Chetaayees - Though I didnt have any expectations about the movie, it turned out to be a great one-time watch with an ok and ordinary first half but a thouroughly entertaining and unexpected second half offering a lot of genuine laughs... The director and the lead actors (producers themselves) deserve full credit for this time-pass movie :)
Bavuttiyude Naamathil - A movie which puts even a Tv serial to shame with its silly plot, melodramatic sequences and poor acting.... Pathetic to see that this was lapped up by the audiences thus ending Mammotty's flop procession :)
Karmayodha - Welll.......... Met expectations in the way that it turned out to be as bad as expected :)
Da Thadiya - Ashiq Abu once again proves he's a master of making movies without any story at all by coming up with one of the best feel-good movies of recent times... This thouroughly entertaining movie is aided by some excellent performances from the entire cast,its narrative style,lack of cliches and some good songs...
101 Weddings - Happy seeing horrible craps like these ending up as big flops...
Ayalum Njanum Thammil - A film which surely deserves all the credit and accolades that had come its way.. An excellent Sanjay-Bobby script is directed superbly by Lal Jose with awesome performances from Prithviraj and Prathap Pothen supported by the rest of the cast...
Matinee - Quite a good watch with a superb,different and realistic plot inspite of a not so inspiring hero and some obvious flaws... A movie 'unfortunately" well worth your time for a satellite or DVD watch rather than on the big screen :)
916 - Though pretty much a TV soap theme wise, it still doesnt irritate you much due to some good performances from the entire cast headed by Anoop Menon and Nandu...
I Love Me - Horribly bad!!! High time someone bans bland movies like these... Anoop Menon irritates with his cool acting, Asif Ali n Unni Mukundan continue to be useless and Isha Thalwar almost makes sure that she'll not be considered again for a movie down here..
Poppins - Ithu pole ulla padangal undaakkunna alavalaathikale ketti ittu adikkanam... Arochakam...
Face 2 Face - Seriously not sure what the maker's intentions were... Really poor and amateurish direction by V.M.Vinu makes this decent looking plot on paper go haywire on screen...
English Vinglish - Cute films like these occur once in a while :) Not to be missed !!!!
Chapters - Well, just about a time-pass watch
Theevram - Old wine in a 'well packaged' bottle with some good performances from the entire cast. The treatment of the story surely makes it worth a watch
Jawan of Vellimala - Inspite of the honest and sinciere attempt with some great camera work, the movie turns out to be a boring experience...
Husbands in Goa - Pathetically horrible .....
Maatran - Ho.. Enthoru mosham!!!
Neethane En Ponvasantham - Why are Gautam Menon's love stories complex all the time? Why are his love-story characters always confused and never knows what to do? Why do these love stories drag forever? And how does he always bring out the best out of the lead pair in spite of their confused/shallow characterization?
Jab Tak Hai Jaan - In-spite of the cinematic liberties and length, the movie is thoroughly watchable and entertaining ... Thanks to a superb performance from Anushka and a SRK fully in form :)
Talaash - Though slow and sure to have its share of critics, the movie is a gripping thriller with some great performances from the entire cast and some real good music :) Though the main plot has nothing new to offer,the way the story unravels,progresses and culminates makes it worth a watch :)
Thuppakki - Surely the best Vijay movie of recent times with a decent plot,some good comedy and decent acting...
Does all these combined make it a great movie? Absolutely not :) The main reasons being some disappointing 'speed-breaker' songs and a horrible last half n hr...
Argo - Worth a watch :)
Skyfall - A superb bond movie with a great plot,excellent action and terrific performances from the cast... Javier Bardem and Craig rocked... The movie has got a class touch to it and is different from the usual bond movies of the past 2 decades in that its not a English version of 'Salman Khan' movies!!!!
Taken 2 - Such a disappointing and boring sequel to a great first part....
Cocktail - Utter Utter Utter crap!!!!!!!
Banking hours: Get lost Mr.K Madhu and look for other career options.. Disgusting!!!!
