2010: An Interesting Year ahead for Hollywood movie lovers

2010: An Interesting Year ahead for Hollywood movie lovers
In 2009, unlike its poor cousin Bollywood, Hollywood had a bumper year where the earnings in US crossed that of the previous record year 2007. Similarly, 2009 has been a good year for Hollywood movies in India, with many of the Hollywood movies hitting the bulls eye and we can expect some more awe...

Surrogates – Sci-fi Action but a skimpy plot

Surrogates – Sci-fi Action but a skimpy plot
Surrogates is a movie that hardly comes by. Set in a futuristic date when  robot bodies can be controlled by human beings using their brains, Surrogates follows the lives of us humans who have become mere operators of these surrogate bodies that live, move and work for them. A good science fiction action...

The Hangover – Witty Comedy to Leave You Rolling On The Floor

The Hangover – Witty Comedy to Leave You Rolling On The Floor
Sometimes, you don’t need a huge ensemble, big stars and a well scripted story to make a hit. all it takes is achieving a perfect blend of all aspects of film-making – good performances, decent script, and engaging direction. The Hangover, directed by Todd Phillips – the very same guy who...

The Taking of Pelham 123 – A Comedy-Thriller that pleases you

The Taking of Pelham 123 – A Comedy-Thriller that pleases you
The Taking of Pelham 123 is a nice movie. Its a movie set in the contemporary world, with make-believe characters and perhaps makes fun of almost everything going on in the world these days. It is also a remake of a 1974 movie by the same name, both are based on a novel by the author John Godey. The Taking...

Race to Witch Mountain Movie Review

Race to Witch Mountain Movie Review
Race to Witch Mountain is a weird movie from Disney. It starts with a bang, jumps into the action, keeps doing the action, tries to be funny, tries to be deep, but somewhere in between looses it. Losses it big-time. Race to Witch Mountain tells the story of ex-con Jack Bruno (Dwayne Johnson), who is now a...

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince – How Inferi Massacred the Fans

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince – How Inferi Massacred the Fans
It is very difficult to write a neutral review of a very pathetic adaptation of one of your favorite books. Yet, try, I shall! For a fan, the movie is torture even when not translated (how I shall divulge later). But for someone who has miraculously avoided everything potter in the real world and knows...