I said since the Timothy Dalton years - before his years, there were quite a few memorable Bond title tracks - all of Shirley Bassey's songs were terrific
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I will hold "writing's on the wall" over "let the skyfall"and that's mostly because of the wonderful opening title credits. The way it's been conceptualised with Bond in flames and all the main characters of the last four films coming in really made the difference. As a standalone probably the latter. But I got to hear both only through the opening credits. So hence my opinion...Spectre was good except that I wished they had used Waltz a little better. Silva towers over Blofeld in my opinion...
Yes, the title credit of Spectre is intelligent, that hits from time to time with certain visuals in the film. Moreover, its all about Spectre and its child organisations, which are beautifully assembled during the Title card.
Coming to Bond girls, there is another titbit in Spectre about 'Bond beds Women'. Lucia Sciarra & Madeleine Swann are 2 different females, in age as well as looks. And the best part is when Blofled gives a clue how much younger Miss Swann is compared to them (include Bond), when he says she was a little girl when he visited her father. These details in Spectre were far most the best expressed in the Bond series.
Spectre is witty too, even in melodramatic suituations. Addressing Money Penny after watching Ex-M's instructions, Bond says "She works even after her death".
Also the scene at L'Americain is somber : "Who sent you? Who are you working for?". Everyone were laughing, I was like wanting to hug Bond.
And Q gets the ultimate lines : "I asked you to bring it back in one piece, not just one piece"
There is another funny moment when the Aston gets reserved for 009, and Q offers Bond just a watch -
Bond: What can it do?
Q: It tells the time.
Tiny light moments are floated all over the movie.
And about Blofled : When it comes to the character, Blofled got a sufficient runtime as Bond's nemesis. Neatly packed, enlarging the mystery within a mystery. But when it comes to Waltz who plays Blofled, I am in total agreement with you. Raises another question : For Fan's sake if Waltz got more footage, would it not take the charm out of the Bond Film ? I thought, "I am a visionary", summarises most of it about Blofled.
(And "Hello Pussy" was an excellent touch ... LoL)
I second that.
Watched vedalam in my ho.. theatre ... ennaththa solla sollavonnum illa...below average..Nothing is worked for me. ..:banghead:
Vedhalam - A very unintelligent movie filled with clichés and hero worship. A movie apt for Siva but not for Ajith. The innocent act and the transformation does not work at all especially when the transformed act does not resemble the flashback Ajith one bit.
Folks,
Kind request.... Why don't you post TV/VD reviews in the "Respective" threads?
***Prem Ratan Dhan Payo
By Taran Adarsh, 12 Nov 2015, 12:54 hrs IST
Rating: 4.5/5 |
4.5***
I have never seen this guy giving anything less than 4 stars for any "Khan" movies! He will be very stingy when it comes to any south indian actors. Are they in their "payroll"?
Any one seen "The Martian" ? IMDB has given good reviews !
யாரு மாறனும்? ஒரு கலையை எப்படி ரசிக்கணும், போற்றனும் என்ற அடிப்படை அறிவு கொண்டவர்களா? இல்லாதவர்களா? இல்லை இதுபோன்ற பலரது சீற்றங்களுக்கு/அற்பங்களுக்கு மௌனமாக இருந்துவிட்டு குறிப்பிட்ட சிலவற்றில் மட்டும் மூக்கை நுழைத்து நடுநிலை நாட்டாமைத் தனத்தை வெளிக்காட்டுபவர்களா?
Raghu: Only you and I (two rajini fans) left here! Just move on buddy! It is not worth it. :)
Any one seen the movie "Burnt" any good ?
Okay Ji! Cos sometimes fans can be a bit reactive towards such reviews! yhats why posted here! Enjoy the celebration!
Vedhalam
A mindless masala which tests our patience throughout. I don't know what these directors think of the audiences while writing such scripts. Although i am not a fan of Hari, I admire him for one aspect. He doesn't allow the audience to think of logical loopholes in his films while we are watching it. He compensates with his racy screenplay and some fast camera movements. But in Vedhalam, neither the story is interesting nor the making is impressive.
