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Watched on Saturday May 24, 2025.

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I have no idea why this remains so underrated. I understand it can be cheeky at times, but it's so moving a story especially towards the second half post Jesus resurrection. Well paced and solid movie.

This review may contain spoilers.

I have no idea why this remains so underrated. I understand it can be cheeky at times, but it's so moving a story especially towards the second half post Jesus resurrection. Well paced and solid movie.

This review may contain spoilers.

I have no idea why this remains so underrated. I understand it can be cheeky at times, but it's so moving a story especially towards the second half post Jesus resurrection. Well paced and solid movie.

Man oh man, This aged much better than I thought it would. Though I have watched the movie a couple of times, ( definitely in theatres, I don't think anyone Circa Kerala 2009 missed this), all I could were the brilliant setpieces throughout the movie. The movie boasts a great narrative throughout with power struggles, obviously with the British but is also the story of the only King who fought for his subjects when others succumbed to the British for their regal lives when the people reeled under the burden of the unfair British Taxes. Add to this a mix of internal power struggles with lords and even family vying for Pazhassis position and acting as conspirators for his fall/surrender. ( idk Thilakan was Mammoottys father in the movie) you got yourself hell of a background for spectacular drama.

Viewing it in retrospect, when today historical movies in India have reduced themselves to jingoistic propaganda, it's relieving to watch a movie that could have tread that path, but kept the nationalistic element of it more as a subtext or subtle at best. Mammootty is at his career best and both Hariharan and M.T up their game from OVVG up a notch. For a movie that runs at 3hr 15m, the narrative lags at no point yet doesn't proceed at neck breaking speed, giving time for the tension to flow organically. Though Pazhassis sojourn ends a disaster, the movie can't help but make you feel for the man. Ilayarajas rousing score gave me chills at several points.

Sharathkumar ended up stealing the show at several moments, channeling all his histronics to portray the role of the loyal warrior- commander to Pazhassi. Every character is written with a certain amount of depth and gey their moments. Man, but Lalu Alex looked so out of place in the movie 😂. I could only his Phantom dialogue whenever I saw him. Nedumudi Venu had a nice cameo as well 💀. And Devji ended up dying as always.

The British tend to be portrayed as one-dimensional caricatures in many of such movies, but Pazhassi is distinct in that regards. Eventho yes they are on the evil side as always, the movie comes across not demonising them. It just shows how they also just wanted the best possible deal that they could get, albeit in a crooked way.

The only gripe I have with the movie is the rope stunts. For a movie that produced mollywoods best in every other department ( Cinematography, Sound design merit a special mention), I wish the fight choreography was better than what we got.

But all in all a great movie and will definitely be revisiting this eventho i must have watched this 7-8 times before. Definitely mollywoods best.

Well, I was between rating this a half star or one star, but I thought SK acted well towards the end, so half a star for him. Cheesy is an understatement for the movie otherwise. Not gonna lie, but did have a few chuckles, but the rest of the movie is so shitty that it takes down the serviceable moments.

And I get all the Pam Slander. She can't act for her life.🤧

And how they butchered Malayalam😭

Cant believe Benji tookover the entity controlling the world before Ethan does😎

This would have been rollicking fun in a packed theatre. Edgar Wright and the Cornetto Trilogy never misses. Great action sequences as well. Clever story and clever use of the genre as always.

And can we talk about Simon Pegg.. He s so underrated as an actor. The minor detailing and the switch in mannerisms he brings about with a change of character is astounding.

Edgar Wright is the guy who reinvented the comedy genre in our time. And he does the same with Hot Fuzz as well. I liked it so much that I wish the last twenty minutes was better.

Watched on Friday May 16, 2025.

Watched on Tuesday May 13, 2025.

Watched on Tuesday May 13, 2025.

Azhukka Pennu, Thanthayekkal Mosham

Watched on Saturday May 10, 2025.

The Best of the Indiana Jones movies for me. Personally, I thought that Raiders lost it in the third act( and Return of the Crystal Skull comes second for me in the franchise💀). Did not care for Ravenwood as well.

But coming to Last Crusade, the plot was great, and the addition of Sean Connery was a masterstroke. After the shitshow that was Temple of Doom, this was a fine return to form with the best installment so far. The side characters were also great, and I loved the humour in this one. Add to this the inventiveness in action scenes so typical of Indiana Jones movies and the occult elements, you have a winner at hand.

Watched on Saturday May 10, 2025.

The nuking the fridge scene was worth it. Harrison Ford is unstoppable. Amazing how he moves even at an advanced age. As other reviewers have pointed out CGI does take some of the charm from shooting in real locations( especially evident in the car chase+fight scene), but it was enjoyable. Thought the ending was a bit- amped up to crazy levels tho. But still a great watch.

Watched on Saturday May 10, 2025.

Second watch- Headache inducing🙇‍♂️

Watched on Tuesday May 6, 2025.

Watched on Tuesday May 6, 2025.

Man, Blessy is one well-read guy. He kind of upped his game with this movie, which is a good product of its time. But it has aged badly, I feel. Dileep gives one of his best performances, ably ed by the remaining cast.

Watched on Sunday May 4, 2025.

Watched on Sunday May 4, 2025.

Watched on Friday May 2, 2025.

Watched on Thursday May 1, 2025.

Watched on Thursday May 1, 2025.

What started off as a Mohanlal movie became a Mammooty one-man show by the end. What a performer!!

