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Marty McFly (Fox) is the average American kid who loves skate-boarding, chasing girls and getting late to school. His father keeps getting bullied by his supervisor, Biff (Wilson), his mother is an alcoholic and his elder siblings don't seem to have any aim in life. He has be-friended the local crazy scientist, Dr. Brown (Lloyd) whom the entire town considers to be mentally unstable. Dr. Brown has managed to create a time machine by modifying a DeLorean which needs a speed of 88 mph before it can travel through time and which also uses Plutonium. Dr. Brown had stolen the Plutonium from the Libyans and whilst showing Marty the functioning of the device, the Libyans attack Dr. Brown and Marty manages to escape back in time to the year 1955. Since he was out of Plutonium, Marty could not go back to the actual year and hence needed to find the younger Dr. Brown and take his help in going back to the future. 1955 was the year when Marty's father George (Glover) fell in love with his mother Lorraine (Thompson) but sadly, Lorraine takes a liking towards Marty himself. Marty realises that if he comes in the way of his parents, he might alter the future altogether to the point that he himself would seize to exist. The movie is a hardcore science-fiction movie that is a complete entertainment package. Although the story and developments might come across as being cliched, the movie has some very good twists and a gripping climax to make this movie a wonderful watch. Many sci-fi movies end up looking too cheesy because of bad execution of the 'futuristic technology' but this movie seems to pull it off with ease which looks believable even 27 years later. A brilliant movie and a must-watch.

Thumbs up: Good suspense, great performances

Thumbs down: Nothing at all

Rating: 8.2/10

Taking off from where the previous movie ended, Captain Morpheus (Fishburne) is asked to attend an emergency meeting called by Captain Niobi (Pinkett Smith) along with all other Zion ship Captains. It is learnt that an army of Sentinels are tunnelling towards Zion which would reach them in 72 hours. Morpheus asks one of the ships to stay out of Zion in case the Oracle tries to communicate with them, which is a direct defiance of order from Commander Lock (Lennix). Lock does not share the opinion that Neo (Reaves) is The One and does not share his belief in The Prophesy and wishes that every possible ship be present within Zion to prepare for attack. Neo is having trouble getting sleep at night and is constantly worried about Trinity (Moss) and dreams of her death inside The Matrix. Neo needs to finally await for the signal from The Oracle so that he may meet her and understand the fate of Zion and the choices that he must make. The movie is actually not a direct continuation to the previous movie and it only now starts the actual story of the film. The first movie was more like a foundation of the plot and the second movie kick-starts the actual plot. Graphics and action is what the movie very heavily focuses on and it tries to use ground-breaking technology to a massive extent to create the entertainment factor that the movie must have. The movie is pure action-entertainment and relies on heavy usage of jargon and complexities as if it is purpose-built to not allow the audience to understand the movie. The movie is a treat for action and sci-fi fans but it needs a lot of attention and focus to actually understand the movie if you really try to.

Thumbs up: Amazing action and graphics

Thumbs down: Too much of jargon makes it tough to understand

Rating: 7.3/10

The third (and perhaps) final installment of the Iron Man series sees a paradigm shift in the movies concept. It tries to amalgamate elements from Christopher Nolan's Batman movies but yet keep the Iron Man action because of which it became so famous. Tony Stark aka The Iron Man (Downey Jr.) has become so obsessed with being the Iron Man and all his machines and gadgets, that he has forgotten about his personal life, his wife Pepper (Paltrow) and everything else that mattered to him. This starts taking a toll on his health with him being unable to sleep, having nightmares and regular anxiety attacks. Dr. Maya Hansen (Hall) a botanist had developed a technology that would allow plants to regrow and was working on improving the idea. When approached by a crippled scientist, Aldrich Killian (Pearce) Tony turns him down arrogantly and Killian vows revenge. Present day, Killian and Maya have collaborated on the technology, allowing crippled people to heal themselves and become normal once more. The Mandarin (Kingsley) is an extreme Islamic terrorist who is spreading terror within the world and vows to destroy the USA and Iron Man for good. With personal, physical and political problems coming upon Stark at the same time, life is not easy for him and may never be. Like I mentioned earlier, the movie tries to be more than Iron Man and has been more or less successful in doing so. Tony Stark is more realistic and natural and not over the top like in his previous movies. The biggest draw back is gripping and entertaining action, don't get me wrong cause there were more than enough explosions but they hardly seemed to make sense. A great action entertainer that has matured well over the past 2 movies. This might be the last one.

