizen Game
This delayed film follows Gerard Butler as a convict forced to take place in a real-life video game, where he's controlled by viewers thanks to a chip in his head. But there's an underground movement, led by Ludacris (Huh!!! Rappers these days) fighting to end this injustice and close Thunderdome or whatever.


The Surrogates
Based on a little-known graphic novel, this movie takes place in a future world where nobody goes out — instead they use robotic "surrogate" to interact with the world (hell that sucks, the way some people perceive the future). A cop is forced to venture outside himself, for the first time in years. Complete with horrible wig. Why wig?? It’s Bruce Willis!!! lol


The Wolfman
Benicio Del Toro is a wolfman. After Che this!!! And we judged him a druggie! Hit with delays, Anthony Hopkins and Del Toro get to go wolfing around with lines like "I am what I say I am. A monster," and "The prodigal son returns," and "I will kill all of you!" Ooh ooh we all want more!! Also there’s Emily Blunt, Hugo Weaving and hold your breath….some Kiran Shah as Wolfboy!!!!!

Planet 51
It’s an animated film. The Rock (that’s the cheap bit) is an astronaut who lands on an alien planet where it's the 1950s and everybody's xenophobic (he he Americans are hung up on themselves). Everybody thinks he's an invader. So he has to befriend a little alien boy. Now go figure. I’ll try too.

Inglourious Basterds
This is the movie Brad Pitt grew that hideous moustache for. And then there’s Quentine Tarantino! Need I say more?!! The cocky ‘besterd’ even claims ‘You haven’t seen war if you haven’t seen it through the eyes of Quentine Tarantino’. Hell ya, show us!!

During World War II a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds soon cross paths with a French-Jewish teenage girl who runs a movie theatre in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers. Starring Brad Pitt, Samuel L. Jackson, Diane Kruger, Mike Myers and Eli Roth

Earth
Disney's Movie tracking 4 animal families and issues related to their migration due to environmental changes. Released partly in some countries, the compelling stories are worth watching.

Old Dogs
John Travolta and Robin Williams are Two friends and business partners find their lives turned upside down when strange circumstances lead to them being placed in the care of 7-year-old twins and a huge St. Bernard. Cute??!!! I Bet. Also has Matt Dillon, Bernie Mac, Kelly Preston and Seth Green.

Avatar
The film James Cameron has been working on for the past ten years, where a disabled ex-marine (Sam Worthington) takes on an "avatar," or alien shape, that lets him walk among the aliens on a distant planet. Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi too show up. Hell of a movie to wait for even though Cameroon has already promised its no where in the league of Terminator or Aliens. Stupid, he did that and added, it’ll be the movie of the year!!! Let us decide that please.

The Road
The adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel about a father and son struggling to survive in a world where everything's fallen apart. The previous book of his took the Oscar (No country for old men), this one was featured in Oprah! Early script reviews say it could be the most important post-apocalyptic film — and the darkest — of all time. Now guess I’m not missing this either. Plus there’s Charlize Theron, Viggo Mortensen, Guy Pearce and Robert Duvall.

Dragonball
Goku (Justin Chatwin, Tom Cruise’s son in War of the Worlds) has to hunt down seven Dragonballs before the evil Lord Piccolo (killer name, I’m so naming my kid that) gets them. And then teeny pop fights ensue. Mega stuff eh??!!!

Shutter Island
Martin Scorsese’s next production. Guess that’s reason enough!

It’s a drama is set in 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding on the remote Shutter Island. Now a cast led by Leonardo di Caprio, face it, makes one simply stand up and pay attention! Plus there’s Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Emily Mortimer and Michelle Williams.