Timeless writing and characterisation ahead of time, Parajan is a genius. Great dialogues as well. But the climax twist was not really convinving

Watched on Wednesday April 30, 2025.

I liked the intentions and scenarios, but the pace was too slow for my taste. As is typical in a Blessy movie, the climax was heartbreaking and unexpected.

Would have been a solid 3 for me if not for the climax. But the climax man😭😭. A10s performance literally broke me. This is peak acting right here🙇‍♂️

Just bad

Watched on Tuesday April 29, 2025.

3.25

Azhinjattam by Mohanlal, but the story drags towards the second half. Harmless one-time watch.

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Is it just me, or did I watch a movie completely different from the others?

This movie doesn't know what it wants to be: does it like to be a thriller, a social commentary or a mass movie? Completely tone-deaf and a predictable story. Didn't enjoy it as I expected.

And don't start me with the dialogues.

Mohanlal gave his best post-COVID performance( stress post-COVID) and nothing else. I don't understand his characterisation in the first place: that laugh towards the interval made me think that there was some psycho angle to him that would be revealed later, but it just turned out to be something for the A10 fans to jerk off to. Could not relate, but his performance in the first 30-odd minutes was charming. No idea about the inclusion of Vijay Sethupathi in the movie 🤔

Story of every humanities graduate( personal attack😭)

3.75
Had to take it down from 4 for that post-credits scene😪
Comfort watch for real. Mohanlal in element, displaying in full potential why he is so beloved. The script was well-written keeping you on your toes at every moment, loved it. Also loved how he parallels the farming techniques with the real world. The movie also shows how a bunch of talented artists can elevate an already good script to the next level. The only casting I was not onboard was with Shankar, but it was just a minor hiccup. Wanted to keep watching the movie and its characters.

Another notable thing is that each and every characters had their moments and they got us to root for these characters. We were completely onboard for Mohanlal thrashing the goons outside his house, because the scenes before it showed his love and affection for his father. Each and every scene was well thought out.

A minor gripe I would have is the run-time, but its completely justified also I feel. At the end, a rewarding watch. Waiting for thudarum, to see a similar Mohanlal in action.

Watched on Tuesday April 22, 2025.

Watched on Friday April 18, 2025.

Watched on Thursday April 17, 2025.

Watching Vaazha made me realise how, at the end of the day, it was the artists' performances that made Girish AD movies stand out. Vaazha misses out on this crucial element and adds to it a template, formulaic story and very less rofl moments, it ends up being nothing beyond watchable. Absolutely lazy writing. Lot of Dejavu moments and straight rip-off from other movies.

Vipin Das had good material to work on, especially on the post-college period, and I believe the movie should have been narrated in a non-linear fashion, which would have taken it notches up what it ended up being. However, having said that the senior actors portrayed their role very well, bringing their experience to the table, and this inclusion of seasoned actors was something that makes Vaazha different from other run of the mill feel good movies.

Watched on Wednesday April 16, 2025.

Watched on Tuesday April 15, 2025.

Was not getting in with the nanma treatment of the movie, but this is what made the movie work really well eventually. Good performances and breathing space given for each characters were laudable. Can understand why it became an industry hit totally become most of its scenes were really resonant( would have been even more effective in theatres.) Not the best film out there, but definitely works as a movie. Kudos to the technical effort, there were signs of an impending disaster from the start with that dark colouring and stuff.

End credits song>>> Whole movie.

Worst Ajith movie period. I liked Mark Antony a lot, so expected some decency from this. Adhik is the modern-day reincarnation of court jesters from a long-forgotten past who exist to praise the hero, bathe him in all glory, and milk the maximum out of this. Well come on guys, how does this even qualify for a movie?

Did no one at any stage see the kind of shitshow this was? The only scenes I liked were the spb fight scene and the interval block perhaps. No amount of graphics made Ajith look young in that flashback scene, come on guys😪. All the other characters wasted retro song after retro song🤢. And wth were those Donlee and John Wick references? I can understand going bonkers and absurd up to a degree, but this is 100x that.

Irritating movie to the core. Dont make Ajith a laughing stock future directors.

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Had the last twenty minutes been as good as promised, I would have bumped up the rating to three stars. Deeno definitely has potential, but he has to tighten his writing, especially his dialogue. The movie screamed artificiality in the initial parts, but I was kind of engaged until Mammootty started narrating.

The fight scenes definitely stood out, and I liked Saeed Abbas's background score and how it blended in the story. Did not think there was an overuse of slow-mo as noted by other reviewers.

My biggest issue is with Mammookka's characterization. What is his motivation? I mean who is he? Very poorly written, and i think even Mammooka was confused as to how to play this guy towards the end. But he kind of salvages it ig.

Having said all that, I do believe Deeno is a good find and if he concentrates on his niche( high-concept thrillers), I think he can come up with good movies and stage a comeback akin to someone like Haneef Adeni.

Now, onto Kalamkaval 😮‍💨. Hoping it turns out good.

3.25
Really good watch and a motivating story, but as a movie felt that it was repetitive at times.

I understand these are choices rooted in the milleu the movie is born out of but My Boss>>>🤧

Watched on Sunday March 30, 2025.

What a lovely pair of twins💀
Jeremy Irons embodied the role of these twins who are completely distinct from each other with perfection. Harrowing experience to watch.

Watched on Sunday March 30, 2025.