Step Up 4: Revolution 3D Movie Review

RATING2..0 OUT OF 5STARS
Step Up Revolution for most part runs like a typical bollywood potboiler- a rich girl with dreams her dad doesnt understand, a poor guy who is after his dreams, new love comes in the way of friendship and all ends well with a song and a dance. Severely cheesey and sweet to the point of giving one diabetes, what saves this film is the Dance. And Dance is aplenty here.

Much like the earlier versions of the Step Up series, Dance is the main reason dtre of the movie. Beginning with a beautiful energetic flash mob, Step Up revolutions tells the story of a group of dancers, called The Mob, who are out to win a you tube contest for most likes on their flash mob dance videos. Some innovative and scintillating dance sequences later the group decides to take it upon themselves to use the art form for saving their part of Miami from a rich hotelier. There is a love angle thrown in, for good measure and dollops of sappy dialogues. 

Visually, the film is smart. It has something for everyone- wow worthy dances especially the one in an art museum, ample shots of bikini clad babes on the beach for those who dont care much for dance, and a Twilight-ish juvenile romantic track for those who care for none of the earlier. Superficially, it also touches upon the idea of performance art taking form of protest art. How art, however harmless and joyful, is always looked down upon and penalized is also an inherent theme. Sadly, neither of these are fleshed thoroughly enough, resulting in a mish-mash of superficial candy floss. Emotions come across as fake, hormones on an overdrive and scenes look like fillers in between the dance routines.

It is evident that cast neednt know much apart from dancing. None of them can act to save their lives and depend heavily on drop dead looks and extremely skimpy clothing to pass muster scenes where their footwork is not on display. None is complaining too, since expecting anything more from the series is a mistake on the viewers part. The 3D works well, accentuating the dances, while remaining ineffective in the talkie parts. Watch this one only if you love dancing or to watch dance. For the rest, wait for it to come on the idiot box a few months later.

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Total Recall Movie Reviews

RATING 2.5 OUT OF 5 STARS
After the incredible Live Free or Die Hard director Lens Wiseman had my respect for having crafted a bang-on action thriller. Unfortunately after Total Recall he loses much of that credibility. If the movie didnt have a reference point as the original one to stand up to, then this might have been a passable popcorn entertainer but as it stands now this is a soulless, dumbed-down visceral assault on your senses. 

Unlike the previous movie, there is no Mars; the story is set on earth only. Much of the planet is considered inhabitable thanks to chemical warfare leaving only the United Kingdom and Australia as cramped habitable regions. Douglas Quaid (Colin Farrell) leads an idyllic life commuting through the earths core to work and cozying up with his astonishingly attractive wife Lori (Kate Beckinsale). However the wanton need for spicing things up in his life leads him to Rekall, an agency that promises virtual artificial memories that give you a whole new life as anything you desire. Quaid chooses life as a spy, unfortunately the only glitch being that hes already been there and the process awakens memories of his past where his identity was Hauser. Soon enough hes caught up in a large conspiracy involving a lot of unsavoury characters and he has to use his new-learned Jason Bourne skills to survive. 

The movies design and vision of the future is impressive even if highly derivative of films like Minority Report and The Fifth Element but the CGI of this film incorporated in the 1990 one would have probably been the perfect onscreen iteration. The story sticks closer to the 1990 movie rather than Phillip K. Dicks short story and honestly tries to pack as much action into scheme of things than anything else replacing key reveal elements of the original with minor changes. 

The action gets tedious quickly even if the scale is grand at times, since much of the cannon fodder are faceless droids. The villains too dont quite have the menace rather seem more like mean high-school bullies. 

Collin Farrell surely is a better actor than Schwarzenegger can ever hope to be but doesnt have the screen presence which the latter commanded. Beckinsale doesnt quite have the same oomph factor as Sharon Stone nor the menace of Michael Ironside. Jessica Biel on the other hand is utterly forgettable. Bryan Cranston has a few good moments but hes capable of better.

Total Recall for me is one of the biggest disappointments of the year considering all that they could have achieved with it. Go rent the original and youll surely have a blast watching it even 22 years later. 