Trivandrum Lodge - A bold and beautiful film which breaches all the benchmarks set for dialogue vulgarity albeit entertainingly... Great work in the story telling/dialogue department is complemented well by some great direction and terrific music.. Anoop Menon,Jayasuirya and HoneyRose rocks in their respective roles with Shaiju Kurukkan
(Kurup) being the greatest surprise of all :)
Ozhimuri - An exceptionally brilliant movie which boasts of a superb script by Jeyamohan,brilliant direction by Madhupal and exceptional acting by Lal,Mallika,Shwetha,Nandhu & the rest of the cast including Asif Ali :) This true master-piece is highly recommended for all movie-lovers :)
Gangs of Wasseypur 1- A superb watch :)
Vicky Donor - A different theme executed brilliantly with some great performances from the whole cast,superb music and a terrific climax... Certainly the best Hindi movie of the yr so far :)
Run Baby Run - Though the logic goes for a toss at times and the climax is predictable,Mohanlal-Joshiy team delivers a thoroughly watchable and well directed entertainer with a neatly developed plot and some good performances from the cast... Though not path-breaking by any means,its a movie devoid of much gimmicks and certainly worth your time :)
Thappana - A reasonably watchable first half with some genuine laughs is ruined by a totally pathetic and senseless second half... There is nothing new about the story or the presentation style and Mammooty continues his deserved 'flopo-mania' in style :)
Friday : A different but boring film which surely should have been better... Though a decent one time watch it has lot of things going against it from being called a 'good' film :)
Cinema Company - The movie surely has all the faults one could associate with new-comer movies like 'not upto the mark acting','cliche scenes','over-sentimental' etc etc;Inspite of all these this movie is still a 'must-watch' for the diffent story,a wonderful presentation style,some superb visuals and couple of good songs.. This is surely a sinciere and unique piece of cinema :) Hats off to the team for this great attempt ....
Thattathin Marayathu: Vineeth Sreenivasan delivers one of the most entertaining and best-shot love stories of all times laced with some good humour,superb dialogues,great music and some exceptionally well picturised songs to go along with the great show put up by all the actors... Who cares if the storyline is predictable and the theme has been done to death :)
Ustad Hotel : Different,'coming of age' and an inspirational 'feel-good' movie with superb performances from Dulqar,Thilakan and rest of the cast... Superb songs and BGM aids the movie a great deal:).. In-spite of all these one cant surely ignore the total lack of a cinematic plot and the glaring similarities to 'Swades' :(
Bachelor Party: Its a sure shot flop :) But (for guys and guys alone) its still worth your time for its witty one liners and some entertaining dialogues :) Style is given predominance over the subject as expected and in-spite of the same they manage to etch out a time-pass plot... The first half is quite entertaining with loads of Amal Neerad cliche( slow motion walks & the slow motion song)and continues in the same pace till the climax.. The climax is kind of a let down with too
much style and shooting... But what else can you expect out a movie in which the director makes fun of himself!!!! Its a strict no-no for ladies and kids alike simply because they wont enjoy the dialogues or the action :) Kudos to Amal Neerad for attempting a movie like this with cash from his own kitty :) Rahman,Indrajith & Kalabhavan Mani were too good & stylish... Good to see Asif getting his act right this time :)
Spirit: Ranjith disappoints big time!!! A boring,long and slow documentary on 'Alcoholism and its ill effects' with a superb performance from Mohanlal and an occasional good scene/one-liner in btw!!!!
Shanghai: A pretty boring first half and some heavy duty stuff in general:) not a bad watch though:)
Hero - The movie, expected to be bad, turned out to be one hell of a torturous experience.... Wish Prithvi, the man touting the most for fresh and new subjects without superstar elements, had applied lil common sense before committing to such a hapless venture....
Diamond Necklace : A well crafted,pretty well picturized and neatly presented movie which gets slow midway through the second half and gets even slower towards the climax portions :) Pretty good performances from Fahad,Goutami and the newcomer Anusree to go along with couple of melodious well shot songs... A better paced and lag free second half would have guaranteed Lal Jose a sure shot hit... :)
Grandmaster - A pretty 'dragging','minimum guarantee type gimmick filled' first half is filled with bouts of boredom... The second half is much better with a pretty well developed suspense and a decent ending... None of the actors are bad neither got anything exceptional to do :)
22FK - Bouquets for the bold attempt and brickbats for the poor execution!!! The film starts off with a very entertaining and refreshing first 45 min .... But too many deviations from the main plot,the attempt to make it too realistic and a lot of 'uneventful' scenes make it a boring watch for the rest of the period.. There are few good scenes in between though..Excellent performances from Rima and Fahad :) .. Good to see the makers accepting the fact that they inspired it from 'Ek Hasina Thi' and the 'Kill Bill' series :) This film is a big disappointment :(
Masters - The climax is a minor disappointment,its a lil overdone and the direction seems pretty ordinary at times; In-spite of these deterrents the movie is pretty much engaging and a 'one-time watch' worth your time.... The movie is helped a great deal by a pretty good script and quite decent performances from the entire cast... The absence of any unnecessary comedy or deviations from the main plot aids the movie a great deal... :)
King and Commisioner - The movie which exceeded expectations by being much worse that i had expected... Its boredom and stupidity at its very best right from the first scene itself...Uninspiring and "seen-before" dialogues are a highlight of this movie.... Mammooty's hair fondling,kick boxing sequences and some horrible graphics provided some genuine laughs....Left the theatre with almost 45 min of the movie remaining :)
Ordinary: A pretty good first half with some superb dialogues is ruined by an amateurish,badly directed and boring second half... Its high time Asif Ali sticks to his 'chocolate-boy' roles and Ann Augustine reconsiders acting on screen....
Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty: Plain torture in the pretext of 'attempting something different'... So boring,dragging and uneventful....
Ee Adutha Kaalathu - Another good 'new-generation' movie!!!! Though the film takes time to take-off and introduce the characters, it is well worth the patience for what follows in the pre-interval and the second half portions.... Indrajith and new comer Tanushree were brilliant and a special mention for Muraly Gopi for his wonderful script and performance... Kudos to the director for another brave attempt :)
Second Show - The camera work is a bit shaky,the direction could have been a little more better at times and the editing could have been a little more crisper;These are just minor deterrents in what could otherwise be touted as one of the most entertaining and differently presented movies of recent times... The movie is aided by an excellent BGM,a compelling story/screenplay and a superb climax... It's a dream debut for Dulqar Salman and Sunny Wayne...
The movie might not be liked by all and there will surely be faults associated with the final product.. But for people who are looking for some variety, this is the movie to watch !!!
This movie is dedicated to all those film lovers who are tortured week after week by the 'cliche' and 'minimum guarantee' stuff ditched out by our stars and film makers...
CASSANOVA: is a big disappointment !! And the blame lies squarely with Sanjay-Bobby who comes up with the most illogical and silly storyline one can associate with a Mohanlal movie... It's High time Mohanlal quits dancing ans stops trying Matrix style action sequences... :)
To give credit where its due; This is one of most visually rich Mallu movies of all time... :)
PBD Saroj Kumar: Neither a great nor a good film... It's a different attempt, though it seems like an extension of Udayananu Tharam at times... The first half is presented as a spoof and it takes the shape of a proper movie only in the second half... Altogether it's a just about watchable film with a couple of well picturized songs to go along with the spoof humour... Fahad Fazil proves his calibre yet again !!! Go in with least expectations and with the mindset of watching a spoof movie and you might not be disappointed with the end product:)
Bavuttiyude Naamathil - A movie which puts even a Tv serial to shame with its silly plot, melodramatic sequences and poor acting.... Pathetic to see that this was lapped up by the audiences thus ending Mammotty's flop procession :)
Karmayodha - Welll.......... Met expectations in the way that it turned out to be as bad as expected :)
Da Thadiya - Ashiq Abu once again proves he's a master of making movies without any story at all by coming up with one of the best feel-good movies of recent times... This thouroughly entertaining movie is aided by some excellent performances from the entire cast,its narrative style,lack of cliches and some good songs...
101 Weddings - Happy seeing horrible craps like these ending up as big flops...
Ayalum Njanum Thammil - A film which surely deserves all the credit and accolades that had come its way.. An excellent Sanjay-Bobby script is directed superbly by Lal Jose with awesome performances from Prithviraj and Prathap Pothen supported by the rest of the cast...
Matinee - Quite a good watch with a superb,different and realistic plot inspite of a not so inspiring hero and some obvious flaws... A movie 'unfortunately" well worth your time for a satellite or DVD watch rather than on the big screen :)
916 - Though pretty much a TV soap theme wise, it still doesnt irritate you much due to some good performances from the entire cast headed by Anoop Menon and Nandu...
I Love Me - Horribly bad!!! High time someone bans bland movies like these... Anoop Menon irritates with his cool acting, Asif Ali n Unni Mukundan continue to be useless and Isha Thalwar almost makes sure that she'll not be considered again for a movie down here..
Poppins - Ithu pole ulla padangal undaakkunna alavalaathikale ketti ittu adikkanam... Arochakam...
Face 2 Face - Seriously not sure what the maker's intentions were... Really poor and amateurish direction by V.M.Vinu makes this decent looking plot on paper go haywire on screen...
English Vinglish - Cute films like these occur once in a while :) Not to be missed !!!!
Chapters - Well, just about a time-pass watch
Theevram - Old wine in a 'well packaged' bottle with some good performances from the entire cast. The treatment of the story surely makes it worth a watch
Jawan of Vellimala - Inspite of the honest and sinciere attempt with some great camera work, the movie turns out to be a boring experience...
