Movie Review: U Me Aur Hum...

*contains spoilers* First off, that title. Come on now, is it that hard to spell out ‘you’? It’s a sign of laziness when you can’t type two extra letters. U know? Ajay Devgan’s the director for this one. A little note to him. Ajay, the first half of the movie is really the most important. If by intermission, people are bored out of their minds, there’s little hope for you. Many may...

Movie Review: Race...

I still don’t understand why this movie is called Race. Sure, there’s horse racing in it, but it’s not much. In fact, that whole angle disappears about half an hour into the movie. Nobody’s racing in cars, on bikes, nothing. Hell, Tara Rum Pum should have been named Race, not this. If it’s supposed to go with that line in the movie, something about winning at the race of life, then...

Movie Review: Aaja Nachle...

Movie 3 of 4 on my ‘must see before I make my top 10 list of 07′ list. Only TZP is left now. As soon as this movie came out, I kept saying “I’ll see it soon, I’ll see it soon”. I’m glad I finally did. I LOVED IT. It’s not groundbreaking cinema, there’s tons of plot holes, lots I would change, but it’s just so much FUN. Watching Madz dance like that after so...

Movie Review: Johnny Gaddar...

I forgot about this one. I’m glad I remembered. Spoilers included Johnny Gaddar introduces Neil Nitin Mukesh, son of singer Nitin Mukesh. No acting background. And for a first film, he’s pretty good. I prefer this debut over Ranbir Kapoor’s debut. Neil doesn’t play it safe and start out with a sappy love story. No, he opts for the gangster film. He took the chance, and yes, he was barely...

Movie Review: Welcome...

I know I said I’d be making more top 10 lists, but I feel that I can’t make a top 10 movies of 2007 list without seeing Aaja Nachle, Welcome, and Taare Zameen Par. I start my journey towards a top 10 list with Welcome. Maybe I got the worst one out of the way. Welcome is the third biggest hit of the year (or something around that). So, wouldn’t you figure it’s a pretty darn good movie? I tell you,...

Movie Review: Saawariya...

I watched this one quite a while ago. But never felt motivated to write up a review. So I guess that’s a bit of foreshadowing on how this review is going to go. No pictures, no lists, just an overall opinion. Saawariya had potential. Ranbir Kapoor, great genes. Sonam Kapoor? Great genes. And Salman Khan and Rani Mukerji as backups. Sanjay Leela Bhansali at the helm. What could go wrong? Everything. I...

Movie Review: Om Shanti Om...

***CONTAINS SPOILERS!*** And it’s absurdly long. Sorry. I just couldn’t stop typing. Farah Khan’s hilarious. There’s no denying that. Main Hoon Na was one of the best movies I had seen in a long time when it came out. The dramatic scenes left a bit to be desired, but she really excelled in the comedy portions. Going into Om Shanti Om, I expected the same kind of hilarity. But what I didn’t...

Movie Review: Jab We Met...

I love Shahid Kapoor. He’s incredibly cute, has a nice voice, and whew, can he dance. And on top of all that, he’s a good actor. He has to be, having Pankaj Kapur’s genes and all. But he hasn’t gotten that one movie that shows everything he can do. Until now of course. Kareena is also a pleasant surprise. Her character doesn’t shut up in the first half, but you love her. She annoys you as...

Movie Review: Laaga Chunari Mein Daag...

The thrashing this movie got surprised me. I couldn’t believe that a movie making machine like YRF could churn out so many consecutive bad films (minus CDI of course). After watching, I guess I kind of agree with the critics. We all know the story by now. So I’ll just do a ‘good points vs. bad points’ type of review. Good points: - Rani and Konkona are fabulous actors, and they don’t...

Movie Review: Bhool Bhulaiya...

Before I begin my review on Bhool Bhulaiya, let me ask one thing. What genius decided that using half naked, booty shaking girls would be a good idea for a video of a title song that includes the words “hare ram hare ram, hare krishna hare ram”? I can’t understand what idiot would think it was in good taste. Ok, getting that out of the way, BB could have been a great movie. It was touted as a...