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If you watch this movie hoping to see something different you would be disappointed. There are some elements of 1972 Parichay you could see in this movie. Madhuri was pretty and competently did her role/s. Salman khan seemed a mismatch as he looked young, immature and unconvincing in his role. It was apparent the makers didn't invest too much in the songs dept, as they were below par by any standards. Anupam Kher and Kader Khan were upto their usual tomfoolery so nothing new there either. Anyone in 90s going to watch this movie would have done due to the craze of Madhuri, the rest of the cast were there just for the ambiance. Safely skip this one.

This series has brought back memories of the classic Crime patrol. The quality of acting is visible and dialogues even more impressive. I hope it doesn't end the way Crime Patrol did. The makers need to build on the goodwill they have earned with this series. The cases covered were more individual in nature, they need to expand it to social and national level crimes to increase the scope and to get a wider audience base. The good thing is that most of crime patrol veterans are seen in this series so we don't need to waste time getting familiar with most of the actors. I would go out on a limb and say this series in some episodes are better than Crime Patrol. It has a more sophisticated look to it. I eagerly await the second season.

The whole premise of the kidnapping was weak. Secondly, 3 comedians don't make great villainous characters. Rajpal Yadav with his diminutive stature and personality wasn't convincing as a bad guy. As for the rest of the gang, at any point they didn't seem threatening enough to overpower the victim. Dialogues were pedestrian at best. If you have seen NH10 you wouldn't be overly impressed with this version. Tara was no Anushka, you required a bit more mature personality to pull off this role. Some scenes were obviously manufactured just for thrills. There is a whole wilderness for the bad guys to search for their escaped victim, but inspite of not having any clue, they always seemed to be in the vicinity of the victim. They surely must have some kind of extra sensory perception. The frantic fiance always seemed to be a day late in his rescue attempt so was basically useless to the plot. The good thing about the movie is that the director knew the limitation of the script and the actors and didn't prolong it unnecessarily.

Jackie Chan comes to India in this Indian version of Die Hard movie. The villain was small in stature, looked and sounded weak. Definitely a miscast. There were some good moments especially in the fight scenes, but scenes which requires some bonafide acting, Vidhyut as always is found wanting. You could see in the action department Vidhyut emulating Jackie Chan down to his frenzied expressions. The rest of the cast were just spectators on a roller coaster ride. If gymnastics and action is all you are looking for than this would be your movie. If you a bit more mature audience than you might find your interest waning as the movie progresses.

I watched Seeta aur Geeta and Chaalbaaz but found the former had a better flow to the story, better calibre of acting, songs were melodious. Over and above that you have the classic beauty of Hema malini. Sunny Deol was decent, while Rajnikanth's comedy was good in parts. The fights especially Sridevi 's did evolve since the 70s. Sridevi's acting though was a bit exaggerated and over the top. If you watched this movie in the 80s you wouldn't mind it, but if you are watching it in this decade you might not appreciate it as much. Anupam Kher and Shakti had their moments of laughter. There was a scene where Anu Kapoor's dark hair was clearly seen peeking from underneath his white wig. The shot changed but the director did not bother to correct the error. The authenticity of the scene was totally compromised. There were other scenes where the disparity in the quality of direction was apparent between Ramesh Sippy and Pankaj Parashar. There is some entertainment value but don't expect too much.

Movie is let down by the acting calibre of the supporting cast. Loud reactions and overacting are the fallback of every average actor. This was abundantly evident as the movie progressed. Though the Directors tried to hide the possible murder suspect, but if you have watched enough Bollywood movies there are ample clues to zero in on the possible culprit. Manoj Bajpaye has his familiar eccentric style of acting, so you could say he was his efficient self. The direction and the narrative wasn't taut enough to keep the audience captivated. This is the kind of movie you could watch on a lazy, rainy Saturday afternoon, where you have nowhere to go and nothing to watch.

The brand of comedy employed in this movie is fine around the decade it was made, right now they would call it hamming or overacting. Even kids of this day and age would be rolling their eyes watching some of the over the top comedy. Story was stale and predictable. Growing up Mehmood was the king of comedy, but with time you outgrow his stereotypical physical comedy style of acting. The action sequences could be described as awkward at best, as was prevalent in the 60s movies. Jumping Jack was decent in his role, while Leena Chandavarkar was the required eye candy of the movie though she seemed rough at the edges. Pran was impressive in a patriarchal role. He carried the same personality in the 1972 "Parichay" too. Some of the evergreen songs were the only saving grace of the movie. My advice, this movie is best left in the memories of those who lived through that era.

