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9/10
A brilliant film. A must watch!
21 May 2012
Warning: Spoilers
Well, it was one of those days when I had nothing to do and I just walked into the cinema theater without having a clue as to what this movie was about. It was a pleasant surprise indeed. The movie describes seven beautiful characters who are contemplating their retirement options in India. The characters had multiple layers which peel off elegantly as the movie progresses further. Especially touching was the character of Graham who had left last time with shame and guilt. He wanted to meet his love and goes on an excursion to find him. Well, most of the movies that describe India either elevate it to a degree of reverence or completely abolish it as the country of endless poverty and stench emanating out of every nook and corner. This movie was none of them and it showed India as it is, a land that is trapped between dreamy and determined youth budding to take it forward and the old cultural heritage that is impossible to refrain from. It shows a confused India, which is absolutely true given the present day scenario.

The characters want to live, to love and to be loved but they do not have a lot of time. In short: It was a very mature movie that is a must watch!
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John Carter (2012)
1/10
Really tiring and clichéd
13 March 2012
I had taken a day off from work and wanted to just chill out. Unfortunately, I chose john Carter to start the day. As it turned out to be painfully ludicrous, I walked of this movie while 15-20 minutes were still left. Yes, It's the first movie ever I've walked out off in my lifetime. Loads of over-acting('My name is carter, john carter' in a stylized coarse voice), a plot that makes no sense, scripts and characters derived from various other movies like avatar, etc. and a scantily clad 'princess' who doesn't know how to act and is not even attractive make this movie dreadfully clichéd. A counter-argument for a possible argument - Even the kids were getting restless. Some of them even walked out. It is quite disappointing that Stanton being so talented made such an obvious dud. Maybe, he should limit himself to what he's best at - animation movies. TLDR: Avoid this movie.
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