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Piranha 3D (2010)
Made me feel hungry......;)
I can surely say that this is the birth of 3D era in the movies. A time will come where people will own their personal set of 3D glasses or get themselves fitted with 3D contact lenses for the movies. I am proud to be breathing in this period of time. Like we have PIRANHA 3D, in the near future there will be ads depicting "Love in London -2D" only 2D flick in town.
First impression, this is just another creature-feature movie where the director has no other motive than scaring the hell out of audience to his best. Piranha has some new angles too. Like the skin show in 3D which i am sure most of us hasn't seen before. Film is definitely not for all eyes including the ones aged below 18.
Script is as simple as the golden rule like the 1.Problem 2. Explanation of problem 3. More problems 4. More & More problems. 5. Hero and all his family are safe. and 6. A twist in the end. Come on, how many movies we have seen of those kind. However, PIRANHA-3D has some scenes which are worth half of your money at least. Visual effects are totally convincing. Sound department went easy on the audience not to scare too much.
Its very ironic that a few minutes before the movie i was at my friend's place admiring the beautiful, calm fish in the aquarium there. I wonder how people who love fish will react to this movie?
The fish weren't just savage creatures in this movie. They were given character like in movement, hunt and choosing their kill. You see, they always find their way to most "beautiful spots".
I ended up with mixed feelings during the movie. Tell me how would you feel when you see a hot chick with nothing but little things on getting munched by violent beasts under water .....and in 3D....??...May be its a question only for the "gentlemen"?
Strange thought that one might end up feeling hungry during the movie. Even better if you have some fish food handy. All in all i would give a 2.5 on 5 to this horror or blood (may be i should add a new genre for these kinda movies) flick from Alexander Aja.
The Expendables (2010)
Three things::::Blood::::::Bullets:::::::Blades
What made me go for the movie is easy to guess. The cast. When i first came to know about, i thought Oh man! half of the action crew is here. Adding to that there are a couple of surprises in the form of cameos. For a moment you would think it is a School reunion kinda thing going on on the screen. And by the way, EXPENDABLES is just a title.
No part in the movie lives up to it. The movie starts off with a usual introduction "mission" like in any other ex-military mercenary movie. The plot is of average depth and keeps you go going. But i can promise one thing that you will never run out of adrenalin. Mickey Rourke of "The wrestler" fame was a mere waste. One can say he was there and nothing else except for a sad flashback which is kind of hard to believe when it comes from a man like our mickey. Also, He ended up showing his huge pot belly..:-(
About our John Rambo, he looked a bit too old for some scenes nevertheless its treat to watch him still going.I missed you Syl. He plays the role Barney,the undoubted leader of our little Expendables the good guy by default even thought he kills loads of people and deals in loads of money.
Our transporter plays Lee Christmas,a knife throwing mercenary with a soft side of life. Jason pulled it rather well and his one liners in his typical accent which were expected of him weren't so bad too. Like always, Jason stays at the heart of every action sequence. Jason, we just love you.
Among others, Jet Li was a joke. Starting from the name of his role "Ying Yang" , he was made to look stupid. You won't find much his quick moves rather end up musing over his silly "small" dialogs.
David Zayas of Dexter(TV) fame who is portrayed as the evil dictator is up-to the mark but his character is weak. The chick was completely unable to induce any hormones. Come on, you put together five or six huge male celebrities, What happened to the other sex. The audience could use more glamor on the screen.
All in all, Expendables promises entertainment apart from the shortcomings from the direction of SYL. Script is straight and to the point without any twisters but climax was a mess. Except for the WHOLE THING BLOWING apart bit, Nothing is clear.
All these in my mind, i push my rating towards 3.5 on a scale of 5. You will definitely find THREE B's from the flick. Bullets----Blades---- Blood.
If you are gonna watch it, watch out for those CAMEO surprises.