Saturday, May 20, 2023

Masti

 

This was a really crappy Indian movie. Three guys decide that they want to embark on an affair with another woman and they get their lesson. Frankly the guys are jerks and creeps in this movie. I didn't really feel they wrapped things up by the end. The movie was also homophobic, and it had a bad aftertaste. I

Saturday, May 13, 2023

The Left-Handed Gun

 

This movie about the Billy the Kid was ok. It was adapted from a Gore Vidal source. Billy is taken in by a rancher but when the man is murdered Billy loses it. The movie made Billy the Kid seem more of a real person than the legendary hero that he has become over time. It was interesting to watch but it's not essential viewing unless you're a Paul Newman fan. 

Saturday, May 6, 2023

Androcles and the Lion

 

This was an ok adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's play. A Christian believer Androcles is sent to be killed by a lion in a colosseum, but things take an unexpected turn. A young Jean Simmons stars and wow she is gorgeous in this. Elsa Lanchester does a great job playing Androcles nagging wife.   

Saturday, April 29, 2023

Yes Boss

 


This was an ok early Shahrukh Khan comedy. He went on to do much better. His job is to deal with the lovers of his slimy boss and that's ok until he falls in love with one of them.  I like what her Shahrukh Khan's mother had to say to the girl at the end of the movie. It wasn't particularly memorable, but it was watchable. 

Saturday, April 22, 2023

Andaaz

 

I got this movie because I like Priyanka Chopra and this was her debut. She looks different. Priyanka got prettier as she aged. This was just all right. It's the usual best friend doesn't tell his best friend he loves her story. When he comes back from joining the air force he finds out she got married. He moves on and finds someone else until circumstance brings the two back together again. It was all right but I've seen it done.  

Saturday, April 15, 2023

Dhoom

 

My brother recommended it to me saying it was the Indian version of "Fast and the Furious" except this one had motorcycles. I thought it was boring and didn't really care for it. 

Monday, April 3, 2023

Naseeb

 

This Indian movie was all over the place. I got it because of Amitabh Bachchan who was one of the biggest names in Indian cinema in the 70's and 80's and has starred in other great movies later on like Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. He's a really talented actor. It starts out as a crime story about a lottery ticket and then it becomes about the hotel that the winners bought with their winnings. Eventually it comes back to the original story but there were a lot of detours in the movie. It needed more focus.