With each one of them being successful in delivering commercial hits,
Bombay Talkies offers them a platform to indulge and explore another
side of their creativity. Mind you these aren't necessarily art-house
stories and each chapter has that signature stamp of their makers.
Bombay Talkies is a format that needs to be praised for its concept. The
sequencing of the stories works and the pace is swift, never showing
signs of lethargy. If this was a tribute to 100 years of cinema, then we
need to have an array of directors from different genres pay such
homages more often.
Let's get to the good news first. Wadala works because it shamelessly
epitomizes its genre and has no qualms about being what it is - an over
the top action drama. Despite the pace and massy dialogues the film has
several loop holes. SAW will appeal to those who crave for a masala
potboiler set in the 80's with corny dialogues, sexual innuendos and
enough bang to match your buck. Watch it at a single screen to
experience its true flavor.
Ratings:4/5Review By:Anupama ChopraSite:Star World
Iron Man 3 reversed the clock and made me into a child again. I clapped.
I pumped my fist in the air. I can’t whistle but if I could, I would
have made shrill sounds. Basically, I cheered with the uncontaminated
enthusiasm of a five-year-old. What more do you want from a superhero
movie? Iron Man 3 is popcorn entertainment in the best sense of the
word. I’m going with four stars. Go, get a ticket and as always, wait
until the end credits are done. There’s one last treat left.
Ratings:4/5Review By:Raja SenSite:Rediff
Yet what glorious clanging it is. Iron Man 3 boasts of the headiest of
action setpieces, long and spectacular bits of movie wizardry dreamed up
by grown men who like pushing their action figures to the limit. A lot
of superhero movies look alike now, with increasingly incoherent action
populating most of them, but this is a pleasure: these set-pieces feel
like big, expansive, boastfully huge splash-pages. The kind of pages,
also that don’t really need 3D conversion; I recommend you watch this
film without the big glasses. From one True Believer to another, thank
you, Shane Black. Iron Man has never soared higher.
Visit Site for more Ratings:3.5/5Review By:Tushar JoshiSite:DNA
Iron Man 3 is funny, engaging, and has some really awesome action
scenes. My biggest grouse about the film is its sloppy climax. We have
the mandatory fireworks on display, but how about giving a closure or
tying the loose ends of the plot before the big guns start blazing? Not
only does the last half hour look rushed, but the Stark-Potts
relationship deserved better handling. However, Iron Man 3 is a bonafide
summer blockbuster that is your ticket to the most entertaining ride of
the year so far.
There are so many ‘WTF’ moments in the film that you start losing count.
Beginning with the basic understanding of the lead characters. Neither
Rahul nor Aarohi look like singers. Their body language is too stiff and
pretentious to mime the free spirit of a performer. He’s aimlessly
floating through life like that plastic bag from American Beauty, while
her attention is divided between singing and being a part time rehab
nurse to her lover. In between this they find time to express their love
and hate to one another. The film’s only saving grace are the melodious
tunes and the background score.
The films biggest drawback is not being able to sustain the edge of the
seat tension and drama created by the first half. Also the climax looks
too botched up as if it was either re-shot or re-written several times
before getting the green light. Thankfully as you leave the theatre it’s
not the ending but the start that stays with you. Ek Thi Dayaan is a
solid debut that works because of its stellar ensemble and some really
scary moments in a gripping first half.