In Time is one of those rare concepts that definitely gives you something to think about – although quite unrealistic, but it’s just that “what if” factor that really adds appeal to the movie.

Director: Andrew Niccol

Cast: Justin Timberlake, Cillian Murphy, Amanda Seyfried.

The director has posed that silent question to real world and mankind – what if you could actually see how much time you had left, and what would you do in that time – would you live the moment, or just keep buying more time, and die without actually enjoying life to the fullest? Read the rest of this entry »

If you were impressed by the first part of the stunning, yet psychedelic animation of Happy Feet, then we would assure that the second part won’t disappoint you at all – add to it, the fun and thrill of 3D (if you’re planning to watch the 3D version) effects.



Producer and Director: George Miller

Star Cast: The Voices of Elijah Wood, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Robin Williams

Just in case of every other animated movie, the way Kung Fu Panda becomes martial art king in 2nd part, tap dancing champion in the 1st part of Happy Feet isn’t the only focus; the second part isn’t only about Mumble, but also about his son Erik, who is different, just like his father and has an extreme desire to fly!

Story Line

Erik realizes that he has 2 left feet and decides to fly and run away with lying penguin Sven and his “uncle” Ramon, and Adelie leader Lovelace. His father manages to track them and get back them safely. However, on their journey back home, they find out lofty iceberg that has ambushed the majority of monarch population and how Mumble and Erik save them.



Happy Feet Two explores the often disturbing impact of humans on the surroundings and their wildlife that lives in that environment.

The marvelously crafted animals capture the wonder of wildlife, and try to have relationship between all the possible creatures there.

Happy Feet 2 exemplifies that interconnectedness of all creatures a bit more manifestly than would actually happen in nature; on the whole, whatever is going on in the animated movie is just remarkable.

The movie has all the eye-popping animation technique with the 3D effects, and I guess 2D version would be a little dull (I saw in 3D, so I’m not sure how good 2D version really is!). Overall, it does provide an opportunity to parents to discuss our impact on the environment, and show the kids how the food chain works, with the story of Bill and Will, while it is certainly aim at children. On the whole, it’s a nice one-time watch.

Rating: 3.5/5

The King’s Speech is based on a historical event of King George VI. The plot of the movie is very simple but interesting and inspiring. The movie stars with Colin Firth as King George VI and his speech therapist Geoffrey Rush as Lionel Rogue.

Director: Tom Hooper
Writer: David Seidler
Genre: Drama | History
Release Date: 10 December 2010 (USA), March 2011 (India)

This is basically twentieth century British drama based on historical facts and fiction.

The film has been awarded ‘Toronto International Film Festival People’s Choice Award’.

Directed by Tom Hooper and written by David Seidler, this movie is must-watch for its nice storyline and inspiration.

Cast

• Colin Firth: King George VI
• Helena Bonham Carter: Queen Elizabeth
• Geoffrey Rush: Lionel Logue
• Guy Pearce: King Edward VIII/Edward, Duke of Windsor
• Michael Gambon: King George V
• Timothy Spall: Winston Churchill
• Jennifer Ehle: Myrtle Logue
• Derek Jacobi: Cosmo Gordon Lang (Archbishop of Canterbury)
• Anthony Andrews: Stanley Baldwin
• Eve Best: Wallis Simpson
• Freya Wilson: Princess Elizabeth
• Ramona Marquez: Princess Margaret
• Claire Bloom: Queen Mary

The movie was also nominated for 12 Academy Award, including Best Picture, Collin Firth as Best Actor, Tom Hooper as Best Director and David Seidler for Original Screenplay.

Plot

In the year 1939, most of the world was under the rule of King George VI with even Germany in the middle of the war.

In the movie, King George VI stammers a lot, and is unable to speak freely. His will to become a king was not much but circumstances led him to become one.

His stammering was not acceptable to people due to long pauses he used to take, and the lack of good speech. Therefore, he hires a speech therapist who works on his stammering to overcome the problem.

It is a story of a man compelled by circumstances to speak up though he knows he would stammer and mess up everything. So, you just got to watch it and enjoy, and at the same time take a lesson as to how dogged-determination can help you achieve a feat in life, which you may have never dreamed of.

Overall Rating: 3.5/5

Well, as the tag-line says, No Strings Attached is the story of two so-called sex friends turned lovers – Emma (Natalie Portman), and Adam (Ashton Kutcher), who enter each other’s life by having casual sex one morning.

Directed By: Ivan Reitman

Written By: Elizabeth Meriwether

Star Cast: Emma (Natalie Portman), Adam (Ashton Kutcher), Greta Gerwig (Patrice), Kevin Kline (Alvin), Lake Bell (Lucy), Cary Elwes (Dr. Metzner)

The movie kicks off in a really funny way, and delivers perfect blend of humor, emotions, comedy, and drama. There’s nothing much to the story-line, as Adam is shown to be a guy who’s desperate to have sex with someone since he discovers his father to be having sex with his ex-girlfriend (yeah wtf!).
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