just saw…

julie & julia - it was a delight watching this one. meryl streep can make a talented actress like amy adams look like a day 1 kindergartener. loved all the french food and the 50s france. based on a true story and a book by same name, its pretty nicely shot with lives of two women across 50 years side by side. stanley tucci was impressive as julia’s husband. where can i get bouef bourguignon in b’lore? 7.5/10

3 idiots -much ado abt pretty much nothing. the humor was good but otherwise just a crapload of “placed” scenes to milk emotions. a lot of rejected scenes from the munna bhai movies must have made it into this one. 6.0/10

avatar - judging by the sappy storyline, i wud give it a 5/10. the technology was quite brilliant deserving a 9+. all in all as a movie it failed to hold my attention. oh the climax action made it worth the wait tho. 6.5/10

a serious man - i love movies that don’t take themselves too seriously. coen bros make a lot of these comedies. this was incredibly funny most of the time. if you liked burn after reading, barton fink, napolean dynamite etc. brand of comedy, you will feel at home with this. 7.6/10

the hurt locker - 9 nominations? it was just another war movie. nothing unique, nor realistic, no characters, no story, no nothing. peeves me no end to see something like this getting the recognition it is getting.  7.2/10

up in the air - very unique script. extremely funny and manages to develop the characters well enough for you to care for them. clooney is quite awesome. we need more movies like this mr. reitman! 7.9/10

thank you for smoking - as good as up in the air and just as quirky in its subject matter from the same director. you will have to watch this if you liked up in the air. 7.9/10

sherlock holmes - hahahah. i was mighty impressed. holmes the superhero. holmes the bare-knuckle boxer. holmes the alcoholic. guy ritchie has definitely started a trend here. i wish he was making avatar the last airbender instead of shyamalan. 7.7/10

antichrist - shocking and gruesome for the heck of it? i dunno. saw it cuz of lars von trier and charlotte gainsbourg. without doubt the most gross movie ive seen in a long time. was very happy that it was over when it was over. its nice though that someone still keeps the art of making movies unfenced. 6.5/10

500 days of summer - refreshing and original. might redefine the romcom genre (hopefully). extremely good soundtrack.. like garden state, juno etc. good performances too. felt the same way i felt after watching ‘before sunrise’, my sassy girl and ‘annie hall’ for the first time. definitely a long time favourite. the soundtrack is worth a buy. 7.8/10

9 - must admit i got this movie by mistake (instead of nine, i got 9). it was a good watch though. visually stunning fantasy ride set in an post-apocalyptic world. watch if you like totally offbeat animation and story. 7.3/10

ishqiya - dint understand the dialogues. they seemed to be funny because everyone was laughing. visually and aurally it was a treat. looked to me like a tribute to the old hollywood westerns and to butch cassidy and sundance kid to some extent. i will skip rating this till it comes on dvd and i can watch with subs.

men who stare at goats - what has gotten into clooney lately? he is excellent in pretty much any role he has been in. jeff bridges is awesome as always. men who stare at goats gives a hilarious view of the US army not all of which is fiction. must watch anti-war timepass movie. oh its a bbc production 7.0/10