The A-Team- REVIEW

DIRECTED BY: JOE CARNAHAN

STARRING: LIAM NEESON as HANNIBAL SMITH
BRADLEY COOPER as FACE
QUINTON JACKSON as BARACUS
SHARLTO COPLEY as MURDOCK
JESSICA BEIL as SOSA

This week’s Hollywood flick A-Team is based on 80s television show of the same name. This movie is from start to end hardcore action flick.

Cal. Smith and his team are known for their bravery and to complete impossible missions. After serving for many years to country they are trapped in a mission and as a result they got court-martialed from Army and sent to prison. But nothing can stop them they flew out from prison to prove that they were trapped and to take revenge from those who were behind all that unlawful act. Meanwhile in all this process you enjoy lots and lots of mind-cracking action.

This is for hardcore action lovers and I am confident that they will enjoy it. Superb stunts and really rocking climax makes this movie a must watch. The movie is thoroughly entertaining.

The movie is high on style and looks. All five lead actors have performed their part superbly.

I highly recommend to watch this if like guns and bullets and lots of Action.

RATING: 7.5 OUT OF 10.

THE KARATE KID

STARRING: JADEN SMITH (SON OF WILL SMITH)

                      JACKIE CHAN

Last movie got released for kids before the summer vacation gets over, THE KARATE KID. This is the remake of 1984 film of the same name.

Story is of a 12 year old kid who has moved to china from USA with his mother. As soon as he reaches Beijing he finds himself in to trouble by taking the attention of school bullies. The kid gets beaten down by those bullies and finds difficult to defend himself until one day Mr.Han (Jackie Chan) comes to help him out. Here starts kid’s journey to learn kung fu and defeating those bullies in the Kung Fu tournament.

This time the lead cast (the kid and those bullies) has been kept much younger than the original movie to attract the teen audience and this will differentiate this from the 80’s movie.

Movie stars Jaden Smith (whom we have seen giving heart touching performance in PERSUIT OF HAPPYNESS with his father WILL SMITH) and Jackie Chan. These two has managed to keep the movie enjoyable till the end, even if the end was predictable. The training sessions of kung fu between these two are high point of the movie. The tournament part was also enjoyable. This time I have seen Jackie Chan in much matured way than his usual comic roles. But the one who impress the most is Jaden Smith, the kid has given a good screen time and proven to be an entertainer.

Those who have not seen the 80’s THE KARATE KID will like this one and those who have seen the original will not dislike and kids (for whom the movie is made for) will enjoy this.

All in all a good movie.

RATING: 6 OUT OF 10.

RAAJNEETI- (REVIEW) ( PPP-Power Packed Performances)

DIRECTED BY: PRAKASH JHA

STARRING: NANA PATEKAR, AJAY DEVGN, ARJUN RAMPAL, RANBIR KAPOOR, MANOJ BAJPAI, KATRINA KAIF & NASHIRUDDIN SHAH.

Looking at the Prakash Jha’s previous movies I have found one thing common that whatever the storyline, it’s the characters that lead the movie to a different level where you see the movie from the perspective of the characters only. Here In Rajneeti, I found the same thing but this time there are so many powerful characters which leads the movie.

Movie is based on modern day political environment which takes the characters of The epic Mahabharata in the backdrop and How those characters would work in present scenario.

Nana patekar is playing vital role of mentor of arjun & ranbir. He is a politician who has seen and understands the whole political system very well. Arjun rampal is emerging politician with lot of aggression, who sees himself as new face of the party which is running by his family. Manoj bajpai is also emerging politician who believes that he is the only person entitle to get the whole power. Ajay devgn on the other hand comes from minority, whose loyalty toward his leader is everything for him and can do anything for that. Katrina kaif portrays a girl who is traded off for the politics and unwontedly dragged to the dirty world of politics. Ranbir is the guy who believes that the active politics is not for him despite born in the political family but he also has to drag himself in the politics for his family and honor.

Who has read or seen Mahabharata on screen will understand the whole story and who portrays which kind of Mahabharata character. So no need of story to tell.

Performance: after a long time I have seen Manoj Bajpai in such a powerful character and portraying it with great conviction, the energy required for this character was seen in him. Arjun rampal has played his part equally well and with sincerity ( WHO SAYS ARJUN CAN’T ACT? WATCH THIS MOVIE). Katrina Kaif was good but she had not much to do. Ajay devgn was also powerful, full of energy. Though this time he has not much powerful role has he had in earlier Prakash Jha movie. Real scene stiller are Nana patekar and Ranbir Kapoor, specially Ranbir. He hass overpowered every one in the movie with solid performance(10 ON 10). Nashiruddin shah was in special appearance and did well.

All in all a worth watching movie for some superb performances and engaging storyline. Mr.Jha has done wonderful and this time his style looks more commercial. Good.

RATING: 7 OUT OF 10.