Hannibal

GENRE : Crime | Drama | Thriller

PLOT : Hannibal Lekter returns to America and contacts agent Starling as he is aimed by one of his victims.

REVIEW : Its been almost ten years and the face of Lekter still lives alive in our mind. The movie has the same psycho thriller environment throughout. The direction is again good but I felt that it lacked a great script. The movie obviously had so much expectations from me and would have from you as well but it don't cross the mark of the silence of the lambs and is a low down. Anthony Hopkins is again brilliant and scary. The movie is creepy in its own way again. Julianne Moore has nicely replaced Jodie Foster. The presence of Hannibal is more and it makes it better. The story was weaker but a rise in gore factor can be seen. On whole the movie is interesting and I've never felt any series having better psycho-thriller environment. Hannibal is definitely creepier than other psychos as without much use of gore he's able to penetrate through the mind. A good sequel definitely.

RATING : - - - - - - 7 - - -

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The Silence of the Lambs

GENRE : Crime | Drama | Thriller

PLOT : Clarice Starling, a young FBI cadet is assigned a case of a serial killer who skins his victims.

REVIEW : In simple language the movie is truly remarkable. The direction of the movie is simply awesome and I loved the screenplay as well. The conversations between Starling and Hannibal Lekter are shot so well and dialogs are written so fine that even though the character of Hannibal don't appear much but still its the one that you'll never forget. Even the character of Buffalo Bill is very much creepy but Lekter wins for me. Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal has delivered a stunning performance. Jodie Foster has also done a good job. The psycho-thriller theme is well established throughout the movie. Its creepy in a sense. The movie is nearly perfect in every aspect. Even the background score settles well enhancing the environment. Its one of the movie you won't forget. Though the character was introduced first in manhunter, its now that it marks its true nature. I would really recommend it to all.

RATING : - - - - - - - - 9 -

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Manhunter

GENRE : Crime | Mystery | Drama

PLOT : An FBI specialist Graham investigates a case of a serial killer.


REVIEW : This one comes out in the 80's when Hannibal Lektor was unknown to the world. The movie seems boring in beginning but it stand to its ground soon after. Michael Mann has made it stylish in his own way with reference to the screenplay and the background score as well as music. The environment is always gripping to the theme. William has done a good job as Graham and is efficient in depicting the characteristics of the character. The role of Hannibal is very less and its not able to create the impact upto the mark. Its nice but not great. The character of Dollarhyde is rather more promising. On whole the movie is not great but its good and worth watch. The thrills are adequate as per the time it was released. Go for it if you like crime thrillers.

RATING : - - - - - - 7 - - -

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Confessions - ( Kokuhaku )

GENRE : Drama | Mystery | Thriller


PLOT : A grieving mother plans out a plant to revenge her daughter's death.

REVIEW : I started off with this movie with much efforts as it seemed too boring initially. And it was true as I felt bored during first half more or less. The movie crawls over a murder of an innocent child and the enraged mother. Even the dialogues keep to monologues heard over a faint music which makes it perfect to sleep. But later the story and the theme starts to build up with the revelations. The pace remains same but it slowly becomes interesting. And am sure when the climax comes you'll be thrilled as was I shocked. The mystery which starts unfolding after about half of the length is pretty good. I only felt that the pace could have been better and they might have shortened the length and it would have been much more interesting. On the whole if you can stand by the pace, then do watch it and you'll find it worth in the end.

RATING : - - - - - - 7 - - -

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404

GENRE : Horror | Drama | Thriller

PLOT : A fresher Abhimanyu starts hallucinating after moving into the room 404 which is said to be haunted by an ex student who committed suicide in that room.

REVIEW : Prawal Raman infamous for Darna Mana Hai and Darna Zaroori hai is the one directing it which I came to know later. The movie starts off well with all the ragging stuff. You might be bothered for below average acts by almost every character in the movie. The concept of the movie is nice but I really wish it could have been incorporated in a better direction and it would have had a bigger budget. Still its not boring and manages to drive off in a nice pace. The twist in the end is appreciating and so is the climax. The movie gets stretchy in between but its worth with respect to the end. So I would say you can definitely go for it for surprise. One time watchable.


RATING : - - - - - 6 - - - -

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Children of Men

GENRE : Sci-Fi | Adventure | Drama

PLOT : The movie progresses in 2027 when humans are no longer fertile to procreate. A former activists Theo agrees to transport a miraculously pregnant woman to an unknown organization where scientist may be able to protect mankind.

REVIEW : I had a lot of expectations from this movie firstly for being nominated for Oscars and secondly coz  Alfonso Cuarón has directed Prisoner of Azkaban as well. But after watching it my expectations are turned down to the ground. The concept of the movie is so attracting that one must go for it but seriously I felt that they ruined it. The movie is too stretchy and too boring in parts. There's nothing much happening for much of a time and it crawls at moments. Some moments are good but they only make it an average flick not the one to make you stand in appreciation. Most of the part I was skipping frames. Clive Owen did a nice job. Watch it if you like dragging movies over a good concept. Otherwise you'll find it an average movie.

RATING : - - - - 5 - - - - -

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Thor

GENRE : Fantasy | Action | Adventure

PLOT : The God of Thunder and an arrogant warrior 'Thor' is cast out in banishment from Asgard to Earth.

REVIEW : I've always loved Marvel movies. Kenneth Branagh directing a superhero flick could have been risky but surprisingly Thor comes out to be big and great. There is no moment in the whole movie where you'll feel like skipping. Moreover After so much time I've seen a movie without skipping forward. Chris Hemsworth has done a terrific job as Thor. His dialogs are great and are the only hints of good humor throughout the movie. I've always loved Natalie Portman. Tom and Anthony are good as well. The action scenes are pretty good and must have been great in 3D. Thor with a beard might look odd for the comic fans but it served well to me. Well yeah do wait for the end of the credits as there is another sequence just like Hulk and Iron Man. It seems they are all set for a grand plot for Avengers. Anyways the movie was very good for me. Scope for betterment surely remains but its a must watch. Great job done there.

RATING : - - - - - - - 8 - -

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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

GENRE : Fantasy | Comedy | Action

PLOT : Scot pilgrim must defeat the seven exes of her girlfriend in order to carry on with her.

REVIEW : Frankly I started on with this movie long back but felt it to be a little boring. Gathered courage to watch it again and to my surprise I enjoyed it after where I had left earlier. So guys just don't go by the start as its quite mocking. One thing you'll learn in the beginning itself that it has got a feel of video game, but that's just the start. Half hour in the movie, you'll gonna love it if you are pretty much into games. It may remind you of back years when you used to play them if you're old enough. The style of direction is the wow thing about this movie. The storyline is easily predictable. The acts are fine. All the visual effects are just adequate to manage the feel of a video game. The music is good. Few liners are good including the pac-man one and will make you smile. The co-relation of the movie can be felt if seen deeply as it follows the current code of conduct of the teenagers regarding their life.  Though I strongly feel that its not quite conveyed. All the way the movie is entertaining after the first half an hour with all the action sequences. Its a must for all video game lovers.

RATING : - - - - - - 7 - - -

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