I am not sure what's Priyadarshan's obsession with sad/tragic ending. Most of the 90s and early 2000 he drags a perfectly happy ending into a sad ending. This ploy starts getting predictable after you watch half a dozen of his movies from that decade. This movie is no exception. A comedic, happy go lucky love story, for no foreseeable reason suddenly turns sad, which is irritating. Mohanlal looked energetic and convincing as a dedicated cop. Girija was decent as his love interest. Nedu mudi Venu played a different role as a crazed avenger and did well too. Jagathy as usual played an irritating buffoon. The movie was good, except for the ending. That's the reason why the movie didn't perform well when it was released in 89.

We could have done without the Gully boy act, which made Vidhyut's character look fake and sound phony. Vidhyut needs to pick scripts which does not require much acting, as that is his Achilles heel. He excels in the action & stunt dept and should stick to that. Amy Jackson and Nora Fatehi were just eye candies, picked solely for the glamour and attitude aspect. Arjun Rampal acting skill has always been mediocre and amply displayed it in this movie. He too was picked solely for looks. The Death Race scenario has been done to death in Hollywood, and in the Bollywood movie "Luck". For stunt junkies this movie would be perfect, for the more mature and discerning viewers not so much.

There was an attempt to re create comedy of Chupke Chupke but the magic was just not there. The plot was ridiculous with no witty dialogues to keep the audience entertained. The comedy seemed to be forced without the natural flow. Om Prakash, Utpal Dutt key characters in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's previous projects had nothing noteworthy to do except hamming it. The script was so weak that despite Amol Pakekar, Deven Verma, Farooq Shaikh, Parceen Babi & Deepti trying their best to raise the movie failed to generate any mirth. I wouldn't even call it mildly funny, just a bland set of scenes stitched together. Disappointing as Hrishikesh was one of my favorite directors in the light hearted movie genres. What a waste of time.

An idealistic movie with shades of melodrama. Even though it fell short of being inspirational but still a worthwhile watch. Prithviraj traded his usual over the top acting for a more down to earth acting, which was a relief. The director did his best to give the movie a mainstream look rather than a art film about a school in a village. Attempts to edify Prithviraj at every given chance seemed cheesy at times. Samyukta played her part well with crisp dialogues to go with it. Jagathy did what he does best playing a negative character, not the villain. Nedumudi and Jagdeesh were decent comic reliefs. Salim for a change played a more serious character. The age old story has been told in many languages about a teacher who transforms a bunch of under performing students to winners. Good for a one time watch.

Some movies/stories are best left in the 80s & 90s. This is one of them. Compound that with a total wrong casting which includes the main cast Jake Gyllehaal. He was no Patrick Swazye by a long shot. This was not his kind of genre, he just went through the motions to earn the pay cheque. Ryan Gosling could have done a little better as he has a natural quiet, unassuming personality which the audiences might have gone for. The rest of the cast were pedestrian at best, looks like they were grabbed off the street without an audition. No personality, no acting skills, no screen presence just filling in for screen time. The bad guy wasn't intimidating at all while his antics just irritated the hell out of you.

Jake giving out medical diagnosis while beating up a guy might seem cool the first time but when you keep repeating it through out the movie it gets tiring.

There was nothing new in the story to hold your attention for a few minutes; You can safely skip this one.

A Top Gun wannabe where Hritik slaps on way too much style and attitude, it looked like he was hamming it rather than acting. Bollywood movie makers still employ the old tactics of surrounding a bunch of sycophants around the hero, whose sole job is to constantly edify the hero and raise him on a pedestal. Hollywood phased it out in the 90s and early 2000, yet Bollywood persist to massage the hero's ego, instead of providing the audience with a realistic hero as shown in Uri. Anil Kapoor was decent with his down to earth attitude. The ubiquitous Deepika is found again in another mindless action flick reprising a similar type of role. Besides the action sequence there wasn't much to like about the movie, much less the story or acting.