Men Who Stare at Goats
A reporter, trying to lose himself in the romance of war after his marriage fails, gets more than he bargains for when he meets a special forces agent who reveals the existence of a secret, psychic military unit whose goal is to end war as we know it. The founder of the unit has gone missing and the trail leads to another psychic soldier who has distorted the mission to serve his own ends. I chose this movie simply for the title!! Plus there’s Ewan McGregor, George Clooney, Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges

The Lovely Bones
Based on the best selling book by Alice Sebold, The Lovely Bones is the story of a 14-year-old girl from suburban Pennsylvania who is murdered by her neighbour. She tells the story from Heaven, showing the lives of the people around her and how they have changed all while attempting to get someone to find her lost body. Starring Mark Wahlberg (one of Hollywood’s most underrated actors), Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon and Stanley Tucci

Spidey 4
Ya Tobey Mcguire in Spandex ... again. This time the villain might just be a ressurected James Franco or at least someone beyond bubble gum pop. Interestingly would die for Christopher Nolan to take this super hero and turn it in the head.

Either way, I still will wait for this installment.

Julie & Julia
The film follows Powell, a government employee who decides to cook her way through legendary cook Julia Child's classic cookbook, "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" in one year's time out of her small Queens kitchen. Powell blogs her daily experiences, gaining a loyal following along the way. Why this shit storyline deserved a chance? Its has Amy Adams and the legend Meryl Streep!! Now bring on the fireworks!

New York, I Love You
I loved the French version (Paris, Je Taime) and have it as among my top 10 movies of all time. Then they adapt it into New York and I can’t wait any longer. Multiple directors make short films on their take on ‘love’ and make a single movie, all shot in the metropolitan. From Tribecca to Central Park to Brooklyn, the story weaves a tale of love as diverse as the very fabric of New York itself. It stars Shia LaBeouf, Natalie Portman, Christina Ricci, Orlando Bloom, Kevin Bacon, Hayden Christensen, Robin Wright Penn, Ethan Hawke, Andy Garcia, Maggie Q, Julie Christie, Irrfan Khan among many others.

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Heath Ledger’s last movie before he kicked the bucket, it was so good 3 more stars decided to play his character, Johnny Depp, Heath Ledger, Colin Farrell and Jude Law all play the same character. Worth waiting for sure.

Public Enemies
It’s the true story of legendary Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger (Depp), and his bank robberies which made him number one target of a fledgling FBI and its top agent, Melvin Purvis (Bale), and a folk hero to much of the downtrodden public. No one could stop Dillinger. No jail could hold him. His charm and audacious jailbreaks endeared him to almost everyone, from his girlfriend Billie Frechette (Cotillard), to an American public who had no sympathy for the banks that had plunged the country into the Depression. But while the adventures of Dillinger's gang (later including the sociopathic Baby Face Nelson (Stephen Graham)) thrilled many, Hoover (Billy Crudup) hit on the idea of exploiting the outlaw's capture as a way to elevate his Bureau of Investigation into the national police force that became the FBI. He made Dillinger America's first Public Enemy Number One and sent in Purvis. However, Dillinger and his gang outwitted and outgunned Purvis' men in wild chases and shootouts. Only after importing a crew of Western ex-lawmen (newly baptized as agents), who were real gunfighters, and orchestrating epic betrayals, from the infamous "Lady in Red" to the Chicago crime boss Frank Nitti, were Purvis and the FBI able to close in on Dillinger. (sourced from universal pictures site, you though I figured all that from the uber cool trailer???)

Anyone game about arguing with me against this movie now??!!! Hands down, movie of the year.
Starring : Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Channing Tatum, Giovanni Ribisi and Marion Cotillard

Dirt Music
Set in the dramatic landscape of Western Australia, Dirt Music tells the story of Luther Fox, a broken man who makes his living as an illegal fisherman, an amateur. Before everyone in his family was killed in a freak rollover, Fox grew melons and counted stars and loved playing his guitar. Now, his life has become a "project of forgetting." Not until he meets Georgie Jutland, the wife of White Point's most prosperous fisherman, does Fox begin to dream again and hear the dirt music "anything you can play on a veranda or porch," he tells Georgie, "without electricity." Like the beat of a barren heart, nature is never silent.
Starring Russel Crowe, Colin Farell and Rachel Weiz

State of Play
A team of investigative reporters work alongside a police detective to try to solve the murder of a congressman's mistress. Would have let thsi oen go barrign the Oscar heavy cast and I'm sold. Sample this: Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren, Robin Wright Penn, Jason Bateman and Jeff Daniels

Killing Pablo
Pablo Escobar, and the bloody countless tales about the attempts to his capture till his death on the roof!! Starring Christian Bale and Édgar Ramírez

G-Force
The story is about a team of trained secret agent guinea pigs that takes on a mission for the US government. A specially trained squad of guinea pigs is dispatched to stop a diabolical billionaire, who plans to taking over the world with household appliances. Starring Nicolas Cage, Penélope Cruz, Bill Nighy, Steve Buscemi, etc.

