Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Offside - 2006


Offside is directed by Jafar Panahi and was inspired by his daughter. The movie is about a girl who tries to watch a football match but women are banned from doing so in Iran. The movie won Silver Bear at Berlin Film Festival Grand Jury Prize in 2006. This movie should be seen.

Gandhi - 1982

Gandhi is probably the best movie on the life of Mahatma Gandhi and Ben Kingsley has done this role beautifully. The movie is directed by Richard Attenborough. The movie won 8 Academy Awards including the Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor in Leading Role. The movie got broadly positive reviews. This is a truly must watch movie to give people a correct understanding about the history, about which there are many different misunderstandings.

Planet of the Apes - 2001

Planet of the Apes is an interesting science-fiction movie. The movie is based on the novel by Pierre Boulle and a 1968 movie of the same name.  The movie is directed by Tim Burton. It is a good movie but critics prefer the 1968 movie. The movie should be seen.

Saturday, February 25, 2012

A Better Life - 2011

A Better Life is directed by Chris Weitz and shows the life of a particular Mexican family who are illegally staying in USA. The movie star Demián Bichir has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. The movie has a long lasting effect on the viewer and keeps the viewer guessing about what is going to happen next. It is a very much realistic movie and has been received well by critics. It didn't do well at the Box Office but this is a good movie and should be seen.

Friday, February 24, 2012

Bicycle Thieves - 1948


Bicycle Thieves (Italian :- Ladri di biciclette) is Italian neorealist movie directed by Vittorio De Sica. Even though the movie needs no introduction, it was awarded Academy Honorary Award in 1950.  It is considered one of the greatest movies of all time.  The movie was listed on the top of the British Film Institute's list of the 50 films you should see by the age of 14. The movie has influenced many movie directors around the globe including Indian movie directors such as Satyajit Ray, Bimal Roy, Anurag Kashyap etc. The movie revolves around a poor man, whose bicycle is stolen, and his son. Everybody must watch this movie, this is not the one that you should miss.

The King's Speech - 2010

The King's Speech is a historical drama movie directed by Tom Hooper. The movie won 4 Academy Awards at 83rd Academy Awards including the Best Picture and Best Director. The movie is a bit boring but for those who stammer like i do, this could be a helpful movie. This movie should be given a try if you a bit higher aesthetic taste otherwise don't worry look for some other movie that would match your taste.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Kick-Ass - 2010

Kick-Ass is a black comedy superhero movie based on the comic book of the same name. The movie stars Aaron Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Chloë Moretz etc. It is a good movie but not the one that you would watch with your family. The movie contains a bit too much of violence and that too by a child. There is nothing in the movie to reflect on and there are not much surprises in it. The movie could be given a try but not a recommended one.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Hugo - 2011

Hugo is a great movie which has won many awards and is currently awaiting results of the 84th Academy Awards for which it is nominated in several categories. It is directed by Martin Scorsese, a good movie director who has won Academy Awards, BAFTAs, Golden Globes, Emmys, etc. The movie stars Asa Butterfield (Hugo Cabret), Ben Kingsley (Goerges Méliès), Chloë Grace Moretz (Isabelle), Sacha Baron Cohen (Station Inspector Gustave) and various other actors. The movie keeps surprising the viewer from time to time and from the very beginning binds the viewer with the movie. It is a good blend of comedy and surprise. The viewer is moved by the emotional changes in the characters. It has a good quality background music which beautifully compliments all the other things. The viewer can't even guess what the movie is going to be. The most important thing in the movie changes as the movie progresses. A good knowledge about first movies is given. And as the movie is set in Paris, love is in the air and has an effect on everybody. The is obviously a must watch.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Baran - 2001

First of all, for all those who don't know Persian(Farsi), Baran is a Farsi word which means rain and in the movie it is the name of the girl in the lead role. Baran is an excellent mind-blowing movie by Iranian movie director Majid Majidi. The movie is  Everything in the movie is just marvelous. It is a story of a boy who works at construction site and a girl who also works at that construction site but disguises herself as a boy. The way the movie is also amazing. The Lateef is left alone with the footprint of Baran's shoe in the mud and rain starts pouring. The movie also pinpoints the life of Afghan refugees living on the outskirts of Tehran. This is seriously a must watch movie.

The Pink Panther 2 - 2009

The Pink Panther 2 is a nice movie. The movie stars, beside Steve Martin as Jacques Clouseau, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan who plays a negative role in the movie. The viewer can easily think about what is going to be the end. So not much of a thriller but yes if you want to spend some time, you can waste it on this movie. Suppose you have a free week or so and very few movies to watch then this movie can be seen. Not much recommended. The actor Steve Martin was nominated for Worst Actor award but lost it to Jonas Brothers.

