Tropic Thunder is a genius comedy parody. Directed, written and acted in by Ben Stiller. The sheer amount of stars in this film is mind boggling, especially if you don’t know who all in the movie. Sorry for the hints in the tags!
Month: July 2021
Constantine
Constantine is one of Keanu Reeves’s most under-rated movie. Among the best DC live action movies, even though it wasn’t advertised as DC in its time. The star studded cast is almost too surprising, but very awesome. Definitely a big must watch!
The Founder
I’m a sucker for biopics, and for good reason – They are awesome! (a dozen few at least). McDonald’s is a brand no one needs any introduction. The Founder tells the story behind it, which is heartwarming at first but ends up being a thriller at the end. A must watch!
Doctor Strange
I’m a big MCU fan, even though I like DC heroes better. And I’m sure most of you are MCU fans too. But just as Martin Scorsese said, he couldn’t watch them, for him its like theme parks and not real cinema. Well some people do agree with that. Others just feel those MCU movies are for children. Forget everything you think you know, and just watch Doctor Strange. I was lucky enough to watch in Imax 3D when it came out. So obviously the visuals are great, but the story and the music score is great too., Enough to make it a standalone movie, without ever knowing anything about the MCU or its full form.
300
You may know Zack Synder from the Synder Cut of Justice League. But most of us know him as the slo-mo action expert from 300. It may look like a very artistic movie with saturated colors. But I wouldn’t watch it for that, or the story. Just watch it for the action and the awesome dialogues, which have spawned countless memes.
Ip Man
2008 ‧ Action/Martial Arts ‧ 1h 48m
Top 10 films by David Fincher
Aliens 3 Panic Room The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo The Game The Social Network The Curious case of Benjamin Button Zodiac Seven Gone Girl Fight Club
Eye of the Tiger
1982, Hard Rock, Survivor Notable Usage: Rocky III
Inuyashiki Last Hero
Saw a random scene from Inuyashiki on Facebook. It was a gruesome terror “bang” scene. It intrigued me as to how could any anime work with such a concept, was he a villain or anti-hero. Is he dreaming or just playing GTA. That led me to watch the anime. Turns out its a classic good vs evil story arc with alien technology. It has quite a few unique scenes, that make this anime worth a watch.
V for Vendetta
My Friend in college had a poster in his dorm portraying a Guy Fawkes mask with a heading “Ideas are bulletproof”. It was a dialogue from V for Vendetta. this film contains many such moving dialogues and even better action, direction and acting to go with it. The Protagonist, Guy in the mask, is Hugo Weaving, the same guy whom I absolutely loved as a villain in Matrix. The Story was so good, I actually read the graphic novel (comics). I haven’t even read any mainstream super hero comics, but I read V for Vendetta because of this movie. And I must say the movie is much more refined, polished than the comics. Many of the scenes are shot for short re-enactment from comics, and they are awesome. Must watch for everyone, quite rewatchable too.