Hitman (2007)

I got to see this movie on the day it was released here in India. It was around the start of December 2007. I was excited to see how this Hollywood movie which is based on a game does on the silver screen. By the way, the theatre was only two-third filled, I guess many people didnot know much about this movie and its stars. The actors who played in this movie are Timothy Olyphant (Agent 47; he has also acted in movies like Die Hard 4.0, Gone in Sixty Seconds, Girl next door), Dougray Scott (Mike Whittier; he played the villain in MI-2) and Olga Kurylenko (Nika Boronina). When the movie got over, I was shocked as the action lasted only for 100 minutes. I think I was expecting more, but still it was satisfactory. I give appreciation to Timothy Olyphant for really getting into the shoes of Agent 47. He was able to really move and hold the weapons like Agent 47 from the game series.

Hitman series of games come from the creators working for EIDOS. The Hitman series so far consist of 4 games starting in order with:

1. Hitman: Codename 47
2. Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
3. Hitman Contracts
4. Hitman: Blood Money

I haven't been able to play the last game as my system doesnot support enough graphics to run the game. But still am waiting for that day when I get to play it. I have really enjoyed playing Hitman 2: Silent Assassin and Hitman Contracts as the graphics and music were pretty cool.

National Treasure BOS (2007)

Watching this movie (National Treasure: Book of Secrets) in a theatre makes sense due to the amount of action and dark passageways. The main stars are Nicolas Cage (Ben Gates), Diane Kruger (Abigail Chase), Justin Bartha (Riley Poole), Jon Voight (Patrick Gates), Helen Mirren (Emily Appleton) and Ed Harris (Mitch Wilkinson). The new addition to the adventurous team is Ben Gates' mother. The action, thrill and mystery keeps you glued to the seat for 2 hours. The National Treasure movie series reminds me of the Indiana Jones' adventurous movies. At the end of the movie, the way they leave a clue suggesting that a sequel of this movie can be in the pipeline. Let hope they can keep the standard of the sequels also.

Rush Hour 3

It is really nice to see a movie in the opening weekend in a theatre (PVR Cinemas - Forum, Bangalore). This is a usual comedy that Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker bring to us. The story line is not that strong but the comedy by the duo is enough to keep the people glued to the seat until the end credits. There is not much to write about it. I would consider this as a proper sequel to Rush Hour 1 and Rush Hour 2. This movie doesnot give much highlight to the other cast members but they all do contribute to the action and comedy in the movie. Even the sequences in and around the Eiffel tower in Paris are really well portrayed. It is really worth watching for the comedy as it keeps you laughing throughout.

Harry Potter 5

I started this post on 20th but am finishing it now. I was waiting to watch this movie somehow before the final book was going to get released (on 21st July 2007). The CGI effects used in the movie is amazing and I do give credit to the director for the movie but being a fan of the Harry Potter book (I am a fan but my friend is a more bigger fan and I consider him to be a authority on it.), i found the movie disappointing. The major reason being the modification of storyline. We found a lot of things different in the movie than compared to the book. In the previous movies the amount of changes made were less compared with the book. The best is the new sets like Minstry of Magic and the Room of Requirements.

The new set of actors who play the role of Luna Lovegood, Bellatrix Lestrange and Dolores Umbridge is amazing. Let's hope the next 2 parts will be kept more with line of the book.

Die Hard 4.0

Nice name for a title, Die Hard 4.0 as it deals with Cyber terrorism. Anyways initially I thought that the name of the movie is going to be 'Live Free and Die Hard'. Now the confusing thing is that the name being displayed in imdb or any other place is the latter while watching the movie in the theatre, the only name I saw was the previous one - Die Hard 4.0.

This is the latest in the Die Hard series and has proven enough to be considered a proper sequel. Just ten minutes into the movie and we get to see action and this goes throughout till the end. This is a proper action pack movie. This movie stars Bruce Willis, Timothy Olyphant (The guy who played detective in Gone in Sixty seconds and who says "Are you alright? Are you sure? 'Cause, you just went through a wall." He has also been seen in the movie 'The Girl next door'), Justin Long, Maggie Q and Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

The movie is with the typical storyline where Detective John McClane gets tragged into a situation and has to be "THAT GUY" to save the country and situation. Justin Long is a hacker who is being shoot at throughout the movie for writing an algorithm to bypass the Social Service's security. The one shooting are the bad guys and he doesn't get shot at until the end of the movie that also in his leg at close blank range. Timothy Olyphant has played a good role for a bad guy. Maggie Q has an awesome set of moves. In overall, this 2 hours and 10 minute movie is really fun to watch and a must see for all Die Hard fans.

Harry Potter

With the month of July comes amazing news of the release of Harry Potter's fifth movie installment. With the release set for 11th July in India and most of the other countries, it really builds up the anticipation for the final book release.

The Final Installment of the Harry Potter Book which is getting released on the 21st of July, a Saturday is duly being awaited by its fans. Like many I have pre-ordered the book couple of months back. But rumours have it that the book has leaked over the Internet, just a few days earlier. The final book is not being given the same security precautions like the sixth installment. I still remember than within hours of the release of the sixth book, pirated copies and also pdf file over internet were available. Anyways there is not many concerns related to the seventh book as the pre-order number has reached over 1.3 million copies already.

With the final book's release, it will finally end all the rumours and excitement one had, imagining about the end of the Harry Potter and his adventures. Recently I have been watching the making of the fifth installment movie over the Television. Most of the channels have been showing the making of the movie and the interviews with the cast. Everyone knows that the movies that are created based on books donot cover detail aspects of the story. I had just come across a thought that once all the seven installments of the movie are finished within the next 3-4 years, someone can make a TV series of Harry Potter. It's pretty general if one thinks about it. The set for Harry Potter has been created since the first movie and still remains. After the seventh movie, the same set which spans over 180 acres can be used for the TV series. A TV series is made in season which are of 26 episodes (either 22 minutes or 44 minutes per episode). Each season can explain one book. This way all the details in the book can be covered.

Movie: Ghost Rider

This movie got released in India just yesterday on 23rd. I really wanted to see this as I am a fan of comics and wanted to see whether another comic character could be successfully brought to action movies. I got to see it on yesterday itself in the night at the theaters.

The concept of the a person selling his soul to the devil for saving the life of his loved one is not new. This movie is kind of a combination of Faust and Constantine. The Devil's son Black Heart wants to take over the earth and the Devil himself is against this. The devil decides that he will release the soul of Blaze Jr. if he stops Black Heart and for this purpose forces Blaze to become Ghost Rider, a bounty hunter of the devil. The form of Ghost rider can be attained only in the night time when the presence of evil is at its peak.

The action sequences are good for watching but in overall the movie is a 5/10 which is an average, can be watched once in theaters. The action sequence keep us in the seats for this movie.

Movie: The Holiday

This weekend I tagged along with my friends to watch the movie 'The Holiday' in the theatre. Initially before I saw the movie, I thought it would be a drama kind of movie. But after watching the movie, I really have a good opinion about it. It can be categorised under romantic comedy.

The main stars of the movie are Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black. This movie can be watched as it deals about problems faced within relationship of couples. The best thing in the movie is the amount of small time humours throughout which makes the movie interesting.