November 23, 2007

two rotten movies for a lifetime.

#1. asingamana tamizh padam

a lifetime of misery was that. numbing pain. writhing and twisting in my seat, i asked myself, y other forms of torture when there are instruments like these that can be put to good use-i was watching azhagiya tamizh magan, and i was reassured by a divine message, that vijay's movies, even if directed by coppola himself, would be a cheap imitation of what he originally had in mind. imagine marlon brando shouting, vazhka oru vattam da, when he meets the other families, or al pacino dancing maniacally to ella pugazhum. the plot of the movie is hysterical along the lines just mentioned, and i definitely would have to congratulate the debutant director for his uncanny ability to have stopped the thought process of his normal human self while making the movie.
the second he steps in the room where the girl's father thinks that these two have been upto something, and the way he makes the father apologise, is annoyingly, well annoying. the songs are the upside, as its by rehman, who has wasted his talent in another useless vijay movie. the time taken while searching the bus for the little girl would have been sufficient to make act 2 popcorn,(maggi noodles, whatever) and still the train, which would have hit the bus years ago, crawls into infinity for the time being.hare krishna.

# 2kiss-na

the great indian rope trick.
the only thing other than isha sherwani's looks is her rope tricks, for which i spent 50 rs(thank god), in a movie which meanders aimlessly through an empty canvas of pre-independence period india. soul-sucking, soul-destroying are terms that you should keep in mind before you enter the movie hall as this is how your ratings are going to be. vivek's plight is understandable. he is mournful throughout the movie-cant blame him, after hearing the story, any sane person would be. he is clearly not in the mood to act, and sherwani, clearly has amazing tricks up her sleeve- she has a career that one, the number of circus troupes in india...
the first song, which is quite an hummable number is lost in the chaos of screenplay, when we understand nothing, and we find an old lady talking about something(her history, i guess), and seriously, most of the other songs are unnecessary. well, tell that to ghai, he makes movies for music.(remember taal, 11 songs.wow).
हंसने कि बात क्या है इसमे? सब कुछ!