STORY – 0
DIRECTOR – 0
ACTOR – 0
MUSIC – 0
CULT – 0
Verdict – 0/5
Pros –
1) Primary concept – Amalgamating Western with Sci-Fi
Cons –
1) A half-hearted effort
2) Boring direction with cliched sub-plots and over-stretched climax
Quote –
Meacham: Only two kinds of men get shot: criminals and victims. Which one are you?
STORY – 0
DIRECTOR – 1
ACTOR – 1
MUSIC – 0
CULT – 1
Verdict – 3/5
Pros –
1) Almost 3 hrs but still captivating.A visual triumph – a piece of art.
2) Ana de Armas as Joi – She stole the show.
3) The movie successfully inherited the soul of the original.
4) In-depth character development.
Cons –
1) Weak primary plot and a disappointing climax.
2) Jared Leto – The most over-rated and most annoying actor in Hollywood.
Quote –
Joi: Mere data makes a man. A and C and T and G. The alphabet of you. All from four symbols. I am only two: 1 and 0.
STORY – 1
DIRECTOR – 1
ACTOR – 1
MUSIC – 1
CULT – 1
Verdict – 5/5
Pros –
1) Music: Blade runner blues. A feast for retrowave lovers.
2) Sci-Fi Noir
3) Rutger Hauer as Roy Batty
4) “Tears in Rain” soliloquy
5) Edward James Olmos as Gaff
6) Zhora’s death sequence
7) Ambiguity on Deckard: human or replicant?
Cons –
1) A slow and boring screenplay for an average movie-goer.
Quote –
Batty: I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time… like tears in rain… Time to die.
STORY – 1
DIRECTOR – 1
ACTOR – 1
MUSIC – 1
CULT – 1
Verdict – 5/5
Pros –
1) Return Of The original cast
2) BB-8
3) TR-8R
4) Andy Serkis as Supreme Leader Snoke
5) Starkiller Base destroying the Republic
6) The screen presence of Max von Sydow
7) Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron : The rightful successor of Luke Skywalker
Cons –
1) Death Of Han Solo
2) Adam Driver as Kylo Ren : Unmasked
3) Captain Phasma
4) John Boyega as Finn
5) Final scene with Luke could’ve been more epic.
Quote –
FN-2199: [to Finn] TRAITOR!
STORY – 0
DIRECTOR – 0
ACTOR – 1
MUSIC – 1
CULT – 1
Verdict – 3/5
Pros –
1) Ian McDiarmid as Palpatine
2) Unmasking Darth Vader
3) Luke’s twin sister: Leia
4) Alec Guinness’s screen presence
Cons –
1) Hutt & Ewoks : “The Muppets Show” in Space
Quote –
Luke: The Force runs strong in my family. My father has it. I have it. And… my sister has it.
STORY – 1
DIRECTOR – 1
ACTOR – 1
MUSIC – 1
CULT – 1
Verdict – 5/5
Pros –
1) Darth Vader revealing his true identity.
2) AT-AT Walkers.
3) Han-Leia romantic subplot.
4) Cloud City
Cons –
1) Tauntauns
2) Yoda’s training session – boring.
Quote –
Princess Leia: I love you.
Han Solo: I know.
STORY – 0
DIRECTOR – 0
ACTOR – 0
MUSIC – 0
CULT – 0
Verdict – 0/5
Pros –
1) Antonio Banderas as Galgo
Cons –
1) It fails its core fan-group; No great action scenes
2) Wasting time with new-comers while seasoned Expendables are just bench-warming.
3) Bad timing and overexposure of Arnold. (He needs to work out)
4) Why Patrick Hughes?
5) Mel Gibson fails the expectations if you are expecting a JCVD.
Quote –
Galgo: I need a job! All I know what to do is kill! Goddammit!
