Tetsuo The Iron Man (1988)

Holy Shit! Shinya Tsukamoto's cult classic Tetsuo the iron man (1988) simply is beyond words! Cinema takes an obnoxious, bizarre and graphic form and results in the creation of one of the most scariest and shocking film experiences. It's hard to believe that this film had a very low budget and was shot with a 16 mm. All the elements such as the jaw-dropping stop motion effect, the incredible metallic soundtrack, the smart sound mixing, the extreme film editing, the black and white cinematography and an highly innovative story come together beautifully and prove that cinema, indeed, is limitless and low budget can never suppress a man's vision.

At times, the film takes a (deliciously) surreal form but we never lose our grasp on understanding Tetsuo's story-line. This film is not, even for a millisecond, afraid of throwing the most bizarre and gut-wrenching images at it's audiences (Which are hardly pretentious, for the record). There is, supposedly, a metaphor hidden in Tetsuo that man has developed a 'fetish' for machines and has been consumed by it. The film graphically shows people transforming into hybrids of metal and flesh which was quite brilliantly filmed. The idea of recycling metallic scrap as props was a smart move!

This film is, obviously, not for everyone. And whether you hate it or love it, Tetsuo still manages to rape your senses (I loved it!), giving you an experience that is totally new. I warn you again that this film is extremely bizarre and experimental so enter at your own will. A nightmarish near-masterpiece that easily beats David Lynch's Eraserhead, a film which had originally inspired Tetsuo.

Rating: 4.7/5

Race 2 (2013)

This film needs no review. Race 2 (God knows who the directors are) is an irritating crap with an infinite, never ending series of plot twists (That automatically generates more plot holes) and the usual voluptuousness seen in almost every major Bollywood production. I watched this film with some friends (Thank God, I didn't watch this on the big screen) and I had an awesome time! No, it wasn't the film, it was my friends' funny epic comments. I even can't imagine watching this film alone! There came one point when the film really caught everyone's attention. It was the part where the funny-voiced Saif Ali Khan (The one wearing a pair of sexy goggles [That doesn't suit him] in the top left of the poster) plans to steal the shroud of Turin. Amazing planning, I must agree. When the plan was recited to a supposedly 'Godfather', he said,"Wow, such plan has not even ever been executed in a Hollywood film!" What an overstatement. In a few minutes, Saif let him down by stealing the shroud of Turin in a fashion almost similar to the robbery of The Declaration of Independence in  National Treasure (2004). That's it. I lost my patience from this point but my beautiful friends kept me going. At last, I successfully finished watching it. What a grand achievement! 

That's all I wanna say about Race 2, the worst film of the year. In case you wanna have a good time, go out, live your life, go places (In reality, not in films), meet new people and have an open mind. Do anything, but don't watch Race 2 even accidently. There are more worse films, I know, but I am not interested in wasting my time on them. I want to share my remorse of not having watched this video (Given Below) before watching the film which is far more superior, entertaining and above all: truthful about the current dominance of crappy big budget films over good ones. Well, probably this is gonna be a treat for 'target audiences'. But after the end credits roll, they are gonna forget it forever. And the money that the producers get from them, is gonna be used in the making of another crappy film. Possibly, for another sequel? 

In case you are interested, here are some songs from Race 2. Don't know who the composers are...

1. Party on my mind:

2. Lat Lag Lagayi:

Rating: 1/5