Slumdog Millionaire - Real and Imaginative

It is 2:30 am now and just watched Slumdog Millionaire - The perfect end to a weekend ! ( or the start to the week ). 

Every one who played a part in the movie, only competes with the other , to excel - Original story ( but bollywoodish ) , full-of-color /life visuals - Reminded me of a Mani Ratnam movie ( which is a compliment ) , 'real' acting by the young actors and AR Rahman completing the piece with music that 'connects'.

The movie inspired me to do 2 things - learn photography and capture the 'real' life around me & learn to play an instrument ( both of which have to wait for a long while.. ).

A must watch!

Moview Review : Dasavatharam

I have not taken the initiative to watch a movie in a long time - I blame my friends for all the pampering - the pull, tickets, pick-up and more :) . But for some reason, i was bent on watching Dasavatharam last weekend. When the first "source" didn't work out, the fall back was my usual guy - Always got tickets from him for weekend shows / 'closer to painpoint' shows. The 30+ calls i had to make, all of Saturday to get the tickets to watch Dasavatharam was definitely worth the time. A case of making up the mind to do something ( watch the movie ) and doing all it takes to accomplish ( watch !! ).

Plus :

• The pace of the movie - i thought i was reading a Bourne series book :) ( yess! )
• "RAW Kamal's" comedy !! He replaced the need for Vivek / Vadivelu
• Stunts - One of the best i've seen in Tamil cinema
• Story and the Characterisation of "Flectcher" , "RAW Kamal " , "Scientist Kamal "
• Brilliant acting by Kamal in each of the roles

Minus :

• Screeching by Asin - Not to blame her. She hardly had any scope.
• Music - Could've been a lot better
• Make-up Mishaps - Some roles had near perfect make-ups but some let down badly

I went in expecting a serious movie from Kamal. It turned out to be an entertainer. Friends and i thoroughly enjoyed the movie !

It is definitely a must watch !