Movie Reviews for the week of 15th January 2007 – 18th January 2007
Nacho Libre
Starring: Jack Black
Watched this movie because it had Jack Black in it. Though it was not that great, it was an okay movie. Probably when you are bored and don’t know what to do with the time, you could watch this. I don’t think this warrants anything more than these few lines.
Grandma’s Boy.
Though this movie had no big Superstar cast in it. This was also an Okay movie. The only thing that interested me in this movie was that it was about Video Games. It’s about a Videogame Tester who’s 35, when all the other testers are teens or pre-teens. No plot, no storyline, just another comedy flick, which does tickle your rib at times. The leading lady was good looking. And the Games that come in this movie, I haven’t played any of them. I never knew how the time flew in this movie. It was a short movie, however it was average.
Failure to Launch
Starring: Matthew McConaughey and Sarah Jessica Parker
Another Comedy movie or should I say Romantic Comedy movie. This one is another all right movie. Tripp (Matthew McConaughey) lives with his parents even though he’s over 30, has good job etc. His parents conspire to get him out of the house, by setting him up with Paula (Sarah Jessica Parker), who’s claims to be a professional in doing that. The movie starts of well. However by the end of it you can really, at least I could, predict the ending. Guess, that’s what happens when you watch about 4 movies in a day. Another Timepass movie if you ask me. Nothing more, nothing less.
RV
Starring: Robin Williams.
Another Comedy movie. Probably can categorize it as a Family Drama cum Comedy movie. Again I watched this because Robin Williams was there. Not a big deal, just another run of the mill comedy movie. You get to laugh here and there. However I enjoyed most of the movie. It was fun to watch this and I don’t think it would be a waste of time for anyone watching this. And yes, I knew the ending of this movie as well. J Guess I need to do something about this. You want to laugh for a bit, watch this one.
Matador.
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear.
Pierce Brosnan is a Hitman and Greg Kinnear is an entrepreneur of a startup company. They meet at the bar, in an unusual manner, which turns into a friendship and how it goes around. There is no big plot; this just rides on Brosnan’s and Kinnear’s acting skills. The movie is Good. It does have some scenes where you will laugh and at certain point you will feel satisfied watching this movie. I was intrigued by this from the very beginning because 2 of my favorite actors were in it. I liked Kinnear for his earlier movies like As Good as it Gets, You’ve got mail, Stuck on you, etc. Stuck on you probably was one movie I really liked of Kinnear’s.
As for Brosnan, though I was not that fond of his Bond Movies, I liked Tailor of Panama and the Thomas Crown Affair. There was something in those movies, which really made me watch them more than once. However, this movie went on well and I don’t think I will be watching this one more than once. That being said, I guess you could watch this movie once and feel happy about it. I don’t think I regretted watching this movie.
The Howards of Virginia.
Starring: Cary Grant
This is an OLD Movie. It’s in Black & White, that should give you a reasonable idea on how old this is. I watched the movie for only one reason, CARY GRANT. My brother has a liking to Grant and therefore, I watch all the movies of his as well, because I can get my hands on his movies rather easily, without any effort on my part.
This movie was a no-brainer and being an old movie made before Technicolor was introduced. This was not a bad movie, nor was it a good movie. I didn’t like that story line that much. The sole reason being this is a movie about the Colonization of US and why the Americans hated it so much. Since I don’t know the history I can’t understand it.
Once upon a time.
Starring: Cary Grant.
This one movie was really good; this one triggered me to watch all of Cary Grant’s movies. Nice Story line, good acting and a touch of humor. One thing I needed to remember while watching this movie was that this was released when there was a War going on all over the world. Therefore, in that context it was a good movie. This is about a Theater owner whose recent productions haven’t been that successful. And he is about to loose his Theater if he doesn’t come up with $100,000 within a week. As luck would have it he comes across a phenomenon, which could wipe away all his worries. Now how he handles it and whether or not he gets his theater back is the story.
