Movies - 2008

1. Taare Zameen Par (Hindi, Priya-Kolkata, 020108) - Amazing movie, wonderful performance by Darsheel Daftary
2. Manorama Six Feet Under (Hindi, 080108) - Vague movie, pathetic acting
3. Salsa (090108) - certainly a lot better than Manorama...
4. Volver (Spanish, 020208) - Penelope Cruz as single mom, Raimunda
5. Mithya (Hindi, 160208) - a damp squib
   
6. Rendition (JL-471, 250208 - Arab American terror suspect & distraught wife
7. Koi-Sora (Japanese, 050408) - love story interrupted by cancer - very bollywood
8. Always-2 (Japanese, 050308) - a great sequel
   
9. Chalti ka Naam Gaadi (Hindi, 190308)
10. Sunday (Hindi, 200308) - Ayesha Takia date-rape-drugged (Rohypnol)
11. Oceans Eleven (Eng., 210308) - Interesting...
    
12. Black & White (Hindi, 220308) - Prof. Gilani's story? suicide bomber in Shahjahanabad
13. Oceans Twelve (Eng., 220308) - Dubious sequel...
14. No Country For Old Men (Eng.) - the many uses of a captive bolt pistol..
    
15. Bhoot Nath (Hindi) - kids loved it
16. Vantage Point (Eng., 150608) - shades of Kurosawa's 'Rashomon'
17. American Gangster (Eng., 200608) - Amazing Dzl Wsgtn
18. Omohide poro poro (Jap., __0608) - My first Anime by Miyazaki / Gibili Collection
    
19. Iwo-Jima kara no tegami (Jap. - "Letters from Iwo Jima," __ 0608)
20. The Happenin (Eng., ) - MN Shyamalan overdone..
    
21. Shaurya (Hin., )
22. Amir (Hin.) - Incredulous but good...
    
23. The Bong Connection (Ben-glish, 180708)
24. Michael Clayton - (Eng., 250708) - 'the truth can be adjusted'
25. Kaze No Tani No Nausicaa (Jap. 260708) - 'Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind' - Amazing anime
    
26. Chi to Chihiro no Kamikakushi - "Spirited Away" (Jap. 020808); Miyazaki's best so far...
    
27. Tonari no Totoro - "My Friend Totoro" (Jap. 090808) - Brilliant! No wonder many of Miyazaki's (Gibiri Collection's) mascots come from this production.
    
28. Turn of The River (Eng.) - Didn't understand much...
    
29. Company (Hindi, RGV) - An ex-commando infiltrates the underworld and freely communes with the police on his mobile...a big let-down.
    
30. Tenku no Shiro Raputa - "Laputa - The Castle in The Sky" (Jap. 160808) - More of Miyazaki's facination with quaint European towns, pirates and flight (this time, a whole kingdom)
    
31. Rock On!! (Hin-glish 060808) - another good one by Farhan Akhtar
32. Mononoke Hime - "Princess Mononoke" (Jap. 130809, Miyazaki) - now this was tiresome...
33. Hauru no Ugoku Shiro - "Howl's Moving Castle" (Jap. 200809, Miyazaki) - Very original - the very idea of a castle with bird's feet! :)
34. A Wednesday - (Hindi, 210809) - Solace to the "आम आदमी" angered by terrorist strikes...damn good.
35. Kurenai No Buta (Jap. 041008, Miyazaki) - "The Crimson Pig / Porco Rosso" - Like Porco's crimson seaplane, the story too sputters to a start, cruises some distance and then out of ideas towards the end. Disappointing.
    
36. Quantum of Solace (English, 08112008) - Well, a Bond movie has to be seen. So what it doesn't make any sense whatsoever?
    
37. Dostana (Hindi, 06122008) - Yuk.
    
38. Ghajini (Hindi, 27122008) - Somehow, all the heroes & villains seemed completely unaware of the existence of a weapon called the Gun...