I had watched Subramaniapuram over this weekend and had only one question in my mind “why did I take such a long time to watch this fantastic movie despite great reviews”.
The movie has a great mix of friendship, love and betrayal. A film arriving with little hype or fanfare proves that if packaged neatly with a concise narration can sustain the interest of the audience. The story, set in the 80s is refreshing to watch and I was quite stunned with the screenplay.
The movie which is approx 140 minutes is definitely riveting with a lot of twists / turns and realism at its best. The movie which begins with suspense is brilliantly sustained till the end. The movie is on the edge and the curiosity level of what will happen next is well managed.
The stars of the movie is definitely worth mentioning – scintillating performance by Jay (hero), sasikumar (hero’s friend / director), ganja karupu and the heroin swathi. The song kangal irandal is a treat to the ears. Kudos, also, to the art director who has brought in the feel of the 80s in all the scenes.
Subramaniapuram is a great movie, however, this is not a film for romantic buffs as its got a tragic end.
Tuesday, 30 September 2008
Judgment Night – 1993 film
Why am I writing about a movie which was released in 1993 today? Read the plot of the movie below to know better:
“Four friends, Ray Cochran (Jeremy Piven), Mike Peterson (Cuba Gooding Jr.), and brothers Frank (Emilio Estevez) and John Wyatt (Stephen Dorff) embark on a road trip to a professional boxing match in modern Chicago. The four set out in a lavish RV Ray is "testing out" for his business.
Stuck in a traffic jam en-route, John gets into an argument with another driver. Frustrated by the delay, Ray decides to save time and backs off the highway in search of a shortcut through a poor, residential neighborhood……”
If ppl have watched the recently released Saroja (Tamil Movie) then they would know why I am writing this blog. Saroja was an absolute rip off from Judgment Night except for the fact there is no kidnap in the English version and the friends don’t die in the tamil version.
I am definitely ok with a movie being inspired / ripped off 70% from another regional movie. However, I strongly feel credit must be given to the original movie. Whats the fun in making a movie where in someone has already thought of it. I can make millions of movies without giving credit then. It was really disturbing to know that Saroja (a movie which I was really impressed) was an inspiration from this and the fact the director never gave credit to the original version. Now, that’s what pisses me off the most.
Venkat Prabhu – if you are going to copy another movie to the Indian audience then do give credit to the original movie.
“Four friends, Ray Cochran (Jeremy Piven), Mike Peterson (Cuba Gooding Jr.), and brothers Frank (Emilio Estevez) and John Wyatt (Stephen Dorff) embark on a road trip to a professional boxing match in modern Chicago. The four set out in a lavish RV Ray is "testing out" for his business.
Stuck in a traffic jam en-route, John gets into an argument with another driver. Frustrated by the delay, Ray decides to save time and backs off the highway in search of a shortcut through a poor, residential neighborhood……”
If ppl have watched the recently released Saroja (Tamil Movie) then they would know why I am writing this blog. Saroja was an absolute rip off from Judgment Night except for the fact there is no kidnap in the English version and the friends don’t die in the tamil version.
I am definitely ok with a movie being inspired / ripped off 70% from another regional movie. However, I strongly feel credit must be given to the original movie. Whats the fun in making a movie where in someone has already thought of it. I can make millions of movies without giving credit then. It was really disturbing to know that Saroja (a movie which I was really impressed) was an inspiration from this and the fact the director never gave credit to the original version. Now, that’s what pisses me off the most.
Venkat Prabhu – if you are going to copy another movie to the Indian audience then do give credit to the original movie.
Monday, 22 September 2008
A Wednesday - Review
I don't really see hindi movies much. For those who don't know me - its just that I dont really understand the language a 100%. However, I do watch hindi movies if it has good reviews and I always watch it with friends to understand the dialogues better. As far as the reviews are concerned, I usually trust my friends at work and also few movie review sites.
I happened to see Wednesday and I loved it from beginning to end. The best thing about the movie is it doesn't have a hero, heroin, songs. Its proved to a lot of film makers in the country that as long as the script is great you wouldn't need the above.
The movie from the beginning was gripping and the climax was fantastic. The confrontation between Naseerudeen Shah and Anupham Kher was mind blowing. I especially fell in love with a line which I have to mention it here "when there is terrorist attack, we call up our friends and family, check whether they are fine, if they are we are happy and get adjusted with the attacks and go on with life" - wow!!!
The entire movie which lasted a little over 90 minutes was a great experience and I would love to see more such regional movies. If any movie has left an impact on me recently this is definitely one.
I happened to see Wednesday and I loved it from beginning to end. The best thing about the movie is it doesn't have a hero, heroin, songs. Its proved to a lot of film makers in the country that as long as the script is great you wouldn't need the above.
The movie from the beginning was gripping and the climax was fantastic. The confrontation between Naseerudeen Shah and Anupham Kher was mind blowing. I especially fell in love with a line which I have to mention it here "when there is terrorist attack, we call up our friends and family, check whether they are fine, if they are we are happy and get adjusted with the attacks and go on with life" - wow!!!