The way the story was told is really amazing and I liked the way that Grant had handled some of his scenes. Especially the last couple of scenes. One good movie I would recommend, no matter what.
The Talk of the Town.
Starring: Cary Grant.
This movie was really good as well. I think what made it really good apart from the actor’s, was how humor was intertwined with a really serious story. It has a good plot and it was nicely told. The story is about a guy called Leopold Dilg (Cary Grant) who gets wrongly convicted for a crime and everyone in the town hates him for that. Dilg escapes from the law and takes refuge in a house, where by coincidence a great Legal mind, Michael Lightcap (Ronald Colman) will vacation to write a book. How Dilg and Nora Shelly, the landlord of the house, connive to get Michael Lightcap to involve in the Dilg case.
There were really funny scenes in how Colman and Grant play with each other. Their conversations are really interesting. In the end, alls well that ends well. So everything is hunky-dory. The plot and the direction is one thing that really made me watch this movie, though it’s in Black and White, this was a one hell of a movie.
LayerCake
Starring: Daniel Craig
This may be a spoiler for the movie.
I came to hear about this movie by chance when I was chatting with 2 of my friends about Hollywood movies. Though both are originally from Chennai, one did his MBA in Mumbai and currently working there as well. While the other completed his MS in the US and working there as well, calls it HOME now. Just after 5 years of being there he has started calling it his Home. Anyways, let me not digress. While we were chatting intelligently on English movies we drifted to Guy Ritchie movies and eventually they ended up talking about Layercake. Now intrigued I got to know about the story line and what mainly interested me was Daniel Craig. I liked him in Casino Royale and after how these guys described the movie and his acting skills, I had to see it.
I got lucky as well to get this movie in my hands. I was going through some CD’s and DVD’s that I had borrowed from a friend, just to see which and all I need to return to him, I found this movie in that pile. The funny thing is that I’ve had this movie for close to 2 years and didn’t even know it was such a good movie. (Yes I seldom return borrowed stuff and yes I liked this movie as well J)
Daniel Craig in his pre-Bond role is not that strongly built. Looks like he has beefed up after this movie. The movie is about Drug Dealers in London. Daniel Craig is a middleman who is planning to retire. However, his boss asks him to do a couple of things for him. He gets involved in things that go way beyond his control. Now how he manages and how this ends is the best part of the movie.
Craig plays his part really with ease and you find him as a guy who’s afraid and not so comfortable with violence, unlike what he was in Casino Royale. He’s a smart guy who knows his way around the Drug dealing world and. This is about how he maintains a low profile and how he gets the job done without being caught.
The end of the movie only I realized that he’s never been named, in the sense, his role has no name and I really didn’t catch on that. During the end credit as well, his role is credited as XXXX alone. I watched the movie once again to see if they had used any name for his role and they haven’t. This is one thing that I was taken aback on how I didn’t catch on with my entire movie watching experience. Another 2 hours spent well.
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
Starring: Jason Statham
I think I would watch any movie that has Jason Statham in it. This is a movie by Guy Ritchie. This has got a lot of humor in it and a lot of accent. I don’t think many can follow what these guys are really saying in the movie, they talk so fast and also with that accent of theirs it’s so damn difficult to understand them.
I watched this not only because Jason Statham acted in it but also because it was Guy Ritchie’s who directed this one. Only now when I am typing this review did I understand why the title of the movie is so apt. Guess, I didn’t realize this earlier. Either ways another good movie to watch. (Looks like I don’t give any movie a bad rating, guess I need to watch some Hindi movies to do that :D ).
Yeah I know it’s a big list and you guys are wondering where I get the time to watch all this. Well, the secret is to be in your bed and get up only to change the DVD. I think I need to get some extra-curricular activities lined up soon. Otherwise, this list may go from 4 per day to 6 per day. There were other movies I watched, however I don’t think they deserved a review. More to come soon….
