Movie Review: Namastey London, The Prophecy, Sweet Rain
A bit of a mix up from my usual Bollywood filled ones. Just a couple I've seen recently while my mom was busy watching her Stanley Cup games :P
Namastey London
Well, after Bhool Bhulaiyaa, my first movie with Akshay Kumar, I wasn't a huge fan of him at all. So I thought I would give him another chance. Didn't work. Even though I wasn't a fan of his character in this movie (I thought it was creepy how he just followed her around all doe-eyed), it still made me realise that it was probably him as an actor that I didn't like. So, I won't be going out of my way to see more of his films.
Otherwise, the movie was a little cheesy. Perfect Indian guy vs. stereotypical freewheeling Westerner. Perfect Indian Guy follows girl around with the most pathetic puppy dog eyes until she falls in love with him. Whatever. Not terribly impressive, nothing terribly new. Oh, and + gratutious skanky western club scene.
Oh, and I reitterate my annoyance at voice over singers that are WAY off from actor's normal voice. It was really awkward when Akshay would start singing.
Well, after Bhool Bhulaiyaa, my first movie with Akshay Kumar, I wasn't a huge fan of him at all. So I thought I would give him another chance. Didn't work. Even though I wasn't a fan of his character in this movie (I thought it was creepy how he just followed her around all doe-eyed), it still made me realise that it was probably him as an actor that I didn't like. So, I won't be going out of my way to see more of his films.
Otherwise, the movie was a little cheesy. Perfect Indian guy vs. stereotypical freewheeling Westerner. Perfect Indian Guy follows girl around with the most pathetic puppy dog eyes until she falls in love with him. Whatever. Not terribly impressive, nothing terribly new. Oh, and + gratutious skanky western club scene.
Oh, and I reitterate my annoyance at voice over singers that are WAY off from actor's normal voice. It was really awkward when Akshay would start singing.
The Prophecy
I don't know if I've mentioned, but I love just about any movie dealing with angels/heaven/demons/hell/supernatural Christian religious aspect. Weird thing for me to be into, but I've always loved them, the darker, the better. So, even though this was probably a bad movie, I thought it was great. The only thing that got to me was the romance that sort of sprung up from no where. But other than that, Christopher Walken=awesome, and OMG, Viggo as Lucifer just couldn't get any more perfect, even if I didn't like their Lucifer interpretation. Still. Brilliant. Could have been better, but sometimes I just like bad movies :) I might even rent the sequel, even though I only rented this one because of Viggo.
I don't know if I've mentioned, but I love just about any movie dealing with angels/heaven/demons/hell/supernatural Christian religious aspect. Weird thing for me to be into, but I've always loved them, the darker, the better. So, even though this was probably a bad movie, I thought it was great. The only thing that got to me was the romance that sort of sprung up from no where. But other than that, Christopher Walken=awesome, and OMG, Viggo as Lucifer just couldn't get any more perfect, even if I didn't like their Lucifer interpretation. Still. Brilliant. Could have been better, but sometimes I just like bad movies :) I might even rent the sequel, even though I only rented this one because of Viggo.
Another thing I don't know if you knew about me, was that before I got into Bollywood I watched lots of Chinese movies, and occasionally Japanese ones. Well, I got this one because of Takeshi Kaneshiro who I just love. This is a Japanese movie, but her does both Japanese and Chinese ones (you might know him from Perhaps Love, a Chinese musical that I know everyone would just LOVE, or more popularly, House of Flying Daggers). This is another one that sort of ties into what I was saying part of why I liked The Prophecy, he plays a Shinigami, aka Grim Reaper. Very cool. I thought it was a good movie. Had an indie type feel that I can't really explain, maybe because of the lack of a typical love interest, but the whole story is just very well told.
Oh, and there is a talking dog, that doesn't actually talk or move its mouth, which is a welcomed relief from all the creepy talking Disney style dogs in America.
Recommended movie!
That's it for now!
Oh, and I caught about 10 minutes of an original Star Trek episode that was on TV today. Something to do with Tribbles or whatever that are just balls of fluff that come out of everywhere. It was pretty enteretaining and very 70's colourful. Plus, my parent's informed me it was a classic episode. *shrugs* I'm trying to download some, but it is very slow going.
~Nikki
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