Film / Documentary - Recently watched & worthy of some discussion

[mappi]

The Hangover 3

Releasing here on 19/06. Have not seen part 1 and 2, and would skip 3 too but if and only if I am not projecting it.

Interesting line up for this month : Looking forward for -

- Sugar Man (documentary on Rogriguez) [Not sure how many of you are interested in watchin documentary, but if you are a music fan like me, this is a must watch)

- Gatsby (Hollywood Vijay Sethupathy ... LoL)

- Star Trek : Into the Darkness (If you have time watch part 1 - it is surprisingly amazing and the Part 2 trailer is impressive)

- Une vie simple (Simple Life) - ATTN : Drama - but a beautiful story and characters starring Andy Lau

- L'attentat (The Attack) by Ziad Doueiri (Arabian)

And I am not going to mention Nolan's Superman ... no .. no ... no .. not to see Superman cry ! But still, Amy Adams is pretty and should see if Zach can save Superman from Nolan's clutch.

[balaajee]

Releasing here on 19/06. Have not seen part 1 and 2, and would skip 3 too but if and only if I am not projecting it.

Interesting line up for this month : Looking forward for -

- Sugar Man (documentary on Rogriguez) [Not sure how many of you are interested in watchin documentary, but if you are a music fan like me, this is a must watch)

- Gatsby (Hollywood Vijay Sethupathy ... LoL)

- Star Trek : Into the Darkness (If you have time watch part 1 - it is surprisingly amazing and the Part 2 trailer is impressive)

- Une vie simple (Simple Life) - ATTN : Drama - but a beautiful story and characters starring Andy Lau

- L'attentat (The Attack) by Ziad Doueiri (Arabian)

And I am not going to mention Nolan's Superman ... no .. no ... no .. not to see Superman cry ! But still, Amy Adams is pretty and should see if Zach can save Superman from Nolan's clutch.

Watch The Hangover 1 is a FUN Ride(onbathula guru starts like this movie)Hangover 2 is not upto Hangover 2 it like average rip off of Hangover 1Star Trek : Into the Darkness, its an average movie( went with huge expecation to experience the movie in IMAX)

[balaajee]

குட்டிப் புலி

அ அ

தகராறையே வரலாறாகக்கொண்ட 'குட்டிப் புலி’!
ஊருக்காக உயிரையே கொடுக்கும் சண்டியர் லால், அவரின் லேட்டஸ்ட் வெர்ஷன் மகன் சசிகுமார், மகனைத் திருத்த நினைக்கும் அம்மா சரண்யா, சசியைக் காதலிக்கும் லட்சுமி மேனன், இவர்களைச் சுற்றி முறைப்பும் விறைப்புமான வில்லன்கள். நிறையச் சத்தம், நிறைய யுத்தம்... இதுவே குட்டிப்புலி!
சங்கு அறுக்கும் மற்றுமொரு 'சசிகுமார் ஸ்டைல்’ படம். அதில் அம்மா சென்டிமென்ட் மசாலாவை அழுத்தமாகக் கலக்கி, பெண்களின் பெருமை பேச முயற்சித்திருக்கிறார் அறிமுக இயக்குநர் முத்தையா. ஆனால், படம் நெடுகப் பல காட்சிகள் இதற்கு முன் வந்த பல 'தகராறு’ படங்களைத் தாறுமாறாக நினைவுபடுத்திச் செல்கின்றனவே?
பில்டப் ஓப்பனிங், உச்ச டெஸிபல் ஹீரோயிசம், பஞ்ச் வசனங்கள் என சசிகுமார் 'புதிதாக’ ஒன்றை முயற்சித்திருக்கிறார். ஆனால், யாரை எதற்காக அடிக்கிறார், அவருடைய லட்சியம் என்ன என்று படத்தில் எந்த டீடெய்லும் இல்லாததால், புலியின் உறுமலில் வீரியம் இல்லை. 'லட்சுமி மேனனைக் காதலிக்காதே’ என்று எச்சரிப்பதற்காகத்தான் வில்லன், சசியைக் கூப்பிடுகிறான். ஆனால், அவனைப் பேச விடாமல் வாலன்டியராக வம்பிழுத்து,
அடிதடி நடத்திப் பிரச்னையைப் பெரிதாக்குகிறார் சசிகுமார். இதில் யார் வில்லன்?
கன்னி தோன்றி காதல் தோன்றாக் காலத்தே முன்தோன்றிய 'நல்ல ரவுடியைக் காதலிக்கும் அமைதிப் பெண்’ கேரக்டர் லட்சுமி மேனனுக்கு. என்னத்தைச் சொல்ல..?