Wild Target
A hitman tries to retire but a beautiful thief may change his plans. Why I chose this? A. it’s a British comedy and we’ve long established they rock way more than shit American ones. B. Bill Nighty. His abuse on Love Actually made me and my good friend Sana love him (I quote, Mother Fucking Arse Headed Whore) Then his turn as the squid-for-a-head Davy Jones made me love him more (albeit a life long disgust for sea food) starring: Bill Nighy, Emily Blunt , Rupert Grint, Rupert Everett, etc

Boat that Rocked
Richard Curtis (the Love Actually and Notting Hill Dude) this time takes us on an illegal radio station in the period comedy, mixed with 60's pop culture and art. The film is about a band of rogue DJs that captivated Britain, playing the music that defined a generation and standing up to a government that, incomprehensibly, preferred jazz. The Count, a big, brash, American god of the airwaves; Quentin, the boss of Radio Rock, a pirate radio station in the middle of the North Sea that's populated by an eclectic crew of rock and roll DJs; Gavin, the greatest DJ in Britain who has just returned from his drug tour of America to reclaim his rightful position; Dave, an ironic, intelligent and cruelly funny co-broadcaster; and a fearsome British government official out for blood against the drug takers and lawbreakers of a once-great nation.

Then throw in Bill Nighty, Gemma Anderton, Kenneth Branagh and Phillip Seymour Hoffman and u have a partiey!!!

Nine
Nine is a musical following a film director named Guido Contini (Italian, hence you know what’s coming), who is in his middle age. He is trying to complete his next film. His main problem is that he has too many women in his life; Luisa, his wife, Carla his sexy mistress, and Claudia, his muse and protégé. And ten there’s a crazy crazy cast of Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Judi Dench, Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson, Sophia Loren and Stacy Ferguson. Now go swear on Daniel Day-Lewis!

The Limits of Control
The story of a mysterious loner, a stranger in the process of completing a criminal job. Starring Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, John Hurt and Gael García Bernal

Bunraku
If the name wasn’t dhinchak enough the plot is. A mysterious drifter (Josh Hartnett) and an ardent young Japanese warrior Yoshi (Gackt) both arrive in a town that is terrorized by outrageous and virulent criminals. Each is obsessed with his separate mission, and guided by the wisdom of The Bartender (Woody Harrelson) at the Horseless Horseman Saloon, the two eventually join forces to bring down the corrupt and contemptuous reign of Nicola (Ron Perlman), the awesomely evil "woodcutter" and his lady Alexandra (Demi Moore), a femme fatale with a secret past. Old wine, new bottle and I’m bloody sold.

The Human Factor
Couldn’t resist this one. It’s a Clint Eastwood movie. (ya, that ‘unputdownable’ old dude). If that wasn’t enough Morgan Freeman, who I think is one of the most underrated legends, plays Nelson Mandela. The Movie’s a look at life for Nelson Mandela after the fall of apartheid in South Africa during his first term as president when campaigned to host the 1995 Rugby World Cup event as an opportunity to unite his countrymen. Also stars Matt Damon

Sherlock Holmes
Wasn’t the title enough?!!!!!!!! Still since you insist, the cast will blow your mind. Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes and post Iron man I’m so ready to believe he’s game for it. Plus there’s Rachel McAdams and crazily, unbelievably, Jude Law as Dr. John Watson!!! Shit!!!

Up
Pixar's latest movie, its about balloons lifting house and its residents, well.... up. Go figure. I'm in only for Pixar awesome animation.