Monday, February 20, 2012

The Forbidden Kingdom - 2008

The Forbidden Kingdom is the first movie in which both Jackie Chan and Jet Li have acted together. It is a Chinese-American martial arts-action movie. The movie gives a motivation to wanna be martial artists. The movie should be seen by all martial arts' fans.

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Bol - 2011

Directed by the Shoaib Mansoor(Khuda Ke Liye), Bol is a social-drama movie. The life of women in the Pakistan's society is shown. Nothing can be prejudged about what will happen next and this is the best thing about it. It is quiet obvious that certain people won't be able to watch the full movie but those who will watch will be all praises after the movie ends. 

How to Train Your Dragon - 2010


How to Train Your Dragon is an excellent animation movie. It is one of the most unique movies i have ever seen. The movie received very much positive reviews and has 98% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The movie is just awesome and recommended to animation lovers, it is somewhat recommended to others too.

The Great Dictator - 1940

The Great Dictator is Charlie Chaplin's first true talking movie. As it happens in Charlie's other movies, this one is also a satire and this time the victim is Adolf Hitler and Nazism. Charlie successfully puts the ingredients of humor and satire in the same movie. As all other Charlie's movies, this one is also a highly recommended one.

Modern Times (Charlie Chaplin) - 1936

No man exists on this earth who could doubt the class of Charlie Chaplin. This is one of his best masterpieces including The Great Dictator. The movie is a satire on the machine age which to man becoming a machine, performing the same action again and again. The movie is just marvelous and it highly recommended to see this movie as soon as possible.

A Separation - 2011

A Separation is an award winning movie currently nominated for Academy Award for Foreign Language. It is a Persian movie set in contemporary Iran. The movie got 99% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Most people would not be able to enjoy as it is difficult to watch a movie while reading the subtitles and due to the fact that many people are not accustomed to enjoy this kind of movie. So, for those who are intellectual or those who think they are, should watch this movie while it is not recommended for others to watch it.

The Pink Panther - 2006

The Pink Panther tried to revive the series and successfully became the highest grossing movie of the series. Steve Martin has beautifully played the role of Inspector Jacques Clouseau. It is a good comedy movie even though it was given very poor reviews by critics. 

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Justice League Doom - 2012


Justice League Doom is a good animation movie, even though the viewer knows it from the very beginning that Justice League is supposed to win in the end. It shares a few things with the movie The Man From Earth as the chief enemy says that he has been living since 80,000 years. Animation lovers should see this one and others can too as it is a feel-good movie.

The Man From Earth - 2007

The Man From Earth is an interesting science-fiction movie. The plot of the movie focuses on John Oldman who claims to a Cro-Magnon(first early modern humans) who has survived for 14,000 years. The movie might be boring for some and entertaining for others depending upon the fact that what kind of movies do you like to watch.

Sadgati - 1981

An excellent movie by Satyajit Ray based on the story of the same name by Munshi Premchand. The movies has just 52 minutes of running time but many things have been shown in this short period of time. Om Puri, Smita Patil and Mohan Agashe have the lead roles. 

Khuda Ke Liye - 2007


Directed by Shoaib Mansoor, the movie shows the problems that occur due to wrong interpretation of Islam and the Holy Quran. Naseeruddin Shah also plays an important role in the movie, which is the most important part, in which he tells what Islam is and what it is not. I have seen the movie two times in the past and both the times i saw something new in it.

Ocean's Trilogy

Ocean's Trilogy is a series of three caper comedies(heist films) which gained good critical reception, with Ocean's Eleven being the most successful one. One hopes to see another sequel to this series but the issue has been buried after the dead of Bernie Mac. This is an entertainment series and should be seen if you don't want to burden your mind and instead relieve the stress out of it.

Rush Hour Trilogy

All the three movies are awesome action-comedies. All the movies have become commercially very successful movies. The movie series stars Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker. If you seek Full 2 Enjoyment then no other movie series is better then this one. After seeing the third movie, one feels like that there should be more sequels in this movie series. I enjoyed it very much and hope you do so.

Mausam - 2011



Mausam is the directorial debut of renowned actor Pankaj Kapoor. The movie tells an old fashion story of love but even then a few new things were added by the director. I liked it and don't know about anybody else, worth a try.