Rarely do I give an 8* for a film, but this one deserves it. A quiet love story with none of the loud boisterous dialogues or over the top fight scenes Prithviraj is usually associated with. This has all to do with genuine love. Nazriya Nazin was refreshing in her role as Prithviraj's sister, her cuteness injected life in the proceedings. Parvathy as Prithviraj love interest was very touching. When the Director make you feel the pain and love of the characters, that's when they succeed in truly reaching the audience. Well done Anjali Menon !! Hope you make more such great movies in your career !! The support cast played their role to the hilt. The ending too stirred at your heart. Recommend to watch this movie, especially when you feel melancholic.

One thing about the 80s is that directors were not afraid to experiment with different types of stories, even if it ended up being a success or not. National recognition would be good enough even if it didn't translate into s commercial success. Today's legends of malyalam cinema were just starting off so they didn't have to worry about their star image either. This kind of movie would be unthinkable in today's time and even if it was released it would be considered an art film. Sukumari was in a non typical role as a brothel madam and did well in it. Mammotty unlike today, did not have lion share of the on screen time; it was equally shared by all the supporting actors. Basically a one dimensional book story surrounding a brothel and rescue of a girl from forced prostitution, stretched to 1 hr 45 minutes of movie time. Fight scenes were awkward like two drunks trying to wrestle with each other. The end was anti climatic. Though the movie won a few state awards it did not do well commercially as it did not have a mass appeal to it.

Movie scrapes the surface of ok with bouts of exaggeration and over the top situation. There is an active op which has gone horribly wrong, the soldiers and Commanding officer at the command center are engrossed in a basketball match like it was a frat house. Operative in imminent danger is trying to reach the command centre to abort the scheduled bombing and the only available mode of communication a landline, which nobody is answering and they even turn off the phone ringer. Really !!! In the real world that would be dereliction of duty which would be an automatic court martial with a serious punishment to go with it. Another instance, there is a bomb delivered by a drone where there is a huge ball of fire and all the bad guys die but the green turf is completely intact. No crater, no nothing. Next, there is a bunker busting bomb that goes off and all the bad guys lay dead or grievously wounded but the captured US Delta force soldiers miraculously are unhurt. Liam Hemsworth for most of movie is a bumbling, stumbling, wet behind the ears soldier. He gets captured and rescued, all of a sudden he turns into an ingenious soldier converting water bottle into a receiver for communication. Quite the transformation. You have to be extremely naive or stupid to overlook all of this. However the reason given by the producers of the movie, why the film didn't do too well is due to poor marketing. Believe me, you could have 24/7 ads on electronic billboards in Times square and on prime time tv yet, that wouldn't have saved this movie.

I have given the movie 5 rating solely on the basis of the comedy content and Govinda's comedy timing. Satish Kaushik was a great comic support with great dialogues to go with it. Beyond this please don't look for any logic to the situations or try to make any sense of the arguments in the court, cause you won't find it. You don't have to be a lawyer or a law student to find the arguments Govinda presents in court to be utter nonsense. A Renter asking a redevelopment builder to buy him a flat in place of the rented one he is being asked to vacate. An aged person who witnessed a murder being accused to be the murderer just because he is unable to stop the murder by jumping over a tall boundary wall. Govinda lighting himself alight in court to prove his point in court. All this theatrics are supposed to prove his genius as a lawyer. Totally ridiculous !! But like I said leave the logic portion of your brains in a safe place while watching the movie or it will get in the way.

Most of the movie is copied from Amitabh/Rajnikanth's Andhaa Kanoon (1983), which is way better than this one. Mammotty though commendable in this role cannot match the legendary role of Amitabh. The court scene in that movie was heart rendering and still sticks to memory. Here it was hurriedly done without the same finish. Thilakan is known for his character roles, but as a villain he cuts a sorry figure. With his dimunitive stature he doesn't have the same menacing appearance or dialogue delivery such as an Amrish puri. You almost feel sorry when he gets beaten up. Lalu Alex, Capt Raju and Santhosh looked way too old to be Thilakan's sons. A miscast again. Jaya Prada played her pretty self. Soman, Ambika and Nedumudi had brief roles without much impact to the overall plot. I would suggest to watch this movie and then Andhaa Kanoon to see the superiority of the latter without a bias.

