Lunacy

So the time of lunacy is once again upon us. Well, this year, at least, it came with a four-day weekend but I didn't manage to watch many flicks as I think I should have. What I did watch:

• Boss
  I watched this because it was the only Hindi movie on the free-to-view channel. It a dumb show but then I already expected that. Still, Boss has it highlights — like Akshay Kumar (still one of the most beautiful men in Hindi films; still excellent in action comedies but I do wish he'd choose his films with a little more discrimination), Ronit Roy (yeah, I found the ink ugly ass, but still — swoon!), and the best bit: the fight between these two men. Man, ACP Ayushman Thakur's pants are snug and what a nice ass that man has! That fight scene (with wet shirts and all!) is such a treat. MOAR PLZ! (Can Mr Khiladi do splits? I'd love to see that too!)
• Barah Aana
  Bought this and Sadda Adda on Wed after work since it was a half-day. It's an okay film — can't fault the actors, the main cast is very good — but I feel the script could've been a lot better. I'm not sure if I understood the ending correctly. Did Yadav and Aman get away with the final kidnap because Yadav told the police about the crime, both his accomplices' names, AND ask to be let off? I get that Shukla can't be charged because he is for all legal purposes dead and you can't charge a dead man? I need to rewatch this.
• Sadda Adda
  To be very honest, I bought this because I do like slacker flicks (and yet I still haven't watched Slacker) and thought this would be similar to Delhi Belly but without the shits, farts, and crime. Well, I was wrong. I thought the acting is decent even though not a single face is familiar. Did the Safai character only serve to make a point? It's too easy to say not to give up on your dreams, but to brush away suicide as giving up? Can you be any more insensitive?
• Raajneeti
  I would never have bought this; it just happened to come with the Sadda Adda DVD but I watched it anyway. I've never liked political films (unless Nayak counts?) and this one is quite a pointless watch. Pointless as in the Pyrrhic victory at the end. Why did Brij Gopal let spur Samar on in killing Sooraj even though Brij knew they were half-brothers? Why did the mother not ask Samar to please not shoot Sooraj and where was when the end of the movie was taking place? The problem with Raajneeti (well, one of the problems, at least) is that there are too many characters and every now and then, as I watched the movie, I wondered where the other characters were. And the characters prolly have no fucking idea what "pure heart" means. Stop calling each other that! With the exception of poor old Sarah and Indu, every single fucking one of you have blood on your hands. Plus point: well, at least I don't dislike Katrina Kaif now and her acting doesn't nauseate me. She also looks really great with Arjun Rampal (even though the man looks a bit wan ... like a druggie; but still beautiful). The both of them are as beautiful as each other, and share the same amount of acting abilities. Manoj Bajpayee and Nana Patekar are both terrifying. Honestly, they scare me when they play evil bitches. Hell, Nana Patekar scares me just by his being ...
• Jhootha Hi Sahi
  This I watched today after aerial yoga (thanks, MyStarMovies!). It's a sweet and funny enough movie and I quite like it. The Wiki page says it's the second in a trilogy so I do look forward to the final film, Mango(?). I adore the Aaliya and Sushi characters (yay, it's Aliya from Chak De!!) and am very glad the Amit and Uday characters are neither flamboyant nor swish. The name of the bookshop though — Kaagaz Ke Phool — LOL! It's a fucking awesome name for a bookshop! (Well, as long as its owner doesn't die a tragically unfulfilled death.) I'd watch this over Raajneeti any day.