The Gods must be crazy

A Kalahari bushman (Sho) in search of end of the earth to dispose off a coca cola bottle (which was thrown from an airplane and he believes it to be sent by God), a woman who fed up of town life, decides to spend some time at a mission in Botswana working as a  teacher, a rebel looking on ways to topple the government, and a researcher working in the jungle who turns into a complete idiot in the company of woman.......what happens when all of them come together?....................Be ready to go off on a fun-filled, rib-crackling humorous ride in the jungles, keep your kerchief/tissue papers ready, for you will laugh till tears are rolling.....


This film was made in 1980 by James Uys and was followed by 4 sequels.  Sho was played by Namibian farmer X!xua.


Just the perfect movie for the weekend.

Tangled

Tangled starts out as a narrative, turns into a musical and from there it never fails to bring lots of smile and laughter. Even though I don’t like musicals, as I have the opinion that musicals are for kids but so are animated movies, and everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Lets leave that matter there, I enjoyed the music and even caught myself humming along. Now how did that happen?

There is just so much in this movie.. Ohh! the breath taking sceneries, the loving characters, the story, the acting. Ahh! this is a great movie, magical as are animated movies.

Loved Rapunzel so much, sadly she falls for the handsome Flynn Rider aka Eugene Fitzherbert, she looks so pretty and beautiful. For a movement in the movie I thought I had a chance... ahh! so much for wishful thinking... There are lots of great characters to be met in the movie and I will not spoil the thrill of meeting them yourself. Don't discard this movie as kid's movie, well, we all have our own childhood somewhere in us and I assure you, you will find your child again when you view the movie yourself.

PS: Since this is my first post here, I guess, a little introduction is called for. Ahem! I go by several names spaceman spiff, tracer bullet, uncle scrooge, and many more.. all borrowed ofcourse.. I am writing here because I love watching movies and I believe should someone be a little encouraged to watch a movie after reading what I have shared...... so much the better.. in my personal life.. I am just a simple man.... adios

Toy story 1

Just how much punch can an animation movie pack? The answer is.................a lot and mind you, these are strong solid punches....I am amazed at how taking one of the basic premises of "toys having lives", (but they become active only when nobody's is watching) a story has been weaved, which takes us on a wonderful ride splashing us en route with emotions of anger, jealousy, friendship, loyalty. Most of us would have played with toys and would have created an action world where we were the dictators and toys doing our bidding.....as a kid I had a racer bike and a rider which took a lot of my playing hours [somewhat similar to Andy's (the kid owner) love for Woody]...I clearly remember that I lost the bike, i lost the rider, well most of him, what was left was a sinewy leg, i guess it was right leg, but for the kid in me, it did not matter...the adventures continued unabated...ooh my!! what happened to that imagination....Well that is subject matter for another post and another blog....

Synopsis: Woody, (sheriff) the chief toy is jealous of Buz, the space ranger, the new toy, who has become Andy's (the owner kid's) favorite. Woody's insecurity results in Buz falling out of the window and somehow both Buz and Woody get lost. It is during this period when both of them are alone in an unfamiliar world, that they, despite initial hiccups, try to understand and help each other.

This was the second time I was watching this movie and one thing I can tell, the kid in me is alive and kicking....;-)

Thaniyavarthanam

Is insanity hereditary or is the prevailing environment responsible for it? This movie shows how a sane man born in a family, where male members are marked for insanity by Goddess and the society, does turn insane. It is a very serious and sensitive movie. The sane man who turns insane at the altar of societal norms and family commitments is played by Mammotty. This film has aptly portrayed how small talk and gossip indulged in by many people can ruin lives, especially if one happens to live in rural settings. The ending of this movie is heart wrenching. A heavy weight output from the Sibil Malayil(direction)/ Lohitadas (story) combo.

Kariyila Kattu Pole

A famous director/writer found dead in a cottage, a cottage which he uses when he is on a writing assignment. His current story is about a film maker, who is murdered, but the story is incomplete. He is also a man who has a checkered past as far as women are considered. A wife who believes her husband is cheating on her. A policeman who has been promoted as DySP and the first case to come his way concerns the man whose work he adores.

