Agneepath (2012)

A remake of the 1990 film agneepath, starring Amitabh Bachchan (you certainly remember tha name - Vijay Dinanath Chauhan)
The story is the same, Kancha frames Dinanath Chauhan and kills him. Dinanath's son Vijay decides to avenge his father's death. He grows up to become a gangster and climbs ladders to reach the motive of his life, Kancha.

This modern portrayal of Agneepath, is nice. Just because of the sound effects, the cinematography, the colors and the direction. Hrithik I believe, was overshadowed by Sanjay Dutt.
The first 30 minutes, when Sanjay Dutt enters, just grabs your attention. I could not think of anything else in those 30 minutes, but Kancha and his terror. Sanjay has played a larger than life villain who is like one of those enemies anyone would be afraid of having. His body, tattoos, piercing just adds to his terror and strength. His maniac smile, his evil laughter are good enough to scare you at night too, especially the scene when he's being hanged!
Rishi Kapoor as Rauf Lala has done a good job. The child Vijay is good, especially his eyes which are very expressive. Hrithik on the other hand, has done well in some scenes, specially the one where he gets to meet his sister after 15 odd years. Everywhere else, his performance is passe. Priyanka, is there just for the sake of some actress and some love angle. She hardly has any role to play or any high energy/performance scene that she can boast of.

The movie was a bit overstretched (2 hours and 45 minutes!). Seriously it didn't need that much length. Few of the songs were not needed at all (but maybe put in there just to please Priyanka)

SO, if you want to feel the terror of Kancha, I'd say do go watch it on the big screen. For everything else, passe.

Sherlock Holmes A game of shadows

You've read Sherlock Holmes? If yes, You are bound to find differences in the characters described in the book and portrayed in the movie.
You enjoyed the first movie? Yes, then this one is one hell of a ride.
Even if you haven't watched the first and haven't heard about the character "Sherlock Holmes" even then, this movie is a rollercoaster ride.

Sherlock is a detective, a very famous one at that. He has a doctor friend Dr. Watson who assists him in his cases and bears the brunt of his tantrums. Sherlock also has a brother Mycroft who is placed well among the upper class. There is an additional character, Dr. Moriarty who is a famous and notorious scientist. He has a flare for using his brains and his powers to rule the world. He is often confronted by Sherlock Holmes and often he loses to Holmes' intelligence.

So, the script is unbeatable. They have adapted parts of the novel but it is otherwise truly an original. The twists and turns are wonderful, you need to hold on to your seat belt! The performances are amazing, specially Robert Downe Jr. He quite resembled the way Sherlock Holmes would have been if he were not just a fictional character. Jude Law has performed very well too, you wouldn't want to call him a supporting actor, he keeps your attention on him throughout the movie.
The music was nice and catchy. The action scenes were done differently, a little sprinkle of slow motion to highlight the minute details.

Verdict : Go watch the movie on the big screen!

Don 2

The movie is full of flaws, I mean we could overlook them only if Don by Farhan Akhtar hadn't raised our expectations so much.

First, the 3D part. Why was this movie released in 3D? Was there any part that had 3D effects?
Second, the script. Too many obvious flaws which can be noticed by a kid too.
Third, agreed that it was Shahrukh's movie. Then why was Priyanka Chopra there? All she says in the movie is "what" or "damnit". Infact the other day, 2 months after watching Don 2, while we were talking about Priyanka Chopra and the roles she is currently playing I happened to mention Don 2 and my friend, he could not remember her in the movie. He could remember Lara Dutta (who had even lesser role and dialogue) but not Priyanka Chopra. So much for Piggy Chops!
If you want details on the storyline and flaws, here it is.

So, don't bother!