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Friday, April 11, 2008
Krazzy 4
Not again! Another over-the-top comedy and this time with a senti-'mental' shade to the story which only ends up being detri-'mental' to your mental health. When will the mentality of moviemakers change?
The fundamental idea of Krazzy 4 is clearly inspired from an English film The Dream Team and is sketched into a screenplay which is as much manipulated as the title of the film. Alas the makers seek numerological aid for the title but are at lack of logic when it comes to treatment.
The four title characters are supposedly mental patients but surprisingly seem to be fit and fine to physical and psychological perfection. Raja (Arshad Warsi) is temperamental. Daboo (Suresh Menon) can't speak. Mukherjee (Irrfan Khan) is a cleanliness freak with an obsessive compulsive disorder for neatness. Gangadhar (Rajpal Yadav) still lives in a bygone era as outdated as the flavour of this film. There is no backing to the background accounts of these loosely drafted characters or any explanation on how they landed in the mental hospital.
Dr. Sonali (Juhi Chawla) feels the quartet needs some time away from the hospital and takes them to the city to watch a cricket match. Unfortunately in the city Sonali is kidnapped and the foursome is stranded. Conveniently Raj stumbles upon his ex-girlfriend (Dia Mirza) while Mukherjee meets his daughter on some random road. The script is crammed with many more of such cinematic coincidences until it comes to a clichéd climax where the four give long lectures on how its better off being dim-witted than being bad in the mad world outside.
The irony with our comedies is that when characters are expected to act sane they go blaringly berserk, and when they are expected to act mad like in this one, they end up appearing rational. While the four characters here are expected to be stupid, they exhibit more intelligence than the rest of the commonsensical cast put together. They stand for the National Anthem, sing expressive songs and also carry off a sting operation successfully.
From an unscrupulous politician who gets his own wife kidnapped to corrupt cops, Ashwini Dheer employs every possible formula in his wangled screenplay. Almost every gone-off gag is stretched beyond its expiry date until it backfires in reflex action. Just for instance there is an entire track dedicated on how earning just one rupee in this materialistic world is so difficult. How redundantly ridiculous!
Jaideep Sen's directorial touch is equally slapdash, reminiscent of a substandard 80s potboiler. Resorting to a crude Rakhi Sawant item number to wheeling rickshaws in climax chases, the director clearly caters to the front-benchers. Unfortunately these days cinema halls do not fill up till front row capacity.
Even the performances of the much capable cast aren't inspiring, to say the least. Arshad Warsi's repeated anger bouts do not amuse. Irrfan Khan looks uninterested. The immensely talented Suresh Menon is criminally wasted in a mute role. Rajpal Yadav is bearable this time around.
Crazy has different connotations from passionate to mad. While the director doesn't seem to be passionate about his craft, he surely makes you go mad by the end of the show.
Courtesy: Indiatimes movies
The fundamental idea of Krazzy 4 is clearly inspired from an English film The Dream Team and is sketched into a screenplay which is as much manipulated as the title of the film. Alas the makers seek numerological aid for the title but are at lack of logic when it comes to treatment.
The four title characters are supposedly mental patients but surprisingly seem to be fit and fine to physical and psychological perfection. Raja (Arshad Warsi) is temperamental. Daboo (Suresh Menon) can't speak. Mukherjee (Irrfan Khan) is a cleanliness freak with an obsessive compulsive disorder for neatness. Gangadhar (Rajpal Yadav) still lives in a bygone era as outdated as the flavour of this film. There is no backing to the background accounts of these loosely drafted characters or any explanation on how they landed in the mental hospital.
Dr. Sonali (Juhi Chawla) feels the quartet needs some time away from the hospital and takes them to the city to watch a cricket match. Unfortunately in the city Sonali is kidnapped and the foursome is stranded. Conveniently Raj stumbles upon his ex-girlfriend (Dia Mirza) while Mukherjee meets his daughter on some random road. The script is crammed with many more of such cinematic coincidences until it comes to a clichéd climax where the four give long lectures on how its better off being dim-witted than being bad in the mad world outside.
The irony with our comedies is that when characters are expected to act sane they go blaringly berserk, and when they are expected to act mad like in this one, they end up appearing rational. While the four characters here are expected to be stupid, they exhibit more intelligence than the rest of the commonsensical cast put together. They stand for the National Anthem, sing expressive songs and also carry off a sting operation successfully.
From an unscrupulous politician who gets his own wife kidnapped to corrupt cops, Ashwini Dheer employs every possible formula in his wangled screenplay. Almost every gone-off gag is stretched beyond its expiry date until it backfires in reflex action. Just for instance there is an entire track dedicated on how earning just one rupee in this materialistic world is so difficult. How redundantly ridiculous!
