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If I am being very honest (and a little lazy), a lot of things that went for PS1 can also be said for PS2. Great performances, great music, engaging action scenes and occasionally too fast to follow. Watchable and rewatchable.  Now, to get more detailed. The movie has very much diverted from its source material. It did in part-1 but in part-2 the difference is very visible, including some major plot points. But, to its credit, it has diverted in a way that makes the movie a really good watch. To anyone who wants the movie to be an exact screen rendering of the books - you will be very much disappointed. To those who can view it as a different medium, beautiful movie.  Like before, the movie pulls no punches. The violence is violent. The action scenes have actually improved since the first movie. The last war scene (which is not even present in the books but served as a good plot element for a few key points) was gripping. Realistic action scenes with high stakes and quite a lo...

The list is long so we don’t want a long preface as well, but we have to explain the criteria by which these movies were chosen. Well, there aren’t any. At least no solid ones. But these are the movies that inspired Aviyal to write movie reviews. These movies made us love Cinema. So if you like Aviyal’s movie reviews, you should check this out. Click on the title to go to the OTT platform to watch each movie. (There might be a part 2 for this list so calm tf down). Vadachennai: Stephen King says ‘Great stories are not about events, they are about people’. The events in Vadachennai are comparable to any other gangster movie but what makes it stand out so much is the beautifully written and acted characters. So many characters, each one so real. The non linear storytelling and plotline only adds to the effect.  Batman: Under the Red-hood: A key concept of any good story is conflict. Many stories portray external conflict - the hero wants to do something but something external stops h...