i'll be watching the movie in a little while. but i'm not surprised that mani has wasted ARRs song because after alaipayuthey, he is giving less importance on picturizing all the songs.
On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 6:37 AM, rahmaniacsuresh <[email protected]>wrote: > > > I agree with Rajeev's review. > I never gave my feedback in this forum. but I do think its worthwhile > spending 2 min to give my 5 line feedback. > > The movie is not quite boring, but boring (sometimes need to face the > reality) > Very illogical baseless storyline. > Songs were utter wasted except Beera. > Haven't expected this from Mani sir. > > The best thing is... > The Beera song comes while credits, so no background noises. > If someone could record with an iphone without much audience voices, that > would be awesome :) > > Thanks, > Rahmaniac Suresh > > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > Gopal Srinivasan <catchg...@...> wrote: > > > > Masand: 'Raavan' is a bore of a film > > [image: Rajeev Masand] <http://ibnlive.in.com/byline/Rajeev+Masand.html > >Rajeev > > Masand <http://ibnlive.in.com/byline/Rajeev+Masand.html>, > > CNN-IBN<http://ibnlive.in.com/agency/CNN-IBN.html> > > > Posted on *Jun 18, 2010 at 21:29* | Updated *Jun 19, 2010 at 00:23* > > > > [image: Email]< > http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masand-raavan-is-a-bore-of-a-film/124771-8-84.html > > > > [image: Print] < > http://ibnlive.in.com/printpage.php?id=124771§ion_id=8> > > 83Share< > http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fibnlive.in.com%2Fnews%2Fmasand-raavan-is-a-bore-of-a-film%2F124771-8-84.html&t=Masand%3A%20 > 'Raavan'%20is%20a%20bore%20of%20a%20film%20-%20Movies%20News%20-%20Masand's%20Verdict%20-%20ibnlive&src=sp> > > *Free Movie Previews*< > http://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/aclk?sa=l&ai=BN7d3KjUcTOOaGo76lAe7_9WfC7D7t7kBuIPlsRTAjbcB8OYXEAEYASCoodQJKAI4AFC5iar6-f____8BYMnW84q0pNgPoAHCn-rqA7IBDmlibmxpdmUuaW4uY29tyAEB2gFNaHR0cDovL2libmxpdmUuaW4uY29tL25ld3MvbWFzYW5kLXJhYXZhbi1pcy1hLWJvcmUtb2YtYS1maWxtLzEyNDc3MS04LTg0Lmh0bWzIArTMvBCoAwHoA-gC6APiBugDDvUDAAAABA&num=1&sig=AGiWqtx-jHVyY0Bz20W-eqKGLJ0FfNB-4Q&client=ca-ibnlive_site_js&adurl=http://filmfanatic.mywebsearch.com/download/index.jhtml%3Fspu%3Dtrue%26partner%3DZ1xdm003 > > > > > Watch Full-Screen, High-Res Movie Clips & Trailers - Download Free! > > FilmFanatic.MyWebSearch.com< > http://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/aclk?sa=l&ai=BN7d3KjUcTOOaGo76lAe7_9WfC7D7t7kBuIPlsRTAjbcB8OYXEAEYASCoodQJKAI4AFC5iar6-f____8BYMnW84q0pNgPoAHCn-rqA7IBDmlibmxpdmUuaW4uY29tyAEB2gFNaHR0cDovL2libmxpdmUuaW4uY29tL25ld3MvbWFzYW5kLXJhYXZhbi1pcy1hLWJvcmUtb2YtYS1maWxtLzEyNDc3MS04LTg0Lmh0bWzIArTMvBCoAwHoA-gC6APiBugDDvUDAAAABA&num=1&sig=AGiWqtx-jHVyY0Bz20W-eqKGLJ0FfNB-4Q&client=ca-ibnlive_site_js&adurl=http://filmfanatic.mywebsearch.com/download/index.jhtml%3Fspu%3Dtrue%26partner%3DZ1xdm003 > > > > Ads by Google< > http://www.google.com/url?ct=abg&q=https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/request.py%3Fcontact%3Dabg_afc%26url%3Dhttp://ibnlive.in.com/news/masand-raavan-is-a-bore-of-a-film/124771-8-84.html%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dca-ibnlive_site_js%26adU%3DFilmFanatic.MyWebSearch.com%26adT%3DFree%2BMovie%2BPreviews%26adU%3Dwww.NYFA.com%26adT%3DBachelor%2526%252339%253Bs%2Bin%2BFilm%26gl%3DUS%26hideleadgen%3D1&usg=AFQjCNF8DnZGE_f7Uch39u_6pNAYKl38eg > > > > > > > Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai > > > > Director: Mani Ratnam > > > > Sitting in your seat watching Mani Ratnam's "Raavan" unfold before you, > is > > like craning your neck out of your car to catch a glimpse of the wreckage > in > > a road accident on the other side. Filled