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Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Friday, December 4, 2009
KurBANAL
Would you be alive after a deadly explosive, fabricated to kill hundreds explodes a meter away from you? Well the firang FBI agent in KURBAAN was. This was the level of banality and doltishness this film offered.
Starting with the plot, . . . I don't even want to talk about it. If you have seen the Katrina Kaif, Irfan Khan starrer New York, then this is pretty much the same. The usual muslim turns terrorist story. The desperate attempts to bring twists and turns into the film are barely exciting and are a total failure. Saif and Kareena are devoid of emotion. Kher and OmPuri have been wasted. Vivek Oberoi, I must say has done a good job(as usual) but dear Mr.Oberoi, consult an astrologer, you are a very 'unlucky star'.
Now why did I decide to watch this film?
1. TOI gave it 3 and a half stars
2. The Kurbaan hua song video, with the Adam and Eve concept and the rose catching fire was brilliant so I premised, the movie would be half as good.
3. I had great company(Although it was a crappy movie, the seven of us made sure we had fun)
4. I had to choose between this and 2012.
If you haven't watched any film that is even remotely close to terrorism, or bomb blasts or gangsters etc. and you are spending your miserable life watching 'happily ever after' stories with angels and magic wands, and don't know how to spend your papa ka paisa, then you might want to watch this film.
Overall a thumbs down from me. A BIG thank you to the front row audience who, with their humorous parodies kept us entertained.
Starting with the plot, . . . I don't even want to talk about it. If you have seen the Katrina Kaif, Irfan Khan starrer New York, then this is pretty much the same. The usual muslim turns terrorist story. The desperate attempts to bring twists and turns into the film are barely exciting and are a total failure. Saif and Kareena are devoid of emotion. Kher and OmPuri have been wasted. Vivek Oberoi, I must say has done a good job(as usual) but dear Mr.Oberoi, consult an astrologer, you are a very 'unlucky star'.
Now why did I decide to watch this film?
1. TOI gave it 3 and a half stars
2. The Kurbaan hua song video, with the Adam and Eve concept and the rose catching fire was brilliant so I premised, the movie would be half as good.
3. I had great company(Although it was a crappy movie, the seven of us made sure we had fun)
4. I had to choose between this and 2012.
If you haven't watched any film that is even remotely close to terrorism, or bomb blasts or gangsters etc. and you are spending your miserable life watching 'happily ever after' stories with angels and magic wands, and don't know how to spend your papa ka paisa, then you might want to watch this film.
Overall a thumbs down from me. A BIG thank you to the front row audience who, with their humorous parodies kept us entertained.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Kaminey - Fortitude
Searching for that titillating sting in your movie watching experience? Then go watch Vishal Bharadwaj's latest masterpiece, KAMINEY. This latest desi gangster flick stars Shahid Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Amole Gupte. The twins Charlie and Guddu, both played by Shahid Kapoor lead their separate lives until one fateful day, when their lives intersect which sends them both on the most dreadful roller coaster rides. The story is basically a solution to the following problems:-
Problem 1: Priyanka Chopra(Sweety) is Guddu's love interest but her brother (Amole Gupte), is a politician/gangster in Maharastra, who will not agree to the marriage because Guddu is from Uttar Pradesh. But since they do get married without his consent, they are in trouble.
Problem 2: Charlie, a gangster/aspiring bookie stumbles on a guitar case with dope worth a fortune. But he cant have it that easily because there are two crooked cops working for an international smuggler.
Problem 3(exacerbation): Guddu is mistaken for the wanted Charlie by the cops. Amole Gupte finds Charlie and wants Charlie to help him find Guddu. The good cops want to pin down the nasty ones.
So, to sum it all up, everyone is after everyone else which culminates into a dramatic bloodbath at the end which results in our main three characters, Guddu, Charlie and Sweety, living happily ever after(Ha! the spoiler)
But there is more to it than just the plot. VB's (Vishal Bharadwaj, not V.Bharath), bewitching BGM. Dhan Te Nan has become a cult number and every time its played in the background, its tantalising. There is also a magical guitar tune played whenever the guitar with dope is featured, which reminds you of the BGM scores of Desperado.
