Kick Ass - Do Not miss it!

Last week I happened to go the the preview of Kick Ass, and how pleased I was to have been to the preview.
The movie blows you away. There are many surprises in the movie. Some of them simply make u think ...that surely cant be happening....he should be dreaming....Kudos to the director for the unbelievable twists in the story. There are odd moments of stupidity in the film...and the climax/end is the major, and probably the only one, letdown of the film. The best part of the movie ofcourse is the HitGirl. Everything about her is great. Her dialogues, her costume and her Wig.

The verdict:
The movie is a must watch for unbelievable twists in the story and the dialogues of Hitgirl.

And the Oscar (2010) goes to ....

The Hurt Locker sweeps the Oscars with 6 wins. Avatar finishes a distant second with 3 wins. Kathryn Bigelow creates history by becoming the first woman to win Oscar in Best Direction Category.

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
Winner: The Hurt Locker (2008) - Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING
Winner: Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker (2008)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Winner: Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side (2009)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Winner: Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart (2009)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
Winner: El secreto de sus ojos (2009)(Argentina)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING
Winner: The Hurt Locker (2008) - Bob Murawski, Chris Innis

BEST DOCUMENTARY, FEATURES
Winner: The Cove (2009) - Louie Psihoyos, Fisher Stevens

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS
Winner: Avatar (2009) - Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, Andy Jones

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES, ORIGINAL SCORE
Winner: Up (2009) - Michael Giacchino

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
Winner: Avatar (2009) - Mauro Fiore

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING
Winner: The Hurt Locker (2008) - Paul N.J. Ottosson, Ray Beckett

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING
Winner: The Hurt Locker (2008) - Paul N.J. Ottosson

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
Winner: The Young Victoria (2009) - Sandy Powell

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION
Winner: Avatar (2009) - Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg, Kim Sinclair

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Winner: Mo'Nique for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)

BEST WRITING, SCREENPLAY BASED ON MATERIAL PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED OR PUBLISHED
Winner: Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009) - Geoffrey Fletcher

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP
Winner: Star Trek (2009) - Barney Burman, Mindy Hall, Joel Harlow

BEST SHORT FILM, LIVE ACTION
Winner: The New Tenants (2009) - Joachim Back, Tivi Magnusson

BEST DOCUMENTARY, SHORT SUBJECTS
Winner: Music by Prudence (2010) - Roger Ross Williams, Elinor Burkett

BEST SHORT FILM, ANIMATED
Winner: Logorama (2009) - Nicolas Schmerkin

BEST WRITING, SCREENPLAY WRITTEN DIRECTLY FOR THE SCREEN
Winner: The Hurt Locker (2008) - Mark Boal

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES, ORIGINAL SONG
Winner: Crazy Heart (2009) - T-Bone Burnett, Ryan Bingham("The Weary Kind")

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Up (2009) - Pete Docter

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Winner: Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Top 5 Movies of 2009

We are almost into the third month of 2010, and its high time that I had come out with a list of the best movies of the year just gone.
So what are we waiting for? Here goes the list for all you guys out there on the net.

1. Inglorious Bastards
Forget the history books. And if you havn't read history before, I am sorry to say that your knowledge of history is about to change for ever and that too for the bad :). Brad Pitt does a great job and so do all the other actors in the movie. A typical Tarantino movie with an extra comic flavour.
Bring on Sin City 2!

2. The Hangover
The movie is incredibly funny. Some of the incidents depicted in the movie are just out of the world and unimaginable. I wonder what was the screen writer thinking when writing the script. Imagine the reaction of director and the actors when they they first read the script. I m sure it would have been..."NUTS!"
Kudos to the director for making my day.

3. Up in the Air
Finally a Hollywood movie with a great screenplay. There is no action,stunts,comedy, special effects etc. as one is used to expect from a Hollywood movie. The screenplay, dialogues, acting and the script is what makes the movie standout. You will not be bored - even if you are a fan of action,stunts, or friends like comedy.
Great movie!

4. Avatar 3D
Though the story isn't great, the first ever real 3D movie makes it a must watch.
Dont even bother to watch Avatar 2D.

5.Up
Purely for its great visual and the talking dogs ofcourse :)



The list will be lengthened shortly. Keep visiting.

Great Japanese Animation movies (in English)

Hayao Miyazaki is the greatest director of animation movies in Japan. His animation movies have a simple story and yet have a depth in it. As a result the movies appeal both to the children and the adults alike. Unlike the animations of Pixar and Disney, Miyazaki's animations are hand drawn. His movies are well recognised even in the West . He won the OSCAR in 2001 for Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (Spirited Away) in the Best Animated Feature category.

Spirited Away is easily his best work till date and the great visuals and colors simply leave you awestruck.

Here is a list of his great films you should not miss an opportunity to watch.

Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi AKA Spirited Away (2001)
Mononoke-hime aka Princess Mononoke (1997)
Tonari no Totoro aka My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Hauru no ugoku shiro aka Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta aka Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986)
Gake no ue no Ponyo aka Ponyo (2008)

His other notable animated movies are
Majo no takkyûbin aka Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
Kurenai no buta aka Porco Rosso (1992)
Nausicaa of the winds (1984)

Must watch films continued

The list of movies in my other post 'Must Watch Films' though are the best movies of Hollywood, fails to serve the purpose as most readers would have already watched these. Thats why I have put together a second list of must watch movies. These though are excellent movies, but for some reason may have been missed.

children of Men
diving bell and the butterfly (non english)
pride and prejudice
full monty
atonement
philadelphia
inside man
the machinist
lock,stock and two smoking barrels
the insider
batman begins
sense and sensibility
Layer Cake
dogville

Must watch films

If you are a fan of good hollywood movies, you have come to the right place.You will find here a list of the best movies Hollywood has produced, along with links to the imdb site, where you would get all the deails you need .

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
My Cousin Vinny (1992)
American Beauty
Sin City
Scarface
One flew over the cuckoo's nest
Chinatown
The Dark Knight
Fight Club
Memento
Twelve Monkeys
Schindler's list
Matchstick Men
The Aviator
The Departed
The last king of Scotland
Casino
Once upon a time in america
American history x
The Great Escape
The Prestige
Crash
Goodfellas
Munich
Wag the dog
Leon
Seven
A Beautiful Mind
Trainspotting
Rainman
L A Confidential
Leaving Las Vegas
Priceless (non english)
must watch films contd.

Good sites for movie reviews/information:
www.imdb.com
www.metacritic.com
www.rottentomatoes.com

Best utility software to play movies:
vlc player
If you like windows media player, please install K-Lite codec pack.