tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91793929189383407132024-02-18T23:19:44.656-08:00FREEK ON FILM!Film, as the frEEk sees them!FREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050772659577726473noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179392918938340713.post-72601294992759090852011-07-01T22:55:00.000-07:002011-07-01T23:03:21.417-07:00Buddah Hoga Tera Baap - Movie Review!!A geriatric hello, FreEk fellows!!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEZVSGR-HrVgBb_csZBPH466NeLoQ4p7HhEZF7hUq7WsvrzbokK6BbIilHLWd2_anQByp8254JT85WAhagDH1i9lWG7xmoCIB6Yz6wMEG79wqydKFExLMmwTMm5noVjozVusO1t7c4fopt/s1600/hi+blitz7.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 203px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEZVSGR-HrVgBb_csZBPH466NeLoQ4p7HhEZF7hUq7WsvrzbokK6BbIilHLWd2_anQByp8254JT85WAhagDH1i9lWG7xmoCIB6Yz6wMEG79wqydKFExLMmwTMm5noVjozVusO1t7c4fopt/s320/hi+blitz7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624626620033394834" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">It is with fond remembrance, that most of us remember handcart driven chinese-outlet next to our college or first work place. These joints more often than not called "hungry eyes" or golden dragon" , having the nepali cook, to give us that "chinese-chef" feeling, served food in the filthiest of plates and surroundings, and quite of a few of us probably had a run to the loo after one of these meals, and yet such days are now remembered with fond nostalgia.<br /><br />South director Jaganath Puri's masala flick starring none other than Amitabh Bachhan (AB) is somehow reminiscent of those meals!!<br /></div><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uXwprFERiq4" allowfullscreen="" width="560" frameborder="0" height="349"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">What it is</span>: Buddah Hoga Tera Baap (BHTB) tells the tale of a retired gangster (AB) who returns to Mumbai to settle some scores, and kick -ass, all the while romancing much younger women and wearing enough blinding outfits to put an entire Manish Malhotra wedding collection to shame!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">What works</span>: Needless to say, this is AB's show all the way, the movie unabashedly recaptures his angry young man image, and dialogues, song tributes from his previous films are scattered throughout. Other actors such as Hema Malini, Raveena Tandon flitter around the screen in inconsequential roles. Perhaps the only inspired casting seems to be in Sonu Sood ( a dead ringer for the young AB) as an inspector, possibly as a tribute to AB's "cop movies" such as "<span style="font-style: italic;">Zanjeer</span>".<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">What Doesn't</span>: For a movie that doesn't pretend to provide anything other than unabashed AB adulation, BHTB certainly delivers. Yet having witnessed AB's acting forte in his recent works such as Cheeni Kum, Black and of course PAA, one wishes the character would have been better nuanced!<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Verdict</span>:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAhIxTOu-7coz_t2G3_isPAYPtkALNHtkhKg9HmFZAx1Ygte9KJOj9LgbJ1at5eeEQTq2xW-D_qh-wcVmrC6Ux3E8VrZgG_Xb1bVjOOZhiKwGPA0g2UiMGLY88ow-6aZCmWHz4yXsV2Yu/s1600/Igor1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 96px; height: 80px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAhIxTOu-7coz_t2G3_isPAYPtkALNHtkhKg9HmFZAx1Ygte9KJOj9LgbJ1at5eeEQTq2xW-D_qh-wcVmrC6Ux3E8VrZgG_Xb1bVjOOZhiKwGPA0g2UiMGLY88ow-6aZCmWHz4yXsV2Yu/s320/Igor1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624627620942058498" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAhIxTOu-7coz_t2G3_isPAYPtkALNHtkhKg9HmFZAx1Ygte9KJOj9LgbJ1at5eeEQTq2xW-D_qh-wcVmrC6Ux3E8VrZgG_Xb1bVjOOZhiKwGPA0g2UiMGLY88ow-6aZCmWHz4yXsV2Yu/s1600/Igor1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 96px; height: 80px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAhIxTOu-7coz_t2G3_isPAYPtkALNHtkhKg9HmFZAx1Ygte9KJOj9LgbJ1at5eeEQTq2xW-D_qh-wcVmrC6Ux3E8VrZgG_Xb1bVjOOZhiKwGPA0g2UiMGLY88ow-6aZCmWHz4yXsV2Yu/s320/Igor1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624627620942058498" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAhIxTOu-7coz_t2G3_isPAYPtkALNHtkhKg9HmFZAx1Ygte9KJOj9LgbJ1at5eeEQTq2xW-D_qh-wcVmrC6Ux3E8VrZgG_Xb1bVjOOZhiKwGPA0g2UiMGLY88ow-6aZCmWHz4yXsV2Yu/s1600/Igor1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 96px; height: 80px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAhIxTOu-7coz_t2G3_isPAYPtkALNHtkhKg9HmFZAx1Ygte9KJOj9LgbJ1at5eeEQTq2xW-D_qh-wcVmrC6Ux3E8VrZgG_Xb1bVjOOZhiKwGPA0g2UiMGLY88ow-6aZCmWHz4yXsV2Yu/s320/Igor1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624627620942058498" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Three Freekies!!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Chutney on the side</span>: As a child of the 80s, one vividly remembers the rise of AB into a one man industry. The biggest sign of his superstardom was the larger than life characters that he played in self-titled films such as "Toofan", "Ajooba", "Aaj Ka Arjun". As the the cine-world grew tired of the larger than life credo, his stardom failed, with "Mrityudaata" being the nail in the coffin. To his credit, and unlike recent aged Bollywood stars such as Dharmendra who still attempts to cavort nubile starlets (remember <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hSIo9D6g20">Tinku Jiya</a>?) AB accepted his age limitations and churned out some modern day classics such as the above Cheeni Kum etc. BHTB, then is like a visit to that old chinese food stall, it brings back many memories, but you know why it is that you had chosen to move on.<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">FreEk</span></div>FREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050772659577726473noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179392918938340713.post-41170954944088450002011-05-20T22:16:00.000-07:002011-05-20T22:39:16.611-07:00Dark Knight 2 - Bane Revealed!!!!A Batty hello frEek fellows!<br /><br />Shortly <a href="http://filmfreek.blogspot.com/2011/05/india-home-for-superheroes.html">after last week's expose</a> on the shooting of the Dark Knight Rises in Jodhpur Fort, comes this Bat-errific update:<br /><br />Warner Brother's has quietly launched the <a href="http://www.thedarkknightrises.com/">website for the Dark Knight Rises</a> , the website features a strange chanting going on, which probably has something to do with the "birth" of Bane from the Lazarus Pit.<br /><br />The clincher however, is the first look at none other than BANE as portrayed by Tom Hardy...feast your eyes!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQQpwMZH_Et_CCL4E2jhCnB6Jvl9uNZIbR6D7vtPxEvuwcmnb9sfWZfCVfrkxcCGRp0PIVOqFujOTIgF5JcHJXk7ko6juT0rWx3KKskIFRBQoi-w_iJdcNfnfR9I7SYuTCtPLGkRbw1A/s1600/bane-xl.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQQpwMZH_Et_CCL4E2jhCnB6Jvl9uNZIbR6D7vtPxEvuwcmnb9sfWZfCVfrkxcCGRp0PIVOqFujOTIgF5JcHJXk7ko6juT0rWx3KKskIFRBQoi-w_iJdcNfnfR9I7SYuTCtPLGkRbw1A/s320/bane-xl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609037961336244066" border="0" /></a><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">BANE baby!!</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br />You heard it first here folks!!!<br /><br />frEek!FREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050772659577726473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179392918938340713.post-42236735135327298572011-05-09T21:47:00.000-07:002011-05-09T22:19:21.801-07:00India - The Home for Superheroes!!A Mid-Week hello, frEek fellows!!<br /><br />It seems of late, that our India has become home-ground to the shooting of the hottest upcoming superhero movies.<br /><br />First up are set-photos (from Mehul Gohil) from the Jodhpur Fort of none other than "The Dark Knight Rises" being the latest in Christopher Nolan's acclaimed Batman Trilogy. Check them out..<br /><br /><br />The pictures of the "lake" below are being rumored to be the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarus_Pit">Lazarus Pit</a>" which gives <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%27s_al_Ghul">R'as Al Ghul</a> his immortality and power.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1eJss90fffhVYUkEvoyoQdkGdY4zRPLj8LEm-vYlsnXfdMSPcpjj8h-C3cFwQ0PIzDZ7Zn79iytQMsj6uurSG5zFdepaqHSHtU8arSIWOiKkQj2z-XEgWHQGNV9DAvH2XA74kWsbYhgg/s1600/DKR1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1eJss90fffhVYUkEvoyoQdkGdY4zRPLj8LEm-vYlsnXfdMSPcpjj8h-C3cFwQ0PIzDZ7Zn79iytQMsj6uurSG5zFdepaqHSHtU8arSIWOiKkQj2z-XEgWHQGNV9DAvH2XA74kWsbYhgg/s320/DKR1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604946476812746818" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Set reports have also indicated that the shooting of a scene where a "bald headed" boy rises from the said lake. This boy probably grows up to be Batman's nemesis "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bane_%28comics%29">Bane</a>" who is trained by R'as Al Ghul. FanfrEeks will recollect that Tom-Hardy is scheduled to play Bane in this upcoming movie.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2RY3zuABqW2nFK1eIzaJTNMQu8godHaHgVV7hKO1WAUZSN4Ql_pllugIbpiKNOOTVYIchb1opv5mERK2FYeAG67Mabwk2_QfQ1YiNuh6ozL0omecnFlWtufzTxPCFxp2INKNDFkxqsU/s1600/tomhardy-bane.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2RY3zuABqW2nFK1eIzaJTNMQu8godHaHgVV7hKO1WAUZSN4Ql_pllugIbpiKNOOTVYIchb1opv5mERK2FYeAG67Mabwk2_QfQ1YiNuh6ozL0omecnFlWtufzTxPCFxp2INKNDFkxqsU/s320/tomhardy-bane.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604949583841003058" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Actor Tom Hardy who will be playing Bane<br /></div><br /><br />The below photo shows Actor Tom Pence ( who plays the younger R'as Al Ghul) roaming around Jodhpur (India).<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicctP9_y3lVFGwaMjwRbrdYBNdZ1EKtePiyMCFIgg1Z8dxAj2caS4S7_jDNKSt1B2XB6TOewYFyA7o3hp5_CVWKigwzPGQIPe8sxAv0bkk_sS7CN2voHSlU6DyXYWkhCENg72jzaNziBA/s1600/DKR3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicctP9_y3lVFGwaMjwRbrdYBNdZ1EKtePiyMCFIgg1Z8dxAj2caS4S7_jDNKSt1B2XB6TOewYFyA7o3hp5_CVWKigwzPGQIPe8sxAv0bkk_sS7CN2voHSlU6DyXYWkhCENg72jzaNziBA/s320/DKR3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604948748675730466" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />As if this wasn't enough to have us fanfrEeks wetting ourselves, come these set pictures from Alberquerue, where Marvel's super-hero extravaganza "<a href="http://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CB4QFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffilmfreek.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F05%2Favengers-biggest-superhero-movie-ever.html&rct=j&q=freek%20on%20film%20avengers&ei=58jITYK4B43qrQfkn72kBQ&usg=AFQjCNFlq5B97WUHtxe92ht3lSh7TAzNNw&cad=rja">THE AVENGERS</a>" is being filmed.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizIIEbj5pdm9aGPnM-ZHBv-u_EyQEl6MTnsiocrq8o23nIn6h0nU2oHynBuJH0ZmDsDL5rbPj4__j66_qd1GTsfqswtKSI_fFrQBtmMC45Za2r2jIhyphenhyphenHJmqnF8Y3EY6m0ld8IU_BzgXRM/s1600/avengerssetnm2small.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizIIEbj5pdm9aGPnM-ZHBv-u_EyQEl6MTnsiocrq8o23nIn6h0nU2oHynBuJH0ZmDsDL5rbPj4__j66_qd1GTsfqswtKSI_fFrQBtmMC45Za2r2jIhyphenhyphenHJmqnF8Y3EY6m0ld8IU_BzgXRM/s320/avengerssetnm2small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604952176307776130" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />However a closer look at the set pictures reveal that the shop signs are in Hindi, which leads to speculation on whether a portion of the film will be set in India, however it could well be Pakistan or Afghanistan as fan-frEeks will remember the capture of Tony Stark in the first Iron-Man movie by the terrorist Raza in Afghanistan.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nWfMOZH1-R4/TcjJ6n-sENI/AAAAAAAAArQ/PMfO7GKPTuo/s1600/raza%2Biron%2Bman.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 168px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nWfMOZH1-R4/TcjJ6n-sENI/AAAAAAAAArQ/PMfO7GKPTuo/s320/raza%2Biron%2Bman.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604951745264095442" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Nevertheless, it's fun to see an "<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">Adarsh Mithaiwalla</span>" billboard in a superhero film!!<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Till next time...stay freEeked!!<br /><br /><br /></div></div>FREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050772659577726473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179392918938340713.post-91385692106221383212011-04-30T00:14:00.000-07:002011-04-30T01:32:59.673-07:00THOR - Movie Review!A Nordic Hello, FreEk Fellows!<br /><br />The latest offering from the studios of Marvel comics "THOR" hits the theatres this weekend. Following in the footsteps of previous Marvel Films such as IRONMAN, and being a precursor to Marvel's Magnum Opus superhero movie "<a href="http://widget.linkwithin.com/redirect?url=http%3A//filmfreek.blogspot.com/2010/05/avengers-biggest-superhero-movie-ever.html&vars=%5B%22http%3A//filmfreek.blogspot.com/%22%2C%20198862%2C%206%2C%20%22http%3A//filmfreek.blogspot.com/2010/12/thor-trailer.html%22%2C%2057707926%2C%200%2C%2031109926%5D&ts=1304147846186">THE AVENGERS</a>".<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuCAvHMGfVmIHbGr9JwfoedjT2fGLyL2bS_HkalPhzPVUOACttn6LfLryRtys_4AlApR0IkHl3pLsvkUKS1Ir0khn1mfDBkeFE6vos6iSEk3lHTLaocdf8HziEDgfjKfsMGOF0R0tdL8I/s1600/0430thor.