Till the Last Frame

To begin with, I am a Cinema Junkie & an Avid visitor to Cinema Halls, Its one place where i believe magic truly happens, Its like temple to me, everytime i enter i utter a small prayer in my mind, few of my friends have noticed while others i am sure no one has or hasn't pointed to me directly, I have a strong assumption about the audience who walks in a cinema hall comes out as a changed person, every movie experience irrespective of the fact how good or bad a film is, it certainly leaves an impact to the audience, I have been experiencing this from my childhood, every time i go in & come out with a different thought, a different meaning, it has always been a learning curve. I Fancy those Big Screens, Loud Sound, The Smell of Seats, Cinema Hall even today plays quite an important role in projecting the cinema to its audience and changing mindsets. Here's one such experience i have been wanting write down and share for quite sometime. 

First thing firsts The Article :

It was about a week before Christopher Nolan's Interstellar was about to hit screens and every other fan (Including Me) was awaiting for it, I Enquired about IMAX in mumbai and they said bookings will start soon, asked few friends to tag along which they did, it was decided we are watching the film in IMAX Wadala (Mumbai) for sure. 

The Next Day while browsing online one article that caught my eye and when i clicked the first thing i read was 

Full Article: http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/maximum-fun-in-the-city/article6552598.ece

I was shocked to read, somehow something died in me, only one question popped in my head repetitively "Why Hyderabad? Why there? Why not Mumbai?"  as mumbai being the hub of hindi cinema, it has everything, reading along i realised more & more about Prasads Cinema in Hyderabad. In my mind somewhere in the back i made sure i visit this place soon and watch interstellar.

Second Interstellar Released :

i was so much passionate that i started following prasads Interstellar showtimes weekly, on twitter i followed their handle, i even started to search #PrasadsInterstellar where i used to read people's experiences there. 

I dug deeper to find out its Asia's Largest IMAX Screen & World's 2nd Largest IMAX Screen. This Blew my Mind, by this time i had seen Interstellar in Mumbai's IMAX & was completely blown away by the visuals, Now i had one thing clear in my mind, "I Have to Visit Hyderabad For Sure & Watch Interstellar at Prasad's IMAX in 70MM Format"

I Started to understand the technicalities of the print and the difference between a normal print & an IMAX 70mm Print. Curiosity reached to next level as to why Nolan said to watch it in IMAX 70mm Film Print? What bigger difference would it make? and the only cinema who caters is Prasads Hyderabad. It's there in our country, and It's not that far from Mumbai, something was bugging me inside till i found out this explanation. 

This Explanation cleared up everything and i was all set to leave for Hyderabad.

Three, Delay :

Time went by, i was planning but nothing worked out. something or the other was coming in between and the trip was getting delayed again & again, asked few friends to join, but after some negative responses, my hopes ran down. Nothing seemed to work out, i finally thought its not going to happen, The last thing which its there is sooner going to be extinct/History ie 70mm IMAX Film Print at Prasads Hyderabad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdwHVtAan38&feature=youtu.be

  Four Hyderabad :

A Month Passed by & I was active on twitter & was following Prasad's twitter handle daily, and they posted this - 

That's it, this article somehow gave me an adrenaline rush, Searched online for tickets, booked for 9th Train & return on 10th by train. My Only Objective was to reach Hyderabad on 10th Morning, Watch the movie in afternoon & leave for mumbai on 10th night, That's Exactly what happened. 

Reached Hyderabad in the early hours and my happiness knew no bounds. Stayed at Cousins place and was off to Prasads.

FIVE, PRASADS Hyderabad :

I had done an advance booking to get the best view, all this while one thing was in my head, another excerpt from the article

Now the technical bug in me started & expectations were sky high, i somehow reached near the screen gate and was waiting for it to open, started noticing the crowd, it was almost a full house show, which even surprised me more, a month later on a weekday afternoon show so much turnup, quite amazed with the thought & came across this, 

Bought some food & was the  first person to enter the auditorium, Yes, That Level of Excitement, because first there are hardly any pictures of that auditorium, 2nd was very keen to experience the 70mm IMAX Format. 

So first of all they have an entry from the bottom of the auditorium, entered to see the auditorium and was stunned to see the sight that i can't describe, it took me couple of seconds to actually believe that this is happening, To a Regular Cinema Hall Visitor, there is some level of excitement every time they visit an unfamiliar cinema place, this was one of them i was keen to visit, be there and experience, Sat down on my seat and discovered the 70mm IMAX SCREEN, at that time nothing was on display, My eyes did a quick scan of the auditorium and was now impatient, looked in my watch and there were couple of minutes still left. 

