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It is an individual's views and is not backed by any corporate/media/other organization.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640939499872150217.post-3186672015329210542011-09-18T12:23:00.000-07:002011-09-18T12:44:34.782-07:00WARRIOR MOVIE REVIEW<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Warrior is an action-drama
centered around Tommy (Hardy) and Brendan Conlon (Edgerton) who get into a mixed
martial art fighting tournament called Sparta.
The film is directed by Gavin O’Connor and stars Tom Hardy, Joel
Edgerton along with Academy Award nominee Nick Nolte, Frank Grillo and Jennifer
Morrison.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Pros :</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">A very overdone plot -where a
guy fights to save his family and the ones that he cares about - was very well
presented. The story wouldn’t have been
able to attract the crowds if it wasn’t handled well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The story was well built and
had a perfect balance of drama and action as it slowly moved from the family
life to the tournament. The whole second half was full of nail biting fights in
the championship along with peoples’ reactions and expectations. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The writer gave proper
attention to the characters giving details of their backgrounds that ultimately
gives them the motive to be a part of the tournament. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">A Russian fighter named Koba,
played by Kurt Angle, was introduced. He had never lost any fight and was
proposed to win the championship. As an audience you are anxious to know which
out of the two Tommy and Brenda</span>n is going to fight him and who will finally win the war? <span style="font-size: 11pt;">You
as a viewer don’t want to answer that, coz not only it is hard for you to
decide but also difficult for you to pick your favourite. The director had so
cleverly introduced the protagonists and narrated their stories that it is
simply impossible to choose. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The action director must be
praised for all the fight sequences as both the protagonists had their own way
of fighting which was completely different from the other. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The climax was unexpected and
appropriate. I really like endings that don’t have a montage at the end saying
‘…and they all lived happily ever after’. I like films that cut as soon as the conflict
is resolved. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The dialogues were carefully
written and placed to reduce the pressure on the viewers that is building
continuously. They will definitely bring a little smile on your face. You can
read a few of these </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1291584/quotes"><span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 11pt;">here</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;">. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The movie was very well
directed, giving no space for any kind of loopholes or continuity errors. I was
waiting if there is an error in the movement when the camera switched to
different angles, but I couldn’t find any. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">From my experience I can say
that the pre-production was really strong.
The director knew exactly what he wanted and hence even minute details
like stubble, random messages on the gym white board etc. were taken care of. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The art department did a nice
job taking care of the different looks of gyms, classrooms and of course that
of the tournament. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The cinematography had
something new. There was a very slow shift of focus from one subject to another
in various scenes, which I felt was nice. There were some POVs in the fight sequences
that looked brilliant. It appeared as if the hands came out of the camera and
hit the fighter. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The actors did full justice
to their roles, the efforts in bringing out the appropriate look was seen. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">I loved the movie completely.
I am not going to say anything here just for the heck of writing something.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Tom Hardy already has movies
like Inception, Rocknrolla and awaited The Dark Knight rises in his credential
and Warrior is an addition in the same. The movie will definitely bring Joel Edgerton
to the limelight and we expect to see him in good projects in the future. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">This is one of the best films
of 2011. It’s a Must watch for guys as
well as girls, and if you find no reason to watch it, just go for Tom Hardy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Acting and Cast : 9/10</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Script : 8.5/10 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Direction : 9.5/10</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">OVERALL RATING : 9/10</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">I believe that it is these
kinds of films that make us like Hollywood so much. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">I saw the film after an 8 ‘o
clock morning lecture on a Sunday after a Saturday night where hardly slept and
I wasn’t drowsy at all. I didn’t need coffee, cola or popcorn to pass the time. The movie held me right from the start till
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">There were several scenes
where I wanted to get from my seat and cheer for Tommy or Brendan. However, there
were moments in the movie where the audience got so involved that everyone
clapped and people started celebrating as if we were watching a live
match. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">After watching Warrior, I am
even curious to watch The Dark Knight Rises. I am eager to see Bane (Hardy)
take over Batman (Bale).</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640939499872150217.post-23621686853318503932011-09-15T08:26:00.000-07:002011-09-15T23:35:41.419-07:00Contagion Review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">Contagion is a film about America’s reaction to a deadly virus-borne disease that spreads within days. A film by Steven Soderbergh (the maker of Ocean’s trilogy and Oscar nominated Traffic), staring Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Laurence Fishburne, Marion Cotillard, Jennifer Ehle and Gwyneth Paltrow.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">The script was good and did not make the movie boring or monotonous. The reactions of the people were well depicted. And there was a perfect balance between medical research and political reactions. One could see the research done in order to present the situation on screen. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The intro of the film was very strong. The focus on things that you touch - the glass, doorknobs, poles in the bus, etc. - that would lead to the spread of the virus helped build the tension. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The movie very interestingly starts from Day 2 of the infection and you wonder where is Day 1? Well it comes at the end when the inception of the virus comes into picture.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The cast was carefully chosen, I must say. The acting was different from the typical larger than life Hollywood characters. The characters looked real, panicked and sometimes overreacted in situations that they faced. However, more was expected of Matt Damon, he was a bit of disappointment. It was not a movie for his fans, as he looked fat, old and had a very limited role. The rest five roles were very interesting especially <a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=6640939499872150217&postID=2362168685331850393" name="_GoBack"></a>of Dr. Ellis Cheever played by Laurence Fishburne. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The dialogues were serious but amusing at the same time, especially the ones used by Jude Law or at him. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">More was expected from the film, as it suddenly jumped from Day 31 to Day 131, from the time the vaccine is tested to the time it comes to the markets.</div><div class="MsoNormal">Also since the movie talked about the effect of the virus on the world in, I felt covering Europe, India, Australia etc. was needed. The research conducted by countries apart from America was not included at all. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">In a scene where Marion Cotillard reviews the footage of the Casino visited by Gwyneth Paltrow (Mrs. Emhoff) just before contracting the disease comprised of different cuts and angles which are not possible from the CCTV perspective. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The movie had a lot of potential to be edited in a non-linear manner since a lot was going on at the same time. But I guess the makers were afraid of taking the risk. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">I won’t call the movie a must-watch but I would still recommend it for one time watch. It gives us a break from the usual over the top Hollywood cinema that we are used to see, without making it look like a documentary. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Acting and Cast : 9/10</div><div class="MsoNormal">Script : 8/10</div><div class="MsoNormal">Direction : 7/10</div><div class="MsoNormal">Cinematography : 6/10</div><div class="MsoNormal">Editing : 6/10</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Well I won’t categorize this film as a Thriller or Action (that I saw on the poster at the theater) but rather Horror and Drama. For me fear does not arise from ghosts but real life situations that were depicted in the film. </div><div class="MsoNormal">When I came out of the theater, I was happy that I was not in the U.S. and nobody around me was coughing. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I wasn’t really happy with disclosing the event that lead to the birth of the virus on Day 1. I think it would have been left open. </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0