மகனுக்காக வீடு வீடாகச் சென்று மடிப்பிச்சை எடுப்பது, சசிகுமார் திருமணத்துக்குச் சம்மதித்ததும் சந்தோஷமும் கொண்டாட்டமுமாகத் தோழியிடம் பேசுவது என சரண்யா 'அக்மார்க் அம்மா’வாக அசத்தியிருக்கிறார். தமிழ்நாட்டில் 'அம்மா’ என்றால் 'அவர்’ நினைவுவருவதுபோல, தமிழ் சினிமாவில் 'அம்மா’ என்றால் சுங்குடிச் சேலையுடன் சரண்யா நினைவுக்கு வருவது... நமக்கும் அவருக்கும் நல்லதா... கெட்டதா? சிவந்த விழிகளும், கலைந்த தலையும், திமுதிமு உடம்புமாக அப்படியே 'அட்டாக் பாண்டி’யை நினைவுபடுத்துகிறார் வில்லன் ராஜசிம்மன்.

வழக்கமாக சசிகுமார் படங்களில் காமெடி பேக்கேஜ் பக்காவாக இருக்கும். ஆனால், இந்தப் படத்தில் வளமான காமெடிக் கும் பஞ்சம். வேலைவெட்டி இல்லாத நான்கு கேரக்டர்கள் வளவளவெனப் பேசிக்கொண்டே இருப்பது... வெயிலில் வெந்நீர் குடிப்பதுபோல வெறி ஏற்றுகிறது!
வன்முறையால் வாழ்க்கை பாதிக்கப்பட்டு, வன்முறையை அப்படி வெறுக்கும் சரண்யா, கடைசிக் காட்சியில் அந்த முடிவை எடுக்கும் இடம் மட்டுமே திக்... திடுக்! ஆனால், சசிகுமார் கதாபாத்திரத்தின் மீது நமக்கு அழுத்தமான ஈர்ப்பு இல்லாததால், சரண்யாவின் அந்த முடிவு தேவையான சுரீர் விளைவைக் கொடுக்காமல் வேடிக்கையாக க்ராஸ் செய்கிறது. ஜிப்ரானின் இசையில் 'காத்து காத்து’ மட்டும் கேட்கிற ரகம். ஆனால், படத்தில் பின்னணி இசை தேவைப்படும் சந்தர்ப்பங்களில் இளையராஜா மெலடிகளால் நிரப்பியிருப்பது... நியாயமாரே?
'ஆம்பளை கெட்டா, வாழ்க்கைதான் போச்சு... பொம்பளை கெட்டா, வம்சமே போச்சு!’, 'நீ ஆம்பளைனு நிரூபிக்கவும் ஒரு பொம்பளைதாண்டா வேணும்!’ - டைரக்டர் சார்... நாம எந்த ஜெனரேஷன்ல இருக்கோம்? பெண்கள் விண்வெளிக்கும், நீர்மூழ்கிக் கப்பல் பணிக்கும் செல்லும் ஜெனரேஷன் இது! இந்தக் காலத்தில் இப்படியரு பிற்போக்குப் பார்வை தேவைதானா?
சாதி அடையாளங்கள் இல்லாமல் பார்த்தாலே, ஒவ்வோர் அம்மாவும் தன் பிள்ளைகளைக் காக்கும் வீராங்கனைதான். ஆனால், படத்தின் பல காட்சிகள் ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட சாதிப் பெருமையையும் வீரத்தையுமே தூக்கிப் பிடிக்கிறதே... ஏன் சார்?
குண்டுச்சட்டியில் குதிரைக்குப் பதில்... புலி!