Stadium Style Seating, Dimly Lit Auditorium, I Thought to Myself "Oh Boy, I am in For Some Show Today". Then after few trailers and commercials, INTERSTELLAR Began, in the first 5 Minutes I knew the difference between the regular IMAX (Which i saw in Mumbai)  & Here at PRASADS 70mm IMAX Screen. Uncompressed Sound, whereas Picture Quality Perfect, Brightness to perfection, the IMAX Sequences were breathtaking and gave me an in film experience, I Have never been closer to cinema like this before, This was one experience, for the entire movie my eyes were gazed at the screen, it swept me with the movie, i cried wherever it was necessary, i was thrilled wherever it was needed & I was amazed everytime the IMAX Sequences were on, 170 Mins of film that has never been experienced before, I was left speechless and was silent after i walked through the exit door, in my mind i thanked Nolan Million Times for this cinema, which is  the last time one would see on screen. 

I Met Krish Kishan who is the head of marketing with Prasads Entertainment and had a brief talk about my experience here & congratulated him & team for pulling off the show brilliantly, He was polite, humble and was more happy to give more insights about the cinema & their working culture, he also took me to meet the owner of Prasads Mr. Ramesh Prasad, he met me briefly and was amazed to hear about my journey to prasads all the way from mumbai, he was a gem of a person i congratulated him and thanked him & Krish many times for meeting me and giving me their precious time. First the Interstellar Experience and then meeting them was so much for me that i can't even write down here. Finally i bid goodbye to the place and promised to be back soon on a happy note and lifetime memories, Thank you.

SIX Return : 

The Journey is incomplete without eating the famous hyderabadi biryani, and boarded the train to mumbai. 

The Different formats of Interstellar: 

Some More Pics of Prasads IMAX 

70MM IMAX SCREEN, It's Practically impossible to capture the entire screen on a phone camera.

The Screen Size is even bigger, this is just for the end credits.

The IMAX Sequences look amazing on this 70mm Screen

Stadium Style Seating

Stadium Style Seating inside the auditorium also known as Prasads Large Screen. 

Release Date: 27/06/2014

Starring: Siddarth Malhotra, Shraddha Kapoor & Riteish Deshmukh

Runtime: 140 Minutes

Rating: 4/5

Review:-

A Delicious Thriller with a Tadka of Romance.

The Difference between a normal Bollywood Thriller and Ek Villain is the action and most importantly actors who deliver such a graceful and impactful performances. 'EK VILLAIN' is one of the best romantic thriller possibly after DARR. Siddharth Malhotra does a great job, Shraddha kapoor is sweet, But the star is Riteish Deshmukh who steals the show. KRK has nothing much to offer except comic, Aamna Shareef does well with whatever she had. Inspired from the 2010 Action Thriller Korean film I saw the Devil, this film has been Indianized for its audience and does well. Music is great, cinematography is excellent, some really great scenes which have been exceptionally captured and presented on screen. 140 mins of romance, thriller, crime and most importantly seeing Riteish in a Frightening role whereas Siddharth in an action role.

Plot:-

Guru (Siddarth Malhotra) is an angry gangster in goa, he works under Caesar (Remo Fernandez) Guru’s past is his biggest enemy which time and again comes back to haunt him. One Fine Day he crosses path with Aisha (Shraddha Kapoor) who is a complete chatter box and kind of social worker too, but is a complete chatter box. Sooner or later this chatterbox girl changes Guru’s life and making things better for him. Time After Aisha Gets Murdered and the life of Guru goes upside down, Guru is now on a mission to find the culprit and he finds out pretty soon that it has been done by Rakesh (Riteish) What happens next is a series of action scenes, plot twists and turns and list of songs which are already chartbusters.

What's Good:-

Siddarth Malhotra as an Angry Young Gangster, shows excellent skills in terms of acting and his on screen personality, does full justice to the role.

Riteish Deshmukh is terrific and most importantly he is terrifying on screen, his gazing scenes are simply amazing and he delivers more than his appetite, also he acts through his eyes which is really amazing to watch on screen.

Aamna Shareef makes a comeback after a long time on screen and does good job with whatever she had.

KRK is used for comic timings in the film and his 2rs dialogues are well used in the film and the audience are going to love him.

Direction by Mohit Suri is pretty neat, he does a great job in sketching out the characters and bringing out the best from the actors. The Treatment with the film is well taken care of.

Cinematography is excellent, the locations and visuals are very well captured and brings out freshness on screen, especially the scenes in goa and not to mention that single take action scene, credit must be given to siddharth malhotra and the cameramen for capturing the scene so nicely and well presented on screen.

Music and Songs are doing great, they are already chartbusters and a big hit with the public, Galliyan is a track worth mentioning beautifully sung stays with you for long even after one has left the theatre.

Editing and Screenplay are smooth they never provide a dull moment, a thrilling written scene of the cold blooded murder is edited nicely. 

What's Bad:-

The Overstretched Climax is something that one gets tired off probably because the audience already knew what the climax was.

Few Irrelevant scenes not required.