VB has done well to distinct Kaminey from cliché twin stories buy not amplifying the senti scenes too much. Yes, there is quite an exuberant influence of Tarentino, Rodriguez and Guy Ritchie in his style of film making but the scenes with Guddu and Sweety, bethinks you that it is still blithely Bollywood.
There is a lot of Bengali and Marati being spoken, which i thought should have been accompanied with subtitles. So that's just going to make the Original DVD with the subtitles bring in a lot of cash. Overall i would give it an 8/10.
Problem 1: Priyanka Chopra(Sweety) is Guddu's love interest but her brother (Amole Gupte), is a politician/gangster in Maharastra, who will not agree to the marriage because Guddu is from Uttar Pradesh. But since they do get married without his consent, they are in trouble.
Problem 2: Charlie, a gangster/aspiring bookie stumbles on a guitar case with dope worth a fortune. But he cant have it that easily because there are two crooked cops working for an international smuggler.
Problem 3(exacerbation): Guddu is mistaken for the wanted Charlie by the cops. Amole Gupte finds Charlie and wants Charlie to help him find Guddu. The good cops want to pin down the nasty ones.
So, to sum it all up, everyone is after everyone else which culminates into a dramatic bloodbath at the end which results in our main three characters, Guddu, Charlie and Sweety, living happily ever after(Ha! the spoiler)
But there is more to it than just the plot. VB's (Vishal Bharadwaj, not V.Bharath), bewitching BGM. Dhan Te Nan has become a cult number and every time its played in the background, its tantalising. There is also a magical guitar tune played whenever the guitar with dope is featured, which reminds you of the BGM scores of Desperado.
VB has done well to distinct Kaminey from cliché twin stories buy not amplifying the senti scenes too much. Yes, there is quite an exuberant influence of Tarentino, Rodriguez and Guy Ritchie in his style of film making but the scenes with Guddu and Sweety, bethinks you that it is still blithely Bollywood.
There is a lot of Bengali and Marati being spoken, which i thought should have been accompanied with subtitles. So that's just going to make the Original DVD with the subtitles bring in a lot of cash. Overall i would give it an 8/10.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Where is the Desi Sci-Fi?
I was left stupefied after just watching the trailers of G:I:Joe- Rise of the Cobra and 2012. These two are soon to be releasing high budget films made with an overdose of CG (Computer Graphics). It was just natural for me to sit back and collate Hollywood films with our Indian films. I asked myself - "Why hasn't any Indian film been able to produce stuff like this?" The answer is quite obvious; financial constraints. I think this is just a crap. I say the amount of money producers pump into CGs is diminutive. Leave alone a film completely made with CGs, there hasn't even been a decent Sci-Fi Indian movie. With the success of films like Koi Mil Gaya, Krish and even Harry Potter in India, we surely know that the Indian audiences love Sci-Fi , Fantasy etc. Indians definitely don't lack the talent, because the big guns in the CG department associated with mighty franchises like The MATRIX have been Indians.
I think Indian films have been devoid of a good solid script and storyline. Animations movies like Hanuman , Pandavas etc have been reasonably successful, largely because they were mythological adaptations. The Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, Ambrish Puri starrer Sci-Fi masala movie , Mr.India(1987), was a blockbuster. This was solely because of the story, an enthralling script with some of the most unforgettable lines and some great songs.
Incorporating our dream songs , fantasy dance routines and make-believe Vijaykanth stunts in Sci-Fi films would make them at least, 'believable'. The animation industry is growing at a tremendous pace and there is a lot of effort to gather funds to improve facilities here. Selvaraghavan's Sci-Fi venture, Aayirathil Oruvan, that will hit the screens soon promises to be a level ahead with respect to CGs. But watch out for 'Sultan the warrior' , an animation film that will feature Superstar Rajnikanth in a new, 'animated avatar'. With Indian production houses tying up with the big names in Hollywood like Fox , WB etc, the future looks intriguing.