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EXCLUSIVE Paranormal Activity 4 (2012) - HD OFFICIAL TRAILER

HERE IS THE EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOKM POSTER AND OFFICIAL TRAILER OF 4TH MOVIE OF THE PARANORMAL ACTIVITY SERIES 

MOVIE WILL BE RELEASE ON October 11, 2012

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TOTAL RECALL - Official Trailer in Hindi

Total Recall is an action thriller about reality and memory, inspired anew by the famous short story "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale" by Philip K. Dick. Welcome to Rekall, the company that can turn your dreams into real memories. For a factory worker named Douglas Quaid (Colin Farrell), even though he's got a beautiful wife (Kate Beckinsale) who he loves, the mind-trip sounds like the perfect vacation from his frustrating life - real memories of life as a super-spy might be just what he needs. But when he procedure goes horribly wrong, Quaid becomes a hunted man. Finding himself on the run from the police -- controlled by Chancellor Cohaagen (Bryan Cranston), the leader of the free world -- Quaid teams up with a rebel fighter (Jessica Biel) to find the head of the underground resistance (Bill Nighy) and stop Cohaagen. The line between fantasy and reality gets blurred and the fate of his world hangs in the balance as Quaid discovers his true identity, his true love, and his true fate.


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Ice Age: Continental Drift RealD 3D Movie Review

RATING 3.0 OUT OF 5 STARS

First came the God particle, the Higgs boson. Then came ``Ice Age (2002). Then, ``Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006). Then ``Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009). And now arrives ``Ice Age: Continental Drift, informally known as ``Ice Age 4, also known as a paycheck and a likely haul for all involved at Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox.

The new picture contains a valuable lesson in recycling. It opens with what I believe is a slightly abridged version of ``Scrat's Continental Crack-Up, the ``Ice Age short Fox showed in front of the Jack Black ``Gulliver's Travels two years ago. Preteens might not know the word ``rerun, since it belongs to B.C. (before cable) days of yore, but it's time they learned it.

Another chunk of ``Ice Age 4, with the key characters getting thrashed in the waves, is a recycling job as well, footage from a short preceding ``Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked. You know what I feel like doing right now? I feel like digging out an old review of an earlier ``Ice Age movie and ``re-purposing it, which will give me time to go do something else for a few minutes, like mow the lawn or water the lawn. Or bake a crumble.

``Ice Age 4 separates the woolly mammoth Manny (Ray Romano) from his family, for a while, as the land masses creak and groan, though not as loudly as the script's jokes, especially the ones ending in the word ``booger or ``puke. The saber-toothed tiger Diego (Denis Leary) finds a mate, voiced by Jennifer Lopez. John Leguizamo's sloth, Sid, becomes caretaker of his abandoned grandmother. Peter Dinklage voices a nasty pirate orangutan. The tone of the banter in ``Ice Age 4 is wearying sarcasm punctuated by frequent death-threats and pummelings and 3-D action sequences that reduce the entire experience to a sledding run.

The actors do what they can, because that's what they're paid to do, damn it, although in a sequel such as ``Ice Age 4 much of the acting comes to something other than voice-over work. It's more like whoooaaaaaa!-over work. Big wave coming! ``Whooooaaaaaa! The directors Steve Martino and Michael Thurmeier keep it moving.

It's not very funny, but your kids might like it. For the record.

MPAA rating: PG (for mild rude humor and action/peril).

Running time: 1:27.

Voice Cast: Ray Romano (Manny); Denis Leary (Diego); John Leguizamo (Sid); Queen Latifa (Ellie); Jennifer Lopez (Shira); Aziz Ansari (Squint); Nicki Minaj (Steffie); Peter Dinklage (Captain Gutt).

Credits: Directed by Mike Thurmeier and Steve Martino; written by Jason Fuchs, Michael Berg and Mike Reiss, produced by John C. Donkin and Lori Forte. A 20th Century Fox release.


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Ang Lee’s LIFE OF PI First THEATRICAL Trailer

The first trailer for Ang Lee‘s adaptation of Life of Pi has gone online.  The film looks, in a word, vibrant.  The few still images we’ve seen looked pretty, but this will definitely be a visually amazing feature when it opens this November.  As for the story, the trailer doesn’t lay out the plot and instead sells the message of hope, discovery, and courage.  There’s not a single line of dialogue in the trailer, and it’s a smart decision letting the visuals and tone do the talking.  I’m still not entirely sure what to expect from Life of Pi, but I like what I’m seeing from this trailer.

