5-min Review

I could not make enough time to make a full review on the films that I’m supposed to do here. So in stead of ‘not posting’ day after day, I thought about a possible way. That is- very brief reviews of the flicks I like to mention. Here goese 3 short reviews.

No Country For Old Men (2007)

 

I’m a bit late to watch this oscar-winning movie. I started to watch it with high expectation and I must say that I got disappointed when I finished watching this movie, the same thing happened with “The Departed” last year. What happened? Is the oscar committee is not doing their job right or is it just me??

I liked the screenplay and visual style of the movie. But the rest is…. well couldn’t match my expectations probably. And the cocky acting of Bardem disappointed me big times. I liked very much what he did in “Mar Adentro“.  6/10

The Diving Bell and  The ButterFly (2007)

Another Oscar-hyped film and another disappointment. The plot didn’t seem novel, cinematography couldbe better, far far better, scenes seemed ‘not associating’ with one another. I liked the performance of Mathieu Amalric and the opening scenes were extra-ordinary. It was so promising for the rest of the film which according to me, could not be maintainted.  7/10

August Rush (2007)

 

Another oscar-nominated film, though not that much hyped. Another film with outstanding opening scenes….. another disappointment at last (is it really just me???).

Halfway through the film, I was so exited about this flick that I called one of my friend and recommended him to watch this movie as soon as possible. It was middle of the night.. then with the progress of the film, it slowly became a over-emotional, emotion-burdened snobby film, and I called that very film in the morning and told him not to watch the movie on my recommendation. “If you want to watch, then watch it on your own!”            6/10

“The Shawshank Redemption”- best film not to recieve Oscar

The Shawshank Redemption tops a poll on films that should have won oscar but never did any. It was an online poll of 3000 people conducted by Pearl & Dean. The Top 10 list goes here -

Oscar Fever: Make Your Assumptions

80th Annual Academy Award is only hours away. Make your assumptions. Here goes the full list. My assumptions are in Bold Letters.

Performance by an actor in a leading role

George Clooney in “Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.)

Gloomy Sunday(1999):A Bright Film on Human Relationship

 

Probably you have heard any of the numerous versions of the song popularly known as “Gloomy Sunday“. It is originated from Hungarian “Szomorú Vasárnap”, a song written by the Hungarian self-taught pianist and composer Rezső Seress in 1933.

American Beauty (1999): The Beauty Beneath

What is the duty of a  movie? Or is there any specific responsibity of a maker? How a movie can differentiate itself from a lot of average and below average movies or a lot more trashes?

I don’t think a director

The Shawshank Redemption(1994): Cape of ‘Good Hope’

Every year hollywood produces loads of trashes and a few good movies. Don’t get me wrong, those “trashes” are “eye-candies” for a segment of viewers, I know and I have no problem about Hollywood producing trash movies.

Mar Adentro (2004): Life and Dignity

 

“Mar Adentro” or “The Sea Inside” is a creation of Alejandro Amenábar on the life of Ramón Sampedro which is quite real.

Big Fish (2003): A Heartwarming Journey

 

“It is we ourselves who call forth the spirits through our own myth-making. From the matter we use, or wish to use, there arise later on obstacles to our own development and the future development.”              - Pablo Neruda  

As a matter of fact, we live in a hard and rough world.

“Color of Paradise” (1999): Touching is Watching

The original title of this Iranian film is “Rang-e-Khoda”, which means “color of God”. The central character of this beautifully simple movie is Mohammed- a 9 year old blind boy.

Stay (2005):: Stay DisTuned!

You watch movies regularly? So you have some assumptions about the syntax of a movie. With a little bit fluctuations accepted, you must expect a beginning, an ending and