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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
Not as good as expected
A lot can be expected from the presentation aspect of this movie but it is too weak in many areas. Firstly the CGI is second rate and not always, make that rarely, convincing. The plot is a mixed cocktail of various disconnected events eventually leading nowhere. A super villain is expected but is never found. There are however, many witty and cleverly executed moments to look forward to. Don't expect this movie to be overly realistic though. While the producers should be commended for a brave effort at a unique film at least from the presentation aspect, it falls short on many qualitative aspects. The superb sound effects deserve a mention too.
Anniyan (2005)
Don't expect anything outstanding and enjoy this Indian clone
One of the biggest flaws in this movie concerns the same thing that Shankar actually got right during Boys. In Boys, 99% of the characters were new entrants and unknowns and were thus were very realistic and highly effective in their roles. However, in Anniyan, every villain, every common bad guy and every misc character were played by big leaguers who would have been familiar for the zillionth time. A coupla comedians play bad guys and are extremely ineffective in that role and difficult to take seriously. Thus the elements of shock normally present in a Shankar flick do not exist in Anniyan. The second biggest flaw is the overuse of really bad CGI, cheap gimmickry and too many references to the internet. Third, too many movies have been copied and the remakes of the scenes look utterly stupid. This movie has obviously been formulated and engineered to rake in money at the box office without actually offering anything amazing or worthy.
Boogeyman (2005)
What the f...
Whatever this is, it cannot be called a movie. Even a POS like "The day after tomorrow" which has no plot whatsoever can somehow crawl into that category but this movie has absolutely nothing. You'll never understand what the hell is going on in the movie. Heck, there's absolutely nothing that happens. There's no story, no flow, no nothing. It came close to having a sex scene but I think that it was censored or simply cut out in the final. The boogeyman himself is never explained, not even minimally and the way he gets defeated in the end itself makes absolutely no sense. Didn't any actor stop to ask the director what they were making, during filming? Watching this in one of the most highend theatres in the world itself was pretty bad so you can imagine how bad it will be on DVD.