The Item Song by Prachi Desai is a turn off and acts a speed bump in a very well story telling.

Overall:-

It's a delicious thriller with a romance tadka in it, and thank you Riteish u will be remembered well apart from comedy (nightmares) head to cinemas because u don't want to miss it.

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Release Date: 27/06/2014

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Jack Reynor & Nicola Peltz

Runtime: 165 Minutes

Rating: 4/5

Review:-

A Stunning Visual Delight Action Thriller

Director Michael Bay who is also known as King of Explosions, provides yet another, Edge of the Seat, Jaw Dropping Action Thriller. The Film Delivers more than its promised us in the trailers, its grandiose, spectacular more advanced action and most importantly it has soul, the BOTS here are very uptown, stylish and one cannot stop rooting for them. The Performances by the leads are pretty decent. The Film belongs to the entire team of Transformers : Age of Extinction, Editing is slick, VFX are pretty cool, Breathtaking Cinematography are the clear winners. Story lacks a bit depth, it has nothing new to offer, the usual Good vs Bad and to save the world from bad invaders, that’s all. So not much of a story, yet so brilliantly presented. Brownie points to Michael bay for this.

Plot:-

Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg)lives only with daughter Tessa (Nicola Peltz) in the outskirts of Texas,where one day Cade discovers and old truck which turns out to be one of the best transformer Optimus Prime (Voiced by Peter Cullen). We learn that all the autobots  are hiding here and there, because a Corporate Company KSI have been collecting the remains of all the autobots which are now set years after the Dark of the Moon, and creating a monster out of them by using some or the other part of theirs whichever comes in handy.

Cade brings the old truck (Optimus Prime) to his garage and does wear and tear of the old truck which is now hunted by the Black Ops. Now what follows is a cat and mouse like non-stop action sequences between the Villain Decepticons (Way Cooler) than our regular Autobots (The Powerful) which will blow your mind.

What's Good:-

The New Autobots which are way cooler and most importantly more smarter which creates non-stop action sequences, thus leaving us speechless, jaw dropped and with a blown mind.

Action sequences are brilliantly choreographed and spectacularly captured by the cinematographer, Kudos!!

Optimus Prime: The Real Hero, Love Him, Hate Him, But I Bet you cannot Ignore Him, he is the true pulse of Transformers series. His Heroic in this film is way too cool and one cannot stop rooting for him.

The Negative Autobots are menacing, u know that they can scare the shit out of you if they ever existed out of screen, That Level of Impact they have.

Rare Sight of Optimus Prime Riding a Dinobot which is none other than a T-REX

New Location Hong Kong, That adds quite freshness and uniqueness to its story telling, Things blowing up, Autobots fighting out in the middle of a busy streets, Buildings have been damaging, and don’t forget one smart ass chase cum action sequence with Mark Wahlberg which will leave you spell bound.

The CGI and VFX are to watch out for, Hadn’t they been so distinguished, the impact of the film wouldn’t have been the same. 

What's Bad:-

The Plot and the Screenplay, they don’t give something new to us, it’s a been there done that thing for us. That’s a big disappointment, I really think that the screenplay should have been more smoother so that the film would have been more exciting. Average Background Music, needed better music during the time of intense scenes.

Overall:-

2 States (Movie) fails to create the Same Magic as the Book.

Release Date: 18/04/2014

Starring: Alia Bhatt, Arjun Kapoor, Amrita Singh, Revathy & Others.

Runtime: 149 Minutes.

Rating: 2.5/5

Review:-

'2STATES' adapted from Chetan Bhagats book with the same name, is a half baked dish, which does not create the magic despite being a superb book, bad adaptation, poor cast and fails to create the magic with what the book did. On the other hand the film has some positives too, superbly shot, packed with great songs, and Alia bhatt again but only good in few scenes. Arjun kapoor is perfectly miscast and the same with Amrita Singh, I seriously feel Kirron Kher would have been an excellent choice.

Plot:-

 The film opens with Krish Malhotra (Arjun Kapoor) doing a session with a psychiatrist and describes his story in flashback. Krish Meets Ananya Swaminathan (Alia Bhatt) in his IIM-A University Campus and falls in love with her at first sight, Before he approaches to even talk friendly with her, Ananya Breaks the ice between them and soon they become friends. Later Krish realizes that he cant be just friends with Ananya anymore because he loves her, but hesitates to confront, so he starts avoiding her. One day he confesses his feelings and they both are in relationship. 2 years later krish proposes to ananya during campus recruitment interview and she accepts, now the conflict starts, both have their respective jobs and families of Krish & Ananya settled in Delhi & Chennai respectively. Krish applies for Chennai in his Choice of City form and gets a job there, slowly and steadily he tries to win ananya's parents hearts and succeeds, Now turn of Ananya to Charm Krish's parents, already their parents are having their marriage on the rocks. Things go wrong and don't fall into the correct place as planned by Krish & Ananya. They try to give one more shot and Ananya soon becomes the darling of the family. Now the Problem doesn't end here, The main problem lies for Krish & Ananya is how to make their parents be happy and connected with each other's inlaws. They try, but fails, try again, but fail again too that extent that Ananya Breaks up with Krish. Will Krish Get Ananya Back? Will the two opposite cultures will break the barrier and accept Krish & Ananya together? Will Krish & Ananya Patch up Again? Most Importantly Will they Get Married? For all these answers one has to watch the film.