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 168px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuCAvHMGfVmIHbGr9JwfoedjT2fGLyL2bS_HkalPhzPVUOACttn6LfLryRtys_4AlApR0IkHl3pLsvkUKS1Ir0khn1mfDBkeFE6vos6iSEk3lHTLaocdf8HziEDgfjKfsMGOF0R0tdL8I/s320/0430thor.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601272823935388418" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">yeh reshmi zulfein.....</span><br /></div><br />What it is?: Thor, being perhaps the most "difficult" of comic books being brought to cinematic adaptation, as it tells the tale of the Norse God Thor (Chris Hemsworth), who is punished by his father the almighty Odin (Anthony Hopkins) to earth. Stripped of his powers, Thor learns the meaning of selflessness,sacrifice and courage as he battles monsters unleashed upon earth by his evil brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDVOqzkd6SmPBkVvY6OYh3Nt8-rOlKApy6T1P7nLbo0QDfRTeVvvwc24T67Gm2T5zTEuHOcrkJV5sH7Ww1jWk3tD80_EBoq8pQI-5gqpE4AI7D_V5vdOX9MbU1tuWbwOWeOkjiM0EYvoQ/s1600/thor-hemsworth-hammer.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDVOqzkd6SmPBkVvY6OYh3Nt8-rOlKApy6T1P7nLbo0QDfRTeVvvwc24T67Gm2T5zTEuHOcrkJV5sH7Ww1jWk3tD80_EBoq8pQI-5gqpE4AI7D_V5vdOX9MbU1tuWbwOWeOkjiM0EYvoQ/s320/thor-hemsworth-hammer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601275020446337106" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">YEH FEVICOL KA JOD HAI KYA??</span><br /></div><br />What Works?: Set between the heavenly abodes of ASGARD and earth, THOR is perhaps the most lavish of superhero movies in a long time, and it utilises its CGI well! Chris Hemsworth lights up the screen as the macho yet disarming THOR. There abound surprise cameos from various actors including Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury) and Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye) make things more interesting<br /><br />What Doesn't: Despite all its lavish settings and CGI Brouhaha, THOR never manages an emotional connect with the audience, Natalie Portman fails miserably in the role of astrophysicist Jane Foster, Tom Hiddleston's LOKI looks convoluted and never and Anthony Hopkins barely passes muster as an out-of-shape ODIN.<br /><br />Verdict: Thor comes about as a necessary link between Marvel's superhero movies such as IRONMAN and the forthcoming Captain America, in the aforesaid runup to the Avengers, THOR comes about as a weak link, quite knowingly then the end credits mention that THOR will return in the Avengers Movie; as the chances of the character having its own sequel are very thin!!<br /><br />Rating:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmX6OMGRwW6koCZItliuaejrJXQifE0P4e69FrwyUrnEEQ9_oAD7xzqdazKkytemwAuLORfKNE5oKwpyZ4Hu3hZ8hyqHrXZl90gLgUzrAKuuLIQUs8ZHecUedtU9ClPD4fqgvtS5YiPk/s1600/Igor1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 92px; height: 76px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmX6OMGRwW6koCZItliuaejrJXQifE0P4e69FrwyUrnEEQ9_oAD7xzqdazKkytemwAuLORfKNE5oKwpyZ4Hu3hZ8hyqHrXZl90gLgUzrAKuuLIQUs8ZHecUedtU9ClPD4fqgvtS5YiPk/s320/Igor1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601290053207311218" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmX6OMGRwW6koCZItliuaejrJXQifE0P4e69FrwyUrnEEQ9_oAD7xzqdazKkytemwAuLORfKNE5oKwpyZ4Hu3hZ8hyqHrXZl90gLgUzrAKuuLIQUs8ZHecUedtU9ClPD4fqgvtS5YiPk/s1600/Igor1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 92px; height: 76px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmX6OMGRwW6koCZItliuaejrJXQifE0P4e69FrwyUrnEEQ9_oAD7xzqdazKkytemwAuLORfKNE5oKwpyZ4Hu3hZ8hyqHrXZl90gLgUzrAKuuLIQUs8ZHecUedtU9ClPD4fqgvtS5YiPk/s320/Igor1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601290053207311218" border="0" /></a><br />a dismal two FrEekies!!FREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050772659577726473noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179392918938340713.post-37719362306541916702011-02-26T21:08:00.000-08:002011-02-26T22:44:53.020-08:00Oscar 2011 - Our FrEeking View!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>An Academy hello frEek fellows!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMYrWT6uOODqSfJFHWqqOpSFvB-obpHky_vPgrrH6Fb165P6omyT1lgre7C8X0uwJGe0RbMoRuY7XVdJEh_iU8sGBbqxwBcKyGHh0D1Leh9t2hWsRx-BmCNE4AMFAGC-QDdi6InJWUto/s1600/oscaraward.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMYrWT6uOODqSfJFHWqqOpSFvB-obpHky_vPgrrH6Fb165P6omyT1lgre7C8X0uwJGe0RbMoRuY7XVdJEh_iU8sGBbqxwBcKyGHh0D1Leh9t2hWsRx-BmCNE4AMFAGC-QDdi6InJWUto/s320/oscaraward.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578256170784178930" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Tomorrow, the Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars will be handed out to apparentlythe best in western cinema. Here's a freEking look at the possible winners..<br /></div></div><br /><br />I. Best Lead Actor:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikcsnEVW9U8Laa9a0AoCnA5502TVOEcW7ah3TxWlEO0xhETB6MTXzRrw1IsR87SMHWB3_BE1UW5n8BtGt4vtxauiYWM6TLUefPxLrLA24Q7uTwfvG0ZsAONviFxYfSNLo7_l79FaJ8OOc/s1600/Colin-Firth-Best-Actor.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikcsnEVW9U8Laa9a0AoCnA5502TVOEcW7ah3TxWlEO0xhETB6MTXzRrw1IsR87SMHWB3_BE1UW5n8BtGt4vtxauiYWM6TLUefPxLrLA24Q7uTwfvG0ZsAONviFxYfSNLo7_l79FaJ8OOc/s320/Colin-Firth-Best-Actor.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578249549435341810" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />This year features a whole melee of actors from the seasoned Jeff Bridges (True Grit) to the newbie Jessie Eisenberg (the Social Network), the charismatic James Franco (127 hours) and of course Colin Firth ( the King's speech).<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">And the winner is:</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">While Bridges delivers a great performance in True Grit, he comes fresh of an Oscar win last year, and the chances of him winning are slim, similarly Eisenberg is too new on the horizon, and it will be very un-Academyish to award this new an Actor. James Franco has been chosen to host the Awards this year, and it would indeed be cheesy for the host to walk away with an Award (these are the Oscars, and not the Filmfare awards!!). We thus zero down on <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Colin Firth</span> in the King's Speech to hoist the statuette this year!<br /></div><br /><br />II. Best Lead Actress:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMt9ZdLmtDaawZhZgb5-dSnTo_VTWAyHv2zUPla6GX3YzT_3tpRYfOmlx_2P1996y2BP1T45c9iR-Dd4YmI6MTUhVnBIa7oLmcLpPyoPDpTN0Drqu9AGqqgnleCBFfscpx4LOozm1zYms/s1600/bs2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 122px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMt9ZdLmtDaawZhZgb5-dSnTo_VTWAyHv2zUPla6GX3YzT_3tpRYfOmlx_2P1996y2BP1T45c9iR-Dd4YmI6MTUhVnBIa7oLmcLpPyoPDpTN0Drqu9AGqqgnleCBFfscpx4LOozm1zYms/s320/bs2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578249897864710066" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />From previous oscar awardee Nicole Kidman (the rabbit hole) to the overlooked talent of Anette Bening (The Kids are all right!), the gritty Michele Williams (Blue Valentine), the subtle performance of Jennifer Lawrence ( A Winter's Bone) and of course the tumultuous Natalie Portman (The Black Swan); this year features a vast pool of female talent wanting to fondle the naked golden man ( The Oscar statute of course!!)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">And the winner is</span>:<br /><br />While Michele Williams delivered a gut wrenching performance in Blue Valentine, it may be too hard hitting for most, Nicole Kidman's weepy turn in "Rabbit Hole" may be overlooked as she is a past awardee, Jennifer Lawrence will go unawarded due to the small (indie) nature of her film, leading to the tussle between Annete Bening and Natalie Portman. The Academy often awards aging actresses for their body of work, knowing that their body of work may not get them nominated again (yes, like Sandra Bullock for the Blind Side!), and by this logic, Ms. Bening should be honoured, but if the hype (and justified performance) are to be believed, it could be Portman's year for balancing this very difficult role, and making the otherwise incredulous "Black Swan" seem notches better than it actually was!<br /><br /><br /><br />Best Director:<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0w1MyCvqd1P7wEp1bT6n5PhDIRUgHjia3g_y_bR853yqzXgeKyxUenQjIEn34S_kGf4UEV0gSw5tyKQJsIrhv0-5ouVU0BDvGZKqtWoMEgSdhnJr-sj9eO3KN5x6ImxKwoIuOqVi4YoM/s1600/davidfincher.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0w1MyCvqd1P7wEp1bT6n5PhDIRUgHjia3g_y_bR853yqzXgeKyxUenQjIEn34S_kGf4UEV0gSw5tyKQJsIrhv0-5ouVU0BDvGZKqtWoMEgSdhnJr-sj9eO3KN5x6ImxKwoIuOqVi4YoM/s320/davidfincher.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578253417120759090" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br />Ooh boy, is the Academy stuck for choice here! From the mind*ck cinema of Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan) to David Fincher (Social Network) previous winners the Coen Brothers (True Grit) and Tom Hooper ( King's speech)<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">And the winner</span> is: The Coen Brothers have been Academy darlings, with 3 wins between them, the real tussle is between Tom Hooper and Fincher, with <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Fincher</span> having that slender edge due to Social Network's "cool factor"<br /><br /><br />Best Picture:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKqFKzgAC37QTXs6HuHaLDQCIqloiUZoHcWhnMqhP423arFUjeo1XTdwsyjmSPaJnyfY1uDuRYeT80GHM4Ig-1oYWtno2lg4NhugoTGFNyPsdpOs_kVNVfRTtEy1EXbspjHL0qX3l6S0/s1600/king%2527sspeech.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 184px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKqFKzgAC37QTXs6HuHaLDQCIqloiUZoHcWhnMqhP423arFUjeo1XTdwsyjmSPaJnyfY1uDuRYeT80GHM4Ig-1oYWtno2lg4NhugoTGFNyPsdpOs_kVNVfRTtEy1EXbspjHL0qX3l6S0/s320/king%2527sspeech.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578253849307638514" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />described above, there is no clear winner in this year's list, but I am going with the <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">King's Speech,</span> given its build up as the crowd favourite, and has peaked in curiosity factor, at the right time!!<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">FreEk</span><br /></div>FREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050772659577726473noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179392918938340713.post-83053043900827186852011-01-26T19:26:00.000-08:002011-01-26T20:18:33.351-08:00127 Hours review: Filming the impossible!A high altitude hello, frEek fellows!!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">British wonder-director was ushered into the collective psyche of Indian cinegoers through "Slumdog Millionaire", Slumdog's global success resulted in Boyle taking on a film which he had been planning for over four years; based on the book "Between a rock and a hard place" by mountaineer Aaron Ralston. The resulting movie was of course, 127 hours.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRUyAG7vGkT_5zNhw9V16ZK142aWoH6x8rHqQAEL_OJodajx8iIFhyviFCBTA4xkJPtPoBaE02lDm-F0kn2x-xQchlqkivrwL60ZwTnX1erMTEtBdDRm1B_22QbG_bWqOyzag2cMakZoQ/s1600/127_Hours_Poster.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRUyAG7vGkT_5zNhw9V16ZK142aWoH6x8rHqQAEL_OJodajx8iIFhyviFCBTA4xkJPtPoBaE02lDm-F0kn2x-xQchlqkivrwL60ZwTnX1erMTEtBdDRm1B_22QbG_bWqOyzag2cMakZoQ/s320/127_Hours_Poster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566712170814913490" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">What it is</span>: 127 Hours recounts the life of adrenaline junkie and free-spirit Aaron Ralston (played by James Franco), who while traversing the canyons in Robber's Roost - Utah, falls into a deep crevice, resulting in his hand getting lodged underneath a boulder. What follows, is a gut wrenching tale of courage, as Ralston desperately tries to dislodge his hand from the boulder; resulting in him spending the titular 127 hours in a mountain crevice! With dwindling food supplies and very little water, Ralston is forced to take the horrendous decision to amputate his lodged arm; things take a turn for the worse when he realises that the pocket knife tool he has carried with with him, is not sharp enough to cut through his arm!<br /></div><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Ba1IhHAqLgw" allowfullscreen="" width="520" frameborder="0" height="345"></iframe><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">What Works:</span> Danny Boyle described his screenplay as an "<span style="font-style: italic;">action film that goes nowhere</span>". Truly,the plot faces several disadvantages in that it focuses for the most part on one character, and that too stuck in one location; even so, Boyle lets his creative genius shine in this impossible film. At the very onset, we are made to understand Ralston's free-spirit and his willingness to be with nature, as the story progresses on to where Ralston is trapped; Boyle uses innovative cuts to give the viewers a glimpse of Ralston's imagination. This movie, marks the global heralding of actor James Franco who dials in a brilliant performance as the free-spirited Ralston; In a performance where the camera solely focuses on his face, for a major part of the film; Franco brings an easygoing charm, that never lets go of the viewer's attention. Truly, an Oscar worthy performance!