I thought I’d put down my thoughts about some of those movies and also some movies that I saw recently (but were released long back) …
A Wednesday … An absolute classic, masterpiece of a movie … Absolutely everything about the movie was good … short (1 and ½ hour), no-nonsense (no songs and all that crap), fast-paced (it will keep you on the edge of your seat for the entire movie), impeccable dialogues (eg. “We are resilient by force .. not by choice”), strong characters (Naseerji at his best … Anupamji plays the perfect “Police Commissioner” and all of the other characters) … I have seen it thrice already and each time it was as captivating as I when I saw it for the first time. I should also get an award of sorts for promoting the movie … As I have been recommending it to ppl and also making them see it (and also seeing it with them) …
Mumbai Meri Jaan was another movie based on the Jul ‘06 Mumbai bomb blasts. Compared to “A Wednesday” it was an ‘ok-ok’ movie … Somehow the characters didn’t come out clearly … Somehow I was not impressed with Maddy’s acting this time around. Seemed a bit “artificial”. The only thing that came out very strongly was Pareshji’s acting. I have to say he is one of the best actors that we have … He is able to fit into any character with such ease … “Hats off to you, Sir” … I was watching the movie and I was wondering how is the movie going to end … and I must say it was a pretty good ending that the director came up with which gave a good feel at the end of the movie.
Another movie that I saw recently (which I should have seen long back) was Shaurya. Another excellent movie … All characters in the movie were very strong. I came to know that it was an inspiration of the English movie “A few good men” … well then I have another movie that I have to see then. I was especially impressed by KK’s excellent acting … He played the role of the Senior Army Official with such perfection that one should just watch and experience. The movie is full of great dialogue deliveries (mostly by KK and some by Rahul Bose in the end). The sequence where KK scares the shit out of Rahul and then orders Rahul to have his coffee before leaving was a treat to watch. Dialogues are the key highlights of the movie and one I was especially amused was when KK scowls at one of his juniors when they use the word ‘sweat’ by saying “Only pigs sweat … Human Beings perspire”
Some more reviews after I see the Bond movie and others in the coming days …
