Posts Tagged ‘review’

Zindagi Milgayi Dobara

Theatrical Release Poster

I don’t think I have seen any other movie in a cinema four times. I did not intend to review this movie, just wanted to write what I feel about it. I often reflect on why the title has a negative in it. I would have much preferred the title to be positive like sunshine from the credits song and proclaim that I have reclaimed my life. I am always of hope that there will be a turn somewhere which would set me on living, not just getting through life.

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 Poster

It has all ended! Seven Harry Potter movies later, we have come to the last movie of the series. Seven books and eight movies is quite a story and it falls on the last movie to give a fitting end to the series. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, shortest in terms of runtime as well as in the number of chapters it covers, provides a spectacular ending to the series that spanned a decade.

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Green Lantern

Green Lantern poster

As it turned out, this Green Lantern movie is more of a origins movie. It shows a human being selected for Green Lantern Corps and his “coming to terms” with it. There wasn’t much of Green Lantern action at all. Even in the parts where there is action, it is mildly engaging and sparsely intense.

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Source Code

Source Code

The movie plays out like a mix of The Matrix, Inception, Harry Potter, Deja Vu and Groundhog Day.

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Movie Poster

The movie is a worthy successor to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The direction of the movie is enjoyable but nothing spectacular. This movie is a lot darker than all of the previous parts put together and given the situation a lot more action. The gloom and the dark tone of the movie do some justice. The lighter moments are also shown well and they do get the audience laughing. The movie feels lacking of any real emotion of grief and loss for most of its part.

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The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande

The Checklist Manifesto - Cover

The book also describes guidelines and best practices to write checklists that actually work and are useful as opposed to being just a formality. It gives example of aviation industry checklists used worldwide and describes the principles used in framing them. This adds to the practical value of the book, which otherwise, would have just been a collection of stories and reflections.

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How To Train Your Dragon

How to train your dragon poster

This movie was all that I hoped it to be. It was not long, was funny for adults and kids, was fun to watch and showed subtle points you would want to emphasize to your kids when you tell them stories or fairy tales.
The story does not have a lot of twists and turns, which is how it normally is for a kids’ movie. The plot moves straight ahead and it is fairly predictable. It is a good watch overall and the 3D experience added to the value.

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