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwc6HxABumSvTwp3QGTH7kpFHVTCDMJ3I_SUjCSKXulb_fCQDvFtOawOja9Y0pXyLyv6JkykLfQdI13m8maNaMiVJSKVtqQAVFbx902VqFE5aIv7fePvaQ7qVoCliEmO_gCaT3X7-0HDw/s1600/1272.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwc6HxABumSvTwp3QGTH7kpFHVTCDMJ3I_SUjCSKXulb_fCQDvFtOawOja9Y0pXyLyv6JkykLfQdI13m8maNaMiVJSKVtqQAVFbx902VqFE5aIv7fePvaQ7qVoCliEmO_gCaT3X7-0HDw/s320/1272.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566715033895015122" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">What Doesn't</span>: 127 Hours, is a film that lacks Slumdog's larger-than-life canvas; even though it far vividly portrays the triumph of the human spirit. There have been known cases of audience fainting during the "arm-amputation" sequence - hence if you are the queasy type, be advised!!<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Verdict</span>: Film Critic extraordinaire Roger Ebert called 127 hours, "an exercise in impossibility" and I cannot think of a better term to describe this movie, that despite it's constraints, manages to herald the triumph of the human spirit, and in so doing, never once lets go of its vice grip on the viewer's emotions!<br /></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81pgChBKneGSbpgxdCAxoVJoxYr1VP79w3ocWF-dcmULYzj_PIvniPgjZhIxjfDRv6nRgtJKETXdp1BSiF5Qbw8DsK1zaBcVki4EFhSyOD9vqzb1I1eO0eosRo088h6X2F1XoLZgLXnI/s1600/Igor1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 80px; height: 66px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81pgChBKneGSbpgxdCAxoVJoxYr1VP79w3ocWF-dcmULYzj_PIvniPgjZhIxjfDRv6nRgtJKETXdp1BSiF5Qbw8DsK1zaBcVki4EFhSyOD9vqzb1I1eO0eosRo088h6X2F1XoLZgLXnI/s320/Igor1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566712910945777122" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81pgChBKneGSbpgxdCAxoVJoxYr1VP79w3ocWF-dcmULYzj_PIvniPgjZhIxjfDRv6nRgtJKETXdp1BSiF5Qbw8DsK1zaBcVki4EFhSyOD9vqzb1I1eO0eosRo088h6X2F1XoLZgLXnI/s1600/Igor1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 80px; height: 66px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81pgChBKneGSbpgxdCAxoVJoxYr1VP79w3ocWF-dcmULYzj_PIvniPgjZhIxjfDRv6nRgtJKETXdp1BSiF5Qbw8DsK1zaBcVki4EFhSyOD9vqzb1I1eO0eosRo088h6X2F1XoLZgLXnI/s320/Igor1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566712910945777122" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81pgChBKneGSbpgxdCAxoVJoxYr1VP79w3ocWF-dcmULYzj_PIvniPgjZhIxjfDRv6nRgtJKETXdp1BSiF5Qbw8DsK1zaBcVki4EFhSyOD9vqzb1I1eO0eosRo088h6X2F1XoLZgLXnI/s1600/Igor1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 80px; height: 66px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81pgChBKneGSbpgxdCAxoVJoxYr1VP79w3ocWF-dcmULYzj_PIvniPgjZhIxjfDRv6nRgtJKETXdp1BSiF5Qbw8DsK1zaBcVki4EFhSyOD9vqzb1I1eO0eosRo088h6X2F1XoLZgLXnI/s320/Igor1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566712910945777122" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81pgChBKneGSbpgxdCAxoVJoxYr1VP79w3ocWF-dcmULYzj_PIvniPgjZhIxjfDRv6nRgtJKETXdp1BSiF5Qbw8DsK1zaBcVki4EFhSyOD9vqzb1I1eO0eosRo088h6X2F1XoLZgLXnI/s1600/Igor1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 80px; height: 66px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81pgChBKneGSbpgxdCAxoVJoxYr1VP79w3ocWF-dcmULYzj_PIvniPgjZhIxjfDRv6nRgtJKETXdp1BSiF5Qbw8DsK1zaBcVki4EFhSyOD9vqzb1I1eO0eosRo088h6X2F1XoLZgLXnI/s320/Igor1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566712910945777122" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81pgChBKneGSbpgxdCAxoVJoxYr1VP79w3ocWF-dcmULYzj_PIvniPgjZhIxjfDRv6nRgtJKETXdp1BSiF5Qbw8DsK1zaBcVki4EFhSyOD9vqzb1I1eO0eosRo088h6X2F1XoLZgLXnI/s1600/Igor1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 80px; height: 66px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81pgChBKneGSbpgxdCAxoVJoxYr1VP79w3ocWF-dcmULYzj_PIvniPgjZhIxjfDRv6nRgtJKETXdp1BSiF5Qbw8DsK1zaBcVki4EFhSyOD9vqzb1I1eO0eosRo088h6X2F1XoLZgLXnI/s320/Igor1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566712910945777122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">A Full Five FreEkies - A modern masterpiece!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chutney on the side</span>: A.R. Rahman provides a melodious score, but his duet with Dido; tries hard to do an "Enya" from Lord of the Rings but fails!!FREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050772659577726473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179392918938340713.post-26848811570491425172011-01-21T20:26:00.000-08:002011-01-21T22:11:09.070-08:00DHOBI GHAT review: Half - Slice of life cinema<div style="text-align: left;">A lazy weekend hello, frEek fellows!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRj-y2D9eQWP0oUVC59IyP79zBX1XxPj-etKC6Dq1Iv17kWHPEsEjhLFUu7AqUjiPq9Ihc2FpXM8HvxFm4624NR-IbxdR-yapGcb9UCSBwsk2dn6IRYlZdPx8wSl8H-aKQSsWLFYuIeE/s1600/220px-Dhobi_Ghat_Movie.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRj-y2D9eQWP0oUVC59IyP79zBX1XxPj-etKC6Dq1Iv17kWHPEsEjhLFUu7AqUjiPq9Ihc2FpXM8HvxFm4624NR-IbxdR-yapGcb9UCSBwsk2dn6IRYlZdPx8wSl8H-aKQSsWLFYuIeE/s320/220px-Dhobi_Ghat_Movie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564880225663638002" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Slice-of-life-cinema, in bollywood has tilted from the extremely schmaltzy genre such as "Life in a Metro" to the gut-wrenching such as "Mumbai Meri Jaan". Kiran "Mrs. Aamir" Rao's directorial debut, "Dhobi Ghaat" promises to be a slice-of-Mumbai-life film like no other. Does it deliver, or does it end up getting "<span style="font-style: italic;">washed up</span>" (Dhobi...washed? get it?). Read on to find out:<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgytRuQ1tlGCV5QsU-z7kksgGo56znGHYlRQz8zrmMcM0YMJVtzm5JTlwxocFVyATnq83OeJRH-6ZUyE5q0wqvTEoyj1bjQFhqyBfQioWqPCHKvZYrCLv55QYpakzpeUHU4gmCD2ltdM0/s1600/dhobighat2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgytRuQ1tlGCV5QsU-z7kksgGo56znGHYlRQz8zrmMcM0YMJVtzm5JTlwxocFVyATnq83OeJRH-6ZUyE5q0wqvTEoyj1bjQFhqyBfQioWqPCHKvZYrCLv55QYpakzpeUHU4gmCD2ltdM0/s320/dhobighat2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564880626348630290" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Woh Dekh...Critics Award!!</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">What it is:</span> Dhobi Ghaat, apollogetically publicised as the "the movie without an interval" tells the tale of a reclusive, divorced painter; Arun (Aamir Khan), a slum-teen; Munna (Prateik Babbar) who makes a living doing odd jobs from a Dhobi during the day, to a rat-catcher at night, and an NRI expat; Shai (Monica Dogra) who is on sabbatical in India. In very subtle strokes of circumstance, these characters from differing aspects of life are thrown together. Thrown together in this mix, is the video footage of Yasmin Noor (Kirti Malhotra); which Arun accidentally discovers and becomes intrigued with.<br /></div><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7rfuzya3L0Y" allowfullscreen="" width="425" frameborder="0" height="349"></iframe><br /><br />What works: Steering away from the above mentioned cliches, Dhobi Ghaat uses that long lost art of subtlety in telling its tale; Aamir Khan, known for his larger than life portrayals (Lagaan, Mangal Pandey, Ghajini) is refreshing in the role of the reclusive, temperamental artist. Monica Dogra displays earnestness, but the undisputed scene-stealer is Prateik; in his role as the odd-job Munna who lives in a shanty near the railway tracks, but earnestly harbours dreams of being a movie star.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What Doesn't</span>: No Munni, No Sheila, No Interval: NO WAY!!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnYnj6qt3z-fCzPpzJJwTlAm6EtIGiTBSJR8ZVZxbIKq9H-n3zKvTPK6c-8ggiWdfVamqNN1bZdgFAceL1GlTGaks3vBiQQ_6moziLR2h4gKKmRfKg83ruUzNn77Lhx7dbRz3eyRC8zc/s1600/dhobi-ghaat-wallpaper.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 165px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnYnj6qt3z-fCzPpzJJwTlAm6EtIGiTBSJR8ZVZxbIKq9H-n3zKvTPK6c-8ggiWdfVamqNN1bZdgFAceL1GlTGaks3vBiQQ_6moziLR2h4gKKmRfKg83ruUzNn77Lhx7dbRz3eyRC8zc/s320/dhobi-ghaat-wallpaper.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564881614521568114" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> Rang De Basanti!!</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Verdict</span>: Shahrukh Khan in Om Shanti Om delivers a line which goes "<span style="font-style: italic;">Kahani ke end tak sab kuch theek ho jataa hai</span>." Audiences in Bollywood are habituated to seeing a logical (mostly happy) end to their characters. Dhobi Ghaat steers away from this and other from melodramatic cliches, does a brilliant job in character study; while standard Bollywood characters are painted in borad strokes of black or white; Dhobi Ghaat allows each of its characters to display a wide range of emotions - and this is probably its greatest success.<br /></div></div>FREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050772659577726473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179392918938340713.post-67207524543516368412011-01-08T21:28:00.000-08:002011-01-08T22:14:01.183-08:00BLACK SWAN - movie review!!<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">A lazy weekend hello, frEek fellows!!!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyUJsaxaDpPIRYhXDYj3OXark61CqM9H0bgMBhzbeN691vNxhucF6CDhTkdunMHj1FXBOZC0VnoO7LscNjmVOOZ4uitA2Ze0s-vrEUusF0GA5YDKNferW0B-oen62I7agLvwBJ5690ARs/s1600/bs1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyUJsaxaDpPIRYhXDYj3OXark61CqM9H0bgMBhzbeN691vNxhucF6CDhTkdunMHj1FXBOZC0VnoO7LscNjmVOOZ4uitA2Ze0s-vrEUusF0GA5YDKNferW0B-oen62I7agLvwBJ5690ARs/s320/bs1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560061138022325794" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />While 2010 wasn't a great year for cinema, with many hyped up biggies both in Bollywood (Tees Maar Khan) and Hollywood (TRON: LEGACY) failing to live upto expectations. There was momentary respite through brilliant films such as PEEPLI LIVE and INCEPTION. Closing out the year came the much hyped Darren Aronofsky's "BLACK SWAN"<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmejrjpr45U1omcE1Tf2p3gS5K9W6LuVBTsaVriHbBn8ek__tB29ipmrKgvYppUJVkqBJaO-MtqPsOQufAnHKs80x7FqXvllfoJ0MtIpZO1_dGpJPc8ZYTpKlPz0ZzyHu_mD_hz5Fq_0/s1600/bs22.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmejrjpr45U1omcE1Tf2p3gS5K9W6LuVBTsaVriHbBn8ek__tB29ipmrKgvYppUJVkqBJaO-MtqPsOQufAnHKs80x7FqXvllfoJ0MtIpZO1_dGpJPc8ZYTpKlPz0ZzyHu_mD_hz5Fq_0/s320/bs22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560065325215947330" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">What it is:</span> As previously covered by yours truly, BLACK SWAN is Aronofsky's (Requiem for a Dream, the Wrestler and the Fountain) darkly told tale of a ballerina played by Natalie Portman, who egged on by her overbearing mother played by Barbara Hershey vies for the lead role in a new ballet production, by the leading ballet producer portrayed by Vincent Cassel, coping with her mother's ambitions, the director's sexual advances and the threat of another ballerina (Mila Kunis) usurping her role, Portman's character slowly slips into delirium and starts seeing terrifying visions..or is it all true??<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5jaI1XOB-bs?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5jaI1XOB-bs?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /></div><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">What Works:</span> Aronofsky who arrived on the global cinema circuit through the eery, claustrophobic "requiem for a dream" and inched closer to Oscar Glory last year when "the wrestler" got nominated, uses his trademark, mindf*ck style with claustrophobic camera angles, eery lighting, and did-i-just-see-that shots; and makes it all work! Black Swan plummets into the ardurous lifestyle of a Ballerina as we see Portman suffer broken toes, sleepless nights and anorexia to put up with her schedule. Barbara Hershey as her overbearing mother reinvents creepiness, and will make kids lock their doors from their mothers for a long time! Mila Kunis playing a sexually adventurous ballerina, sizzles with the right amount of oomph on screen and Vincent Cassel, thrives in his role as a lecherous ballet producer.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69kP4SyduOfAKH0fBaGmj2jjK0EJuj_DhoTMVHBr7CRfwIlFRmxFtm3kEDhuyGtWZL6RQakdcW7D6PIGWjqyX2CK39xPMBj0Mwm-7VqK_AObPN1wqFGCDbkuQg7X0VdFjDZlJkAgqL3k/s1600/bs3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69kP4SyduOfAKH0fBaGmj2jjK0EJuj_DhoTMVHBr7CRfwIlFRmxFtm3kEDhuyGtWZL6RQakdcW7D6PIGWjqyX2CK39xPMBj0Mwm-7VqK_AObPN1wqFGCDbkuQg7X0VdFjDZlJkAgqL3k/s320/bs3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560062766050622754" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Me Fair....You Lovely??</span><br /></div></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">What Doesn't:</span> Aronofsky's cinema thrives on putting its protagonists in situation where their psyche is tried, tested and ripped apart. To this effect, he has often used the above mentioned camera angles and brooding lighting; and for someone who has followed his other movies, this comes across as a tad repetitive. But really, I am just nitpicking here.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHTCKXKkLQHgT_Kgxox4s-cTWJZqDFbZXELAXdeK2gRHxUY_mmOzykPqbd2gsz8k7038PMBkTXhTAchutXy2-um9ZDv0EPBeZaRWBe6lLNejYVcwCFhbER860SFdbvFHShztHT2G1NRw/s1600/bs2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHTCKXKkLQHgT_Kgxox4s-cTWJZqDFbZXELAXdeK2gRHxUY_mmOzykPqbd2gsz8k7038PMBkTXhTAchutXy2-um9ZDv0EPBeZaRWBe6lLNejYVcwCFhbER860SFdbvFHShztHT2G1NRw/s320/bs2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560063101599223826" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Mirror, Mirror on the Wall..