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Vishal — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:01:40 -0700

It was OTT but of a kind I could handle. The entire movie was so surreal that once that was established I was willing to accept anything they threw at me.

Part of the reason I liked it was that it was ridiculous but it took itself seriously, i.e. it wasn't winking at the audience in the ways that have become a staple of this genre, but instead chose to forge its own path of plot-twist-gymnastics. It knew it isn't a high budget Hollywood movie so it didn't try to be one. Also they didn't spend half the running time on slow motion shots of the actors walking towards the screen like in Dhoom 2. Always a plus point in my book.

As for the bimbos, well, these particular ladies don't do anything for me, so that isn't a USP in my case *shrug*. At least they weren't covered in three tons of fake bronzer.

I found it a bit too over

rahul — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:48:25 -0700

I found it a bit too over the top for me..yes it's fast paced and actually it's just that fast paced, there's no other USP except the bimbos :P

Khoya...

Ravi — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:45:08 -0800

Vishal,
You're right...the print was atrocious. Put me off totally. I'm now aiming to buy the original sooon.
Ravi

Ravi! It's great to hear

Vishal — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:57:28 -0800

Ravi! It's great to hear from you after so long. A cousin of mine also had a pirated copy and it wasn't a very great one, so I dissuaded her from watching it. I suppose I'm one of those evil cinema purists that ensure that even the pirated stuff that is watched must be in pristine quality!

Vishal! While at Chennai's

Ravi — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:56:10 -0800

Vishal!
While at Chennai's burma bazaar, I picked up a pirated copy of the film for myself. Its been a week since then but have yet to sit me down enough to watch it!
And you thought you were busy? :)
Cheers, dude!
Ravi

Well, I can certainly

Vishal — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:51:48 -0800

Well, I can certainly understand that the film will be slow and boring for some people, especially if your tastes skew more towards mainstream Bollywood fare. Even the art crowd may not receive the film well due to its strange structure and pacing. It does have its rough eges, but in the end (for me at least) its pros far outweighed its cons.

A BIG BORE movie.

Neeraj — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 05:09:13 -0800

There is only one word that describes the movie and that word is "Waahiyat". Do not watch this movie, A VERY BIG BORE.

huzzah!

Vishal — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 23:50:55 -0800

I am, indeed, back. Or rather, I kept thinking, "Oh,it's only been a couple of days since I posted..." (and then I realised it had been a month).

Glad you liked the review (and thanks for the link on Blogbharti). Hope you like the movie. Keep in mind that it is clunky in parts (and like other reviews say, it doesn't have 'a point' in the traditional sense) but the overall effect is a good one.

hurrah!

Aishwarya — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 04:44:08 -0800

You have not posted in ages.
Loved the review, I must see this one and drag the parents along. :)