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	<title>Musings - Abhay S. Kushwaha &#187; Movies</title>
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		<title>The Darjeeling Limited</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2007 11:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abhay S</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forgot who sent me here but there&#8217;s no way I am going to miss this movie.

An emotional comedy about three brothers re-forging family bonds. The eldest, played by Wilson, hopes to reconnect with his two younger siblings by taking them on a train trip across the vibrant and sensual landscape of India.

The trailer is delicious.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Forgot who sent me here but there&#8217;s no way I am going to miss <a href="http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox_searchlight/thedarjeelinglimited/trailerb/">this movie</a>.</p>
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An emotional comedy about three brothers re-forging family bonds. The eldest, played by Wilson, hopes to reconnect with his two younger siblings by taking them on a train trip across the vibrant and sensual landscape of India.
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<p>The trailer is delicious.</p>
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		<title>Blade: Trinity (Movie Review)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2005 06:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abhay S</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been some time since I&#8217;ve written a review of a movie that I&#8217;ve seen. I saw Blade: Trinity yesterday and well, this movie is good as any to start.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It has been some time since I&#8217;ve written a review of a movie that I&#8217;ve seen. I saw Blade: Trinity yesterday and well, this movie is good as any to start.</p>
<p><img src="graphics/050313_blade_trinity.jpg" align="left" border=0" alt="Blade: Trinity" hspace="3" /><strong>Movie:</strong> Blade: Trinity<br />
<strong>Rating:</strong> 2.50/10</p>
<p><strong>Cast:</strong> Wesley Snipes, Jessica Biel, Dominic Purcell &#038; Ryan Reynolds<br />
<strong>Direction:</strong> David S. Goyer<br />
<strong>Certification:</strong> Mature<br />
<strong>Genre:</strong> Action/Horror/Thriller/Fantasy</p>
<p>This is one of those movies that I regret wasting time over. One of those that shouldn&#8217;t have been made, simply for the fact there is nothing to be shown. There is no plot/story to the entire movie unless you want to call the flimsy excuse to make the movie a <em>plot</em>. At the end of the movie, I was left wondering, &#8220;So, what&#8217;s up doc?&#8221;</p>
<p>Blade (Wesley Snipes) is back at hunting down vampires but now he&#8217;s wanted by FBI. Set-up and cornered, his best friends (if he had any) dead, he realises he will have to fight the first vampire, Dracula himself, who has been brought back by an unknown but rich clan of vampires for some techno-geek reason. Okay, so he does. That&#8217;s about it.</p>
<p>The acting is forced at best. Most people in the movie were probably clueless about what they were doing, perhaps even not even identifying with their characters. The new fad of having <em>professional wrestling</em> stars mean the fighting moves from the regular style to somewhat ring-style&#8212;and that&#8217;s too obvious and forced as well. The scenes lack intensity like movies of 1930s lacked colour. In some rare instances, the cinematography works but you can only do so much when the screenplay is stupid at best and dialogues cliche and full of useless mature language that does not suit the movie, the scenes or the characters that mouth them. There were a few one-liners but they belong to Hannibal King (Ryan Reynolds) and thankfully he nails them for some relief. I&#8217;m not sure the others got more than 50 decent words each in the entire movie. Let&#8217;s just not talk about continuity. <img src='http://blog.kushwaha.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  Blade movies are not known for their continuity. The visual effects were pleasing at times but mostly stuffed just for the hell of it. Understandably, the movie has absolutely no replay value. Zilch.</p>
<p>I think the only saving grace for the entire movie is the music. Despite having the stupidity of choosing a rather famous track from the sountrack of Matrix (especially when you have a small <em>twist</em> in the story that is reminiscent of the Matrix Concept), the soundtrack manages to set some tone. People will notice the product placements as being too obvious though and that, combined with the quality of the movie, doesn&#8217;t look good at all.</p>
<p>So should you watch the movie? If you&#8217;ve seen Blade and Blade II, I would recommend you staying away if you want to retain your respect for those two excellent movies. Those are proper movies with excellent content and direction. This one is almost a rookie continuation and will disappoint any Blade fan.</p>
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		<title>&#8220;Dhoom&#8221; Through Office</title>
		<link>http://blog.kushwaha.com/2004/09/05/dhoom-through-office/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2004 11:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abhay S</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My office sponsored an official outing for the employees by taking us all to see the Indian movie &#8220;Dhoom&#8221; in Fun Republic, a multi-plex (the only) in Chandigarh.
The movie stars Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra, John Abraham, Esha Deol and Rimi Sen. I have no idea why they say that the movie stars Esha &#038; Rimi. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My office sponsored an <em>official</em> outing for the employees by taking us all to see the Indian movie &#8220;Dhoom&#8221; in Fun Republic, a multi-plex (the only) in Chandigarh.</p>
<p>The movie stars Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra, John Abraham, Esha Deol and Rimi Sen. I have no idea why they say that the movie <em>stars</em> Esha &#038; Rimi. They&#8217;re not even proper supporting casts but more of an eye candy with each getting their water-song dance. Anyway, if you are expecting a story or a plot, stop thinking right now. If you&#8217;re expecting performance, stop thinking right now. If you&#8217;re expecting action, stop thinking right now. If you&#8217;re expecting to see a lot of cool looking bikes, stop thinking right now. If you&#8217;re expecting some sort of logic, stop thinking right now. Actually,  if you want to enjoy the movie, just stop thinking for the 2 hour something duration.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s funny. It&#8217;s entertaining. Just don&#8217;t try watching it again. <img src='http://blog.kushwaha.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
[BTW, yes, it's <em>very</em> inspired from Hollywood.]</p>
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