Wrath of Titans

WRATH OF THE TITANS

Film: Wrath of the Titans
Star Cast: Sam Worthington, Rosamund Pike, Toby Kebbell, Edgar Ramirez, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes
Director: Jonathan Liebesman
Rating: 2*

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Sequel to the 2010 Clash of the Titans, not many were waiting forWrath of the Titans with bated breath. In the sequel a decade older Perseus (Sam Worthington) is pursuing a quiet humanly life as a fisherman with his son Helius in a village, while a godly battle rages in the deep cavernous underworld of Tartarus.

The three brothers, Zeus (Liam Neeson), Hades (Ralph Fiennes) and Poseidon (Danny Huston), together had overthrown their evil father Kronos but now the Gods themselves are in the danger of losing their Godliness due to humans’ lack of devotion which leads Hades, along with Ares, to strike a deal with Kronos to drain Zeus of all his powers and regain control over the titans.

Perseus has no choice but to recognise and use his powers as a demi-god and rescue his father from Tartarus. Aided by the beautiful Andromeda (Rosamund Pike) and Agenor (Toby Kebbell) he embarks upon a dangerous quest to overthrow Kronos and save the human race.

All this sounds interesting and who doesn’t like a good old film on Greek mythology, gods, war, monsters etc. right? Wrong. Wrath of the Titans is a good example of a potentially good film gone wrong. Though admittedly better than the first one, Wrath... still leaves much to be desired.

There are cool mythological creatures, monsters, a few cool visual effects but that’s about it. Here’s a thought; if there aren’t enough visuals to make a decent 3D film then let it be 2D, no one will judge you. Except for a few short scenes you will wish you could take those annoying glasses off.

As far as the script is concerned, it feels a tad rushed. Too much happens in too little time and as a result, all of it fails to make an impression.

Star Performances

In terms of performances, Worthington is average but just not majestic enough to carry the film solely on his shoulders. Most are forgettable but the ones who stand out are Kebbell and Bill Nighy as Hephaestus. Their witty and light characters are a welcome relief from the pseudo-serious plot and characters.Toby Kebell,as Agenor was fantastic in his acting,he was the only 1 to entertain u.

Watch or Not: Not Recommended; Watch if you are interested in watching a film based on Greek mythology.

Verdict: On the whole, Wrath Of The Titans is an average entertainer that will not fare too well at the Indian

               Box-Office. 

BLOOD MONEY

BLOOD MONEY  Movie Review

Released: 30-03-2012

Genre: Thriller

Star Cast:

• Kunal Kemmu.... Kunal Kadam
• Amrita Puri.... Arzoo
• Manish Choudary....Zaveri/Zakariya
• Shekhar Shukla (in Guest Appearance)
• Mia Udeya....Roza
• Karan Mehra....Bobby
• Sandeep Sikchand.......Dinesh Zaveri

Rating:2*

Producer: Mahesh Bhatt  

Director:  Vishal S. Mahadkar

Story:      Upendra Sidhye 

BLOOD MONEY  Movie Review

BLOOD MONEY narrates the story of Kunal [Kunal Kemmu] and his wife Arzoo [Amrita Puri], who move to Cape Town after Kunal procures a job with a leading diamond export firm,Trinity Diamonds run by Zaveri [Manish Chaudhuri] and his brother Dinesh Zaveri [Sandiip Sikcand].

Kunal,MBA from Mumbai & convincing as a youngster with modest beginnings, who turns into a greed-obsessed man.He is showered with money and perks by the company and thinks that his dream of living the high life has come true.

Kunal soon starts spending too much time with his boss, Zaveri (Manish Choudhary), who takes him under his wing. As a result, Kunal’s wife, Arzoo (Amrita Puri), who has moved to Cape Town with him, spends most of her time alone at their lavish home. One day, after a party, Kunal sleeps with his co-worker, Rosa (Mia Uyeda).

Kunal soon starts spending too much time with his boss, Zaveri (Manish Choudhary), who takes him under his wing. As a result, Kunal’s wife, Arzoo (Amrita Puri), who has moved to Cape Town with him, spends most of her time alone at their lavish home. One day, after a party, Kunal sleeps with his co-worker, Rosa (Mia Uyeda).

Next, he discovers that his boss’ brother (Sandeep Sikand) is siphoning off money from the company’s accounts by undervaluing diamonds and creating fake bills. When Kunal reports this to Zaveri, the latter reveals to him the company’s practice of buying illegal diamonds and, thereby, tinkering with its accounts. Zaveri gives Kunal a choice of looking into the illegal practices of the company and losing his job, or continuing with the job and getting richer by the day. Kunal chooses the latter option.

Kunal now executes every order of his boss and even deals with the diamond mafia. But soon his conscience stars pricking him and he decides to do something about it. When Zaveri’s brother, who is envious of Kunal’s success, blackmails him with photos of him getting intimate with Rosa, Kunal tells Arzoo that he had cheated on her. Arzoo decides to leave him.

