X-Men Origins: Wolverine *****

Movie Details : Science Fiction / Fantasy

Starring : Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston, will.i.am, Lynn Collins, Taylor Kitsch, Ryan Reynolds

Release Date : May 1, 2009

Writers : David Benioff, Skip Woods

Editing : Nicolas De Toth,Megan Gill

Producer : Hugh Jackman, Lauren Shuler Donner, Ralph Winter, John Palermo, Louis G. Friedman,  Richard Donner, Stan Lee
Music : Harry Gregson-Williams
Cinematography : Donald McAlpine

Runtime : 107 min.
Director : Gavin Hood

Website: http://www.x-menorigins.com/

Review

From what I have been watching the last couple of days, I guess, directors have somehow run out of good stories and now have focussed on comic book stories which have originally continue to keep us perpetually enthralled with its characters. So it is not a surprise that for comic book fans movies on the same would be like an alternate reality to relive the comic book.

So well this movie by far is the best movie I have seen this week. Its worth every penny you spend on the movie. Right from the beginning to the end, it will have you think what would be next and how the plot would unfold.

I loved the cinematography and the editing. Victor is very convincing in his role and had me waiting for his next move. The climax is pretty thrilling.

The plot is quite captivating. However, it is way away from the comic book I have on the Wolverine Origins. According to the comic book, Victor and James are not brothers. There is another character called Rose who plays an important role in the story. Instead of being a lumberjack, in the actual story, he works for a quarry.  The comic book also enraptures you with its story weaving. In the end of that story, Wolverine goes to live with the wolves losing Rose and having Victor has his enemy.  It is darker and its more gripping.

But well, frankly speaking, I dont know where the movie story has been adapted from. I have not read that comic story. But whatever it is, the story is equally good and brings in credence to the story that would follow in the series of X-men movies.

Ok, there were areas which were pretty predictable but it can be excused as comic book stories are somewhat predictable.

Inspite of that, I loved every bit of that movie. If you liked x-men movies, you will definitely like this. If they are making other origins, I would be definitely waiting for it.

Loved the effects and Hugh Jackman’s bod is simply amazing. And yeah as per reviews, its all REAL.. Buhahaha !!

If you have not already watched it, go for it.

Bolt (A hero is unleashed) **

Movie Details : Animation

Starring : John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essman, Mark Walton, Malcolm McDowell

Release Date : November 21, 2008

Writers : Idea, Chris Sanders

Screenplay : Chris Williams, Dan Fogelman

Producer : Clark Spencer, John Lasseter

Music : John Powell

Runtime : 96 minutes
Director : Chris Williams, Byron Howard

Website: http://www.disney.go.com/disneyvideos/animatedfilms/bolt/

Review

I am a lover of animation and this was no different. It was simplistic in its story and had a lot of humor points. The story is about a actor dog ( Bolt) whose reality is based on the movie he stars in and the story evolves as Bolt gets to the outside world and realizes via different story points that he is actually a normal dog. He befriends a street cat and his big fan, a hamster.

The script is funny and the beginning is a bit slow but it catches up in the end.

My take is that the quality of animation is awesome. The story could have been worked on a little bit more. I loved the cat and the dog interactions. The hamster was too much to take. He had some long ridden things to say which grated on my ears..

Some of the kids left the theatre mid way.

I would say you could watch this in DVD.

Terminator Salvation ( The Eng Begins) **

Movie Details : Science Fiction/Fantasy

Starring : Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Moon Bloodgood, Bryce Dallas Howard, Common, Jadagrace Berry. Michael Ironside, Helena Bonham Carter

Release Date : June 5, 2009

Writers
Screenplay : John Brancato, Michael Ferris
Characters :James Cameron, Gale Anne Hurd

Producer : Derek Anderson, Victor Kubicek, Jeffrey Silver, Moritz Borman
Music : Danny Elfman
Cinematography : Shane Hurlbut

Runtime : 115 min.
Director : McG

Website: http://terminatorsalvation.warnerbros.com/

Review

I was not happy with this movie.  If you look at the prequels, the audience would have been expecting something of a nutcracker script and story..