Thumbs up: Good maturity levels in the movie, improved story

Thumbs down: Some more 'entertaining' action

Rating :7.2/10

Gotham cities dark knight is back. And when he is back, he is back with a bang. Bruce Wayne aka The Batman (Kilmer) has not one, but two enemies to fight against. Harvey Dent aka Harvey Two-Face (Lee Jones) was previously the district attorney who faced an acid attack that disfigured half of his face for good. He blames The Batman for this and seeks revenge. Dr. Edward Nygma (Carrey) is a scientist who works at Wayne Enterprises who has developed a unique device that can project television images right inside the persons head. Bruce rejects the idea which hurts Nygma's sentiments and he vows to take revenge as The Riddler. Dr. Chase Meridian (Kidman) becomes Batman's love interest and she also finds herself falling for Bruce Wayne, not knowing they both are the same. On one eventful evening at the circus, an acrobat loses his family when Harvey Dent stages an attack. The acrobat, Dick Grayson (O'Donnell) is adopted into Wayne manor and slowly starts blending into Bruce's life. The third installment of the Batman series of movies sees a change of guard at the helm. Val Kilmer being the new Batman, is similarly composed and relaxed as Bruce Wayne but aggressive and tough as The Batman. He fulfills the character far better and seems more suited for the role. Nicole Kidman looks ravishing and she reminds us all of what a magnificent beauty she was in her hay-days. The movie is a decent all round entertainer which has the occasional sprinkling of thrill and excitement. The only biggest let down is the climax, which seemed far too sudden with Dent and Riddler not putting up any fight at all. Maybe something more extended and exciting would have helped in ending the movie at a higher note.

Thumbs up: Great all round entertainer

Thumbs down: Sudden and uninteresting climax

Rating: 7.3/10

When computer gaming starts becoming more and more life-like, what happens next? Taking realism to the next level, Ken Castle (Hall) is a multi-millionaire who developed a realistic game known as 'Society' where users can create real humans. Humans are administered Nanex, a cell which takes over the brain and makes in into a robot that accepts commands from another user elsewhere. An extension of this concept is 'Slayer' a game where convicts can fight in real battle in a bid to gain freedom. John Tillman aka Kable (Butler) is Slayer's most accomplished player and is controlled by a young boy, Simon (Lerman). Castle's program has taken over the world and at the pace at which it is growing, the entire world would come under his command. Kable, meanwhile, has a story in the past and has some scores to settle for which he is desperate to get out. If it is a god action movie your looking for which has a sensible story to narrate, then this movie would do. It is a pretty good watch all except the last 20 minutes. The ending is horrible, uneventful and quite bland. It seemed as if everyone was in a hurry to pack it up and did a quick fix end to thing. Had they given a little bit of thought in making the climax more interesting, the movie could be a decent entertainer.

Thumbs up: Good action, unique story

Thumbs down: Boring end

Rating: 6.6/10

What if the world that we live in isn't true? What if you were told that what see today is all artificial and not true? The Matrix is a computer software that the machines developed when they started taking over planet Earth. Humans could no longer walk free but were cultivated and grown like plants and the energy of the human body is what kept the machines running. What we see today is an artificial world, something like a dream where nothing is true and everything is just another computer program. Mr. Thomas Anderson aka Neo (Reaves) is a computer programmer and a hacker by hobby. He learns of the existence of The Matrix but does not know what it is. A group of people have managed to free themselves from The Matrix and live in the real world. Trinity (Moss) tells Neo that if he wants to learn what The Matrix is, he should meet their leader, Morpheus (Fishburne). Morpheus thinks that Neo is The One, the person that would get rid of the machines and liberate the human race once more. He needs to convince Neo to join them, train them and find out if he truly is The One. The movie is remarkable for ushering a new era of special effects. The infamous 'Bullet Time' effect has been introduced in movie making by this very movie. The movie is an excellence of cinema and draws the line between the movies of the '90's and the movies of the new millennium. The only drawback in the movie was the slightly ridiculous and over-the-top action which is actually something that most people would enjoy. A spectacular watch and something that you can enjoy over and over again.

Thumbs up: Fabulous acting, stunning special effects

Thumbs down: Some action bits were a bit too exaggerated

Rating: 8.5/10

An alien ship crash lands onto Earth with an alien emerging who looks exactly like humans. Mankind is still in the iron age and Kainan (Caviezel), the alien, finds himself in Norwegian lands amongst Vikings. Kainan was carrying with him a deadly alien beast called the Moorwen which escapes from his ship when they land. Determined to get his prisoner back, Kainan goes on a hunt but is captured by Wulfric (Huston) a Viking prince and is escorted to King Hrothgar. Moorwen has already started destroying villages and eating humans and the Vikings are unaware of the power of the beast. Kainan confesses his true identity to the Vikings and offers help to capture the beast and bring peace once more to their lands. The movie is a very typical story of a hero who slays a beast and that of aliens on Earth. It offers nothing exceptional whatsoever and has probably one of the most cliched stories and climax that can be possible. If this very specific genre interests you, then only must one take the chances of watching this movie. Otherwise, this is a complete washout.

Thumbs up: Decent build-up of the action sequences

Thumbs down: Very cliched and predictable throughout

Rating: 5.3/10