Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Lord of War - Hits your hard, hits you good.

I just finished watching Lord of War. It blew me away. Totally fucking awesome movie. Just love the way it's been narrated. Liked the way the opening credits have been shot. Guffawed at the numerous one liners. Especially liked the one where Yuri Orlov (Nicolas Cage) says this about how his relationship with his trophy wife started:
Some of the most successful relationships are based on lies and deceit. Since that's where they usually end up anyway, it's a logical place to start.

Was surprised to hear the "Bombay Theme" by A.R. Rahman on the soundtrack. It plays in the background after the part where Yuri distributes the arms to the locals to get the Interpol off his back (when Jack Valentine "arrests" him for 24 hours).

The end hits you hard. Really hard.

PS: In case you liked this movie, I would also recommend Blood Diamond and Death of a President.
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 10, 2007 at 11:12 AM

    hey, comeon...lord of war sucked!
    it's damn corny....for instance, the line - "is that a view or is that a view?"
    my arse!
    blood diamond is good though; the ending might be a little mushy, but otherwise a really good one! i never thought leo dicaprio could put on such an intense demeanor and such a great accent :)

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  2. Saurabh NandaDecember 10, 2007 at 11:53 AM

    TVAC: It was one helluva ride. From one gag to the other. The one-liners, though corny, never stopped coming. It wasn't a serious take on anything. It was a stylish, "popular" kind of take (if you know what I mean).

    And I loved it for that :-)

    And yead, DiCaprio rocked in Blood Diamond. Love the way he says "Ya! Ya!"

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  3. Ritesh SaurabhJanuary 10, 2008 at 4:54 PM

    I still remember one line dialog.
    when Nicole Cage's wife asks: why u do it (Arms Trading) ?
    he says: Becoz I am good at . :-)

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