Hollywood Bonanza

2009 July 17

I have been on a Hollywood movie watching marathon but didn’t get time to write my short and crisp reviews that you all love so much :D :D So here goes :-

# The Hangover :- A bachelor party gone very wrong. The groom is missing. There is a baby and a tiger in the suite. And this is just the beginning. A hilarious movie about four characters. The story is well paced and really weird yet possible sequence of events make the movie plot interesting and funny. A total Dude movie :) Must watch for guys.

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# UP :- Pixar’s animation movie. Need I say more? Oh well..An old man sets forth for South America to fulfil his promise to his dead wife. But how? By tying lots of hot air balloons to the rooftop of his house and UP he goes!! Good story with bit of emotional and mature touch (not like the usual where everyone seems to be perfect) and awesome animation. Must watch for animation fans.

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# X Men Origins:Wolverine :- The story behind Logan becoming Wolverine and his relationship with his brother, Victor (who becomes Sabertooth. An okay story with every element in it. Awesome action and special effects. Hugh Jackman is delicious ;) Must watch for X men and Hugh Jackman fans.

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# Ice Age : Dawn of the Dinosaurs :- The strangest herd in history is back again. And a new addition to the herd is on its way too! When Sid the sloth istaken away by a dinosaur, the rest of the herd venture into Dinosaur world to rescue him. Wonderful animation and hilarious scenes and dialogues. Though it is being called a family movie, there are one or two jokes which were not so kiddish. In a nutshell, a good sequel and a must watch.

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# Terminator Salvation:- The year is 2018. John Connor (Christian Bale) is emerging as the leader of the Resistance. A man with a mission. His enemies? The machines. And a new type of Terminator. Yeah another sequel in the Terminator series as if Terminator 3 wasn’t bad enough. But yes it is definitely better than the 3rd part. Dark surroundings, same old fighting, no good acting. And a illogical story!! John Connor wants to save Kyle Reese who is “going to” be his father by going back in time. WTH!!

Even with all the time travel, John’s Dad must be older in age logically but here John is a grown up man and Kyle seems to be a youngster and apparently hasn’t gone back in time yet. Then how come John is alive and kicking?

The whole concept of Terminator series is silly. If John hadn’t sent his friend back in time, there would have been no John Connor!! It is like the eternal question – who came first – chicken or egg?

All the action and special effects in all the parts is just there to cover up the stupid story. Anyway watch for the action only on DVD.

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44 Responses leave one →
  1. 2009 July 17

    Hangover was really rocking …. :D adding rest of the movies to the list to watch :D

  2. 2009 July 17

    I jusstt loveeed Hangover…it made me fall offf my chair!!!! :-) I still have to catch the other movies…Sigh!!!!!!!! The work load!!!

  3. 2009 July 17

    And congratulations on winning the Indi Blogger of the month!!!

  4. 2009 July 17

    I’ve read great reviews of Hangover too! Waiting to catch it.

  5. 2009 July 17
    kanagu permalink

    Cool reviews reema… yet to catch any of these movies.. will do soon :-)

  6. 2009 July 17

    emmm… Harry potter :P

  7. 2009 July 17

    Got tickets for Ice Age :D :D :D

  8. 2009 July 17

    Hangover, UP and Ice age are on my charts… have to find the time!!!

  9. 2009 July 17

    Hangover sounds fun… ! must to check

  10. 2009 July 17

    Actually even though I love the Terminator series, I agree with you about the chicken and the egg. I keep trying to figure out the answer! I didn’t like Wolverine much as it was too dark and violent for me.

    • 2009 July 20

      really? the whole series? I just liked the 2nd part. I found part 4 to be more violent than Wolverine.

  11. 2009 July 17

    Oh these I saw Wolverine and T Salvation. Actionwise ok.. storywise – ho hum.

    The hangover did not hit chandigarh :( typical

    • 2009 July 20

      how come? Chandigarh must be having multiplexes and it hit all the multiplexes!!

  12. 2009 July 18
    Vimmuuu permalink

    I have seen none but Terminator. and it wasnt as bad as what you had written it here. Cmon, stop looking for logic in all these movies. What do u have to say abt matrix, then???? LOL :D :D :D :D

    • 2009 July 20

      ohh matrix was logical in part 1!! After that the series lost it too.

  13. 2009 July 18

    Terminator 4 was maha bakwaas. I liked Startrek and X men more. Atleast there was some story.
    Ice age was fine. Not as good as the previous two.

    • 2009 July 20

      Ek dum sahi! I havent seen Star Trek yet. yes Ice age 3 wasnt as good as 1 and 2

  14. 2009 July 18

    Noting down the names

  15. 2009 July 18

    Just wait for their “Bollywood clones” ummm… second cousins… or rather ‘distant cousins’ ;)

  16. 2009 July 18

    I loved the first Ice age… yet to see the other two. I saw Terminator in theatre! But that helicopter scene was nice to see in a big screen!! Otherwise bhakwass. There was no need to bring in a Arnold look alike robo in the end!

    Destination Infinity

  17. 2009 July 19

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  18. 2009 July 22
    rakesh permalink

    Hi
    Came here thru vimmus blog
    nice review :)
    i agree with u on Hangover and Wolverine but not on Salvation!

    For me Terminator salvation was like the best movie of the year!! I know there is much scope for acting in a blockbuster Action flick,but i feel Sam worthingtons acting was gud enough! And about the Terminator concept,well i do agree tht it doesnt make perfect sense,if evrything made sense then there wouldnt be any movies to watch we all would be watching documentaries! No offense! :)

    Actually the whole terminator franchise has various timelines .for eg “The sarah connor chronicles” which was a very good series.Infact one of the best series in recent times.But unfortunately it got cancelled ! It had more acting than action.Still it was awesome.Do try to watch it online even if u r not a fan. Looking forward to more of ur reviews!
    :)

  19. 2009 July 22

    Hey thanks for the reviews.. :) Waiting to catch Hangover and Ice Age !! Did you watch Ice Age in 3D ?

  20. 2009 July 24

    The Time travel anamolies are explainable with Parallel universes. It is very complicated, but still explainable. You can also solve the age old problems like the Grandfather paradox with parallel universes.

  21. 2009 July 24

    Seen none from ur list but guess would love “The Hangover”.

    I saw “The Proposal” Nice sweet movie :)

  22. 2009 July 24

    thats lot of movies. Dint get a chance to watch any of em.

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