My Favorite Movies

Hopkins makes the role of Hannibal Lectar his own. With flashes of urbanity, wit and fierce intelligence he creates an unforgettable grotesque. Against him, Foster is the embodiment of pluck, desperately fighting to understand Lecter's gnomic utterances. this is a wonderful example of classy storytelling and unforgettable characterisation.

very well crafted story. if you are an antonio banderas lover, the movie will rock you. julianne moore fits into her role, the chase between the idol and the follower is amazing. stallone emerges winner in the end with respect to the story, however, banderas as the villain still wins several hearts. a must watch action flick!

there are hardly any matches to acting skills of Tom Hanks. academy award nominee for this movie and would have been a winner too if Gladiator had not been there. the football 'WILSON' in the movie is touchy. the climax however is a bit bollywood style. nonetheless, a great movie for serious cine goers.

Academy award winning performances. Jack Nicholson at his best. Helen Hunt also won the Oscar for this movie. amazing performances, amazing storyline. witty dialogues and if you love animals... i very cute puppy!

based on the eternal arguement... can men and women be friends... as in JUST FRIENDS. and the answer is no. if you are a believer of platonic relationships, you must watch it. if you are not, then you must must watch it. the best dialogue of the movie is "when you realize that you want to spend the rest of your life with someone, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible!"

a bit slow in pace but epic performances from tim robbins and morgan freeman. a classic novel of stephen king translated into a classic movie. a must watch if you like serious cinema. hope lasts eternal!

you'd love it if you are a branden fraser fan. he's funny. liz hurley looks stunning and her british accent sounds really charming. the movie is funny. enjoyable to the core!

anybody who likes diamonds or likes to buy diamonds should watch this movie. Djimoun Honsuoy has stolen the show. Leo Di Cap has done a very good job although i think there could have been a better actor in this role. Jennifer connelly has lost a lot of pounds. the film stretches in length a but nonetheless, its a goos serious movie.

If you like SRK the star, then go for OSO but
Chak De India definitely is the highest achievement of SRK the actor. no wet sari songs, no whispering in a so-called mellow voice, no quivering of lips and still a fabulous performance. Every player in the team truly represented their states, and the culture. Somehow, somewhere you will identify someone with each of these ?next-door? characters. Shmit was good in Ab Tak chappan, he is fantastic in CDI. anf guys, for the first time, i would be voting for SRK in FIlmfares.

very urban. very close to reality for upper class youth. very well depicted emotions. amir khan stole the show. every movie of his is worth watching for some reason or the other. saif ali khan's come back started from here. the music is hummable, debutante farhan akhtar made million of fans thorugh this one.

Ram Gopal Varma is also responsible for reviving many careers. this movie made an actor out of Vivek Oberoi who is yet to give such a performance again. Ajay Devgan was totally outstanding. With Company, Varma's fetish for unearthing the mechanics of the underworld continues. Company takes a macro view of the international crime scene. It is a lavish, larger-than-life crime story inspired by the real life friends-turned-foes story of notorious gangsters Dawood Ibrahim and Chotta Rajan (played by Ajay Devgan and Vivek Oberoi respectively)

You will not be able to forget 'Rang De Basanti'. No, the movie is not again about the freedom fighter's life. It is about awakening of distrait directionless youth taking inspiration from his life. If you thought 'Dil Chahta Hai' was perfect and you loved it, behold, we have Rang De Basanti (RDB). The movie is not only perfect with its script; it is the execution that takes it further to be ranked among all time greats.

The script is the strongest one Indian Cinema has seen in recent times, but hats off to the director Rakeysh Mehra for the perfect execution and justice to the script. Certainly, Bollywood could not afford another Mangal Panday, which also had strong script but fell short in execution. Sequences, treatment and especially the connect between history and present is so neatly done that it keeps the viewers glued to the screen. If the humor element in the first half makes you laugh aloud, you find it impossible not to feel the pain our heroes go through in the second half. In addition, it will be unfair not to mention the editing and background score by A.R. Rehman. A word of praise for cinematographer Binod Pradhan for his innovative camera angles particularly in the sequence when Ajay proposes to Sonia.


Now the individual performances. Amir Khan does a wonderful job once again, as he always does. Although his tainted Punjabi accent leaves a bit of desire in the first half an hour; but later his expressions and spontaneity makes up for everything. Yet another award winning performance. Last few minutes of his act keep one wheezing. The best part is that despite being much older than other actors in the gang are, he looks as young as they do.


The surprise packages in the film are south actor Sidharth and the British actress Alice Patten as they both give remarkable performances. Arjun Rampal will regret not doing the role of Sidharth, which initially was offered to him. From a desensitized unyielding young man to a touching finale, Sidharth looks flawless. Alice Patten's Hindi sounds very cute and her unusual romance with DJ is highlight of the movie.


After a cameo in Lajja and two comic roles in Style and Excuse Me, Sharman Joshi comes out to be the funnies thing in RDB. Kunal Kapoor might have gone disregarded in Meenaxi but will definitely be noticed here. Atul Kulkarni is a serious filmmaker's darling, anyway. You hate him whenever he plays a negative character and you will love him in Rang De Basanti. Soha Ali Khan has improved considerably since Dil Maange More and promises a lot for future. One might give her credit for her improved dressing sense as well. Kirron Kher, Anupam Kher, Om Puri and Madhavan have very small roles but they fit perfectly into them.


The only negative I felt about the movie was not having a happy ending. Other than Devdas and Tere Naam, we might not have seen any blockbuster with a sad ending lately. However, the young and upbeat feel of the movie is going to make it a conspicuous success in the metros. How small towns respond to it, cannot be said yet. Nonetheless, one hopes for a positive response because of the patriotic and emotional touch. For me, by all means, RDB was love at first sight.

Goodness gracious me!