MONEY BALL: REVIEW By 70mm’s 72 singh

By 70mm’s 72 singh (Brij)

Yes. Again me after a loooong time. You think this year I will spare you from my reviews then you are wrong. I am starting it again and a better start will be from Movie Moneyball (As Khiladi 786 & Talaash are already written and no need to write now.)

Since from last year this movie was in my lappy and was not touched by me because it looked boring according to me when I overviewed it but movie proved me totally wrong.

Story:  Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis to acquire new players. (Courtesy to IMDB)

Watched movie in three segments as wasn’t getting full time but I will advice you not to do like that. Movie is based on true story and it really made me felt sad for Oaklanders. (You will going to now only after watching this movie)

Director  Bennet Miller has worked a lot for this movie that can be noted by seeing his efforts in the movie. Every single frame and scene was very well crafted and worked out. I can say all the scenes were necessary in the movie.

In acting, there is no need to say about Brad Pitt as he always do great work (Hope you don’t want me to name his films!!). Best thing about Brad Pitt is he lives the character of Billy Beane and we feel that its really his story. And surprising factor was Jonah hill. I had seen him in comedy movies or in other crap movies but he did really well in this movie.

So in conclusion I can say movie is sure watch to now from where these calculations started in Base Ball games. Its really amazing to know about it.

My rating – 4.4/5

(Must watch for sports lovers and true story lovers.)

Student Of The Year - Movie Review:

directed by Karan Johar, starring Sidhdharth Malhotra, Varun Dhavan, Alia Bhatt & Rishi Kapoor

an open letter to Uday Chopra....

Dear Uday Chopra,

You might be surprised why I am writing the letter to you for SOTY instead of Karan Johar or Varun or Sidharth or Alia. It’s just I remembered you a lot while watching the movie. We would discuss the reason later but right now let’s discuss the movie.

When the first poster of the movie was declared way back a year or so ago, many of the fans including me were surprised about Karan’s decision for starting such project after making critically much acclaimed MNIK. The poster didn’t have any big name on it. But thankfully, it looked fresh and we expected KKHH kinda magic from the film, though our expectations were never much high. When the teaser  came out, it looked average kinda movie which had nothing new in store except the fresh pair. It didn’t excite us much, the only reason to see the movie was directorial credit of Karan Johar.

The film came, collected good word of mouth, went a hit as it was a low budget film compared to Karan’s other films. I wasn’t able to watch it as it didn’t release at my center and I was quite busy in our other idiot’s marriage function planning that couldn’t watch it elsewhere too. Finally watched it and found it ‘not bad’.

The movie is about a rich-popular-sporty-wannabe-rockstar boyfriend, a simple-high society-caring girlfriend, a middle class-ambitious-wanna be business tycoon-sporty-good looking-new entrant (offcourse who eventually falls for the girl and vice versa) and an over hyped-with strange rools-created by dean- traditional(since last 25 years or so)-competition-Student of the Year. Felt like JJWS? eh! It’s not.. it has the love triangle.. oh was that in JJWS too.. sorry man. Wait.. it has ameer-gareeb situation. Leave it..it was in JJWS too.. yeah.. there is a difference.. the ameeer-gareeb competitors are friends.. now that’s good. And yeah, KJo has tried to concentrated on that too apart from the glossy love story.

Your friend, KJo, has one quality. He can concentrate on many different topics in the single film going on parallel without creating havoc. Be it, the friendship – romance – college life – dean-coach gay romance – geek middle class fatty sudo track – sports – buttering middle class no iq jeet track – true friend turns rival shanaya’s friend track – preparation of SOTY track – the father track and many more. Kudos for that…

Performances of Varun Dhavan, Sidhdharth Malhotra and Alia Bhatt are decent. Not that good, not that bad also. Boman Irani’s son Kayoze marks a super debut as Sudo. Sahil Anand as Jeet is fantastic. Mansi Raachh as Shanaya’s friend is decent. Ronit Roy is compatible. It is Rishi Kapoor who wins hearts. Now here I reveal, why I remembered you, Mr. chopra.  You have been disrespected, thrown boulders for nonacting and everything always, as you are a star director son, and YRF has tried a lot to make you successful and we have heard after D:3, you are retiring as an actor. When I watched the movie, the statutory warning voice (I think it’s of Sidhdharth Malhotra) seemed like your voice, and that’s why through out the movie I thought about your career. You are nowhere less talented actor compared to the lead duo in SOTY. And you would have fit in any of the role if the movie might have made 10 years earlier. But it was you who got bad mouthed reviews coz you are a star director son. Anyways, it’s nothing in our hand, but it’s in your hand for sure, you can be here and do some good roles (they may be supporting ones) if you want, as we would want that. Many of the bad actors (e.g. Tushshar Kapoor) are still surviving in the industry, why cant you?