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MAN OF STEEL! Superman Movie -2013 TEASER TRAILER

Man of Steel opens on June 14^th, 2013.
Next summer, “Man of Steel” is coming to the big screen. The film is from director Zack Snyder and producers Charles Roven, Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas and Deborah Snyder. The screenplay was written by David S. Goyer from a story by Goyer & Nolan, based upon Superman characters created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster and published by DC Comics.


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The Dark Knight Rises Movie Review

RATING 4.5 OUT OF 5

One man who deserves to be accredited for having given the Batman series a grand facelift is Christopher Nolan. Its not easy to keep a franchise going and making every film better than its predecessor. Undoubtedly, Nolans been a champion in this department and has been successfully giving us films that well cherish for a lifetime. His latest film The Dark Knight Rise is not a masterpiece but a great film thatll make his fans go gaga.

Eight years have gone by since the demise of Harvey Dent, a crime-fighting, loyal cop who lost his life for the people of Gotham. People are celebrating Harvey Dent day in his memory however rumor has it Batman is pinned for the murder of Dent and thats why hes been in hiding for a while. Meanwhile, a new Terrorist leader, Bane, has risen from the dead to conquer the city of Gotham and turn all its citizens to ash. The only one who could save the city from turning in to a graveyard is Batman, and nobodys seen him in eight years. Batman should join hands with the cunning jewel thief aka Catwoman and an honest cop, John Blake aka Robin along with Commissioner James Gordon to save Gotham.

The film is yet again carried by few of its characters; the key ones who are some way or the other connected to each other and therefore make the proceedings interesting. For example; Bane was also trained by Ras Al Ghul, who also trained Bruce back in the days however Bane was excommunicated from the league and now hes out seeking vengeance. The story is intelligently carried forward by the Nolan brothers, connecting every possible dot together to make sense. However one might feel the story was little too long but thankfully the film keeps you hooked throughout.

The first half of the film is nicely spent developing the character of Batman. His comeback from long absence not only delights the city residents but the audience likewise. The second half gets even more exciting; it completely supersedes the first in every possible way. Bane makes Batman go through the similar kind of pain he went through and therefore puts him in a place that gave him strength and hope. When the world around him is been torn in to pieces by Bane, Bruce spends time stirring up confidence by building hope and resistance and when all is about to end, The Dark Knight Rises. Brilliant! The twist in the climax is what you never expected from Nolan, and it explains everything and makes your every penny worth it.

Bane aka Tom Hardy is maniacal and devastating. At one point, you feel as though Bane has taken over Gotham and Batman but thats where TDKR exactly becomes one of the best films of the recent past. I was under the impression that after having seen the trailers of TDKR, I might actually like Bane more than the Joker but undoubtedly thats not the case. Bane was strong and powerful but the Joker was the nastiest of all and thats thats what made one of the most likable characters in the franchise. Bale as the Batman spends quality time trying to put himself together while the world around is convinced that he was responsible for the death of Harvey Dent. Bales character required lot of perseverance and you see it all in his performance.

Anne as the Catwoman adds style and wit to the film. Shes exactly opposite to the Batman and shes swift and extremely funny. Blake aka Joseph Gordon, the righteous cop whose only mission is to save Gotham with or without Batman shines in his role. One might feel his role may be sidetracked due to the presence of many others but its just a feeling and it passes when you reach the climax. Michael Caine aka Alfred, the Bats loyal servant plays his part as quietly as expected but hes the strongest of all because had it not been for him, Bruce wouldve never returned as the Batman.

Marion aka Miranda packs a powerful performance which youll only realize after you finish the movie. Her role is driven by its purpose and merely by acting. Morgan Freeman aka Lucius Fox gives what hes best at yet another mean machine this time one that takes off. Not to forget Gary aka Commissoner Gordon in his hapless role whose strength is his belief in Batman.

The Dark Knight Rises is spearheaded by one man Christopher Nolan who undoubtedly steals all limelight and makes youre watching experience a memorable one. Nolan keeps everything intact and doesnt leave any loose ends. All characters get their due time to explain who they are thus leaving no room for any criticism.




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Have the Villains in THOR: THE DARK WORLD Been Revealed?

