even though by now all agree that raavan is awful, i feel i need to put in my two bit too.. its awful. especially abhishek. aishwarya is bad and vikram is good. the movie is overshot- according to me and the music is ordinary; the politics (?) silly. but everything might even have been bearable if it was not for abhishek the candy floss boy being so out of his depth, thrusting his lower jaw forward and with make up that looks that he is half way through his facial. in comparison vikram reeks testosterone.
my day was made yesterday by ‘purple rain’. early 1980s prince knowing that he is going to be a star. maybe he is just like his father, beating up the women he loves but when he is on stage- he is pure fire. sexy sexual sizzling and singing up a storm. although when doves cry does not have a stage performance it is still a great song; but lets go crazy kicks up manic energy right at the beginning, ‘the beautiful ones’ and ‘darling nikki’ are jaw droppingly good and the title track at the end gave me goosebumps. ‘i would die 4 u’/ ‘baby i’m a star’ at the end are fabulous dance songs.
and then there are the in-flight movies. on the way to amsterdam it was oscar time.’ crazy heart’ with jeff bridges proving he can act asa down and out country star rising out of alcoholism through love. aw. precious- another loser makes it big film. overweight black girl fights prejudice, incest and abuse to lead a normal life. on the way back – ‘its complicated’ that even meryl streep couldn’t save. divorced housewife has affair with married ex-husband. supposed to be complicated- but actually- who cares? ‘alice in wonderland’ that goes tim burton goth for no goddamn reason and worst of all ‘when in rome’ rom com about a magic fountain in rome. what are danny devito and angelica huston doing in bit roles in this piece of fluff? star of the film is the guggeheim museum in new york and its role in helping the lovers discoer true love.
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loved your amsterdam fotoos. you lucky man! i skipped raavan, just saw it's complicated 2 days ago, and exactly my feeling, who cares? :)
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