Of Weekend Movies and Other Things....

The weekend’s over and as usual it was very hectic… But being the movie freak that I am, I managed to cram in 2 movies inbetween dinner invites and hosting a momo party at my place…

Kismet Konnection: The movie isnt bad but then the problem is that we have become used to a whole rash of good movies recently that something like this will not work in todays times. And esp a Rom-Com when it has no Romance or Comedy.

The first problem with KK is that the hero’s sidekick’s girlfriend is named Aditi. I agree she is a minor character but she does crop up at regular intervals and the real problem is that everytime her name is mentioned you cannot help but be reminded of Kabhi Kabhi Aditi and Jaane Tu... and everything that was good about it and as a result, everything this movie seems to lack. I am not an informed critic but I know that if you are thinking of anything else during a movie then its not a good sign at all.

The second problem is more sartorial. Again its just my perspective of things but when the hero’s hair, clothes and make-up looks better than the heroine’s then again its surefire disaster. Vidya Balan, bless her, can definitely act but she looks like some dowdy cousin from the village trying to be glam that you just don’t buy into the whole romance at all.

Shahid Kapur is the third problem…. He is an earnest actor and very likeable too but he needs to rein in his hands and that vein in his neck. Every word, every phrase every emotion is punctuated with raised shoulders and jabbing hands… We know you can act dude but does it have to show? Maybe he needs to chill and relax a little … Infact in the few scenes where he is relaxed and not gesturing animatedly, he is wonderfully belieaveable. After Jab We Met the Rom-Com bar has been raised and this movie falls way short of the mark. Not worth the watch

Wanted: Lets be clear. This movie is senseless and defies almost all laws of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Gravity. But it is such fun that you don’t have a minute to stop and think about the inconsistencies. I don’t want to spoil the fun for you by describing the movie but when the hero smacks his colleague (who is sleeping with his girlfriend) with his keyboard the letters break off and as they float out towards the camera it spells “FUCK YO U” in slow motion with U being a broken tooth. How can you not enjoy such crazy over-the-top action?

Action movies this year have done well by taking great actors in the roles so they end up adding a certain reality to the proceedings. Ironman had Robert Downey Jr., Spiderman is Tobey Maguire & in Batman apart from Christian Bale, Heath Ledger & Maggie Gyllenhall, 2 oscar winners are just playing supporting roles (Michael Caine & Morgan Freeman). Now imagine the old guard of Stallone, Van Damme & Schwarzenegger in these roles.

Wanted also has 2 Oscar winners in Freeman (again) and Anjelina Jolie. However the most impressive is James McAvoy who was previously seen in period flicks like Atonement & Last King Of Scotland. He is the anti-thesis of a superhero stereotype and and brings with him a certain 'ordinary-guy' quality that grounds this fantasy even as the kick-ass action sequences and Angie make you suspend your disbelief.
And Angie can kick ass like no other heroine I know. You Go Girl!
Definitely worth a watch.

While on Angie, you all know by now that she has delivered two more babies and she cehcked out of the hospital yesterday.

The media frenzy over her & Brad’s brood is so hyped and crazy that the following pic of them leaving the hospital was sold for hundreads of thousands of pounds. Just look at the picture. I don’t even know what to look at or for in the picture. Its just a blur.

Reminds me of the time the chewing gum that Britney chewed and threw away sold for more than $600 on EBay

And talking of odd....

Here's an ad for a ... Frankly i dont know... Guess for yourself...

Till Next time

Ciao

V