Movie Review : 13B - A Logical Thriller

My Say : A decent watch

My friend said " It's a spine-chilling horror. A must see" Then another told me Maddy - urf Madhavan had himself pleaded him to watch this movie. Maddy said " its awesome" So we went. It turned out to be a decent suspense thriller. Horror, it wasnt !Atleast for me...

The movie is a small budget film with a lead good actor and a strong / logical second half. The build up in the first half is comical and at times irritating. But if you stay put, you would be treated to some decent stuff in the second half. Infact, what makes its a good watch is that everything makes sense, nothing is illogical. The screenplay is good and the cinematography is excellent. The background score is adequately chilling , but the songs are pathetic!(Shankar, Ehsaan Loy seemed to have given them a bunch of rejects !! )

Off the actors, Madhavan hogs the limelight, but is the only actor to glue you onto the screen. He suits the role perfectly. He was excited when my friend gave him a positive feedback. It shows how desperate this acclaimed actor of the Tamil industry is to make it big in Bollywood !! Anyways,, if he works on his body a bit and sheds those extra kilos, I am sure he would do pretty well here.

One hillarious concept given in this film is THE DEAD are also upgrading themselves and finding various new channels to contact the Living !!! hahahaha... Like the TV in this case.. I assure you the final final scene will leave u in splits!!!absolutely absurd.

This one is surely worth a watch (on the CD preferably - where u can forward the unwanted bits), surely for putting all the pieces in the right place in the end. A logical thriller.

Rating : 5.5 / 10 ( 0.5 less for an irritating first half)

Quarantine

My biggest issue with Quarantine is one that has nothing to do with the filmmakers, but it affects the entertainment value of the movie in a big way. The primary TV spot/teaser that was used to promote the movie over the last few weeks is nothing more than the very last shot of the film. What makes this a huge issue is that it becomes apparent as soon as the movie’s premise is defined and Angela is established as the film’s “survivor girl.” It’s the epitome of anticlimactic to know exactly how the movie ends less than a half hour in.


Light is used brilliantly during scenes in which the protagonists interact with the military and the CDC through large glass windows. The extraordinarily bright white light outside the building is not only blinding, but also threatening and otherworldly. It creates a palpable uneasiness.

The pale flesh of the infected residents glows just enough to be seen as they dart through the dark frame behind our unsuspecting survivors. It’s truly chilling.

All in all Quarantine is a disappointment. Its premise alone should have made it relatively easy to create a successful new edition to the horror genre this Halloween, a treat if you will. To be sure, there are a handful of sequences that will make you very familiar with the edge of your seat. However, they are very few and far between while the rest of the movie is comprised of tricks that we’ve seen many times before and executed much better than this.... A faithful adaptation of the 2007 Spanish film REC, QUARANTINE chronicles the outbreak of a rabies-like disease in a Los Angeles apartment building and the struggle of the unaffected residents to...

• Acting: A- (Realistic portrayals, from the casual opening moments to the harried finish.)
• Direction: C+ (The style could've been handled more cleanly, without as much disorientation.)
• Script: C+ (Even for a genre film, it lacks depth or any intriguing twists.)
• Effects: B (Good special effects and makeup, although you don't get to see much of it, with the camera moving constantly.)
• Overall: B- (A strong, scary -- yet far from perfect -- first-person experience.)

The Grudge 2

Rating 6/10

First thing first,if you looking forward to watching Grudge 2,watch the Grudge 1 first,and if you really want to be terrified watch the Original Ju-On.The movie continues where it was left,the curse is buliding up and grudge is spreading.

The Grudge 2" takes place in three separate timelines. And that makes the movie even more comlex.The main plot involves events occurring immediately after the events of the first “Grudge." Here, Aubrey Davis (Amber Tamblyn) rushes to Japan to be at her sister Karen’s (Sarah Michelle Gellar) side. It seems Karen has suffered some sort of mysterious accident, and Aubrey is urged by their mother .....

I stop here without revealing much into the plot,Takashi Shimizu has done a comendable job,and left enough a space to create a sequel,release awaited 2007.