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Lakshya, a review by Tom

Title: Lakshya
Year: 2004
Director: Farhan Akhtar
Rating: FSK-16
Length: 178 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35
Audio: German: Dolby Digital 5.1, Hindi: Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: German

Stars:
Amitabh Bachchan
Hrithik Roshan
Preity Zinta
Om Puri
Sharad S. Kapoor

Plot:
'You never know where life will take you.' These words could not have been more true than in the case of Karan Shergill, the protagonist of Lakshya. Karan Shergill, born to rich, affluent parents, lives life not worrying about tomorrow. In most case, one can only be worried if they know what they want to do. Karan hasn't a clue! He is forever at the crossroads of life. The only thing stable in his life is Romila Dutta, a bright and ambitious, young woman. Romi, as she is known, loves Karan and believes that someday, he will find his calling.

Here begins his journey.

A journey that will test Karan, physically, mentally and emotionally.
A journey that will stretch him far beyond his limitations.
A journey that will force him to make bitter choices.
A journey that he will start as a boy but will end as a man.

Awards:

Filmfare Awards	2005	Nominated	Best Actor Award	Hrithik Roshan
Filmfare Awards	2005	Won	Best Choreography Award	Prabhu Deva
Filmfare Awards	2005	Won	Best Cinematographer Award	Christopher Popp
Filmfare Awards	2005	Nominated	Best Director Award	Farhan Akhtar
Filmfare Awards	2005	Nominated	Best Story Award	Javed Akhtar

Extras:
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
Music Videos
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailers

This is a war drama based on the real-life Kargil War, a conflict between India and Pakistan in 1999. I enjoyed the movie very much. Suprising how fitting the music numbers they used are in a war drama. They do not detract at all from the movie.
The movie reflects how highly regarded the army is for India, but does not shy away from criticizing their actions. The Pakistanis are portrayed a rather faceless enemy but reading up the history behind this conflict, it is understandable.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on July 20th, 2009)

Vamp, a review by addicted2dvd

Vamp


My Thoughts:
I thought I would start things out with a guilty pleasure type movie. It is not what I would call a great movie by any means... but it is definitely a lot of fun. It has a good mixture of comedy and horror. Though it is over the top at times. At first I wasn't sure what I thought of Grace Jones as the Vampire Katrina... but she did fine in this movie... and definitely brought something to the role. Over-all this is just a leave your brain at the door pop-corn flick type of movie. One that I just enjoy every second of once in a while.



(From Weekend Movie Marathon: Vampires on January 23rd, 2009)

Veronica Mars Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

Episode 21: A Trip to the Dentist
"You want to know how I lost my virginity?" Veronica once asked. "So do I." Determined to discover who drugged and assaulted her at a party months earlier, she sifts through conflicting stories to find the truth.

My Thoughts:
This disc is where it really gets good... These are the 2 episodes where she puts together the 2 season long mysteries. This episode solves the mystery of who drugged and rapped her at that party. It also does a very good job at setting up the final episode of the season. I have never been a fan of Logan... so the Logan/Veronica relationship is something I never liked.

Episode 22: Leave It to Beaver
Sex, lies and videotape. Veronica solves the murder of Lilly Kane, but not without betraying someone she cares for -- and putting her own life at risk.

My Thoughts:
This is it... the final episode of the season... the one with all the answers (well mostly). This was a great episode. I think they did a great job at putting everything together.



(From Veronica Mars Marathon on August 26th, 2007)