tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post803586205083228087..comments2024-03-23T23:13:14.119+05:30Comments on annavetticadgoes2themovies: REVIEW 123: AGNEEPATHAnna MM Vetticadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08672605004762355462noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post-27328692849280152432013-10-04T13:08:55.964+05:302013-10-04T13:08:55.964+05:30Dear My Thoughts,
The tone and language of your ...Dear My Thoughts, <br /><br />The tone and language of your comment is such that it's clear it will be impossible to have a polite debate with you, so I'm not going to respond to any of the points you have made. However, kindly note a factual error in your comment - I've given this film 3 stars, not 3.5 stars as you say.<br /><br />Regards, Anna MM VetticadAnna MM Vetticadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08672605004762355462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post-54291577478297138522013-10-03T23:48:18.894+05:302013-10-03T23:48:18.894+05:30Old Agneepath was a classic in each and every sens...Old Agneepath was a classic in each and every sense of the word. Who doesn't liked the original Agneepath has no sense of cinema according to me. And talking about new Agneepath and ur rating of 3.5 to this stupid piece of cinema, let me tell u, Hrithik doesn't knows how to act. It's people like u who make tall claims about him. He can never act. Comparing him with classic's Bachchan is as stupid as giving this shitty remake 3.5 stars. I will never forgive KJo for destroying a classic for the sake of money. What a movie original one was. Stylish and suave. And in the remake we've this 'ganji' wearing Kancha and Vijay. Where the hell was the agression for which VDC was famous for?<br /><br />In the end I'll repeat myself. The remake was nothing but a piece of SHIT. My Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01283525751630256622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post-92188859081424759332012-04-08T16:14:16.249+05:302012-04-08T16:14:16.249+05:30Tks for all your posts, everyone. I'm afraid I...Tks for all your posts, everyone. I'm afraid I've been neglecting the comments section of my blog this year. I promise to be better in the coming months: <br /><br />A quick word to Shrey: <br />I agree that it was silly of the film to try to convince us that Hrithik's character in this film is in his 20s. The reason why I didn't mention this in my review is that it's a point I'm constantly making in my reviews so here I thought I'd give it a break. Besides, for a change I was so relieved by the fact that in Agneepath: (a) Hrithik looks obviously in his late 30s, and (b) Hrithik does not seem to have made any effort to hide the advancing years in this film. But your point is well taken. :)Anna MM Vetticadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08672605004762355462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post-49422409455491124582012-02-05T18:36:18.068+05:302012-02-05T18:36:18.068+05:30I'm a huge Hrithik fan and so went along to se...I'm a huge Hrithik fan and so went along to see Agneepath out of sheer loyalty. I did see the original film but all I remember are Amitabh's haggard face and red-rimmed eyes. After wanting to walk out at periodic intervals (I'm one of those who found the violence terribly overdone), I sat through the film but at the end, found no convincing explanation for why this film had to be remade. It's set at the same time as the original, it tells largely the same story, uses the same tropes, uses current technology/fx spectacularly on the same stunts. Sure, there are some super performances. But beyond that, it's irrelevant. KJo's achieved his dream of making his father's flop film into a moneyspinner but I think that's where the film's justification ends. Apart from showcasing, of course, how much money Warner Bros could have saved in prosthetics and Ralph Fiennes' fees if they'd cast Sunjubaba as Voldemort!Sumananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post-67897159318131847272012-02-01T14:30:17.594+05:302012-02-01T14:30:17.594+05:30Overdose of sound effects.. failed visual effects....Overdose of sound effects.. failed visual effects..<br />(if removed all the technological arts) Hrithik looked like an ordinary guy next door.. why would anybody consider that as an acting? Priyanka Chopra and Rishi Kapoor were superlative though!! <br />DevD.. all the way, is the best remake of any old hindi movie till date.gaurishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09684230572163127794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post-90184433675229064132012-01-30T19:01:12.538+05:302012-01-30T19:01:12.538+05:30"Not cohesive" is rather understated. Wh..."Not cohesive" is rather understated. What a horrid horrid film! I walked out when the sweet birthday song began to zap every connection in my brain. And I'm a Hrithik fan. <br />Why was everyone in the movie shouting? Why are Hindi movies so horrendously overdone? Why does every emotion have to be HAMplified and force-fed to the audience, non-stop? <br />Sanjay Dutt was atrocious in the part of the movie I did see. His Gita paath made me cringe. What a waste of a fine actor, poured down the drain for the sake of spectacle.<br />Priyanka Chopra was worse than unrequired. <br />And Om Puri should retire now. <br />The South Indian caricature was missing, but the kajal-heavy Muslim gangster was overdone too. <br />Bollywood has got its production standards right but it's getting so lost in them. A loose script in an action movie, one that was a remake to begin with? <br />Felt cheated by the film.Nardeepnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post-60294611140234158342012-01-30T10:57:51.604+05:302012-01-30T10:57:51.604+05:30Hi,
Awesome review!!