What's Good:-

Terrific Cinematography by Binod Pradhan, The way he has captured IIM-A, Pondicherry, Mumbai etc is been brilliantly done. The film is very nicely presented, also since it's a Dharma Productions everything seems so rich and elegant in the film.

2 States is packed with Songs, while all of them are very good and hummable tracks, and shot well, and sets the mood of the film, Shankar Ehsaan Loy did a good job with music while Amitabh Bhattacharya's lyrics does stay with you for a long time, especially Shankar Mahadevan's Hulla Re is quite peppy and pumps up the mood in the film, while Locha-e-ulfat does magic when you listen to it in surround sound.

Alia Bhatt delivers another strong film after Highway, She is quite impressive in few scenes where she handles with utmost maturity and confidence, one cannot resist applauding to especially one scene during Duke's Wedding.

Ronit Roy is good, although his character is similar to the one in Udaan, whereas Revathy Shines as a Tamilian Mother.

The film also deals with a strong message that Love should be kept away from Cast, Creed & Culture, the film showcases how two totally diversified cultures living in the same country have complete opposite views on tradition, caste etc and their consequences, which is nicely done.

What's Bad:-

Poorly Directed & Adapted from the book with the same name. There were many magical moments in the book which the director missed out either on paper or in the Final Cut of the movie, that's why the film fails to impress

Screenplay in the first half seems to be in a very hurry, takes no time to establish characters and create the chemistry between the lead pairs, hence it becomes unconvincing. while second half has some of its moment, but seems lengthy and exhausting.

Arjun Kapoor fails to impress, to me he didn't do justice to the character of Krish Malhotra as mentioned in the book, Hence a big disappointment.

Amrita Singh is good as Punjabi Mother of Krish, but the role could have been much better, stronger and funnier if Kirron Kher would have done it. Hence Poor Casting in side characters too.

Overall:-

The Film Could have been more better and turned out more hilarious if the makers had a concrete material that could have done justice to the book. It's not a bad watch, but yet the film lacks the basic zing that could have done wonders to the film. A Better cast and strong screenplay would have made the film rock solid. The Film lies between Hello & Kai Po Che in terms of adaptation.

Watch Guide, 3 Idiots, & Kai Po Che too see how to adapt and make it better. After Screwing up the movie I say OfFO!!

Release Date:- 11/04/2014

Starring: Amitabh Bachchan, Boman Irani & Parth Bhalerao.

Runtime: 155 Minutes

Rating: 3.5/5

Review:-

'BHOOTNATH RETURNS' is a fun and happy movie with stellar performances by Amitabh Bachchan and the Kid Parth and Boman Irani.It is a well written flick which will entertain you with a message. The sequel to 2008 movie Bhootnath lies on the same line as Mr.India.

Plot:-

Bhootnath (Amitabh Bachchan) returns to Bhoot World (a place where all the ghosts live) and he has been made fun of, because he wasn’t able to scare a little boy in Bhootnath. So he asks for one more chance to go back to earth and scare the kids and get back his respect back in Bhoot World. His Request is been granted, and he returns back to earth, but again he can be seen by one of the kid named Akhrot (Parth Bhalerao) residing in Dharavi Slums Mumbai. What follows is a series of event depicting poverty, bad politics, Atrocities in our society, to bring a change in society, Bhootnath stands for election against a corrupt minister Bhau (Boman Irani). The climax is long drawn and the plot loses steam in a preachy and muddled second half. 

What's Good:-

Fast Paced, Funny First half of the film, the entire concept of Bhootnath Returns is quite original, fresh and very convincing.

Mr. Amitabh Bachchan & Parth Bhalerao is excellent in the film both of them have delivered strong performances, especially Parth.

Music & Songs are surprisingly very nice, All the songs are pretty impressive and few of the shows us ground realities of our society, while some are simply good foot tapping.

Cinematography is excellent, captures Dharavi well and gives you the feel of the situations that one is going through.

Cameo’s by Anurag Kashyap is funny and impressive, while other cameos by Shah Rukh Khan & Ranbir Kapoor contributes to the film although both are there hardly for a minute.

Good Script, Very Well Penned Down Dialogues and a good message makes Bhootnath Returns a great watch.

What's Bad:-

Over Dramatized Climax, The Message in the film seems forced upon us regularly, that one gets tired listening to the same thing again and again.

