Wrd_Nrgy Reviews

Before Your Eyes (2009)

Street Silence.

[9/10 · 16 December 2009]

What do two young kids do with their baby sister who cant stop crying ? What does food mean when the streets are hungry for blood ? What does it mean to change a point of view towards a better solution ?

Most of the answers and more are delicately yet firmly placed in Min DIt. Director, Producer and Writer Miraz Bezar has placed this responsibility of his message on the strong shoulders of his main leads - Senay Orak ( Gulistan ) & Muhammed Al ( Firat ). Both who deliver fiercely with soft eyes and strong character. A gritty, absorbing movie with a theme that's new to me ( the whole Kurdish/Turkish situation was briefly explained post viewing ) and all the actors performed par excellence. Simple, seamless story developments with brilliant screenplay, Min DIt tops my list at the Dubai International Film Festival.

Watching it at the DIFF 2009, the Q&A did get into a slightly political voice throwing atmosphere but was handled extremely well by the Director whom i must commend for his ability to understand both sides and choose to deal with Humanity as the subject of his movie and not who is right or wrong in the war.

Killing/Murder/Executions of fellow beings is just something we humans now close our eyes and accept. Things may change. Maybe we'll be just be more open to nonviolent solutions.

Thank you Miraz Bezar and whole crew of Min DIt for a lovely journey.

Peace.

Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)

Fun in a nutshell( or an acorn if you may please)

[5/10 · 16 April 2006]

A fun movie with some crazy animation gags.

A top class performance by the actors although i felt that this was a bit more talkative than the prev one( the reason for an 8 rating ). The gags were comparatively on a lower scale but to give credit where its due, freaky Scrat "the saber tooth squirrel" steals the show !!!!!!

The influx of characters provide some hilarious moments and the possums are super !!!

Id suggest some popcorn a coupla beers and friends to go along with this movie ( one sec ....every movie maybe ;)..jst a suggestion) and its gonna be real good fun !!!!

Well my friends and me had a blast after a marathon of political thrillers ( syriana) massacre fest( DR) and heartless warfare( IrAk) this one was a pleasant release and with a lot of feel good factors.

Enjoy.

Kisna: The Warrior Poet (2005)

Mental Torture

[22 January 2005]

This has to be one of the worst Hindi movies I've ever seen and nobody in their sane mind would like this flick. It is very sad to see a crass movie like this marketed with the " this is what India really is" tag.

The camera work is strictly okay and the dialog is oh so predictable. Sub standard acting, unnecessary dance scenes, and a very bad plot line makes Kisna a serious waste of time and money.Amrish Puri ( R.I.P.),sad to say is below par as one of the negative characters. On the flip-side Om Puri and Sushmita Sen are the only good things to happen to the movie albeit for a short time span. bottom line : listen to the audio CD( its a few notches higher )and skip the flick.