Cast: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Heather Graham
Direction: Todd Phillips
Oh, American men have sworn to heaven that they will never grow-up so that films about 'em being so stupid will continue to release on Friday's thereby entertaining the not-so-stupid one's.
Hangover is funny. Thanks to the principal actors Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms & Zach Galifianakis.
Mr. Helms plays a dentist, Stu, only because making him an accountant would deprive the film of a choice tooth-extraction gag. Zach Galifianakis steals the film as the groom's not-quite-there bearded brother-in-law-to-be, Alan. Bradley Cooper plays Phil, a married school teacher. Justin Bartha plays Doug, who is soon-to-be-married.
For the bachelor's party the four friends decide to go to the sin city, Vegas. After a wicked night Phil, Stu and Alan wake up to find in their luxury suite with a tiger in the bathroom, a baby in the closet and a chicken scratching around the detritus. Stu has a missing incisor, Phil has a hospital bracelet around his wrist, and Doug is nowhere to be found. And the worst part is that none of the three remember shit about the previous night. The movie is told in reverse, with our three leads retracing the events of the previous night through whatever clues they can find. Heather Graham appears
as the stripper who Stu discovers he married the previous night. Mike Tyson shows up to sing along with a Phil Collins song. Mr. Galifianakis gets knocked out by the famous Mike-Tyson-punch. There's a funny scene in the movie when the trio ask for their Mercedes in which they came to Vegas but instead the valet brings to them a police car which they had apparently stolen the previous night.
The verbal jokes I will leave for you to discover and repeat with your friends.
The movie is true to it's title. Hangover is funny because it is sharply written. Although it is a just about a bachelor party gone wrong, it is very well done. Apart from the on-screen nudity consisting of male buttocks and a woman’s breast in the mouth of a nursing infant the movie is as safe as milk.
The film is fit enough to watch with your buddies.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
movie review : The Stoneman Murders.
Cast: Kay Kay Menon, Arbaaz Khan , Vikram Ghokle. Rukhsar,
Director: Manish Gupta
The Stoneman was a name given by the popular English language print media of Kolkatta to an alleged serial killer who menaced the streets of that city in 1989.
The Stoneman was credited with thirteen murders over six months (the first in June 1989), but it was never established whether the crimes were the handiwork of one person or a group of individuals. The Calcutta police also failed to resolve whether any of the crimes was committed as a copycat murder. To date, no one has been sentenced for these crimes, making this one of the greatest unsolved mysteries plaguing modern metropolitan Indian police forces.
Yeah, the film is made about it. The film is entirely shot on the streets of Mumbai instead of on the location.
As shown in the film the Stoneman has already claimed his fifth victim.The Mumbai Police force does not consider this case to be important. However, there is one person in, sub-inspector Sanjay Shelar (Kay Kay Menon), suspended, who takes it on himself to find this killer. AIG Satam (VikramGokhale), who supports Sanjay, provides him with a opportunity of making it back to the team if he nails this criminal and with it provides him secret aid as well, for tracking down the serial killer. However, in the roadblock to Sanjay in his redemption attempt is Inspector Kedar Phadke (Arbaaz Khan), the officer
who is officially in-charge of the case. As obvious, their ways clash.
There are a handful of good scenes in the movie lyk those nail-biting scenes involving Kay Kay's pursuit of the shrouded killer and that of the killer moving in the dark alleys. I heard d crowds whistle (hey, hey, i hadn't been to a cheap screen. All i can say is the multiplex had lowered their rates that day) when Rukhsar says the *cough cough* Hindi word for a prostitute.
What takes the film to a higher level is the performance of Kay Kay Menon. He is a master in doing intense roles and yet again he delivers the goods. He carries the entire film on his shoulders. Arbaaz Khan does his bit too but Vikram Ghokle is wasted. Rukhsar is strictly okay. Man, next tym, get her voice dubbed. Virendra Saxena leaves a mark in a small cameo.
However, some portions f the movie, i felt was unessential, lyk the backless profile shot of Kay kay's wife (Rukhsar, who always plays his wife on-screen.. remember Sarkar?) and a dance-bar item number. And also there are loopholes lyk the films not-so-convincing ending and pointless portions.
