Beowulf:

“It is not for the gold, it is for the glory.” and this movie might reach both. Beowulf 3D is based in the first English language epic poem ever written, Beowulf. When I first saw the preview of the movie I was exited since I thought it was going to be like a mixture of 300 and The Lord of the Rings. Well the movie is nothing like either of them, nonetheless, it did not disappoint. It has everything that a good epic movie should have: A hero, Monsters, Dragons, action, adventure, even a little comedy, ah! and did I mention it is on digital 3-D. There is just one thing I have to say about this film: It is a must see in the theater.

It is 750 A.D, and Hrothgar, king of the Danes (Antony Hopkins) has built the biggest mead hall, Heorot, where he and his people drink and dance until dawn. Until one day, a hideous creature, Grendel (Crispin Glober), comes to the hall at night bother for all the noise the humans were making and kill everybody but the king. This becomes an every day event, forcing the king to close the great hall for good. He offers half of his gold to whoever kills and free's his kingdom from this monster. A great warrior from the tribe of the Geats, named Beowulf(Ray Wingston) who is brave, kind, strong and his obsession is not gold but pride and power, comes to faced this creature and the creatures Mother (Angelina Jolie). Little did he knows that he was also facing himself.

The movie is well directed. I like the new approach they took about this epic, many people who read the book might be disappointed since it does not follow it, on the other hand, this approach seems more real, makes sense and feels in the gaps that the original version has. the cast makes an excellent job portraying their character. Antony Hopkins makes terrific performance as king Hrothgar, John Malkovich impressed me as Ulfreith, and Jolie makes the perfect Monster, it is a shame she did not have more screen time. The voice of Grendal describe the monster and depicts the time, but sometimes it was hard to understand. The special effects could be disappointed for many people who thought they were going to watch real actors like in 300 and Sin City, but once you realized it is an animated movie, they are excellent, in some scenes it seems like there are the real actors, and the monsters are well depicted and defined; they have no flaw in any scene. the 3D effects are just icing on the cake, they really pull this off the audience will feel they are inside the movie along Beowulf fighting the monsters. The action scenes are energetic, realistic and exiting with the 3D effects the audience see the best angles and be on the edge of their seats. The only think that might disappoint the audience is the final scene, since it is kind of predictable.

Beowulf 3-D completely changed my perspective of this legendary epic. With a talented cast a good director and great special effects Beowulf 3D is an enjoyable, fascinating, unique and mystical experience that might innovate animated movies.

Director : Robert Zemeckis
cast : Ray Winstone,Angelina Jolie,Anthony Hopkins
My Ratings : 7 ******* ***.

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Jab we Met : Imtiaz Ali

The main reason why "Jab We Met" must be seen is Kareena, and the sparks that fly between her and Shahid.

Having gotten beyond her effervescent image in this ode to love, Kareena is brilliant. In a tailor-made role, she plays a boisterous Sikh girl on her way to tell her parents about her boyfriend, but meets up with a brooding, suicidal, jilted entrepreneur.

The sparks fly instantaneously ... and infinitely between them.

A chance encounter between two people on a train is not the most novel of cinematic ideas, but the sparks that fly between Kareena and Shahid seem so genuine that you just sit back and watch the characters go through a series of brilliantly conceived and energised incidents that bring them together.

Surprisingly, there are no surprise elements in "Jab We Met". Director Imtiaz Ali, displaying a deft and lucid command over his material and actors, lets the boy-meets-girl story take its own course without pushing for effect.

The vignettes on the trains and off them look so lived-in you could reach your hand and touch Aditya (Shahid) and Geet's (Kareena) glowing relationship in the small towns of Punjab and other parts of north India.

The dialogues flow in a steady stream of vocalised thoughts and not a single shot strives for effect.

In the first-half Kareena talks and Shahid listens. His is the tougher, less ostentatious performance characterised by pain and anguish as opposed to the Kareena's impetuous exuberance.

Kareena's insouciant warmth just bathes the screen in voluble splendour. She proves once again that when she puts her heart to it, she's quite simply the best. In the second-half, she beautifully depicts the ruins of a broken heart.