Starring: Jack Black
Watched this movie because it had Jack Black in it. Though it was not that great, it was an okay movie. Probably when you are bored and don’t know what to do with the time, you could watch this. I don’t think this warrants anything more than these few lines.
Grandma’s Boy.
Though this movie had no big Superstar cast in it. This was also an Okay movie. The only thing that interested me in this movie was that it was about Video Games. It’s about a Videogame Tester who’s 35, when all the other testers are teens or pre-teens. No plot, no storyline, just another comedy flick, which does tickle your rib at times. The leading lady was good looking. And the Games that come in this movie, I haven’t played any of them. I never knew how the time flew in this movie. It was a short movie, however it was average.
Failure to Launch
Starring: Matthew McConaughey and Sarah Jessica Parker
Another Comedy movie or should I say Romantic Comedy movie. This one is another all right movie. Tripp (Matthew McConaughey) lives with his parents even though he’s over 30, has good job etc. His parents conspire to get him out of the house, by setting him up with Paula (Sarah Jessica Parker), who’s claims to be a professional in doing that. The movie starts of well. However by the end of it you can really, at least I could, predict the ending. Guess, that’s what happens when you watch about 4 movies in a day. Another Timepass movie if you ask me. Nothing more, nothing less.
RV
Starring: Robin Williams.
Another Comedy movie. Probably can categorize it as a Family Drama cum Comedy movie. Again I watched this because Robin Williams was there. Not a big deal, just another run of the mill comedy movie. You get to laugh here and there. However I enjoyed most of the movie. It was fun to watch this and I don’t think it would be a waste of time for anyone watching this. And yes, I knew the ending of this movie as well. J Guess I need to do something about this. You want to laugh for a bit, watch this one.
Matador.
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear.
Pierce Brosnan is a Hitman and Greg Kinnear is an entrepreneur of a startup company. They meet at the bar, in an unusual manner, which turns into a friendship and how it goes around. There is no big plot; this just rides on Brosnan’s and Kinnear’s acting skills. The movie is Good. It does have some scenes where you will laugh and at certain point you will feel satisfied watching this movie. I was intrigued by this from the very beginning because 2 of my favorite actors were in it. I liked Kinnear for his earlier movies like As Good as it Gets, You’ve got mail, Stuck on you, etc. Stuck on you probably was one movie I really liked of Kinnear’s.
As for Brosnan, though I was not that fond of his Bond Movies, I liked Tailor of Panama and the Thomas Crown Affair. There was something in those movies, which really made me watch them more than once. However, this movie went on well and I don’t think I will be watching this one more than once. That being said, I guess you could watch this movie once and feel happy about it. I don’t think I regretted watching this movie.
The Howards of Virginia.
Starring: Cary Grant
This is an OLD Movie. It’s in Black & White, that should give you a reasonable idea on how old this is. I watched the movie for only one reason, CARY GRANT. My brother has a liking to Grant and therefore, I watch all the movies of his as well, because I can get my hands on his movies rather easily, without any effort on my part.
This movie was a no-brainer and being an old movie made before Technicolor was introduced. This was not a bad movie, nor was it a good movie. I didn’t like that story line that much. The sole reason being this is a movie about the Colonization of US and why the Americans hated it so much. Since I don’t know the history I can’t understand it.
Once upon a time.
Starring: Cary Grant.
This one movie was really good; this one triggered me to watch all of Cary Grant’s movies. Nice Story line, good acting and a touch of humor. One thing I needed to remember while watching this movie was that this was released when there was a War going on all over the world. Therefore, in that context it was a good movie. This is about a Theater owner whose recent productions haven’t been that successful. And he is about to loose his Theater if he doesn’t come up with $100,000 within a week. As luck would have it he comes across a phenomenon, which could wipe away all his worries. Now how he handles it and whether or not he gets his theater back is the story.