Jaideep Sen's directorial touch is equally slapdash, reminiscent of a substandard 80s potboiler. Resorting to a crude Rakhi Sawant item number to wheeling rickshaws in climax chases, the director clearly caters to the front-benchers. Unfortunately these days cinema halls do not fill up till front row capacity.
Even the performances of the much capable cast aren't inspiring, to say the least. Arshad Warsi's repeated anger bouts do not amuse. Irrfan Khan looks uninterested. The immensely talented Suresh Menon is criminally wasted in a mute role. Rajpal Yadav is bearable this time around.
Crazy has different connotations from passionate to mad. While the director doesn't seem to be passionate about his craft, he surely makes you go mad by the end of the show.
Courtesy: Indiatimes movies
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Bird barks instead of sings!
The Antpitta avis canis Ridgley is a bird that looks like a stuffed duck on stilts and barks like a dog. The bird was discovered by ornithologist Robert S. Ridgley in the Andes in Ecuador in June 1998. Thirty of these long-legged, black-and-white barking birds were found. It apparently had gone undetected because it lives in remote parts and, of course, doesn't sing. The size of a duck, it is one of the largest birds discovered in the last 50 years.
There also are dogs that do not bark! The basenji, smallish dog with a silky copper coat, does not bark. Instead, it yodels when it get excited. Wild dogs like the African Wild Dog also do not barkThe first Oscars
At the first Acadamy Awards, Best Director awards went to Lewis Milestone for Two Arabian Knights and Frank Borzage for 7th Heaven. The first award for Actor in a Leading Role went to Emil Jannings for his roles in The Last Command and The Way of All Flesh. The first Best Actress award was won Janet Gaynor for her roles in 7th Heaven, Street Angel and Sunrise. The first Best Picture award went to WINGS. Those were the days of the silent movies, thus WINGS was the only silent to have won a Best Picture Oscar. It also featured Gary Cooper in a minor role. Swiss-born Jannings grew up in Germany and had a heavy German accent which, with the advent of sound in movies, basically put an end to his Hollywood movie career.
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
God-Nice Story
A little boy wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where
God
lived, so he packed his suitcase with a bag of potato chips and a
six-pack
of root beer and started his journey.
When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman. She was
sitting
in the park, just staring at some pigeons. The boy sat down next to her
and opened his suitcase. He was about to take a drink from his root
beer
when he noticed that the old lady looked hungry, so he offered her some
chips. She gratefully accepted it and smiled at him.
Her smile was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, so he
offered
her a root beer. Again, she smiled at him. The boy was delighted! They
sat
There all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never said a word.
As twilight approached, the boy realized how tired he was and he got up
to
leave; but before he had gone more than a few steps, he turned around,
ran
back to the old woman, and gave her a hug. She gave him her biggest
smile
ever.
When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later, his
mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face. She asked him,
"What
did you do today that made you so happy?" He replied, " I had lunch
with
God." But before his mother could respond, he added, "You know what?
She's
got the most beautiful smile I've ever seen!"
Meanwhile, the old woman, also radiant with joy, returned to her home.
Her
son was stunned by the look of peace on her face and he asked, "Mother,
what did you do today that made you so happy?" She replied! "I ate
potato
chips in the park with God." However, before her son responded, she
added,
" You know, he's much younger than I expected."
" Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word,
a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all
of Which have the potential to turn a life around. People come into our
lives for a reason, a season, or a lifetime! Embrace all equally!"
God
lived, so he packed his suitcase with a bag of potato chips and a
six-pack
of root beer and started his journey.
When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman. She was
sitting
in the park, just staring at some pigeons. The boy sat down next to her
and opened his suitcase. He was about to take a drink from his root
beer
when he noticed that the old lady looked hungry, so he offered her some
chips. She gratefully accepted it and smiled at him.
Her smile was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, so he
offered
her a root beer. Again, she smiled at him. The boy was delighted! They
sat
There all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never said a word.
As twilight approached, the boy realized how tired he was and he got up
to
leave; but before he had gone more than a few steps, he turned around,
ran
back to the old woman, and gave her a hug. She gave him her biggest
smile
ever.
When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later, his
mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face. She asked him,
"What
did you do today that made you so happy?" He replied, " I had lunch
with
God." But before his mother could respond, he added, "You know what?
She's
got the most beautiful smile I've ever seen!"
Meanwhile, the old woman, also radiant with joy, returned to her home.
Her
son was stunned by the look of peace on her face and he asked, "Mother,
what did you do today that made you so happy?" She replied! "I ate
potato
chips in the park with God." However, before her son responded, she
added,
" You know, he's much younger than I expected."
" Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word,
a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all
of Which have the potential to turn a life around. People come into our
lives for a reason, a season, or a lifetime! Embrace all equally!"
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