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My review of Chak De India seems to have started off a discussion on the use of a standard formula in most sports movies. Giri, Rajendran and Ratnakar are right: you watch them for the adrenaline rush. It matters not if they’re formulaic. There’s an amazing passage in The God of Small Things where Arundhati…
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I’ve spoken of formulaic movies in the past, and how I get antsy if they don’t try anything original within the framework they operate under. If you’re going to ride the shoulders of giants, the least you can do is jump. Otherwise, what good are you? Chak De India is a formulaic sports movie from…
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If you’re wondering why I’m on an SRK trip today, it’s because I’m planning to go see Chak De India this evening. Ram Jaane is, on the face of it, an overdone, melodramatic mess of a movie with more ham than you can find in all of Virginia. I have a sneaking affection for it,…
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In my opinion, Kabhi Haan Kabhi Na is the most endearing movie of SRK’s career. This was before he refined his act, but one can see how his screen presence and his energy take the movie up a couple of notches. For those of us who first noticed him when he played Abhimanyu Rai in…
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Swades is the sort of movie that is very unlikely to become a big success. It has a point to make and it takes itself , and the point it makes ultra-seriously. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but the preachy nature of one of the main characters (played by Gayatri Joshi) compounds matters.…
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Warning: This post isn’t exactly G-rated, if you get my drift. If this is likely to bother you, go read something else. Jersey Girl is, above all, a sweet movie. I say this because with Kevin Smith, sweet can be hard to come by. Funny, though, is another matter entirely. The man writes funnier dialogue…
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We Were Soldiers is a solid movie depicting the first major American offensive in Vietnam. It features some virtuoso battle sequences, and manages to convey the heroism of these men without compromising on the suffering they had to deal with. Two scenes stood out for me in this movie. On the army base where the…
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No, I haven’t seen the movie. I’m not sure I want to, either. I’ve had enough disappointing three-quels this year to last me a lifetime. Then again, I did watch AKS and JBJ, so… Anyway, I just read James Berardinelli’s review of the movie. He’s given it one and a half stars, which on a…
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My father originally refused to let me see Lawrence of Arabia when it was shown on TV. He said, if you can’t experience the grandeur of this movie, there’s no point in seeing it. Only on the big screen can you really notice how a little speck on the shimmering horizon of the desert slowly…
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The most enjoyable part of watching a love story is usually the courtship sequence, when rich dads, jealous third wheels and assorted psychos are not in evidence or in focus. The good ones manage to mix humor and warmth in exactly the right quantity. Done well, the effect can be magical. Done badly, well… Cheeni…
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