tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32969039.post2004889329160975779..comments2023-10-29T14:33:59.425+05:30Comments on Rambling Mutterings: Sorry Bhai! Say Dasvidaniya to Dostana of EMI and KarzzzAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00486763174881131657noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32969039.post-76861293878618587662008-12-14T14:58:00.000+05:302008-12-14T14:58:00.000+05:30Venkata: Thanks. And welcome to my blog. Please ke...<B>Venkata</B>: <BR/><BR/>Thanks. And welcome to my blog. Please keep visiting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00486763174881131657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32969039.post-71880142826281851492008-12-13T19:40:00.000+05:302008-12-13T19:40:00.000+05:30ha ha ha now that should cover all the movies unde...ha ha ha now that should cover all the movies under the sun! I like your reviews, short and sweet. Dasvidaniya was great!L. Venkata Subramaniamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08013877791567403788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32969039.post-4309168200307146122008-12-09T23:13:00.000+05:302008-12-09T23:13:00.000+05:30LostOnTheStreet: Bheja Fry was very good too, but ...<B>LostOnTheStreet</B>: <BR/><BR/>Bheja Fry was very good too, but I liked Dasvidaniya more. Maybe because it had a sad undertone throughout the storyline whereas Bheja Fry was almost hilarious all through. And perhaps that is the reason it was not liked by everyone.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, welcome to my blog. Keep visiting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00486763174881131657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32969039.post-34956261233905829342008-12-09T22:44:00.000+05:302008-12-09T22:44:00.000+05:30saw das..today.i felt it was just about ok.nowhere...saw das..today.i felt it was just about ok.nowhere near the brilliance of "bheja fry"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32969039.post-83250695315992792162008-12-09T01:40:00.000+05:302008-12-09T01:40:00.000+05:30Anadi: And I had thought the divide between commer...<B>Anadi</B>: <BR/><BR/>And I had thought the divide between commercial and art—as we used to call them once—parallel, offbeat now—movies is decreasing. It actually was, with movies like Lagaan and RDB. But now, offbeat movies can be defined as low-budget movies with a small plot for a niche audience. These offbeat movies are generally better than commercial ones because of a variety in subject (at least for voracious movie-watchers like us), and because of new, unknown, people-next-door kinda characters. Imagine how would have Aamir shaped up had Aamir Khan acted in it instead of Rajeev Khandelwal. The name Dasvidaniya might not have attracted queues at the ticket counter the same way as the actor Khandelwal wouldn't have. <BR/><BR/>We do not watch movies for entertainment and getaways anymore. With 25 movies a month, at least I do not. I, therefore, do not expect heroes jumping multistoreys and performing on expansive stages and flying choppers and all.<BR/><BR/>I think commercial success and profitability are two different aspects, the former being the gross revenue, whereas the latter being the difference between collections and expenses. I reiterate then, that a 5-crore movie going dud at the BO might have made a higher profit percentage than a 50-crore mediocre hit.<BR/><BR/>Small-movie-actors generally do not do very good in big budget movies. See Shreyas Talpade in Iqbal, Dor, and then OSO, where he was a sidekick to SRK, under a big banner. He would have been paid more in OSO, but his character got diminutive in front of SRK, whereas in Iqbal, the newcomer's role was more powerful than the veteran Naseerudding Shah. That is the beauty of small films.<BR/><BR/>Achchha the producer generally has quite a say in the way the movie is made, more so with small movies where the producer anyway doesn't have to care much about locales and sets. So when you say the director 'spent someone else's money and showcased it however he liked', it might not be the case. The nomenclature might at times be totally the producer's baby. I don't have a Bollywood example but Fox Studio cut 70 minutes of Mathieu Kassovitz's original version of Babylon A D to get to a running time of 93 minutes, much against the director's wishes.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, thoda lamba ho gaya. But don't be bothered with the producer losing money. Good that you write, if not at your blog, here. Actually writing a post and a comment are quite different.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00486763174881131657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32969039.post-22109694898975067862008-12-07T02:10:00.000+05:302008-12-07T02:10:00.000+05:30I come back, as I didn't close properly :DCommerci...I come back, as I didn't close properly :D<BR/><BR/>Commercial success is probably the most important...even for off-beat movies..for one, its a validation thing....say, 1000 ppl saw it, and 600 liked it...rather than 50 saw and 40 liked...so not just the percentage...commercial success outweighs critical because frankly, the latter is an illusion of a movie being well-made, and not realizing other mistakes....besides, isn't the point of making a movie is being seen and heard by a lot of people...and atleast reach a target demographic...