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Watching movies endlessly these past few weeks.  But iam unable to find any time to write a detailed review of them. If and when i find time, i will write something detailed about the ones i liked.  As of now, a list of the movies and my ratings.

Basic Instinct -1 (4/5)
Taken  (4/5)
A Wednesday (4/5)
21 (3/5)
Mumbai Meri Jaan (3/5)
Charlie Wilson’s War (3/5)
Rock On (3/5)
Chamku (2/5)
Hijack (1/5)
Mukhbir (1/5)
Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam (0/5)
C Kompany (0/5)
Meet the Spartans (0/5)
Aeon Flux (0/5)
Basic Instinct -2 (0/5)

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Pathetic lyrics, but you cant discount the fact the songs are damn catchy. Especially the rendition of “Socha Hai” and “Rock On” by Farhan Akhthar.

An aside, the posters of the movie simply rock.  A refreshing change from the ones you regularly see for the Bollywood movies.  It really makes me miss those initial days here in Singapore when i used to wear all those gothic bling bling and rockstar kinda Tshirts and jeans   Miss those days.  Cant believe how i have mellowed down so much. Heh.

Above pictures courtesy: Santabanta

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Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – I hate myself for loving you

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An awesome song from the 80s.  When MTV invaded our lives in the mid 90s, this song used to be repeated endlessly on that channel.  That was long before MTV sold its soul to the stupid bollywood songs.  Today there are hardly any channels in India that play some good english music.  The exception being VH1. Even the FM channels play some pathetic telugu songs through the day. Grrr….

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The early 90s were the time when Gulshan Kumar and his T-Series ruled the roost.  There used to be some very tackily made movies starring newbies but with some great music.  You cringe when you see the video today, but just listen to the music and you know what i mean.

Mohabbat, Inayat, Karam – Bahaar Aane Tak (1991)

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Bin Tere Sanam – Yaara Dildara (1991)

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Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Naa

One thing that beats me completely is how can someone as perfectionist as Aamir Khan give nod to a lousy script as this one.  And how can someone like Abbas Tyrewala who has written some solid scripts like Maqbool and Munnabhai think of making a movie on this.

Honestly, had a lot of expectations from the movie considering the fact that it was an Aamir Khan production with such a solid assembly of technicians. Everything in the movie is great except the script.  Imran Khan is not your typical hero, Genelia is bubbly, vibrant and emotes well.  Surely she is one of the better prospects in the industry than bimbos like Katrina, Bipasha, Aishwarya etc.

Or then maybe i was too engrossed with wifey sitting beside me that i lost the plot of the movie.  Anyways, not a great prospect from the reputed Aamir Khan productions.  Better luck next time.

My rating:  (**) 2/5

The Dark Knight – Batman

Well, what should i say about the movie that hasnt been told before.  You can watch the movie for just one person, Heath Ledger. His Joker is creepy, violent, sadistic and sends a chill down your spine with his antics. Batman, unlike other superheroes has a dark side to him unlike the goody goody Superman.  And Christopher Nolan has exploited the same to the hilt.  Though the movie has a lot of messy and confusing sub plots, its a compelling watch.  A bit on the longer side, still surely one of the best big budget movie to come out of Hollywood in years. Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent is too good.  But his transformation at the end was not so convincing.

Christian Bale as Batman is ok, but he is completely overshadowed by the Joker.  Sad, we will miss Heath Ledger. I havent watched Brokeback Mountain.  Believe, its time for me to go through his entire filmography and catch up on what i missed out.

But the icing on the cake?  I watched The Dark Knight in Prasad IMAX at Hyderabad (one of the biggest 3-D IMAX screen in the world).  And the experience.  Fabulous.  Simply mindblowing.  The ariel shots of Gotham city, the entire stunt sequence in Hong Kong…., they have to be seen in IMAX to be believed.

My rating (****.5)  4.5/5

Above pictures courtesy: Santabanta, Warner bros

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