Archive for February, 2008
Posted on February 13, 2008 - by Reema
Top 10 movies of 2007
Yes, it’s a bit late. But I figure that I’m not getting around to watching Taare Zameen Par anytime soon, so this list excludes that movie. Comments will contain spoilers.
I’m sure you’re wondering why this one is here. Yes, it could have been better, but I enjoyed it quite a bit.
Pros: Shreyas Talpade’s performance was magnificent, but we’ve come to expect that from him. Tusshar and Udita didn’t annoy me as much as I thought they would. The twist, I so didn’t see it coming.
Cons: The songs are nothing special. It could have been written better. Tusshar and Udita still annoyed me.
What? An Amitabh movie on my list? Why yes, there is. Because it’s a very good movie. Tabu was perfectly cast. She’s great opposite Amitabh.
Pros: It’s a nice, cute, funny love story. And it’s not with kids, it’s a mature romance, something I’ve been really wanting to see in Bollywood (though I want to see it with SRK and Kajol instead).
Cons: The bit towards the end with Paresh Rawal gets a bit long and tiresome.
You know, I started watching this movie with my family, and we ended up turning it off when Abhay starting doing his puppy-dog look. We had had enough. I decided to go back and watch it myself. Glad I did.
Pros: Kay Kay Menon. What a guy. He was brilliant. Sajnaji Vaari Vaari. Such a fun fun fun song. Boman and Shabana. Very cute, I liked their story. Overall, all the stories worked, except…
Cons: Arjun and Dia. I didn’t understand the point, and Ranvir Shorey got screwed. Such a great actor having such a tiny role. Also, the whole superhero bit. Though it had to be that, because no couple is like that. They made me want to gag.
Such a cute picture. Aww.
Pros: Great acting job by Emraan. I really liked the story too.
Cons: Quite a bit of violence. I don’t like the fact that Emraan dies, but I suppose he had to.
What do you get when you put a bunch of goofballs together in a movie with a goofball script and a goofball director? Usually a really stupid movie. But Dhamaal fell through the cracks.
Pros: Ritesh Deshmukh, I love you man. You’re hilarious, you’re cute, and I just love you. Moving on, Arshad and Javed are wonderful in this one. Ashish, I can do without, but he’s fine. But it was actually very funny. After a long time, we had a great comedy from Bollywood.
Cons: Sanjay Dutt’s whole thing with the kids. Really useless and unnecessary.
OMG it’s Madhuri! Her alone is enough to get AN on my list. But the movie was so much fun too.
Pros: Madhuri’s comeback, looking as beautiful as ever, and still dancing like a dream. Konkona and Kunal’s magical pairing, Akshaye Khanna looking mighty fine, and the music.
Cons: A few nitpicky things here and there in the script, but nothing majorly wrong. If you must know, read my review further down the page.
That Neil Nitin Mukesh, I tell you, he’ll be big. He’s hot, he’s a good actor, and he’s hot. Oh wait…
Pros: Neil Nitin Mukesh. He’s hot. Dharmendra. He rocks. Vinay Pathak. He’s amazing. I forget the other guy’s name. Sriram Raghavan is a brilliant director. I loved his first, Ek Hasina Thi, and I love this one too. The lady who plays Vinay’s wifey (she comes in one of the serials my mom watches) was really good. I hope she’s cast more in movies. The end. Completely justified.
Cons: Rimi Sen. Get off my screen.
Ironic, isn’t it? The moment Shahid/Kareena break up, they make a hit movie. Get back together! Actually, no. Don’t.
Pros: Shahid Kapoor. Mauja Hi Mauja. Nagada Nagada. Shahid Kapoor. Kareena Kapoor (gasp). Her performance was the best this year (among the ladies of course). Glasses!Shahid is very nice. Dancing Shahid is also very nice. The dialogue was top notch. Very cute, very good movie. Shahid Kapoor.
Cons: None. Really.
The picture should say it all. But, for those who need actual words…
Pros: Absolutely hilarious. How can you not love Quick Gun Murugan? Mind it! Bwhahaha. Om and Pappu, awww. Beautiful beautiful music by Vishal Shekhar. Ajab Si is just so good. So is Main Agar Kahoon. So is Dard-e-Disco. 
Cons: The second half can’t keep up with the first. But it’s still brilliant.
Are you surprised? You shouldn’t be. If you’ve read my blog for this long, you should have known.
Pros: The beard. I’m writing a petition, that I need signed by all of you, to send to Shah Rukh to tell him to grow the damn beard back. I know he hates it, I know it itches, but dammit, it’s incredibly hot, and I want it back. He’ll just have to deal with it. The girls are also a wonderful surprise in this one. They really make the movie. After the beard of course.
Cons: None none none.
If you’re still here, thank you for reading the whole thing. And if you just scrolled down to the bottom to see what was number one, shame on you. But I’d probably do the same thing.
Tags: aaja nachle, aggar, awarapan, chak de india, cheeni kum, dhamaal, honeymoon travels, jab we met, johnny gaddar, om shanti om
Posted on February 6, 2008 - by Reema
My thoughts on some upcoming movies
Since I have no new movie reviews (I really have no desire to see TZP. I don’t know why.), here’s what I think about a few upcoming releases.
First up.
JODHA AKBAR
Ashutosh Gowarikar’s new magnum opus. And I hate to say it, but it looks like a magnum bore. The songs haven’t caught on, with me at least, and everything about it just seems so blah. Hrithik really fits the emperor role, but I’m not too sure about Ash. I don’t even know if I’ll watch this one on DVD. Hopefully it’s good, because I’m sure tons of money has gone into it.
There are also so many controversies surrounding it, about how historically accurate it is. That can bring a movie down. I know Asoka had the same problem, lots of people protested the accuracy of it, even though there was a nice little disclaimer at the beginning.
Oh well, only time will tell.
Next .
TASHAN
Seriously, how can you not be excited about Tashan? It’s the long awaited Sakshay reunion, and it promises to have rocking music by Vishal Shekhar. YRF knows they need to get into shape after their disastrous 2007, and Kareena’s coming off a high in Jab We Met. As for Anil, well, he’s everywhere now. So not much to say about him.
I’d like to see how Kareena and Saif look together on screen. This was the movie set where they hooked up, right? While poor Shahid was in Canada. 
But we aren’t getting into that. 
I really hope this movie delivers. Lots of people are looking forward to it.
And, last but not least…
RAB NE BANA DI JODI
Such an old school title. But hey, it’s the reunion of SRK and Adi. After the magical DDLJ, and after the complete bore Mohabbatein. So, which one will we get? Is this the Adi of the 90s or the Adi of the 2000s? Also, we get another girl debuting opposite SRK. Really, why couldn’t Adi use one of the many competent actresses we have in the industry who haven’t been paired with SRK yet? His story better be something grand, because I don’t want to see SRK romancing a girl half his age.
Tags: aditya chopra, aishwarya rai, akshay kumar, anil kapoor, hrithik roshan, jodha akbar, kareena kapoor, rab ne bana di jodi, saif ali khan, shah rukh khan, tashan
