Film / Documentary - Recently watched & worthy of some discussion

[NOV]

BTW,I started "Naan" from the point where young Karthik pours fuel inside his house and kills his parents.Why does he do that and did I miss much?

mum sleeps with another man. he informs dad. dad kills himself. after the funeral mum continues to sleep with the other man. boy locks both of them in and sets the house on fire.... this is the reason for his mental imbalance

[mappi]

Over the weekend :

Seethamma vaakitlo sirimalle chettu : some comments have been posted on this movie. On the whole majority have the same take on the movie

Naan : As per my knowledge, its an original attempt (except for the motivation kind of things (as explained by NOV on the above post) which cannot be done otherway). The movie clicks mainly due to the placid acting of Vijay Anthony (as I had mentioned in my review)

Barfi - I would not say the movie to be simple, for that Rockstar also. Did not talk about these movies as I was not sure if there would be some people interested. Talking about Barfi, the excellent characters are its charm which are well integrated with the surrounding. Secondly ofcoarse the mind blowing performences, as you have mentioned the suprise being Priyanka. Well, first of all you cannot compare this movie with Moonram Pirai, if anyone does, there is no point in drawing in the comparison with the performences. The reason is simple, the characters are not on the same level - In Barfi they are born mute and deaf, so their up-bringing (growth) counts a lot on their adult attitude. Whereas in Moonram Pirai its an accident oriented shock that is projected. For me Barfi's task is much heavier than that of Moonram Pirai, eventhough Kamal and Sridevi are all class.

[Cinefan]

Barfi - I would not say the movie to be simple, for that Rockstar also. Did not talk about these movies as I was not sure if there would be some people interested. Talking about Barfi, the excellent characters are its charm which are well integrated with the surrounding. Secondly ofcoarse the mind blowing performences, as you have mentioned the suprise being Priyanka. Well, first of all you cannot compare this movie with Moonram Pirai, if anyone does, there is no point in drawing in the comparison with the performences. The reason is simple, the characters are not on the same level - In Barfi they are born mute and deaf, so their up-bringing (growth) counts a lot on their adult attitude. Whereas in Moonram Pirai its an accident oriented shock that is projected. For me Barfi's task is much heavier than that of Moonram Pirai, eventhough Kamal and Sridevi are all class.

mappi,

Simple as in a fairly easy story to verbally narrate.

Brought in MP as I had read some comments at various places comparing both.Purely on performance,MP trumps Barfi.

Have not seen Rockstar.

My only problem is that I could not connect with the movie emotionally as in did not feel for any character,the way I connected to Vijay Antony in Naan(saw this & Barfi back to back,probably it influenced my thinking).

I really like Ranbir,feel he is a natural actor.

[Mahen]

Barfi- wanabe qolity film..both ranbir and priyanka were in im-aiming-for-NA mode..

[mappi]

Cinefan,
OK
But still i would not bring in the comparison to performence (well, this would lead into paragraphs of justifications ... lol ... I end here)

For Barfi, the reason that you have given could be taken into account. I insist on the mood. You got be prepared to watch a movie like barfi. If it had put a smile on you face and then stuck you with a ball in your throat, then you have enjoyed Barfi. Else Barfi will be a lame attempt.

Rockstar : The forte of the film again goes to the Characterisation of Jordan. As you have mentioned Ranbir quite naturally shows the transformation. Story as such does not have much to capture your attention, but the romance is so dense. Beleive me its not like "walking-in-the-rain-behind-the-heroine" or jumping-in-the-air (again in slow-mo)-with-two-hands-stretched". Its so mature that towards to the end its turns out a bit heavy, which itself becomes a downside for the film amoung "came-to-see-jumping-around-trees" audiences. And ARR was in total form. Unfortunately neither the songs nor the movie could sustain the interest of a regular movie goer. I liked the movie along with its quite efficient naration and some mind blowing music and visuals. But will not recomend it to general audience. As you have liked Barfi, give Rockstar a try, but as a stand-alone movie during the week-end ... LoL

[hattori_hanzo]

Over the weekend :

2)Naan(on SunTV) : Very very impressed.Could make out that a lot of thought has gone in not just to keep the screenplay taut and engaging but also to cover all angles where questions could be raised and give them a logical closure.

Everybody was adequate,Vijay Antony probably looked a bit old for the role but the way the screenplay moved shut out this line of thought for me.

The director ensured I was desperately rooting for Karthik/Salim from the start without painting the opposite characters in black.

This film just reiterated that atleast the new age directors should ensure that their films get a VCD/DVD/Blue ray release.It's criminal to keep looking out at TV channels to catch up on such films.

PS:Hope this is not a copy of any foreign film.

+1 for all points. Well made thriller. And yeah, it is a inspired by 'The Talented Mr.Ripley' starring Matt Damon, Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow.

[mappi]

+1 for all points. Well made thriller. And yeah, it is a inspired by 'The Talented Mr.Ripley' starring Matt Damon, Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow.

oh! I did not pay much attention. Isn't 'The Talented Mr.Ripley' something to do with inheriting a fortune (I remember it vaguely) ? I will try to rent it this evening.

[SoftSword]

revisited rockstar last week...
watta movie...
the characters, the performance, the non-linear style... everything works...
ranvir is brilliant... the hard work he has put in using the guitars and lipsync'ing to the songs etc., shows... nallaa varuvaan...
apart from ranvir's transformation throughout various stages, the music too transforms into forms all along... the way the katiya kare is used in various stages is an example...
periya reward kedachirukkanum...
best of ARR this decade for me... never seen a musical movie of this intense before...

[SoftSword]

Uthayam nh4

Once parkkalaam
Last 15 to 20 mins dragging
At least 15% dialogues in Kannada
couple of scenes were shot at guhantara resort - Bangalore (pub showed in easan film & we were discussing about that few months back)

was very impressed with the dialogues mainly... the tamil is exactly as spoken by the ppl in bangalore... no movie has captured this so well before...

[venkkiram]

Barfi is one beautiful movie. Ranbir and Priyanka lived up through the characters. The climax scenes though copied from Notebook suited very well to the plot. What a mindblowing performances from lead characters! Cinemotography is par excellence. It sets up the mood and tone and it travels through these disabled personalities.