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Post by ujjwala on Jan 1, 2019 2:58:23 GMT -8
Saw LUCK BY CHANCE again recently. I really like this movie. What an amazing cameo that was from SRK.
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Post by mohan10 on Jan 1, 2019 10:18:52 GMT -8
Badhai Ho - 9/10
Best love story of the last 5 years ? It is so good ! 2018 belonged to Ayushmann, delivering both best movies of 2018 with this one and Andhadhun.
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Post by srklover on Jan 8, 2019 9:03:12 GMT -8
Don't judge me, but I watched Loveyatri (LOL)
Aayush tries to act, but his expressions are limited to a smile, I likened him to a male Katrina Kaif. The female lead is worse than Aayush and cant act to save her life. Nothing happens for the whole 2 hours. Stupid reference to the 3 Khans and dumb cameos by Salman's brothers.
Only plus point - good music.
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Post by ujjwala on Jan 8, 2019 10:37:43 GMT -8
Aayush tries to act, but his expressions are limited to a smile, I likened him to a male Katrina Kaif. Who is Aayush, another star kid?
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Post by SRKFanatic on Jan 8, 2019 10:38:51 GMT -8
^ Salman Khan's brother-in-law
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Post by faneu on Jan 8, 2019 15:54:08 GMT -8
Badhai Ho - 9/10Best love story of the last 5 years ? It is so good ! 2018 belonged to Ayushmann, delivering both best movies of 2018 with this one and Andhadhun. Absolutely, people will overhype Ranbir and especially Ranveer but Ayushmann delivered much more this year. Very excited to see where he goes from this peak.
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Post by abhijacko on Jan 9, 2019 0:40:11 GMT -8
Badhai Ho - 9/10Best love story of the last 5 years ? It is so good ! 2018 belonged to Ayushmann, delivering both best movies of 2018 with this one and Andhadhun. Absolutely, people will overhype Ranbir and especially Ranveer but Ayushmann delivered much more this year. Very excited to see where he goes from this peak. Well, to be fair Ranbir and Ranveer combined have delivered 3 of the biggest blockbusters this year. Hype is deserved
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Post by agantuk on Jan 9, 2019 8:40:58 GMT -8
Ranbir is by far more talented than any of the newer crop of actors. He struggles with movie selection, but I feel he is courageous to take the choices he does. I mean, he could easily pick the ones that will cement his position at the top, but hasn't done so yet.
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Post by faneu on Jan 9, 2019 9:45:17 GMT -8
Ranbir is by far more talented than any of the newer crop of actors. He struggles with movie selection, but I feel he is courageous to take the choices he does. I mean, he could easily pick the ones that will cement his position at the top, but hasn't done so yet. I definitely think he is talented but I also think he just has bad Script sense..would be foolish to deliberately not pick movies that could push him to the top. and he still picked many awful Movies too in the past few years
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Post by mohan10 on Jan 9, 2019 10:22:26 GMT -8
Badhai Ho - 9/10Best love story of the last 5 years ? It is so good ! 2018 belonged to Ayushmann, delivering both best movies of 2018 with this one and Andhadhun. Absolutely, people will overhype Ranbir and especially Ranveer but Ayushmann delivered much more this year. Very excited to see where he goes from this peak. Ranbir is a terrific actor, the hype is justified.
Rocket Singh and Wake Up Sid are arguably the best bollywood movies i have seen in the last decade
I like Ayushmann but Ranbir is on another level
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Post by tina on Jan 9, 2019 10:52:16 GMT -8
I think this goes to show my taste does not match the average BW audience at all.
I saw Badhaai Ho and absolutely hated it. None of these BW comedies make me laugh even a little. It was barely even a comedy! They kept crying through half of it. Most of BW makes such cheesy, utterly corny movies. None of the questions that would crop up in a situation like this were answered. Instead we had to deal with hours of 'what will the neighbors think.'