Different kind of genre for the malyalam cinema, kind of creepy and disturbing with cult devil worshipping and all. The Scottish settings provided the quaint background required for this type of movie. The movie I felt was 30 minutes too long at 2 hrs 40 minutes. I feel what needed to be said could have been done in short without the unnecessary drag, the ending though was apt and touching. Prithviraj refreshingly did not engage in his usual overacting and played a subdued character. Bhavana and the rest of the cast provided the supporting role required of them. I wouldn't call this a family entertainer due to it's dark content; but for the niche audience, looking for a change from the usual movies.

Such a major travesty at the hands of the law is despicable and the fact that none of the perpetrators were punished is a black mark in Kerela's history. Surrounding this story is a fictional character Abel (Dileep) who didn't overact as he usually does but kept it as real as he is capable of. In the movie "Titanic" you have Jack Dawson a fictional character surrounding a real tragedy, such was Dileep's character. The violence though excessive was justified considering the brutal crime brought upon the people of Thankamany in 1986. The overall feel of the film was good and kept you engaged and the fact that this was inspired by a real event kept bothering you. I feel empathy for the people of Thakamany; the shame and ignominy of denied justice and watching the perpetrators roaming free all those years. I would definitely watch this movie even just to feel their pain.

Dileep through the 90s movies acted as a loser and spineless character. This movie maintains the same trend, so kind of gets predictable. Dileep's main strength is his comic timing, when he plays the lovestruck hero he tends to overact especially when he puts on a act of an overly down on his luck pitiable fellow it does get irritating. The other problem is when Dileep is supposed to be the main hero he still appears to be a secondary hero. Kalabhavan Mani was good and appeared more as the hero. The rest of the cast did what they usually do best. The movie though a bit melodramatic is an Ok watch.

Movie that does not generate much interest in this viewer. You have Mammotty who first plays a cowboy and then a college student. He looked out of place in both the settings; Much as I like Mammotty, seeing him rocking on a stage is a bit too much to stomach.

You have a bunch of rank amateurs who are given undeserved importance throughout the movie. You have a villain who looks like he was picked off the street without an audition. He had only one expression throughout the movie without a spare. The henchmen looked like they would keel over with a slight gust of wind. All in all an underwhelming cast. The makers of the movie thought they would make a movie that would have some kind of cult following, unfortunately they failed miserably to impress. The story and the treatment of the movie looked foreign to the malyalam cinema. The ending was absolutely ridiculous too. So thumps down for me, one of the weak Mammotty movies.

This is a Ratheesh movie. Mohanlal was a secondary hero while Mammotty graced the screen for about 5 minutes. Back in the early 80s, was still early days both for Mohanlal & Mammotty, but in a shortwhile their stocks began to rise so as a marketing ploy they have Mohanlal and Mammotty plastered on the poster. As for Ratheesh he has limitations when it comes to acting. Melodrama in every scene, I guess you would appreciate it better if you were watching it in the 80s now the story and acting seems outdated. When you see such movies you realize the improvements malyalam movies have made in the last 2 decades. Mohanlal and Mammotty too have come a long way from their beginning days to become indispensable part of the malyalam cinema. Personally I wouldn't bother watching this movie as there is isn't anything notable in the movie that leaps to mind.

Not much of a mystery for today's viewer. Within 15 minutes of the start of the movie, you can come up with an educated guess who the murderer is, by the obvious facial expressions and body language of the characters. Mammotty shows up almost half way through the movie as a police investigator. 1982 was still early days for him so his powerful on screen presence that we are use to today, wasn't present back in the days, he was just a competent actor. Bharath Gopi plays a despicable womaniser and rapist. The use of Rashomon effect was a creative touch that could be appreciated. Overall just a straight forward story with not much twists or turn.

A decent movie that could have been better. Mammotty is my favorite but I feel Mohanlal would have done more justice to this role. Mammotty was a bit stiff especially in scenes which requires a lot more emotions. It was like he was acting outside his comfort zone. Instead of Priya Raman, Shobana would have been better as she has more depth to her acting and plays a vulnerable character better. The plot was a bit limited so needed some added twists to spruce it up but it kinda flattened out as the movie progressed. It may not be the first movie I will line up to watch but still a movie to watch at some point.