Saturday, November 26, 2005

Flight Plan


I heard a lot about this movie when it released and wanted to watch it. What did I think about it ? Read on...

The movie begins with Jodie Foster talking to someone in a different language (German). Her husband had jumped off a building and died. So she was relocating to USA from Germany with the casket of her husband. She has a 6 year old daughter who looks scared and troubled. Jodie is a hydraulic engineer (or something like that); so she knows everything about the plane that they are flying as she designed some parts of it. They are flying a huge double-decker plane.

Her daughter is very scared. So she lets her sleep alone in her seat while she moves to another seat in the back to stretch out. Huh ! Who would leave a scared child alone ? Anyway, when Jodie wakes up, her daughter is missing. She begins to look for her and panics. Then the plane crew calm her down. Later she is informed that they have no trace of her daughter ever being on flight. Jodie has no proof either. No one seems to have seen her daughter. She has misplaced her boarding pass too !

Then, the rest of the movie is about how hysterical she can get. The captain does not believe her. Jodie keeps running all over the plane searching for her daughter. It is a little interesting. The captain is convinced that Jodie's daughter is dead too and that Jodie is under emotional stress. No one seems to believe her.

Yawn. Then there is a sudden twist. The flight Marshall seems to be a hijacker ! Huh !! There is a bomb in the casket (excuse me ?). So he promptly goes and brings the bomb. The daughter is sleeping peacefully near what seems like the engines ! He then tells the captain that Jodie is a hijacker and wants money to be wired somewhere. The captain arranges it in 2 minutes !! Then the plane makes a stop somewhere and all the passengers get off. All along, Jodie is unaware about being framed for the hijack.

Then when everyone disembarks, Jodie realises that she is being framed. More action. More running. Very imaginative (read silly). Finally she rescues her daughter from the engines. The flight Marshall is injured and is lying near the engines ( that's where the bomb is). She then hides behind something and presses the trigger of the bomb. Explosion.

Scene outside the plane. Everyone is shocked to see the explosion. Suddenly the plane's door opens. Jodie walks out with her daughter. Duh ! How did she escape the blast from such a short range? This logic is just like our Bollywood movies ! It was so silly. Lots of loose ends that make no sense.

BTW, that's the end. Everyone realises that Jodie has spoken the truth all along and that she was framed. Yawn.
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Release Date: September 23rd, 2005 (wide)

Friday, November 11, 2005

Time Pass


The previews seemed very suggestive. My roomates and I had many shocks while watching this two days ago. The movie begins with the hero Vishal learning dance ( yeah right) from the heroine, Jenny. The pic shown here is from the so called dance session. You get the idea, right ? Vishal has his hands all over Jenny; while Jenny's mom watches on ! Huh...and all this is supposed to be present day Mumbai...morals have certainly changed in India.

Vishal and Jenny are supposed to be family friends. They are college students. They never show the college or mention what they are studying. Jenny is an aspiring model (that explains the scanty clothes). Vishal has a set of friends who seem like a bunch of losers (including him).

Then some unrest is shown in Mumbai; some religious riots taking place only at scattered locations. Vishal goes home safely and tip-toes to his room. Then he starts fantasizing about Jenny. Oh My God ! I thought it was an ad for Victoria's Secret's fall collection !! Jenny wears nothing literally. We were all shocked. What is the censor board doing ? The song was really crazy; the making-out scenes seemed too much for a Hindi Movie. End of dream sequence. Phew ! He is obsessed with her !

Then, the next day, Vishal goes to Jenny's house thinking she is alone. Jenny wears a short mini skirt and top with a plunging neck-line (at home) ! Since when did girls start dressing this way ? Anyway, they start watching TV and the director shows the heroine from all angles. Nothing is left to imagination. Vishal is just about to touch her; when Jenny's sister enters the room.

By then we figure out that the whole movie is about Vishal trying to sleep with Jenny. He cooks up a story about an ad-director and asks a friend (an uncle) to pose as the director. He takes Jenny to meet the director. What follows are their adventures for the rest of the night. Everyone they meet, has a buri nazar on Jenny. While she parades on in minimal clothes and tries to act coy and innocent ! They encounter many people that night while they run from one place to another (because of the riots). They are saved from the cops by a middle-aged lady. She asks them to stay over at her place for the night (how sweet). Then it turns out that the lady wants to sleep with Vishal ( what ? Give me a break). She actually tries to seduce him wearing what seemed like a bikini. Lord save us ! Vishal manages to escape and they run to his friend's house for help. He lets them sleep in his car. There is another steamy dream scene in a garage. At the end of the movie, they realize that they are in love. Huh ! ? !

That's it !

The whole movie is a complete waste of time. It seems as if everyone is obsessed with women and making out. The heroine is a bimbo as usual. She just flaunts her body and cannot talk. Her nasal ( I think she thought she was being cute/sexy) tone is very irritating. The hero looks like a boy next door. The rest of the cast are equally stupid. Movie leaves you with a headache.

Why do they make such movies and torture us ?

Time Pass - A lust story [ that's what the promos say]

Director:Chander Mishra
Producer:Anil Sharma
Cast: Arjun Punj, Mona Chopra, Himani Shivpuri, Adi Irani
Music: Sunil Jha
Lyrics: Sunil Jha