Casablanca

Vintage:1942

You must remember this
A kiss is just a kiss,
A sigh is just a sigh.
The fundamental things apply
As time goes by.

And when two lovers woo
They still say, "I love you."
On that you can rely
No matter what the future brings
As time goes by.

The immortal lyrics of the immortal romance best summarize the film. Set in the backdrop of the Second World War in North Africa, a man gets a chance to reunite with his one-time lover (who happened to be married at the time of the affair and later dumped him). In his way, is her husband, a passionate leader of the Resistance. In his favour though, is a pair of letters of transit, that can take two people out of Casablanca. The only question remains: Which two?

Along with that, throw in a Nazi Major, intent on finding the papers, a French official who is known for time and again ordering his men to 'Round up the usual suspects.' Despite all this, the film has a happy ending, with the man and the cop beginning a beautiful friendship.

The film also possesses many classic lines of dialogue, six lines of which have been adjudged among the top 100 Movie Quotes of all time, as well as the second best film song (As Time Goes By). A classic film that must be seen by one and all.

Kick-Ass

Vintage: 2010

This is a film based on a comic of the same name. Unlike other, more serious, comic adaptations, such as the Spiderman film series, this lies somewhere between the serious (like aforementioned Spiderman) and the spoof (like The Superhero Movie).

Unlike the comic, the film is a little bit more realistic, with some of the differences being in the origin story of Big Daddy and Hit-Girl, and why they start fighting the mob.

The film did have some controversy, because of the fact that a young girl would have to swear on screen, as well as perpetrate a few acts of slightly gory violence, like when Hit Girl arrives, she stabs another character with a katana, as well as killing a lot of other people on screen.

For those who like such comic adaptations as the Batman film series (before Batman Begins), or martial arts films, like D.O.A. (2006), this is a must-see. For everyone else, it's your decision.

What it is about

Hi,

This is my first blog post on my first blog. Over here, I will review books and films. As often as possible.