The English Movies Thread (No Spoilers Please)

tsk1979 · 1st April 2009, 14:46

In NCR region hardly any Hollywood flicks come. So I cannot see watchmen/International etc.,
But I am told there is some hindi movie industry strike going to happen soon. So does it mean that over the next few weeks English movies will come to NCR region?

HappyWheels · 1st April 2009, 14:53

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Originally Posted by hydrashok

Yep. I'd give it 4/5 too. Very nice movie.

Hey, for Jerry Maguir, I would go with Hydra.

I love the movie and have watched it multiple times and will do again if possible.

Still recollect few of the dialogues:

Best one - "SHOW ME THE MONEY!"

And the other one is "You complete me".

esteem_lover · 1st April 2009, 14:55

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Originally Posted by hydrashok

Yep. I'd give it 4/5 too. Very nice movie.

Absolutely. Whats gotten into Bennyboy ratings. Fixed, I guess.

Has anyone here seen Leonardo Di Caprio in 'Catch me If you can' ?

About a son whose parents separate and he takes off with his life, learning to live by fraudulent means. In his time, he becomes a Pilot, Doctor, Lawyer. I would give it a 4/5.

Technocrat · 1st April 2009, 14:57

Oh catch me if you can is one of the Brilliant movies that I have seen I would rate it 4.5/5

mobike008 · 1st April 2009, 15:00

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Originally Posted by HappyWheels

Hey, for Jerry Maguir, I would go with Hydra.

I love the movie and have watched it multiple times and will do again if possible.

Still recollect few of the dialogues:

Best one - "SHOW ME THE MONEY!"

And the other one is "You complete me".

And, who can forget that song " Free Falling" by Tom Petty which Tom Cruise sings in the car showing his superb white dentures

HappyWheels · 1st April 2009, 15:28

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Originally Posted by esteem_lover

...Has anyone here seen Leonardo Di Caprio in 'Catch me If you can' ?
...
I would give it a 4/5.

A wonderful movie!

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Originally Posted by mobike008

And, who can forget that song " Free Falling" by Tom Petty which Tom Cruise sings in the car showing his superb white dentures

benbsb29 · 1st April 2009, 15:34

Haha! With all the public support which has been coming in for JM, i have reviewed the rating to give it a 3.5

.After all, Bennyboy Rating is 'for' the people. Frankly, although the movie was good, i felt it was too predictable, which explains why i didnt think too highly of it.

kalpeshc · 1st April 2009, 16:17

Ong Bak 2 (1/5)

I had high hopes for this movie as it stars Tony Jaa. A couple of his previous movies 'Ong Bak' and 'Tom Yum Goong' were brilliant because of their fight scenes. One of those movies also had a continous fight sequence shot (approx 4 mins) which was done by Tony himself. In fact in both these movies, Tony performed all the stunts himself and only Tom Yum Goong had a few CGI shots (just a few).

Watch the other two movies if you are a fan of martial arts movies. Top class fight sequence in both of them will keep you engrossed for sure.

harry10 · 1st April 2009, 16:50

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Originally Posted by esteem_lover

Has anyone here seen Leonardo Di Caprio in 'Catch me If you can' ?

About a son whose parents separate and he takes off with his life, learning to live by fraudulent means. In his time, he becomes a Pilot, Doctor, Lawyer. I would give it a 4/5.

Excellent stuff. Leonardo has come off age since Titanic. Few os his performances are just brilliant.
If i rem correctly it was Tom hanks along him who plays the detective who catches and converts him for govt duty right?

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Originally Posted by tsk1979

In NCR region hardly any Hollywood flicks come. So I cannot see watchmen/International etc.,
But I am told there is some hindi movie industry strike going to happen soon. So does it mean that over the next few weeks English movies will come to NCR region?

And why you felt so. I watch most movies in Noida and they are mostly hollywood flicks as my tolerance level for our own specialised 'Hindi Remakes' is quiet less.
If you like action the furious one playing this weekend is for you

P.S - A word for JM. I will go with bennyboy rating. Movie is good no doubt but highly predictable.

esteem_lover · 1st April 2009, 16:59

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Originally Posted by benbsb29

Frankly, although the movie was good, i felt it was too predictable, which explains why i didnt think too highly of it.

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Originally Posted by harry10

P.S - A word for JM. I will go with bennyboy rating. Movie is good no doubt but highly predictable.

What do you expect from a Romantic comedy? Suspense ?

tortoiseNhare · 1st April 2009, 17:09

Lionardo DiCaprio has really grown into a dependable actor. He is also cast in many Martin Scoresese (my favourite Hollywood Director) films. He did a good job in Revolutionary Road too. Tonight I am going to watch Blood Diamond. Next in line : The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, starring Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck and Boys Don't Cry, starring Hilary Swank.

normally_crazy · 1st April 2009, 17:20

FnF-4 releases on 3rd April. Let's see how soon we get a review.

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Originally Posted by esteem_lover

Has anyone here seen Leonardo Di Caprio in 'Catch me If you can' ?

About a son whose parents separate and he takes off with his life, learning to live by fraudulent means. In his time, he becomes a Pilot, Doctor, Lawyer. I would give it a 4/5.

