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Daredevil

It wasnt the best superhero movie out there but I kinda liked it. Maybe cz I am a HUGE fan of Ben Affleck & Jennifer Garner (more of her than him 😆 )

The story was very simple about a guy who turns blind in childhood due to an accident with some hazardous chemicals. He loses his vision but his other senses become sharp like the ones to smell, hear etc.

He become daredevil to find the killers of his father which leads him to meet Elektra (played by Garner) both eventually fall in love but things turn otherwise...I don't wanna ruin it for anyone who hasn't seen it.
Direction was kinda bad and he could have added more scenes of Ben & Jen 😡

The cast was good and may I add Colin Farrell was great as Bullseye 😃
I got the 2 disc set and it had the bloopers in it...and I could clearly tell Ben and Jennifer were so into each other while shooting this movie...ahhh my favourite couple 😳

Will give it 7/10

***so anyone who wants to see how Ben Affleck & Jennifer Garner fell in love...watch this movie 😆 Edited by abby_girl30 - 11 years ago

Silver Linings Playbook

Life of Pi - 7-8/10. Meh, didn't work for me much. The visuals were spell-bounding, and I really, really liked the first 1/2 of the movie, when the focus was more on the characters and their struggles. But then from the moment with the tiger in the boat - even though I quite liked it in the beginning - I kinda started to loose interest. The whole allegorical angle didn't work for me. Instead of explaining the 'deep' meanings, hwy not leave it up to the viewers to interpret? But I guess it's a good movie, just don't get the enormous praise it earned. Don't get me wrong, I liked it enough, that's why giving it at least a 7, but I guess I am kinda underwhelmed with all the good reviews. Hmm... Edited by Beyond_the_Veil - 11 years ago

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Silkwood

Not a classic but one of those great female oriented films of Streep. She plays Karen, a worker in a nuclear plant who raises voice against the lack of security and other labour welfare issues. She eventually finds herself pitted in controversies that leads to her death.

8/ 10

I watched 

Y'all NEED to watch these. Need. Edited by StopDropNTroll - 11 years ago

Just returned after watching Himmatwala. Edited by souro - 11 years ago

Welcome is on TV.

It took me a good 5 minutes to recognize Katrina.

Just came back from watching G.I. Joe Retaliation... Edited by ILoveDrama - 11 years ago

Lincoln

Finally saw the film. People grow up with superheros like Superman and Batman. My superhero was Abraham Lincoln. I still revere him as a great hero. Visiting the Lincoln Monument is like holy pilgrimage to the 'temple of freedom'.

Moving on.

Surprisingly, Lincoln is not a biography of his life nor is it a Civil War film really. But what it does is focus on one small phase of his life and presidency: The passing of the 13th amendment abolishing slavery and the brief period before it.

It paints a vivid portrayal of Lincoln in many layers - the president, the politician, the husband, the father, the man. It takes us into his fears, his beliefs, his hopes and aspirations. And Daniel Day Lewis does such a fantastic job of bringing Lincoln to life. My favorite moments were Lincoln's jokes, stories and witticisms that were both endearing and annoying. It is this very down to earth nature that made Lincoln beloved even amidst some who supported slavery and sympathized with the Confederate states.

I never imagined that passing of a bill could be so thrilling and riveting, but Spielberg somehow manages to turn this bit of dull politics into a mystery of sorts that slowly unfolds. It shows the means and techniques used by the politicians to gain the votes required. And of course it shows some corruption, bribery, log rolling and wheel greasing. Everyone compromises with their souls and morals a bit in relation to this amendment bill. Makes you wonder is it OK to use unethical means to achieve an ethical end? Is a little bribery and corruption OK if it ends slavery? Enfranchises women and colored people?

I also loved the bits of humor infused throughout the proceedings and good old fashioned name calling and insulting. Tommy Lee Jones is brilliant as Thaddeus Stevens the radical Republican. Some of his lines are so bitingly sarcastic. Damn! I wish I had his ability to insult people and put them down.

The entire star-cast is stellar job. Even Joseph Gordon-Lewitt shines in the minor role of  Robert Lincoln.

The only problem with the movie is length and pace, it gets a bit stretched and a bit of historical embellishment for entertainment.

9.5/10