Extensive Screenplay, the runtime of the film is 155 minutes which seems too long, because the second half of the film becomes dull in few of the scenes.

Clichéd political speeches are boring it seems that one is watching the news channel during elections.

Overall:-

Release Date: 11/04/2014

Starring: Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites, Katee Sackhoff 

Runtime: 104 Minutes

Rating: 3/5

Review:-

'OCULUS' is superbly shot, directed and executed, smartly written and supported well with the actors. "Oculus" is haunting because it messes with your head. That's where the ghosts are.

Plot:-

The film opens with a quick establishing of the main crime at the center of the film: a father murders mommy-dearest in a fit of crazy rage, and the two children helplessly watch as they’re about to become the next victims. We then cut to these kids now grown up in the present day. Tim (Brenton Thwaites) has just been released from a mental clinic, having been thought to be the one who killed psychodad in self-defense, while Kaylie (Karen Gillan) has interpreted the events of the past differently, believing that her parents’ more-than-abnormal behavior was caused by a cursed mirror that resided in their father’s office during the troubled years. As the older Tim and Kaylie set out to prove the existence of the supernatural entity living in the mirror, we witness flashbacks of their younger selves (portrayed excellently by child actors Garrett Ryan and Annalise Basso) slowly realizing something’s wrong with the way Mom and Dad (Katee Sackhoff and Rory Cochrane) are acting.

What's Good:-

There are no blood curling screams or grotesque faces, instead the horror is often implied and it works because its never over the top. The sound effects and back ground score is in sync with the storyline raising the scare quotient at the right moment. Acting is top notch, with both the child actors as well as adults playing the brother-sister parts to near perfection. Thank fully the writing is intelligent and it makes you think and participate in the action than be a docile observant. 

What's Bad:-

While not as frightening or overall effective as Insidious, The Conjuring or Sinister, Oculus is still a fun ride for fans of horror films. The Film heavily depends upon its narration and the scenes which bring in the scarier and thrilling part in the movie.

Overall:-

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Release Date: 11/04/2014

Starring: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet

Runtime: 140 Minutes.

Rating: 1/5

Review:-

'DIVERGENT' is another boring sci-fi film which has nothing new to offer. Overtly done, dull screenplay, and a ridiculous concept makes the film nothing but a lot of money, efforts and precious time being wasted. Those with a high tolerance for blockbusters in which non-fetished females save the day will be able to put up with its flaws - including lacklustre action sequences and a preoccupation with tattoos.

'DIVERGENT' is another boring sci-fi film which has nothing new to offer. Overtly done, dull screenplay, and a ridiculous concept makes the film nothing but a lot of money, efforts and precious time being wasted. Those with a high tolerance for blockbusters in which non-fetished females save the day will be able to put up with its flaws - including lacklustre action sequences and a preoccupation with tattoos.

Plot:-

Based on Veronica Roth's book, which is defined as a science fiction meant for young adults, the movie is unable to justify the title and its selling line altogether. Divergent is about Beatrice Prior's (Shailene Woodley) journey to Chicago's grim, dystopian society that is divided into five factions, to seek where she truly belongs.

Set in the future many years from now, in the fenced-off remnants of a post-war Chicago, the powers-that-be headed by the joyless Jeanine Matthews (Winslet) have society organized into factions. Each faction (Amity, Candor, Erudite, Abnegation and Dauntless) is populated by people who show a particular defining trait.

 For example, Dauntless are pig-headedly brave. Abegnation are miserably humble. Erudite are the most well-read of the lot and so on.

 A coming-of-age aptitude test for teens reveals that Tris doesn't fit into any of the above cookie-cutter moulds.

 She marches to her own beat and so, is a threat to the system because of her free-thinking ways. Her simple parents (Judd, Goldwyn) know this and tell her to keep it a secret.

 After electing to join Dauntless (for which she seems a misfit from the start) at a 'Choosing Ceremony', she makes friends with fellow freshers Christina (Kravitz) and Peter (Teller). And predictably enough, falls for one of the head trainers, Four (James).

 Her conscience leads her to try and foil Matthews' senseless plan to exterminate innocents and then escape, preferably with Four, where they can live and love like normal people.

What's Good:-

Spectacularly Shot. That’s it

What's Bad:-

There’s some genuinely great ideas in the film, and some terrific character work, but it’s given such uneven attention, alternately languished upon and glossed over, that the portrait Burger creates feels complete without, well, making us feel a whole lot else.

Overall:-

Release Date: 04/04/2014

Starring: Varun Dhawan, Ileana D Cruz, Nargis Fakhri & Others.

Runtime: 128 Minutes

Rating: 3/5

Review:-

'MAIN TERA HERO' is David Dhawan's Recap of some of his own movies. It's been there done that formula that he has used several times and succeeded. The first half is average and over the top acting, but its the second half of the movie which is quite entertaining. 