Total crap. I'm seriously so shocked by the movies the public seems to like. Even Stree was better and I thought that was average too but it was much, much better than Badhai Ho.
At least Andhadhun was cooler but the second half went too far and got stretched past its limits. Still deserves credit for a new concept and the first half was great. The movie belonged to Tabu though so I don't know why Ayushman is grabbing credit for it.
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Post by faneu on Jan 9, 2019 11:07:03 GMT -8
Absolutely, people will overhype Ranbir and especially Ranveer but Ayushmann delivered much more this year. Very excited to see where he goes from this peak. Ranbir is a terrific actor, the hype is justified.
Rocket Singh and Wake Up Sid are arguably the best bollywood movies i have seen in the last decade
I like Ayushmann but Ranbir is on another level Both of those came out ca. 10 years ago..I'm not denying that Ranbir is a good actor but he has picked so many garbage movies in this decade and basically made one flop after another. I'm glad he did Sanju (great performance), maybe that movie means he will improve again. Ayushmann is overall a more underrated actor than Ranbir and especially Ranveer imho
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Post by abhijacko on Jan 10, 2019 6:00:59 GMT -8
I think this goes to show my taste does not match the average BW audience at all. I saw Badhaai Ho and absolutely hated it. None of these BW comedies make me laugh even a little. It was barely even a comedy! They kept crying through half of it. Most of BW makes such cheesy, utterly corny movies. None of the questions that would crop up in a situation like this were answered. Instead we had to deal with hours of 'what will the neighbors think.' Total crap. I'm seriously so shocked by the movies the public seems to like. Even Stree was better and I thought that was average too but it was much, much better than Badhai Ho. At least Andhadhun was cooler but the second half went too far and got stretched past its limits. Still deserves credit for a new concept and the first half was great. The movie belonged to Tabu though so I don't know why Ayushman is grabbing credit for it. It was an appropriate representation of that strata of Indian society. What the neighbors would think and what my potential in-laws would think are actually genuine questions in this situation for the family that was shown in the movie
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Post by abhijacko on Jan 10, 2019 6:04:19 GMT -8
Ranbir is a terrific actor, the hype is justified.
Rocket Singh and Wake Up Sid are arguably the best bollywood movies i have seen in the last decade
I like Ayushmann but Ranbir is on another level Both of those came out ca. 10 years ago..I'm not denying that Ranbir is a good actor but he has picked so many garbage movies in this decade and basically made one flop after another. I'm glad he did Sanju (great performance), maybe that movie means he will improve again. Ayushmann is overall a more underrated actor than Ranbir and especially Ranveer imho I enjoy Ayushmann's movies, but I think he is quite limited. Plus, barring Andhadhun I dont think he has done any other challenging role. Almost all of them have been quirky or happy-go-lucky middle-class Indian boy kind of roles. But again he is not a star kid, so he might not get the same opportunities as a Ranbir Kapoor would early in his career. Base purely on performances though, I don't think you can compare him to Ranbir. Ranbir is a brilliant actor when given the right movie/director. Even in crappy movies, his performances do not falter
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Post by gangsta on Jan 10, 2019 8:14:25 GMT -8
I think this goes to show my taste does not match the average BW audience at all. I saw Badhaai Ho and absolutely hated it. None of these BW comedies make me laugh even a little. It was barely even a comedy! They kept crying through half of it. Most of BW makes such cheesy, utterly corny movies. None of the questions that would crop up in a situation like this were answered. Instead we had to deal with hours of 'what will the neighbors think.' Total crap. I'm seriously so shocked by the movies the public seems to like. Even Stree was better and I thought that was average too but it was much, much better than Badhai Ho. At least Andhadhun was cooler but the second half went too far and got stretched past its limits. Still deserves credit for a new concept and the first half was great. The movie belonged to Tabu though so I don't know why Ayushman is grabbing credit for it. Agree with a LOT of things - Tabu being the best thing, easily, about Andhadhun, she is a national treasure. Agree they could have covered a lot of other things - what does the older kid do to plan for a very plausible eventuality of his baby sister's parents retiring/passing away before she is an adult, what complications could arise from a pregnancy at that ripe old age, address the fact that his girlfriend's mother was indeed correct in what she advised her daughter but how the two of them decide to take up the responsibility and the ownership etc etc.... A LOT more could have been covered. But disagree with the rest - Badhaai Ho had me on the floor laughing through a lot of scenes. And even the "what will the neighbors think" part of it, and while it definitely got overplayed, was just hilarious to me.