Husbands in Goa - Pathetically horrible .....
Maatran - Ho.. Enthoru mosham!!!
Neethane En Ponvasantham - Why are Gautam Menon's love stories complex all the time? Why are his love-story characters always confused and never knows what to do? Why do these love stories drag forever? And how does he always bring out the best out of the lead pair in spite of their confused/shallow characterization?
Jab Tak Hai Jaan - In-spite of the cinematic liberties and length, the movie is thoroughly watchable and entertaining ... Thanks to a superb performance from Anushka and a SRK fully in form :)
Talaash - Though slow and sure to have its share of critics, the movie is a gripping thriller with some great performances from the entire cast and some real good music :) Though the main plot has nothing new to offer,the way the story unravels,progresses and culminates makes it worth a watch :)
Thuppakki - Surely the best Vijay movie of recent times with a decent plot,some good comedy and decent acting...
Does all these combined make it a great movie? Absolutely not :) The main reasons being some disappointing 'speed-breaker' songs and a horrible last half n hr...
Argo - Worth a watch :)
Skyfall - A superb bond movie with a great plot,excellent action and terrific performances from the cast... Javier Bardem and Craig rocked... The movie has got a class touch to it and is different from the usual bond movies of the past 2 decades in that its not a English version of 'Salman Khan' movies!!!!
Taken 2 - Such a disappointing and boring sequel to a great first part....
Cocktail - Utter Utter Utter crap!!!!!!!
Banking hours: Get lost Mr.K Madhu and look for other career options.. Disgusting!!!!
Trivandrum Lodge - A bold and beautiful film which breaches all the benchmarks set for dialogue vulgarity albeit entertainingly... Great work in the story telling/dialogue department is complemented well by some great direction and terrific music.. Anoop Menon,Jayasuirya and HoneyRose rocks in their respective roles with Shaiju Kurukkan
(Kurup) being the greatest surprise of all :)
Ozhimuri - An exceptionally brilliant movie which boasts of a superb script by Jeyamohan,brilliant direction by Madhupal and exceptional acting by Lal,Mallika,Shwetha,Nandhu & the rest of the cast including Asif Ali :) This true master-piece is highly recommended for all movie-lovers :)
Gangs of Wasseypur 1- A superb watch :)
Vicky Donor - A different theme executed brilliantly with some great performances from the whole cast,superb music and a terrific climax... Certainly the best Hindi movie of the yr so far :)
Run Baby Run - Though the logic goes for a toss at times and the climax is predictable,Mohanlal-Joshiy team delivers a thoroughly watchable and well directed entertainer with a neatly developed plot and some good performances from the cast... Though not path-breaking by any means,its a movie devoid of much gimmicks and certainly worth your time :)
Thappana - A reasonably watchable first half with some genuine laughs is ruined by a totally pathetic and senseless second half... There is nothing new about the story or the presentation style and Mammooty continues his deserved 'flopo-mania' in style :)
Friday : A different but boring film which surely should have been better... Though a decent one time watch it has lot of things going against it from being called a 'good' film :)
Cinema Company - The movie surely has all the faults one could associate with new-comer movies like 'not upto the mark acting','cliche scenes','over-sentimental' etc etc;Inspite of all these this movie is still a 'must-watch' for the diffent story,a wonderful presentation style,some superb visuals and couple of good songs.. This is surely a sinciere and unique piece of cinema :) Hats off to the team for this great attempt ....
Thattathin Marayathu: Vineeth Sreenivasan delivers one of the most entertaining and best-shot love stories of all times laced with some good humour,superb dialogues,great music and some exceptionally well picturised songs to go along with the great show put up by all the actors... Who cares if the storyline is predictable and the theme has been done to death :)
Ustad Hotel : Different,'coming of age' and an inspirational 'feel-good' movie with superb performances from Dulqar,Thilakan and rest of the cast... Superb songs and BGM aids the movie a great deal:).. In-spite of all these one cant surely ignore the total lack of a cinematic plot and the glaring similarities to 'Swades' :(
Bachelor Party: Its a sure shot flop :) But (for guys and guys alone) its still worth your time for its witty one liners and some entertaining dialogues :) Style is given predominance over the subject as expected and in-spite of the same they manage to etch out a time-pass plot... The first half is quite entertaining with loads of Amal Neerad cliche( slow motion walks & the slow motion song)and continues in the same pace till the climax.. The climax is kind of a let down with too
much style and shooting... But what else can you expect out a movie in which the director makes fun of himself!!!! Its a strict no-no for ladies and kids alike simply because they wont enjoy the dialogues or the action :) Kudos to Amal Neerad for attempting a movie like this with cash from his own kitty :) Rahman,Indrajith & Kalabhavan Mani were too good & stylish... Good to see Asif getting his act right this time :)
Spirit: Ranjith disappoints big time!!! A boring,long and slow documentary on 'Alcoholism and its ill effects' with a superb performance from Mohanlal and an occasional good scene/one-liner in btw!!!!
