Author Archives: amodini

The Netflix price hike

Posted on July 14, 2011 by amodini

Once upon a time I was a Blockbuster subscriber. I received DVDs in the mail, and then went over to the physical Blockbuster store (a 10 minute drive) to exchange them for free. I remained a Blockbuster subscriber for a … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Super 8

Posted on July 11, 2011 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B0052EV846″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Rating : 3/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2011 Running time : 2 hours 10 minutes Director : JJ Abrams Are you nostalgic for the days of yore? I mean really nostalgic ? Well then … Continue reading →

Posted in 2011, english, family-friendly, fantasy, hollywood, sci-fi, watchable | 2 Comments

Movie Review : Delhi Belly

Posted on July 5, 2011 by amodini

Rating : Above Average (3.3/5) Genre : Comedy Year : 2011 Running time : 2 hours Director : Abhinay Deo Cast : Imran Khan, Vir Das, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Vijay Raaz, Shehnaz Treasury, Poorna Jagannathan, Paresh Ganatra Kid rating : … Continue reading →

Posted in 2011, All Netflix, bollywood, comedy, english, Hindi movies on Netflix, humor, rating-A, watchable | 7 Comments

Singham and 6 packs

Posted on June 30, 2011 by amodini

Ajay Devgun’s new film”Singham” is a remake of a Tamil film which originally starred Suriya – I saw the trailer/song today on MTV. Notice the over-the-top violence, the thousands of dancing extras and Ajay’s robust moustache (a must on most … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Letters to Juliet

Posted on June 23, 2011 by amodini

Starring : Amanda Seyfried, Christopher Egan, Vanessa Redgrave, Gael Garcia Bernal Genre : Romance Rating : 4/5 Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) a fact checker who longs to write, is engaged to Victor (Gael Garcia Bernal), a chef opening his new restaurant. … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010, english, hollywood, recommended, romance | 1 Comment

What you didn’t know about La Tomatina . . .

Posted on June 19, 2011 by amodini

. . . can seriously curtail your knowledge of Bollywood. But worry not – there is a cure : go see Zoya Akhtar’s new film “Zindagi na milegi dobara”. It releases on July 15th, and stars one of my favorite … Continue reading →

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Sticky Post : Welcome to Amodini’s Movie Review’s new home

Posted on June 16, 2011 by amodini

If you are being redirected here from Blogger, don’t panic; this is where you want to be. Bookmark and proceed. And scroll down for regular programming. (If you need more info. on this transition see : Amodini’s Movie Reviews is … Continue reading →

Posted in 2011, how-what-why | Tagged status | 1 Comment

Movie Review : Chalo Dilli

Posted on June 16, 2011 by amodini

Rating : Below average (2.5/5) Genre : Comedy / Drama Year : 2011 Running time : 2 hours 10 minutes Director : Shashant Shah Cast : Lara Dutta, Vinay Pathak, Akshay Kumar, Gaurav Gera, Rahul Singh Kid rating : PG … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : The King’s Speech

Posted on June 11, 2011 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B00474AB7W” target=”_self” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]I had three reasons to watch this film – 1. Starred Colin Firth 2. Academy Award Winner 3. The intriguing true-life storyline (a stammering king no less !) I was expecting a totally wonderful film, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010, All Netflix, drama, english, historical, hollywood, outstanding, rating-G, recommended | Tagged colin firth | Comments Off

Welcome to Friday Nirvana !

Posted on June 5, 2011 by amodini

Welcome to Amodini’s Movie Reviews on Friday Nirvana ! New here, eh ? Browse around. Read. Enjoy. I hope you like what you see. To all my former Blogger readers : Thanks for following me out here ! All posts … Continue reading →