Nehru stadium in Chennai - Vijay Film awards

Well, on saturday afternoon we got few tickets for Vijay Film awards that was held in Nehru stadium in Chennai. We started around 6 pm from house and it was a 45 mins drive for Rs 100 from Kodambakkam to Nehru stadium by auto-rickshaw. As usual we need to pass through the heavy saturday traffic to reach the stadium :-( Crossing T-Nagar on a sunny day is one of the greatest adventures for a person in chennai :-)

Our tickets were of balcony-3 category. The gate 3 entrance was for balcony-3 . I think, balcony-1 was were film stars were sitting and it was infront of the dias in the form of lot of small round-tables that numbered to around 50. The crowd was pouring in quickly and by around 7.00 , the indoor-stadium appeared to be very much closely packed up. I could find people sitting on the pathway / steps too !

The dias was brilliantly decorated that actually raised our expectations of the event to new heights. The lighting effects were very good. There were lot of displays (small and big). The digital background images and animation was very good . Gopi , the anchor of 'Neeya Naana' was the anchor for the vijai film awards too ! We were able to see many movie stars coming throughout the evening at regular intervals. The show started with Karthik performing few of tamil movie songs (old and new). Got a glimpse of various famous actors and actresses in tamil film industry. It was very enjoyable ! The crowd was very lively as they raised the pitch whenever an actor was named or shown as arriving over the big display .

This was the first time, i watched a film awards function lively. I felt that they played lot of different music that was heard for the first time . But, the audio was not very clear :-( I think, the balcony-1 people would have relished the music and visuals very well compared to either balcony-2 or balcony-3. Further, the dances appeared to be very good, but not extra-ordinary. Maybe, they were extra-ordinary but since i watched it lively for the first time, i could not find the difference. In the television screen, everything appears to be excellent !! :-)

I am sure, vijay television will be soon broadcasting this and hope to see it again !

You are Who You Meet

Well, recently i watched an interesting movie in Star Movies. It was a very simple movie but i liked the information conveyed ! You can guess the name of the movie from the small review that i am presenting here :) All the best !

The movie revolves around two strangers who come in touch with each other . One of them(Morgan Freeman) is trying to become an actor and other(Lori) is a cashier who is bored with life and looking to switch off her job . The circumstances end up in both of them driving together in LA . They have lot of conversations about the happenings in their life and infact about their likes/hates too. The best part was the song sung by Morgan Freeman and the spanish song sung by Lori while they commute in the car. Morgan's song trick helps Lori a lot. The film conveys a point in life - "You are who you meet" !

Here is the BIGGG clue for you - This is the first film in history to be legally released for download through the internet while it was still in theaters :-) I think, i gave the answer in a different way !

Okay, were you able to guess it ?? Yes, it is '10 Items or Less' :-) . The movie was really very simple and soft. I liked the acting. I would like to appreciate the director's ability of converting a very simple happening into a good movie . I hope this movie would have been been a hit just because these incidents are nowadays common happenings of fast life . It is not a surprise that some may feel like their real life incident/own story :-)

Bedtime stories become True :-)

Recently, i saw an English Movie . I would like you to guess it from the review .

Well, it starts by a man narrating his own story of running a hotel along with his two kids. One of the kid is very smart and his ideas are awesome. The hotel in debt is sold to another guy who enters into an agreement that if that kid works continuously and grows enough, that kid would be the owner of the hotel. Days pass by and the kid grows up, the hotel multiplies in size, customers too multiply, but the kid is still working(Adam Sandler). The owner did not select him by default to run the hotel :-( One day, he does baby-sitting to help his sister. This being his first experience with kids, he converts the daily happenings into a story and conveys it to the kids. The kids add few twists and give some reasonable suggestions to the bedtime stories. To his surprise, he finds that the next day the things that were told by the kids in bedtime story happen true :-). Adam tries to use this trick to get his hotel that he has deserved for a very long time as per the agreement. The stories are mix of various ages of history :-)

Were you able to guess it ? yup, it is 'Bedtime Stories'. Though the basic idea seems to be that of a kid's/family movie. The events are not clearly inter-woven and it may not be pleasing to the kids too. It appears as a very very normal movie :-)

A room full of Diamond Vanishes

Hey, today i returned earlier. While flipping through the channels, i stopped in Star Movies to watch an English Movie. I will give you a clue for you to guess the movie in the form of a small movie review :-) All the Best !

This movie is full of mixed emotions & ambitions. It revolves around an unmarried lady living just for her career , but never got promoted & an old guy who lost his wife to cancer 15 years back. Both are working for the worlds largest diamond company in London . The lady is angry with the company as she has been denied promotions many times. The old guy is angry with the life insurance company that delayed money transfer with lot of clauses which inturn had been the main reason for his wife's defeat to cancer. Both join together to take revenge against their enemies. The interesting point is the link between the diamond company and the insurance company. Old guy's tactic to make the insurance company pay a huge amount to the diamond company is very thoughtful . The funny part is that the lady never thought that the entire room would be empty and company would be losing almost its entire business such that her job would be at stake.

Were you able to guess it ? Yes, it is 'FLAWLESS'. The movie is fantastic and deserves credit for demonstrating various scenarios that has to be taken care in this modern world - the various wrong things that a person will do while he/she is angry over somone, the problems that can occur if someone loses a loved ones due to unwanted reasons, problems that can occur due to an unsatisfied employee and problems that can occur if one is always behind money. This movie is told as a flashback just like 'Godzilla'.

Maniac in Car

Today, i happened to see another English movie. I think, it is very easy for you to guess the movie . Lemme tell you the clue in the form of Movie review .