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Post by tina on Jan 10, 2019 8:30:14 GMT -8
^I don't know why but BW comedies hardly ever make me laugh. I thought Badhaai Ho was exhausting and I was waiting for it to end. At least I get the warm reception for Stree and Andhadhun but for Badhaai ho, I'm at a loss for words.
I also don't really like these tight small focus family movies. There's nothing to see, no visuals to enjoy, no good music, not even good looking faces to look at, and awful comedy for my taste. They cried more than they laughed. I felt like I was watching a low budget TV serial.
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Post by gangsta on Jan 10, 2019 9:05:14 GMT -8
^I also don't really like these tight small focus family movies. There's nothing to see, no visuals to enjoy, no good music, not even good looking faces to look at, and awful comedy for my taste. For a nation that has grown up on a Yash Chopra diet for 2 decades, this is a nice relief to see such small-town films. While Badhaai Ho isn't exactly small "town", it is still about a small clique, a small knit family etc. It is the flavor of the season, and if we know Bollywood well at all, they will all milk it till it starts to bleed.
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Post by abhijacko on Jan 10, 2019 12:49:15 GMT -8
Watched Thugs of Hindostan
- 6/10 I thought it was decent. Not as bad as the critics and reviewers found it to be. Some of the stuff doesn't make sense and it is 30 mins too long. And the performances are nothing to rave about. Especially disappointed with BigB and how he was presented.
Aamir was actually the best thing about it. Carried the movie forward by himself. Action at times was great and at other points looked sh*t. But all these points can be true for a lot of masala movies that become hits, especially Salmans movies
I think it's once again about expectations. This was not a movie worthy of BigB and Aamir coming together for the first time on screen
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Post by mohan10 on Jan 14, 2019 12:41:35 GMT -8
Namaste England - 1/10
What happened to Parineeti ? good grief, awful film.
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Post by tina on Jan 14, 2019 13:03:23 GMT -8
Saw Crazy Rich Asians... awful!! So unbearable that I can't believe people liked it. It was like a soap opera and not even a good one. It could have easily been a Bollywood remake.
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Post by faneu on Jan 14, 2019 22:20:27 GMT -8
Watched Thugs of Hindostan - 6/10 I thought it was decent. Not as bad as the critics and reviewers found it to be. Some of the stuff doesn't make sense and it is 30 mins too long. And the performances are nothing to rave about. Especially disappointed with BigB and how he was presented. Aamir was actually the best thing about it. Carried the movie forward by himself. Action at times was great and at other points looked sh*t. But all these points can be true for a lot of masala movies that become hits, especially Salmans movies I think it's once again about expectations. This was not a movie worthy of BigB and Aamir coming together for the first time on screen Aamir certainly tried his best to save that movie. It's definitely not as bad as the circlejerk would have you believe but still just wasted potential. It could have been really amazing considering the actors, setting etc. I doubt Aamir will do another masala movie again. But yeah the audience can be unpredictable. Sometimes trash like Bodyguard, Kick, most Rohit Shetty movies etc. become Blockbusters and barely anyone talks about the flaws but then with Thugs of Hindostan there is such a huge backlash against the movie that it's doomed to fail. Hell even Salman experienced it with Race 3 (awful but not worse than Ready which was somehow very successful).
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Post by srklover on Jan 15, 2019 8:36:55 GMT -8
Manmarziyaan The more I watched the film, the more I liked it. Great performances from Taapsee and Vicky, even liked Abhishek too. The random appearances of the twins was weird and pretty much the only thing that I didn't like.