<BR/><BR/>So if you ask me, whether a movie was hit or flop, goes a long way in telling how the movie was....maybe 15% of flops were good....but only 5% of hits will be bad....and then that again, is the question of demographic....<BR/><BR/>Good marketing is also a part of movie-making...and the movie viewing is often a matter of perception...Jaise a certain star or director's movie, u expect a certain quality...Yashraj movie and a Rajshri movie, different banners, different audiences and expectations...(YRF duds make more money coz they know how to entice the public, its smart business sense atleast...let your distributors make some money...or else who will buy your crap even if it is good, perceptions matter...marketing matters)<BR/><BR/>similarly, for small movies, people expect a different flavor...so getting quirky is fine for the director, but dude, think about the producer too...usko paisa waste hi karna hota toh shares mein laga deta aajkal :D...and Vinay Pathak too...so much talent, energy and time spent and yet not enough recognition...I think he will get more of it in Rab Ne...and that will take his talent and career farther than this good movie with a Russian word for goodbye or something...its not even catchy...<BR/><BR/>When people like Naseeruddin Shah say movies satisfaction ke liye karte hain, its mostly a case of sour grapes coz they are not commercially viable (not undermining his talent though, but he still sulks that he couldn't take off post Jalwa, Tridev, Vishwatma, Mohra, and a few others)<BR/><BR/>In the end, I am not saying the movie tanked just coz of its name...there were other flaws too...but when u spend someone else's money and someone else's time and resources, atleast think about everyone and not be dumb enough to arrogantly go ahead and showcase it however you like...I guess I am just pissed at the name :P, wtf...what was he thinking, too mad at him :D :D<BR/><BR/>Sorry I am venting in your blog...apna likhne mein aalas aata hai...dont take it personally, not questioning your judgment...but just pissed at the guy being irresponsible with the few crores he spent making the movie...:PAnadi Misrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582358442214334418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32969039.post-53662364712693481382008-12-07T01:45:00.000+05:302008-12-07T01:45:00.000+05:30my point is...ki agar koi invest karta hai off-bea...my point is...ki agar koi invest karta hai off-beat movie pe...iska matlab yeh nahi ki he wants no returns...so the director shudnt get that whimsical ki kuch bhi kare movie ke saath (case in point, no smoking)...thoda uska khayal bhi karna chahiye...jaise many, if they hear the name of the movie...may say, koi foreign movie hogi...and they wont see it in cinema (and frankly, only they count...hum log to revenue eat karte hain :D)<BR/><BR/>So to encourage good scripts, thoda trade-off to karna chahiye....And let me ask...Bheja Fry ki jagah uska naam Dasvidaniya hota, jisko bolna bhi mushqil hai...to pata nahi kya hashra hota...ya...Khosla Ka Ghosla...ki jagah koi random russian word...I think the director got carried away...novels mein shayad chale, but movie dekhna, thoda gut feeling pe depend karta hai...whether u get a good feel seeing the promos to spend that much money....Anadi Misrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582358442214334418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32969039.post-89439624892661849172008-12-06T13:19:00.000+05:302008-12-06T13:19:00.000+05:30Roli: Yes, being in India, I get to watch all Boll...<B>Roli</B>: <BR/><BR/>Yes, being in India, I get to watch all Bollywood movies soon after their release, but Hollywood movies are released much later here, sometimes months after their UK/US launch. Good that you gave me a list of non-listed movies :) Shall watch them as and when I get them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00486763174881131657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32969039.post-10893292543436896602008-12-06T13:10:00.000+05:302008-12-06T13:10:00.000+05:30Anonymous: Thanks for the kind words.LOL@ Abhishek...<B>Anonymous</B>: <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the kind words.<BR/><BR/>LOL@ Abhishek Uncleji :) Poor Aish...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00486763174881131657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32969039.post-60778476044476082492008-12-06T13:08:00.000+05:302008-12-06T13:08:00.000+05:30Anadi: Dasvidaniya might have tanked on the box of...<B>Anadi</B>: <BR/><BR/>Dasvidaniya might have tanked on the box office, but most Vinay Pathak movies do so, don't they? And these 'parallel-cinema' multiplex movies are anyway low-budget ones. BTW, I never go by the box collections in deciding for or against a movie. But you should watch it, you'd really like it.<BR/><BR/>Re Karzzz, I had also not wanted to see it, but then I also didn't want to miss any movie. :)<BR/><BR/>Yes, Victor Banerjee sucked big time, but Perizad did a much better job than Jiah Khan...actually their characters were quite different too. BTW, I saw 'Elegy' last night, on a similar old-man-young-girl relationship, but there the issues were different than it being against society norms.<BR/><BR/>Good suggestion :) Let me try at music albums too, though I get to listen to music much after it is all over TV and FM. And secondly, it takes half an hour for anyone to listen to an entire album and decide whether they want to continue, and nobody generally goes and buys music CDs. :P But yes, I might try writing a music review very soon.