Venghai (Tamil) 2011

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Venghai belongs to the newly developed tamil genre called HARI. Its an out and out Hari entertainer. It has a racy plot, non-stop punch throwing speedy hero, spectacular unrealistic stunts, stereotype sentiments, half sareed heroine, and last but not the least, Aruvaal. You cant stop relating most of the scenes with those of his previous movies. But it doesn't stop you from being entertained. Dhanush doesn't look so good when he twists and turns and throws men who are ten times bigger than him. It worked for Surya. But Hari forgot  he is handling the lean and clean Dhanush. But who cares? Its a movie! Dhanush delivers his dialogs with ease, emotes well and scores well. As like any of Hari's previous movies, the heroine, here tamanna, does a heavy role. She does it with ease. But at times she looks like a white patch on a dark skin. She doesnt fit.

Initially the posters carrying Prakashraj with his big Mush and villainous looks really irritated me. But who could have done such a comical, stupendous villain better than him? Rajkiran is asusual the mass leader Dad. Has carried a role very similar to that of his in Sandakozhi. Here he does some decision makings, son-saving plans,etc, etc. Songs are bad. The introduction number started well but missed track in the middle and turned out an irritation to the ears. The other songs could have been better.

Kanja Karuppu's comedy scenes try very hard to provoke laughter. But unfortunately fails. Hari questions women quite often about the dress they wear and culture kinda stuff. He did it in Tamizh, Aaru, singam and does it in venghai too. But why does he permit cruel adult comedies and nasty comments in his movies?  And why does he allow women skin shows? Only he does know the answer!

We saw Aaru. It resembled Velu! So what? It worked. We made Singam a blockbuster. It had a plot similar to that of Saami's. So what? It worked big time. Now it is Venghai down the row. And it is like every other movie of Hari's. So what? You wont be disappointed! It will work!! Hari is safe now, though there are moments where there is an obvious need for new scenes and thoughts. But if he sticks to the same genre for some more he will soon have a big bomb in the BO!

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Marley and Me

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They say Marley is a 'Dramedy'. Hell no. It is a 'Dog-u-drama'. And the dog is Marley. Before writing anything further about the movie i must admit that throughout the time line it was not much more than a biographical documentary. Had no plot. Had no twists. Had no adventures involving Marley. It had nothing. Then what on earth made this movie a blockbuster? I found the essence when the movie reached its climax. It had love. Enormous amount love, unconditional love. Grogan, a reporter buys a dog for his wife only to postpone her idea of having a baby. But Marley turns to be more time deserving, attention deserving, high-strung, boisterous Labrador. The movie narrates the 13 years of the Grogans lifetime spent with Marley.

Why watch it?
Have you ever brought up a dog? You got one now? Ever thought of having one? Dont miss the movie. May be if you watch it, you might go straight to a breeder and take your Labrador. Because i got too much involved in Marley and cried like hell in the climax! Watch it.

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The Sorcerer's apprentice

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Witch craft movies include Nicholos Cage as an essential ingredient nowadays. Unlike the other movies, Cage's presence has worked in The Sorcerer's apprentice. The good sorcerer cage tries to find the successor of his master, who has the power to kill the evil and make the good triumph. But the waiting is too long i.e 1000 years! But the supposed successor is not more than a science clown until he finds the inner self. 

Why Watch It?
Okay okay. I can agree that the plot has got nothing new. Bou it has some new dimensions of magic. Unlike other magical movies, The sorcerer's apprentice mixes science with superpower and the blend is exceedingly fantastic. The movie will sure entertain kids as it contains the 'How to train your dragon' protagonist Jay Baruchel who has the funniest voice among his contemporaries. The comical scenes are well weaved and the screenplay never leaves you searching for it. Its a thorough entertainer with  good laughs. Watch it with kids, they would love it.



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Under Siege(1992)

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Fans of Steven Seagal would definitely go crazy for this academy award nominated action flick. Casey Ryback (Seagal), a cook takes the responsibility of saving his captain's ship from the bad guys. Here the bad guys are lead by highly intelligent and very highly insane William Strannix (Tommy Lee Jones). Strannix has the help of the Nuclear weapon carrying Ship's commander Krill excellently portrayed by Busey.