As this is a work of detective genre, I would not spill any beans here, but this is the first time I am witnessing the work of Padmarajan Sir, who has been a colossus as far as Malayalam movie industry is concerned. Perhaps being a writer himself, he could add that extra zing to the script and direction, which would have been missed by other mortals. It is said that human emotions are his USP and that is true with this movie as it does not end up to be just another murder mystery. A riveting watch for sure.

Johny Walker

Johnny Walker is a Malayalam movie starring Mamooty, which was released in 1992, and which unluckily deekay chanced upon and had to undergo the torture of watching and thought of deriving sadistic pleasure by unleashing it on unsuspecting residents of blogosphere......








Synopsis:  Johnny (Mammotty), is an estate owner in Kerala.  His parents were killed when he was 16 year old and his younger brother 2 year old.  He adores his younger brother like his own kid and has brought him up single handedly.  There is a mysterious visit of actor Soman and Johnny always accompanies him at the end of this visit for a couple of days.  Johnny's younger brother Bobby visits his native place along with his friends and has a gala time at home (Bobby is studying in Bangalore).  Johnny decides to visit Bangalore and on going there, suddenly plans on joining college (he is 36 years old), to which the principal agrees as the college is filled with ruffians and principal saw Johnny roughing up one such ruffian.  The drug mafia has presence in the campus and has already corrupted several youths there including the disappearance and murder an upcoming athlete, and also her coach, who dared to stand in the way of Swami, (the stooge of drug mafia in campus)..Bobby is interested in a girl, who becomes fan of Swami's drugged ice creams and cant stop eating (deekay meant the girl cant stop eating that icecream).  This way, Johnny becomes involved in all this and it leads to death of one of bobby's friend, which turns Bobby against his brother ...(what a crap)....in the meantime, mysterious Soman reappears and tells bobby that Johnny is suffering from optical atrophy and is loosing his vision and won't be ever cured of it(Soman is Johnny's Doctor) (this was also the reason why Johnny decided to join college so that he can see his brother till his eyesight lasts)....Burning with remorse, bobby and his friends are on their way to meet Johnny when drug mafia stops them and assaults them...In retaliation, Johnny tracks down DD's (the drug mafia's) car, but DD was'nt in it.  Johnny decides to get his kid bro married to the girl he loves, who by now, has been cured of her ice cream mania by doctors...On the day of marriage, Johnny starts losing his vision and Bobby is killed by the drug mafia...a nearly blind Johnny rushes to DD's adda and turns completely blinds there.  In the end, a fully blind Johnny kills DD and drives his mobike into a no-entry zone and falls off into a valley .


Deekay thinks even now, after so many years of this movie being released, Mammokka should be having the same feeling (of driving his car or bike into a valley), if he ever dares to watch this movie again.


Cool factor:  Kuttapai, the boy-caretaker of Johnny household cum manager of property..(alas...he has only a small role).


Uncool factor:  The script/story should take the blame for this.  There were many threads in the story, but they remained indifferent and did not give a feeling of joining up in the end also.  For eg, the english teacher who develops a soft corner for Johnny, and who also happens to be living besides Johnny's newly purchased villa.  Even doctor patient relationship vis a vis Mammoty and Soman has not been dealt with properly.  Neither the character of Swami nor DD has been developed.


Music:  Sounds good, but it blocked the flow of narrative and that is what pissed deekay.


deekay's version:  Johnny the estate owner is in reality a secret agent working for Government of India who uses his estate as a cover for his real work.  He follows his brother to bangalore to bust the drug dealers network.  Soman is his mentor/boss who visits him to give updates and new assignments.   There was scope for this line of story as the movie itself shows Johnny is well read and intelligent..(eg. when he challenges economics professor and states that classifying economies on the basis of capitalist, socialist and mixed is outdated and gives suitable example to illustrate his points)....Swami is the son of some local politician and also patron of the college (that explains his hold in college).....Johnny trains his brother and friends to deal with swami while he himself takes on big daddy DD in the final showdown, after which bobby and his wife return to estate (as they were never interested in studies) and Johnny marries the English teacher and is planning on future assignments....




So here ends deekay's first movie review and also how he could have twisted and turned the story.....ha ha he he (evil laugh) (patented one, different from tracer bullet's laugh).