The thing which earns the movie brownie points is its smart storytelling. It doesn't prematurely kill the thrill. The Stoneman Murders is an original piece of work and one of the finest thrillers made in Bollywood in recent times. Suspense film lovers should not give it a miss at any cost.
Manish, however, says that his story for the movie is 40% fact and 60% fiction. I'd rather say, it's a fictitious tale based on the real life footpath stoning incidents.
With a running tym f 100minutes, watchin Stoneman Murders is not a waste of tym.
Director: Manish Gupta
The Stoneman was a name given by the popular English language print media of Kolkatta to an alleged serial killer who menaced the streets of that city in 1989.
The Stoneman was credited with thirteen murders over six months (the first in June 1989), but it was never established whether the crimes were the handiwork of one person or a group of individuals. The Calcutta police also failed to resolve whether any of the crimes was committed as a copycat murder. To date, no one has been sentenced for these crimes, making this one of the greatest unsolved mysteries plaguing modern metropolitan Indian police forces.
Yeah, the film is made about it. The film is entirely shot on the streets of Mumbai instead of on the location.
As shown in the film the Stoneman has already claimed his fifth victim.The Mumbai Police force does not consider this case to be important. However, there is one person in, sub-inspector Sanjay Shelar (Kay Kay Menon), suspended, who takes it on himself to find this killer. AIG Satam (VikramGokhale), who supports Sanjay, provides him with a opportunity of making it back to the team if he nails this criminal and with it provides him secret aid as well, for tracking down the serial killer. However, in the roadblock to Sanjay in his redemption attempt is Inspector Kedar Phadke (Arbaaz Khan), the officer
who is officially in-charge of the case. As obvious, their ways clash.
There are a handful of good scenes in the movie lyk those nail-biting scenes involving Kay Kay's pursuit of the shrouded killer and that of the killer moving in the dark alleys. I heard d crowds whistle (hey, hey, i hadn't been to a cheap screen. All i can say is the multiplex had lowered their rates that day) when Rukhsar says the *cough cough* Hindi word for a prostitute.
What takes the film to a higher level is the performance of Kay Kay Menon. He is a master in doing intense roles and yet again he delivers the goods. He carries the entire film on his shoulders. Arbaaz Khan does his bit too but Vikram Ghokle is wasted. Rukhsar is strictly okay. Man, next tym, get her voice dubbed. Virendra Saxena leaves a mark in a small cameo.
However, some portions f the movie, i felt was unessential, lyk the backless profile shot of Kay kay's wife (Rukhsar, who always plays his wife on-screen.. remember Sarkar?) and a dance-bar item number. And also there are loopholes lyk the films not-so-convincing ending and pointless portions.
The thing which earns the movie brownie points is its smart storytelling. It doesn't prematurely kill the thrill. The Stoneman Murders is an original piece of work and one of the finest thrillers made in Bollywood in recent times. Suspense film lovers should not give it a miss at any cost.
Manish, however, says that his story for the movie is 40% fact and 60% fiction. I'd rather say, it's a fictitious tale based on the real life footpath stoning incidents.
With a running tym f 100minutes, watchin Stoneman Murders is not a waste of tym.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
movie review : Videsh -heaven on earth.
Cast: Preity Zinta, Vansh Bharadwaj
Director: Deepa Mehta
I like Preity Zinta. Period. I like her so much that Im almost in love with her. But, Im tellin you, folks, this is review ain't a biased one. Man, Preity Zinta was awesome in the movie is kinda like the only thingy y'al wonder once the movie is over.