Production on Marvel’s sequel to Thor is set to get underway very shortly in London, and we’re starting to get an idea of what to expect from the superhero follow-up.  The studio officially announced the sequel’s title, Thor: The Dark World, at Comic-Con last week and fans began wondering what the subtitle could be referencing.  Mads Mikkelsen was in talks to play the film’s villain, but subsequently had to drop out of the running due to scheduling issues with the NBC series Hannibal.  The nature of that villain was unknown, but now thanks to an obscure interview we may have been clued in to what baddies Thor will face in his big screen return.  Hit the jump for more.


Over a month ago, the folks over at I Review Too (via CBM) conducted an interview with stunt man James Grogan.  The interview was only recently picked up by major outlets, but for good reason.


Now the Dark World subtitle is starting to make a bit more sense.  It seems to be referencing the Dark Elves, which would infer that the villain of the film would be the Dark Elves’ leader,Malekith the Accursed.  Marvel’s Kevin Feigehas been saying all along that the Thor sequel would further explore other realms in the Thoruniverse as well as more of Asgard, so this elf storyline is in keeping with that idea.  The Dark Elves in the comics are humanoid creatures, so they wouldn’t necessarily need a heavy amount of makeup like the Frost Giants in Thor.  Here’s a rundown of Malekith’s abilities, via Wikipedia: 


We know that Tom Hiddleston is returning as Loki in The Dark World, and a popular comics storyline has Malekith the Accursed teaming up with Loki to track down the Casket of Ancient Winters.  Sounds about right.  Though nothing’s been confirmed, I wouldn’t be shocked if Malekith ends up being the main villain in Thor 2.  Directed by Alan Taylor, the film is slated for release on November 8th, 2013.

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SAN ANDREAS: 3D Movie is Coming Soon

New Line has spent the last year developing the earthquake disaster flick San Andreas: 3D, and last month entered into negotiations with Brad Peyton (Journey 2: The Mysterious Island) to direct.  Screenwriter Allan Loeb (The Dilemma) started work on the screenplay, but Varietyreports New Line will bring Carlton Cuse (Lost) on board for a rewrite.  Amid the California earthquake, the story follows “one man who must make the treacherous journey across the state to rescue his estranged daughter.”

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30 Hollywood Movies Sequel are Coming or in the Production

Here is the List of Hollywood Movies Whose Sequeal Are Coming



 Movie Names and their Released Dates


The Amazing Spider-Man 2    2 May 2014


The Amazing Spider-Man 

Realease Date Not Finalised 


Fast and Furious 6 May 2013


Fast and Furious 7  Realease Date Not Finalised


Ghostrider 3 [Yet to Officially Announced as per the Source]  Realease Date Not Finalised 


How To Train Your Dragon 2  20June 2014


KICK-ASS 2 Realease Date Not Finalised


Prometheus 2 Realease Date Not Finalised


The Expendables 2  August 2012


The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 16November 2012


Avatar 2 Realease Date Not Finalised


Green Lantern 2 Realease Date Not Finalised


Iron Man 3 May 2013


CAPTAIN AMERICA THE WINTER SOLDIER 2014


THOR THE DARK WORLD 2013


MAN OF STEEL POSTER 2013


OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL [sequel of wizard of Ozz]


THE HOBBIT AN UNEXPEXTED JOURNEY 2012 14 December 2012


The Hobbit: There and Back Again 13 December 2013


Sherlock Holmes 3 


Total Recall 2012 [Remake ][origional movie was TOTAL RECALL 1990]


Untitled Star Trek Sequel 17 May 2013


 X-Men: First Class sequel Realease Date Not Finalised


The-wolverine Sequeal  Realease Date Not Finalised


Untitled Chronicles of Riddick Sequel  2013


Untitled Transformers Sequel 2014 


Fantastic Four Reboot [ mean it will be made Again from  Starting] Realease Date Not Finalised


Daredevil Reboot [ mean it will be made Again from  Starting] Realease Date Not Finalised


Terminator 5 [Yet to Officially Announced as per the Source]  Realease Date Not Finalised 

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Andrew Stanton to Direct FINDING NEMO 2; May Direct Another Live-Action Feature for Disney

Writer/director Andrew Stanton has been behind some of the very best films in Pixar’s repertoire (and that’s saying something).  He co-wrote Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3, and Monsters Inc., and he wrote and directed the magnificent one-two punch of Finding Nemo and Wall-E.  Stanton made his live-action debut earlier this year with the criminally underseen sci-fi epic John Carter, and now it looks like he’ll be returning to Pixar for his next feature, Finding Nemo 2.  Hit the jump for more.

