Mixed Doubles (2006/Hindi)

(4/5)

Love happens, love blossoms, love confirms (marriage), love is made (you know what), again, again…. once a week, once a while… at times… o oh! It all starts with a spark, becomes fire if there is enough spark and then it kinda dies out. Unless everything blends well, the charisma of married life phases out. That is what exactly the topic of the film. And this typical middle class comes up with a solution… let us swing babe….

Great dialogues, great acting and a pretty nice script… worth watching!

Indians always tend to follow other cultures, especially western (inherent inferiority complex or an everlasting lust for changes?). But we often forget that Indian marriage is like Indian curry. Indian curry is supposed to taste the best in the world, because of the right blend of salt (loyalty), spice (intimacy) and seasoning (commitment). I guess it is hard to find such a perfect mix elsewhere. But there is a saying… ‘grass always appear greener on the other side of the fence’ and to realize the value of what we have, we have to either loose it or see how much others desperately seek it..

Just like Heaven(2005)

(3/5)

You work, work and again work.. and life passes by.. but suddenly everything stands still.. and when you look back you are shocked to find that you missed lot of good things in life when you were busy working. May be you still have hope.. and try to get back what you missed. They say.. better late than never...

Without a doubt this is the best pure metaphysical romantic comedy/dramas ever made.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425123/
http://www.justlikeheaven-themovie.com/main.html

Life or Something Like It (2002)

(3/5)

Destiny is what you make of it. What would you do if you were gonna die next week?

I liked the movie, it stresses upon living life to the fullest, thinking everyday could be our last day. Also don’t plan everyday of your life, leave some days unplanned, for yourself, to spend doing nothing. And again, work to live, not live to work!

Story: A reporter, Lanie Kerrigan (Jolie), interviews a psychic homeless man (Shalhoub) for a fluff piece about a football game's score. Instead, he tells her that her life has no meaning, and is going to end in just a few days, which sparks her to action, trying to change the pattern of her life...

Quotes: "Things happen, things u never see coming, and you think afterward, If I'd known this, would I have changed things? Would I have done more?"

"Have you ever heard the expression, a picture is worth a thousand words?
That's just for people like you who don't know a thousand words."

'If I was gonna die in a week, I'd try to live every moment. I would go to see the people that mean the most to me, and I would try and memorize their face. And I would say to them all the things that I wanted to say, but have always been too afraid to."

"Someone once said: Live everyday as if it were your last, because one of these days, it will be"

More info:
www.lifeorsomethinglikeit.com
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0282687/

Movies that moves...

Well, life in the celluloid is different from life in the streets. It is quick, controlled and at times predictive. But at times, it is inspired from the real ones, touching here and there as the roll rolls. Being a movie buff I felt I am missing a place to discuss about some of the good ones I watch by. So here comes... the movies that moves... well letz be moderate... movies worth watching ;-)