I would just like to point out I love the way Nolan has transformed a simple comic character into a movie with a message: Conquer your fears, only that makes your life Hell.
Cinematography/Editing... I would give thumbs up to Nolan
Overall 7/10
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Monday, March 9, 2009
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Star Wars I-III (prequel trilogy)
I am writing this review after sitting through the whole star wars series in the order it is to be (not in the order of release).. and I am sorry to disappoint Star Wars fans: the prequel trilogy may have its moments but it was nowhere near the original Star wars series...(renamed IV- VI) ... I would say that I(phantom Menace) and II(Attack of the Clones) were pathetic... III( Revenge of the Sith) is way better than the other two but still falls short of the mark.....apart from filling in the curiosity of star wars fans regarding Darth vader's Outfits and the Emperor's broken up face and maybe Luke and Leia's separation, this trilogy serves little purpose..
Considering that the original Star Wars stunned ppl with its special effects and concepts, this trilogy released in the age of LOTR(Lord of the Rings) is wanting on the effects too...
Whats more compared to the original trilogy , even the dialogues and not so great...Lucas would have done himself and his fans lot mroe justice with just one film instead of the three...
Natalie Portman as Padme is a relief when you have to sit through the horrible part I and II's , and in III, while the film improves, she looks a lot older.. :)
Overall 6/10
Considering that the original Star Wars stunned ppl with its special effects and concepts, this trilogy released in the age of LOTR(Lord of the Rings) is wanting on the effects too...
Whats more compared to the original trilogy , even the dialogues and not so great...Lucas would have done himself and his fans lot mroe justice with just one film instead of the three...
Natalie Portman as Padme is a relief when you have to sit through the horrible part I and II's , and in III, while the film improves, she looks a lot older.. :)
Overall 6/10
Sunday, August 31, 2008
The Dark Knight
Well I was surprised to see this movie break above Godfather in the IMDB list. A movie being #1 in IMDB list, above Shawshank and Godfather. But I think, yes this movie should be top ten. Its not an evergreen classic..its not Life is Beautiful, not even No Country for Old...but yes its a film that appeals to everybody yet has all the nuances of a good movie.
Heath Ledger deserves an oscar for his role... This is one of the best psycho roles I have seen in the films of the recent past...Its sad that he is no more, he should get a posthumous Oscar for his role.....But Christian Bale disappointed me again...He in my view drowned Nolan's last film( The Prestige) to some extent and there was big mismatch between Joker and Batman in terms of acting...(dont get me wrong..Bale is a good actor but I think he could have been better...)
The film is brilliant in many respects-special effects, awing action sequences, symbolisms and yes acting..the ediitng is crisp.there are no redundant scenes..though at times the scenes are too brief....and the message that it transmits is also strong..However the story had no major twists and I think the movie was infact let down by a rather simple story....it was almost totally predictable. But then I must not be too cynical its a Batman movie after all and it cant probably go better than this..
The symolization on the eternal conflict between Order and Anarchy especially through Joker's dialogues are mindblowing as is Batman's conflict....everybody does their part rather well in this movie and its difficult to find flaws in this movie though I found a few [:)]
Overall 8/10
Acting 9/10
Heath Ledger deserves an oscar for his role... This is one of the best psycho roles I have seen in the films of the recent past...Its sad that he is no more, he should get a posthumous Oscar for his role.....But Christian Bale disappointed me again...He in my view drowned Nolan's last film( The Prestige) to some extent and there was big mismatch between Joker and Batman in terms of acting...(dont get me wrong..Bale is a good actor but I think he could have been better...)
The film is brilliant in many respects-special effects, awing action sequences, symbolisms and yes acting..the ediitng is crisp.there are no redundant scenes..though at times the scenes are too brief....and the message that it transmits is also strong..However the story had no major twists and I think the movie was infact let down by a rather simple story....it was almost totally predictable. But then I must not be too cynical its a Batman movie after all and it cant probably go better than this..
The symolization on the eternal conflict between Order and Anarchy especially through Joker's dialogues are mindblowing as is Batman's conflict....everybody does their part rather well in this movie and its difficult to find flaws in this movie though I found a few [:)]
Overall 8/10
Acting 9/10
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