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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Good movie,but you'll need to watch it twice to get it.
I watched Fear and Loathing, and at first, it had me paralyzed. I was expecting something totally different, so the first 20 minutes bored me. I became biased and didn't like the movie while I was watching it, but a couple of days to think about it, and I understood the whole concept. There was a meaning behind the seeming madness. I watched it again and understood the whole thing.
Most of the good moments of the movie, you wouldn't catch when you watch it first. You'd think that the whole drug induced paranoia is a 'part' of a bigger story, but that's why you need to watch it twice. This is not one of those movies you'd watch to get laughs, and not a movie that you'll hope thrills you.
The scenes where they're high, especially the ones where they go to the circus high on ether, and the other where Gonzo asks Duke to throw a radio in the bathtub, are exceptional. The whole concept can drive you into a different world if you let it, really. And then the scene where Gonzo just wants to 'Carve a Z on your forehead' sums everything up. It's a different movie, and it's aimed at a particular audience. It's not a feel-good movie, it's tragic. But then it isn't Requiem for a Dream either, so I don't know where to classify it.
Watch it once and you'll probably not like it. It might be too 'slow' or you'd curse the 'lack of action'. Watch it twice and you'll probably understand the last lines of the movie, which is truly chilling, and I'd say it's one of the best lines ever said on screen.
Scarface (1983)
A above-average film that achieved greatness because of the 'glamour' syndrome..
OK,everybody loves Scarface. From the teenage boys to the Gangsta Rappers to the general media..Everyone hails the movie. But really,as a film,Scarface is not as great as the hype has taken it to be.
I like the movie,I like a lot of the dialogues. But the movie leaves too many questions left unanswered,too many things left out. It's as if they 'just happen'. One moment you'd be seeing Tony Montana negotiating with Sosa and the next thing you know he becomes a big dealer himself.
Yes, all those rappers love this movie because it has everything they talk about..cocaine,girls,money. And it's glamorous. But really,if there was SOME depth it would have been a great movie,not just a good one.
The rags-to-riches story is good,seems 'believable',but only if you answer a lot of the questions yourself,rather than hoping that the movie answers it for you.
Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani (2002)
Absolutely AMAZING...hahaha (I'm still laughing)
This movie deserves the 10 I'm giving it.
But it's not the 10 that you'd give to movies like 'The Godfather' or 'Goodfellas' or 'Psycho'. This is the kind of 10 you give to a movie which just makes you laugh,over and over again! It's the most horribly written and directed movie, yet it doesn't fail to entertain. It has the most amateur effects, yet you enjoy every moment! I saw this movie today on TV, and I didn't want to move away! Read the following dialogue to know why!
(Whole college is standing around Manisha,who has just undergone a rape attempt and the guys who attempted the rape are asking for forgiveness)
Bad Guy 1: Please forgive us!
Bad guy 2: Yes,we won't do it again.
(No response from Manisha)
Akshay: Come on,forgive them!
Manisha: I don't know...
Akshay: You are a beautiful woman, and even dead men can get aroused by you! And these are living young males! Don't blame them!
Pancholi: Yeah Manisha..
Manisha(To Suniel): What if they tried to rape your girlfriend???
Suniel: I'd break their hands,legs and kill them.But anyways,just forgive them..
Akshay: Yeah if you don't forgive them then it will be as though you are too arrogant about your beauty!
Now that is a true masterpiece of a dialogue! This movie never fails to entertain, mainly because there are so many goofs and unrealistic situations! The bad guy (Munish) can do basically anything..He can blow a sandstorm from his mouth, or he can get a motorcycle from his backside and just as easily make it disappear again.
Every actor takes turns to speak..One line from Akshay,then from Suniel, then from Arshad, then Aftab, then Nigam. It's the main rule followed by the director, so that equal screen time is given to each guy. And then there's the all powerful pendant, which can cause even a speeding car to go right through you without you being harmed! All these things make it an enjoyable movie, and I can watch it over and over again. I think this movie can go into the comedy hall of fame if there is one..
The only problem is that it wasn't trying to be funny.