Reviews

I have loved the BBC Series Planet Earth and while I wasn't expecting a lot from the current series, I am already very intrigued after watching the first episode "Strange Relations". The series throws a new light at the dynamic relations that the wildlife all around us posses. The cinematography is mind-boggling, with shots you would not expect to be possible, and information that is only recently discovered. It is educative and does enthuse a sense of responsibility for the environment around us by showcassing such fragile connections, which humans are sure to trample upon without even realising the real impact. A must watch.

What began as a thrilling, well researched, thought invoking and beautifully crafted drama has been reduced to a teenage adventure with abrupt twists and turns with the rationale biting the dust. As John Oldman now professor Young begins to grab the attention of four of his students, who apparently are smart enough deduce reality, a needless plot turn renders them all act as 12 year old's who are just too adamant to get the candy which their parents won't let them have. A waste of time and more importantly not at all befitting the legacy the original movie left behind a decade ago.

Now a day's indeed there is a lot of competition among Bollywood film makers. And guess what the competition is all about.? 'How bad can the movies get!'. And just then someone pops up and says, 'mine is the worse direction of all time'!. 3 hours of nonsense, that's all it is!. and again, who is to be blamed? Of the entire budget large fractions are just spent on publicizing the movie. An item song, the fame of the actors, achieved over the years, is what is being used to make a movie a big hit. And we ,'the most' of the Indians just go crazy about it because we don't really know what a good direction is. We have hardly ever seen one in our lives. what good acting is? It doesn't really means that we don't have good actors, just that they don't want to act good. Why would they put the effort? when they are already being paid large sums for doing nothing!