Children of Heaven - 1997

Children of Heaven is a masterpiece by Iranian Film Director Majid Majidi. It was nominated for Academy Award for Foreign Language Film but lost to Life is Beautiful. The movie focuses around the story of two children, brother and sister, who share a single pair of shoe. An Indian version of the movie (Bumm Bumm Bole) was released in 2010 but it failed to deliver in Indian Cinema. Coming back to this movie, this is a must watch movie and others should be motivated to see this movie.


Hurt Locker - 2008


The movie has won an Academy Award for Best Picture and many others. But to be very true i want to tell you that i was not able to complete the movie. First of all i wasn't tempted to do so and even if i tried i could not do so. I felt that it was very boring. Even then anyone wishing to see what sort of movies get Academy Award aka Oscars, can try this.

Friday, February 17, 2012

Million Dollar Baby - 2004




Sometimes i feel like watching Oscar winner movies and this was one of them. Million Dollar Baby won 4 Academy Awards including the Best Picture. It is a very much realistic movie which i like the most while watching movies. It is a Boxing based movie. For those who like sports ,especially Boxing, and those who would like to see a good movie which has a long lasting effect on a person, this is a must watch movie.

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Life Is Beautiful - 1997


Life is Beautiful( La vita è bella) is a beautiful Italain movie as it's name. It shows the life of a particular Jewish-Italian family in a Nazi concentration camp. The father uses his imagination to keep his family alive. In the end he dies but his wife and his son are reunited again. The movie won three Academy Awards including Best Actor for Roberto Benigni and Best Foreign Language film. This is a seriously must watch movie.

Parzania - 2007



Parzania is an Indian English language movie and is based on a true story. The movie portrays the communal riots of 2002 in Gujarat. Whatever critics say that it a pro-Muslim movie and else. But i would say that this is an amazing movie and should be seen.

127 Hours - 2010


The desire to live is depicted in this movie made by Danny Boyle. The movie is based on an autobiography by Aaron Ralston who is a mountain climber.


Wednesday, February 15, 2012

3 idiots - 2009


Excellent movie by Vidhu Vinod Chopra.

Rango - 2011


Rango is a marvelous computer animated movie. It tells the story of a chameleon. It is nominated for Best Animated Feature Film for 84th Academy Awards and is awaiting result and has won many other awards for best animated movie including the BAFTA, ANNIE etc. The movie has received highly positive reviews and is a must watch for animation lovers and i would recommend to even those who don't like animations.

Khamosh Pani - 2004


One of the best, or may be the best movies in Punjabi language. It stars Kiron Kher in lead role and was directed by Pakistani director Sabiha Sumar. The movie won a Golden Leopard for Best Film alongside a few more awards. This is a must watch movie.

The Adventures of Tintin - 2011


The movie is based on  three of the original comic books: The Crab with the Golden Claws (1941), The Secret of the Unicorn (1943), and Red Rackham's Treasure(1944). It has won many awards including the Golden Globe award for best animation. It has awesome graphics and characters look as if they are original people.
Even if you have seen the cartoon serial for this episode it won't create a problem as this is something much more than a 20 min. cartoon episode.

African Cats - 2011


A nature documentary tells the story of a cheetah named Sita and her five newborns, young lion cub named Mara being raised by her mother, Layla and Fang, leader of the lion's pride.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu - 2012


An awesome movie starring Imran Khan and Kareena Kapoor . The movie not like any other love story and has a unique ending to it rather than the usual one. The movie borrows a few things from 3 Idiots. I liked the movie very much and i would like to tell everybody to not ignore the movie by just reading the name thinking that it is just a love story instead it is much more.

Monday, February 13, 2012

Midnight in Paris - 2011


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Midnight in Paris is masterpiece of direction and shows the state of human mind. It a comedy-fantasy movie . The protagonist is a wanna be novelist but is dissatisfied with his present and thinks that he should have been born in the Golden Era of English literature i.e. during the time of Ernest Hemingway , Scott Fitzgerald , T.S. Elliot etc., whom he actually meets during the movie. His journey to the past starts with the stroke of a midnight. His to be father-in-law suspects him and sends a detective behind him who gets lost in the Renaissance period. The movie has won a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture and is nominated for Academy Award in many categories. 

The Help - 2011


The Help is an Academy Award nominated movie and has won many other awards. It is a heist cast movie, in which all the main characters have equal importance. It portrays the American society during early Twentieth century from the angle of the blacks. Acting in the movie has been very good. It is based on a novel of the same  name. I would recommend this book to everybody who has read this post.