Rajeev was the brilliant person who said Dostana had better music than Yuvvraj :)
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "yeshrao81" <yeshra...@...> wrote: > > I doubt if someone else could have given a much more versatile and inspired > score for Raavan....Beera...Behne De....Khili Re....Keda > Kari...Ranjha....they are all oustanding and in their own league....My must > have instead said the great music was not used very well in the film....BTW > how many movie reviewers understand the nuances of the music while they watch > the film! I have my doubts if Rajeev has a fine ear for music!!! > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "ravi" <ravisdev@> wrote: > > > > There was a reviewer Khalid Mohamed who wrote reviews and belted directors. > > But the 2 movies he did was utter disaster despite have good music. > > Its easy to comment than deliver. > > Dont give importance to reviews you may like or dislike but why miss > > something just because of believing what others had to say. Every human is > > gifted with a brain and thought to think. > > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, haris zeenath <hariszeenath@> wrote: > > > > > > 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, Gopal Srinivasan <catchgops@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > From: Gopal Srinivasan <catchgops@> > > > Subject: [arr] Rajeev Masand: 'Raavan' is a bore of a film > > > To: "arrahmanfans" <arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com> > > > Date: Saturday, 19 June, 2010, 8:42 AM > > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Masand: 'Raavan' is a bore of a film > > > > > > Rajeev Masand , CNN-IBN > > > Posted on Jun 18, 2010 at 21:29 | Updated Jun 19, 2010 at 00:23 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 83Share > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Free Movie Previews > > > Watch Full-Screen, High-Res Movie Clips & Trailers - Download Free! > > > FilmFanatic. MyWebSearch. com > > > Ads by Google > > > 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. > > > > > >