3 Idiots
Chetan Bhagat’s wannabe first novel about life on campus is brought alive. If that wasn’t weird enough digest this, it has Aamir Khan play a 22 year old opposite Kareena Kapoor. Worth only to see how disastrous it’s going to be.

Kaminaey
Vishal Bharadwaj’s next and I think that’s more than enough for me to go watch. Plus there Shaahid Kapoor finally coming into his own (thankfully, with a father that legendary, its was absurd he imitated SRK that much) in a double role where he can’t say any word involving an ‘S’... It comes out as ‘F’. Guess it won’t s/fuck that bad!!!

My name is Khan
Judge me but I’m still a 90’s fan and like nearly 100million(just a large figure, don’t quote me please) of us, will definitely want to see SRK with Kajol together, one more time. Even if it means having to bear one more Karan Johar movie, I’m still ready just for lead pair’s chemistry’s sake. Even if it means having to watch SRK emote the same double decade long way through every scene he claims as a (hold your breath….. drumroll) autistic patient, I’m game just to see them together.

Rajneeti
Its Prakash Jha with another hard hitting movie, funnily with Kareena Kapoor as the Neta and also Ranbir kapoor as the Surdy Mr. Something Singh, its going to be one interesting watch. Plus Gangajal still is one compelling watch, face it.

Wake up Sid
Just for strangest of lead pairs in a long time: Konkona Sen Sharma (Among the very few actresses with real genes/balls for acting) and Ranbir Kapoor. (ya ya, they both are my present favourite Indian actors, Judge me for all I care)Bloody hell this should be a weird Movie.

Arjuna
I’ve seen the trailer, Loved it. Now can’t wait for UTV to release it. It’s Indian Animation finally coming into its bloody own.

Love Aaj Kal
Saif Ali Khan with Deepika Padukone it some crappy love story, but given its one good pairing it should be a fun watch. Khan post ‘Dil Chahta Hai’ is crazy good. Deepika Padukone has that weird accent that’ll give even Russel Peters a run for him drag.

Ravana
Last time the Bachchans and Mani Ratnam came togetherp they delivered the the younger Bachchans' most compelling performances ever. This one just promises to go overboard. And the crazy mix of Mani Ratnam and Kolkata is just irrestible post Yuva.

Igor: Me likes

Whats not to like, I fell for the city's name: Malaria, which is full of evil scientists (oooooh mega stuff) making evil stuff (which wasn't that hard to guess), there are hunchbacks (Victor Hugo must be swearing up/down there), huge ugly giantess and these 2 sidekicks who just reiterate the fact that sidekicks get all the fun lines always: This crazy immortal bunny played by Steve Buscemi, who tries to kill himself at least a dozen times within the movie with hilarious (read genuinely hilarious) techniques and this crazy contraption running on a real brain. Then there's Jennifer Coolidge (Stiffler's Mom for the Puberty public) as this slutty nurse/scientist secretary/witch/ bitch/whatever and Jay Leno(who I think hosts some rocking show; go see it losers, if you don't) who take the madness to a whole new level. Throw in ridiculous characters like a bloody pansy french scientist and scientists bordering on atheism/gay bashing into this insane story of world domination/threat/extermination/blackmail(evil plan genre) gone oxymoronishly wrong and you have a perfect 'mad ass' flick.
I love ridiculousness thrown into movies but to make average look superbly stupidly awkwardly funny is applaud worthy. At least a mad watch worthy.