Plot:-

It’s a David Dhawan Film, Seenu (Varun Dhawan) who is larger than life hero, who says cheesy dialogues to his professors and walks out of the class in his small town. One Day, he decides to pursue his degree from a Bangalore College. The First Day of College and he falls in love with Sunaina (Ileana D cruz), However a Cop named Angad (Arunoday Singh) along with his assistant Peter (Rajpal Yadav) is also in love with Sunaina, and uses all his strength to make them apart. Now Comes Ayesha (Nargis) who is already in love with Seenu, because she had watched him fight bad guys in a train enroute his journey to Bangalore. What follows is a series of mad events which will either make you laugh or will ensure that you walk out of the theatre, The Choice is strictly yours.

What's Good:-

The Film is Light Hearted, and takes digs at his own movies. The second half of the film is funny, and bearable as compared to first half.

Music of the film is good, Foot tapping, Varun Dhawan is full of energy and does a typical David Dhawan hero film full justice.

Things that are guaranteed to make you laugh are all vintage David Dhawan. Saurabh Shukla's detective act is hilarious. Anupam Kher repeating everything thrice (because he was born in the "waadiyaan" and he is used to echoes), Varun Dhawan's parody of Badtameez Dil and Salman Khan's 'cameo' as God. 

What's Bad:-

Both the Female leads have nothing to offer.

Every dialogue doesn't have to be in threes to be funny. The heroines have little to do but add glamour, which Nargis pulls that off effortlessly but her heavily accented Hindi is annoying. 

Wont talk about story or screenplay, because it’s a david dhawan film, which is only to provide entertainment.

Overall:-

Release Date:- 28/03/2014

Starring: Russell Crowe, Anthony Hopkins, Jennifer Connelly, Emma Watson & Others.

Runtime: 136 Minutes.

Rating: 2.5/5

Review:-

'NOAH 3D' is brilliant in very few parts, the director's trademarks shots are there which is exceptionally well done, Performances are good buty you wish either the screenplay of the film being more engaging or the film wouldve been a good 20-30 mins shorter than its actual runtime.

Plot:-

Noah (Russel Crowe) who witnesses his father being killed by Cain’s descendants during his childhood, What they are left with is a deserted land and they are the last defenders of the “Creator of the Land”. Noah, wife Naameh (Connelly), and his sons Shem (Booth), Ham (Lerman) and newly born Japheth lead a tough life, made tougher by men who are scavengers, looting and living off other people. And then there are Noah’s nightmares, rendered in vivid colours, which he interprets as the end of the world being near. On way to consult his grandfather, the wise old Methuselah (played with relish by Hopkins), Noah and family rescue a badly injured girl Ila (Watson) and take her with them.

 Methuselah confirms Noah’s fears, and gives him a seed from the Garden of Eden to start a new world. Noah proceeds to build the ark, concluding that there will be a deluge that will destroy mankind because of what it had become, and that God wanted him to save the animals to start afresh. Why only animals? Because they alone continue to live the life they led in Eden. (Indian Express)

What's Good:-

Spectacular Cinematography, the film wouldn’t have been half engaging if the cinematography wouldn’t have been so good.

 Strong Performances by the Cast, a Good Screenplay and a good direction by Darren Aranofsky

 Also stunning: the flood itself, more chilling than any you've seen in a disaster flick. It's also rather magical to watch the animals arrive, two by two (and by virtue of CGI) at the ark.

What's Bad:-

Moody, Messy and Muddled up Narrative becomes tedious and the film never ends while you start counting minutes in your brain.

 t’s not that engaging, and tests your patience regularly. The 3D Effects are hardly there, better to watch it in 2D.

Overall:-

Release Date: 28/03/2014

Starring: Jackky Bhagnani, Neha Sharma & Farooque Sheikh.

Runtime: 134 Minutes.

Rating: 2/5

Review:-

'YOUNGISTAAN' with a superb concept in mind but poorly Presented on Screen. Jacky Bhagnani is mist cast in the film. Neha Sharma is equally annoying. Farooque sheikh had little to do but did his job best. Pathetic music and a lousy screenplay makes the 134 mins runtime a bore. The second half promises some meat in bits n parts but lacks the real zing & a good screenplay which is important in films like these.

Plot:-

Abhimanyu Kaul (Jackky Bhagnani) & Anvita Chauhan (Neha Sharma) are in a live in relationship in Tokyo, Japan. Their Friend Zafar (Kayoze Irani) is also living with them in their same apartment. The First 20 minutes is nothing but Japan Tourism while Drunk and with a Bollywood’s one of the most annoying song Tanki Tanki. One Day Abhimanyu receives a call Stating his father Dashrat Kaul (Boman Irani) lying on the death bed, who is also the prime minister of INDIA.  Before Dying Dashrat tells Abhimanyu to Join his party ABKP (AKHIL BHARTIYA KRANTI PARTY) and his PA Akbar (Farooque Sheikh) will take care and also guide you. What Follows is a series of Incidents which focus more on Abhimanyu’s Private life rather than focusing more on the political drama, I mean to an extent it is fine, but majority of the film deals with that, and leads to a much predictable climax.

