Casino Royale (Martin Campbell, Color/English/2006)

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Yes, Daniel Craig is the best bond. Period. No, Sean Connery doesn't come close. Hmmmm .... Connery did have the class, but couldn't have matched Craig's acting skills at that time. Now, of course, he's a fine fine actor. But as the first Bond his acting was ok, at best. He had the charm for sure, but I liked the twinkle in Roger Moore's eyes better.

My list, in order of preference:
1. Craig
2. Connery
3. Moore
4. Brosnan
5. Dalton
6. Lazenby

What Craig has really brought to the party is a seriousness that was desperately needed from a super spy like Bond. This Bond is more believable than any other to date. I hope the trend stays this way and we get to see the same type of Bond in the future.

Enjoyed the movie from start to finish with Eva Green providing the perfect foil for Mr. Shake-it or Stir-it Bond.

Thumbs Up!!

Khosla ka Ghosla (Dibakar Banerjee, Color/Hindi/2006)

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Another one of those new fads from Bollywood -- the 'hatke' film! Besides the theme which radically differs from the song-and-dance candy floss from Bollywood, the film offered nothing new.

Anupam Kher's acting needs to be mentioned. The man is back to his good roles days. He's acting as well as his Saransh level. Boman Irani in a similar role as LRM (Lucky Singh!!) and he's completely wasted. I liked Ranvir Sheorey. But what was that accent?? Tara Sharma: are you desi or what? Must mention the music track .... typically foot tapping bhangra-pop fusion. Good good.

Banerjee: go back to the drawing board and work with a good script. Your movie fizzled out in the last quarter. And, Navin Nischol, your acting will never improve beyond working on Rekha's skin in Aastha. That's putting it mildly.





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Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (Larry Charles, Color/English,Hebrew,Armenian/2006)

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I don't think there's any need for a review ........... NAAAAAAAAAT!!!

Sacha Baron Cohen deserves a standing ovation for what he has done in this movie. As most reviewers have pointed out -- he sure is a lucky chap not to have gotten busted several times during the shooting.

Scenes to remember:

1. The poor old jewish couple
2. "vanilla face"
3. Naaaat!!
4. The antique store
5. The bear and the children running
6. The wrestling, the elevator, the convention
7. Pamela Anderson
8. Naaaaaaaaaaaaaat!!!!

What a hoot ..... once in a lifetime movie. As Borat will say "High five!"


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