Movie Review: Finding Nemo 3D…is worth the re-watch

Okay so I am assuming here that most of you have already seen this delightful underwater tale when it released in 2003. If you haven’t by any chance and are not devoutly against watching animation flicks (for clearly, then there’s no convincing you)..the answer is simple, don’t miss it. For those of you that have and then I assume it won’t be just once but possibly re-runs of your favourite parts as well, so much so that you remember the entire movie pretty much..should you still go? Well, I think you should.
Me, for instance, I always wondered how this movie would look in 3D and I am happy to announce that its all I imagined and more so. The 3D is not slight, as was the case with the re-release of Titanic. Its very clearly there and present, accentuating an already detailed aquatic scenery. The time when Bruce swims in pursuit of those two is virtually brought to life by the 3D effect as is the jumping about around jelly fish. The aquatic bubbles don’t spring out on you like those dainty little things in Avatar but its very very visible. And if that’s not enough, well there’s always Dory to make you laugh which works in whatever format you choose to watch
Its a lovingly crafted animation film with the right dose of humor and emotion and the 3D just makes it better. There you have it then, a short review but the verdict is simple..its worth it..go watch it!!

Movie Review: Gangs of Wasseypur Part II..is a fitting conclusion to the revenge saga

Clocking at a combined runtime of 320 minutes, the Gangs of Wasseypur takes a long time to tell its tale. However, with the refreshing manner in which it is presented, the solid performances by its entire cast of characters, the contextual and thumping music that comes in every now and the transition of the story across practically a century without losing its audience, you’ve got to hand it to Kashyap. The Gangs.. project was ambitious but as the final credits roll in on part II, you clearly feel that he has done justice to the revenge saga and created quite a classic. It may not be perfect but it is pretty darn good
Part II begins pretty much where Part I left off and I mean that in every respect. The same solid performances by a diverse cast of characters, convoluted plotlines and cinematographic brilliance across some sequences. In fact, Part II also continues to introduce new characters all of which are very welcome. With names like Definite, Perpendicular and Tangent, one was already curious and each name’s explanation in the movie is pretty satisfying. What’s more some of these new additions are pretty much central characters and not mere ‘sidies’ thrown in for fun.
However, as was the case with the first version, part II also suffers from some unnecessarily extended story-telling, stretching of the plot where it could easily have ended half hour earlier and dragging through some scenes that add little value. In fact, the attempt to inject humor at one of the most important moments in the movie, fails all reason.
While the performance of the entire cast is noteworthy, Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s screen presence and Tigmanshu Dhulia’s restrained performance deserves special mention, as does the striking Huma Qureshi as Faizal Khan’s love interest. The music is good though not as contextual as part I and thankfully there aren’t too many songs in this instalment.
Overall, Part II offers all that the build up promised if not more. If you liked part I, you owe it to yourself to find out exactly how the revenge saga turned out.