with a perverse sense of > > curiosity, you can't take your eyes off the damage. > > > > Alas, "Raavan" - despite a relatively modest running time of 2 hours and > 10 > > minutes - is a crushing bore of a film, a disappointment on virtually > every > > count. > > > > In this rather literal adaptation of a slice of Hindu mythology, Ratnam > > casts Abhishek Bachchan as feared outlaw Beera who kidnaps the local > police > > chief's feisty wife Ragini (played by Aishwarya Rai) in retaliation for a > > crime against a loved one. The tough cop Dev (played by Tamil star > Vikram) > > sets out to get his wife back, making a journey into the dense forest, > even > > as Beera finds his heart melting for Ragini. > > > > Never one to paint his characters black or white, Ratnam gives both Dev > and > > Beera ambiguous character traits that make it hard to pigeonhole them as > > entirely good or bad. So Raavan-figure Beera has a conscience that stops > him > > from having his way with Ragini although he desires her, and Ram-inspired > > Dev is so hell-bent on achieving his goal that he will resort to deceit > and > > betrayal in order to get there. > > > > But what might have truly turned this film into a brave, daring effort is > a > > less 'darpok' handling of Ragini's change-of-heart towards Beera. While > she > > does soften considerably when she understands his provocation for > revenge, > > Ratnam never quite turns it into a Stockholm-syndrome situation that > might > > have made for a far stronger central conflict. As it currently stands, > > "Raavan" is a predictable revenge drama that stays too safe to ever > surprise > > you. > > > > Despite some eye-watering camerawork and a stunning action piece in the > > film's climax, the film -- especially its first half -- is a carelessly > > edited mess of long scenes that make little sense when strung together. > > Abhishek plays Beera as an eccentric, unpredictable fellow prone to > sudden > > outbursts; he channels Heath Ledger's Joker from "The Dark Knight", but > > comes nowhere close to replicating a similar sinister charm. Aishwarya, > > despite being the film's leading lady and the very cause of the film's > > conflict, has nothing much to do. She's left to scream and shriek and > hiss > > and spit out her dialogue while looking lovely in every frame. > > > > Surprisingly, AR Rahman delivers his most uninspired score in years, > which > > probably explains why Ratnam wasn't inspired enough to shoot his songs as > > innovatively as he usually does. > > > > The director sticks so faithfully to the "Ramayana" that we get > embarrassing > > scenes like the one in which the suspicious husband asks his wife to take > a > > polygraph test to prove her purity. Other portions, adapted literally, > > include the humiliation of the Surpanakha character, which is only > > marginally better handled. > > > > Of the cast, it's Ravi Kissen and Govinda, who play Beera and Dev's > > right-hand men respectively, who stand out with the film's most engaging > > performances. Both men, particularly Ravi Kissen, make flesh-and-blood > > characters out of their parts, investing them with sincerity and dodging > > stereotypes at every turn. Vikram, meanwhile, oozes screen presence but > is > > shortchanged with cardboard characterization, and pretty much spends the > > entire film chasing after Beera in slo-mo, sporting trendy Ray Bans. > > > > Burdened with pedestrian dialogue and too conventional a screenplay, > > "Raavan" is painfully dull and fails to engage at any level. I'm going > with > > one-and-a-half out of five for Mani Ratnam's "Raavan". It's too > simplistic > > a film from a director whose biggest strength used to be his multilayered > > relationships. > > > > >