The director invests a whole lot of quiet moments between the couple. These are handled with a mellow maturity that defies the overall lightness of the romantic-comedy genre.

The songs composed by Pritam are a pleasure to hear. In "Yeh ishq haye", Kareena's unconditional surrender to joie de vivre reminds one of Waheeda Rehman in the song "Aaj phir jeene ki tamanna hai" in "Guide".

Kareena has a dozen or so expressions flitting across her restless face at any given time. And the director harnesses these to take the romance to a new high.

Shahid is right up there, furnishing restraint to his role of a man just waiting to come out of his Shell.

There are many reasons apart from Kareena and Shahid why "Jab We Met" is a special film. The narrative moves with serene swiftness through several cities and towns, giving the lead couple a chance to get to know each other.

The never-ending festivities in the heroine's bustling Sikh household do get oppressive beyond a point, and the imminent 'yes' to the romantic mess is unnecessarily delayed.

But by the time Shahid and Kareena get into a clasp for a farewell kiss we are just left cheering the couple.

Heart-warming in its sincerity and utterly wedded to the feeling of romantic integrity, "Jab We Met" is the kind of cinematic experience that is hard to come by in this day and age of smoky cynicism and borrowed rage.

Director : Imtiaz Ali.

Cast : Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor.

Producer : Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd.

Music : Pritam.

Om Shanti Om : Farah Khan

Shah Rukh Khan and Farah Khan’s OM SHANTI OM is a true-blue masala entertainer. If MAIN HOON NA was a four, this one hits a sixer!

Now let’s clear some myths surrounding OM SHANTI OM. Is it the 2007 adaptation of Subhash Ghai’s immensely likable reincarnation film KARZ? Does it have traces of KUDRAT? Or MADHUMATI? Or MILAN? Or KARAN ARJUN? Hold on, there’s a dash of KARZ, a bit of KARAN ARJUN, a sprinkling of KUDRAT, but beyond that it’s a film that makes you nostalgic about 1970s Bollywood.

To sum up, OM SHANTI OM is paisa vasool entertainment. We haven’t seen SRK in a hardcore masala film since quite some time. He had drifted to other genres, which proved his range as an actor of repute and cemented his status further. With OM SHANTI OM, he gives back to the audience what he himself grew up on — a thorough entertainer that will have the audience thirsting for more.

This Diwali, have a blast!

OM SHANTI OM tells the story of Om [Shah Rukh Khan] and Shanti [Deepika Padukone]. Om is a junior artist in the 70s. Shanti is the reigning superstar. He is her biggest fan. He is in love with her. Om dreams of being a superstar, but an incident changes his life forever.

Om dies in a mishap, but is reborn into the present day. He attempts to discover the mystery of his demise…

The first twist in the tale [Arjun - Deepika’s heated confrontation, with SRK listening to this important conversation] comes as a bolt from the blue. The second jhatka comes slightly before the intermission, when Arjun takes Deepika to the set of his film ‘Om Shanti Om’ and the entire episode that follows, right till the intermission, is spellbinding. That’s a brilliant stroke from the writing [screenplay: Mushtaq Shaikh and Farah Khan] as also the execution point of view. When the opulent set is set to flames, it leaves you wide-eyed and awe-struck. Such is the impact!

The post-interval portions only get better and better! If the initial portions are laced with humour [the premiere of ‘Dreamy Girl’, the Manoj Kumar episode, Ghai directing Rishi on ‘Om Shanti Om’ song, et al], the second half moves into a new zone completely.

It’s punar-janam now, but thankfully, there’re no lightening, no fireworks, no zooming of the camera on the idols of Gods. The drama builds up gradually. The voices that SRK keeps hearing, the ‘fire’ soon after the ‘Dard-E-Disco’ track, the mother [Kirron Kher], an old lady now, chasing Om’s car [reminds you of Raakhee of KARAN ARJUN], the flashes of SRK’s earlier birth while receiving the Filmfare Award — the incidents that make him realize that his life was cut short in his earlier janam have been well structured.

