The ugly truth about this movie is that it is a total waste of time and money... ask me I spent (rather my sister did) two hundred bucks per ticket to go see this utterly and stupendously unimaginative film.
The film reminded me of a whole host of other hollywood movies ranging from When Harry met Sally (the hotel scene) to Cassanova (the Hot air balloon scene).
I dont think this movie will ever be telecast on HBO or Star Movie or any movie channel in India because every other word seems to a swear word or some kind of word which is beeped out on Indian television. Imagine watching a movie on TV where the dialogues go like this "You (Beep) want to (Beep) (Beep)". This was only for representation and not actually a dialogue from the movie, for I seem to have been too stunned by what I saw on screen for the dialogues to register on my brain.
This outing was jinxed from the start. We arrived ten minutes late and then since it was pitch dark, I sat on the wrong seat and yes, it was occupied. Pandemonium and embarrassment reigned for the next ten minutes. After a while I forgot my woes as what the actors were being put through was far worse than what just happenned to me.
Please donate the money you were planning to spend on the tickets of this movie.
Sunday, 20 September 2009
Friday, 18 September 2009
Random thought!!!
If life be a movie, in an ideal world I would like to be a good trailer and good movie !!!
However since we do not live in Utopia, I would like to be a good movie with a bad trailer than otherwise!!!
- Sen
However since we do not live in Utopia, I would like to be a good movie with a bad trailer than otherwise!!!
- Sen
Sunday, 13 September 2009
Love Aaj Kal...as I saw it...a layman movie review
As I have already clarified this is a review of the movie and what I felt while watching it, if you want a comment on the kind of movies that Bollywood is making or a monologue on the finer points of good cinema, this is the point where you should leave this space and start surfing again.
Yesterday I finally...finally got myself to go watch Love Aaj Kal. Nice movie... what made it more special was the company of a very handsome and personable young man. Before your one track mind (naughty, naughty) goes off in a tangent, let me clarify, I went to the movies with my three year old nephew (Sidhu) and his mother (my cousin) who were visiting us for the weekend.
We arrived just in time to catch the National Anthem being played. After that we were escorted to our seats and were just settling in when for some reason the screen went blank. For a few seconds we were just sat there in pitch darkness. Suddenly the silence was pierced by Sidhu, who bawls (loudly)for all to hear "Iddu yeendu kannan illa" which means 'I cannot see anything' in Malayalam and my cousin and I burst into laughter. As if by divine intervention the screen erupted with images and we settle down for an eventful film.
Fifteen minutes into the film Sidhu decides this film is not up to his high standards and starts shifting and shuffling in his seat and my cousin tries to divert his attention by pointing out to Saif (Superb performance in this film, he potrays both Jai the cool dude as well as Veer Singh, the romantic sardar with equal elan). Sidhu decides Saif or Deepika for that matter are not worth his time of day and continues with the seat-jig. By now Sidhu's eyes had adjusted to the darkness and he began peering around, trying to figure out who else(other than his party and he ofcourse) were wasting their time watching the film. I mean, come on, according to him it is a criminal waste of time, when he could jolly well be using this precious time to watch Chota Bheem save the world or Mr. Bean do some antic or other which is calculated to make the decent law-abiding man shudder to the very core. Just when things seemed to be on the verge of rebellion my cousin uttered the magic words "Sidhu, would you like some 'POPCORN"". That was it, Sidhu was the very soul of propriety after the popcorn was handed over to him, he contently ate the popcorn and promptly went off to sleep.. this is where the movie review actually begins...
Movie : Love Aaj Kal
Star Cast : Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, Rishi Kapoor and Giselle Monterio.
The movie starts off in London circa 2009 with the pair breaking off very cordially, practically and logically when they find that their career will eventually take them to diferent continents (Saif wanting to move to San Francisco and Deepika to India). This seems to be the best approach as they both agree that long distance relationships do not work out. They even going to the extent of throwing a party to celebrate their break-up. This causes some discomfort to their friends as they are unable to figure out what gifts to bring to the party to celebrate?? this occasion or how exactly are they to greet the happy/sad?? couple.
From there the scene shifts to how Love used to be Kal through Veer Singh's (Rishi Kapoor - an absolutely stellar performance) love story that is set in 1965 in Dilli and Calcutta between the protagonists, Veer Singh (The young Rishi Kapoor played by Saif Ali Khan) and Harleen (Giselle Monterio). A sweet love story complete with the hero following the heroine's rickshaw on a cycle, coy glances and "pratigyaas" that Harleen Kaur or whatever her names may be in future births would be his wife for all eternity. When Harleen's family shift base to Calcutta our punjab da puttar even travel the thousand miles from Delhi to Calcutta just to to see his lady love.
