Saturday, July 24, 2004

Weekend movies

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On a nice Friday evening (or, to be more precise, Saturday Morning), I utilized my time in watching two great movies.

The first one, titled The Usual Suspects is about a bunch of gangsters who are forced together in a police lineup, and go on from there. The movie, which started out with sequences that left not an iota of doubt as to where the bollywood flick kaante was inspired from, made me shed all my hypnagogic tendencies and delve deep into the gripping drama. With spectacular performances by Kevin Spacy et. al., teamed with excellent screenplay and a gripping storyline, this is undoubtedly a must watch movie. In fact, the plot is such that it will need more than a single time to realize what actually happens.

The second movie for the night turned out to be another gem. The Shawshank Redemption written by the legendary Stephen King (of the x-files fame). This is a story about a guy who is charged with the murder of his wife and her lover, and his life in prison, where his unconventional attitude in the stark face of atrocities enable him to achieve his desires. This film takes one through a range of emotions from hope to despair, and the suspense is broken only in the fag end of the movie.

All in all, two great movies which should be on the must-watch list of everyone.

Btw, yes, the time for this post is in IST ;)

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Abhinav |