Movies watched recently

In Nepal -

Life in a Metro - 3.5/5
-would have given more points if not for those singers popping up every few minutes. Once was cool, twice was OK. More that that was just irritating. Don't get me wrong, the music was fantastic. Just that the rock band appearing at different points got old in a hurry. The movie concept was cool though.. and acting was great.. Konkona was awesome.. as was Irfan Khan.


In India -

The Pursuit of Happiness - 3/5
- good acting by W. Smith but hell if he wasn't plagued by misfortune. One of the most depressing movies I've watched this year!

Cheeni Kum - 4/5
- The chemistry between Amitabh and Tabu was awesome. And the Big B has really taken on the old grouch role with his sharp and dry humor and wit.. a la J. Nicholson. And Paresh Rawal was wonderful as ever. The lil' precocious kid deserves an acting award!
Watched it at Red Lounge at Infiniti Mall. Now that's what I call a good movie watching experience. Where are the plush movie halls here in the US? Do they even have any?

Shrek III - 3/5
- I was kinda scared of watching this one.. but it didn;t turn out to be half as bad as I expected. Obviously the CG and the animation rocks as usual.. story was weak, but wit existed and some good moments made it worth your money.


Here -

Pirate Of The Carribean - At World's End - 3.25/5
- This one was a tough one to grade!! I did enjoy the movie.. but if it was about 25 mins shorter it'd have earned another 0.25 points from me. Full marks for the VFX... always makes my mind boggle.. specially after that trip to Prime Focus in Bombay this time where I saw what goes into VFX!! Movie was fun too. Keith Richards, IMO, had too short of an appearance. And I agree with my friend Lava when he said that there wasn't enough extended funnies.. It was much darker than Part 2. But all in all, not a disappointment.

Ocean's 13 - 4/5
- Yeah, am generous here. But what the heck man. You cannot wrong a movie where most of the people end up happy. And however outlandish the plots get, it's still forgivable.. This is one movie which makes you shrug and say.. It's just a movie!! And that's what it is. It doesn't pretend to be some hi falutin' cranial work or some artsy piece or something. It's just fun. So there!