The entire movie which lasted a little over 90 minutes was a great experience and I would love to see more such regional movies. If any movie has left an impact on me recently this is definitely one.
Monday, 15 September 2008
Saroja Review
Saroja Review:
Finally, finally I get to see a good movie after a long long time. The movie is racy, entertaining, gripping, funny and on the whole a very nice package. I was in love with the screenplay and the climax twist was stunning. I always have heard ppl in interviews say that climax is the most important feature of the movie as that’s what most ppl remember it for and boy oh boy the climax of this movie definitely proved it right.
The background score was great and couple of songs are nice as well. The comedy is good as well, but I guess premji can survive only with this group of ppl. The choice of characters was really good and I felt that the villain did a great job. I am amazed that we can have good movies without heroes and its definitely a good sign.
I strongly feel Venkat Prabhu will definitely make it big but again how long will he be directing with this group? How will he do with a hero oriented subject? We will have to wait and see.
Finally, finally I get to see a good movie after a long long time. The movie is racy, entertaining, gripping, funny and on the whole a very nice package. I was in love with the screenplay and the climax twist was stunning. I always have heard ppl in interviews say that climax is the most important feature of the movie as that’s what most ppl remember it for and boy oh boy the climax of this movie definitely proved it right.
The background score was great and couple of songs are nice as well. The comedy is good as well, but I guess premji can survive only with this group of ppl. The choice of characters was really good and I felt that the villain did a great job. I am amazed that we can have good movies without heroes and its definitely a good sign.
I strongly feel Venkat Prabhu will definitely make it big but again how long will he be directing with this group? How will he do with a hero oriented subject? We will have to wait and see.
Tuesday, 9 September 2008
Roger is BACK
Not long ago critics felt that Federer was vulnerable, beatable and some had in fact written him off. Today, however the vintage champion returned. It took Federer less than 2 hours to close the match and take home 5th straight US open title (only person to win 5 straight US and Wimbledon).
I had waited all year long to see the familiar scene of Federer falling to his knees, screaming with joy, pitching forward and then rolling over to his back, covering his face with his hands. It is something I wish to see time and again till he retires.
Federer with 13 grand slams now finds himself just one behind of Pete Sampras who has 14. This was the 1st time in 5 years Federer was without a Grand Slam title this late in the year and it is immensely satisfying for me as a hardcore fan of his to see him back winning slams.
I wish next year would be different for Fedex. I wish he would win all the 4 slams next year and I would love to see him thrash Nadal in the French Open and get that crown which has been missing for 5 years now. That’s one winning moment / celebration that I would die to see.
Final Score: 6-2, 7-5, 6-2
I had waited all year long to see the familiar scene of Federer falling to his knees, screaming with joy, pitching forward and then rolling over to his back, covering his face with his hands. It is something I wish to see time and again till he retires.
Federer with 13 grand slams now finds himself just one behind of Pete Sampras who has 14. This was the 1st time in 5 years Federer was without a Grand Slam title this late in the year and it is immensely satisfying for me as a hardcore fan of his to see him back winning slams.
I wish next year would be different for Fedex. I wish he would win all the 4 slams next year and I would love to see him thrash Nadal in the French Open and get that crown which has been missing for 5 years now. That’s one winning moment / celebration that I would die to see.
Final Score: 6-2, 7-5, 6-2
Monday, 8 September 2008
Dhaam Dhoom Review
Dhaam Dhoom – Review
Its been a long time since I wrote a blog as I have been really held up with a hell lot of work. I had visitors from US, UK and Singapore and the last 3 weeks has been really tough.
So I decided to go for Dhaam Dhoom hoping that it would be a nice relief. However, half way through the movie I just realized what a pathetic choice I made to watch this movie. The only good thing about the movie was Harris Jeyaraj’s music, apart from that I really can’t think of any. The plot is similar to Roja (maniratnam’s) and was handled badly.
I can totally understand that it would have been tough to complete the movie without Jeeva (who sadly passed away in the middle of the shooting). May be if he had taken the entire movie we would have had a different screenplay altogether and a different feel to it. I loved his unnalae unnalae, it was one neat movie, so I always felt that he would have given us a different feel to the movie than what is now.
I wouldn’t recommend this movie to anyone, its really not worth it.
Its been a long time since I wrote a blog as I have been really held up with a hell lot of work. I had visitors from US, UK and Singapore and the last 3 weeks has been really tough.
So I decided to go for Dhaam Dhoom hoping that it would be a nice relief. However, half way through the movie I just realized what a pathetic choice I made to watch this movie. The only good thing about the movie was Harris Jeyaraj’s music, apart from that I really can’t think of any. The plot is similar to Roja (maniratnam’s) and was handled badly.
I can totally understand that it would have been tough to complete the movie without Jeeva (who sadly passed away in the middle of the shooting). May be if he had taken the entire movie we would have had a different screenplay altogether and a different feel to it. I loved his unnalae unnalae, it was one neat movie, so I always felt that he would have given us a different feel to the movie than what is now.
I wouldn’t recommend this movie to anyone, its really not worth it.
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