Pz plays Chand, a young Punjabi girl who's parents have fixed her marriage with Rocky, played by Vansh Bhardwaj, who's family resides in Toronto. So, for her marriage Chand travels to Toronto from India and lives in a small house containing her husband's entire family which includes,a grandfather, a mom, an aunt, brother's, brother's wives & their children. There she is tormented my her mother in-law & is ignored by her husband who talks more with his hands than his mouth whenever she stands up against his ill-treating mother. After several such incidents she even tries to poison Rocky gathering courage as advised by a black-American-woman cum door-mat working with her. (Well this tells us somethin bout American women too; they won't take shit lyin flat on their back, something which i always felt Indian women should also practice)
Rocky's mother like any any age-old-mother shown in Indian cinema thinks that the 'bahu' will take his 'beta' away from her. There's a wonderful scene where when Rocky & Chand live in a hotel room for a night for you-know-wot, and the mother shows up in the pretext of missing her son too much & sees to it that they don't come close that night.
Sounds like any other bollywood film, ryt? Yeah, it is, xcept for the Zinta babe's performance who portrays the sorrow's and feelings of Chand brilliantly thru' her eyes only. Vansh brings intensity to Rocky's character and his mother played by Balinder Johal, too, does a fantastic job as a insecure mother. But boy, Videsh is driven by Pz who delivers her career-defining role as she brings so much depth to the character of Chand.
The movie's quite realistic for most of it's part until Mehta decides to use the unrealistic element like a cobra showing up in the backyard which forms a part of Chand's imagination and takes the human form of her loving-husband Rocky. It looks a bit too much as it gets repetitive.
It's here where, Videsh looks cold.
The movie is ultimately the story of a woman's struggle for her identity and self-confidence in the face of domestic violence.
Videsh is slow yet alarming. I'd say it's worth a watch for Pz's honest performance. Go ahead, folks.
Director: Deepa Mehta
I like Preity Zinta. Period. I like her so much that Im almost in love with her. But, Im tellin you, folks, this is review ain't a biased one. Man, Preity Zinta was awesome in the movie is kinda like the only thingy y'al wonder once the movie is over.
Pz plays Chand, a young Punjabi girl who's parents have fixed her marriage with Rocky, played by Vansh Bhardwaj, who's family resides in Toronto. So, for her marriage Chand travels to Toronto from India and lives in a small house containing her husband's entire family which includes,a grandfather, a mom, an aunt, brother's, brother's wives & their children. There she is tormented my her mother in-law & is ignored by her husband who talks more with his hands than his mouth whenever she stands up against his ill-treating mother. After several such incidents she even tries to poison Rocky gathering courage as advised by a black-American-woman cum door-mat working with her. (Well this tells us somethin bout American women too; they won't take shit lyin flat on their back, something which i always felt Indian women should also practice)
Rocky's mother like any any age-old-mother shown in Indian cinema thinks that the 'bahu' will take his 'beta' away from her. There's a wonderful scene where when Rocky & Chand live in a hotel room for a night for you-know-wot, and the mother shows up in the pretext of missing her son too much & sees to it that they don't come close that night.
Sounds like any other bollywood film, ryt? Yeah, it is, xcept for the Zinta babe's performance who portrays the sorrow's and feelings of Chand brilliantly thru' her eyes only. Vansh brings intensity to Rocky's character and his mother played by Balinder Johal, too, does a fantastic job as a insecure mother. But boy, Videsh is driven by Pz who delivers her career-defining role as she brings so much depth to the character of Chand.
The movie's quite realistic for most of it's part until Mehta decides to use the unrealistic element like a cobra showing up in the backyard which forms a part of Chand's imagination and takes the human form of her loving-husband Rocky. It looks a bit too much as it gets repetitive.
It's here where, Videsh looks cold.
The movie is ultimately the story of a woman's struggle for her identity and self-confidence in the face of domestic violence.
Videsh is slow yet alarming. I'd say it's worth a watch for Pz's honest performance. Go ahead, folks.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Sin.
Men and women sin in different ways.
The seven sins:
1. LusT
Excessive thoughts or desires of a sexual nature can lead to sexual addiction, fornication, adultery, bestiality, rape, perversion, and incest.
2. GluttonY
Gluttony is the over-indulgence and over-consumption of anything to the point of waste. In the Christian religions, it is considered a sin because of the excessive desire for food, or its withholding from the needy.
3. GreeD
A sin of excess, Greed (as seen by the church) is applied to the acquisition of wealth in particular.