<br /></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Verdict:</span> The Black Swan was a great way to cap off the cinematic year, and we may well see Portman, up on stage, come award time!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0H50gQrRQSn2Gf0Z4XhInsy0bhCi8MBs3VpZRL_TfVdvVQ6Y4wlzG6hU9F0emzdk5pM0WW-jzyOhyKquVllCJpDYrM70841l-zwaoldlSHMAaepgr82Q8FaWWIPVcu4AObX7exnXn8JI/s1600/Igor1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 125px; height: 104px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0H50gQrRQSn2Gf0Z4XhInsy0bhCi8MBs3VpZRL_TfVdvVQ6Y4wlzG6hU9F0emzdk5pM0WW-jzyOhyKquVllCJpDYrM70841l-zwaoldlSHMAaepgr82Q8FaWWIPVcu4AObX7exnXn8JI/s320/Igor1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560063367662449586" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0H50gQrRQSn2Gf0Z4XhInsy0bhCi8MBs3VpZRL_TfVdvVQ6Y4wlzG6hU9F0emzdk5pM0WW-jzyOhyKquVllCJpDYrM70841l-zwaoldlSHMAaepgr82Q8FaWWIPVcu4AObX7exnXn8JI/s1600/Igor1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 104px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0H50gQrRQSn2Gf0Z4XhInsy0bhCi8MBs3VpZRL_TfVdvVQ6Y4wlzG6hU9F0emzdk5pM0WW-jzyOhyKquVllCJpDYrM70841l-zwaoldlSHMAaepgr82Q8FaWWIPVcu4AObX7exnXn8JI/s320/Igor1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560063367662449586" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /> Four FrEekies!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Chutney on the side</span>: Aronofsky, first intended to have the <a href="http://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&sqi=2&ved=0CBoQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.imdb.com%2Ftitle%2Ftt1125849%2F&rct=j&q=the%20wrestler&ei=3FApTZiiCMyqrAeNr9SdDA&usg=AFQjCNHeMOac2d48DTX68lGOHPvUUfcLAQ&cad=rja">Wrestler</a> as a love story between a wrestler and a ballerina, however as that was considered too complex a plot, the Ballet story was hived off into..Black Swan<br /></div>FREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050772659577726473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179392918938340713.post-68073367420284980772010-12-27T06:03:00.000-08:002011-05-20T22:38:18.255-07:00Na Munni Na Sheila..2010 Ki Item Girl Hai..A jhatka matka hello, frEek fellows!!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZ3v4OZ7dVdKroiRJOQhVBGP-Z_ZioBokPRPFZat4ymj8HFkXBqajGgPHpexOh_8AYZE44tZGeTrCmBE0c-3QpTETVXKI5okCz0iHOSwZwu9rJQeaQUAjb-VavVHunRNzqIzyxb8xZeQ/s1600/munni+vs+sheila.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZ3v4OZ7dVdKroiRJOQhVBGP-Z_ZioBokPRPFZat4ymj8HFkXBqajGgPHpexOh_8AYZE44tZGeTrCmBE0c-3QpTETVXKI5okCz0iHOSwZwu9rJQeaQUAjb-VavVHunRNzqIzyxb8xZeQ/s320/munni+vs+sheila.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555370926307069954" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br />While 2010 wasn't a happy year for Bollywood, what with biggies such as Kites and Guzaarish flopping, it certainly marked the return of that staple known as the ITEM NUMBER!<br /><br /><br />With the release of Salman Khan's curry masala "Dabangg" came the rustic chart topper "Munni Badnaam" giving us a the gyrating dewar-saali duo of Malaika Arora and Salman Khan, added for extra measure were lookalikes of Saif Ali Khan and Amitabh Bacchhan.<br /><br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YpnohT_a-2I?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YpnohT_a-2I?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br />Soon after, were we treated to the Beyoncesque gyrations of a barely clad Katrina Kaif, who flaunted the results of her low carbohydrate diet for all and sundry to see; in Tees Maar Khan's " Sheila Ki Jawani" .<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/e2f5eJl_A5E?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/e2f5eJl_A5E?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />While the promos itself praised Sheila as the sexiest item song ever, it seemed to have been inspired from sources as wide as Beyonce to Kimi Katkar from "Jhumma Chumma".<br /><br /><br />It is however the frEek's opinion that the item girl of 2010, was not a munni or a sheila, but that dark damsel from videshi shores who wowed us with her spontaneous dance skills, all when her husband wowed India with his charm, that's right folks, I am talking about none other than Michelle Obama!!<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JUdK58c8gQY?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JUdK58c8gQY?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />So there you have it folks...2010 main Munni badnaam hui, aur Sheila jawaan, but it was Michelle that took our votes!!<br /><br /><br />Stay frEEked!!FREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050772659577726473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179392918938340713.post-76421088834873706152010-12-18T23:07:00.000-08:002010-12-18T23:56:03.767-08:00TRON: LEGACY unfulfilledA Sci-fi hello, frEek fellows,<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghjXgOTaFYFSF6DNoeEhyHipr2Tb0XBPM12LFZVO_3VoP6SZDTYtoQoZRaKeqdIQC4TnJoRStQ04ZK9fGb81dcw865T4j35XA7DsM1C5O9flfrHvWoP0VjeGGmOXj9b_HX7PIpx3mGL8M/s1600/220px-Tronlegacy.jpg.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghjXgOTaFYFSF6DNoeEhyHipr2Tb0XBPM12LFZVO_3VoP6SZDTYtoQoZRaKeqdIQC4TnJoRStQ04ZK9fGb81dcw865T4j35XA7DsM1C5O9flfrHvWoP0VjeGGmOXj9b_HX7PIpx3mGL8M/s320/220px-Tronlegacy.jpg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552287809443474514" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This week saw the release of Disney's much anticipated sequel to its 1984 TRON. Coming nearly thirty years after its path-breaking predecessor; TRON: LEGACY promises the next step in Graphic Imaging.. the future of cinema after Avatar's path breaking effects, does it deliver, well freeking read on...<br /><br /></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">What it is</span>? : Tron Legacy tells the tale of Kevin Flynn (Garett Hedlund) who is the son of TRON's protagonist Sam Flynn ( Jeff Bridges), Kevin a maverick hacker decides to investigate his father Sam's disappearance and ends up following him into the digitized universe known as TRON. Neon suits, lightcycles and techno music follow!!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuydRob2Zk5WTvoPLqH4jfKVkrXx_3ORS9Sd0hyphenhyphenmRtF-YxuminKKkfuXy3l9PyhM7WzSS7i88up_L8M9ZnS6wohnJVt4bJQEDkUBv9SsLPt_Bw3UJC9R1AVZaw7TMBtDUBWLGGbmK66Zw/s1600/tron2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuydRob2Zk5WTvoPLqH4jfKVkrXx_3ORS9Sd0hyphenhyphenmRtF-YxuminKKkfuXy3l9PyhM7WzSS7i88up_L8M9ZnS6wohnJVt4bJQEDkUBv9SsLPt_Bw3UJC9R1AVZaw7TMBtDUBWLGGbmK66Zw/s320/tron2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552289424109090578" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Glow Baby Glow!!!</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br />What Works</span>: TRON: LEGACY, promised the next level in cinematic effects, and it manages to live upto that promise in part. The Lightcycle battles are truly amazing experience to watch on screen. Tron: Legacy also features Jeff Bridges in two roles, and he tries valiantly, to succeed in both while succeeding. Tron: Legacy also enjoys the collective presence of beauties such as Olivia Wilde, Beau Garett and YaYa Dacosta and Serinda Swan..or better explained in the below picture!!!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPtAWm1WnAX4lsSxdgb1c_qgqTT2TYl3odH2OK_-j_j2M6g45hXV6Tp3OQGkiPDW2t1mwUwizAexdfKmgqmzdvQ7eR6xaipKbcBvNjuZowGwUqeZ3xnC1zl8GxNgm4R4lPnP78Cmi4iE/s1600/tron-women-final.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPtAWm1WnAX4lsSxdgb1c_qgqTT2TYl3odH2OK_-j_j2M6g45hXV6Tp3OQGkiPDW2t1mwUwizAexdfKmgqmzdvQ7eR6xaipKbcBvNjuZowGwUqeZ3xnC1zl8GxNgm4R4lPnP78Cmi4iE/s320/tron-women-final.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552293236658403218" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">go buy your ticket...now!!!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">What doesn't</span>: TRON, released in 1984 had all the hallmarks of a typical Walt Disney movie; namely a good looking hero who is capable of extreme physical action and at the same time can hack into the most complex of computer systems in a matter of seconds. An over the top bad guy, a sympathetic, ultra-hot yet tough female lead and of course the uber-cool lightcycle. Where TRON-LEGACY majorly falters is that in upgrading the cinematic effects, it neglects to upgrade the story line and ends up in a laughable plot with some laugahble lines. Jeff Bridges in his two roles as the genius scientist Sam flynn, is left mouthing 70s lingo such as "cool" "radical" and wait for this.."knock on the sky..man!" to distinguish himself from his evil clone CLU (a CGI generated younger Jeff Bridges).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6HcsDc_9LX8?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6HcsDc_9LX8?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">The Verdict:</span> TRON: Legacy, was hailed as the next Avatar, and instead it ends up resulting in being a half-hearted mish mash of its predecessor. A lesson that fancy-packaging cannot disguise an empty soul...now doesn't that sound like something Sam Flynn would say!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjusTeja2kKqEr0L512FstuoTPic_TvMhVBpacxlzkDqR0uIfKbdAZhC7TBDn9MEGeA52yXQ12iIItI448avj9D92BR0mShLkEBBsXC1WfxLWJaVkrCT83PLyyE0f7L2ywyQJ5twSJ9mrA/s1600/Igor1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 108px; height: 89px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjusTeja2kKqEr0L512FstuoTPic_TvMhVBpacxlzkDqR0uIfKbdAZhC7TBDn9MEGeA52yXQ12iIItI448avj9D92BR0mShLkEBBsXC1WfxLWJaVkrCT83PLyyE0f7L2ywyQJ5twSJ9mrA/s320/Igor1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552297720600716210" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjusTeja2kKqEr0L512FstuoTPic_TvMhVBpacxlzkDqR0uIfKbdAZhC7TBDn9MEGeA52yXQ12iIItI448avj9D92BR0mShLkEBBsXC1WfxLWJaVkrCT83PLyyE0f7L2ywyQJ5twSJ9mrA/s1600/Igor1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 108px; height: 89px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjusTeja2kKqEr0L512FstuoTPic_TvMhVBpacxlzkDqR0uIfKbdAZhC7TBDn9MEGeA52yXQ12iIItI448avj9D92BR0mShLkEBBsXC1WfxLWJaVkrCT83PLyyE0f7L2ywyQJ5twSJ9mrA/s320/Igor1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552297720600716210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">A disappointing two FreEkies!!</span><br /></div></div></div></div></div>FREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050772659577726473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179392918938340713.post-63138024521180836282010-12-10T21:36:00.000-08:002010-12-10T21:56:27.547-08:00THOR TRAILER!!!!<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">A Superheroic hello freEk fellows.</span><br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/Users/dell/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/Users/dell/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.png" alt="" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjV2LEL63K6E75C3hJ4Byj-8NGrJIY9zXp6cCIZFTwaofNCFdkFmtjXoJ8KKpz15eZNQO8vcfl0Aa0Bq1_e6HXvAWKPR7IptMmY1RQzUdvRMv7Tecs-Zgjs646iegiz8a46kPfYPt-pw/s1600/0430thor.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjV2LEL63K6E75C3hJ4Byj-8NGrJIY9zXp6cCIZFTwaofNCFdkFmtjXoJ8KKpz15eZNQO8vcfl0Aa0Bq1_e6HXvAWKPR7IptMmY1RQzUdvRMv7Tecs-Zgjs646iegiz8a46kPfYPt-pw/s320/0430thor.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549299195175140370" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br />The trailer for the latest in Marvel Comic's onslaught of superhero films : THOR, just hit the net, following worthy predecessors such as IRON MAN, HULK; THOR is the tale of THOR (Chris Middlesworth), who is banished to Earth as punishment by his father ODIN (Anthony Hopkins). Will this prove to be a worthy contender in the previous superhero Marvel releases, only time will tell<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/13805849" width="600" frameborder="0" height="450"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/13805849">Thor Trailer</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/watdadickens">WatDaDickens.com</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br />Can's wait when all of Marvel's medley superheroes will appear on screen together in the <a href="http://filmfreek.blogspot.com/2010/05/avengers-biggest-superhero-movie-ever.html">AVENGERS ( 2012)</a><br /><br /><br />Stay frEeked!!!FREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050772659577726473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179392918938340713.post-86605148940116566912010-12-10T21:23:00.000-08:002010-12-10T21:33:40.036-08:00TRANSFORMERS 3 - TRAILER!!<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">A weekend hello, frEeK fellows,</span><br /><br />Apologies for having logged out for so long, this episode of Film freEk brings to you the trailer for the final part in Michael Bay's TRANSFORMER's trilogy, called : TRANSFORMERS - THE DARK OF THE MOON.<br /><br /><br />with the second part coming in for a lot of criticism regarding its CGI overkill and the lack of a coherent plotline, BAY appears to have taken a Spielbergish approach and attempted a suspenseful feel to the movie, although that will vanish within the first 15 minutes of the movie, to be filled in with the usual images of giant robots, and Shia Laboeuf running aroung screaming "nonononononono!!!"