Language: English

Genre: Sci-fi, Drama, Fiction

Cast: Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law

Direction: Steven Spielberg

Music: John Williams,

Reasons to watch: It is one of the most spine-chilling sci-fi stories. It is unbearable and the worst part is, that the horror does not come because the setting is horriffic. It comes from the minute probability that all this might, one day just happen to our world. The movie is just too beautiful.

Reasons not to: If you don’t like far-sighted movies etc..

Story: The story is set in a year far away from now, when the world identifies itself as an ‘orga’ or a ‘mecha’. They have managed to synthesize a robot which can feel love. Which can respond to human emotion. David is the first of this kind. He is sent to a family that promises to take care of him, because their own child has been put into suspended animation. But as soon as the child is cured, and the whole setup is too unnatural to be functioning smoothly, David is given up by his mother. One fine day. He, with all his attachment to home, and love for his family, out in the real world. Where he’s neither completely an orga nor a mecha. He has read The Adventures of Pinocchio. He thinks there would be a blue fairy that would turn him into a real boy. Then he would be able to gain his mother’s love. His search for the Blue Fairy goes on.

He never turns into a real boy. But he does find a way to rest in peace. With his mom telling him a bedtime story. Them lying in bed, ages after his search for the fairy even started. And he finally finds that moment which takes him to the place “where dreams are born”.

Climax Handling: This is not just a projection of technology into the future. This is also a very grotesque but real picture of what will become of the world. The eyes with which this picture has been shown to you, are real. David’s love is real. But he is not. The climax unsettles you. It makes you tremble. All in pursuit of The greatest single human gift - the ability to chase down our dreams.

Points:

Professor Hobby (The scientist who made David) : You are a real boy. At least as real as I’ve ever made one.

David: Mommy? Will you die?
Monica: Well, one day, David, yes, I will.
David: I’ll be alone.
Monica: Don’t worry yourself so.
David: How long will you live?
Monica: For ages. For 50 years.
David: I love you, Mommy. I hope you never die. Never.

Rating: 9.5/10

Comment: Please watch the movie when you’re ready for it. AI is even more relatable than other science fiction projections into future societies. Indeed - The brave New World it is.

Language: English

Genre: Fantasy, Sci-fi, Action, Adventure

Cast: Kurt Russel, James Spader, Jaye Davidson, Viveca Lindfors, Alexis Cruz

Direction: Roland Emmerich

Music: David Arnold composes a great sci-fi soundtrack – rich and ominous

Reasons to watch: Vintage sci-fi, Jaye Davidson as Ra..! Excellent graphics considering a pre – CGI era movie.

Reasons not to: Poor characterization, the movie suffers from the poor second-half syndrome

Story: Something was unearthed in Egpyt, something much more than just an artefact – a gate to another dimension – The Stargate. But how does it work? Enter Daniel Jackson - a nerdy genius – who reveals the truth of the Stargate and discovers how to use it. Now the Stargate must be utilized – but who’ll dare to discover the hidden truths of another world? Enter Colonel Jack O’Neil and his team of soldiers, all set to take a journey across time and space.

But what is a Sci-fi movie without a villain? Enter Ra – the demi-god, the leader of an alien race, who has enslaved humans and uses their bodies to rejuvenate his youth. And thus begins the conflict between Slaves and Masters, Good and Evil and the fate of a civilization, and Earth itself hangs in balance as Ra plans to send a nuclear bomb via the Stargate.

Jackson and O’Neil must fight Ra and his army of warriors, and find the symbol, the symbol to control the Stargate.

Climax Handling: Confusing and predictable.

Points: A movie which was a forerunner to two popular TV series, Stargate begins on a promising note but disappoints later. A movie that could have been.

Rating: 6.5/10

Comment: Worth a lazy look, maybe more than that for a science fiction enthusiast.

Genre: Romantic comedy

Cast: Sandra Bullock, Hugh Grant, Alicia Witt, Dana Ivey and Robert Klein.

Direction: Marc Lawrence.

Reasons to watch: Hugh Grant & Sandra Bullock! You just won’t get bored after watching it over a million times.

Reasons not to: Can’t think of one, just watch it!

Story: It is about two different people from extremely different walks of life come together in New York City… Lucy Kelson (Sandra Bullock), a Harvard-educated lawyer was brought up to be an environmental activist and continued to be one. She spends her time working at the legal aid clinic and staging protests to stop the destruction of local landmarks. George Wade (Hugh Grant) is an immature, spoilt, philandering real estate tycoon who relies on others to do his work and lives in the hotel he owns. Lucy confronts George and convinces him from tearing down the Coney Island Community Center and ends up taking up a job as his counsel, with a huge salary and resources to offer to charity. He promises to protect the community center if she just works for him. George soon becomes completely dependent on Lucy and wants her advice in every aspect of his life, including choosing his clothes,shoes or even envelopes. After George calls Lucy in the middle of her friend’s wedding, she decides to call it quits and gives him her Two Weeks’ Notice. He tries to convince her to stay, and tries to block her from getting any other jobs. She begins to do everything to get fired by Wade. He finally gives in, and Lucy finds a replacement, June Carter (Alicia Witt), a young Harvard lawyer. She finally leaves when she discovers that George is going to tear down the Coney Island community center after all.

After she leaves, George realizes his folly and asks her for her advice on the first speech he wrote after she entered his life. She realizes that he intends to keep up his word because of his love for her.

Climax: Just like any other romantic flick they get married and live happily ever after (in her apartment)

Rating: 9/10.

Language: English

Genre: Animation,

Cast: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis

Direction: Pete Michels, Peter Shin

Music: Ron Jones, Walter Murphy

Reasons to watch: ROFL Funny. Absolutely random. And delightfully Stewie~!

Reasons not to: If you don’t watch Family Guy. Seriously. DON’T!

Story: Everybody! Everybody! Haha… Stewie (The baby in the Family Guy family, who is absolutely smart and has a lovely british accent) is watching television in Quahog with Brian (The Family Guy Family dog) one usual day, and he notices a guy that looks like him there. He first thinks that the man is his actual father. Then he meets the guy and realizes that it is himself, but on time travel vacation And Stewie finds out some not-so-tasty truths about the future. There are a whole lot of random plots such as Peter’s (Family Guy family dad) television show called “You know what really grinds my guts”, and the red carpet scene and Meg (Family Guy family daughter) finds her identity as a man in the future!!! And then Stewie returns to his present without Stu. And Stu is like forty. And… Lot more :D Family Guy kills…

Climax Handling: Wow.. Family Guy people are awesome~! They kill you and fool you and make you dumb!~ And it feels SO WOW~!

Points: It’s a mad mad mad movie. And unsuitable for kids.

Rating: 8/10

Comment: All ye Family Guy Lovers!!!!! This is SLLURP~!