4. SlotH
Sloth is viewed as being a refusal to enjoy the goodness of God and the world God created. However, the definition of sloth has changed considerably. Now it represents the failure to utilize one's talents and gifts.
5. WratH
Wrath (or anger or "Rage") may be described as inordinate and uncontrolled feelings of hatred and anger.
6. EnvY
Like greed, envy may be characterized by an insatiable desire; they differ, however, for two main reasons. First, greed is largely associated with material goods, whereas envy may apply more generally. Second, those who commit the sin of envy resent that another person has something they perceive themselves as lacking, and wish the other person to be deprived of it.
7. PridE
In almost every list pride (or hubris or "vanity") is considered the original and most serious of the seven deadly sins, and indeed the ultimate source from which the others arise. It is identified as a desire to be more important or attractive than others, failing to give compliments to others though they may be deserving of them, and excessive love of self (especially holding self out of proper position toward God).
The most common sin for women is pride, while for men, the urge for sex.
The most common sin for men to face was lust followed by gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride.
For women the most common sins were pride, envy, anger and sloth.
The seven sins:
1. LusT
Excessive thoughts or desires of a sexual nature can lead to sexual addiction, fornication, adultery, bestiality, rape, perversion, and incest.2. GluttonY
Gluttony is the over-indulgence and over-consumption of anything to the point of waste. In the Christian religions, it is considered a sin because of the excessive desire for food, or its withholding from the needy.3. GreeD
A sin of excess, Greed (as seen by the church) is applied to the acquisition of wealth in particular.4. SlotH
Sloth is viewed as being a refusal to enjoy the goodness of God and the world God created. However, the definition of sloth has changed considerably. Now it represents the failure to utilize one's talents and gifts.5. WratH
Wrath (or anger or "Rage") may be described as inordinate and uncontrolled feelings of hatred and anger.6. EnvY
Like greed, envy may be characterized by an insatiable desire; they differ, however, for two main reasons. First, greed is largely associated with material goods, whereas envy may apply more generally. Second, those who commit the sin of envy resent that another person has something they perceive themselves as lacking, and wish the other person to be deprived of it.7. PridE
In almost every list pride (or hubris or "vanity") is considered the original and most serious of the seven deadly sins, and indeed the ultimate source from which the others arise. It is identified as a desire to be more important or attractive than others, failing to give compliments to others though they may be deserving of them, and excessive love of self (especially holding self out of proper position toward God).The most common sin for women is pride, while for men, the urge for sex.
The most common sin for men to face was lust followed by gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride.
For women the most common sins were pride, envy, anger and sloth.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Signing in..
Every tym I saw this I wished she would be there.
He: hi
She: hiiiiiiieee
He: i knew i wud cu here @ dis tym.
She: hmmm..
.
..
...
He: put up a dp na..
She: ya wait..
He: Oh.. wow u luk so beautiful
She: thank you
.
..
...
....
He: so where do v meet.
She: contact me 2mrw, i'll let u noe.
He: sure
He: bye. gd. sd.
She: byeeeeeee.. sd.
"Then in the morning I called her. She said she wouldn't be able to come. So, I said that I will come to meet her outside her college & so one hour later I was there outside her college. And by this tym she was already in McDonald's waitin for me. As I sat on the chair beside her 'Don't look at me, Im feeling very shy' were her first words. I was surprised to hear this from a girl who is,actually, meeting up with a guy she met online whom she barely even knows. Don't feel shy while talkin to strangers online, I was about to ask but then thought this would screw my chances & so I decided to keep quiet & look less in her direction. The 'date' ended few hours later & then we met up quite regularly. On some days she would come near my office, on other days I would go & wait for
her outsyde her college. Things were pretty good.
One day just like any other we decided to meet again. I just sent her a txt saying 'McDonalds'. This created a big confusion. Now, there's a McDonald's
outsyde my office as well as one near her college, almost insyde her college. We had never been to the McDonald's which was outsyde of my office. So, I went & waited for her in the McDonald's outsyde her college & she decided to use some extra brains & she waited for me in the McDonald's outsyde of my office. She thought it would be convenient. Now, from when did girls start thinking about our convenience, I thought. I waited for an hour insyde finishing 3Burgers & an large coke. I don't noe what she did waiting that long 'cause even she waited for the same amount of tym. For once I felt she was fooling me & must be at home watchin Television & I bet she even felt the same about me. So, after a lot of calls to each other & a lot of confusion we eventually decided not to meet that day. So, that day, we didn't meet.
