An incredible torture of a movie. I went for this movie only because i believed in Edward Norton, i believed he could do no wrong, any movie he stars in was destined to be worth watching. But i was oh so wrong!
There is of course nothing new to the plot. The first half & hour or so, when Banner is hiding in Brazil is watchable, the first fight sequence is also well shot, but what follows is almost another hour or so of the same stuff, the same old fights, the military going in all guns blazing, of course the Hulk thrashes them all. And then there is Liv Tyler! She wears the same dazed expression all through the movie, it's almost funny when she tries to emote. The movie ends, as is anyone's guess, making ground for the sequel, but I sure wont be waiting with baited breath.
It gave me such a bad taste in my mouth that I had to watch another movie when i got home (Woody Allen's "Scoop" which was in fact quite good) to get rid of it. Don't waste your money.
2. Get Smart:
This one was fun. And to be frank, this was the one we were cynical about at first. You know, the same old spy comedy, Johnny English style, been there, done that. But we were pleasantly surprised. Very soon we were laughing out loud & enjoying every moment of it. Anne Hathaway was lovely as usual. And the plot isn't that much predictable actually, even if it is in some places, it still manages to be funny. And the "glory to the underdog" tendency isn't that prominent either. Overall, nothing much to write about, but a good film to watch if you are looking for some light fun.
3. Via Darjeeling:
I admit i didn't get this one, but i wonder if there is actually anything to understand.
Firstly KK Menon is wasted opposite Sonali Kulkarni who hams her way to glory. She is completely unwatchable. Secondly Sandhya Mridul is wasted in a role that keeps her in the background most of the time. The ending is abrupt, I like movies that leave things upto the viewers imagination, but this is not the way it is done. The dubbing is just terrible. The only good thing that i can say about this movie, is that the score is nice, the two songs are rather good, it's one of the few movies where you are glad for the songs. I cannot write anything more about it, because i'd have to understand it first & i don't think that can happen even if i watch it a second time, which of course i wont. Avoidable, to say the least.
4 comments:
Same pinch! Watched it for Norton. And I'd do it all over again, albeit with much pain ;-)
But overall the movie was a whole lot of BS after the first few minutes of promise.
As for Get Smart, I REALLLLLY loved it because it made me laugh. Mindless? Maybe. Silly. Could be. BUT worth every second ;)
i thought u didn't read this blog! =D
haha
i'd watch 25th Hour 500 times over any day rather than watch this hulk movie.
Correction.. I read.. but don't comment because I may not have seen the movie in question
;)
P.S. Loved your new post
ahh! Norton! I don't know why the guy wastes himself in films like Hulk, Italian Job after doing American History X's and Fight Club's.
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