Movie 🎥 Review : Independence Day 2 Resurgence 2 (Movie Rating : 6.5 /10)

Movie 🎥 Review : Independence Day 2 Resurgence 2 (Movie Rating :   6.5 /10)

Wow! Wow! Wow! 

VFX special effects are beyond what Hollywood has cobbled up until now. The opening credits has a glimpse of the Interstellar galaxies in a ether cloud like look,mesmeric. 

The alien ship, their technology, their leftovers on earth....it's all absorbing. 

Unfortunately, the story remains pretty much all the same. Aliens only attack America (other places are demi attacked). It's always the American President who saves the earth. The plot is politically correct bedtime... Female president et al.. The plot disappoints. 

But then this genre of movies is always about the special effects.. 

The Grande finale with the alien fighters (akin to klingon fighter planes)  forming a conical hive around the Queen is amongst the many scenes to remember -screenplay is deadly. 

The rendition of the alien Queen sprinting across the white desert sand is another memoire... 

They've played down the Semitic -anti Semitic, black -white juxtaposition this time round. And yes, the great white ball is the key.... (to future sequels...)

Must watch this on IMAX for awesome surround effects. 

Movie 🎥 rating by Sheraz... Movie Rating:  6.5 / 10 

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Movie 🎥 Review : Raman Raghav (Movie Rating : 4.5 / 10)

Movie 🎥 Review : Raman Raghav  (Movie Rating : 4.5/10)

Carry your pain killer along with the movie tickets.

Nawazuddin is brilliant in the initial 15 minutes with the movie kicking off at a blistering pace. Enter the police inspector (insipid actor -Vicky) and the movie plot loses its charm.

Nevertheless, Nawazuddin is a nonchalant psychopath with the role performance par excellence. 

Newcomer Nymph, Sobhita in her dusky décolletage with bee stung lips is interesting at best. 

The story is weak, the plot unfolding aka Agatha Christie methods... Yet the fare is pure headache... 

Watch only first 15 minutes if you must. 

Movie 🎥 Review : Now You See Me 2 (Rating : 5.5 / 10)

Movie  Review :  Now You See Me 2 : Rating : 5.5 / 10

Magic, post hypnotic suggestions , illusions, four Horsemen, one woman, an old ally, yet another older enemy and Vendetta Opus....
Enticing magical screenplay,verrry subtle romance, hardwire sheer magic tricks and a grande finale...
Wait... the card swapping in the computer room - it's your save offline YouTube material for keeps.
Lizzy Caplain is cute, though not quite in the class of Claudia Schiffer girlfriend of Co-Producer David Copperfield)....don't waste your time taking her on a clambake (do a private date... ;-)  )
Michael Caine unfortunately has a very small part done well though. It's Jesse Eisenberg who shines. The snap - you're feeling sleepy- hypnotic quips quite revv up the magic crescendo.
Some magic is explained, some left to imagination... Invoke Mandrake to tell you the rest... There is a bit of Mandrake built into the story, with the Octa Corp shown thus...
The Eye  sadly misfits, though it does smack of the Semitic presence on the dollar (above the truncated pyramid).
It's 2 hours of magic show, the kind you'd be expectant on David Copperfields show... and better
The Horsemen, they need a stage to outsmart the Villianery...

Movie  rating by Sheraz...BACB  : Rating : 5.5 / 10
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Movie 🎥 Review... Udta Punjab (Rating : 4.5 / 10)

Movie  Review... Udta Punjab : Rating : 4.5 / 10

Documentary woven around 2 couples. A dreary tale of Cocaine, it's victims, their families and the apocalyptic state of Punjab. Very little entertainment in the movie except for a pre-post interval drama and the last 20 minutes made racy. Alia is use bag for the mafia encased in a vomit infested room, whilst Tommy Shahid Kapoor is the archetypal coccaine singer gone bust.
Locales are set realistic in the barnyards of rural Punjab with no memorable content. The many sidekicks are just too many and really sidey.
Please don't go looking for entertainment. If censor board tactics arouse curiosity, do go, but beware... It's very close to reality... Uncomfortably
Kareena Zero Size Khan has a small role. That's it. Daljeet Dos does a swell job. Shahid does his Tommy role rather well it's just that you don't want your hero to be this druggy... Nor the heroine, Alia used by one and all as your story protagonist.

