Ghost Rider review

Seems to be I am getting addicted to MARVEL entertainment movies.
Marvel's special effects & good box-office success were the main reasons for watching the Ghost Rider on big screen. It got very simple story & amazing special effects & good action scenes. Story begins with a young motorcycle stuntman(cage) makes a pact with devil to save his father from the illness & in the process he losses his girl friend. Rest of the story revolves around dark force motives & internal conflict & winning his girl back etc. It is better not to write more than this about this movie. Movie is all about good special effects & amazing action scenes. Definitely WOW for few risky stunts. A great popcorn movie. Nicolas Cage performance is OK.Interesting quote from the movie is
"If you dont make a choice, choice will make you"

My take on The Ninth Gate

I brought this DVD because of director “Roman Polanski”
This is about a sleazy, corrupt book dealer Corso (Depp) is hired to authenticate a rare book “The Nine Gate” by his professor, business partner, rare book collector Balkan.
According to Balkan there are only three copies available & he needs to figure out the correct one. As Corso start reading the book, he will experience different things. A super natural girl always follows and helps him. As he starts the mission, he losts his best friend, but he continues with his mission & story revolves around finding the fine differences. In between, whenever he faces trouble, girl saves/helps his most of the time. Ending was interesting as Balkan dies and Corso enter in to ninth gate.
This movie needs more viewings. I need to watch Bonus features to get director thoughts.
More of physiological thriller. You will see nice cast & superb music & very interesting cinematography.
Very interesting quote from the movie is

“There’s no one more reliable than a man whose loyalty can be bought for hard cash.”

My top 10 B&W movies

1. M
2. Passion of John Arc(silent movie)
3. City Of Lights (Chaplin)
4. Citizen Kane
5. The Third Man
6. Ikiru
7. Touch of Evil
8. Andrei Rublev
9. The Apartment
10. Maya Bazaar (Telugu)

I will write about these movies later.

Blood diamond directed by Edward Zwick

I really loved earlier “Edward Zwick” movies. (The Last Samurai, Courage Under Fire, Seige etc.) He guarantees brilliant plot with tight screenplay. Based on the film title, posters one can guess blood diamond movie is about how diamonds are brought in to rich countries from poor third world countries. Script revolves around a journalist trying to get a real story to her employer, a diamond smuggler after valuable diamond and a fisherman after his displaced family. In the process director showed how kids are getting brain washed & pulled in to drugs, war lord soldiers etc. You will see awesome African landscape & it is really a bloody movie. Djimon Houndsu, Leornado both did brilliant job. Wow. Very good film. Worth watching on screen. (Not for small kids.)