Thirst for Cinema [ TFC ] , a group obsessed with Movies and Topics surrounding it....Its sure a restless moment. Cinephiles Unquenchable thirst for movies .
Me not a big fan of zombie movies and it always used to feel boring watching these regular cliches of seeing similar kind of slow waking zombies. Though i did enjoy a part of walking dead series at initial stages but even that ended up being the same down the line. So this movie "Train to Busan" i kept it aside for the same reason which i realize now that i made a very bad call. This movie is a real stunner and i always knew koreans are capable of delivering such stunning films but this being in this genre, they gave it everything. With those Jaw dropping scenes along with a superb emotional ride, this movie keeps its place along with many other films in similar genre. With edge of seat moments this film hooks you to it till the end making you watch without blink of your eyes and we could see a unique way of handling zombies in this film, a complete new variant of it. Its very hard to blend emotions in such a fast moving film and i guess the makers had brought the best out of it without compromising the phase of this film which is a success factor to this movie. Overall this film is a complete entertainer and a thriller ride to busan which keeps your heart beat fast till you reach your destination. A movie not to be missed.
Two superb movies back to back for the weekend and it came as a
complete surprise for being a perfectly engaging films. Point break i
loved it for the visuals and those breath taking stunts......and Shallow
...wow as if Jaws repeats..a nail biting thriller kept me hooked till
the end. Its definitely worth watching both and i just loved it.
Seen few documentaries on Aokigahara Suicide Forest & i was so
interested with it especially the mysteries and legends surrounding this
forest. Now that seeing a movie exactly based on the same forest kept
me engaged till the end. Movie felt more of a physiological thriller
then a complete horror yet it had its spine chilling moments. Natalie
acting was perfect but i felt story could have been a littler crispier
and with more facts about this forest. Having said it still deserves a
one time watch.
A slow and simple romantic drama about a Irish girl who relocates to
America for a better future and her survival through all odds while
getting accustomed to the new environment forms core plot of this film.
It also depicts her struggle at the times when she emotionally getting
tangled between love n family without getting carried over by new
opportunities in life. Film runs slow which deserves little patience to
watch it through but leaves you with a good feel towards the end.
A movie that left me speechless and made me look for words to describe the kind of experience i had while watching this masterpiece. How could a simple movie doze you off so much leaving you in a deep trans state till the end of it as if you were traveling yourself inside the film with Karamakate. "Drop your things, why are you so connected to it says Karamakate" which sounded like a simple quote but a more deeper answer for secret of everyone's life. "You try to kill me because i might have tried to kill you many years back says Karamakate" and that moment i was just spellbound. I could keep on listing out many more such wonderful lines but fear i might end up talking every phrase in the movie , its as much good as it gets. This would be one of life time experience watching this for any movie freaks and a film which will instantly connect you with it making you sit tight to the seat till the end. Experience those enchanting woods, that songs of deep green forest, that beauty of Fauna 'n' flora , last but not least Karamakate who will haunt you as chullachaqui forever even if movie has ended. A film i would strongly suggest to watch and one that cannot be missed in your lifetime.
Old Karamakate: To become warriors, the cohiuanos must abandon all and go alone to the jungle, guided only by their dreams. In this journey, he has to find out, in solitude and silence, who he really is. He must become a wanderer dream. Many are lost, and some never return. But those who return they are ready to face what is to come.
Top: Theodor Koch-Grünberg, surrounded by Amazonia tribesmen, circa
1903. Bottom: Embrace of the Serpent character Theo (Jan Bijvoet),
surrounded by Amazonia tribesmen
Quote said by Real Theodor which perfectly describes the kind of film it would be:-
"In this moment, it is not possible for me to know, dear reader, if the infinite jungle has started on me the process that has taken many others that have ventured into these lands, to complete and irremediable insanity.
