exactly dude.i dunno y people r callin it a flop film even before watching it or even checking out the box office numbers. I watched it and luved it..the problem is american comedies like these aint popular in India as they're either too vulgar for our aam junta ( as Moron Adarsh says ) or too stupid, but I totally luv movies of Vince, Will Ferrell, Ben Stiller, Mike Myers..all of whose movies aren't that popular in India, and most importantly they are easily money spinners as they hav their section of fans. I was actually glad AR Rahman chose this movie. So yes...all u guys stop complaining and enjoy the rain...its pouring Rahmania here...
Buluuuuu Sirish --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "vimaljk" <vima...@...> wrote: > > it opened as #1 in the US box office with over $30 million!....it's the > SECOND time a film with ARR's music has topped the US box office...be proud > of ARR and stop complaining!...also....if you have seen American comedies > before...you should know by now how music is used in them (stop comparing > everything to India!).....usually it's very few original music cues and some > pop songs > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Madhavan Rajan <rsamadhu2002@> wrote: > > > > And why did Rahman accept this film as his first post-Oscars project? > > > > May be just for the heck of it! > > > > On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 3:55 PM, mohammed sajin <mnsajin@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Rahman under-used in flop film > > > > > > Early this year, A R Rahman was discovered by Hollywood and America. He > > > may > > > have worked in the Indian film industry for nearly two decades, composing > > > some of the most memorable songs of our time. But it took one film - Danny > > > Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire for him to gain fame in the West. > > > > > > Now, after a couple of Oscars, a Golden Globe, television appearances and > > > several articles, Rahman has bagged his first post-Slumdog project. Rahman > > > has composed the soundtrack for a new film Couples Retreat, written by > > > Vince > > > Vaughn and Jon Favreau, the writing-acting team that brought us hit films > > > like Swingers, Iron Man, The Break Up and Wedding Crasher. Unfortunately, > > > Couples Retreat the story of four couples on a peculiar, new age-like > > > retreat, trying to straighten out issues in their marriages is a dull, > > > unimpressive film. The dialogues are boring and it is mostly not funny. > > > > > > A still from Couples Retreat. A R Rahman has composed > > > soundtrack for the movie > > > That is too bad because with a cast that it has, Couples Retreat could > > > have > > > been a fun film for the fall season, just before the studios start to > > > burden > > > us with a deluge of the Oscar potential movies. Sometimes even films with > > > a > > > lot of promise do not work out. We can search for answers, but there is no > > > sense in it. The film should do well in its opening weekend, the big name > > > stars are a draw, and then it will disappear fast from the theatres. > > > > > > I went for the press screening of Couples Retreat because of A R Rahman. > > > Having had a taste of his music in the US, from Andrew Lloyd Webber's > > > Bombay > > > Dreams, to slick stage shows and then hugging friends at a bar near Times > > > Square when his Oscar wins were announced in February, this was the > > > moment I > > > was waiting for. This was going to be the mainstreaming of the genius > > > musician. He had worked on this project for three months, first in London > > > and then in Los Angeles. > > > > > > I spent some time listening to the film's soundtrack on its website. I > > > knew > > > that this was not going to be an Indian soundtrack. > > > > > > Rahman recently told the Associated Press that after Slumdog Millionaire, > > > he has started getting work where he can set his own artistic terms. > > > "Since > > > the Oscars and all the appreciation, people come for what I am," he said > > > in > > > the interview. Meanwhile, the online site OneIndia quoted the composer as > > > saying: "I've reached a stage where I've to do new things. There're so > > > many > > > avenues to be explored. So Couples Retreat will be their (Hollywood) kind > > > of > > > music with my touch, done in my way." > > > > > > The music, as we hear on the film's website, is mixed with Caribbean > > > sounds > > > (although most of the film is shot in the Pacific island Bora Bora), but > > > Rahman also uses some Indian touches, a few instruments and voices, > > > including that of Kailash Kher. > > > > > > The movie was unimaginative, but Rahman has often done great work for > > > films > > > that are flat out bad. If nothing else, we could say that the songs were > > > good. But while watching Couples Retreat, I forgot about Rahman's > > > compositions. It is so much in the background, that it is barely audible. > > > His music does nothing to enhance the situations in the film. It is a > > > complete waste. > > > > > > Last year, Boyle told me that he admired the loud soaring sounds in > > > Bollywood movies. In Hollywood films, the music tends to be subtle and > > > quieter, he added. That does not help Rahman's case in Couples Retreat, > > > where his talent is almost unrecognisable. > > > > > > Why did Rahman take three months, composing sounds which hardly matter in > > > the film? Why did the producers hire him from the pool of composers in > > > Hollywood? Was Rahman supposed to add prestige to what was perceived as a > > > weak project? And why did Rahman accept this film as his first post-Oscars > > > project? Was it just for money? And is money that important for Rahman at > > > this stage in his life and career? > > > > > > These are questions that all of his fans should be asking. > > > > > > *Aseem Chhabra is a freelance writer based in New York who has previously > > > written for The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Philadelphia Inquirer > > > and > > > Time Out, New York* > > > http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/index.aspx?page=article§id=56&contentid=2009101120091011000754187481e865d§xslt > > > = > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <http://sig.graphicsfactory.com/> > > > * > > > * > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Cheers, > > Madhavan.R > > Be a Music Fan; not a Music Pirate! > > >