I got a bit busy on the following 3 days & didn't catch up with her, neither on fone, nor online. After 3 days which felt like 3months I decided to give her a call. I was gettin serious about her. And so, I did. But that day she said she had to meet up with a girl-friend of hers so the plan got cancelled. And like this we didn't meet for 2 weeks 'cause she met her 4 more tyms after this one. Desperation was sinking in.
It was Sunday. 11:00am. My phone rang & it was her at the other end. But, at this end it was me and my mom beside me. I gathered some courage and answered the phone. But didn't manage to speak clearly. I spoke as if it was a guy at the other end & spoke a bit non-sense but somehow I managed to make her understand that I would call her back in sometym. Little did I noe that this 'sometym' would cost me so much.
Lyk I said, I gave her a call at 12 noon. I was in tremendously romantic mood that day so I went to a garden next to my building & the took the seat in the remote corner of the garden. I did all this before I gave her a call.
I called. She answered. But she didn't say what I wanted to hear.
She: Now it's too late. It's 12: ya. By the tym we meet it will be 14:00 & then I have to return home soon.
Me: So what. Go home late one day na. We haven't met for 2weeks, you noe.
She: Ya, I noe but then I was thinkin of meeting another online friend of mine.
Me: Is this a he or a she?
She: A guy.
Me: What the.. We haven't met for 2 weeks & you don't care about that. All you're thinkin about ryt now is meeting that guy.
She: No, I wanted to meet you so I called you at 11:00 but then..
Me: But what?
She: Then he called up & I promised him that I would meet him since you weren't free.
Me: So, it's like this now. If Im not free then someone else?
She: No, you don't understand.
Me: Yeah, I don't want to understand crap like this. 2weeks before this you wanted to meet this girl-friend of yours & now you want to meet this guy instead of me.
She: But..
(Klick!!)
I hung up.
I couldn't take more. It was very clear she avoided me. I was very upset. And once she told me that she felt shy when I looked at her, I thought. The whole ambiance that I had created, that corner seat of the garden, that silence, was all wasted. I went home & straight to bed. I was disappointed.
I made sure that I didn't call her the next day. So, I didn't & even she didn't. This affected me badly as I was damn serious about her.
Like this many weeks passed. We hadn't contacted each other. I didn't noe whether I was heart-broken, angry or was it my ego but all this tym I wondered as to why she never called me.
Then one day, I met her online. We greeted each other & then we had nuthin to say to each other. Neither me, nor her. I asked her bout her college life & she asked
m bout my office stuff. Just that & nuthin more. Like this we did meet a couple of tyms online and this was all that we spoke. This reduced gradually.
And since then I haven't spoken to her. And now she's not there on my list".
'kabhi ladki ke chakkar mein mat padh' was his final sentence as he ended his story.
He sounded heart-broken, definitely.
Now, I do not noe whether it was a warning or an advice. But I'll take it as an advice as advices are usually warnings in disguise.
And what's the harm in taking an advice from someone elder and a brother.
He: hi
She: hiiiiiiieee
He: i knew i wud cu here @ dis tym.
She: hmmm..
.
..
...
He: put up a dp na..
She: ya wait..
He: Oh.. wow u luk so beautiful
She: thank you
.
..
...
....
He: so where do v meet.
She: contact me 2mrw, i'll let u noe.
He: sure
He: bye. gd. sd.
She: byeeeeeee.. sd.
"Then in the morning I called her. She said she wouldn't be able to come. So, I said that I will come to meet her outside her college & so one hour later I was there outside her college. And by this tym she was already in McDonald's waitin for me. As I sat on the chair beside her 'Don't look at me, Im feeling very shy' were her first words. I was surprised to hear this from a girl who is,actually, meeting up with a guy she met online whom she barely even knows. Don't feel shy while talkin to strangers online, I was about to ask but then thought this would screw my chances & so I decided to keep quiet & look less in her direction. The 'date' ended few hours later & then we met up quite regularly. On some days she would come near my office, on other days I would go & wait for
her outsyde her college. Things were pretty good.