When Deepika re-emerges as well, the viewer is confused, but the mystery is resolved towards the end, which, again, takes you by complete surprise.

For the rest well you watch the movie and tell me. Ill not unravel the surprise.



Deepika has all it takes to be a top star — the personality, the looks and yes, she’s supremely talented too. Standing in the same frame as SRK and getting it right is no small achievement. She comes as a whiff of fresh air!


Cast : Shah Rukh Khan,Deepika Padukone, Arjun Rampal, Shreyas Talpade
Director : Farah Khan.
Producer : Gauri Khan.
Music : Vishal and Shekhar.

Saawariya : Sanjay Leela Bansali

Irrespective of how his films fare at the box-office, you cannot shut your eyes to the fact that Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s films have so much to offer in terms of style and substance.Alas, SAAWARIYA is all style, no substance. When a director of the calibre of SLB attempts a love story, you expect to experience the various emotions that you generally associate with romance. Sadly, the emotions you experience while watching SAAWARIYA is sorrow and after the screening, anguish.

With splendid backers like Hollywood giant Columbia/Sony and a dream cast, Bhansali falters big time in SAAWARIYA. It doesn’t give you the feeling that you’re watching an SLB film or a film of epic proportions. Instead, you constantly feel that you’re watching a 2-hour play.

Dostoevsky’s short story WHITE NIGHTS may sound interesting on paper, but SLB’s adaptation suffers because there’s not much meat in the plot. In fact, it wouldn’t be erroneous to state that SAAWARIYA ranks amongst SLB’s weakest films, as far as scripting is concerned.

To cut a long story short, SAAWARIYA disappoints big time. You expect the moon from this genius film-maker, but you’re disheartened as you watch his new creation.

SAAWARIYA is about two young star-crossed lovers. A musician, Raj [Ranbir Kapoor], is certain that he has found his ultimate dream when he arrives at a picturesque town. However, destiny paints a different picture for Raj. One silent night, he spots a mysterious girl draped in black, standing alone at a bridge.

This chance encounter introduces him to Sakina [Sonam Kapoor], a shy and quiet girl, who continues to intrigue him. Thus follows the beginning of a new friendship, where Raj, with his most charming ways and an undying spirit, tries to win Sakina’s heart.

Raj is unable to accept her haunting past and their friendship pulls him into a whirlwind of desire, madness and romance.

SAAWARIYA suffers because of its writing mainly. Let’s unravel the points that bother the viewer no end…

Even if you subscribe to the theory that it was love at first sight for Salman and Sonam, what is it that keeps their romance going?

Why does Salman disappear suddenly? Besides his name, the girl knows nothing about him. Not his home/native place, work/profession/work place, relatives, nothing absolutely. It’s like falling in love with a shadow, isn’t it?

Why does Rani Mukerji abandon Ranbir, when he comes knocking on her doors and admits that he wants to spend time with her? Why does she lose her temper, although she secretly loves him?

And Salman returns. The sequence that follows and the culmination to the story leave you completely disgruntled and perplexed!

Now to the dream launches! Ranbir Kapoor is supremely talented, no two opinions on that. Yes, he looks handsome, but what you carry home is the sincerity in his performance. If that’s the [high] level of performance in his debut film, this lad will only make the Kapoor clan proud in years to come. It’s a 10 on 10 for this debutante!

Sonam Kapoor is an average actor. However, her role doesn’t give her the opportunity to display histrionics. She looks gorgeous at places, but plain ordinary at times.

Age has started showing on Salman Khan’s face. He looks like an old, mature man in this film. The boyish looks have gone! As for his role, he is completely wasted in this hardly-10-minute appearance. Rani Mukerji is first-rate. Zohra Segal is superb

On the whole, SAAWARIYA lacks soul. It’s SLB’s weakest film to date, in terms of writing.
Overall, disappointing — in terms of content and in terms of business as well!

Director : Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Cast : Ranbir Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Salman Khan , Rani Mukherjee, Begum Para, Achla Sachdev.

Producer : SPE Films & SLB Films.

Music : Monty Sharma, Sanjay Leela Bhansali