I would give that not more than 2.5/5

Technocrat · 1st April 2009, 17:31

What????? NC after 2 movies, here we are again having way different ratings for a movie

May be thats becasue its an old movie

vkochar · 1st April 2009, 17:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by esteem_lover

Has anyone here seen Leonardo Di Caprio in 'Catch me If you can' ?

About a son whose parents separate and he takes off with his life, learning to live by fraudulent means. In his time, he becomes a Pilot, Doctor, Lawyer. I would give it a 4/5.

It's one of my all time favourites. It's what I call a perfect movie. You cannot fault with it. Right from start to end it's perfect.

I'd second your ratings and even give it 4.5/5.

Even imdb gives it a 7.7/10 which is high.

amitoj · 1st April 2009, 20:33

Millions (2004)
Millions:
Directed by Danny Boyle. One of his lesser known works, atleast here in India. But a brilliant film nonetheless. Story of a 7 year old kid who is a big fan of saints, finds a bag full of pounds. There are only a few days left till the country switches to Euros, and after that all pounds will become useless. So, he and his elder 10 yr old brother have only a few days to make good use of the money. The younger kid wants to "help the poor" while the elder one just wants to spend it all! He even tries to buy a flat!!

An excellent film, once you get past the slightly hard to understand welsh accent.

I wont rate it. I'll give a watch-it-or-trash-it ala Set Pix.
Watch it if you have the patience to get past a tough accent, and enjoy cinematography from a different view and are a fan of Danny Boyle's art (please dont judge him based on only Slumdog)

Juno
Story of a 16 yr old girl who gets pregnant and decides to give the child up for adoption once it is born. I really liked the film. Nice music too and no emotional overdose. The character of Juno is really likeable and you cant help but grow fond of her as the movie goes along.
Watch it.

1st April 2009, 14:46	#151
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,695 Thanked: 23,484 Times View My Garage	In NCR region hardly any Hollywood flicks come. So I cannot see watchmen/International etc., But I am told there is some hindi movie industry strike going to happen soon. So does it mean that over the next few weeks English movies will come to NCR region?
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1st April 2009, 14:57	#154
Technocrat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: GTA Posts: 14,770 Thanked: 2,705 Times	Oh catch me if you can is one of the Brilliant movies that I have seen I would rate it 4.5/5
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1st April 2009, 15:34	#157
benbsb29 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 10,103 Thanked: 14,184 Times View My Garage	Haha! With all the public support which has been coming in for JM, i have reviewed the rating to give it a 3.5 .After all, Bennyboy Rating is 'for' the people. Frankly, although the movie was good, i felt it was too predictable, which explains why i didnt think too highly of it.
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1st April 2009, 16:17	#158
kalpeshc BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 544 Thanked: 141 Times	Ong Bak 2 (1/5) I had high hopes for this movie as it stars Tony Jaa. A couple of his previous movies 'Ong Bak' and 'Tom Yum Goong' were brilliant because of their fight scenes. One of those movies also had a continous fight sequence shot (approx 4 mins) which was done by Tony himself. In fact in both these movies, Tony performed all the stunts himself and only Tom Yum Goong had a few CGI shots (just a few). Watch the other two movies if you are a fan of martial arts movies. Top class fight sequence in both of them will keep you engrossed for sure.
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1st April 2009, 17:09	#161
tortoiseNhare BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Guwahati Posts: 536 Thanked: 90 Times	Lionardo DiCaprio has really grown into a dependable actor. He is also cast in many Martin Scoresese (my favourite Hollywood Director) films. He did a good job in Revolutionary Road too. Tonight I am going to watch Blood Diamond. Next in line : The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, starring Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck and Boys Don't Cry, starring Hilary Swank.
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1st April 2009, 17:31	#163
Technocrat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: GTA Posts: 14,770 Thanked: 2,705 Times	What????? NC after 2 movies, here we are again having way different ratings for a movie May be thats becasue its an old movie
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1st April 2009, 20:33	#165
amitoj Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Windham, NH USA Posts: 3,406 Thanked: 3,499 Times View My Garage	Millions (2004) Millions: Directed by Danny Boyle. One of his lesser known works, atleast here in India. But a brilliant film nonetheless. Story of a 7 year old kid who is a big fan of saints, finds a bag full of pounds. There are only a few days left till the country switches to Euros, and after that all pounds will become useless. So, he and his elder 10 yr old brother have only a few days to make good use of the money. The younger kid wants to "help the poor" while the elder one just wants to spend it all! He even tries to buy a flat!! An excellent film, once you get past the slightly hard to understand welsh accent. I wont rate it. I'll give a watch-it-or-trash-it ala Set Pix. Watch it if you have the patience to get past a tough accent, and enjoy cinematography from a different view and are a fan of Danny Boyle's art (please dont judge him based on only Slumdog) Juno Story of a 16 yr old girl who gets pregnant and decides to give the child up for adoption once it is born. I really liked the film. Nice music too and no emotional overdose. The character of Juno is really likeable and you cant help but grow fond of her as the movie goes along. Watch it.
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