RWM is a movie which i expected to be a fun joy ride with enough laughs as i was quite impressed with the trailers. And as it is Disney's production i wanted this to work. It did get decent numbers in US which just increased the hype. But when i finally happened to see the 100 minutes i finally understood that with proper marketing and good trailer even a B grade no good movie can be pushed to the A segment. Dwayne Johnson was good and he acted much better than his previous attempts but he needs to work on the importance of reading the script and not just his dumb dialogues. The movie opened with a impressive title credits. But the very next second you will understand that the production company had to work with little funds as the sfx shots used was very cheesy and they tried not to use much of sfx footage. Maybe if the sfx is done properly the movie might have been much better movie but overall there was a lack of depth in the movie and it just was too plain for me to enjoy. I will advice you to skip this as this race is not worth taking.
A B-grade movie trying too hard to come as an A grader.
Stars - .5/5
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Friday, April 17, 2009
Chills and thrills...
Its been quite a while since I sat down to write for this blog, as I am working in a website called behindwoods.com where i have taken the role of a movie critic for Hindi movies. You might think i am trying to sell my stuff, market the website but trust me in this world there is a need to market yourself, if not u will be left behind, far far behind.
Now back to serious stuff I happened to see three hindi films of varied genre, Stoneman murders, Mumbai mere jaan and Mithya. Two of which are real life incident based of which one is a thriller and another a drama, and the last is a dark thriller with a comedy undertone. Its really encouraging to see such diverse movies tried in bollywood now a days, and these three are examples of how bollywood has evolved over the years.
Stoneman murders which is based on the serial killings in Mumbai in the 1980s and the plight of a ex-policeman who wants to prove his worthiness by solving the case but in the process he becomes the bait of the killer and people start thinking him to be the one. Is he? well, suspense are better kept a secret. The director has made the script very tight much like a hollywood edge of the seat thriller.
Next up is Mumbai mere jaan which released a few months ago, it deals with the aftereffects of the Mumbai train blast on 6 different people. I happened to meet Nishikant kamat in the premiere of Yevano oruvan and i told him that the movie was a good one, if only i did see him this time around i would surely hug him and beg for an assistant's position. Loved the movie and loved the acting of everyone in the lead be it Kay kay, Irfan, Madhavan, Paresh or Soha, everyone were perfectly cast and were spectacular. Pls dont miss this movie, highly recommended.
Mithya, its been a year since it released and i feel so ashamed of callin myself a movie buff and seeing this movie so late. Rajat kapoor has made a movie which can be compared to none other we have seen in Indian cinema as he has mixed - realism, black humour and violence so effortlessly into the script that we are left wondering how simple and at the same time complex a movie can be.
Except for Mithya both the movies fared badly at the ticket counters But such movies have really made bollywood look cool. Of your foreign frnds are askin you a list of movies these three should surely be included.
Now back to serious stuff I happened to see three hindi films of varied genre, Stoneman murders, Mumbai mere jaan and Mithya. Two of which are real life incident based of which one is a thriller and another a drama, and the last is a dark thriller with a comedy undertone. Its really encouraging to see such diverse movies tried in bollywood now a days, and these three are examples of how bollywood has evolved over the years.
Stoneman murders which is based on the serial killings in Mumbai in the 1980s and the plight of a ex-policeman who wants to prove his worthiness by solving the case but in the process he becomes the bait of the killer and people start thinking him to be the one. Is he? well, suspense are better kept a secret. The director has made the script very tight much like a hollywood edge of the seat thriller.
Next up is Mumbai mere jaan which released a few months ago, it deals with the aftereffects of the Mumbai train blast on 6 different people. I happened to meet Nishikant kamat in the premiere of Yevano oruvan and i told him that the movie was a good one, if only i did see him this time around i would surely hug him and beg for an assistant's position. Loved the movie and loved the acting of everyone in the lead be it Kay kay, Irfan, Madhavan, Paresh or Soha, everyone were perfectly cast and were spectacular. Pls dont miss this movie, highly recommended.
Mithya, its been a year since it released and i feel so ashamed of callin myself a movie buff and seeing this movie so late. Rajat kapoor has made a movie which can be compared to none other we have seen in Indian cinema as he has mixed - realism, black humour and violence so effortlessly into the script that we are left wondering how simple and at the same time complex a movie can be.
Except for Mithya both the movies fared badly at the ticket counters But such movies have really made bollywood look cool. Of your foreign frnds are askin you a list of movies these three should surely be included.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
TAKEN - Liam neeson Vs Obama
An English movie has defied the usual norms of contemporary cinema. This hollywood flick which has an age old story about a girl getting kidnapped and how her father, an ex-government spy saves her, took almost 1 year to reach the US theatres after releasing in all the major countries like France, China, South korea and even United Kingdom. its getting a release almost 2 to 3 months after pirated DVDs was made available and the best print was available in torrents too. And to top it all there are no major boxoffice draw except for the always dependable Liam neeson. Would you be interested in going to the theaters to see this movie?
The movie which was expected to rake in almost $20 million on its first weekend and the final estimate of $40 to 45 million, projected by all the major box office analysts went on to gross $100 million so far and when the movie finishes its stint at the theaters it might well have reached something close to $130 million in US alone. Thrice the predicted final gross.
How did this happen? There are many analysts trying to reason the surprise performance of this action flick. The simplest analysis being that the US audience were hungry for an action thriller for a long time as the oscar probable dramas ruled the theatres for more than two months. But the most interesting one was that the audience paralleled the movie to to present US. The daughter being the country, who is helpless and is going down the drains thanks to the recession and her father, the president, Obama would risk anything to save her. At the end of all its just a movie about hope, something which the Americans need a lot now. The same factor which was instrumental in the tremendous response of 'Slumdog millionaire' which also broke the $100 million mark last week.
Whether Obama delivers or not, Liam neeson sure does and with style. And Taken is getting richer by the second and will also get itself a sequel in 2010. If the last analysis is to be believed then the producers of Taken would just love the recession to continue till then. Unless the father of US has something else in mind.
The movie which was expected to rake in almost $20 million on its first weekend and the final estimate of $40 to 45 million, projected by all the major box office analysts went on to gross $100 million so far and when the movie finishes its stint at the theaters it might well have reached something close to $130 million in US alone. Thrice the predicted final gross.
How did this happen? There are many analysts trying to reason the surprise performance of this action flick. The simplest analysis being that the US audience were hungry for an action thriller for a long time as the oscar probable dramas ruled the theatres for more than two months. But the most interesting one was that the audience paralleled the movie to to present US. The daughter being the country, who is helpless and is going down the drains thanks to the recession and her father, the president, Obama would risk anything to save her. At the end of all its just a movie about hope, something which the Americans need a lot now. The same factor which was instrumental in the tremendous response of 'Slumdog millionaire' which also broke the $100 million mark last week.
Whether Obama delivers or not, Liam neeson sure does and with style. And Taken is getting richer by the second and will also get itself a sequel in 2010. If the last analysis is to be believed then the producers of Taken would just love the recession to continue till then. Unless the father of US has something else in mind.
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