Australia: WTF

Australia is somehow the weirdest movie recently. When you see the trailer it looks like a war movie and something of an ode to the Aborigines or whoever but turns out more of the latter and bloody Bollywoody way to it.
For one at the onset you are driven nuts by this rather irritating kid who tries so hard to be cute you want to hit him. Then there's Nicole Kidman who's screechy acting in these vague roles makes me wonder where those 'Hours' peak suddenly went. She's so overtly emotive here you wish she picked better roles and are forced to accept the fact that Oscar winning actresses have jinxed careers post it (Halle Berry, Charlise, Julia Roberts, etc). Hugh Jackman tries too hard to prove why he was People magazine's hottest whatever right down to a stripping scene where he pours water over his soap covered body detailed to the last gaping chest hair. Every chick in the hall probably wanted to gnaw him right there. and then thers that dude from Lord of the rings who saves the day with his authentic Australian drawl along with the remaining supporting cast. The Aborigines fit in brilliantly but with Kidman and Jackman raising the cheese Quotient so high u wish they weren't there.
The scenes are breathtaking at times, specially the opening scenes; and the end, where panoramic views of war era Darwin are shown. The Cinematography is worth writing home for but then again the visual effects are sho shitty you wish Baz Luhrmann would stop pulling fast ones. The scene with the bull run across the cliff is so bad its funny.
And then there's this end section where War is just used a backdrop (some scenes look literally ripped off Pearl Harbour) to show families are made through love, blah, blah, with the biological father trying to kill the kid in front of his adopted father while his stalker grandfather kicks the first father's ass, the film completely lose the plot the infinite time.
Given Baz Luhrmann's tendencies to make musicals of even the most seriosu stuff I was waiting when the lead actors would suddenly spring into a song or an impromptu technicolor firangi bhangra . Thankfully the overtly bad acting and the cheesy attempts at romance are thrown in with such random intensity its easy not to miss it.
Finally I think all of us love Nicole Kidman (her ex went couch jumping remember,he missed her so bad!) and Hugh Jackman is awesomely good with those 3 blades/metal fangs sticking out to kick/slash baddie asses. Why the need to star in this horridly long drab and headache inducing Ad film for Heineken is beyond me!!!!!!!

My favourite of the year

The films that according to me, made for an awesome experience
1. The Dark Knight

One word, Devastating. Seen this movie 5 times (ya, feel awkward that 1 billion dollars has a small miniscule contribution by me too) and yet can't get over the awesomeness of the movie. For superhero worshippers this movie made their day from the time they heard that hideos laughter in the teaser trailer. I can like see Tilda Swinton declare Heath ledger's name and whole of Hollywood standing up for him at the Oscars. But for a Christian Bale fan like me this movie is a mindboggling cinematic cult act. Face it that dude for me still stole the show, no matter how much the world hams about the joker act. And if they are at all getting Johnny Depp to play Riddler in the next one, God alone knows the new Batman will kick some ass.

2. Wall EAnd I thought Dory from Finding Nemo was the superbest cartoon ever. A robot wriggled me out of that perception. And Peter Gabriel's 'Down to earth' is the track of the year (ya judge me for making a pop number the song of the year). its weird how much sense a cartoon movie makes so much sense in a nonsensical way whereas Al Gore's hamming for 2 hours made me sleep with all that sense pouring.

3. Speed Racer

Somewhere 10 minutes into the movie you think this is so high school. By half time you are jumping like one. By the end of the movie you just wish we never grew up. The madness of the movie was just as good as madness gets. And you judged the Wachowski brothers for making people disappear into phones and machine-human mojo wars. Balls, this movie is the deal. Half my friends thought its a stupid movie but then these guys put Simpsons in the same league of Scrootch McDuck.

4. TahaanI fell for this movie for 2 reasons, The donkey's name was Birbal and it was Santosh Sivan who I think is some dude of a moviemaker. By the time I was done with the movie I was shocked not just by the film but I finally figured why those nutwits are fighting over Kashmir!! That place is too damn beautiful, the way it was captured is brilliant and then a cast like Anupam Kher, Victor Banerjee, Rahul Bose and Khanna and Sarika along with this kid I can't recall the name of made for some crazy watching.

5. Slumdog MillionaireBollywood bow in shame. Some hollywood guy captures Mumbai this cruelly well and then tells an entire story 'that' maddeningly, you wish Ray and Fellini were still alive doing their thing, that guy just deserves the credit. The world's talking about it have to accpet one of the few movies i watched on a sorry camera print just out fo desperation to watch it.

6. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

This movie took my brain for a spin. Brad Pitt (Finally acting and minus the Jolie litter), Cate Blanchett.............. period. The concept was so shady cool, I bet some enterprising Indian director is sure to pick it up and make Shah Rukh or Salman and make it a mockery.

