WEEKLY MOVIE GUIDE (what to watch and what to miss in Cinema)

PYAAR KA PUNCHNAMA

Genre                  Comedy/Romance

Release Date       20th May

Director               Luv Ranjan

Duration              138 minutes

Cast                    Kartikey Tiwari,Rayo Bhakirta,Diveyundu Sharma,Sonali Sehgal,Nusrat Barucha

Pluses                  Few funny sequences

Minuses               bad script,amateurish acting,bizzare direction

Verdict                2.5/5 (watch it if you  have a flair for 'real' comedies)

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Genre                  Thriller

Release Date       20th May

Director               Parwaal Raman

Duration              118 minutes

Cast                    Rajwir Aroraa,Imaad Shah,Nishikant Kamath,Tisca Chopra,Satish Kaushik

Pluses                  Impeccable script,engrossing performances from Rajwir and Imaad,awsome climax

Minuses               Hardly any (may be a bit too long)

Verdict                4/5 (watch it to surprise yourself with this gem )

PIRATES OF CARRIBEAN-On Stranger Tides

Genre                  Adventure/Fantasy

Release Date       20th May

Director               Rob Marshall

Duration              137 minutes

Cast                    Johnny Depp,Penolope Cruz,Geoffery Rush,Ian Macshane

Pluses                  Johnny still rocks,Penelope fits the bill,good performances

Minuses               boring story,not much thrills even in 3D

Verdict                2/5 (watch it if you are die hard fan of series or Johhny follower)

WEEKLY MOVIE GUIDE (what to watch and what to miss in Cinema)

RAAGINI MMS

Genre                  Horror

Release Date       13th May

Director               Pawan Kriplani

Duration              100 minutes

Cast                    Raj KumarYadav,Kainaaz Motiwala

Pluses                  Raj Kumar Yadav's performance

Minuses               Plot and thrills are lifted from 'Paranormal Activity',too long,amateurish direction

Verdict                2/5 (watch it if you prefer B-grade formula of sleaze and horror)

STANLEY KA DABBA

Genre                  Drama

Release Date       13th May

Director              Amole Gupte

Duration              96 minutes

Cast                    Partho,Amole Gupte,Rahul Singh,Divya Dutta

Pluses                  Impeccable performances from Partho,Divya and Amole,touching story,realistic direction

Minuses               screenplay is slow at places

Verdict                4/5 (watch it if you want to experience magic of cinema)

SHAAGIRD

Genre                  Drama

Release Date       13th May

Director               Tigmanshu Dhulia

Duration              128 minutes

Cast                    Nana Patekar,MohitAhlawat,Rimmi,Anurag Kashyap,Zakir Hussain

Pluses                  Nana is intense as usual,believable characterization, interesting twists in storyline

Minuses               Patchy editing,background score sucks

Verdict                3.5/5 (watch it if you love masala bollywood 'cop' flicks and intense performances)

LOVE U...Mr. KALAKAAR

Genre                  Romance

Release Date       13th May

Director               S. Manasvi

Duration              165 minutes

Cast                    Tushaar Kapoor,Amrita Rao,Ram Kapoor,Madhu

Pluses                  Hard to find except appeal for smaller towns/villages

Minuses               everything else (script is straight from 80's and direction is third class)

Verdict                1.5/5 (watch it if you missed 'Nadiya Ke Paar','Vivaah' and so many Rajshri flicks)

PRIEST

Genre                  Action

Release Date       13th May

Director               Scott Charles Stewart

Duration              87 minutes

Cast                    Paul Bettany,Maggie Q,Karl Urban

Pluses                  Climax action sequence

Minuses               No  thrill of 3D,too dark,uninspiring action shots,boring

Verdict                1.5/5 (watch it if u are addicted to so called waste Hollywood action)