<br /><br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/17625784" width="400" frameborder="0" height="170"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/17625784">Transformers: Dark Of The Moon Teaser Trl</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/latinoreview">Kellvin Chavez</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br />Oh well, what's the use, I know you'll be there!!<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">stay frEeked!!</span>FREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050772659577726473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179392918938340713.post-74558754522467129672010-09-16T07:49:00.000-07:002010-09-16T08:00:05.952-07:00The Fighter - A Knockout at the Oscars?A Punching Hello, frEeK fellows!!!<br /><br />The trailer for David O' Russel's " The Fighter" hits the internet today. The Fighter tells the true life story of Irish boxer Mickey Ward (Mark Wahlberg) who, coached by his brother played by Christian Bale, went on to become a boxing legend. Bale's character is an ex-boxer who succumbs to drug addiction and to his credit Bale looks the part of a recovering drug addict! Mark Wahlberg, reportedly trained for two years to get the fighting skills required for this movie.<br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1_zijS_UAtw?fs=1&hl=en_GB"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1_zijS_UAtw?fs=1&hl=en_GB" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />The Fighter, is not a very new story, but what will set it apart, is the performance of its lead cast, and accordingly is being released in December, to be close to the Oscars.<br />Will it score a knockout at the Oscars? time will tell...<br /><br /><br />FreEk!FREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050772659577726473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179392918938340713.post-81194798035261647612010-09-10T02:16:00.000-07:002010-09-10T03:28:28.203-07:00DABANGG - Return of the Man!!!<strong> <span style="color:#ff0000;">A Macho hello, freEk fellows!</span><br /></strong><br /><br /><div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9HvLqVoK4dcG6XnpPBLu3vcx8z9vokMYclC-iXxGmCofkg29jir8uB_IcQZyxjAPs6dw40AnefeibuiiFTgZLEVmw0JX956M4XcQZfD7-tPr3Z5Iivhr803zVnKqrxdSpuoNSVcWL5uE/s1600/dabanng+poster.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515226682730141026" style="WIDTH: 278px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 222px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9HvLqVoK4dcG6XnpPBLu3vcx8z9vokMYclC-iXxGmCofkg29jir8uB_IcQZyxjAPs6dw40AnefeibuiiFTgZLEVmw0JX956M4XcQZfD7-tPr3Z5Iivhr803zVnKqrxdSpuoNSVcWL5uE/s320/dabanng+poster.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p><div align="justify"><strong> Wet N' Wild Sallu!</strong></div><br /><div align="justify">For years, Bollywood cinema was dominated by stock character, the gareeb gaon ki gori, the evil (rich) zamindar/thakur/neta and of course the macho, boorish hero..who smashed the evil zamindar and swooped away the lovely gori all in a days work. When the Johars and Chopras of the world intervened and Bollywood shifted its focus to NRI cinema, where men in Armani wooed women in Gucci and the village background was replaced by the Golden Gate/Venice/Eiffel Tower etc. Finally, after what seems like an eternity, Abhinav Kashyap's "Dabangg" threatens to return the macho hero of yore to his throne in Bollywood; does it succeed? read on...<br /><strong>What works</strong>: Dabangg is a rehash of the old gaon-in-distress story that Bollywood overkilled in the 70s-80s. Salman Khan plays Chulbul Pandey a boorish corrupt yet lovable cop who doesn't mind doing his job, as long he gets to make some moolah on the side. A misunderstanding leads to Chulbul seperating from his brother Makhanchand (Arbaaz Khan) and step father Prajapati (Vinod Khanna). Chulbul is also at loggerheads with Chedi Singh played by Sonu Sood. To add some meetha to this masala mix, walks in Rajjo (Sonakshi Sinha) to steal Chulbul's heart. While the plot is nothing new, its the little details that make this movie special. Chedi carries with him in his entourage a photographer, to capture his exploits! Chulbul manages to a dance sequence while bashing goons to a pulp! and yes, Sallu's bhabhi; the sizzling Malaika drops in to gyrate for the new national anthem.."Munni Badnaam"!</div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg06wG3lDt-lcgxJ30wh5ciHAmEFABkYFtjq_xO4tOW9uo-7BR8F8UYJ8ELQfT7r2IM7WhHGE7aRI06stfB_cODN89dLt_2SuVyBgw0kaq1xIfWRJnVvR73ogeQHeyTvGhoiUVZu_5lA1c/s1600/salmansonakshi9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515228697483094338" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg06wG3lDt-lcgxJ30wh5ciHAmEFABkYFtjq_xO4tOW9uo-7BR8F8UYJ8ELQfT7r2IM7WhHGE7aRI06stfB_cODN89dLt_2SuVyBgw0kaq1xIfWRJnVvR73ogeQHeyTvGhoiUVZu_5lA1c/s320/salmansonakshi9.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="justify"> <strong>Bhala Mera cleavage, aapke cleavage se zyada kaise??<br /></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong>What Doesn't: </strong>The plot is old wine, in an older bottle, and actors such as Anupam Kher, Om Puri and Mahi Gill are wasted in slightly incosequential roles. But hey, I am just nitpicking here!</div><div><br /></div><div align="center"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aO6t9p1HoWI?fs=" width="560" height="340" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" hl="en_GB" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></div><div><br /><strong>Verdict: </strong>Dabangg, rises over the maar-dhaad movies of yore due to one factor, and one factor alone: SALMAN KHAN! Sallu who previously portrayed the muscled buffoon in movies such as Wanted takes Chulbul Pandey a step further, from his tongue in cheek dailogue to his rippling muscles, he brings to screen a character worth remembering for a long time ( seriously in the recent past, after Munnabhai, which other Bollywood character is worth remembering?). The over the top action sequences ( apparently as much time was spent shooting them as a regular movie) and the pulsating movie add to this maar-dhaad-pyaar-vyaar-khichdi! Southern India always acclaimed Rajni as the king of the over the top films, where the hero performs superhuman stunts, passes ribald dialogue and has a laugh with the audience in doing so; with Dabangg, Bollywood has a Rajni of its own!! Critics always complained about Salman's lack of acting skills that put him notches below the acclaimed Aamir Khan, with Dabangg, Salman proves to the world, he may not be much of an actor, but he is the STAR!!<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em></em></span></div><div><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em>extra frEeky: I have a feeling Dabangg 2 will be upon us soon!!</em> </span></div></div>FREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050772659577726473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179392918938340713.post-34495023484368549552010-08-23T23:41:00.000-07:002010-08-23T23:57:40.590-07:00THE BLACK SWAN - Best of the year?A mid-week hello, frEek fellows!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7JjbBnGEUb-34LdDyUMjv4oVi2g63uC1d2vFTwnLqhJB3NuNDigacWzS73p7JkeNnRUkQRIrj_mkNcVExvattlpLk4gMnDU2mO-R1stGDvAHJPgtTCHfbQ4bRRfvENlJ3D-rfiEfOVWA/s1600/black+swan.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7JjbBnGEUb-34LdDyUMjv4oVi2g63uC1d2vFTwnLqhJB3NuNDigacWzS73p7JkeNnRUkQRIrj_mkNcVExvattlpLk4gMnDU2mO-R1stGDvAHJPgtTCHfbQ4bRRfvENlJ3D-rfiEfOVWA/s320/black+swan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508866379885520770" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Ask any freEk for the year's best movie so far, and the answer in all probability will be <a href="http://filmfreek.blogspot.com/2010/08/amol-palekar-ki-inception.html">INCEPTION, </a> Chris Nolan's dream opera, seems a shoo-in for the best picture awards next year; that is until this trailer showed up on the internet..<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5jaI1XOB-bs?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5jaI1XOB-bs?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">With such classsics like Requiem for a Dream, the Wrestler and the Fountain behind him, Darren Aronofsky is one of the best directors of our generation, and when he comes up with this dizzying trailer about jealousy, mystery, sex, and shaky camera work (did i also mention sex?) in the world of ballet, our freEk senses go in a tizzy!!!<br /><br />Black Swan features Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis as well as the legendary Vincent Cassel<br />(the guy who married Monica Bellucci) in a tale set against the New York Ballet. The trailer reveals Aronofsky's now-trademarked k camera work, and one hope the movie lives upto its promise!!!<br /></div><br />Inception, finally seems to have some competition!!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">freEk</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">extra freEky</span> - I'm getting a <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137523/">Fight Club</a> vibe from this, and you?FREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050772659577726473noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179392918938340713.post-75930851493945955172010-08-06T22:57:00.000-07:002010-08-06T23:35:40.864-07:00Predators - Review!!!A Jungli Hello, frEek fellows!!<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRolJey55N8c23Ak-x19sJeiIVRgpkwQxuBx1CIBM9kJlKTQeq55jnRqmcj_qk9ZwFO8BsjFTZD31HVlwEx5scmkOmVHAjPnk1CS7F04uS1xxpYkoVxusXQhhtIUWvvgmBXfpm4q6VAFI/s1600/predators.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 184px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRolJey55N8c23Ak-x19sJeiIVRgpkwQxuBx1CIBM9kJlKTQeq55jnRqmcj_qk9ZwFO8BsjFTZD31HVlwEx5scmkOmVHAjPnk1CS7F04uS1xxpYkoVxusXQhhtIUWvvgmBXfpm4q6VAFI/s320/predators.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502551550920336834" border="0" /></a><br /></div>For all the action buffs amongst us, John McTierman's 1988 "Predator" remains a masterpiece. It pulled of the impossible task of making Arnold Schwartznegger, look scared and introduced the world to the bad-ass alien hunter species known only as the PREDATOR. Sadly, none of other sequels (Predator 2) or even the cross-over with the alien species (Predator Vs. Alien 1 & 2) failed to live up to the tone set by the first one, which is a shame given that you would expect better movies due to better CGI, make-up and so on! When Robert Rodriguez, announced a re-boot of the Predator franchise to be helmed by Nimrod Antal (Vacancy), much hype was generated. When Oscar winner Adrien Brody was added to the cast, the hype bubble grew bigger! And when the final product released...<br /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What it is</span>: Continuing the tale of the Predators "hunting" other species, Predators tells the tale of several humans who find themselves on an alien planet, these being: Royce (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrien_Brody" title="Adrien Brody">Adrien Brody</a>); A mercenrary, Mexican <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_cartel" title="Drug cartel">drug cartel</a> enforcer Cuchillo (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Trejo" title="Danny Trejo">Danny Trejo</a>), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spetsnaz" title="Spetsnaz">Spetsnaz</a> soldier Nikolai (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleg_Taktarov" title="Oleg Taktarov">Oleg Taktarov</a>), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" title="Israel Defense Forces">Israel Defense Forces</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sniper" title="Sniper">sniper</a> Isabelle (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Braga" title="Alice Braga">Alice Braga</a>), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutionary_United_Front" title="Revolutionary United Front">Revolutionary United Front</a> officer Mombasa (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahershalalhashbaz_Ali" title="Mahershalalhashbaz Ali">Mahershalalhashbaz Ali</a>), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_row" title="Death row">death row</a> inmate Stans (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walton_Goggins" title="Walton Goggins">Walton Goggins</a>), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakuza" title="Yakuza">Yakuza</a> enforcer Hanzo (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Ozawa_Changchien" title="Louis Ozawa Changchien">Louis Ozawa Changchien</a>), and doctor Edwin (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topher_Grace" title="Topher Grace">Topher Grace</a>).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What Works:</span> On a much larger scale than the 1988 original, Predators features some great visuals, the dark jungle locations are put to great use, the usage of CGI to create alien creatures is also nicely interspersed. The movie also benefits from the unique casting. While many had cried foul over casting someone like Adrien Brody (obviously much skinnier than Arnold), you may realise, that real-life soldiers/mercenaries, are actually lean rather than the bulk-a-saurus that Arnie was!! The fight sequence between Hanzo and a Predator, is one of the highlights of the movie ( cheesy, but fun!!)