Aayirathil oruvan 2010 - movie review

The movie is a mixture of scenes collected from a hell lot of movies - McKenna’s Gold, Indian Jones, Mummy, King Kong, Sinbad, Lara Croft, Troy, Gladiator, Apocalypto, Tenali, Lesbian spank inferno,...

My verdict:
Total waste of time. Don't even watch it in thiruttu DVD. The company which did great VFX for Avatar, Twilight & Paa made horrible VFX for this movie. This movie is a big let down in all area. See the machine guns & bullets spraying in the movie, even captain and Arjun don't use them anymore in their movies. Selva Raghavan has gone nuts, no wonder Sonia Aggarwal filed for divorce. The movie has an open ending, when you least expect it to end, raising nightmares if there will be a sequel to it.

Slumdog Millionaire - movie review

IMDB User Rating: 8.7/10

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1010048/

My verdict: (*** SPOILER ALERT ***)
Danny Boyle, the director of Trainspotting, shows brutal(somewhat real) India through the eyes of a chaiwaala (office assistant). Movie is good, most of the movie is realistic but lacks a little logic here and there. All the events leading to the answers to the questions asked in the TV programme are in chronological order with question numbers, which is kinda movie-ish. Just like any H(b)ollywood movie, the director resorted to have a happy ending which is quite a crowd puller in India and in many other parts of the world but he could have done better with the final question's answer. If I were him I would have made him lose the game but still not repent for that since he got back the love of his life. Movie is very much watchable. Just watch it :)

The Kite Runner - movie review

IMDB User Rating: 7.8/10

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419887/

My verdict:
My obsession towards flying kites is what drew me to this title. But the movie amazed me for other reasons. One of the best movies I have seen so far.

Sleuth - movie review

IMDB User Rating: 8.2/10

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069281/

My verdict:
I got fed up of writing comments here on the movies I see. So I wasn't writing anything for quite a while. But this movie compelled me to mention it here so that it won't be forgotten by me forever. Awesome movie having just 2 guys and a house. The movie is about the battle of wits between a man and his wife's lover. The game of humiliation turns deadly. IMDB rating of 8.2 says it all. Must watch.

Definitely Maybe - movie review

IMDB User Rating: 7.5/10

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0832266/

My verdict:
A good, watchable, romantic movie. Similar to the series "How I met your mother" where a father tells his kids how he met their mother.

Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na - movie review

IMDB User Rating: 8.1/10

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0473367/

My verdict:
Bollywood(hindi) movie. This movie is a mixture of many movies in tamil but beautifully done. One of the very few good films of bollywood in recent times. Whatever project Aamir Khan is involved is rocking big time. A definite one time watch

Kung Fu Panda - movie review

IMDB User Rating: 8.0/10

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0441773/

My verdict:
Very good animation. Good storyline. Very funny to watch.

Cassandra's Dream - movie review

IMDB User Rating: 6.9/10

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0795493/

My verdict:
Another nice movie from Woody Allen. The story revolves around two brothers who are cash strapped and didn't know how to come out of it. They take up criminal activity and then morality plays the game, ending the movie perfectly.

Cashback - movie review

IMDB User Rating: 7.5/10

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460740/

My verdict:
Funny British movie. Time freezing concept on the hero's thought and he living in the time frozen world is a nice concept. Pretty much watchable.

The Dark Knight (Batman) - movie review

IMDB User Rating: 9.4/10 (At present #1 in Top 250 movies of all time)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/

My verdict:
Joker steals the show. Story reminds me of "Do we need Superman", "Spiderman, a hero or menace" kinda scenes in the other super hero movies. Good special effects, Pretty good to watch.

Be kind rewind - movie review

IMDB User Rating: 6.8/10

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0799934/

My verdict:
An ok-ish comedy movie. Watchable.

Bad Santa - movie review

IMDB User Rating: 7.3/10

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0307987/

My verdict:
A really bad Santa. But a good movie.

Atonement - movie review

IMDB User Rating: 7.9/10

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0783233/

My verdict:
English(Not hollywood) movie. Can watch.

Napoleon Dynamite - movie review

IMDB User Rating: 6.9/10

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374900/

My verdict:
Waste of time. Just don't watch it.

The Spiderwick Chronicles - movie review

IMDB User Rating: 7.0/10

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416236/

My verdict:
Chronicles of Narnia type movie. Nothing much in it.

To rob a theif (Ladrón que roba a ladrón) (Bandoleros) - movie review

IMDB User Rating: 6.9/10

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0859760/

My verdict:
Spanish comedy movie with a hint of Ocean's eleven story line but unique in it's own way. Watched this movie thrice already and can still watch it more times.

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios) - movie review

IMDB User Rating: 7.5/10

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095675/

My verdict:
Spanish comedy movie. Pedro Almodovar direction. Very funny to watch.

21 grams - movie review

IMDB User Rating: 7.9/10

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0315733/

Paul Rivers: How many lives do we live? How many times do we die? They say we all lose 21 grams... at the exact moment of our death. Everyone. And how much fits into 21 grams? How much is lost? When do we lose 21 grams? How much goes with them? How much is gained? How much is gained? Twenty-one grams. The weight of a stack of five nickels. The weight of a hummingbird. A chocolate bar. How much did 21 grams weigh?

My verdict:
This movie reminded me of Amores perros and Babel. Then I found out that this movie was directed by the same director as the earlier said movies. A good watch.

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie) - movie review

IMDB User Rating: 8.1/10

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068361/

My verdict:
French movie. Watchable.

Pan's Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno) - movie review

IMDB User Rating: 8.5/10

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457430/

My verdict:
Spanish movie, winner of 3 oscars. I watched this movie 4 times already. I can watch it again.