I think Indian films have been devoid of a good solid script and storyline. Animations movies like Hanuman , Pandavas etc have been reasonably successful, largely because they were mythological adaptations. The Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, Ambrish Puri starrer Sci-Fi masala movie , Mr.India(1987), was a blockbuster. This was solely because of the story, an enthralling script with some of the most unforgettable lines and some great songs.
Incorporating our dream songs , fantasy dance routines and make-believe Vijaykanth stunts in Sci-Fi films would make them at least, 'believable'. The animation industry is growing at a tremendous pace and there is a lot of effort to gather funds to improve facilities here. Selvaraghavan's Sci-Fi venture, Aayirathil Oruvan, that will hit the screens soon promises to be a level ahead with respect to CGs. But watch out for 'Sultan the warrior' , an animation film that will feature Superstar Rajnikanth in a new, 'animated avatar'. With Indian production houses tying up with the big names in Hollywood like Fox , WB etc, the future looks intriguing.
Friday, July 3, 2009
The Law is for the Lady
Be a successful businessman, a leading fashion designer, the president of the USA or just an ordinary man trying his best to make ends meet, BEWARE, all it takes to pulverise your life is a woman. We have heard innumerable cases of the lives the rich and the famous(MEN) crumble after a Sexual harassment charge is slammed against them. Almost all these cases are filed by the woman against the man. When was the last time you heard a woman being charged with sexual harassment?...
All a woman has to do is to walk into a police station and file a complaint of sexual harassment (popularly known as eve teasing) against a man; no proof or witnesses required. Next thing you know the chap is picked up for inquiry. But the inquiry session is not what it sounds like. The man is given a choice to fuel the policeman's wallet or is simply beaten to pulp. The law is constructed to take the side of the woman in these cases, thanks to a disgraced set of moronic perverts the male race bears. Woman are perceived to be an embodiment of care, love,purity blah blah blah, but are capable of causing more trauma to men than you can ever imagine.
Disclosure, by Michael Crichton is a book (also a film starring Demi Moore and Michael Douglas with the same title) based on a true story about how a false accusation of sexual harassment threatens to devastate a brilliant career and the personal life of a man. Michael Crichton exposes the filth of the corporate world we live in today where people go to any extent to achieve their needs. The books shows how people just assume that the man is guilty when in reality he is just a poor victim.
The respect I have for women is enormous but the fact that women take advantage of their privileges is embittering. I also have nothing against the laws because I believe that if they were framed in any other way the ramifications would have been exacerbating. I am glad that it is "Ladies First" in our world but the lady must live up to it. As for the men BEWARE, you'll never know the taste of poison till you drink it. Above all, be it love, friendship, care, support etc...,remember, its RESPECT that is paramount, respect the Woman, respect the Man.
All a woman has to do is to walk into a police station and file a complaint of sexual harassment (popularly known as eve teasing) against a man; no proof or witnesses required. Next thing you know the chap is picked up for inquiry. But the inquiry session is not what it sounds like. The man is given a choice to fuel the policeman's wallet or is simply beaten to pulp. The law is constructed to take the side of the woman in these cases, thanks to a disgraced set of moronic perverts the male race bears. Woman are perceived to be an embodiment of care, love,purity blah blah blah, but are capable of causing more trauma to men than you can ever imagine.
Disclosure, by Michael Crichton is a book (also a film starring Demi Moore and Michael Douglas with the same title) based on a true story about how a false accusation of sexual harassment threatens to devastate a brilliant career and the personal life of a man. Michael Crichton exposes the filth of the corporate world we live in today where people go to any extent to achieve their needs. The books shows how people just assume that the man is guilty when in reality he is just a poor victim.
The respect I have for women is enormous but the fact that women take advantage of their privileges is embittering. I also have nothing against the laws because I believe that if they were framed in any other way the ramifications would have been exacerbating. I am glad that it is "Ladies First" in our world but the lady must live up to it. As for the men BEWARE, you'll never know the taste of poison till you drink it. Above all, be it love, friendship, care, support etc...,remember, its RESPECT that is paramount, respect the Woman, respect the Man.
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