The film does have some interesting scenes. But Siva has successfully made them look funny with some needless follow ups. Best example is the yacht scene. The transformation was kinda cool but the dance and facial expressions of Ajith that followed really split me up. Would any sane director do that with Ajith?
Let me not speak about Shruthi or Soori here. Would end up getting banned.
//Reading reports that the film has collected good in TN. If 'this' film is doing good at the BO, then Ajith has certainly hit a purple patch//
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Tats y I feel top actors should do commercial movies( even if its experimental)..even if its worse atleast hardcore fans will end up watching multiple times..
have to agree with that..in fact i have never missed any of his films..watched his poojai recently..after watching abt 20 mins, i couldnt move..watched till the end :oops: theres something abt his screenplay that makes me sit through his films..
Was has surudhi done to her lips? she looks awful now..her career is over..reminds me of bollywood anushka..
VEDHALAM
sorry to say..ana athan unmai...en vazhaikila entha padathyum theaterla paathu thoonganathey illa..vedhalam is fist..thala ippadi therikka thoonga viduvarunnu nenachu kuda pakkala..'annan thanggai pasamam'..tamill-la banned panni romba nalachu!!
Thoonggavanam innum pakkala..maybe today..
Hari films have racy screenplay and decent logic in each scene! Only his fights and dialogues are exaggerated! And his comedy tracks are unwanted at times! Apart from that I love his movies!
Watching a Hari movie is like playing fifa football on amateur level u will always win like the hero does in Hari's movies. I dont even dare to think about how weak Villain will be in Singam III.
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Agreed @interz
That I agree after saamy..I felt only singam1 had strong villain!
veeram on sun tv..many things worked in veeram which was not the same case for vedhalam..Masala quotient was just nice..comedy worked big time..ajit was composed..heroine was required and not forced into the script..my favourite scene is still and always be..changed ajith meeting tamannaah :oops: matured romaaance..
Premam (malayalam)- superb movie with stunning performance from Sai Pallavi & Nivin pauly although remind me Cheran's Autoghaph
Sai Pallavi- OMG what a lovable teacher :wink:
another major highlights- songs :2thumbsup:
Watched Vedhalam again with my parents. My mom couldn't stop laughing at all the unintentional comedies through out the movie. Ajith really needs to cut all ties with Siva.
Mockingjay was good! Even though this is the first hunger games film!
Watched Puli on the local channel. The first time I watched I couldn't hear the dialogues because of trespassers. Our whole family laughed so hard throughout the movie. What an unintelligent piece of trash it was.
Also rewatched mahanathi after 10 years. I didn't expect that I was not going to like the film. The music is still fresh but the film is outdated and is also manipulative.
Katthukutti (2015 : TAMIL : Drama)
Happened to watch Kathukutti yesterday. Sweetly suprised with the film for its impeccable dialogues. The mode of exposition where the camera switches between two groups of people as they receive the same information is excellent. Also, the movie carries a lot of Split dialogues and same conversation shared through vareities.
Kathukutti is about a rural youngster living on the lands threatened by methane exploitation. Eventhough the character and casting were not crisply done, they do point out at the raise of this youngster as the leader of the people. Few artists have brought out naturalism, notably the one who acts as Narain's father who reminds a lot Bharathiraja. Also the artist who comes as his uncle and the one who enacts the father of Srushti Dange. The comedy track works at several moments, but goes into a repetivie mode concentrating mostly on alcohol jokes. The film badly cries its need for Illayaraja, eventhough Aruldev does try to march forward with instrumentation alligning it with the rural backdrop. Many scenes were captrued excellently. At few instances the film gets preachy, Era Saravanan should have tried to express in a more polished and artistic manner.
I can safely recomend Kathukutti as a late evening movie.
Katthukutti - Awakener
Any reviews on the tamil new releases?