Sui Dhaaga Nice movie. Surprised that Varun - Anushka's pairing worked. Had a predictable ending and found the clothes that they had designed very weird.
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Post by srklover on Jan 15, 2019 9:06:58 GMT -8
ManmarziyaanThe more I watched the film, the more I liked it. Great performances from Taapsee and Vicky, even liked Abhishek too. The random appearances of the twins was weird and pretty much the only thing that I didn't like. The twins in Manmarziyaan were a symbolic representation of the dilemma Tapsee's character was in. When the "good" and "bad" are looking the same, it's difficult to chose one between them. That is why the twins were used to represent the confusion Tapsee was in different situations through out. Thanks. That makes more sense now!.
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Post by abhijacko on Jan 15, 2019 9:48:49 GMT -8
I watched Manmarziyan recently as well. Amazing movie with super performances. Tapasee is the best actor of her generation. Better than Alia, who herself is an amazing actor.
And what a movie. Anurag kashyap took a formulaic romantic movie and made it his own, result being a very fresh treatment. It is a modern love triangle and could have been a shallow attempt like meri pyari bindu which also dealt with confused characters. But kashyap ensured that the characters were well chalked out. You knew as a viewer why this person is doing this act or behaving in this way. The result of a skilled story teller.
Will list it as one of my favorite romantic movies this decade
9/10
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Post by abhijacko on Jan 15, 2019 9:49:17 GMT -8
ManmarziyaanThe more I watched the film, the more I liked it. Great performances from Taapsee and Vicky, even liked Abhishek too. The random appearances of the twins was weird and pretty much the only thing that I didn't like. The twins in Manmarziyaan were a symbolic representation of the dilemma Tapsee's character was in. When the "good" and "bad" are looking the same, it's difficult to chose one between them. That is why the twins were used to represent the confusion Tapsee was in different situations through out. Nice. I was curious about the two girls too. Thanks
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Post by SRKFanatic on Jan 15, 2019 10:35:06 GMT -8
I loved Manmarziyaan, but I really think it would have been even better if they cast someone other than Abhishek.
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Post by karan on Jan 15, 2019 18:12:33 GMT -8
Ranbir is by far more talented than any of the newer crop of actors. He struggles with movie selection, but I feel he is courageous to take the choices he does. I mean, he could easily pick the ones that will cement his position at the top, but hasn't done so yet. He is the most talented but his inability to pull of larger-than-life action goes against him as far as box office is concerned. It'll be interesting to see how he fares in Shamshera.
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Post by DonGirl on Jan 15, 2019 21:39:14 GMT -8
ManmarziyaanThe more I watched the film, the more I liked it. Great performances from Taapsee and Vicky, even liked Abhishek too. The random appearances of the twins was weird and pretty much the only thing that I didn't like. Sui DhaagaNice movie. Surprised that Varun - Anushka's pairing worked. Had a predictable ending and found the clothes that they had designed very weird. I watched Sui Dhaaga last week and liked Varun/Anushka too. It was predictable but still charming.
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Post by srklover on Jan 29, 2019 8:31:46 GMT -8
Baazaar
OK time pass movie. Could have been a lot better.
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Post by abhijacko on Jan 31, 2019 12:11:42 GMT -8
Watched Thackeray 4/10. All 4 points for Nawazuddin, because the movie was utter $h!t. Has to be one of the worst movies i have seen in quite some time. Thugs was a thousand times better than this It was like a clip show, interjected with punch line after punch line, 90% of which just never landed. And the titular character was so contradictory. Its hilarious when he talks about the plight of common people and them not getting food and jobs, while drinking imported wine and beer and smoking cigars and hookah in his mansion he spends half the movie protesting against problems his party created. I think Nawazuddin did not read the script and just accepted this movie for the role. And even he was a bit patchy in places, but tolerable. Was waaay better as Manto
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