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Repo! The Genetic Opera, a review by Tom

Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Lions Gate Home Entertainment (United Kingdom) Director: Darren Lynn Bousman Writing: Darren Smith (Original Material By), Terrance Zdunich (Original Material By), Darren Smith (Screenwriter), Terrance Zdunich (Screenwriter) Length: 98 min. Video: Widescreen 1.78 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles: English

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Stars:
Alexa Vega as Shilo Wallace
Paul Sorvino as Rotti Largo
Anthony Stewart Head as Nathan/Repo Man
Sarah Brightman as Blind Mag
Paris Hilton as Amber Sweet

Plot:
Anthony Stewart Head, TVs Buffy: The Vampire Slayer).

In a world where murder is sanctioned by law and people are addicted to surgery, a sheltered young girl (Alexa Vega, Spy Kids) searches for the cure to her own rare disease. As she is sucked into the haunting world of GeneCo, she learns the truth about her family's mysterious history and witnesses the wildly anticipated spectacular event: The Genetic Opera.

Also starring Paul Sorvino (Goodfellas, Romeo + Juliet), Paris Hilton (House of Wax) and West End star Sarah Brightman and Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw 2, 3 & 4).

Awards:
Won:

Anatomy Awards (2009)

Best Nip Slip (Paris Hilton)

Nominated:

Fangoria Chainsaw Awards (2009)

Best Actor (Anthony Head)

Extras:

• Commentary
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Photo Gallery
• Scene Access
• Sing-a-long Tracks (with Bouncing Heart)

I was disappointed with this movie. It's rather boring and the songs are mostly bad. There were only one or two songs which I kind of enjoyed. I hate it, that most songs are spoken instead of sung. The story didn't do anything for me.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on October 30th, 2011)

Rang De Basanti, a review by Tom

Rang De Basanti (2006/India) IMDb | Wikipedia ALIVE, Rapid Eye Movies (Germany) Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Writing: Kamlesh Pandey (Story By), Prasoon Joshi (Screenwriter), Rensil D Silva (Screenwriter), Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (Screenwriter) Length: 160 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35 Audio: German: Dolby Digital 5.1, Hindi: Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: German

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Stars:
Aamir Khan
Siddarth
Atul Kulkarni
Sharman Joshi
Kunal Kapoor

Plot:
Arriving in India, a UK graduate enlists a gang of college students to participate in a documentary about India's freedom fighters. Initially, these students scoff at the ideals and people of the past, but a sequence of events set in slow motion a merging of the past and present.

Awards:
Won:

Filmfare Awards (2007)		Best Cinematographer Award (Binod Pradhan)
Filmfare Awards (2007)		Best Director Award (Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra)
Filmfare Awards (2007)		Best Editing Award (P.S. Bharati)
Filmfare Awards (2007)		Best Movie Award
Filmfare Awards (2007)		Best Music Director Award (A. R. Rahman)
Filmfare Awards (2007)		Critics Award for Best Performance (Aamir Khan)
IIFA Awards (2007)		Best Lyricist (Prasoon Joshi)
IIFA Awards (2007)		Best Movie
IIFA Awards (2007)		Best Music Director (A.R.Rahman)
IIFA Awards (2007)		Best Screenplay (Rensil D'Silva, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra)
IIFA Awards (2007)		Best Supporting Actress (Soha Ali Khan)

Nominated:

BAFTA (2006)		Film Not In The English Language (Ronnie Screwvala, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra)
Filmfare Awards (2007)		Best Actor Award (Aamir Khan)
Filmfare Awards (2007)		Best Lyricist Award ("Roobaroo": Prasoon Joshi)
Filmfare Awards (2007)		Best Supporting Actor Award (Kunal Kapoor)
Filmfare Awards (2007)		Best Supporting Actor Award (Siddharth Narayan)
Filmfare Awards (2007)		Best Supporting Actress Award (Kirron Kher)
Filmfare Awards (2007)		Best Supporting Actress Award (Soha Ali Khan)

Extras:

• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Scene Access
• Trailers

A great movie about a bunch of students, who at first cannot understand that someone would die for their country but after a tragedy they learn how it is to be willing to sacrifice their lives for a cause.
This movie won multiple awards (including Best Movie and Best Director) and had some impact on the Indian public regarding their perception of the government. One main issue of this movie was the corruption in Indian politics.
I can recommend this movie to everyone who would be interesting in to check out a great Indian movie but don't like musicals. This movie has no traditional musical numbers.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on May 17th, 2011)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

Psych: Season One (2006/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Universal Studios Home Entertainment (United States) Length: 681 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles: English

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Plot:Psych
1.01 Pilot (2006-07-07)
Writer: Steve Franks (Writer)
Director: Michael Engler
Cast

(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on June 24th, 2012)