alwaysplanb

First Things first. The movie is OK. Good Character Development, good story and good action. The hulkbuster fight scene is breathtaking, though I'm a bit disappointed that they almost released the entire scene before the release of the movie.

Now, things that were... let's say, a little bit less spectacular. The love story between Black Widow and Hulk seemed a bit forced. Not that the pair looked bad, but shall we say they don't get much on screen time to develop their chemistry; given in their last movie they were just team mates.

The final battlefield was less spectacular than the previous avenger or the winter soldier movie. And the humor element seemed missing.

The real gem in the movie is Ultron. A good villain who seeks peace. Just his meaning of peace is a bit twisted. In the last scene he asks Scarlet Witch to leave the castle or else she'll die. This shows his caring aspect a bit.

QUicksilver and Scarlet Witch were awesome in the final battle. Thor lacked any significant battle, and frankly I expected a little more from the team.

But it's just me. After setting the standards with the first Avengers Movie, maybe I expected a lot more than what the director could offer.

Instead of setting premise for the future movies, I would liked it to focus more on the present movie.

Oh.. well. I guess the future movie might be the real deal. Waiting for it.

I never heard of this mini series before. I was browsing through the channels one day and suddenly came on to this on Star Movies. Initially I thought it to be yet another Street Fighter Wannabe. 10 minutes into the movie and I was glued. I couldn't stop the movie. The movie ended at 2 in the night and I had an important interview at 10 next day. I knew I had to sleep early but just couldn't stop the movie. It was so damn interesting. In fact, the only Street Fighters movie that's so interesting.

The hope the sequel is just as tight; and focus more on story and live action. Not some unwanted CGI. The reason I'm worried is because the producers might raise the budget, ask for unwanted CGI, and interfere with the story. This is the case with most sequels. Hope they read this and let the director work his way.

Highly recommended for all Street Fighters Fans.

Ever since I saw the trailer I've been dying to see the movie. Fortunately, I got the heads up on the pace of the movie from the critics. Whereas the trailer is energetic, fast and random, the movie is the complete opposite. But watching the movie knowing what I am going to see completely changed my expectations. And for the best.

Dibakar Banerjee's story telling is something that's unique in it's own sense. So much energy and effort is spent on the details of this period film, that even a newbie can tell the difference. Every inch of the movie is masterfully crafted, not that I'm an expert of the subject, but I've seen so many Bollywood movies, I can instantly tell when something awesome is happening on screen in a Bollywood movie.

And a complete delight it is to see such great craftsman in Bollywood. However, I do feel that some of the detailing could be compromised to speed up the pace of the movie. However, I ALSO think that this pace is exactly what Dibakar wanted. Byomkesh Bakshi is no Sherlock Holmes. In his own words, he is a Satyanveshi. Pursuer of the Truth. This slow pace also characterized the TV adaptation of the character.

But to keep a slow paced movie delectable, it's necessary to engage the audience with trivial things which in this case is the Calcutta of the 40s and a looming national danger. Don't expect a game changing twist. Rather relish the slow and sincere story of the first case of an amateur satyanveshi.

Honestly, everyone in the movie performed their best. Dialogues like "Ek kaam kar. Khoon mat saaf kar. Chai bana de!" will crack you up real good. A definite watch for anyone who wants something different than usual Khans and Prabhudeva movies.

Dibakar, if you're reading this, bring in the sequel as soon as possible. I hate waiting :)