It is a frightening movie about a physcopath in a car. It is so terrible. It is about a Man(Lunatic) calling himself as 'Stuntman Mike' - physcopath. His car has been used for stunts in movies and passenger seat in it is too horrible. He terms his car as death-proof . He follows some girls and joins them for beer in a highway restaurant who are unaware of his maniac character. While leaving to house, he smashes their car causing a head-on crash with his car. This physcopath survives as his car is death-proof for the driver, but all the girls in the other car get killed. He escapes from the eyes of the Law. After few years, he tries the same with another set of girls. But, this gang has stunt performers who really take him and give him a fitting reply in a terrific car chase.

I think, you would have guessed it correctly. Yes, it is 'Death Proof'. The movie is about a maniac driving a car . It is frightening. I wonder how such movies are thought of & directed. It looks to be a different movie and fits into the physcopath category.

Transports himself to anywhere on Earth :-)

Today i watched an English Movie in Star Movies. Try to guess the movie from the brief narration that i am providing to you :-). Here is the movie review .
While giving a gift to his crush, he almost drowns and discovers that he can go instantaneously to anyplace on earth and avoid/escape from the disaster/danger. He takes lot of photos and uses them to go to his desired places by looking/thinking about the place. He discovers that there has been a fight going on between the guys who transport themselves to any place and the paladins. Paladins are always after killing the guys who transport themselves to any part of the Earth. He robs bank and lives a luxurious life and the story takes a new twist when he goes for his school crush. Uses this trick to take his crush to Rome. Later, realises through one of his friend of same skill, that his family and friends are in risk. He rushes to save everyone and finally gets transported to unknown location to live peacefully :-)

Hope you were able to guess it. Yes, it is 'JUMPER'. The use of technology is excellent and i appreciate the graphics. It has some scenes as in the 'Matrix' movie but not in the exact same fashion. But, i find the story to be very weak. It looks to be an ordinary movie but with some visual effects. Heard that 'Jumper 2' is about to be released in 2011. Hope it has a strong story & much more !

Movie Rating Formula

I am planning for quantitative information while movie reviews. Here, I am listing few of the requirements for a movie & corresponding points against those requirements. The grand final total comes to 100 points.

1. Story - 10
2. Acting - 10
3. Songs - 5
4. Dance - 5
5. Action - 10
6. Comedy - 10
7. Technology - 10
8. Editing - 10
9. Dialogues - 5
10. Introduction & Climax - 5
11. Success % among youth - 5
12. Success % among kids - 5
13. Success % among middle age - 5
14. Success % among old age - 5

Altogether, it is 100 points . Lemme know if you have other points in mind .

Rooster-man

Today, i saw an interesting Tamil Movie. The clue for this movie in a single line is - 'Rooster-man'. I will provide the other big clue in the form of Movie review .

Just like Superman, He-Man, SpiderMan & Krishh here comes the another man - RoosterMan. :-) . It mixes the story of an indian robinhood wearing a Rooster mask along with Lord Muruga, CBI, romance, action, technology & thriller.In this modern era, website is used for logging in the complaints for getting a solution. (Even in the film 'Anniyan', the superhero was maintaining a website to get in the complaints from the people) . But here, the author has introduced a new way of helping people in the name of God by getting their queries/worries in small sheets attached to the tree in Lord Muruga temple. He satisfies every tiny request from the people.The story also has a side track of DIG trying to trace the RoosterMan to prove to the world that he is a Man and not God. It involves lot of magical fights with the help of graphics technology . Some events appear magical because of improper editing :-) . The climax comes so suddenly while i was thinking 'Here comes the interesting part of the story, the author is going to give some punching thing here' ! . Few fights are so astonishing that they do not use gun to kill instead fight with hands in the middle of the forest. The movie would be liked by the school boys , but i think it will not get enough recognition with the youth/ middle adge / old age people. The theatres promote this movie by providing rooster masks for the kids arriving to watch the movie :-).

Plus - The songs are nice. The Rooster Mask would be a hit with the kids. The simple songs will replace the other kids songs for this year. The fights are magical :-).

Minus - Improper editing, Sudden climax, Weak punch dialogues.

Ok, were you able to guess it ? The movie is 'Kandhaswamy' casted by Chiyaan Vikram & Shreya. Congrats for those who guessed it correctly . I am also promoting the winners with a free offer - you will get a free egg from hen if you buy a hen from me !! heheh :-) Just kidding . Cya !

Russian and German Snipers

Today, i saw an interesting film related to World War II. To make this review interesting & different from normal 'movie review style', i suggest you to try & guess the name of the movie from the brief narration that i provide you :-)

It revolves around Stalingrad where two Russian and German snipers play around with their super sharp skills. Russians try to save every inch of Stalingard while the Germans sneak in to get every inch of Stalingrad . The idea of showing military hats to mis-direct the enemies and also the idea of using other army's dress seem to be common war strategies from ancient time. The use of Heroes name to make false public announcements about the success to motivate the army sounds to be a very very familiar war strategy (Even in the film gladiator, you would find a similar strategy). Here it is Vassili Zaitsev(Russian) who strats from zero and becomes a hero(sniper) after knocking down enough number of Germans with his sharp skills. Germans hire a top sniper(Konig) to eliminate this sharp Russian snipper. Konig shoots almost everyone he sees within a fraction of second. The war between these two snipers in Stalingrad is so exiting to watch as both of them display good expertise and tricks.

hahaha :) Ok, That is the big clue that you could have got for any kind of guess game !! Have you guessed the movie name ? Congrats if you have guessed it correctly, else No problem, better
luck during the next movie review post.
The movie name is ~~~> 'Enemy at the Gates' <~~~. It is worth for watching !