What's Good:-

A Superb Concept, Which is Magical, New, Inspiring and most importantly promising.

The First half of the film, which actually began after 20 minutes, is actually very good, and nicely established to the midpoint.

Farooque Sheikh once again and for the final time on screen is exceptionally well, and no doubt that he was, he is one of the most versatile actors in our country.

Jacky Bhagnani has improved a lot in acting since his first movie, F.A.L.T.U.

What's Bad:-

Despite a superb concept on paper, the film falters big time in its screenplay during second half, It would have made wonders to the film, and this film could have emerged as one of the best films of the year, but the makers chose not do so.

Songs & music are annoying to the last nerve of your brain. BIG Disappointment

Neha Sharma seriously should learn acting lessons.

Support cast is under developed.

Lacks the feel of a political drama/thriller movie.

Various Subplots, which only contribute to the runtime of the film till 134 minutes.

Overall:-

Release Date: 21/03/2014

Starring: Sunny Leone, Parvin Dabbas, Divya Dutta & Others.

Runtime: 120 Minutes.

Rating: 1.5/5

Review:-

'RAGINI MMS 2' Sunny Leone's Minimal Clothing + Maximum Skin Show = MMS Less Movie. Starts off well but goes nowhere after 15mins into the film. The film becomes Cliche focusing more onto the loud background score.

Plot:-

Being a Sequel to its 2011 Horror Film Ragini MMS, where it ended, Ragini MMS 2 Begins with a backstory, which inspires one of the filmmaker to make a movie exactly at the same Haunted Bunglow where the Incident in Ragini MMS happened. Filmmaker (Parvin Dabbas) casts Sunny (Sunny Leone) to play the role of Ragini, who is now into Mental Asylum, as she is possessed likewise in the previous film. What Follows is the series of missing persons, Ghost Visibilities, Skin Show, More Skin Show, Loud Background Scores and less of story which hardly takes the movie forward.

What's Good:-

Ragini MMS 2 is packed with great songs and foot tapping music. Sunny Leone shines herself and looked sensuous throughout the film.

Cinematography is nicely done, and the characters are very well presented on screen, It doesn’t give you a feeling of a B Grade Horror Film despite the concept being one.

What's Bad:-

Poorly Directed, Screenplay is filled with loopholes, Narrative gets exhausting after a while.

Over Excess usage of Loud (Read Deaf) Background Score, tries very hard to scare you but, fails miserably and gives you one Headache.

OH MY GOD!! Sandhya Mridul’s Performance is awful, although she was Imitating someone else’s character but c’mon it became more n more irritating.

The Unnecessary Love track, between Sunny and the Writer of the Film, which they were shooting. BORING!!

Heavily Lifted (Read Copied) from several Hollywood Films, Infact some of them were recent enough.

Overall:-

Release Date: 21/03/2014

Starring: Sanjay Mishra, Rajat Kapoor & Others.

Runtime: 107 Minutes

Rating: 4.5/5

Review:-

'ANKHON DEKHI' seeing is believing is the main concept of the movie. Spectacularly Directed by Rajat Kapoor and Superbly Performed by Sanjay Mishra the film never faulters in its 107 mins long narration nor provides a single dull moment during its runtime.

Plot:-

Bauji (Sanjay Mishra) being the head of a Joint family consisting his younger brother Rishi (Rajat Kapoor) along with their wives and children. Bauji starts to believes that what he sees only in those things he believe, so much that, he doesn’t even believe that Earth is Round, God doesn’t exists, Prime Minister of India May be Manmohan Singh etc. He starts to believe and starts to follow and imply these things in his own life, causing irk & embarrassment to his own family members. Sooner, he has bunch of people who follows bauji and their principles as admirers. However, as time goes by Bauji comes to know everything that he should and finally concludes the inevitable.

What's Good:-

Sanjay Mishra owns the film, with his Wit, Strength and Conviction as he moulds himself into the character of Bauji.

The Rest of the cast is beautifully sketched and very well written. They support the  film immense gratitude.

Music is good, Lyrics by varun grover goes well with the film.

Story, Dialogues, Screenplay is excellently done, keeps you engaging throughout the film, and the depth of words used impresses you.

The Concept, Story does wonders with its justice and stays honest with the film.

The feeling of Watching a Play (Theatre) the way the series of events unwind is natural, and very conventional.

Everyone in the film delivers best of their performance. Making this a film rich in what appear to be small but are actually significant pleasures.

What's Bad:-

Pitch Perfect, No Faults.

