Friday, October 10, 2008

Drona and Kidnap are a big letdown!

Drona and Kidnap are big film in all respects - big stars, big canvas, big expenditure, big ad spend, big expectations. Sadly, they are a big, big, big letdown as well and people are already comparing these films to the recent supreme disasters like Saawariya, RGV Ki Aag and Love Story 2050 or the all time classic disasters like Razia Sultan or Roop ki Rani Choron ka Raja.

In Drona there are a few sequences that are executed with style like when Kay Kay turns Jaya Bachchan into a statue, the train sequence, Kay Kay dragging Priyanka to his yacht and the petal storm. Apart from these awe-inspiring sequences Drona rests on a wafer thin plot and a sloppy, slipshod and messy screenplay!

Kidnap is nowhere near Dhoom and Dhoom-2 the two previous directorial ventures of Sanjay Gadhvi that bring a cauldron of expectations. I never expected such a ridiculous piece of work from the same director! Probably the difference here is that Aditya Chopra and the YRF banner is not around this time. Kidnap has nothing to offer more than disappointments and it's a great disaster. I had read somewhere that Gadhavi feels Imran Khan’s performance in this film reminds him of Marlon Brando! Brando must be turning upside down in his grave! As a viewer in the theatre, you too will probably agree when Imran Khan proclaims, ‘Hell is right here!’.

I think Directors like Behl and Gadhvi should realize that movie-goers have stopped appreciating inane ideas.

25 Romantic movies from Hollywood

I personally think the Koreans make the most touching romantic movies. Most of them are a must watch for anyone who loves Love. But romance in Hollywood movies seems to have been replaced by car chases and special effects. Still a good love story from Hollywood will always work with the audience. I consider the following twenty five Hollywood movies to be the ‘most romantic’ I have seen. The list is in no particular order of preference…


When Harry Met Sally - Starring: Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan.

You've Got Mail - Starring: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan.

Moulin Rouge - Starring: Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor.

Dirty Dancing - Starring: Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze.

Love Actually - Starring: Hugh Grant, Bill Nighy, Gregor Fisher.

Somewhere in Time - Starring: Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour.

An Affair To Remember- Starring: Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr.

Serendipity - Starring: John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale.

City of Angels - Starring: Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan.

Love & Basketball - Starring: Sanaa Lathan, Omar Epps.

Romeo & Juliet - Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes.

An Officer and a Gentleman - Starring: Richard Gere, Debra Winger.

Gone With The Wind - Starring: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh.

Love Story - Starring: Ali MacGraw, Ryan O'Neal.

Sleepless in Seattle - Starring: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan.

A Walk To Remember - Starring: Shane West, Mandy Moore.

Pretty Woman - Starring: Richard Gere, Julia Roberts.

Ghost - Starring: Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore.

Titanic - Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet.

The Notebook - Starring: Tim Ivey, Gena Rowlands.

Meet Joe Black – Starring : Brad Pitt, Claire Forlani.

My Big Fat Greek Wedding – Starring : John Corbett, Nia Vardalos.

A Walk in the Clouds – Starring : Keanu Reeves, Aitana Sanchez-Gijon.

The Run Away Bride – Starring : Julia Roberts, Richard Gere.

Sweet Home Alabama – Starring : Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, Patrick Dempsey.


Have I missed any films worth mentioning?