If this is the case, I can only apologize and ask for your understanding, for the display I witnessed in those enchanted hours was such, that I find it impossible to describe in a language that allows others to understand its beauty and splendor; all I know is that, like all those who have shed the thick veil that blinded them, when I came back to my senses, I had become another man.” — Theodor Koch-Grünberg,1907
Theodor Koch-Grünberg
Richard Evans Schultes
Richard Evans Schultes
https://youtu.be/V2mUapYBWy8
Amazon Explorer - Richard Evans Schultes
About this film:- At once blistering and poetic, the ravages of colonialism cast a dark shadow over the South American landscape in EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT, the third feature by Ciro Guerra. Filmed in stunning black-and-white, SERPENT centers on Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman and the last survivor of his people, and the two scientists who, over the course of 40 years, build a friendship with him. The film was inspired by the real-life journals of two explorers (Theodor Koch-Grünberg and Richard Evans Schultes) who traveled through the Colombian Amazon during the last century in search of the sacred and difficult-to-find psychedelic Yakruna plant. ( Credit : http://aftercredits.com/2016/02/embrace-of-the-serpent-2015/)
One of brilliant Fantasy &
Romantic Feel good film coming from a famous director Stephen Chow well
known for movies like Kung Fu Hustle , Shaolin Soccer, CJ7 etc..As movie
name suggests, its about mermaids and how one rich tycoon tries to save
them when their existence are threatened with his own company
implementing new Sonar technology without his knowledge in process
killing many aquatic animals including mermaids. Meanwhile word goes out
about existence of mermaids resulting
in scientists deploying deadly force to capture these creatures.But
besides that this movie also covers romance portion as well when he goes
great length risking his life to save his loved one who also happen to
be a mermaid. Did he suceed in stopping humans attacking them and did he
save to safe all of them forms rest of the story. Whats most capturing
in this film is the way it was made and the presentation is surely top
notch as if listening to a bedtime story telling. Along with that those
comedy tracks here and there provides much needed fun factor from this
movie keeping us engaged till the end .Overall a pleasant film
definitely not to be missed.
Bad choice for a weekend. Good subject but miserably made. Its more about the outrage of people when a scientist creates first human clone successfully and the implications he had to go through when everyone stand against him by calling him Dr.Frankenstein . Same time, his life is also threatened with the results of his own experiments when he thought his work to be more closer to god. As said a very interesting subject but the treatment to the script made it look sluggish nor the thrill factor was enough to make you sit through it. Below average flick can be tried just for the genre it falls.
Three close friends decide to live their teenage to the fullest travel in their own path to fulfill their deep desires before they lose their age and time. Irrespective of what they intended to be..they instead learn lesson of their lifetime..in meanwhile understanding the true meaning of love and that their teenage is a impart part of their life where they can shape their future. So its a movie with mixed emotions with these three friends doing lots of crazy things keep you laughing till the end. Still screenplay could have been better or gripping were it felt dragging inbetweeen. A average film can be tried once but not a movie which stands out to be a must watch ones.
A nice comedy entertainer about a agency which helps people to suceed in their love. The distance they go to help their clients are amazing and completly fun filled which would make you laugh out till the end. Mixed with love and emotions in the middle, its a complete feel good entertainment package not to be missed.
A superb scifi fantasy thriller where a Solor flair phenomenon causing interference with cellphone signals creates a vortex between two timelines allowing a man to receive phone call from past, that is none other then his wife who got murdered a year back. Realizing these strange occurrences and using to his advantage, how this man sets out to help his wife to save herself from the killer by guiding her through the phone calls while also attempting to capture this killer was nicely presented here.Any changes to the past results in a drastic changes to the future was brilliantly portrayed and was definitely engaging till the end. A movie with unique and gripping story-line not to be missed.
A nice Romantic drama which starts as a one night stand soon blossoms into a everlasting relationship for a lifetime. Two strangers who happen to meet in a train journey find themselves connected with a common interest in regards to their work end up spending together over that night due to circumstances. What they thought it to be a passing cloud ,soon made them realize that they had more in common with them and that it was not just lust or something to let go. From then on this movie beautifully captures their emotions, their struggle to accept their feeling and to understand the fact that the pain they have is nothing other then the pure love they have for each-other. With a touchy climax this film wraps up to completion on a feel good note. Yet another wonderful Korean movie not to be missed.
Good action packed entertainer. Usual and
predictable story line but execution made it look different. First half
could have been little crispier yet it managed to recover itself later
on. Liked watching Mohanlal more then Jr.NTR in this film as his
performance was top notch throughout the movie. Liked it.
Anarchy Parlor ( 2015 ) One of Bizzare film ..... A tattoo parlor of different kind with people
having their own legacy followed for centuries...its just at times
innocents become victims and fell prey for such sadists. Story could
have been little more engaging just like Hostel film irrespective of
being it gore at parts. Not for light hearted.
A genuine mystery cum horror flick which keeps us guessing till the end and that atmosphere it creates was exceptional.At no point it allows us to predict the story with the kind of twist it keeps throwing at us along with Jaw Dropping moments throughout the film. The way it blends occult subject into it was just mind-blowing and that suspense factor with sinister touch to it was perfectly handled here. This movie has a longer run-time, same-time at film start it might mislead us to think being it a different genre film yet dont give up because you have no idea what you are gonna witness in that last 30 minutes of this film. A perfect unadulterated edge of seat horror flick definitely not to be missed.