Shanghai: A pretty boring first half and some heavy duty stuff in general:) not a bad watch though:)
Hero - The movie, expected to be bad, turned out to be one hell of a torturous experience.... Wish Prithvi, the man touting the most for fresh and new subjects without superstar elements, had applied lil common sense before committing to such a hapless venture....
Diamond Necklace : A well crafted,pretty well picturized and neatly presented movie which gets slow midway through the second half and gets even slower towards the climax portions :) Pretty good performances from Fahad,Goutami and the newcomer Anusree to go along with couple of melodious well shot songs... A better paced and lag free second half would have guaranteed Lal Jose a sure shot hit... :)
Grandmaster - A pretty 'dragging','minimum guarantee type gimmick filled' first half is filled with bouts of boredom... The second half is much better with a pretty well developed suspense and a decent ending... None of the actors are bad neither got anything exceptional to do :)
22FK - Bouquets for the bold attempt and brickbats for the poor execution!!! The film starts off with a very entertaining and refreshing first 45 min .... But too many deviations from the main plot,the attempt to make it too realistic and a lot of 'uneventful' scenes make it a boring watch for the rest of the period.. There are few good scenes in between though..Excellent performances from Rima and Fahad :) .. Good to see the makers accepting the fact that they inspired it from 'Ek Hasina Thi' and the 'Kill Bill' series :) This film is a big disappointment :(
Masters - The climax is a minor disappointment,its a lil overdone and the direction seems pretty ordinary at times; In-spite of these deterrents the movie is pretty much engaging and a 'one-time watch' worth your time.... The movie is helped a great deal by a pretty good script and quite decent performances from the entire cast... The absence of any unnecessary comedy or deviations from the main plot aids the movie a great deal... :)
King and Commisioner - The movie which exceeded expectations by being much worse that i had expected... Its boredom and stupidity at its very best right from the first scene itself...Uninspiring and "seen-before" dialogues are a highlight of this movie.... Mammooty's hair fondling,kick boxing sequences and some horrible graphics provided some genuine laughs....Left the theatre with almost 45 min of the movie remaining :)
Ordinary: A pretty good first half with some superb dialogues is ruined by an amateurish,badly directed and boring second half... Its high time Asif Ali sticks to his 'chocolate-boy' roles and Ann Augustine reconsiders acting on screen....
Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty: Plain torture in the pretext of 'attempting something different'... So boring,dragging and uneventful....
Ee Adutha Kaalathu - Another good 'new-generation' movie!!!! Though the film takes time to take-off and introduce the characters, it is well worth the patience for what follows in the pre-interval and the second half portions.... Indrajith and new comer Tanushree were brilliant and a special mention for Muraly Gopi for his wonderful script and performance... Kudos to the director for another brave attempt :)
Second Show - The camera work is a bit shaky,the direction could have been a little more better at times and the editing could have been a little more crisper;These are just minor deterrents in what could otherwise be touted as one of the most entertaining and differently presented movies of recent times... The movie is aided by an excellent BGM,a compelling story/screenplay and a superb climax... It's a dream debut for Dulqar Salman and Sunny Wayne...
The movie might not be liked by all and there will surely be faults associated with the final product.. But for people who are looking for some variety, this is the movie to watch !!!
This movie is dedicated to all those film lovers who are tortured week after week by the 'cliche' and 'minimum guarantee' stuff ditched out by our stars and film makers...
CASSANOVA: is a big disappointment !! And the blame lies squarely with Sanjay-Bobby who comes up with the most illogical and silly storyline one can associate with a Mohanlal movie... It's High time Mohanlal quits dancing ans stops trying Matrix style action sequences... :)
To give credit where its due; This is one of most visually rich Mallu movies of all time... :)
PBD Saroj Kumar: Neither a great nor a good film... It's a different attempt, though it seems like an extension of Udayananu Tharam at times... The first half is presented as a spoof and it takes the shape of a proper movie only in the second half... Altogether it's a just about watchable film with a couple of well picturized songs to go along with the spoof humour... Fahad Fazil proves his calibre yet again !!! Go in with least expectations and with the mindset of watching a spoof movie and you might not be disappointed with the end product:)
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