Per Deadline, Stanton has now officially come onboard to direct Finding Nemo 2with a concept that the studio apparently loves.  THR adds thatVictoria Krouse is writing the screenplay, with Lindsey Collinsonboard as the film’s producer (she co-produced Wall-E and produced John Carter).  A 2016 release date is apparently being eyed.  We’ve been hearing rumblings of a possible Finding Nemo follow-up for a while now, and with promising Monsters Inc. sequelcoming next year, hopefully Stanton has an equally exciting idea of where to take the Finding Nemo characters in a follow-up.  It’s worth noting that Finding Nemo remains Pixar’s second highest grossing film of all time, so the Mouse House is likely more than happy to have a sequel in active development.

Moreover, Deadline reports that the idea behind Stanton helming Finding Nemo 2 is that Disney would “give him another shot” at directing a live-action film.  Since development on Pixar films takes years, he’d presumably focus on Finding Nemo 2 for the time being, then move on to his next live-action feature once he’s finished with the animated pic.  The report cautions that nothing is firm on the live-action front, but the studio is “working on it.”

Though John Carter has become infamous as a financial failure, artistically speaking the film was far from a bomb.  Stanton poured his heart and soul into bringing the Edgar Rice Burroughstale to the screen, and his passion for the material came through in spades.  Furthermore,John Carter is a visual spectacle that was a wonder to behold on the big screen.

It’s a shame that more people didn’t turn out for the film, and it’s even more of a shame that it sounds like we’ll never see those two John Carter sequels that Stanton and co-writer Michael Chabon were hoping to make should the first film be a success.  Finding Nemo 2 isn’t exactly a terrible consolation prize, and with Stanton taking the creative helm on the pic we can rest assured that we’ll be getting a story well worth telling.  In the meantime, fans will have the chance to check out the first Finding Nemo on the big screen once again, as the pic hits theaters in 3D on September 14th.  As a refresher, check out the slate of upcoming Pixar projects (that we know of) below:

• Monsters University – June 21st, 2013
• The Good Dinosaur – May 30th, 2014
• The Untitled Pixar Movie That Takes You Inside the Mind – June 19th, 2015
• The Untitled Pixar Movie About Dia de los Muertos – 2015

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The Intouchables Moview Review

You would imagine a film based on a contemporary true story to be one about an extraordinary achievement of an ordinary man. You would expect it to be a film about a man with his hand stuck in a canyon, or a man defeating cancer and appreciating the gift of life. Probably even a sports film about the worst team ever that becomes the best team ever. You get the drift. The Intouchables is a film inspired by true life events but it isnt about underdogs or triumph of the human spirit. This is a story about humanity and the best relationship two human beings can ever share friendship.

Most movies that are about friendship are usually about kids graduating from high school/ college or a bunch of 40 year olds reminiscing the good old days. This film doesnt go down that memory lane. It isnt about young punks either. It isnt about getting high, getting your heartbroken and finally drifting towards maturity. This tale of friendship is actually about two human beings and why we have a need to want and hence, make friends. These are two heterosexual men who develop a bond of companionship. It could have become a film about racial issues but it never lingers there. (Yes you could still make a case for racial stereotyping here). It could have made a comment or two on sexuality but it remains platonic. It could have been a film about class but it never comments on the vagaries of the rich and poor. It could have been a film about intellectuals or philistines but it only pokes fun at both. (The best conclusion there can be, in my humble opinion) You see how Im stressing more on what the film is NOT, than what it IS? The success of the film lies in how it doesnt become what it could have been.

Let's get to what the film is. Fundamentally, it is a film about two very different people and how this odd pair finds friendship. Philippe (Franois Cluzet) is a tetraplegic, he is white, rich, has a refined taste in art and his sexuality is subdued. Driss (Omar Sy) on the other hand, is physically able, he is black, unemployed, thinks music is only for dancing and his sexuality is overt. The commonality between these two gentlemen as subtly brought forth, is however different they may be physically, sexually or financially, damn it, their entire outlook on life may be different, but what holds them together is their emotional necessities. Their story is almost like a romantic-comedy, the way they meet, the fashion in which their story progresses, it seems like fate is bringing them together. Philippes hesitant chuckles which burst into laughter, while Driss is being himself. The scenes involving the paintings, music and the theatre are incredibly funny. The moments where we see both the characters misty-eyed (boys don't cry) are poignant to say the least.

