Happy New Year Guys!
There's been a lot happening lately around the world. Hope you all heralded in 2013 close to friends and family. Had a well spent vacation with all the get-togethers and its getting harder to spring back from inertia mode.
Watched lots of movies this time. They ranged from being amazing to visually appealing to disturbing or evoking intense emotions. I'm sticking to the ones nominated for Oscars.
Life of Pi - the most visually appealing movie I've seen. Just beautiful. You drink in the scenes. Richard Parker is magnificent. highly recommend watching the movie.
Argo - loved this movie. Historical/biographical but commercial movie. Had all elements of action/suspense/humour. True story. Watched it twice. Definitely recommended.
Zero Dark Thirty - more of a documentary. Watchable. Too much hype around the movie.
Anna Karenina - beautiful costumes. Keira Knightley and Jude Law portrayed their characters really well. A bit depressing, but captures most elements of the book (more depressing). If you loved the movie, I recommend reading the book.
Django Unchained - was too gory (usual Tarantino style) but Jackson and Leo were a different league altogether. Not exactly an easy movie to watch - but Tarantino fans might love this one.
Hitchcock - did not come up in the Oscars, but one that I enjoyed. It's actually a movie about how Alfred Hitchcock makes the movie Psycho, and his relationship with wife Alma. Anthony Hopkins does a wonderful job as Hitchcock.
The Flowers of War - it's a movie about the Nanking massacre with Christian Bale as the lead actor. Being a huge fan of Bale, I expected something remarkable. A bit disappointed with the plot, since they try to bring in romance in such a serious story. I found the movie very disturbing (it's in the league of some of the NC-17 movies - equally disturbing!)
Note to self: watch Lincoln soon, too many good reviews.
Anyways, 2012 had some pretty good movies which are definitely worth watching - Oscars or not!
There's been a lot happening lately around the world. Hope you all heralded in 2013 close to friends and family. Had a well spent vacation with all the get-togethers and its getting harder to spring back from inertia mode.
Watched lots of movies this time. They ranged from being amazing to visually appealing to disturbing or evoking intense emotions. I'm sticking to the ones nominated for Oscars.
Life of Pi - the most visually appealing movie I've seen. Just beautiful. You drink in the scenes. Richard Parker is magnificent. highly recommend watching the movie.
Argo - loved this movie. Historical/biographical but commercial movie. Had all elements of action/suspense/humour. True story. Watched it twice. Definitely recommended.
Zero Dark Thirty - more of a documentary. Watchable. Too much hype around the movie.
Anna Karenina - beautiful costumes. Keira Knightley and Jude Law portrayed their characters really well. A bit depressing, but captures most elements of the book (more depressing). If you loved the movie, I recommend reading the book.
Django Unchained - was too gory (usual Tarantino style) but Jackson and Leo were a different league altogether. Not exactly an easy movie to watch - but Tarantino fans might love this one.
Hitchcock - did not come up in the Oscars, but one that I enjoyed. It's actually a movie about how Alfred Hitchcock makes the movie Psycho, and his relationship with wife Alma. Anthony Hopkins does a wonderful job as Hitchcock.
The Flowers of War - it's a movie about the Nanking massacre with Christian Bale as the lead actor. Being a huge fan of Bale, I expected something remarkable. A bit disappointed with the plot, since they try to bring in romance in such a serious story. I found the movie very disturbing (it's in the league of some of the NC-17 movies - equally disturbing!)
Note to self: watch Lincoln soon, too many good reviews.
Anyways, 2012 had some pretty good movies which are definitely worth watching - Oscars or not!
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