<br /><br /><object width="577" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9u8vZwvP57Y&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9u8vZwvP57Y&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="577" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What doesn't</span>: The original Predator featured only one Alien, massacaring an all star team of mercenaries, hence the concept of a rag-tag team of convicts taking down several predators is a bit unsettling!!! While Adrien Brody does his best to play the "mercenary-with a conscience" none of the other characters do make a lasting impression.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Verdict</span>:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6p5hBtf1Jk0SALvqAKvt9Shz6y92lahvpA9m83PhBE20jNrFAjktoGtoT7SW15ZikujSr2-56Mzhm-YcnhXXiZcCZaWytSBuXY-Lmv88hwlJ7Y00y1qYl8DgWSqXaT0qNcBzWJF6bvW4/s1600/igortiny.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 60px; height: 82px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6p5hBtf1Jk0SALvqAKvt9Shz6y92lahvpA9m83PhBE20jNrFAjktoGtoT7SW15ZikujSr2-56Mzhm-YcnhXXiZcCZaWytSBuXY-Lmv88hwlJ7Y00y1qYl8DgWSqXaT0qNcBzWJF6bvW4/s320/igortiny.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502551018481340434" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6p5hBtf1Jk0SALvqAKvt9Shz6y92lahvpA9m83PhBE20jNrFAjktoGtoT7SW15ZikujSr2-56Mzhm-YcnhXXiZcCZaWytSBuXY-Lmv88hwlJ7Y00y1qYl8DgWSqXaT0qNcBzWJF6bvW4/s1600/igortiny.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 60px; height: 82px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6p5hBtf1Jk0SALvqAKvt9Shz6y92lahvpA9m83PhBE20jNrFAjktoGtoT7SW15ZikujSr2-56Mzhm-YcnhXXiZcCZaWytSBuXY-Lmv88hwlJ7Y00y1qYl8DgWSqXaT0qNcBzWJF6bvW4/s320/igortiny.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502551018481340434" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">A measly 2 FreEkies</span>!!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Extra FreEky:</span> Manliest Greeting ever...<br /><object width="550" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GU_7uq51eZU&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GU_7uq51eZU&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>FREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050772659577726473noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179392918938340713.post-63443759193096296952010-08-06T19:42:00.000-07:002010-08-06T20:48:32.958-07:00AMOL PALEKAR KI INCEPTION!!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWlnovZUP-gVQzH30Z_iz6BohuFIaQ3Y1RcOIfnInn-wypv457RthE3dvFSy9Y18pRLj5ioP4Iq3XonoL29UyxrSLFM7J4CTf3r_2sr8jA0JiyAyS5CYpyNP2r61BE-G6hz2TjG82Dp4/s1600/inception-poster.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 217px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWlnovZUP-gVQzH30Z_iz6BohuFIaQ3Y1RcOIfnInn-wypv457RthE3dvFSy9Y18pRLj5ioP4Iq3XonoL29UyxrSLFM7J4CTf3r_2sr8jA0JiyAyS5CYpyNP2r61BE-G6hz2TjG82Dp4/s320/inception-poster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502508256554184834" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A much delayed hello my FrEek fellows,<br /><br />Heartfelt apologies for staying away from my blog so long. If you are half the freEk i think you are, you have already been overwhelmed by what the critics have called the greatest movie in the last five year; INCEPTION!!!<br /><br />Chris Nolan's masterpiece has everything going for it, a great cast, amazing visuals, a stirring starcast, and yes, a less than simple plotline!!!! Without spoiling much, it suffices to say, that you will have been left scratching your head, there are a lot of webpages that have sprung up, trying to explain the convulted web of dreams..<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/the-inception-timeline-a-pretty-adventure-in-hand-holding.php/attachment/inception-timeline"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 550px; height: 459px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKTAAexWU8sAxccFlknC7JArn9lQq9lHBNuccGjG8GRxuk6RsHhw9wlCABUxe0_y3xj1Ug9j-wSwelohBgCm5FYGabdi-kkc2HCcs3bPPJLcBGtH0yT28sP5UQisR4kWu-KumIChdiFs/s320/inception-timeline-600x900.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502498425435294498" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">still confused? fret not folks!! for Bollywood's favourite friendly man, Amol Palekar has taken upon himself to explain the cinematic twists and turns of Inception, and that too in sing-song manner!!!<br /><br />don't believe me?? take a look!!<br /></div><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cM-C160jVgI&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cM-C160jVgI&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br />Think about it, wasn't Inception after all "Sapne main dekha Sapna" phenomenon? Trust the great Amol Palekar to helps us out of this cinematic mess!!<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Stay freEked!!</span></div></div>FREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050772659577726473noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179392918938340713.post-78678666068686363092010-05-22T22:04:00.000-07:002010-05-22T22:40:53.019-07:00KITES review - Kati, Phati Patang!!!<span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>A Patangi hello, freEky fellows!<br /></strong></span><div align="justify">Ever so often our desi stars get the urge to try their luck on firangi shores. Dharmendra tried this with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shalimar_(film)">Shalimar</a>, Amitabh was to dive into the now cancelled <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shantaram_(novel)">Shantaram</a>, and reportedly SRK turned down a role in the Bond thriller Tomotrrow Never Dies. It is now the turn of Hrithik to aazma his fortunes on videshi audiences and he does this, as usual with the help of papaji and uncleji dearest who collaborate with him in their latest bilingual outing.. KITES What it is:In a plot, suspiciously similar to the Kevin Costner, Anthony Quinn starring thriller called “REVENGE”...</div><div align="justify"></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6UftORgmqnXriAt-000I_ckiQQAYUl9glAyvpL0vj5OYf7Ro8Bp5nrcVxJNawRlr4FVCVIVZ-LR7Mkj6sPI4EAu_iGQXAC9U3W3M6NW638_mFhHxPxrsgTleCviutEb54quyNbV3m74/s1600/kitesrevenge.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474331834823078978" style="WIDTH: 193px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6UftORgmqnXriAt-000I_ckiQQAYUl9glAyvpL0vj5OYf7Ro8Bp5nrcVxJNawRlr4FVCVIVZ-LR7Mkj6sPI4EAu_iGQXAC9U3W3M6NW638_mFhHxPxrsgTleCviutEb54quyNbV3m74/s320/kitesrevenge.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="justify">Hrithik stars as “J” a swashbuckling salsa expert (what an Indian is doing teaching salsa to the Spanish, is best left unanswered!!) who also runs a side-business of marrying illegal immigrants from Mexico to bring them into the USA. When the “bigdi-raeez” daughter of a ruthless casino owner played by Kangana Ranaut takes a fancy to him, he decides to play along and seems well until he discovers that the casino owner’s daughter-in-law is one hot chick (Barbara Mori). Aur pyaar ho jaata hai.. </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#cc0000;">What works:</span> a) Hrithik in his Macro Man banian and Hot Chick in various brands of lingerie, make a stunning couple, their chemistry is certainly sizzling!! b) Kites is touted to be one of the most expensive Bollywood movies ever, and the car chases and lavish desert shots justify the costs well spent! c) With only one song sequence, Kites thankfully does not have a “I don’t know what you say…” (EK DUJE KE LIYE) like number where the bilingual lovers croon to each other!! </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#cc0000;">What Doesn’t</span>: a) With a wafer thin plot-line Kites is essentially a mish-mash of the star-crossed lovers tale such as Ek-Duje Ke Liye, Qayamat se Qayamat tak with a firangi chick! In fact, it bears eerie similarities to Enrique Iglesias’s video “HERO”.<br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/koJlIGDImiU&hl=" fs="1&rel=" width="640" height="385" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed><br /><br />b) Acting talent such as Kabir Bedi and Kangana Ranaut are reduced to playing over-exaggerated characters and are thoroughly wasted!! Verdict: Despite the lavish setting and the sizzling Mori, Kites leaves you unsatisfied. Given that it is to have a huge US release (with a version re-edited by Brett Ratner) it leaves you with a feeling that it is perhaps a show-reel of Hrithik Baba’s acting “talents” meant for western directors and audiences, in much the same way Roshan Sr. had lovingly crafted “Kaho Na Pyaar Hai” to previously showcase Hrithik’s talents for the Indian junta a decade ago! </div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>Extra freEky:</strong></span> Ratner has just announced an upcoming movie with Hrithik (big surprise !!!) </div>FREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050772659577726473noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179392918938340713.post-36581552448513039032010-05-13T23:36:00.000-07:002010-05-14T06:42:21.467-07:00The Avengers : The Biggest Superhero Movie Ever!<div><strong>A Super-heroic hello, my freEk fellows!!!<br /></strong><br />Over the last few years, comic-book giant Marvel has got its act together and taken creative control of the screen adaptations of its comic book properties. As a result, we got to see the the reboot of the Incredible Hulk, the awesome Iron Man and its sequel. but Marvel isn't done yet!!<br /><br />Those who have watched the above movies will clearly remember the cameo by Tony Stark<br />(Robert Downey Jr) in the Hulk movie, which went something like this...<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1awFRjX6dM4&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1awFRjX6dM4&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /></div>Tony makes the mention of the "Avengers Initiative" in his brief yet snappy cameo! freEks will also remember my <a href="http://filmfreek.blogspot.com/2008/10/sneak-freek-i-captain-cometh.html">previous post</a> where I had scooped out the presence of another superhero in the Incredible Hulk, that superhero being none other than Captain America! take a look...<br /></div><br /><p align="center"><embed style="width: 490px; height: 328px;" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hEqMWoWY9oI&hl=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" fs="1&rel=" width="490" border="1" height="328"></embed></p><br /><div><br /><br />Not to be content with one Captain America cameo, Marvel also shoved Captain America's trademark shield in both the iron man movies...<br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><strong>IRON MAN 1: </strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FIVeuYqjMlk&hl=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" fs="1&rel=" width="500" border="1" height="405"></embed><br /></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><strong>IRON MAN 2: </strong></span><br /><p align="center"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/apN4rQhi3RE&hl=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" fs="1&rel=" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="660" border="1" height="405"></embed></p><br /><br />If that's not all, IRON MAN 2 contained a post-credits scene hinting at the arrival of yet another superhero: THOR!!<br /><p align="center"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8qaHzlINTA4&hl=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" fs="1&rel=" width="500" border="1" height="405"></embed><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><strong>Check out Thor's Hammer in the last frame!<br /></strong></span></p><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong>The Avengers Movie:<br /></strong></span>What does this crossover brouhaha mean you ask? Well, the frEek has all the answers! Marvel will shortly roll out movies featuring Thor directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Chris Helmsworth, the first image has already been leaked out...</div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1OK6iXXVyo8LHACraNESFotknc7RwJ0QsrTen47gRALSyLo0v8NFB9RN2gAtwMA8ZuW46mi_ju5Z4D7jvlllRGH_1tE4phmN22I7nBBNZhH8pq6sZT8E7-w42Oye0QAtZCQkX3yPehj8/s1600/0430thor.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471067259327651138" style="width: 214px; height: 320px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1OK6iXXVyo8LHACraNESFotknc7RwJ0QsrTen47gRALSyLo0v8NFB9RN2gAtwMA8ZuW46mi_ju5Z4D7jvlllRGH_1tE4phmN22I7nBBNZhH8pq6sZT8E7-w42Oye0QAtZCQkX3yPehj8/s320/0430thor.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>chris hemsworth as Thor</strong><br /></p><br />The next on the block is of course Captain America directed by Joe Johnston and starring Chris Evans.<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCMuRgg3Fi-JOVzh_eC9cCgM1pOcQNhU57oZStMqF40WvVcv7VB9D2kO-yZfjKFnORa2zSRxcvuZTf_gtpkq05rTQUKHvw167fo4rLTRO-cEvTX5Sr5mQeOrAy-aIV1eiG_x0VBG9UyNE/s1600/chris-evans-captain-america.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471069421442764274" style="width: 300px; height: 152px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCMuRgg3Fi-JOVzh_eC9cCgM1pOcQNhU57oZStMqF40WvVcv7VB9D2kO-yZfjKFnORa2zSRxcvuZTf_gtpkq05rTQUKHvw167fo4rLTRO-cEvTX5Sr5mQeOrAy-aIV1eiG_x0VBG9UyNE/s320/chris-evans-captain-america.