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kireedom
Posted on July 25th, 2010 ~ 06:28:53 PM
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For a change, they are playing a good movie on the bus. Kireedom (‘Crown’ in Malayalam) is one of my favourite movies of all times. Both Mohanlal and Thilakan are scintilating in this movie. Sadly, the sequel was disappointing.
Some of my favourite Malayalam movies are: Nadodikaattu, Manichithrathazhu, Kireedom, Nokketha Doorathu Kannum Nattu. Is it a coincidence that all of them are Lalettan movies?
movie trailers shoot-out
Posted on September 24th, 2009 ~ 07:56:12 AM
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Posting the links for those who want to read them in order:
memorable movie trailers – the crème de la crème
Posted on September 24th, 2009 ~ 07:53:36 AM
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And finally, we have the very best, the ones that I have and will be playing over and over again, reliving the thrill a million times over.
#5. Kill Bill
I was unaware of who Quentin Tarantino was when I saw this trailer 
. Needless to say, all that changed fairly quickly. This trailer (and/or its music) has remained on my playlist even after all these years.
#4. The Fountain
There is something hauntingly beautiful about this trailer that makes me watch it again and again, and again…
#3. 9
Another playlist favourite. The music and the visuals are top-notch, and keep you coming back for one more look, every time.
#2. 300
“Spartans! Tonight, we dine.. in hell!!” .. An amazingly well-done trailer that is visually and aurally appealing on so many levels. The song.. the quotes.. everything about this was immensely memorable. Again, a playlist regular.
and, numero uno is…
#1. Sin City
I don’t have much to say except that I can watch this trailer in a loop for hours on end without getting bored. Seriously!!
memorable movie trailers (10-6)
Posted on September 24th, 2009 ~ 07:34:58 AM
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#10. Batman Begins
Nolan managed to do the impossible – revive a franchise that was almost permanently killed off by one of the worst superhero movie ever made, Batman and Robin. This trailer erased any bad taste left by the previous one, rebooting the franchise in a darker, grittier (and much more realistic) world.
#9. The Departed
Having never seen Infernal Affairs, or any Scorcese movies, the trailer just blew my mind. The premise, the cast, the music. It was just .. ‘wow’! and, ‘Comfortably Numb’..
#8. The Dark Knight
The first look at Ledger’s Joker. An early glimpse at a movie that raised the bar in so many ways. All in all, all things considered, FANTASTIC!
#7. Spiderman WTC Trailer
Though the trailer (and the associated movie bits) were removed out of respect to the victims of 9/11, there couldn’t be a more fitting debut to a franchise that re-invigorated the superhero franchise in Hollywood, than this trailer. Miles ahead of the “alternate” trailer they came up with.
#6. Watchmen
A beautiful look at a visually astounding adaptation of one of the best graphical novels ever.
memorable movie trailers (15-11)
Posted on September 17th, 2009 ~ 04:08:31 AM
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#15. Star Wars : Episode 1 : The Phantom Menace
Before you shout ‘Blasphemy!’, let me remind you that this is a list of memorable movie trailers and *not* movies. As forgettable as the movie was, the trailer of Episode One was spectacular, exciting both old and new fans, providing glimpes of the boy who would become Darth Vader, and the unforgettable Darth Maul. “Every saga must have a beginning…”
#14. Spiderman
This trailer ushered in (the movie that ushured in) the age of super-hero movies. Finally, a fitting, big screen adaptation of the beloved wall-crawler. Also, amazing music (Pompeii – during the latter half) by E.S. Posthumus.
#13. Superman Returns
This trailer actually got me excited, made me believe that a man could fly (again). Note the allusions to Christ in the trailer. However, the movie turned out to be quite the disappointment.
#12. The Matrix
A trailer that gave an exciting preview of one of the best movies of the 90s. Stunning, slick and exhilarating, the movie turned out to be every bit as awesome as the trailer portrayed.
#11. Mission Impossible
Before he became the object of much ridicule, Tom Cruise was an immensely popular star, and *this* is the one that established him as a A-list action hero.
memorable movie trailers (20-16)
Posted on September 17th, 2009 ~ 03:47:37 AM
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#20. Rocky Balboa
Surprisingly, Stallone managed to make yet another movie in the Rocky franchise, and one that is heart-warming and memorable to boot. “I think there is still some stuff in the basement”.
#19. The Wrestler
Unsurprisingly, both this and Rocky rank similar, touching up on similar themes. However, Darren Aronofsky and Mickey Rourke manage to push the equally good trailer of Rocky down to #20.
#18. Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King
The trailer of a movie this awesome deserved to be higher up. However, the trailer doesn’t really stay as memorable once the movie is over, despite being an excellently edited one. For this reason, and this reason alone, it has fallen to #18.
#17. The Prestige
Nolan, Nolan, Nolan. You first blew me away with Batman Begins, and as I waited for The Dark Knight with bated breath, The Prestige trailer came out. Beautifully edited, with gripping music, and Christian Bale and Michael Caine,and Hugh Jackman. “Abracadabra”.
#16. American Beauty
Sigh. American Beauty remains one of the most beautiful movies I have seen and this trailer is directly responsible for making me want to watch the movie. Oh, and Baba O’Riley!!
memorable movie trailers (25-21)
Posted on September 17th, 2009 ~ 03:29:49 AM
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Collecting movie trailers is one of the *very* few hobbies that I have (had in a long time). Memorable movie trailers are those which remain enjoyable even after we have seen the movie. So, I have decided to compile a list of my favourite movie trailers, reverse sorted by preference (though the rankings might not be very accurate for some)
#25. Broken Arrow
My first John Travolta movie. I was totally blown away (at that time) by the movie’s trailer – the uber-cool villain, the concept of a ‘broken arrow’, the exhilarating stunt sequences. The #25 spot was a tie between this and Face/Off, but Broken Arrow managed to squeeze it out by a very slim margin.