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00486763174881131657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32969039.post-39429008819809833682008-12-06T07:20:00.000+05:302008-12-06T07:20:00.000+05:30From the day you posted this blog, I was thinking ...From the day you posted this blog, I was thinking to write the comment but really don't know what should I write...<BR/><BR/>Actually, you have seen a lots and lots of bollywood movies... and I thought, let me also watch a few more and then will come up with my views. Till now I have seen, Dostana- but while watching I slept in between :p and didn't enjoy it, EMI- was ok ok will a little boring but yes Sanjay Dutt was the one due to which was asle to watch it till end. Fashion - was also not worth-watching . Golmal Returns was total bakwas, was felling to come out of the theatre in between.<BR/><BR/>Babylon A.D. is a good and worth watching movie and I liked it. Wall-E, the most liked movie, I enjoyed this animated movie... eevn i want to rate it to 9. Taken was also a very good movie, fundu movie.<BR/><BR/>I have seen a few other non-listed movies which I liked and enjoyed. These are must watched movies - Eden Lake, Body of Lies, Tansporter3, Madagascar Escape to Africa, Quartaine.Dimplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14819828774039027021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32969039.post-9109678991193661292008-12-06T02:15:00.000+05:302008-12-06T02:15:00.000+05:30Oh gosh!! How much patience do you have…how can yo...Oh gosh!! How much patience do you have…how can you able to manage to see so many movies…you are seriously hard core movie lover …really I think you shld try to be an movie critic…really good review … I haven’t seen many movies in this but I saw ‘Dasvidaniya’ I found it very simple ..they tried to do something unusual, “Dostana’ was fun till Bobby enterance…once bobby popped in the movie got screwed…its was an average movie…John look hot…Abhishek Uncleji was okay types..Priyanka was good too…<BR/><BR/>Fashion was okay sort of movie ..i felt the director trying to make similar type of movie that he made earlier like ‘Page 3’ but can be watch able once.<BR/><BR/>As I read your review I got whole rest of unwatched movies cooked up in my mind so.. no need to watch rest :-PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32969039.post-79194674982567093942008-12-06T02:14:00.000+05:302008-12-06T02:14:00.000+05:30Indigo: Thanks. I watch movies to write reviews, a...<B>Indigo</B>: <BR/><BR/>Thanks. I watch movies to write reviews, and write to watch :) And I do read other reviews, but not the professional ones who are generally biased with big names.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00486763174881131657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32969039.post-47961338598504714392008-12-04T22:24:00.000+05:302008-12-04T22:24:00.000+05:30Itni movies! Accha review likha hai, I read most o...Itni movies! Accha review likha hai, I read most of the bollywood ones and a few hollywood ones..and skimmed through the remaining ones which I wasn't interested in watching at all.<BR/><BR/>You know, I do wonder whether Dasvidaniya would have had better collections had they come up with a catchier name and a little better marketing...Would have made commericial sense...Now its just a waste of resources (since the movie tanked big time)<BR/>But since you recommend, I might watch it sometime (same for WallE)<BR/><BR/>Dostana did have a few laughs...I thought AB Jr. was funny!<BR/><BR/>The thing with Ek Vivah's music is, its mediocre, its not bad, not very good...but it has some old familiar melodies which put you in a dilmemma whether you should listen to it or fwd. it<BR/><BR/>Karzz, I hated the fact that Himesh sang Ek Haseena Thi, he butchered the song so I dont want to see the movie (I rarely watch movies now...watched DOstana & Yuvvraaj on a whim, so songs are all I base my perceptions on)<BR/><BR/>Agree with you on Nishabd...I saw this one in a theatre a while back. Somehow RGV still has the Bhoot/Rangeela hangover, so you see pointless shots of frolicking females and jarring sound-effects which actually spoil the movie. Also AB was great in this one, he actually made the concept believable and frankly, I found his feelings justified and resonable (something others like Joggers Park couldn't, Victor Bannerjee seemed like a lecherous old fool in that one)<BR/>To me, the fatal scripting flaw was never hearing the girl's point of view. Made her character sketchy and less believable and hence the love story flimsy. It seemed that they were trying to suggest that only a stupid, bratty girl would fall in love with an old guy.<BR/><BR/>BTW, why dont you review new music albums! Thats something I am into these days and that will really help me :)Anadi Misrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582358442214334418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32969039.post-85357960713939800112008-12-04T20:44:00.000+05:302008-12-04T20:44:00.000+05:30Such a nice collection and no comments yet! Good, ...Such a nice collection and no comments yet! Good, helpful details about movies. But how do you manage to watch all crap movies also? Do you only write reviews, don't read others'?Indigohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06698066836334729381noreply@blogger.com