While I mentioned many reasons why it could have been a bad film but its not. There are reasons why it could have been a great film but its not. It has its moments of sentimentality, which cheapen an otherwise strong film. The ending especially, could have been a little less clichd. Albeit, the main reason why the film doesnt soar towards greater heights is the fact that the real Driss is called Abdel, he is an Arab and not a man of an African descent. Did the filmmakers feel it would be too risky a move to make a film about a white man and an Arab in todays troubled times? With no visual effects to boast, I was surprised to find that The Intouchables has made $350 million worldwide. Would the film not have made that much money if the filmmakers didnt make this change in ethnicity? We may choose not to make (or watch for that matter) films about these pressing matters but these questions of commerce, creativity and socio-political responsibility will need answering one day.




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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter RealD 3D Review

The first in what I dearly hope is a trilogy to include "Calvin Coolidge: Exorcist" and "George W. Bush: Werewolves Is Comin'," the frenzied and occasionally diverting mashup "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" rewrites American history so that the Civil War becomes a war between humans from the North and bloodsucking fiends on the Confederate side.

Big Abe wields a bloody, righteous ax here, an ax that conceals a mean shotgun, able to plug a silver bullet into a vampire's skull. Or an eye. It's cooler in the eye.

There are many beheadings and throat-slicings, and director Timur Bekmanbetov was the hack behind the assassination lark "Wanted," which couldn't get enough bullet's-eye-view shots, repeated here. And then repeated. Followed by some repetitions of the same.

A 3-D attraction, "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" makes full and morally dubious use of the format, starting with the first big "wow!" shot: a slave owner's whip cracking against the cheek of a preteen slave boy's cheek. A terrible sight, but the way it's photographed, it's also meant to be a nifty image in cinematic terms. And therefore indefensible.

Adapting his own richly embroidered novel, which is a lot more fun than the movie, Seth Grahame-Smith (who also wrote "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies") strips his book for parts and ditches the most interesting cockamamie detail and context. Straight from his rock-star portrayal of another U.S. president in the Broadway musical "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson," Benjamin Walker is Lincoln, who as a boy learns his life's calling. His mother dies horribly at the fangs of the vampires. He swears vengeance and nearly dies in an attempt to avenge that death. But the mysterious Henry, played by a movie-saving Dominic Cooper, intervenes, takes care of business, explains the vampire lore to Abe, leads him in a training montage and joins him in a lifelong quest to prevent the United States of America from tilting toward the undead.

It sounds fun. It's a little fun. For a while. But Bekmanbetov shoots every killing spree like an addled gamer, working that slow-down-speed-up kill-shot cliche like a maniac. The actors, most of whom have a wry sense of humor (Rufus Sewell is good as Adam, the granddaddy vampire), contend throughout with a director with no sense of humor at all, only a sense of flip excess.

And honestly, the movie looks terrible. For every medium or long shot in anything resembling sunlight (though this is largely an animated film, given the amount of green-screen effects), the digital zizz of the image looks like a dupe of a dupe of a dupe. This isn't "period" style; it's just sloppy.

I did enjoy a few things, though. Mary Elizabeth Winstead plays the dishiest-ever version of Mary Todd Lincoln. There's a slo-mo strut toward the camera performed by Walker's Lincoln that is genuinely funny. And I adore the nutty hypocrisy of the voice-over that begins and ends the film (meant to be torn from the pages of Lincoln's secret vampire-hunting journal), the line referring to how history prefers "soaring speeches to quiet deeds." This, in a splattery diversion that has no time for either.

MPAA rating: R (for violence throughout and brief sexuality).

Running time: 1:45.

Cast: Benjamin Walker (Abraham Lincoln); Dominic Cooper (Henry Sturgess); Rufus Sewell (Adam); Alan Tudyk (Stephen A. Douglas).

Credits: Directed by Timur Bekmambetov; written by Seth Grahame-Smith, based on the graphic novel, produced by Jim Lemley, Tim Burton and Bekmambetov. A 20th Century Fox release.