At his wits’ end, Kunal approaches a colleague and shares his plans of revealing the truth to the police. The colleague warns him not to go ahead with such a plan, as it could have serious consequences.

Kunal meets Bobby,the police inspector to make a plan so that zaveri is arrested by the police.Bobby asks Kunal to steal a black diary & hard disk of zaveri's computer from zaveri cabin in office.Next day,kunal takes these item to Bobby,but Dinesh Stab Kunal to stop him.In a Scramble,Kunal Kills Dinesh & Moves out of the office to hand over the stuff to bobby.Kunal,severely injured but manage to reach bobby,But Bobby was on Zaveri's Side.When zaveri/zakariya is ready to shoot kunal,kunal tells him that he(zaveri) has been trapped by interpoll.Movie Ends with a song "Bas teri Chahat mein...."

Talking about the Music,Yes its Good,infact all songs are good to listen.Full marks to Music.

Star Performances

Kunal Kemmu does a convincing job as the young Kunal Kadam. He is very good in several scenes. Amrita Puri, as Kunal’s wife, has little to do, but she was intolerable,giving only 1 out of 5. Manish Choudhary, as Zaveri, tries hard but fails to be the evil boss. The much hyped Mia Uyeda is eye candy. Sandeep Sikand, as Zaveri’s brother, disappoints. Shekher Shukla does okay in a short role as a Gujarati businessman. Karan Mehra, as the police officer, leaves a lot to be desired. Teeshay (as Kunal’s colleague) and others offer average support.

Watch or Not?: Not recommended.

Verdict: Movie is average,Kunal kemmu tried to make the audience seated on their seat still

             its a Thumbs Down to it.

                                                          

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AGENT VINOD Movie Review

Released:23-03-2012


Genre:Spy Thriller,Action


Rating:1.5*


Star Cast:Saif Ali Khan,Kareena Kapoor,Ram Kapoor,Ravi Kishan,Adil Hussain,Malika Haydon,Gulshan Grover,Prem Chopra,Shahbaz Khan


Director:Sriram Raghavan


Music:Pritam Chakraborty

Agent Vinod Review

Saif Ali Khan's much awaited Agent Vindod finally strikes theatre. A lot has been written & said about Agent Vinod.  Saif certainly declares this film to be a major bet in his career. And, i give u an vision into what this film is all about.


Agent Vinod is an ambitious script, set in various countries, It is by far the most credible secret agent movie made in Bollywood. 


Agent Vinod movie is spy thriller. The story begins with a series of seemingly unconnected events, all over the globe. 

The first half, the audience is taken on a WORLD TOUR where the Rajinikant of a spy outsmarts people and situations as if he were a superhero. 

Director Sriram Raghavan who has stupendous thrillers like Ek Hasina Thi and Johnny Gaddar fails this time in storytelling. There are random scenes that appear in the film without context. 



The movie starts with a scene at a Desert of Afghanistan,where shahbaz khan as Huzefa lokha,officer of pakistan Army arrives to interrogate Saif Ali Khan,Agent Vinod,the RAW Agent.


He Escapes from there along with another RAW Agent,Rajan(Ravi Kishan in guest apearrance) in a natural bollywood scene as it happens to be..Later,Rajan was found shot dead by Abu Nazir's(Ram Kapoor) Men while trying to send a code red message to chief of RAW in India.Ram Kapoor was 
fantastic in his brief role of Abu Nazir,full marks for his acting.Agent Vinod is deployed to investigate about that code 242 & to solve the mystery of 50millions USD.Vinod is the kind of agent who first kicks the door open and then finds out what's behind it. His unconventional approach puts him in dangerous situations, but he manages to get the crucial leads.Vinod arrives Moscow & start his operation against Abu Nazir & he was killed by vinod.Then he goes to morocco,where he meets Mafidsi Kazaan(Prem Chopra) as the said money has been sent to him for a criminal operation against India.Vinod Meets Ruby/Iram Bilal(Kareena Kapoor) of pakistan,She was assistant to kazaan injects with a sedative to vinod to find out his real identity as Vinod presented himself as Khambatta,a men of Nazir.


A series of twists and turns take Vinod across the globe from marakkesh to Riga, Karachi to Delhi and finally London,Where he discovers the ultimate conspiracy.



There is an epic scene where Iram smashes out of the window of a towering building to point out the villain,Colonel(Adil Hussain) who is about to make a slippery exit by an aircraft awaiting him gunpointing to Jagdesh Metla,Bussiness Tycoon from London. All this, after she has been shot repeatedly, damaging her liver and a few other organs. But life is yet to be sucked out of her and she later even has a painfully long phone call with Vinod who is on the verge of transporting the live nuclear bomb outside Delhi on a chopper.Finally Iram dies. 

On the Whole,Movie is not upto the perception.Though it is packed with action n thrill but not a entertaining one.

"Its a Thumb Down to this Movie."