You know what Rajeev? ARR doesn't care what you think of his music for Raavam and nor do I. The fact is that most people like the music of Raavan as seen in CD sales and word of mouth, even if they didn't like the movie. Your opinion about the music is a small one.
Nice try to blame ARR for what you think of as poor shooting by Mani....good joke. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, jemsheed <jemshee...@...> wrote: > > just came out of the theater.. > i am sure that the below words by rajeev masand is intentional and a personal > attack.. > Most of d places the movie had grt bgm and grt camera eyes.. > > > 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. > > > > > --- On Sat, 19/6/10, rahmaniacsuresh <himmathw...@...> wrote: > > From: rahmaniacsuresh <himmathw...@...> > Subject: [arr] Re: Rajeev Masand: 'Raavan' is a bore of a film > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > Date: Saturday, 19 June, 2010, 11:07 AM > > > > > > > > Â > > > > > > > > > > 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 arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan <catchgops@> 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. > > > >
