Missed chance

3

Reviewed Stepford Wives

Aug 03, 2004 2141

’’The Stepford wives’’ by Frank Oz with Nicole Kidman as Joanna Eberhard, Matthew Broderick as her husband Walter Kresby, Bette Midler as Read more...

The Game - No Masti

2

Reviewed Masti

Jul 27, 2004 2971

In ’’The Game’’, Michael Douglas is a rich character who has forgotten to be nice to anyone, even to himself. His loser-brother Sean Penn Read more...

Don't!

5

Reviewed Venice

Jul 26, 2004 3025

The last time I was in Venice (Italy) is 38 years ago. I was twelve then and really don’t remember much, except a tiny little restaurant where I had theRead more...

''Indian Love Story''

3

Reviewed Kal Ho Naa Ho

Jul 26, 2004 2155

There are lots of Hollywood ’’angel movies’’, all of them so banal that I don’t even remember their titles. In a way, Kal Ho Naa Ho iRead more...

Personal choice

Reviewed Ten Best English Movies

Jul 02, 2004 2637

O Brother where art thou? by Joel & Ethan Coen (2000) The odyssey set in Mississippi during the 30’s depression. Three escaped convicts (one of them EvereRead more...

Page turner

4

Reviewed Prey - Michael Crichton

Jun 30, 2004 3413

Yesterday I read ’’Prey’’ by Michael Crichton. The book had been on the shelf for about a year, but now I finally took it up. I took it upRead more...

Gosford Park: Upstairs - downstairs

5

Reviewed Gosford Park

May 25, 2004 1702

I knew only little about Gosford Park before, only that it had won an Oscar and that one of my favourite actors (Stephen Fry) was in it. Outwardly it is a muRead more...

Hmmph!

2

Reviewed The Passion of Christ

Apr 03, 2004 1223

Yesterday I watched The Passion of The Christ. After all this uproar about the movie I just wanted to see for myself. The plot and text are taken from the bibRead more...

Lajja - still a long way to go

4

Reviewed Lajja - Bollywood

Mar 14, 2004 4280

Yesterday I watched Lajja for the first time. (What does the title mean?) As this is an older movie, I’m not giving any information about the movie itselRead more...

Mixed feelings

2

Reviewed Kuch Naa Kaho

Feb 11, 2004 3085

I watched Kuch Naa Kaho (something like: say nothing more?) only last week from dvd. In the beginning I was fascinated by the intro, I liked it very much. EnRead more...

My favourite car

5

Reviewed Toyota Previa

Feb 10, 2004 7717

My Toyota Previa is now 14 years old and has done 270 000 km. It was always reliable, even at temperatures of - 20 °C. One day, at a filling station, theRead more...

Humming it all day!

5

Reviewed Dil Se Songs

Feb 10, 2004 5623

I’m rather new to Bollywood movies, but the singing and dancing was something I did not find difficult to adjust to. Not only do these songs add atmospheRead more...

View from Germay: Roja

3

Reviewed Roja

Feb 09, 2004 5799

With Roja one thing that strikes me in particular (but in a way with almost all Bollywood movies) is that -unlike in Hollywood- the bad ones are never completRead more...

The satanic verses

5

Reviewed Satanic Verses - Salman Rushdie

Feb 09, 2004 3406

In a way, when I first read Rushdie’s Satanic Verses (when was that, by the time this fatwa was pronounced - I remember the bookstore assistant wrapping Read more...

The best movie ever

5

Reviewed O Brother, Where Art Thou

Feb 09, 2004 1371

O Brother, where art thou? is an odyssee set in Mississippi during depression. Everett Ulysses McGill and his companions (all three escaped convicts) have somRead more...

Novel ideas

5

Reviewed High Society - Ben Elton

Feb 09, 2004 4444

Peter Paget, MP., has the chance of his life: he introduces a Private Member’s Bill in Parliament to legalize all drugs. His main arguments: The war on dRead more...

This time I cried.

4

Reviewed Baghban

Feb 09, 2004 2821

I am really not the crying type in movies, I think the last time I did cry was when Fury died and I was seven, but Baghban made me use tons of handkerchiefs. Read more...

Once in your life you should go there!

5

Reviewed Hawaii

Feb 09, 2004 2245

Hawaii is one of the most beautiful places on earth. Since Oahu is already wonderfully described in the first review, I can concentrate on the Big Island, HawRead more...

View from Germany: HDDCS

5

Reviewed Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam

Feb 08, 2004 3272

HDDCS is one of my favourite Bollywood movies (I know ca. 40). Aishwarya is wonderfully beautiful and a wonderful dancer, and the music is wonderful, too. TRead more...

View from Germany

4

Reviewed One 2 Ka 4

Feb 08, 2004 6212

One 2 ka four - What does that title mean? Two cops, Javed and Arun, try to nail drug dealer KKV. Javed is the senior of the two and an intelligent and respoRead more...