Overall:-

Release Date: 14/03/2014

Starring: Rishi Kapoor, Ayushmann Khurrana, Sonam Kapoor.

Runtime: 119 Minutes

Rating: (1/5)

Review:-

'BEWAKOOFIYAAN' is nothing but a Show off of various female classy Clothing Brands worn by Sonam Kapoor. The film is boring and 119 minutes of runtime also seem never ending. Ayushman Khuraana tries too hard to act, while Sonam kapoor does not even attempt to. Rishi kapoor is good, but over acted.

Plot:-

Mohit (Ayushmann) is a senior sales executive in an airline company who wants to marry his successful and fashionable girlfriend Myra (Sonam). Their Love hits the roadblock when Recession hits the Airline Industry and soon Mohit is Jobless on top of that Myra's father retired IAS officer VK Sehgal (Rishi Kapoor) decides that his daughter deserves to be married off to a millionaire and not some middle class employee.  While the Later Half tries to deal with Ayushman Trying to Impress Rishi Kapoor and convincing him that he still earns a good salary, which offers a bland second half. What follows is the series of incidents and events which leads to the climax of the film.

What's Good:-

The writers tackle the issue of unemployment with a sense of believability bringing a sense of realism to the changed dynamic and equation between the couple. Borrowing money from your girlfriend and living off her might seem an alien idea.

The dialogues are smart and the conversations seem real. Rishi Kapoor brings the right amount of color and life to his character and his introductory scenes with Sonam and Ayushmann are hilarious.

Music is decent, While Gulcharrey and the Title song is good enough.

What's Bad:-

After a good opening in the film, the film falls flat right after 20 minutes or so. The film could have been much better only if the writers would have thought about the film more potentially.

The second half of the film becomes too Long, Boring and Tiring.

None of the lead actors have acted well or convincingly. Both are trying to outsmart each other, the film tries too hard to make it work but fails flat.

Songs appear from nowhere and provides a stupid pause to its narration, which is annoying.

Overall:-

Release Date: 28/02/2014

Starring: Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Lupita Nyongo & Others.

Runtime: 100 Minutes

Rating: 3/5

Review:- 

Non Stop is Desi Style Thriller American Film. Liam Neeson is Convincing, Julianne Moore is a waste in the film, Shot Spectacularly well, the film has good enough reasons to provide a edge of the seat thriller and gives your brain a constant ticking to guess who is behind all the mystery that liam neeson wants to crack.

Plot:-

'Non-Stop' revolves around an angry alcoholic US Air Marshall Bill Marks (Liam Neeson) and his attempt to foil a terrorist plot on an international flight from New York to London. He receives a text message while on the flight explaining that one passenger will die every 20 minutes unless 150 million dollars is transferred into a bank account. The film at its core is a thriller with plot twists all around and at least that, it does well (DNA). The film is not pathbreaking in any way, but it doesn’t mean that the film is bore, or dull, it is full of excitement, thrill and many other things which keep you hooked throughout the film.

What's Good:-

Liam Neeson who is undoubtedly the best and the most convincing actor in these kind of thriller, who does these kinds of roles easily.

Screenplay is brilliant, a simple concept but an engaging screenplay does the tricks and works throughout.

Well Directed and shot, majority of the film shot inside of an airplane, thus bringing us to understand the gravity of the situation.

The Compelling Narrative, Fast Paced sequences, and nicely choreographed action sequences is great to watch

What's Bad:-

Julianne Moore is mere there for providing a bland support to the film and provide few chuckles throughout the film.

The Problem with NON STOP is, it tries too hard to be good, one can see the desperate attempt in terms of making the film a notch above and make it look more convincing and believable, but it doesn’t impress.

The Narrative becomes unnecessary complicated. 

Overall:-

Release Date:- 07/03/2014

Starring: Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Lena Headey & Others.

Runtime: 104 Minutes.

Ratings: 1.5/5

Review:-

300 Rise of an Empire does not even have half the spark as compared to 300. The movie starts off well, but looses out after 20minutes and the rest is simply slo-mo action sequences, blood flow. Headless bodies and many more, without taking the story forward. 

Plot:-

The invading Persian forces led by the god-like Xerxes and navy commander Artemisia battle the Greeks (led by Themistocles) in the hope of conquering the land.

 With the odds against him, Themistocles must use guile and strength in equal measure to save Greece from destruction

What's Good:-

The First 20 Minutes of the film which provide a promising start.

Cinematography is excellent.

What's Bad:-

It’s Difficult for me to make one bad spot, because there are plenty.

300 Rise of an Empire constantly reminds us of why 300 worked so brilliantly. Apart from using some fantastic SFX and digital effects the film also had lead actors that were believable. 

Sullivan Stapleton's speech is no match to Butler's cult "This is Sparta" line. Also we get a sense of been there seen that with several other films in the last few years trying to get a permanent spot in this popular niche. (DNA INDIA)

Overall:-