Chief element of these 148 minutes is Raw Punjab... If you have a proclivity to the rural it'll give you a high. For the urbane chic loving dudes, NOT RECOMMENDED

Movie  rating by Sheraz...CEFA : Rating : 4.5 / 10
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Movie 🎥 Review.... Do Lafzhon Ki Kahani (Movie Rating : 5.0/10)

Damsel in Distess love story - always a formula for success... for love story suckers like me. Deepak Tijori has indeed picked up a regular story, but the treatment is beautiful. Randeep himself doesn't act much, his scenes required him to be shown with busted lips, swollen cheekbones, burst nose etc... The damsel,  Kajol Aggrawal, playing a blind reminds me of Ms Marlee Matlin (Children of a lesser God).... pulchritude to die for... and it's a great setting for the hero to fall in love... The training scenes are culled out of Hollywood, yet unimpressive.

A beautiful love and Kajol makes you like the plot. The fight scenes are good. Replace Randeep with Salman Khan and this would be a money spinner...

Yet worth a watch.

Movie  rating : Movie Rating : 5.0/10

Movie 🎥 Review.... Conjuring 2

Movie  Review ..By Sheraz Varma. Conjuring 2

No white Saree clad buxom with Lantern and song this one...  A saga of true life horror unfolding with a notably bad ghost using yet another benign spirit as a false front. The Moriarty of ghosts; Wan uses sound surge startling techniques - which are distinct from true fear. Whilst you may end up being startled often,  fear is something this sequel manages only on a couple of scenes. The shots of the demon in The Habit (Nuns) is perhaps one such. The kids are a fun bunch, rattled only by *shrieky-behind-the-door-spooks*.
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Cult status definitely not to this one. Though one technique used to show immediate transportation from your normal world  to the arena of the demon is interesting.
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Horror Genre Fans only

Movie  rating by Sheraz...CBBA
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Movie 🎥 Review.... Te3n (Movie Rating : 6.0 / 10)

Set in Kolkata, Big B weaving his scooter on Durga Puja saturated roads looking for his granddaughters kidnappers...  A cop turned Father (Church) Nawazuddin reticent to helping Amitabh find the assailants ; a good cop Vidya... 

It's a mystery building up very slowly, catches staccato rhythm astride popcorn break.
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Twists to the twist hallmark the story. Interesting plot of....
With Big B & Nawazuddin, performances are natural. Vidya has her moments.
Details of location, period and setting are good ;except one... the tombstone of an 08 year old can't be 100 years old (construction & decay)...,tut tut...
Serious movie  with an odd comic relief moment.
Go watch, prepared for serious stuff

Movie  rating by Sheraz...AD:  Movie Rating : 6.0 / 10
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Movie 🎥 Review.... House Full 3

Movie 🎥 Review.... House Full 3

Mindless comedy with glamour thrown in each scene. Nargis F and Lisa H look very delectable all through. It's Jacueline who holds the camera focus with her Rodin chiseled legs...

Jackie Dada still retains his Charisma, Boman is heavy Gujju showman whilst Chunky actually entertains. The split personality played out by Akshay Kumar is worth your time, specially when he does his. 'Sundy' bit.. laugh knots.

Don't expect a story, don't expect depth. Awesome locales, a St Patricks day celebrations song,  replete with Leprechauns and Guinness.  Watch out for the Black mini dressed Jacueline and in the Bhangra song, a Ghagra Choli bedecked Nargis - eye catching.  Laugh a 134 minutes with gorgeous ladies sprinkled with Nadiadwala generosity

Movie 🎥 rating by Sheraz...DAEA
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