#24. Rambo
The trailer gave a good glimpse of the return of Sylvester Stallone as an aging John Rambo. Despite his age, Rambo can still kick ass (slit, tear-out and butcher, to be more precise). The abundant blood, gore and brutal violence is what set this trailer apart from other “softer” ones.
#23. Troy
Always been a huge fan of Greek mythology. So, when I saw this trailer, with its stunning battle sequence, amazing dialogues (ok, I was a lot more impressionable then!), and a bad-ass Brad Pitt as Achilles, I was truly impressed and looked forward to the movie (though how *that* turned out is a whole other story).
#22. Inglourious Basterds
“You haven’t seen war until you have seen it through the eyes of Quentin Tarantino”. Though I am not a big fan of WW2 movies, the music and the premise impressed me, thus earning a spot on this list.
#21. The Notebook
Though the movie seems like yet another sappy love story, the trailer was beautifully edited, with a memorable voice-over.
what the hell were they thinking!!!
Posted on December 24th, 2007 ~ 06:17:13 PM
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Some movies/songs hold you in awe, and stay with you for a long time. Some movies/songs mildly interest you, but are soon forgotten. Some movies/songs leave a bad taste in your mouth. Some movies/songs are so ridiculous that they are enjoyable. And then.. and then there are these movies/songs that evoke only one response from you.. WHAT THE HELL WERE THEY THINKING? (or in some cases, what the hell were they smoking?)
[ P.S: The numbering is not supposed to signify anything. Just thought it'd look cooler.]
5. Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (Never Say Goodbye) – We went for this movie, fully expecting to laugh at it, knowing that it was gonna be so-ridiculous-its-funny. However, it turned out that the joke was on us. To this date, I am not sure why I didn’t walk out midway like some of my friends did. I endured the torture for the whole of 3 hours 13 minutes!!!! On a positive note, it did teach me how to appreciate a lot of other movies I had looked down upon, till then.
4. Unfortunately (or fortunately) I neither know the name of the song, nor the movie it belongs to, but I distinctly remember how the male voice (crooning to the girl) compares her to the following : a spider, a lizard, other assorted undesirables. Oh, and btw, he’s trying to woo her (apparently).
3. Freddy Got Fingered – Yes. 86 minutes of my life were wasted watching one of the worst movies of all times! Reviewers invented a negative-one score for rating this movie. I loved the following comment by Roger Ebert.
This movie doesn’t scrape the bottom of the barrel. This movie isn’t the bottom of the barrel. This movie isn’t below the bottom of the barrel. This movie doesn’t deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence with barrels…The day may come when Freddy Got Fingered is seen as a milestone of neo-surrealism. The day may never come when it is seen as funny.
2. Epic Movie – And yet, Freddy Got Fingered has been surpassed by Epic Movie. The jokes are not ha-ha funny, not sarcastic funny, not even so-ridiculous-its-funny. The experience is just painful. Extremely painful.
1. Aa Khushi Se Khudkhushi Kar Le – Translates to ‘Come, lets suicide happily’. Words fail me. This song is the inspiration for this post.
[update]
6. The video speaks for itself
A slave’s helplessness
Posted on July 12th, 2007 ~ 07:00:51 PM
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Corny they may be, but these are some Bollywood “quotes” that have caught my fancy. See if you can figure out which movie they come from.
“I am slave to the law of the land. Don’t see this as an emperor’s cruelty, but as a slave’s helplessness“.
“Why do you feel that all the burdens of the world rest on your frail shoulders? Who do you think you are? What is the point in praying to God when you don’t even value the life he has given you? I may not know much about your life, but I do know that what you have, may be less in your eyes, but from an outsider’s view, you have so much.”
“.. you first job, your first suit, your first salary, the first time you touched a girl, the first time you kissed her, the first time your heart fluttered… how many such days do you remember? .. 15? 20? 25? .. 30, right? 30 special days, 30 special days.. you’ve lived for 30 years and you only remember 30 special days? what happened to the rest? you have 90 days left to live. you can waste them agonising about death, or you can live 3 lifetimes in these 90 days.”
There are more. Will post them when I remember…
Movie Quotes
Posted on February 17th, 2007 ~ 04:06:39 PM
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Some random movie quotes that caught my fancy:
Callisto: You’re so proud of being a mutant, where’s your mark? (nodding to her and her friend’s tattoes)
Magneto: I have been marked once my dear, (pulls back his sleeve to reveal the Nazi concentration camp serial number tattoed on his arm) and let me assure you that no needle shall ever touch my skin again.
- X-Men: The Last stand
Leonidas: Spartans! Enjoy your breakfast, for tonight, we dine in Hell!
- 300
Persian Officer: The thousand nations of the Persian Empire descend upon you. Our arrows will blot out the sun!
Stelios: Then we shall fight in the shade.
- 300
Lester: I guess I could be pretty pissed off about what happened to me… but it’s hard to stay mad, when there’s so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I’m seeing it all at once, and it’s too much, my heart fills up like a balloon that’s about to burst… And then I remember to relax, and stop trying to hold on to it, and then it flows through me like rain and I can’t feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life… You have no idea what I’m talking about, I’m sure. But don’t worry… you will someday.
- American Beauty
Police Camera Technician: Who the $#@^ are you?
Dignam: I am the guy who does his job. You must be the other guy.
- The Departed