[mappi]

Watch The Hangover 1 is a FUN Ride(onbathula guru starts like this movie)Hangover 2 is not upto Hangover 2 it like average rip off of Hangover 1Star Trek : Into the Darkness, its an average movie( went with huge expecation to experience the movie in IMAX)

Well, thanks for your sugestion, but still American comedy does not suit me : simple I do not understand it ! "They are in their own world" kind of thought. Anyway, will try to watch it (included in the long list of "pending-must-watch-movies"

And for star trek, It always takes me to my kid days Sunday 11am. Just after that in our amusement "star-trek-in-chennai", I played the role of McCoy ... LoL ... And I was the one who ends up in trouble and the other 2 to 4 guys come to my rescue by fighting the "coconut-leaf-claded-monsters" ... funny but quite a cute memory. So I will watch Star Trek, and thanks for your remake, I will be vigilant while watching it.

[hattori_hanzo]

mappi, Hangover 1 is not too America-specific. Quite entertaining. There's nothing much to understand there and you'll love it.

Hollywood Vijay Sethupathi - if you are talking about Leo, +1. Shutter Island, Inception, Django, Departed. Enna oru variety!

Have you seen 13 Tzameti?

[hattori_hanzo]

Nagaraja Chozhan M.A, M.L.A

Looks more like the work of a debutant director. The movie is just OK in parts with some funny sequences, which can be watched separately in comedy channels.

+ Amaavasai, Mani scenes (though it gets monotonous after some time)
+ Sathyaraj, as Amaavasai looks super fit and his timing is equally good.
+ 'Edhir Katchi Thalaivar' scene.
+ Pretty young new faces. The girls have more screen time than what they can expect in such movies.
+ The messages which the director wanted to convey - Afforestation, brutal killing of natives, corruption.
+ Seeman's speech about deforestation, quarrying.

- The entire Aadhivasis-Inapporaattam-mass uprising scenes were badly executed.
- Too many Sathyaraj-Mani scenes. In Amaithippadai, the focus was on Amaavasai and his rise to power, by cleverly vanquishing his rivals, one among which was Mani. but Here in every alternate scene, he is shown talking to Mani, as if he doesn't have anything else to do.
- Mani looks too fat and tired, which he himself accepts in few scenes. His words lack clarity and fall under the 'vazha vazha kozha kozha' kind.
- CBI Sathyaraj, Raghu Manivannan were unnecessary.

[balaajee]

Well, thanks for your sugestion, but still American comedy does not suit me : simple I do not understand it ! "They are in their own world" kind of thought. Anyway, will try to watch it (included in the long list of "pending-must-watch-movies"

And for star trek, It always takes me to my kid days Sunday 11am. Just after that in our amusement "star-trek-in-chennai", I played the role of McCoy ... LoL ... And I was the one who ends up in trouble and the other 2 to 4 guys come to my rescue by fighting the "coconut-leaf-claded-monsters" ... funny but quite a cute memory. So I will watch Star Trek, and thanks for your remake, I will be vigilant while watching it.

It seems they(star trek creators) haven't grown....

[mappi]

mappi, Hangover 1 is not too America-specific. Quite entertaining. There's nothing much to understand there and you'll love it.

By telling "understand" I meant that I could not relate with the humour. For that, some of Vivek's comedy does the same to me. For ex : the concepts that he takes (like religion or real estate) I begin to ask whats the whole thing is all about. Similarly the American comedy makes me wonder whether we are in the same planet. I do not have anything against it, just that I get tired after the movie ... LoL. When the movie got released, few of my friends here sugested to watch the movie, saying that its quite funny. I will watch it.

Hollywood Vijay Sethupathi - if you are talking about Leo, +1. Shutter Island, Inception, Django, Departed. Enna oru variety!

