Mountains of the Moon (2013)

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

I am completely disappointed with this movie. The whole movie is a mess. I am a huge fan of Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay. So I never expected it will be comparable to the original piece in terms of artistic measure. But at least I expected a good cinema to watch on my holiday and get an adventurous mood.Following are few things to highlight - 1. Conversations are too unrealistic and acting is pretty bad. 2. The first scene is Shankar (protagonist) was chased by an African elephant, then he tried to shoot it when it came very near to him but he shoot to trees nearby. Then he got caught in a trap and being floating from a tree. But he cut the rope of trap (to face the elephants?) and fell in another trap. 3. Killing of lion by making himself a bait. He poured blood on his own head and meats around and when the lion came he started running and suddenly he move backwards and shoot it!Lots of things like these to mention. Movie causes me laugh out on most of the serious occasions. I think its good luck that the original writer or other good directors who made movies with this writer are not in this living world. They could not have enjoyed this movie as much I did.

The first Bengali movie that left me spellbound. I have seen a lot of Bengali golden era classics. But this one will have a separate place in my heart. I am not a drama lover. I do not expect all movies to be dramatic and so I give this movie a perfect 10. yes, you may find some faults but you have to consider the budget constraints. The first half reminds me of 'The Ghost and the Darkness' or should I say it even betters the Hollywood flick. Then the treasure hunt and lastly fight for survival.The movie picks its pace in the opening scene and this pace never drops. The intensity remains the same throughout and this is where the director/editor deserves full credit.Waiting to see such king of movies from Tollywood - a industry that was once considered one of the the best in world cinema. Come on Tollywood-- - you are back!!!

After the brilliant Meghey Dhaka Tara, director Kamaleshwar Mukherjee has pulled off another masterpiece. At this point in time, I regard him as the best current Bengali director, a couple of notches above Srijit Mukherjee.I know this is not a fashionable opinion I hold. I almost did not watch this movie after reading some reviews on certain Bengali movie websites. I realize now that I should not have taken those reviews seriously, since they reflected a typically strange attitude - that Dev cannot act. First of all, I think Dev acted wonderfully in this movie. Second, this movie is not only about Dev - that would make it more like a 3rd class Hindi movie which has no substance but the cheap pull of its leading man. That would be a insult to a director of Mukherjee's calibre.I don't want to reveal too much about this movie - so I wont go into details. I would request people to watch this movie - and make up their own minds. Let me put it simply, without revealing too much. I will compare it to 2 recent movies which received better reviews - Satyanweshi by Rituparno Ghosh and Mishar Rahashyo by Srijit. In both those movies, I fell asleep at various points - especially in the turgid effort by Srijit with its high faluting moralizing and lack of pace and punch. In this movie, I was drawn to the action from start to end - the pace never slackened, the next event never became apparent, and the story never dulled.Proloy was another great movie made recently - but this is the best Bengali movie of 2013.

Chander Pahar............Its really a journey if I forget Deb If I forget Bibhutibhusan and if I forget Kamaleshwar..Its still a journey for a Bengali movie to have come this far and a must watch for any Bengali...Animations are amateur no doubt but still the amount it has shown is a great leap for Bengali movie. The story line has been maintained around 80 percent with some overthrown because of infrastructure and difference in the art form. Deb has come a long way from what we know of him......But still I feel some other would have gone far in critic sense but in commercial angle Deb has been viable.Music and background score is good.But the editing has not been up to the mark with us feeling bored at the end of first half. Alvarez was excellent except the language with which he decides to speak... Bunip was a poor creative...but the lion scenes excellent .. A good effort and a new market that could take Bengali movie to great heights and can make many of our Bengali classics commercially viable.... Cant give less than 4 out of 5 as a Bengali........................