The way the story was told is really amazing and I liked the way that Grant had handled some of his scenes. Especially the last couple of scenes. One good movie I would recommend, no matter what.
The Talk of the Town.
Starring: Cary Grant.
This movie was really good as well. I think what made it really good apart from the actor’s, was how humor was intertwined with a really serious story. It has a good plot and it was nicely told. The story is about a guy called Leopold Dilg (Cary Grant) who gets wrongly convicted for a crime and everyone in the town hates him for that. Dilg escapes from the law and takes refuge in a house, where by coincidence a great Legal mind, Michael Lightcap (Ronald Colman) will vacation to write a book. How Dilg and Nora Shelly, the landlord of the house, connive to get Michael Lightcap to involve in the Dilg case.
There were really funny scenes in how Colman and Grant play with each other. Their conversations are really interesting. In the end, alls well that ends well. So everything is hunky-dory. The plot and the direction is one thing that really made me watch this movie, though it’s in Black and White, this was a one hell of a movie.
LayerCake
Starring: Daniel Craig
This may be a spoiler for the movie.
I came to hear about this movie by chance when I was chatting with 2 of my friends about Hollywood movies. Though both are originally from Chennai, one did his MBA in Mumbai and currently working there as well. While the other completed his MS in the US and working there as well, calls it HOME now. Just after 5 years of being there he has started calling it his Home. Anyways, let me not digress. While we were chatting intelligently on English movies we drifted to Guy Ritchie movies and eventually they ended up talking about Layercake. Now intrigued I got to know about the story line and what mainly interested me was Daniel Craig. I liked him in Casino Royale and after how these guys described the movie and his acting skills, I had to see it.
I got lucky as well to get this movie in my hands. I was going through some CD’s and DVD’s that I had borrowed from a friend, just to see which and all I need to return to him, I found this movie in that pile. The funny thing is that I’ve had this movie for close to 2 years and didn’t even know it was such a good movie. (Yes I seldom return borrowed stuff and yes I liked this movie as well J)
Daniel Craig in his pre-Bond role is not that strongly built. Looks like he has beefed up after this movie. The movie is about Drug Dealers in London. Daniel Craig is a middleman who is planning to retire. However, his boss asks him to do a couple of things for him. He gets involved in things that go way beyond his control. Now how he manages and how this ends is the best part of the movie.
Craig plays his part really with ease and you find him as a guy who’s afraid and not so comfortable with violence, unlike what he was in Casino Royale. He’s a smart guy who knows his way around the Drug dealing world and. This is about how he maintains a low profile and how he gets the job done without being caught.
The end of the movie only I realized that he’s never been named, in the sense, his role has no name and I really didn’t catch on that. During the end credit as well, his role is credited as XXXX alone. I watched the movie once again to see if they had used any name for his role and they haven’t. This is one thing that I was taken aback on how I didn’t catch on with my entire movie watching experience. Another 2 hours spent well.
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
Starring: Jason Statham
I think I would watch any movie that has Jason Statham in it. This is a movie by Guy Ritchie. This has got a lot of humor in it and a lot of accent. I don’t think many can follow what these guys are really saying in the movie, they talk so fast and also with that accent of theirs it’s so damn difficult to understand them.
I watched this not only because Jason Statham acted in it but also because it was Guy Ritchie’s who directed this one. Only now when I am typing this review did I understand why the title of the movie is so apt. Guess, I didn’t realize this earlier. Either ways another good movie to watch. (Looks like I don’t give any movie a bad rating, guess I need to watch some Hindi movies to do that :D ).
Yeah I know it’s a big list and you guys are wondering where I get the time to watch all this. Well, the secret is to be in your bed and get up only to change the DVD. I think I need to get some extra-curricular activities lined up soon. Otherwise, this list may go from 4 per day to 6 per day. There were other movies I watched, however I don’t think they deserved a review. More to come soon….
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ella movies um appdiye vechukko.. dont move ..
will pick it up from you..