Movie Weekend...

Its been more than six months since I stepped into a cinema theater, if you discount the one movie, 21, that I saw while in the US. The last one was Taare Zameen Par, on the 1st of Jan 08. Since then Many movies have come and gone, and though I have caught up with most of them on DVD, I still miss being at Sathyam. Infact, I have been trying hard to get someone along to see Jaane Tu...but without much success. Finally, I decided Torrentz is the way to go...the entire movie took about a day to get downloaded, the repeated breaks in between, and the log-offs did not help either.

I dont want this to turn into another film review too. Just that there is no one at home and am feeling bored, I switched the computer on and started typing something. And this post has been due for quite a while too. Most of my blog entries, sadly would be back-dated ones, with me thinking and writing about them after the dust has settled. And I wanted a change for once.

This weekend was more of a movie weekend. Saturday afternoon - The Wanted. Saturday night - Subramaniyapuram. Sunday afternoon - Jaane Tu ya Jaane na. The Wanted was a ok-ok type of movie, though you get very less of Angelina Jolie in the movie. If you can discount the logic behind the extravagant stunts, they are a visual treat.

Already there was so much hype about Jaane Tu...it better live up to expectation. At least the movie started off well, different from the crazy bollywood masala movies off late. The chemistry between the lead pair was good, though they were claiming for most of the movie that they were friends. Genelia looked good, and didn't have to act much too. Her character in the movie was played to perfection, the lively, charming girl. Sadly her act changes as we go deeper. She mostly appears in a sombre mood, as the movie progresses, and I was wondering...Was she the one who infused life into the earlier part of the movie? The movie become predictable as it progresses, and the common Bollywood idiosyncracies start creeping in. The end, almost predictable. All in all, a decent movie. I should add though, that I truly liked the screen character Aditi.

Yesterday night I watched a movie, Subramaniyapuram. A tamil movie by a debutanat director, set in the 1980s. It was a masterpiece act where all the scenes in the movie truly look, feel and ooze the 80s. A movie of friendship, bits of love, and betrayal. 5 friends, a mute for the most part heroine, a crooked politician and his crooked brother, protagonists' initiation into crime, deeper and deeper they fall, BETRAYAL. Certainly left a lasting impact on me. Way to go, Director! We need more of such thought-provoking cinema, amongst the tons of mindless crap being dished out.

So whats up for Sunday night? Sadly, the Monday morning office routine, and the impending GMAT does not allow that luxury.