P.S. Used to follow you while...Hi,<br />Awesome review!!<br />P.S. Used to follow you while I was a regular reader of The New Indian Express. I liked your article in FaithLine (16/01/2003) and commented on it which was also published in letters to the editor. Didn't know that you are into movie review presently. Good to know about you. Started following you on twitter.Kalyan Ghoshhttp://kgcoolguy.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post-90465136774839139082012-01-29T21:01:06.537+05:302012-01-29T21:01:06.537+05:30This movie was such crap!! They should have donate...This movie was such crap!! They should have donated the money to charity instead of remaking a bad movie.Aditinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post-2164520769843996532012-01-29T18:03:24.677+05:302012-01-29T18:03:24.677+05:30I largely agree with you especially the objections...I largely agree with you especially the objections you raised. Regarding the 'gracefully ageing face' comment about Hrithik, I agree here but film makers still live in denial. He's shown to be 27 year old here! (12 year old when his father dies + 15 years' age leap). <br />Here's my post should you get an opportunity to read: http://themoviereviewblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/29/agneepath/<br />Thanks!<br />ShreyShreyhttp://themoviereviewblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post-32982669295331028042012-01-29T01:46:08.227+05:302012-01-29T01:46:08.227+05:30They made Kabhi khushi Kabhi gam out of a revenge ...They made Kabhi khushi Kabhi gam out of a revenge story!!! Did no one notice a black eyed 5 fingered boy becoming a green eyed 6 fingered one??? Or basic detailing is too much to ask? Sanjay dutt looked like a toad, scenes ended abruptly or went on like forever - Hrithik tried hard - but was failed by a terrible script and bad direction - as you said - the whole wAs missing- really disappointing!Radnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post-11089214659972377002012-01-27T16:31:09.261+05:302012-01-27T16:31:09.261+05:30Hi Anna,
I haven't seen the old version and he...Hi Anna,<br />I haven't seen the old version and hence couldn't make a comparison with the new version. But I felt the Hrithik starer as an intense, hard hitting manly movie. As far as I am concerned, Hrithik is the only actor who could do justice to the central character Vijay and the angry young man tag befits him well than any other actor. Also I hope the role of Kancha will be a turning phase in Sujay Dutt's career. Hrithik's biceps in the climax scene was worth-watching. I disagree with your views on the female character & if you say that actresses been sidelined in this film, I would deny it by claiming the role of Serena Wahab. She did a commendable role as Vijay’s affable mother Suhasini and in few scenes involving Hrithik and her were poignant. On the whole I liked the movie as I felt the director succeeded in conveying the message in right sense to the audience....<br /><br />Regards<br />DyneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post-1869264121631739002012-01-27T15:48:10.266+05:302012-01-27T15:48:10.266+05:30Great review but I am going to have to overrule yo...Great review but I am going to have to overrule your objections :) PC's role was short, but I'm glad she accepted it. The story didn't need for her role to be any longer, and she did it to perfection. Here we had Hrithik Roshan and Sanjay Dutt deliver their career-best performances, and yet PC held her own and lit up the screen every time she appeared. <br /><br />I don't remember watching the original Agneepath, but I doubt even Amitabh Bachchan would have acted as well as Hrithik did, and I am absolutely certain Sanjay Dutt's performance blew Danny Denzongpa's out of the water.<br /><br />Overall, a mind-blowing movie with several great performances.Ram P. Singhhttp://flikpiks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post-88454422724994020772012-01-27T10:13:46.090+05:302012-01-27T10:13:46.090+05:30Anna ur review is bang on! Loved the movie for al...Anna ur review is bang on! Loved the movie for all the reasons u listed & disliked it for the same reasons as u. Hritik & Rishi were amazin! Om Puri as always does every role given to him effortlessly . And so true why, did Priyanka take such a teeny tiny role. Here in the US they even chopped the hritik priyanka song shown in the trailers. I thought Hritik n sis scenes were rather nice. Gr8 reviewVarsha Dixithttp://www.varshadixit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post-59746162220268078592012-01-27T06:04:53.988+05:302012-01-27T06:04:53.988+05:30Anna, I went in to the movie with an expectation o...Anna, I went in to the movie with an expectation of the original etched in memory.Am a huge fan of Mukul Anands Original and Amitabs towering act. With with such a high marker, was very satisfying to see Hrithik push his acting prowess earnestly. Sure Piggy Chops , Om Puri were wasted.Double agree to why Piggy even accepted this minuscule , simultaneously admiring the spunk in Vidya Balan to chooses to swim against the tide yet swing it in her favor. The Karan's Johar+ Malhotra..attempt Grand without the Grandeur..I agreement without contest on your 3 stars..will add another half for Hritikh,Rishi,Piggy&Chameli.Aravindan Umashankarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01351294968514808119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post-7042225226540925182012-01-27T01:01:30.567+05:302012-01-27T01:01:30.567+05:30Mam
Haven't seen the movie yet. Was waiting fo...Mam<br />Haven't seen the movie yet. Was waiting for your review, so that i can go and enjoy the movie with setting limits on my expectations!Anyway,from your review,it's clearly understood that it's an above average, yet a good movie, and one should watch it for the performance of Hrithik roshan.Thank you for this detailed review..will let you know after i watch the movie..:)SACHIN DINESHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024189480912668022noreply@blogger.com