Anyways, getting back to the film, it starts well, ends well, passes the time well, makes you feel good quite well, but has nothing to be remembered.

2.95 cheers for the film out of 5.

Regards,
the 70mm idiot Rancho - Hardik Raychanda

P.S. - Music by vishal-shekhar is decent but not memorable. Dialogues are good but actors cant carry them well as they are needed.

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara : Movie Review

An open letter to Farhan Akhtar,

Dear Farhan,

You simply rock. As director you have created all brilliant films, your debut film Dil Chahta Hai is a cult film, which inspired all directors of India to make fresh looking light hearted urban films. Then came Lakshya, which was not commercially that successful, but was nevertheless a good film. Don, from which I expected nothing, hated the idea as the original starring Big B is one of my most fav Big B film, was splendid and established you as master. As producer, you have attempted fantastic films too. And now as an actor, you are getting better and better day by day. You rocked in Rock On, you were fantastic in LBC and KCK and in ZNMD too you have successfully stolen the show from my favorites Hrithik Roshan and Abhay Deol who have established themselves as good actors.

Your role in the film is quite meatier and helps you stealing the show. Hrithik (whom you originally wanted to cast in DCH) is again fantastic in serious-all-business-minded-guy and changed-in-love-living-life-guy both. Abhay Deol is as always dependable, his tricks in the films are hilarious. Chemistry between you three is awesome. It feels like three real friends are on road trip.

I hope you make sequel to this as producer, keeping Zoya on director’s seat again, as I think, she was brilliant as director. She might have lived her life with lots of male friends as it not for a single moment seems like a film directed by lady director (which was the only minus point of LBC from my point of view). Hoping to see more from her.

Dialogues are fantastic and makes one laugh, smile and think for sure. Story, Screenplay and Script are marvelous. Music is in rhythm with film’s flow.

All positive – No. Something minor which I found not-so-positive was Katrina’s suitability for Laila’s role and SEL’s music. Katrina has done decent work compared to her past films, but fails to convince what her character needs to convince (and though I don’t like Kariena that much, but I feel she suited for this role very much) though Hrithik being her counter part balances very well, and Hrithik and Katrina looks good together. SEL’s music is not as great as their former films, though manages to please.

Fav Moments in the film:

Too many. Though listing some of them.

1. Kabeer’s all tricks

2. Imran’s flirt with Laila and her friend

3. Imran’s each funny comment

4. Arjun - Imran's fights

5. Bagwati

6. Each Poetry recited by Imran

7. The moments which inspires those Poetries

8. In the Air Scenes

9. Imran & Salman’s meeting

10. Imran & Arjun’s meeting their after

11. Kabeer’s Flashback

12. Arjun crying after Underwater ‘Meditation’

All and over, it’s not DCH, it’s not Rock On. Though, it has shades of both the films, but it’s quite different story to tell and as it has many pleasing moments, one must watch it.

Simply, 4.05 cheers for the film.

A film fan – the 70mm Rancho – Hardik Raychanda
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By the 70mm Farhan (Brij)

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Watched it on the first day last show…waiting for this movie from the day when I watched its first look…

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After long time watched any movie with their own and natural acting. Thanx to zoya and farhan for that. Movie was as expected very light hearted and full of entertainment. It has story, dialogues, Perfect Actors and Acting, Music, Direction. In short everything.

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In acting starting with Abhay deol. He was shown as he really is. With lots of risky ideas and Faadu tricks. After watching his movies we can imagine in real he would be like that only. Mast and perfact acting.

Fav scenes of Abhay: Bathroom shouting Idea scene, Natasha comes to spain, His trick on Arjun and then their laugh on him.

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Farhan akhtar has done all different roles in his movies. In this he has done excellent work as shaayar and makes u laugh at all the time. His shaayari’s were mind blasting and his chosen sport challenge was also bestest. Poems speaken by him was also full of feelings.

Fav scenes of me(Farhan:P): Bagvati scenes, His Flirty scenes with Laila & her friend, Scenes with Salman and avoiding scenes also.

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Hritik roshan was also somewhat in his real character. He was looking dude and smart in each and every frame. His acting was also awesome.

His Fav scenes: Arjun cries after diving, Arjun feels the love, Arjun- Imran fights .

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Katerina kaif has done good work then her last films. She was looking gorgeous as always. I can say her and hritik’s pair was looking awesome then any other. But still she could be done much well. Kalki haven’t much role in the movie.

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In last the movie is totally enjoyable and fresh movie. Some had found the film slow but it's not. Movie moves at 24 frames per second only(:D:P). Movie will make you laugh and feel good when you leave theatre.

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My rating - 4/5

(Must watch movie to feel friendship, to feel love, to feel bachelor life , to laugh.)

Stanley Ka Dabba - Movie Review

An Open Letter to Amole Gupte,

Hey Amole,

From your films and works, it seems you love kids and working with kids, I am amazed by your writing skills for children films, congo.