One day just like any other we decided to meet again. I just sent her a txt saying 'McDonalds'. This created a big confusion. Now, there's a McDonald's
outsyde my office as well as one near her college, almost insyde her college. We had never been to the McDonald's which was outsyde of my office. So, I went & waited for her in the McDonald's outsyde her college & she decided to use some extra brains & she waited for me in the McDonald's outsyde of my office. She thought it would be convenient. Now, from when did girls start thinking about our convenience, I thought. I waited for an hour insyde finishing 3Burgers & an large coke. I don't noe what she did waiting that long 'cause even she waited for the same amount of tym. For once I felt she was fooling me & must be at home watchin Television & I bet she even felt the same about me. So, after a lot of calls to each other & a lot of confusion we eventually decided not to meet that day. So, that day, we didn't meet.
I got a bit busy on the following 3 days & didn't catch up with her, neither on fone, nor online. After 3 days which felt like 3months I decided to give her a call. I was gettin serious about her. And so, I did. But that day she said she had to meet up with a girl-friend of hers so the plan got cancelled. And like this we didn't meet for 2 weeks 'cause she met her 4 more tyms after this one. Desperation was sinking in.
It was Sunday. 11:00am. My phone rang & it was her at the other end. But, at this end it was me and my mom beside me. I gathered some courage and answered the phone. But didn't manage to speak clearly. I spoke as if it was a guy at the other end & spoke a bit non-sense but somehow I managed to make her understand that I would call her back in sometym. Little did I noe that this 'sometym' would cost me so much.
Lyk I said, I gave her a call at 12 noon. I was in tremendously romantic mood that day so I went to a garden next to my building & the took the seat in the remote corner of the garden. I did all this before I gave her a call.
I called. She answered. But she didn't say what I wanted to hear.
She: Now it's too late. It's 12: ya. By the tym we meet it will be 14:00 & then I have to return home soon.
Me: So what. Go home late one day na. We haven't met for 2weeks, you noe.
She: Ya, I noe but then I was thinkin of meeting another online friend of mine.
Me: Is this a he or a she?
She: A guy.
Me: What the.. We haven't met for 2 weeks & you don't care about that. All you're thinkin about ryt now is meeting that guy.
She: No, I wanted to meet you so I called you at 11:00 but then..
Me: But what?
She: Then he called up & I promised him that I would meet him since you weren't free.
Me: So, it's like this now. If Im not free then someone else?
She: No, you don't understand.
Me: Yeah, I don't want to understand crap like this. 2weeks before this you wanted to meet this girl-friend of yours & now you want to meet this guy instead of me.
She: But..
(Klick!!)
I hung up.
I couldn't take more. It was very clear she avoided me. I was very upset. And once she told me that she felt shy when I looked at her, I thought. The whole ambiance that I had created, that corner seat of the garden, that silence, was all wasted. I went home & straight to bed. I was disappointed.
I made sure that I didn't call her the next day. So, I didn't & even she didn't. This affected me badly as I was damn serious about her.
Like this many weeks passed. We hadn't contacted each other. I didn't noe whether I was heart-broken, angry or was it my ego but all this tym I wondered as to why she never called me.
Then one day, I met her online. We greeted each other & then we had nuthin to say to each other. Neither me, nor her. I asked her bout her college life & she asked
m bout my office stuff. Just that & nuthin more. Like this we did meet a couple of tyms online and this was all that we spoke. This reduced gradually.
And since then I haven't spoken to her. And now she's not there on my list".
'kabhi ladki ke chakkar mein mat padh' was his final sentence as he ended his story.
He sounded heart-broken, definitely.
Now, I do not noe whether it was a warning or an advice. But I'll take it as an advice as advices are usually warnings in disguise.
And what's the harm in taking an advice from someone elder and a brother.
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