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><strong></strong></span></p><br /><div><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><strong> Actor Chris Evans will star as Captain America</strong></span><br /><p align="justify">As a final coup-de-grace, Marvel plans to unite all these characters in what will be known as the "Avengers" movie which in turn is modelled on the comic book superhero team of the same name. Marvel has gone ahead and signed sci-fi director extraordinaire Joss Whedon as the director for the same. Still don't believe it? here's further proof:</p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLGRw4N5vyocymzxTAlN-t3PL55Y3bMArtQ5mZOszfaJI-qwy-ChKxBnG6JXE6PwMNJWiNce6TbtqY4DPAeSHFk855dnOoHgdzlwHzzEFFrpMF86TQIVc5ei1rFVJ4G6N1Mv_tH_4Wmw/s1600/globalave1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471101145765598290" style="width: 360px; height: 196px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLGRw4N5vyocymzxTAlN-t3PL55Y3bMArtQ5mZOszfaJI-qwy-ChKxBnG6JXE6PwMNJWiNce6TbtqY4DPAeSHFk855dnOoHgdzlwHzzEFFrpMF86TQIVc5ei1rFVJ4G6N1Mv_tH_4Wmw/s320/globalave1.JPG" border="0" /></a></p>The above picture, is a capture from Iron - Man 2 showing a map of "<span style="font-weight: bold;">super -powered</span>" individuals across the globe, as indicated from the circles on various continents. These are the superheros that <strong>Nick-Fury </strong>(Samuel Jackson) wants to unite as the Avengers. Apart from the circles in the Americas ( Iron Man, Hulk) of particular note are the ones in the North Pole (being the frozen Captain America) as well as one in the middle of the ocean could<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ17PTs0apL7xJ2OfM1ctMYCyEA22qBkwKDBSPHG9la2kB4BzweLpvEd_LtFUMLjIQBAQ9A_C5wfuDY5mpJBjTE4LgWg0EPbEoCfwKXL5FMWGAsLhH4Qx4jZoIJsUzRtY7fTqWR2UGE1U/s1600/namor.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471096505007189970" style="width: 210px; height: 320px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ17PTs0apL7xJ2OfM1ctMYCyEA22qBkwKDBSPHG9la2kB4BzweLpvEd_LtFUMLjIQBAQ9A_C5wfuDY5mpJBjTE4LgWg0EPbEoCfwKXL5FMWGAsLhH4Qx4jZoIJsUzRtY7fTqWR2UGE1U/s320/namor.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div><p align="justify">this be a secret nod to yet the introduction of "<strong>NAMOR</strong>" who is Marvel's underwater superhero? time will tell!! So there you have it folks, an exclusive freEk-peek at the superhero extravangza starring Hulk, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and a slew of smaller superheros!</p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1rqE6Dl_n63kONe9mCdIUng2iduf7NdE4uC0a8FZsDkFvEo-j6NJ0kI5Sai0jQPwb2DEwgX-anaNO8DePyEL-ZguZXLuHpMZzm2AAFRfQffN5QTqIOZqyPri3h5eU8HKt77Ci5M70IY/s1600/avengers.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471104753097674306" style="width: 230px; height: 418px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1rqE6Dl_n63kONe9mCdIUng2iduf7NdE4uC0a8FZsDkFvEo-j6NJ0kI5Sai0jQPwb2DEwgX-anaNO8DePyEL-ZguZXLuHpMZzm2AAFRfQffN5QTqIOZqyPri3h5eU8HKt77Ci5M70IY/s320/avengers.bmp" border="0" /></a></p><br /><div><br /><p align="justify">Will this be the greatest cinematic miracle since buttered popcorn or a mish-mash of many genres? We can only wait and freEking watch!!</p><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">That Extra FreEky: You always hear it here, first folks!!</span><br /></div><br /></div><br /><p align="justify"></p></div></div></div>FREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050772659577726473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179392918938340713.post-90311520067877647262010-05-13T21:35:00.000-07:002010-05-14T04:10:01.660-07:00IRON MAN 2 review: Suit to Thrill!!<strong>A <span style="color:#ff0000;">metal </span><span style="color:#ffff33;">suited</span> hello my freEk fellows!!</strong><br /><div><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJw4Lua1ZKUqb7zDhfRDJLFJy28R1jPfdbvI0YnPxCLeMnrM4R9qTUeJponYkH6Maj2uoXjCEKu9DugfFxESkskzStVye78m4FNbgPiOfKZRaYKd_fwRzL1EWvEwLcyLxDwJuhyfKrHlk/s1600/iron-man-2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470998963955179266" style="WIDTH: 143px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 281px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJw4Lua1ZKUqb7zDhfRDJLFJy28R1jPfdbvI0YnPxCLeMnrM4R9qTUeJponYkH6Maj2uoXjCEKu9DugfFxESkskzStVye78m4FNbgPiOfKZRaYKd_fwRzL1EWvEwLcyLxDwJuhyfKrHlk/s320/iron-man-2.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /><br /></div><div>When Marvel released the first Iron Man a couple of years ago, the brilliance of this movie with Jon Favreau's crackling direction and Robert Downey Jr's bang-on portrayal of Tony Stark was all but overshadowed by another superhero flick released at that time, which went on to become the 2nd highest grossing film of all time ( yes, we are talking about the Dark Knight). With a bigger budget and the inclusion of some major acting talent IRON MAN 2 seems placed to deliver a knock-out punch to all it previous competiton, does it deliver the goods? read on...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9LGEzDqZfkQIFeB5mmQvm2ZOYFucJu89EopCLauHhFR0uH_l_kATo5_Q2GPK-9qLUB26Gbu1nppv73zCuRvqxV0foGinFA07zvU3_yJuFppwJjB1yP5WFS70Gs569mws3VZBNtw6IYkY/s1600/ewironman2.jpg"></a><div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPa9Vv5TBOEhXQVzHDKbnopUoZM254Nh1SD33Zl35KSf3LcKEihr6dWeDJeMIdq36Ny9-gUnQj-xddOjcH59uPHRWAbaN4uJEpSZy_CgE4xxCYXF7GmwsHxpG6OAMRZZeoCwKfd98k2Y/s1600/ewironman2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471002654561482770" style="WIDTH: 238px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPa9Vv5TBOEhXQVzHDKbnopUoZM254Nh1SD33Zl35KSf3LcKEihr6dWeDJeMIdq36Ny9-gUnQj-xddOjcH59uPHRWAbaN4uJEpSZy_CgE4xxCYXF7GmwsHxpG6OAMRZZeoCwKfd98k2Y/s320/ewironman2.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong></strong></p><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><em>Ok, which one of u farted??</em><br /></span><br /></div><p align="justify"><strong>What works:</strong> IRON MAN 2 was given a substantially larger budget to operate from and it shows! more explosions, bigger baddie robots and a beautifully shot fight against the monaco grand prix, make this the perfect popcorn flick!! Robert Downey Jr. (RDJ) brings his game on as the eccentric genius that is Tony Stark, it is hard to imagine any other actor bring such quirkiness into even a tiny scene such as where Tony eats a box of strawberries that he buys by offering the seller, his Jaeger Le Couture watch! Sam Rockwell (SR) as Justin Hammer, Tony's rival dials in a brilliant performance bringing equal parts goofiness and evil, frEeks might remember that SR was at one time in the reckoning for the role of Tony Stark ( which was utlimately played by RDJ) and it is interesting to see how he fleshes this character (Justin Hammer), who in many ways tries ( failingly) to model himself after Tony Stark. Who can forget Scarlett Johansson's smoking hot turn as Tony's lawyer / Secret Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Her supple yet lethal fight scene where she fights off a dozen baddies is a treat to watch!</p><div align="justify"><strong>What doesn't</strong>: fanFrEeks had high expectations when Mickey Rourke was signed on to play Ivan Vanko, the crazed russian inventor with a historical grudge against Tony, while Rourke definetly looks the crazy part, he is just not given enough screen time! The "birth" of the superhero "War Machine" when Col. Rhodes decides to borrow Iron Man's spare armour to deal with Tony's alcoholism, is true to the comic book storyline but is an unusual plot nevertheless!<br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2aO4cdmRMKZW9eiOC-Re_Iy0NrStUjgZXZ8OueRpXX6Xk0863CaHP1bZBmnWkO56bBaSIHOon95qvAFNN6TIOpv4n1heqbVzxMt_K7lEXTZlzJdUWDO-u33OztdZKYlCFx5O_q7OUMU/s1600/warmachine.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471004023008379282" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 141px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2aO4cdmRMKZW9eiOC-Re_Iy0NrStUjgZXZ8OueRpXX6Xk0863CaHP1bZBmnWkO56bBaSIHOon95qvAFNN6TIOpv4n1heqbVzxMt_K7lEXTZlzJdUWDO-u33OztdZKYlCFx5O_q7OUMU/s320/warmachine.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">Bhala mera armour, tere armour se safed kaisa??<br /></span></div></em><strong></strong><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><strong>Verdict</strong>: Despite it's strecthed plotlines, IRON MAN 2 is the definitive summer blockbuster, and you would be one messed up frEek to miss this one!</div><div align="justify"><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>extra freEky: Iron Man's suit is actually a gold-titanium alloy!!</strong> </span></div>FREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050772659577726473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179392918938340713.post-2921928553097273192010-05-01T20:53:00.000-07:002010-05-01T21:06:23.925-07:00Housefull: Full of Inspirations!!<span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;" >An early-birdy hellos, freEk fellows!</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;" > For someone took well-aimed and ruthless pot shots at film-makers, Sajid Khan probably threw away all caution to the wind when he took on the mantle of director himself. His earlier venture “Hey-Babyy” was an unashamed rip-off of that 80s Hollywood classic “Three Men and a Baby”, and his new mish-mash “Housefull” appears to a well convoluted mix of recent Hollywood blockbusters..</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjiQGkME2iTlf-rWAT7PAkRBK-hc3Bo8FCT5zQVExdqqpYKc11CZIq4-Tf_aA6cQ8QEMKwNpwpS1xdB_vwc1AqWuqCQzTLs5RmLcYLmZQ4LKQPHgRm1Tw3VJjCd9q0xr9Y8NZR5r2OqZA/s1600/HHH.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjiQGkME2iTlf-rWAT7PAkRBK-hc3Bo8FCT5zQVExdqqpYKc11CZIq4-Tf_aA6cQ8QEMKwNpwpS1xdB_vwc1AqWuqCQzTLs5RmLcYLmZQ4LKQPHgRm1Tw3VJjCd9q0xr9Y8NZR5r2OqZA/s320/HHH.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466518118203975842" border="0" /></a></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;" > </span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">What it is</span>: Akki (quite convincingly) plays an endearing yet neurotic “loser in love” (borrowing liberally from Ben Stiller’s character in “Along Came Polly” and “Heartbreak Kid”) when his first, hurried marriage to seductress ( read nymphomaniac) Jiah Khan ( trying hard to come off as sexy, and failing by miles!) doesn’t go quite as planned, Akki finds himself falling in love with Deepika Padukone (effortless) and trying desperately to get out of his marriage with the suspicious Jiah. Add to this a half dozen twists and turns and Akki finds himself (pretending to be) married to Lara Dutta as well! At some point in time, all 3 heroines show in bikinis, at which point one wonders if the movie should have been called “Blousefull!”</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;" > </span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">What works</span>: Akki who hasn’t had a hit in a while, puts a lot of effort in the characterisation of his neurotic and hapless character, almost making it work. Riteish Deskhmukh as Akki’s friend brings along his easy charm and Arjun Rampal as an army man, suspicious of Akki’s motives, plays his stern persona well. Chunky Panday as the imaginatively titled “Aakhri Pasta” and Boman Irani ham up their parts collectively, this ham and pasta dish is too rich for my taste (burrrpp!) To Sajid’s credit he seamlessly manages to make the year’s first purely fun film! And yes, that “item-number” with Jackie Fernandes is pure-fun! the modern version of the Lawaris number “Aap Kya Hoga” </span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;" > </span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">What doesn’t</span>: Yes Akki is one of the best looking guys around, yet his pairings with heroines substantially younger than himself are wee bit yucky (Yucky Akki!) to say the least. The seduction number between him and Jiah Khan seems like the sequel to Nishabd! Sajid also follows David Dhawan’s and Priyadarshan’s tried and tested route of adding twists and new characters to compensate for the lack of a basic plotline. For viewers of angrezi hits such as “the Heartbreak Kid” and the “Hangover” the mish-mashed scenes will bring a unwelcome feeling of déjà-vu!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;" ><br /></span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;" > <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Verdict</span>:<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1l1FLwhPY_eJP6YS36Zw2ZEqHDzs_6nOTDPldxhdjyetQtM3l8cVeXSBJJtiKWm2aYe-thxwqZvqaYeNaCdaM97mLhmgu58l9TOrmGs0114jnQgYpW09nr6M4-BwvL8inBMV0dy5H2k0/s1600/igortiny.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 60px; height: 82px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1l1FLwhPY_eJP6YS36Zw2ZEqHDzs_6nOTDPldxhdjyetQtM3l8cVeXSBJJtiKWm2aYe-thxwqZvqaYeNaCdaM97mLhmgu58l9TOrmGs0114jnQgYpW09nr6M4-BwvL8inBMV0dy5H2k0/s320/igortiny.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466518875890270402" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1l1FLwhPY_eJP6YS36Zw2ZEqHDzs_6nOTDPldxhdjyetQtM3l8cVeXSBJJtiKWm2aYe-thxwqZvqaYeNaCdaM97mLhmgu58l9TOrmGs0114jnQgYpW09nr6M4-BwvL8inBMV0dy5H2k0/s1600/igortiny.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 60px; height: 82px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1l1FLwhPY_eJP6YS36Zw2ZEqHDzs_6nOTDPldxhdjyetQtM3l8cVeXSBJJtiKWm2aYe-thxwqZvqaYeNaCdaM97mLhmgu58l9TOrmGs0114jnQgYpW09nr6M4-BwvL8inBMV0dy5H2k0/s320/igortiny.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466518875890270402" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1l1FLwhPY_eJP6YS36Zw2ZEqHDzs_6nOTDPldxhdjyetQtM3l8cVeXSBJJtiKWm2aYe-thxwqZvqaYeNaCdaM97mLhmgu58l9TOrmGs0114jnQgYpW09nr6M4-BwvL8inBMV0dy5H2k0/s1600/igortiny.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 60px; height: 82px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1l1FLwhPY_eJP6YS36Zw2ZEqHDzs_6nOTDPldxhdjyetQtM3l8cVeXSBJJtiKWm2aYe-thxwqZvqaYeNaCdaM97mLhmgu58l9TOrmGs0114jnQgYpW09nr6M4-BwvL8inBMV0dy5H2k0/s320/igortiny.