tweeps Reviews

Crashing: Episode #1.3 (2016) Season 1, Episode 3

Racist.

[1/10 · 9 November 2019]

Very racist episode. I'm a huge Phoebe Waller Bridge fan but watching her mocking Indian accent makes her a small-minded, ignorant person who is doing nothing but spreading unjust, offensive stereotypes that are dividing the world.

People don't mock British accents but admire them - and the whole reason the English language took over the world is that the British empires destroyed cultures, spread bloodshed, killed all other languages, and made their language the dominant in the world. And after all that, their continued mocking is racist and offensive.

Instead of going on a tirade about what you THINK is racist, try to empathize with people and understand why they find your words and actions racist. Shame.

Just watched Fleabag and I'm such a big fan but she really let me down and hurt me immensely with her mockery.

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)

WHAT. An experience.

[10/10 · 17 November 2011]

I only bother to write reviews when a film is either of the two: 1. exceptional 2. garbage

Triple tick on number 1 for ZNMD. FINALLY, a quality movie hits the screens. It does it all: entertains you, teaches you some lessons, gives you some advice, makes you want to rethink the way you're living your life, makes you laugh, makes you wonder what fears YOU have that you needed to get over right away!

Despite what some squeezed-brains reviewers would say, ZNMD is NOT a tourism ad for Spain. Sure, it proceeds on a road trip, but the director did a fabulous job of showing the audience the true magic of traveling on road with your friends, instead of flying on plane. The screenplay was amazingly structured and the cinematography was epic. It is a VERY pretty-looking film and that has little to do with the fact that it was just shot in Spain. And some of the situations, if not all, were so HILARIOUS, that I fell in love with the idea of bromance all over again. Zoya Akhtar clearly knew what she was doing. I also felt deeply connected with the slow, no-dialogue portion where Hrithik starts crying after deep-sea diving with Katrina. Thanks SO much for adding Farhan's poem in that scene! Cathartic, beautiful.

Hrithik Roshan never fails to amaze me. He knew it was a multicast film, and he knew all three held lead roles. He knew he had to sandwich himself between Abhay Deol and Farhan Aktar because the audience needed to bite and taste all three layers together. I could see what he was doing, say, in the song "Senorita". He can dance a million times better than that, but he made himself go with the flow of the script! Hat's off for making the movie look so believable and amazing.

Naseeruddin Shah's small role was brilliantly played by the actor. Farhan Akhtar's poetry was cherry on top of this delicious cake of a movie. Katrina's performance, I must say, has vastly improved, and she looked really pretty in this film. Abhay Deol played his role just perfectly, a confused nerd in love..or not. Kalki was brilliant, too. That hairdo completely suited the character she so craftily brought out.

And is it just me or was that climax so totally something we never saw before? Maybe in a long long quality time. The whole film was a poem. Brilliant directorial approach, amazing cinematography, and SO New Age. Will attract all kinds of audience. I could go on and on but well, I'll just rate you.

10 on 10.

Inception (2010)

What. A. Materpiece

[9/10 · 17 November 2011]

I watched the movie at the premieres last year and forgot to write a review. It might be because of the way this movie completely BLEW MY MIND AWAY :S

Christopher Nolan outDID himself. WHAT a movie. What a movie. That's what we ALL were ranting as we made our way out of the theatre hall. I can't say much. So it's about dreams, of course. A dream within a dream within a dream. Great performances by the actors, absolutely outstanding cinematography, genius direction and WHAT a screenplay. What twists, what turns, what shocks, what games.

Anyway, to those who STILL haven't watched Inception, you're missing out on LIFE. This was a downright roller-coaster ride that had me on the edge of my seat and among existence, it was just the large screen and me. Just the two of us, since I momentarily lost track of all that was going on around me. Beautiful, outstanding, literally mind blowing and an epic on its own. I'll just rate you.

10 on 10 and more.

Madea's Big Happy Family (2011)

Only for Tyler Perry fans...

[3/10 · 22 April 2011]

Just got back from the theater. This is a movie for Madea/Perry fans. The whole "You don't mess with Madea, no matter how big your bottom is" sample was on. I felt some viewers around me were laughing as well as getting emotional, so I'd say to be able to do that was something. It portrayed what happens in real life families at homes. Every family member who wants to bring peace back to their lives wish they had a Madea. And Teyana Taylor's ANNOYING SIREN is totally trite. You'll know what I'm talking about when you watch it. It was okay for a very very specific audience, but unfortunately, not for everybody. Definitely, not for me.

3 out of 10. 1 extra because Aunt Bam was funny.