Oh Yeah.
[And I would add Blood Diamond to the list]

Talking about Shutter Island, there are 2 thing I wish to say :

1. If you want to check the contrast of your new generation TV or your home Theatre equiped with Blu-ray which is projecting from about 4 metres - you got to test it with Shutter Island Blu-ray. Black, grey and smoke seen without pixel and the embedded color of the skin is intact, you can be proud of your equipement.

2. For those who have not watched shutter Island, please do yourself a favour and watch it. For readers, Dennis Lehane should be in your list. And this movie is an exemple of open ending and its twisted. I deduced 3 conclusions from the climax. Rest to discuss with people who are interested.

Have you seen 13 Tzameti?

Yes.

For people who have not watched it, do not read reviews or watch the trailer. Just play the movie and take the journey. The tense moments, check your pressure ! If you speak french, its an added plus.

Hattori_Hanzo : did you draw a comparison with the Referee & NKPK "innachi" ? I found that the Referee in '13' had the same lines to say about 4 to 5 times but in different suituations and how he brings the impact is formidable. People can ask me why : simple there is no BGM at all.

[hattori_hanzo]

By telling "understand" I meant that I could not relate with the humour. For that, some of Vivek's comedy does the same to me. For ex : the concepts that he takes (like religion or real estate) I begin to ask whats the whole thing is all about. Similarly the American comedy makes me wonder whether we are in the same planet. I do not have anything against it, just that I get tired after the movie ... LoL. When the movie got released, few of my friends here sugested to watch the movie, saying that its quite funny. I will watch it.

I get what you mean. I have this issue with many of American TV shows. 'Friends', 'Frasier' and other such sitcoms. Say, a Scary Movie is of that kind. You need to know a lot about their horror films to relate to the humor. Jerry Maguire too, though not a comedy. Vivek's comedies are generally chennai-centric. Just like how Cho or SS Chandran used to make fun of the political happenings during their period. I've often enjoyed Vivek's real-estate, vaasthu, cut-outs kind of jokes. I find many of Vadivelu's jokes painful. Of course there are many exceptions like Thalainagaram, Telex Pandian but the most of his jokes shown on TV Channels involve VV getting beaten or bitten by his allakai, teakadai-mate or taken for a ride by some over enthusiastic kid. I not only found them unfunny but never understood what makes everyone around me in a saloon/hotel/bar laugh out loud.

did you draw a comparison with the Referee & NKPK "innachi" ? I found that the Referee in '13' had the same lines to say about 4 to 5 times but in different suituations and how he brings the impact is formidable. People can ask me why : simple there is no BGM at all.

Never even thought of that. But yeah, solid impact. Why are these Hollywood directors so obsessed with unjust endings? Watched Dread, Funny Games, Irreversible, 13 Tzameti. They seem to be hell bent on letting the evil to triumph over the good.

[mappi]

Why are these Hollywood directors so obsessed with unjust endings? Watched Dread, Funny Games, Irreversible, 13 Tzameti. They seem to be hell bent on letting the evil to triumph over the good.

Most of the movies that come from Europe have no mercy. They show what really could happen to you, rather than a kidnapped girl in the trunk of the car geting rescued. For that the Autralian authors and film makers present their work in a way that the whole hand enters your mouth and churn yours stomach. Its just not gore that we are talking about, take 13, its the terror. Dread is 1/2 european as its Braker's short-story (Clive is from England - author of Hellraiser]

Coming to Hollywood, its buisness more than art. You keep the evil, you get upto 10 parts, and then you resell it to make another 10 (the first 5 being remakes). 13 hollywood version was like a kids-game. But in Funny Games Niomi Watts was just too good, and I am talking only about her prettiness. [The bug has bitten us too ... does Adhi Bagavan ring a bell ...]

Its sad that Irreversible and Malena were considered to be "sex-oriented-material". Monica Belluchi in both the films was terrific, and having albert dupont in the cast is the cream. The sub way scene shows the agony of all the women physically illtreated just for few minutes of "what-ever" pleasure and Vincent Castle's vengence-performence is worth noting.

Funny Games - Austrian (Remade under same name)
Irreversible - French
13 Tzameti - Gorgian (Remande as 13)
Dread - US (adapted from a UK author)
Malena - Italian