Forgetting Sarah Marshall

This one is another winner from the Apetow team dare I say the best for me so far, initially the first place taken up by the 40 year old virgin. The newest outing from Apetow is funny and touching at the same time. It plays on the well known feeling of being dumped and the hell one goes through after that.

This is my time with Jason Segel which holds the title role in this movie. I think all in all he submitted an acceptable performance as Peter whose heart has just been broken into a thousand pieces by the love of his life, Sarah Marshall also played well by Kristen Bell. The plot is carried on the strength of the performances of it's main casts and the reason why it works so well here is that it dares to take itself not too seriously although dealing with a gloomy issue of the deconstruction of a man's world after loosing his love. The breezy plot and the quirky and bubbly characters here is reminisce of 50 first dates another one of my favs.

I won't reveal too much of the plot here because I really really recommend this movie and I want you to watch it, but suffice to say there is a good ending in store although and not too formulaic for my taste too (something really really hard to achieve in love comedies nowadays)! I too found a new female actress for my adoration Mila Kunis .... hubba hubba (Thought for me personally I thought Kristen Bell was purty sexy too )!! She carries the role of Rachel in this movie which did not require much acting from her part but let me tell you that woman had sultriness oozing from the screen of my lappie!

If you are going to watch this movie however, do not plan to watch it in the theaters as I am pretty sure a lot of scenes would be censored. Do the scene matter? Well, as in all apetow movies, not really but do you really want to do without them?

Also, look out for those parodies of CSI and Law and Order! There is a scene I laughed myself silly when they poked fun at Kristen's movie 'Pulse'. Watch out for that one. Classic! These scenes are done really really well and are hillarious.

Score : 9/10 - Best so far for me this year.

P/S - Later I think I will work with spchu to compile a top ten so far for the year 2008 and what's more I will make it a joint post!

Enjoy the trailer ...

The Dark Knight

I thought this movie deserves another review as I declared it the best movie I saw this year after coming out of the cinema.

After all what's not to like about it? The gritty scripts, the tight storyline, the dry humour, the batmobile, the action sequence which keep you at the edge of your seats are all here.

I like it even more than Batman Begins which I had been recommending to friends 3 years ago, so very seldom a movie improve on its predecessor, and I believe Dark Knight achieved this.

The fight between good and evil in this one makes it feel not like any superhero movies that's been churned out from the Hollywood thread mills which we have seen of late. It pans out more like a very believable crime thriller.

Kudos to director Christopher Nolan, the late Heath Ledger (he would be missed) and Christian Bale. They managed to keep you guessing throughout the movie what would happen next and there never was a dull moment.

I hope everyone watch this on the big screen where such movies are best enjoyed. (I had less fun watching Batman begins on tv recently :)

9/10

Street Kings - 2008

This is one kick ass movie! This is by the same director that gave us Training Day. This movie offers the same dark gritty feel to it and is also about cops. I thought Training Day was okay throughout just that it lacked the punch at the end to make it really memorable. Where Training Day fails Street King delivers abundantly! Street Kings' Tom Ludlow follows successfully in the footsteps of Chow Yuen Fatt's anti-hero mold ... read Mark of Better Tomorrow.

A bit about the plot, Tom is cop that has to face off with his own people when they frame him for murder. One man against the system in a flurry of bullets flying all around the screen style! Keanu's portrayal of Tom is gritty and believable. The action here is good and bloody and can hold it's own against any of John Woo's classics.

The plot starts out a bit slowly but heats up and doesn't let up right until the final fight scene. You could almost taste the intensity on the screen!

This has got to be one of the better action movie I have had the pleasure of watching this year. Good effort!

8.5/10

The Dark Knight

Saw this one and the only thing I can say about it is I am underwhelmed by Nolan's latest offering of the dark knight saga. I don't if it's just my tired entrepreneul self talking or this or is it this second outing seems a bit less focused or less potent than Batman Begins. For a director of this stature with gems like Memento under his belt I would have expected a tighter story line with smarter dialog instead what I found myself feeling most of the time was a rushed feeling plus rehashed dialog borrowed from a thousand other action movies before this.

On the acting, is it only me or does Chistian Bale change of voice during his Batman scene looks forced almost to the point of being farcial? On the Joker's side it is indeed a plum role role Heath Ledger and a good way to sign out, just that some original dialog would have done the Joker a world of good. I know this review won't win us a lot of fans out there, but this is just what I think, "I think the original is better" - 5/10

As usual the trailer is here :