zen Posted June 13, 2025 Author Posted June 13, 2025 (edited) Houseful 5 (2025, Hindi) The film has received mixed reviews so I expected to eventually walk out of the cinema at some point but it turned out to be a fun time pass. It is not a film that will linger in your mind the next day but when in the theatre esp. with friends, it can keep you entertained more often than not. The murder mystery is also done well. Edited June 13, 2025 by zen Mariyam 1
zen Posted June 21, 2025 Author Posted June 21, 2025 (edited) Materialists (2025) 1/2 Overall, a good watch. Cinematography, including how actors and cityscape are shot, is good. I liked the color balance as well. As for negative or things to look out for: it is billed as a rom-com but it is more of a drama film. It starts off well but begins to lose steam from around the mid way point, which also goes into the familiar seen it before category. The acting is ok where you can laugh at times during serious scenes esp. involving Chris “I don’t have any materials but love” Evans. Maybe it could have had a realistic ending to suit the title. Edited June 21, 2025 by zen
Chaos Posted June 21, 2025 Posted June 21, 2025 @zen we did good job marketing and good gross profits on: Bonobo; the revenge. zen 1
zen Posted June 24, 2025 Author Posted June 24, 2025 Sitare Zameen Par (2025, Hindi) 3.5/5 A good time pass watch. A positive is that you don’t get bored. The theme is good too.
bowl_out Posted June 25, 2025 Posted June 25, 2025 Dragon (Netflix ) : 4/5 Started watching with low expectations, but turned out to be pretty good. It's like the 3 idiots version of college-work life. Some parts are exaggerated, but overall feel good film with some high moments. Last 30 mins were very good. Well written and acted.
zen Posted June 30, 2025 Author Posted June 30, 2025 F1 (2025) 3.5/5 A good time pass feel good film esp. if you like F1. BacktoCricaddict 1
BacktoCricaddict Posted June 30, 2025 Posted June 30, 2025 1 hour ago, zen said: F1 (2025) 3.5/5 A good time pass feel good film esp. if you like F1. Watched it yesterday. A bit too sappy for me .. usual formulaic stuff ... outwardly macho nonchalant hero is actually an emotional baby etc etc. ... but man ... the racing scenes are extremely well-done, IMO. And it was cool to see almost the F1 race tracks in the world. Rant: Freakkin Mexico and Hungary have F1 tracks (both were shown in the movie) and I also learned that Azharbhaijaan has one. Why not India? zen 1
zen Posted July 9, 2025 Author Posted July 9, 2025 (edited) Metro In Dino (2025, Hindi) 4/5 Pretty good. The Anupam Kher sub plot is inspired by Late Spring (1949, Japanese). Editing is top tier. Edited July 9, 2025 by zen
Lord Posted July 9, 2025 Posted July 9, 2025 On 6/30/2025 at 3:39 PM, BacktoCricaddict said: Watched it yesterday. A bit too sappy for me .. usual formulaic stuff ... outwardly macho nonchalant hero is actually an emotional baby etc etc. ... but man ... the racing scenes are extremely well-done, IMO. And it was cool to see almost the F1 race tracks in the world. Rant: Freakkin Mexico and Hungary have F1 tracks (both were shown in the movie) and I also learned that Azharbhaijaan has one. Why not India? There is one https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddh_International_Circuit BacktoCricaddict 1
Gollum Posted July 10, 2025 Posted July 10, 2025 (edited) On 7/1/2025 at 1:09 AM, BacktoCricaddict said: Watched it yesterday. A bit too sappy for me .. usual formulaic stuff ... outwardly macho nonchalant hero is actually an emotional baby etc etc. ... but man ... the racing scenes are extremely well-done, IMO. And it was cool to see almost the F1 race tracks in the world. Rant: Freakkin Mexico and Hungary have F1 tracks (both were shown in the movie) and I also learned that Azharbhaijaan has one. Why not India? We had an Indian Grand Prix in early 2010s, Buddh international circuit near Noida. Successful also, racers loved the track, huge revenue generation. But then UP govt (SP) decided F1 was not a sport but entertainment, hence subject to entertainment tax, legal issues over that. So yeah, basically politics ruined it via tax disputes, end of story. Not returning any time soon, that entire saga left a bitter taste among F1 higher ups, they really wanted India as a market, Bernie Ecclestone himself was very invested in the project, but 3 years is all it took for it to come crashing down. We had Force India back then (earlier Jordan, Michael Schumacher's first team), couple of Indian drivers, now nada. Edited July 10, 2025 by Gollum Lord and BacktoCricaddict 1 1
Mariyam Posted July 15, 2025 Posted July 15, 2025 F1 1/10. Things we do for love. Terrible movie on an altogether boring ‘sport’. Brad Pitt looks 70 years old. Tarzan the wonder car was better than this. Tillu, coffee_rules, Lord and 3 others 6
Gollum Posted July 16, 2025 Posted July 16, 2025 20 hours ago, Mariyam said: F1 1/10. Things we do for love. Terrible movie on an altogether boring ‘sport’. Brad Pitt looks 70 years old. Tarzan the wonder car was better than this. Need angry button for these kind of posts. zen and Mariyam 2
Mariyam Posted July 16, 2025 Posted July 16, 2025 41 minutes ago, Gollum said: Need angry button for these kind of posts. I take it that you haven't seen Tarzan the Wondercar. coffee_rules and zen 2
zen Posted July 16, 2025 Author Posted July 16, 2025 (edited) Superman (2025) 4.25/5 Formulaic but feels like the next gen Superman film! I watched on a regular screen but probably would be a good IMAX film. Edited July 17, 2025 by zen Gollum 1
zen Posted July 16, 2025 Author Posted July 16, 2025 On 7/15/2025 at 11:40 PM, Mariyam said: F1 1/10. F1 is more of a guys’ film. Now you know how we feel when you rate DDLJ so high Gollum 1
Gollum Posted July 17, 2025 Posted July 17, 2025 11 hours ago, zen said: Superman (2025) 4.25/5 Formulaic but feels like the next gen Superman film! I watched in a regular screen but probably would be a good IMAX film. Planning to watch it next week, your rating is encouraging. zen 1
Gollum Posted July 17, 2025 Posted July 17, 2025 13 hours ago, Mariyam said: I take it that you haven't seen Tarzan the Wondercar. Watched Only Desi's video of it. You should check out his channel. Mariyam and zen 2
zen Posted July 17, 2025 Author Posted July 17, 2025 Btw those who liked F1 (2025), there is 1966’s Grand Prix too:
Lord Posted July 17, 2025 Posted July 17, 2025 Collateral : Old movie on Netflix Good one time watch. They made a Hindi remake of it and it bombed despite having good actors like Hashmi and Irrfan (although early in their careers) Nakal ke liye bhi akal chahiye
zen Posted July 17, 2025 Author Posted July 17, 2025 (edited) 2 hours ago, Lord said: Collateral : Old movie on Netflix Good one time watch. They made a Hindi remake of it and it bombed despite having good actors like Hashmi and Irrfan (although early in their careers) Nakal ke liye bhi akal chahiye Michael Mann’s Collateral? It is viewed as a cult classic now by many esp. fans of Mann’ work. Edited July 17, 2025 by zen Lord 1
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