tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post1449453577169476120..comments2024-03-23T23:13:14.119+05:30Comments on annavetticadgoes2themovies: REVIEW 224: PHATA POSTER NIKHLA HERO Anna MM Vetticadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08672605004762355462noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post-84541757045903579812013-09-26T20:10:04.627+05:302013-09-26T20:10:04.627+05:30Hey Anna, i watched this movie....i was disppointe...Hey Anna, i watched this movie....i was disppointed though.....although there were very few scenes that made me laugh........i felt it was a waste of my 700 rs...(watched with my hubby) & the worst was Nargis Fakhri as an item girl...! What on earth was she thinking to match steps with Shahid kapoor?Yulianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post-44056554151820600192013-09-23T23:01:58.360+05:302013-09-23T23:01:58.360+05:30Dear Sudipto,
Thanks for the kind words :)
The ...Dear Sudipto,<br /><br />Thanks for the kind words :) <br /><br />The answer to your question is that I go for most movies with no particular expectations. That's not as difficult as it sounds since, if I intend to review a film, I usually watch it either before the release (if it's been previewed for the press) or on Friday, which means there is no audience word-of-mouth at that point. Besides, I almost never read reviews of films before I watch them. I also don't make a particular effort to watch/read reports or interviews with stars of films I intend to review - if I happen to come across one, it's okay, but I don't go looking for them. So I'm not drowning in information about a film when I go to watch it. <br /><br />In the case of Phata Poster I had no particular reason to expect a slew of fart / rape / gay jokes so there was no question of liking it solely because it was free of those. My first paragraph was simply directed at film makers who seem incapable of making comedies without such nonsense. <br /><br />Anyway, when it comes to comedies I find that my views usually don't match the views of my fellow critics. For instance, Chennai Express and Chashme Baddoor were slammed by most critics, but I enjoyed both although I did have some issues with them. Phata Poster's second half is not as good as the first half (for reasons already explained in my review) but "unbearable" is definitely not the word I'd use for it. And despite the dip, the overall experience was fun for me. The film is not in the league of Andaz Apna Apna, but I enjoyed it. Let me know if you do too.<br /><br />Regards, Anna Anna MM Vetticadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08672605004762355462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post-45380435355493217872013-09-23T19:18:19.237+05:302013-09-23T19:18:19.237+05:30Anna, I have started following your blog recently ...Anna, I have started following your blog recently and quite like it - you nicely blend in a sociological perspective in your pieces which is often missing in mainstream reviews (even at the cost of earning a lot of flak, going by your 'Comments' space :-) <br /><br />About this specific movie, I read/heard a lot of reviews saying that like a lot of promising Hindi movies, this movie too is felled by the 'curse of the second half' (borrowing a phrase from Jai Arjun Singh, if I remember correctly) - apparently, it becomes unbearable! Your reaction didn't seem so extreme. Was it because you went with low expectations, dreading a slew of fart/rape/gay jokes, and hence found this to be lot better than it actually is?<br />P.S. - I am yet to see this movie. But given my fondness for 'Andaz Apna Apna', I am kinda' keen to watch this sudiptohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12206907399980632765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post-6998967807704039312013-09-20T23:59:45.322+05:302013-09-20T23:59:45.322+05:30r u a politician of social worker ??? I didn't...r u a politician of social worker ??? I didn't find any type of critic approach in your review..in fact all reviews...u give 2* to a movie like ranjhana n 3 to this crap pathetic piece of SMS jokes...please learn how to review before being a critic...1111111111111111https://www.blogger.com/profile/13040414231284422720noreply@blogger.com