Why watch it
Like any other highfi action flick Under Siege is heavily packed with Heroism, Action and some cool awesome twists. Seagal's best is this. He is extremely good with the action and Bondish humor. But the show is run by Tommy Lee Jones. He is the man here. The best reason to watch Under Siege is Tommy Lee Jones! So watch it!   

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Rathacharithram (Tamil)

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Rakthacharithra, a biographical action-drama based on two real life Dons of Andhra pradesh was released in two installments. The first was totally about Raviprasad's(vivek oberai) violent, cancerous growth after his father's murder. This first episode is just a recap in the recently released Rakthacharithra2(Telugu, Hindi) or Rathacharithram(Tamil) that has Surya (played by Surya) as the protagonist and the dreadful enemy of Ravi(Vivek).

Vivek Oberai earned high regards for his wonderful potrayal of the Don turned politician Ravi in the first installment of Rakthacharithra. Here he underplays the role since this time he faces the fearless Surya, a man with nothing but vengeance. Why surya is blood thirsty towards Ravi? Did he acheive his revenge against the most powerfulman of Anandhapuaram? Rathacharithram answers it all. Surya is introduced after 30 minutes by the narrator (Gautham menon) as the man born to kill Ravi. The screenplay then gains pace and travels between the revenge-play of the two men.


Surya is the ultimate choice for this dreadful role since it deserves an impeccable body and an extraordinary acting talent. Obviously, unlike most of the indian actors, Surya has got both. He excels in every inch of his part in the movie. Let it be the cry he lets out at the brutal death of his family or when he kills people with bare hands or when he delivers a devilish smile at the politician who offers him a political agenda, its Surya everywhere and nothing but his powerful eyes that speaks of revenge and blood all the time.

RGV is the man. Nobody except him can imagine about making such a blood thirsty script that deserves enormous passion and talent. RGV, as a die hard fan of 'The Godfather' has let his signature to be crawl all over the movie. Amidst the meeting of Surya and Krishna(Politician who favours Surya), the so far silent secretary of the politician gives a wicked smile when Surya accepts the offer. Its a sample of RGV's style and one should not miss it.
I have never had a good impression on biographical dramas made in India, because unlike hollywood biographies, they lack pace. But Rathacharithram is an exception. No matter in what language you watch it, its a must watch. Since blood has got no language.

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Sabapathy(1941-Tamil)

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 Whenever comedy genre is in the tittle-tattle i have never been able to elude this extremely hillarious comedy of the 1940s. Whenever i come across comedies of the mid 20th century, i have always felt they dont or wont interest this generation of movie goers much. But Sabapathy has always been an exception. I personally feel that my standards are far too low to criticize or study this movie. Its above all. People who enjoy suppandi tales will surely have an hillarious time watching sabapathy. The suppandi in Sabapathy is named 'Sabapathy' and his master's name too is 'Sabapathy'.

College goer, millionaire and foolishly intelligent Sabapathy (T. R. Ramachandran) and his valet, an even more foolish Sabapathy(Kali.N.Ratnam) form the base of this story. Nothing more can be told about the movie because its all about funny instances and hillarious scenes here. The way the valet addresses (Enna baaa) his master is a sample for the movie's comical content. Fine quality DVD is available with moserbaer. Watch it. Dont miss something which is really capable of making your heart weigh some pounds lighter.

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JFK

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What would you do if the Presidentl of your country is assassinated and the government withhelds truth from the people? What would you do if you are an District attorney and yet, you are publicized as a crackpot only because you are a threat to the government's cover up plans? JFK is an answer. Kevin Costner as the District Attorney Garrison of Orleans tries to convict the CIA, FBI and President Johnson for the murder of John.F.Kennedy. But its too late now since the government appointed commission has already closed the case finalizing Oswald as the lone killer. 

Why Watch it?
Oliver stone has taken a out of the box screenplay to screen this 3hours 17minutes long movie which is more of an investigative video tape with spine chilling facts and speculations. One could never get bored with the narration. Some historical scenes are staged for a more subtle explanation which you cannot differentiate from the real happening at all. Kevin Costner's long argument in the trial room in the climax scene is exceedingly brilliant and more than sufficient to make one believe that Lee Oswald was not the killer of JFK. Don't dare to miss it!

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