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Friday, October 27, 2006

DON


8.5/10

Slick, stylish, great location, good action and the original Don punch lines make Don a really cool movie to watch. I wasn’t expecting it to be this good, a great effort by Farhan Aktar, even SRK manages to impress, but just about. At places you do feel he is out of sorts especially when he is playing the Benaras Bhaiyya. The movie is an adaptation of Don, something I didn’t knew so don’t want to spoil it for you so will leave the discussion on any new twists right here. If you haven’t seen the trailer its right here “I am the K..K….King". Frankly SRK is becoming more and more unbearable; so far I have resisted seeing KANK. I had thought Bacchan Jr. would have been a better choice for Don, but SRK managed to hang in there. Priyanka Chopra looks good and shows a few martial arts tricks as does SRK. Arjun Rampal has done well but I wasn’t convinced with Boman Irani doing the Inspector’s (!) role the guy appears almost always to be just about to deliver something funny and IMHO I could see how difficult it was for him to keep a straight face. After the interval the movie looses a bit of pace and in a few places you do miss Amitabh but on the whole it’s a great package. See it on the big screen for max effect. To close it off and to answer your question I would say this movie is as good as the old one, but can’t say the same for SRK.
Verdict: watch it!

Sunday, October 22, 2006

Golmaal (2006)


Rating: 7/10

This one is a story of 4 friends!! I think there is no story in here as none was required. It does bring to your mind fond memories of 'Chasme Baddoor'. Take Ajay Devgan out of the equation and this becomes a good comedy movie to watch. Arsahad Warsi in true terms is the main comedian (or hero if you wish) of the movie, this guy is on a roll, make the most of it while it lasts. Some scenes between Tushar Kapoor (who plays dumb) and Arshad warsi is too funny, especially the one where the plot to get rid of Ajay Devgan flops and Tushar is trying to tell Ajay it was Arshad behind the plot .....just watch that moment. Ajay Devgan's comic timing was always a suspect, here it is out in the open, he just shouldn't have been here, sometimes you wish Arshad's plot had succeeded!! Sharman Joshi (the 'Style' and 'Excuse Me' guy) is good too. Paresh Rawal is the blind guy here, in whose house all four are staying pretending to be one guy and that also his long lost son. Kitty (from Karamchand) has done well too.

Verdict: Worth a watch for Arshad and Tushar.

Tom Dick and Harry


Rating: 1/10

Story of 3 friends, one dumb(Jimmy Shergill), one deaf (Dino Morea) and one blind(some new guy). The story had some potential but this one falls flat on its nose. The jokes are too vulgar, funny moments are too few and far in between. However I must admit its not fair for me to write a review for this movie having slept through half the movie.


Verdict: Avoid