Change Your Image
![](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMjQ4MTY5NzU2M15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNDc5NTgwMTI@._V1_SY100_SX100_.jpg)
bhaimitthu
Reviews
Meg 2: The Trench (2023)
Nice Movie
A feel-good exciting cheesey masterpiece of silly and over the top action adventure served with subtle parody satire and surgical wit.
A must enjoyable see thrilling parade of reptiles, bad guys and good guys.
So much action nonsense goes on but it lands on its feet as a score of 10.
Big Shark things with Big teeth, tentacles reaching out like skyscrapers, deep diving to a zone underneath a zone beneath the bottom of the ocean, literally 3 steps below hell,
blown up, torn up, imploding up
All with the bestest of CGI.
I got to say,
Jason Statham - is an all out action actor. He's so good and so corny and so good and so corny he's can do no wrong.
He cuts the cheese like no other cheese cutter.
Just a lovable magnificent performance.
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
Nice Movie
Probably one of my favourite action films ever, i just finished watching this for the first time in about 20 years. Full of action, suspense and great stunts, Tom Cruise plays young spy Ethan Hunt on the run after a failed mission where it sees his team killed off after a suspicious set up. Cruise plays his character with a limp wrist and an incredibly unique walk. According to sources he cut his own hair on set and refused to be handed food by anyone that was born in march.
The brilliant Jon Voight also stars, who turns out to be the antagonist, turns out Voight didn't know how to wear hats properly which transpired to the screen as you can see in most scenes. In an interview he actually said - quote "i gave up trying to figure out how to put hats on, so i made it a character trait"
The action sequences are unforgettable, especially the tense "cable drop" scene, where it sees Tom Cruise lowered down into a secure room full of all kinds of security sensors, that was almost an impossible mission... but not quite. The scene is shot perfectly, no music, hardly no sounds, almost pure silence. I was so captivated by this scene, my cat meowed which startled me flipping my dinner off my lap into my face, i got so much mash potatoe and beef in my hair i spent 2 hours in the shower trying to get it out.
The film ends with another terrific action sequence involving the helicopter chase through the channel tunnel, it was pretty crazy and over the top but it worked and i loved it. If you look closely in this action scene you can see there's bits of lasagne on Jon Voights clothes, which he always ate before shooting a scene. The director decided to keep it in, saying it gave his character depth and meaning.
I have to give 5 stars for this, always a joy to watch.
I'm going to watch mission impossible 2 next and.
Satyaprem Ki Katha (2023)
Nice Movie
Satyaprem Ki Katha is yet another romantic drama that pushes a progressive thought in what appears like a dated envelope in the first half. It takes time to get used to the world of Satyaprem (Kartik Aaryan) because, for a while, the film feels more like a promotion video of all things Gujarati and a jewellery brand but once the social drama finds its voice, this Katha becomes worth listening to.
Addressing the idea of consent in a relationship in a fast-changing society where men want to embrace modernity and liberal values but don't want to give up on the patriarchal notions of dignity and honour, the title is a play on the traditional Satyanarayan Ki Katha, a common ritual in many Indian homes. In the climax, director Sameer Vidwans blends the ritual which can't be completed without the woman of the house, with women's rights to pave the way for change.
Satyaprem Ki Katha (Hindi)
Director: Sameer Vidwans
Cast: Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani, Gajraj Rao, Supriya Pathak Shah, Siddhrath Randeria, Shikha Talsania
Runtime: 144 minutes
Storyline: A jobless Satyaprem is eager to marry Katha knowing well that she is well out of his league. But is Katha also on the same page?
ALSO READ
Kartik Aaryan exclusive: 'I am aware of the euphoria around me'
Within the contours of popular Hindi cinema, the story probes the ideas of izzat and maryada and goes on to almost preach to its protagonist Katha (Kiara Advani) that speaking out the truth, howsoever difficult it might be, is more important than suffering in silence. Here, for a change, the hero makes us know that he is a virgin. Jobless, Satyaprem has grown up in a middle-class household where he and his father (Gajraj Rao) prepare the breakfast and his mother and sister (Supriya Pathak and Shikha Talsania) control the purse. He dreams about Katha but she is not into him. Destiny brings them together when Katha's parents ask for his hand for their daughter. But Katha is not on the page.
Like the washerman in Ramayana, here we have a milkman (Rajpal Yadav in form) who represents the snooping society that questions the heroine but our hero doesn't take note of the canard. He not only stands behind her but also becomes that catalyst that could slay the ghosts of her past. Does he reduce to a supporting hero in the process? The film sparks an interesting debate about reel and real-life heroes.
After cricket, it seems the headquarter of Bollywood is also inching towards Ahmedabad. For a long, Punjab and Punjabi have been the flavour of Hindi films. Here the romance is told in Gujarati mode. The good thing is while the makers nod to khakra, farsan, and the good old Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, they also take a dig at the so-called success of prohibition in the dry state. The showcase of local fabrics provides a novel texture to the costumes and the relatable characters in the traditional society provide the necessary heft to the storytelling.
ALSO READ
'Pasoori Nu': Arijit Singh adapts Ali Sethi song for 'SatyaPrem Ki Katha'
Writer Karan Shrikant Sharma has drawn lively characters from the middle-class milieu but they indulge in a lot of posturing before coming to the point. And the point is made with a bleeding pen. However, in between, once the dust settles, Sharma etches an endearing relationship between two troubled souls that is deeper than throwaway adjectives like cute and beautiful. Both are seeking social sanction. An LLB-fail, Satyaprem is being judged by his joblessness. Katha is suffering because of a botched-up relationship. As they nurse each other, we get some tender moments of true love. Unfortunately, the five music composers could not complement the writing with their melodies.
Backed by Sharma's writing, Kartik and Kiara carry forward the organic bond they generated in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2. This time it is less about physical chemistry and more about the underlying friction, for Katha doesn't see Satyaprem as an equal partner. Kartik finally gets a role where he is expected to do more than just provide a consistent goofy smile and, of course, a monologue. Cast in a role that perhaps would have gone to Govinda a few years back, he doesn't disappoint as the "Gujju pataka" who busts with plenty of emotion when the story challenges him. As the fulcrum of the tale, Kiara does some heavy lifting with her expressive eyes to keep the melodrama afloat.
They are ably supported by Gajraj Rao who gets some of the best lines to perform. In fact, the supporting cast headlined by popular Gujarati stage and film actor Siddharth Randeria and the ever-reliable Supriya Pathak and Shikha Talsania provides a credible backdrop. One more draft and a bit more lilt would have made this Katha absolutely riveting. In the present form, after spending around 140 minutes one could say: and thereby hangs message for boys and girls!
SatyaPrem Ki Katha is currently running in theatres
X
The Hindu operates by its editorial values to provide you quality journalism.
Support our reporting.
SUBSCRIBE NOW
Related Topics
Hindi cinema / Indian cinema.