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Bol Bachchan Takes Good Opening The Amazing Spiderman Is Super Hit

Bol Bachchan took a good opening in single screens across India and good to decent start at multiplexes depending on location. The all India opening on day one was around 60-65%. The film has been let down slightly by average/above average business East Punjab, West Bengal, Nizam and Mysore. These circuits have huge potential to grow and if they do Bol Bachchan will do very well on Saturday and Sunday. Rajasthan was the best circuit followed by Gujarat.

Maximum is a poor fare grossing around 2.25 crore nett in week one. FLOP


The Amazing Spiderman shattered all Hollywood film recods in India despite falling collections on the weekdays. The film collected around 41 crore nett in all languages. SUPER HIT

Gangs Of Wasseypur held up week two but with low collections. The second week was around 7 crore nett. The film is not really going anywhere and will end up with a 13 crore distributor share. The film follows the trend of recent times with small films having a huge amount spent on advertising, sometimes like Kahaani the content works and the p&a (print and advertising) outlay becomes justified but likes of Gangs Of Wasseypur manage a distributor share just a few crore higher than its p&a outlay so these extra costs become a burden for the film. BELOW AVERAGE

Teri Meri Kahaani had a dull second week collecting 4.25 crore nett and taking its two week total to 26.25 crore nett. FLOP

Rowdy Rathore hit the 130 crore nett mark in five weeks. The film may become the biggest earner ever in Rajasthan. BLOCKBUSTER

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Rio 2 Announcement Poster

The 2012 Licensing Expo is currently underway in Las Vegas, and it’s brought the first looks at some posters for 2013 and 2014′s major films.  It’s also brought the announcement of Rio 2, which shouldn’t be too surprising since the original film grossed $484 million worldwide. 

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The Amazing Spider-man (3D) :Movie review

THERE were howls of protest when Sony announced last year that it was abandoning plans to make Spider-Man 4 and instead planned to reset the clock by ditching the original cast and taking the reboot route.

Sam Raimi’s three films, released between 2002 and 2007 had, after all, been feted as among the best superhero flicks ever made, taking a mighty $2.5billion between them.

And while there’s a lot to like about the new movie, it’s frustrating to have to sit through a story that doesn’t differ all that much from what’s come before.

Andrew Garfield (The Social Network, Never Let Me Go) replaces Tobey Maguire to play anguished schoolboy Peter Parker who’s raised by his uncle and aunt (Martin Sheen and Sally Field) after the disappearance of his parents.

Bullied by the local jocks and with a major crush on classmate Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone), he gains superpowers after being bitten by a genetically-engineered spider.

Using his new abilities, Peter decides to find out what happened to his mother and father, a journey that sets him on a collision course with eccentric scientist Dr Curt Connors (Rhys Ifans), whose attempts to regrow his arm turn the errant doc into the monstrous Lizard.

However, the plot isn’t all that different from Raimi’s 2002 film, although director Marc Webb allows more space to the burgeoning romance between Parker and his girl, which gives the film a satisfying dose of emotional wallop. It’s no surprise to learn that Webb was the man behind the angsty relationship drama (500) Days Of Summer.

As for the inevitable Garfield vs Maguire comparisons, I’d go with the former who convincingly blends Parker’s vulnerability with his alter ego’s cockiness.

Overall, Spidey satisfies but never soars.

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PADDINGTON BEAR 2014 First Look Teaser | Plot

A young English boy befriends a talking bear he finds at a London train station. A live-action feature based on the series of popular children's books by Michael Bond.

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ANNA KARENINA First Look | official Trailer| Plot

Set in late-19th-century Russia high-society, the aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a life-changing affair with the affluent Count Vronsky.
Joe’s Wright’s adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s epic work Anna Karenina gets its first poster. It stars Keira Knightley, Aaron Johnson and Jude Law. Currently set to release on 9th November. Mixed feelings about the casting but  really looking forward to this one nonetheless.






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MONSTERS UNIVERSITY 2013 First Look | Teaser Trailer | Plot

A look at the relationship between Mike and Sulley during their days at the University of Fear -- when they weren't necessarily the best of friends.

A first teaser trailer for Disney Pixar’s Monsters University. And its super! Scheduled to release exactly a year from now on 21st June 2013.

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