The banter between the practical Jai and the emotional Veer speaks volumes about the eras they belong to. Somewhere along the line we realise that though the relationship have changed with the passage of time, Love have actually remained the same. This film has a feel good end with Love conquering all odds and emerging victorious. If you are a person who is in love with the concept of love, this is a must watch. I for one absolutely loved it and as Saif comments in the film "We are the 'Aam junta' the mango people" this film is made for the masses. It may not have a great plot but the way the story is woven with the fluid moves between the two eras, great locations, soulful music and excellent performances, you just can't help falling in love with this movie.
What are you waiting for, go watch the movie...
Yesterday I finally...finally got myself to go watch Love Aaj Kal. Nice movie... what made it more special was the company of a very handsome and personable young man. Before your one track mind (naughty, naughty) goes off in a tangent, let me clarify, I went to the movies with my three year old nephew (Sidhu) and his mother (my cousin) who were visiting us for the weekend.
We arrived just in time to catch the National Anthem being played. After that we were escorted to our seats and were just settling in when for some reason the screen went blank. For a few seconds we were just sat there in pitch darkness. Suddenly the silence was pierced by Sidhu, who bawls (loudly)for all to hear "Iddu yeendu kannan illa" which means 'I cannot see anything' in Malayalam and my cousin and I burst into laughter. As if by divine intervention the screen erupted with images and we settle down for an eventful film.
Fifteen minutes into the film Sidhu decides this film is not up to his high standards and starts shifting and shuffling in his seat and my cousin tries to divert his attention by pointing out to Saif (Superb performance in this film, he potrays both Jai the cool dude as well as Veer Singh, the romantic sardar with equal elan). Sidhu decides Saif or Deepika for that matter are not worth his time of day and continues with the seat-jig. By now Sidhu's eyes had adjusted to the darkness and he began peering around, trying to figure out who else(other than his party and he ofcourse) were wasting their time watching the film. I mean, come on, according to him it is a criminal waste of time, when he could jolly well be using this precious time to watch Chota Bheem save the world or Mr. Bean do some antic or other which is calculated to make the decent law-abiding man shudder to the very core. Just when things seemed to be on the verge of rebellion my cousin uttered the magic words "Sidhu, would you like some 'POPCORN"". That was it, Sidhu was the very soul of propriety after the popcorn was handed over to him, he contently ate the popcorn and promptly went off to sleep.. this is where the movie review actually begins...
Movie : Love Aaj Kal
Star Cast : Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, Rishi Kapoor and Giselle Monterio.
The movie starts off in London circa 2009 with the pair breaking off very cordially, practically and logically when they find that their career will eventually take them to diferent continents (Saif wanting to move to San Francisco and Deepika to India). This seems to be the best approach as they both agree that long distance relationships do not work out. They even going to the extent of throwing a party to celebrate their break-up. This causes some discomfort to their friends as they are unable to figure out what gifts to bring to the party to celebrate?? this occasion or how exactly are they to greet the happy/sad?? couple.
From there the scene shifts to how Love used to be Kal through Veer Singh's (Rishi Kapoor - an absolutely stellar performance) love story that is set in 1965 in Dilli and Calcutta between the protagonists, Veer Singh (The young Rishi Kapoor played by Saif Ali Khan) and Harleen (Giselle Monterio). A sweet love story complete with the hero following the heroine's rickshaw on a cycle, coy glances and "pratigyaas" that Harleen Kaur or whatever her names may be in future births would be his wife for all eternity. When Harleen's family shift base to Calcutta our punjab da puttar even travel the thousand miles from Delhi to Calcutta just to to see his lady love.
The banter between the practical Jai and the emotional Veer speaks volumes about the eras they belong to. Somewhere along the line we realise that though the relationship have changed with the passage of time, Love have actually remained the same. This film has a feel good end with Love conquering all odds and emerging victorious. If you are a person who is in love with the concept of love, this is a must watch. I for one absolutely loved it and as Saif comments in the film "We are the 'Aam junta' the mango people" this film is made for the masses. It may not have a great plot but the way the story is woven with the fluid moves between the two eras, great locations, soulful music and excellent performances, you just can't help falling in love with this movie.
What are you waiting for, go watch the movie...
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