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466518875890270402" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">An iffy -iffy 3 freEkies!<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;" >Positioning itself as Bollywood’s first major summer release post the IPL extravaganza, Housefull surely stands to gain from crowds looking for their next dose of escapism, just wish that the thrills, lasted a little longer than the theatre exit!!</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;" > </span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;" > </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;" > </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;" > </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;" > </span></span></p>FREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050772659577726473noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179392918938340713.post-47725099902334007872010-04-24T22:30:00.000-07:002010-04-25T05:30:22.299-07:00bollywood tribute to twitter!<div style="text-align: justify;">A tweeted hellos, my freEky fellows!<br /><br />With its limited vocabulary of 140 characters or less, it has managed to keep celebs in touch with their salivating fans and more revently...dethrone ministers, uncover scams and if word is to believed Mumbai Police will be forming their own tweet-cell to help them uncover corruption (just kidding!!)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVp4F5VKdy_S97zYZML_ttE_8mwBaNizVdqt67s_Ic4xKwfhdjjERPt8ZP02LRzDVLntz6QhlS705XT-iboGQS9Un7TpBObu-8cR7foKo43gYou-ft_H87kqlKnAqXeySA5AZFp6MgRXQ/s1600/post-5941-1241945811.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVp4F5VKdy_S97zYZML_ttE_8mwBaNizVdqt67s_Ic4xKwfhdjjERPt8ZP02LRzDVLntz6QhlS705XT-iboGQS9Un7TpBObu-8cR7foKo43gYou-ft_H87kqlKnAqXeySA5AZFp6MgRXQ/s320/post-5941-1241945811.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463952959074235426" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />That's right folks the phenomenon that is TWITTER is indeed here to stay, and as a tribute to this chirpy little wonder, we present Bollywood's first song tribute to Twittter...<br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dP-8KQWykNQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dP-8KQWykNQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">That's right folks, Bollywood's greatest showman; Raj Kapoor had predicted the phemonenon that Twittter would be, way before its actual existence (he just mis-spelled a few alphabets that's all)!!<br /><br /><br />Bollywood - will its wonders never cease!!!!<br /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">fReEk</span>FREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050772659577726473noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179392918938340713.post-6237317380165583362010-04-07T23:22:00.000-07:002010-04-07T23:39:58.890-07:00Dinner For Schmucks - Will Carell eat Pathak's Bheja?<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">A mid-week hello, my freEk fellows!!</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9F2QS8CfCy7TvHpwJiSi4tH97kATT9MNFgntHRtDfV81iFX51SBfVU1JxVa-kkQFwFQ1A-CL0bNpJZ6wRhK9TM4u3xkvlLOELeZ1UBlkG79nx27ncV8y4btHaaR5Y90JZ5sMnxGC0N4/s1600/schmucks2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9F2QS8CfCy7TvHpwJiSi4tH97kATT9MNFgntHRtDfV81iFX51SBfVU1JxVa-kkQFwFQ1A-CL0bNpJZ6wRhK9TM4u3xkvlLOELeZ1UBlkG79nx27ncV8y4btHaaR5Y90JZ5sMnxGC0N4/s320/schmucks2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457652431298859634" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />That glorious web of deceit, that is the internet just threw up the trailer for Judd Apatow's latest "Dinner for Shmucks". Any freEk worth his salt will indeed be reminded of Sagar Ballary's suplerlative BhejaFry (2007) which in itself was a copy of the french masterpiece <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_D%C3%AEner_de_cons" title="Le Dîner de cons" class="mw-redirect">Le Dîner de cons</a>.<br /><br /><object width="580" height="360"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/T4Se7g6YA90&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/T4Se7g6YA90&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="580" height="360"></embed></object><br /><br /></i>Dinner for Shmucks stars Steve Ca<i>rrel as Barry (in the Vinay Pathak role) and Paul Rudd as Tim (in Rajat Kapoor's role). Zach Galifanakis ( "Hangover") also stars in what appears to be the role played by Ranvir Sheorey in Bheja Fry, although Zach's character is shown to be competing with Steve Carell's character when the dinner starts. FreEks will remember that Bheja.. never showed the actual dinner taking place, and this is perhaps where the Hollywood version will differ from its Indian counterpart.<br /></i><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJJtn7LHJ_85LcGEhiQuSFBvNnG3fzYhShVKVQKstoq3ybyGvJmyjWYuanjPCTm-kNbqs_cZ7dwIvTx0_1tPECF7qIvq-DkSw7hVJ_NiXsmG1EomtqI8OhfakcWkCZGz2pnNUvIDPfCj4/s1600/bhejashmuck.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJJtn7LHJ_85LcGEhiQuSFBvNnG3fzYhShVKVQKstoq3ybyGvJmyjWYuanjPCTm-kNbqs_cZ7dwIvTx0_1tPECF7qIvq-DkSw7hVJ_NiXsmG1EomtqI8OhfakcWkCZGz2pnNUvIDPfCj4/s320/bhejashmuck.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457651831082727138" border="0" /></a><br /></div><i><br />Many will agree that Bheja Fry, was one of the funniest works to come by in the starved for genuine humour industry that is Bollywood. It remains to be seen whether Apatow and his crew mess this up, or take this up to a whole new level!<br /><br /><br />see ya the movies freEks!<br /><br /></i>FREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050772659577726473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179392918938340713.post-72672420265764520922010-04-06T06:34:00.000-07:002010-04-06T07:11:20.810-07:00FIRED - Scariest Bollywood Movie...ever?A daraawna hello, my frEeky fellows!!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8GU3A-cnUsBClMpmN5450QJl49kC0nO0IBCGNwc_Bt90KREeE2o4AS2p_udwfjniy-QH6fMhtYYCAWplFS1Rr59ZSph3otqRZ2Ia9yK0k52Y22zpFmXELT76UdALgR4RqZMCiDHefN8/s1600/fired+1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8GU3A-cnUsBClMpmN5450QJl49kC0nO0IBCGNwc_Bt90KREeE2o4AS2p_udwfjniy-QH6fMhtYYCAWplFS1Rr59ZSph3otqRZ2Ia9yK0k52Y22zpFmXELT76UdALgR4RqZMCiDHefN8/s320/fired+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457025426437400306" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">For reasons best left unsaid, Horror has always been a genre that Bollywood has shied away from. Apart from valiant stints by the Ramsay Brothers (Khooni Panja, Khooni Darwaza, Khooni(insert random noun here) and so on....) and Vikram Bhatt's "inspired" series of horror movies ( Raaz, Shaapit) Bollywood has generally shied away from this genre.<br /></div><br /><object width="660" height="405"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_ZGZf96ZqfA&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_ZGZf96ZqfA&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="660" height="405"></embed></object><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />Which is why the promo for Rahul Bose's latest offering "Fired" has me in a tizzy! Well, although not purely a bollywood movie, it does star a largely Indian cast and is directed by Sajit Warrier. Fired has Rahul playing a "lay-off" expert who has been given the unenvious taks of laying off 80 people in one evening and begins to see horrible visions while left alone in office, are they real or is he hallucinating from the impending guilt of ruining so many lives??? Watch the movie and find out!!!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8dmiQj20SThtgVP7TsV1KYOcHKVhT1ZoEqwy-IPiQqDP2FDW1jXqQxlDfyrT8XHVfaM-9ur-phsvrgRYvzTd7fWxylPFvWZ5g5RsZsQc2XzBMjtgHDyyWfp8qc5kTotqs9yAkeVzQCOg/s1600/upauditionfired.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8dmiQj20SThtgVP7TsV1KYOcHKVhT1ZoEqwy-IPiQqDP2FDW1jXqQxlDfyrT8XHVfaM-9ur-phsvrgRYvzTd7fWxylPFvWZ5g5RsZsQc2XzBMjtgHDyyWfp8qc5kTotqs9yAkeVzQCOg/s320/upauditionfired.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457025225519795250" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Fired appears to be a curious mix of "Up in the Air" (directed byJason Reitman) and "Audition" (directed by Takashi Miike) , the movie is set to release soon within our shores and I for one wholeheartedly welcome what promises to be a full-on gorefest ...with a desi tadka!!<br /><br /></div>FREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050772659577726473noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179392918938340713.post-51452923646832674762010-04-02T21:46:00.000-07:002010-04-05T05:19:20.345-07:00Movie Review: Clash of the titans!<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">A Mythical hello, my freEk fellows,</span><br /><br />Surely James Cameron must have realised the implications of unleashing the 3D<br />(enhanced) technology, that he would be opening quite the Pandora's box, for wasn't the planet in Avatar called Pandora!<br /><br /><br />Studios today are falling over themselves to create/re-create every adventure epic possible and the latest cinematic offering to get the remake treatment is 1981's Clash of the Titans<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxxKepAjcSyTXJwtPMx_KYEY65Vx32QsrVd5NBh8gzDZtTzCNrr-S1n7h1eSfZJ_nHdnmNNHKJ3jNaDQLT5fWyZm2cfBlwL2sHuoqvXwjtjwApT5gDPnCkAUGg5Nq0Ximi58HTrx9jjs/s1600/clash_of_the_titans_poster_08.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 223px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxxKepAjcSyTXJwtPMx_KYEY65Vx32QsrVd5NBh8gzDZtTzCNrr-S1n7h1eSfZJ_nHdnmNNHKJ3jNaDQLT5fWyZm2cfBlwL2sHuoqvXwjtjwApT5gDPnCkAUGg5Nq0Ximi58HTrx9jjs/s320/clash_of_the_titans_poster_08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456615185063488850" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">What it is:</span> Clash of the Titans is the mythical story of demi-god Perseus who undertakes an epic journey to fend off Hades ( the god of the underworld) from destroying Earth.<br /><br /><object width="660" height="405"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/q6CJenNMsb4&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/q6CJenNMsb4&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="660" height="405"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">How it is</span>: On paper Clash Of The Titans could well be one of the biggest earners ever, with a stellar cast having Sam "Avatar" Worthington as Perseus, Liam Neeson as "Zeus" and Ralph Fiennes as "Hades" not to mention a bevy of digitally created monsters such as gigantic scorpions, the lovely Medusa and the horrible horror that is the KRAKEN! In reality though, the lead actors sleepwalk through their roles, in fact when Perseus manages to mount the winged Pegasus we are all but reminded of the similar scene in Avatar when Jake Scully ( also played by Worthington) manages to mount the Turak Makto in Avatar.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhInnB_ecflkLHnptKHdIC5kG06NDn9fXzEXt43ISRJh5HoOKP_KZfFnshWG3hyphenhyphen13M0AngkEiPhW-vla30Qzh_tto-T90pev82vvefC6TwVXh6LCQ16b8WGP5wgIWbEQeofbNKnYVmygIw/s1600/turokpegasus.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhInnB_ecflkLHnptKHdIC5kG06NDn9fXzEXt43ISRJh5HoOKP_KZfFnshWG3hyphenhyphen13M0AngkEiPhW-vla30Qzh_tto-T90pev82vvefC6TwVXh6LCQ16b8WGP5wgIWbEQeofbNKnYVmygIw/s320/turokpegasus.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456620533857430066" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Even the CGI created KRAKEN, leaves you yearning for the rather cute KRAKEN puppet that starred in the 1981 original.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6Hfi0p1AAcEp4IJ4n4dQeJRtxCa-x5jXESPbS3pwlZR765m_EDAPpSHBpBlWsE9l_TOafS-wbfAdRn383psnTfsv_k9eLoaiiDf81aFMCLCHNXAIIDHdQ4itvUrw3-LpLCWlLxJbMmw/s1600/kraken+compare.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6Hfi0p1AAcEp4IJ4n4dQeJRtxCa-x5jXESPbS3pwlZR765m_EDAPpSHBpBlWsE9l_TOafS-wbfAdRn383psnTfsv_k9eLoaiiDf81aFMCLCHNXAIIDHdQ4itvUrw3-LpLCWlLxJbMmw/s320/kraken+compare.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456621944848869474" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Verdict:</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7mw464VRBkRCutFK2eKqxAjq1EHlMEWNi6vXjn73en8pphDx8ThvFFuOBCO2Q9d94EsWeG6qK1U8am6qAiTpKMGmxxbDzvdZpV6zBEb4KOTRNo_AZRvrkXLyZjlOHrW9oI_VKqDsGB4/s1600/igortiny.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 60px; height: 82px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7mw464VRBkRCutFK2eKqxAjq1EHlMEWNi6vXjn73en8pphDx8ThvFFuOBCO2Q9d94EsWeG6qK1U8am6qAiTpKMGmxxbDzvdZpV6zBEb4KOTRNo_AZRvrkXLyZjlOHrW9oI_VKqDsGB4/s320/igortiny.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456622198196249042" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7mw464VRBkRCutFK2eKqxAjq1EHlMEWNi6vXjn73en8pphDx8ThvFFuOBCO2Q9d94EsWeG6qK1U8am6qAiTpKMGmxxbDzvdZpV6zBEb4KOTRNo_AZRvrkXLyZjlOHrW9oI_VKqDsGB4/s1600/igortiny.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 60px; height: 82px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7mw464VRBkRCutFK2eKqxAjq1EHlMEWNi6vXjn73en8pphDx8ThvFFuOBCO2Q9d94EsWeG6qK1U8am6qAiTpKMGmxxbDzvdZpV6zBEb4KOTRNo_AZRvrkXLyZjlOHrW9oI_VKqDsGB4/s320/igortiny.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456622198196249042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">An iffish two stars....watch the 1981 version instead!!</span>FREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050772659577726473noreply@blogger.com1