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stvasan,
Not yet but my friends whose taste for cinema is similar to mine saw yesterday&were satisfied.They said the first half is breathtakingly fast while it slows down a bit in the 2nd half.The climax was also a little abrupt but overall they said it was 'Paisa Vasool'.As far as the BO is concerned,their opinion was there is no reason why it should fail though business in the urban areas might be better than the rural ones.
UV,
yeah sorry to have overlooked that post :( well anyway this reply from Guitar Prasanna does once again establish that IR cannot be stamped of any particular genre. its folk carnatic, hinduatani etall in complete package. Probably the history will come up with terming his compostions as IR-genre all together - no limits no bounds - music of IR is in its own right a genre by itself :)
cinefan,
Athan problemnnu nenaikiraen in my urge to see the movie anyway, i attempted seeing in Telugu which i understand partially. thats why iam not commenting much except saying the movie is bad. Let me try it in hindi / Tamil and comeup with a clean review.
but some of my freinds who are ardent fan of Kamal-IR have also commented that the movie is Ok only not that great.
But CM is sure to be a blockbuster IMHO. It was clean movie with all ingredients in perfect proportion garnished with the Mass Charishma of Rajini.
But, many (sites) feel that usual charisma is missing with Rajini and that only the climax is very good. The usual tempo one sees in Rajini films isn't quite there is the general opinion of many.Quote:
Originally Posted by rajasaranam
OH!so that was the problem :D.Quote:
Originally Posted by rajasaranam
BTW,I think people who are going with great expectations are finding the film Ok while those who go expecting to have a nice time&come out with a smile on their faces are very satisfied.I don't think the film is great cinema(Kamal has said so in his interview to indiaglitz/sify the link for which I have given)&he is not touching/crossing new frontiers.The intention is to make the family come to the theatres this summer&if that is met,there is no reason to complain.
Your comments on CM,was that based after seeing it?Chumma thaan kekkarein.
I make it a point not to read rediff reviews and even if i do, consider the opposite of what is written to be true (in most cases).
And moreover, i feel it's better to watch films we are looking forward to, without reading any reviews.
alwarpet_andavan
Hndi Mumbai Xpress ...
http://www.indiafm.com/reviews/05/mu...ss/index.shtml
Thumbs Up !!!!
I don't like Indiafm reviews ,but they do predict Box office correctly !!!
Usually I have found the corelation between Sify's tamil movie review verdict and box performance is good. On Virumandi, they said the movie was Ok and it was an average hit. On Vasool Raja, they said Paisa Vassol and was a hit. Ofcourse, this means very little for the quality of the movie but their review points to mass sentiment.
I thought I will never come back here, but MX made me come back here. I saw the movie yesterday. There are few things here I wanted to say
1. No title - because the song was cut, so you straight away go into the plot. i thought it is nice, straight into the business. You are so much into the plot, so when Kamal comes in the first scene, no whistle, no claps nothing.
2. We all know that Kamal is deaf, but still you will be fooled. Until he put the plugs in, you will not find him to be a deaf. Watch it and you will know why I said that. People who doesnt know that Kamal is a deaf couldnt control their laugh. There was a pregnant lady sitting next to me and she couldnt control herself and she had so much pain - again she didnt have any expectation for the movie, but if you are imaging something like MMKR or SLV, you may not get that here.
3. There is no BGM for first 40 minutes. First time you hear BGM is when Kamal decided to get on to the crane, but a very effective one. This is the 'Kurangu Kaiyil Malai' song
4. Kamal should have used regular film(instead of DV) for long shots. It has lot of grains. Its a win win situation for Kamal, cuz except him, the rest of the movie could not have caused more than 1 crore - including both the versions.
5. Like Kamal hyped, the people in the movies are serious. But what happens around them are funny
6. No body acted well - they just comes as a character, so you wont see the acting. I am particularly taking about Kamal. No usual Kamal acting. Its different.
7. Kurangu Kaiyil Malai comes only for 2 minutes and Poo Poothathu only for 3 minutes.
8. There was a very small story line that says the whole world is marching towards money than love/affection. The way he said that is beautiful. It is not explicit but implicit. These are the qualities a Kamal fan normally look for in a Kamal movie and he gets that.
9. As far as IR goes, there is nothing special here. I am a hardcore IR fan too, but nothing great to mention here. He could have done some BGM during the first 40 minutes, which seems too long of a dialogue.
10. Last, Kamal should have opted for "A" certificate and included the title song. It must have been a great start for the movie. Why the hell did he bother to obtain "U" - just because he wanted this to be a Family Entertainer? If that is the case then Thiruppachi is a "A" certificate movie and its a hit (unfortunately).
Now I am rating the movie from 3 different audiances
1. Kamal Fans : Good movie, but not the best from Kamal. No kissing scenes.
2. Rajini/Vijay Fans : Confused. (In a way its odd cuz it used to be Kamal vs Rajini, now Kamal vs Vijay also. kamal still looking young except his BIG tummy. May be he is preparing for his next "cop"land.
3. Unbiased Viewer : Very Good Movie.
I am going to see CM tomorrow (inspite of the bad reivew - cuz of Rajini factor) and will honest opinion tomorrow.
kbee ,
It Appears to be a tummy ..But that is how his body structure is ....:)
I find rediff to be a funny site for reviews,
They said kamal failed to deliver in hindi review of MX,
Now this review of MX tamil version::
http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2005/apr/15xpress.htm.