Yesterday, went through the experience watching your directorial debut – Stanley Ka Dabba. And wow, whatta experience it was. Though, one cant restrain himself from comparing it to your previous work as creative director – Taare Zameen Par. Many expressions, many moments are as same to TZP, and why not both have same genre and  hence it is meant to be. Nevertheless, the movie conveys what it wants to and that too quite strongly, so kudos.

You as director are surely a treat to watch but more fascinating is your work as actor, you rock as Babu Verma. Completely convincing, expressive and comfortable. Loved it. Your son, Partho, is also too comfortable, expressive and convincing, most effectively, sweet too. Though in sweetness factor, Divya Dutta beats you two, convey my congo to her. J Don’t know what was Raj Jutsi’s role in the film. Anyways, he is a good actor and it’s always good to watch him. Rest of the students and faculties were fine too.

Music is in rhythm to the film. Though not that much impressive.

The film would be a treat for film lovers, but regular audience would find it to be a bit less entertaining (read boring here) and a bit low paced. May be that’s why you had some creative differences with Aamir Khan, anyway it happens. Even Aamir Khan’s production house says it - (sh)it happens!!

Over all, 3 cheers for the film.

Regards,

A film fan – the 70mm rancho – Hardik Raychanda

Delhi Belly Review

Delhi Belly .. As the name suggests, the movie explores the adventures of the protagonists in a setup which involves delhi as the location and belly[read upset belly] as the situation. the film is outright hillarious. the USP of the movie according to me is the fast paced events coupled with amazing comic timings of every actor. One thing which i was quite apprehensive about before watching the movie was regarding the fact that wheter or not the stupendous music by ram sampath will fit into the movie or will it break the rythm and fast-pacedness. but as i told you, breaking away from regular hindi movie melodrama, this movie makes use of all the tracks on record at perfect times which does justice to the storyline. Coming to the storyline, it could well be rated as a not-so-innovative storyline with the age old bollywood masala about diamonds and stuff. but despite dealing with a storyline as vague as this, the film steals away moments of glory. accourding to me, this movie is certainly going to be a pathbreaking benchmark in bollywood which will see many such slick and fast paced comedies to be made. kudos to the censor board of india to show a sense of maturity and pass the movie without any cuts since it would have taken the soul away off the movie. all three male protagonists, Imran Khan[as the groom to be.. who eventually falls for someone else], Vir Das[The lost-in-love guy/cartoonist] & Kunaal Roy Kapoor[a foodie who gives in to some streetwise tandoori chicken which gives him the worst delhi belly ever] have perfect comic timings,Vir das being the pick of them all. the movie had many high points. some of them are :

The song SAIGAL BLUES : perfectly picturised and actually demonstrates how all three guys are.
Vijay Raaj receives S#%t : Ha Ha Ha.. This one was epic
Kunal Finishes off all the orange juice in house
The Song JAA CHUDAIL : Amazing...
Bank robbery : Vir Das drinking water with the burqa on.. :P

Dialogues were fantabulous . I watched the HINGLISH version. some of the dialogues were killer. e.g vir to kunal : "Fu#%er is that your G#$%nd or a solar eclipse"..:P

This is definitely not a movie to watch with family, but it s an amazing one to watch with friends.

My Ratings : 4/5 [definitely the pick of the movies for me this year]

By a 70mm Idiot - Phoonsuk Wangdu - Shanky

Open Letter to Aamir Khan

Dear Disco-Fighter,

I Hate you [like I love you]...

Well, your production house is the gem production house since it’s established, and thanks for that. Watched your Delhi Belly yesterday, and found it to be a laughter riot. Though, it’s not a cult film, as crowned by many critics and viewers, but yeah, it would be surely a trend setter. Using main stream actors in an adult comedy with use of so much ‘gaali galoch’ and that too by a mainstream banner is surely a gr8 risk, and you took the chance, now many other production houses are going to follow this trend for sure. Kudos!!

But, only that wouldn’t have worked. Though, it works big time, but what makes Delhi Belly an enjoyable fun ride is it’s funny situations, fine performances and tight story. So, Abhinay Deo, take my bow. The director blends the situation and BGM quite well, and gets quite good backing from Actors too. Imran Khan has done decent job, Veer Das is hilarious but it’s Kunal Roy Kapoor who excels and steals the show. Quite farting performance, I must say. Your item dance as Disco Fighter is hilarious.. You rock big time.. :) Shehnaz looks pretty. Vijay Raaz & Pravin Ganatra are dependable as always. Poorna Jagannathan looks quite okay but suits the character.

Over all, 4.10 cheers for the movie.

A film fan – the 70mm Rancho – Hardik Raychanda

P.S. : Have many favorite moments in the movie, but can’t list any coz of some specific known reasons.. :P