7. Milk

Sean Penn this cool, someone hand him the Oscar. His turn as gay activist Harvey Milk (and here my friends will go all smirking, FO for that) is far better than his Mystic river or I am Sam. For all I care I fell for the trailer itself.

8. Oye Lucky Lucky Oye FINALLY!!!! A movie that went beyond punjabi women dancing to some molested version of an anglised Mahive or Soniye. For an outsider it made me look at 90's Delhi without actually making an effort in either over the top production design (hear hear Farah Khan) or loud accents. And the accents!!!!!! Dipaker Banerjee does an exceptional work. The film stinks of Delhi Punjabis. And Abhay Deol's choice of movies makes me applaud (can't wait for Dev D now and Sanjay Leela Bhansali's reaction to this new Devdas)

9. Burn after reading

What's not to like: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, John Malcovich, A phenomenal Francis McDermond, Tilda Swinton, J. K. Simmons (minus the spidey shit) and the Coen Brothers for the movie I kept going 'what the fuck' in every fucking minute. The movie has so many stupid moments it was funny just because of that. Imagine a Chair cum cycle cum dildo jack-in-the-box contraption being a discrete basement invention or blackmailing the FBI in return for cosmetic surgery. Hideous.

10. Body of Lies/ Iron Man

Stop Talking. Start watching. Awe-fucking-some movies. Leonardo.......... thats a five star rating enough. And Ironman was just a cool flick to watch. Watched it just because Shaurya Kashyap went hamming for hours about it. But actually liked it.

Ghajini : Elephantile wastage

Why I managed to go for this movie twice is something I still can't figure, but learnt a lesson. If somehow you manage to convince yourself that the first time was worth it with some effort, don't dare go for it the next time. Ghajini is one of those flicks you watch, love and then conveniently forget till the next time you see it on television (doubt even that happening).
The intention superb, the packaging nice and the clincher, its star Aamir Khan's devastating 'proposal of love' on the bus single handedly made everyone in the hall go smiling without the cliched awwww (proposals I hadn't seen in an age).
Aamir Khan owns this movie from the word go. 'Look'wise I accept he sold himself completely, the mad acting, impressive(the scene where he pounces on the police officer reading his stuff is a killer) and the balance of his 2 roles is spellbounding and perhaps the movies biggest selling point and also its biggest mistake. I mean why on earth were those 2 years never shown, his transition from the suave to the sadist. I still couldnt figure how the tattoes came and honestly wanted to know how the puzzle (the whole mojo from the wash basin to the foot tattoo) was set up for him by him.
Rehman is awesome with those numerous numbers which you don't like the first time and slowly love it after you have seen the flick. The movie's sleekest number sadly is murdered to a point its absurd. The heart wrenching "Kaise Mujhe" played awesome till Khan takes the flight and then again insanely is completed when they sit on a park bench when the camera switches so many times between Asin and Amir Khan that u want to just slap the director to just stop and roll the credits.
And probably that wraps anything good about the movie, Asin is screechy to a point I felt she would choke on her own voice. And the whole holier than thou image being mixed with her naughty side is so done to death its not funny. Jiah Khan is so stupid she needs an applause. And the villain had an accent I still haven't figured. What the f was it??!!!! How confusing is it when the four cars driving out of Air voice towers have the meticulously detailed numbers from 1111 to 4111 and then you overlook fundamental details like accent! Mr Murugadoss please train with Dibaker Banerjee or Vishal Bharadwaj. I mean how difficult was it to get a Pankaj Kapoor for this role!!!!
I am no expert in film making but appreciate Aamir Khan's assessment that this movie would pretty much sink if he didn't pull strange ass (read boring) marketing stunts like the 'barbers' day out' (which every news channel from here to timbuktu carried on that day) sooner. Its sucks when you realise the only viable actor of this generation I rate in the league of Pankaj Kapoor and Kamal Hassan (no Bacchan and Rajnikant and even SRK take a bow, these are the sensible Indian movie goers' top 2) somehow screws up so badly like Ghajini. Elephantile waste i say!

The last line made me think........ imagine a movie with Aamir Khan and Konkana Sen....... shit some powerful movie that would be!!!!

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