But well the story somehow gets mixed in too many effects and though the thread of the story keeps showing itself in the movie every now and then, I felt I was watching some thrown away scene parts of Matrix, some of Star Wars and none of the actual Terminator gripping story lines.

The past two movies did not allow me to get out of the story once it started. This one was making me itch to get off and get out ASAP.

They should have stopped at Terminator 3. I can tell you that the TV series is much better.

But thats my very personal opinion. For all I know, you might like it. Many have.

Have a good week.

I have decided to open a new category called Baruah Chronicles where I would attempt to elucidate our shared efforts to make our life easier and better by doing sometimes creative stuff or by generally adopting concepts which we think would improve our life, etc..

Mostly, it would contain what I like to call as “Baruaisms”

It was not some time back that Rocky finally gave in to his fascination of the Mosquito Bat. We are not that great mosquito net fans. So after much bzzzzzzzzz and red welts due to mosquito bites inspite of the mosquito mat, Rocky decided to get the ultimate weapon THE MOSQUITO BAT.  This happened while he went to get a gift for a little one’s bday. Along with the gift Rocks very excitedly displayed the bat and declared that we are coming to an end of the battle with mosquito critters..

Anyway, like any typical absent minded wife used to her darling’s moments, I nod my head in the general direction and do my usual oooh and aaah and WOWs..

Rocky proudly shows me that the bat in question comes with a torchlight as well… ALL THE BETTER TO SPOT the mosquito, he says.

I nod and nod some more. And just like any wife, I think we are getting somewhere with this..  )

The first few days, Rocks awaited in anticipation to use the shining bat. Much to his despair, he could not find a single mosquito to use it on. I slept and snored while he waited for the mosquitoes to bite the bat.

ONE Fine day, he finally got the chance to swipe at the bugs with his bat. And true to the bats deal, it went PZZZT, PZZT PZZZZT as if something was roasting at a superfast speed.

Rocks was tremendously happy.  Now this bat becomes his best friend. He keeps it by his side and swipes it now and then when we are relaxing or talking together and we see  the bugs..

One night, it was some 3 AM or so, and as usual the mosquito critters were at their active best.

I am deep in my world of dreams dreaming of all the good food I am eating and doing all the things one does in dreams.. Suddenly, I hear from a far away land… PZZT PZZZZT PZZZTTTT….. PAUSE …PZZT PZZZZT PZZZTTTT…..PZZT PZZZZT PZZZTTTT…..PZZT PZZZZT PZZZTTTT….. PAUSE  PZZT PZZZZT PZZZTTTT…..PZZT PZZZZT PZZZTTTT…..

I come back to the reality super fast and blearily squint in the darkness and what do I see.

Rocks,  sitting and reaching this side and that, on the bed, swiping hard at the mosquitos.
Well… I am too sleepy to react and I fall back to sleep and try to find continuity in my dreams..

After some more attacks like this, it no longer bothers me.. 2 AM, 4 AM, 6 AM, I have Rocks … swiping the bat.

Just like any human habit.. now, Rocky keeps the bat by his pillow and automatically swipes at the so called prey  with closed eyes.. WHOOOSH WHOOSH and then PZZT PZZZZT PZZZTTTT…..PZZT PZZZZT PZZZTTTT…..PZZT PZZZZT PZZZTTTT….. WHOOSH WHOOSH and then Silence.. Again.. .SNOREEEEEEEEEEEE

And then WHOOSH WHOOSH and then PZZT PZZZZT PZZZTTTT…..PZZT PZZZZT PZZZTTTT…..PZZT PZZZZT PZZZTTTT….. PZZT PZZZZT PZZZTTTT…..

After few days and nights of this, I could not stop. I had to just laugh it out and I  laughed and I laughed and I laughed.. and I told him to beat it and sleep and forget the illusion of power one got by wielding a bat with light..

We finally decided that Mosquito BAT be Put to rest and Mosquito NET be allowed to keep away the pests.

Why reinvent the wheel.

And to end it all, Rocky proudly with a wicked wink, starts singing the fast version of

BATMAN…BATMAN…BATMAN.BATMAN…BATMAN…BATMAN..BATMAN ( fade out)

And I heave a sigh of relief…

MORAL : MOSQUITO BAT does not work.. it just is a good play toy for all of us. Buhahahah !!