odadune
Star of the item number
not around much due to stuff in my personal life.
Posts: 1,494
Favorite actor: Currently a certain Kumar, but I like most of them
Favorite actress: whoever's in films I'm interested in this week
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Post by odadune on Dec 20, 2013 18:14:54 GMT
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Post by dancelover on Dec 21, 2013 18:01:19 GMT
www.boxofficeindia.com says 31 crore on Friday, which was not-a-holliday. Expecting a blockbuster, maybe all-time b. D
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Post by corbie on Dec 21, 2013 21:58:30 GMT
Going tomorrow. Really looking forward to this one.
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Post by ShantiSal on Dec 22, 2013 1:32:19 GMT
It's been a sell out here (Adelaide). Have got tickets for 29th.
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lydia
Junior artiste
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Post by lydia on Dec 22, 2013 7:01:35 GMT
Consistent with the franchise. A good performance from Aamir. The chases were boring. The songs were the standout for me.
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Post by Prem Rogue on Dec 22, 2013 19:25:43 GMT
Baradwaj Rangan's reviewFor the latest installment in an empty-headed franchise, Dhoom 3 sets its sights surprisingly high. This isn’t so much a bikes-and-babes tableau as an Angry Young Man saga (think Trishul on steroids), driven by the desire for revenge. Where the references in the earlier Dhoom films came from Hollywood capers, this one harks back to the kind of Bollywood masala – Akayla comes instantly to mind – where victory comes with a hefty price tag. The ending is suitably heavy. This story might have made a great drama, but by shoehorning it into the Dhoom template, the director Vijay Krishna Acharya squanders its possibilities. The movie on page and the movie on screen seem to have little in common. On page, we sense long-festering soul scars and fraternal discord and a love triangle with jagged edges – all of which would have merited the nearly three-hour running time. On screen, we see endless slo-mo posturing and a series of the most boring bike chases ever committed to film. We search in vain for the fast-forward button.
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madhu
Dancing in the chorus
Posts: 10
Favorite actor: Hrithik Roshan, Sidharth Malhotra
Favorite actress: Rani Mukherjee, Deepika Padukone, Vidya Balan
Upcoming release you're most excited about: Happy New Year/Bang Bang
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Post by madhu on Dec 23, 2013 4:17:50 GMT
I saw it today, and my overall mood upon leaving the film was one of disappointment. First, the good. The 4 main leads were excellent. Aamir is Aamir, and he was just amazing. Also, he spends a considerable amount of the movie shirtless. I was not complaining, believe you me. Abhishek has just settled into his Jai role so comfortably, he seems much more natural now than he did in the first one. Uday was a lot of fun. Katrina was adorable, sparkling, gorgeous, and her body was slamming. The dance numbers were AMAZING, and made me like the songs even more than I did walking into the movie. The action sequences are a blast, and the cinematography is a treat. I feel bad that I don't have a clue what Chicago is like, but I imagine that for those familiar with the city, this will be an incredibly exciting watch. Now, the bad. The story was so damn ridiculous. And it seemed so wildly melodramatic in the American setting. If it was set in India, it wouldn't have felt this jarring, I think. The supporting cast of "Americans" were awkward and cringe-inducing. It felt like I was watching a movie full of "Ted-ji"s from Tere Bin Laden, except I was expected to take all of these people seriously. Yeagh. There was not enough Abhishek. Of course, more Abhishek would mean either cutting some Aamir, or adding to the interminable running time of almost 3 hours, neither of which is a good option. {Spoilers. Click to view!} Katrina was criminally under-utilized. I feel so cheated that she never got to kick ass and that all she was was window dressing. I was expecting her to be the Aish to Aamir's Hrithik. And she wasn't, which just broke my heart. The ending felt hollow. I absolutely hated it. I would like Jai to just once complete a successful arrest without having it end in a suicide, attempt or otherwise. Random aside, the trailers at my showing included one for Patiala House, which was beyond baffling. Has this happened anywhere else? I'm in NorCal.
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Post by Prem Rogue on Dec 23, 2013 6:48:14 GMT
I'm dismayed to see these poor reviews from sources I tend to agree with, since I thought the first two films were fun, Dhoom 2 moreso. It sounds like it might make for a fun night of MST3K-like viewing once it's on Netflix. Karan Bali's review at UpperstallTo begin with, I wonder if it's even worth writing this review. Dhoom 3, to me, is one of the films one calls review or critic proof. No matter what one feels or writes about the film, good or bad, it's going to rake in the money and have the producers laugh all the way to the bank. And so what if: - The film puts together bits and pieces from Tropic Thunder, and especially from Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight series and The Prestige. After all remember what Aamir did with Memento before? - The makers themselves forget the basics of their franchise and build up Aamir Khan at the cost of the entire film. Not only does this destroy a reasonably OK enough first half with just enough of a plot, some thrilling (for Bollywood) action and a couple of well choreographed songs with a good twist at the interval, but that very twist proceeds to kill the second half (and the film) as it gets relatively story heavy. Now this could have been a good thing but the writing is so lazy, unimaginative, convenient, and shorn of any complexity with no twists and turns barring really one in the entire half that it just leads to sheer tedium. The 172 minutes running time (too much Slo Mo?) doesn't help. - No other actor barring Mr Khan is even given room to breathe, not even Katrina Kaif who actually does her bit well in the songs. This must be easily the least she's opened her mouth to speak in a film. And you wonder if Abhishek Bachchan was scowling (sulking?) as part of a character trait or due to the fact that he was sidelined so cruelly? - Mr Perfectionist, Aamir, has hammed so perfectly (a fellow reviewer called him Ham ir) it must be counted amongst his worst acts ever with some of the most unintentionally funny face making. To top it all, he looks old and jaded. And with the others sidelined, Uday Chopra and his stupid comments actually bring in some comic relief to the otherwise dreary narrative. Incidentally, what was that bimbette foreign cop all about? - For a film where you can see that money is spent like water and where one can't really find fault with its lavish mounting, superior production design, well executed action scenes, overall decent VFX and some stunning cinematography, yet one cannot forgive some basic glitches - Aamir's feet are not even touching the side of building as he runs down! - The music is fine though Kamli and Malang are more redeemed by some good choreography and spectacular picturization rather than their compositions. The background score is loud and deafening and if one hears the refrain of Dhoom Macha Le... once more... - One has not even gone into logical loopholes or typical cliches - so of course, the whites are all evil and incompetent baboons for Bollywood to come in and do its thing in Chicago. - And of course, it has to be said... Actually forget it. None of this really matters. The film is review proof as I said and so I refuse to go into a detailed, serious review or a rating. The Rupees 30 crore plus nett on the first day in India, and an estimated opening weekend of at least 3.3 million dollars in USA says it all. This is what the makers wanted. This is what they've got.
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poornima
Dancing in the chorus
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Post by poornima on Dec 23, 2013 11:54:54 GMT
Depressing reviews and soaring BO figures - nothing unusual here ! I think I shall save money on this higher-than-usual priced movie and wait for Madhuri next month !
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HCB
Dancing in the chorus
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Post by HCB on Dec 23, 2013 21:36:57 GMT
I was lucky to catch Dhoom 3 first day first show so had the full impact of the surprise as I viewed it without any expectations. My humble opinion is that this is at good as it gets! Read my DHOOM 3 Review on the Hindi Cinema Blog.
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lydia
Junior artiste
Posts: 58
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Post by lydia on Dec 24, 2013 0:12:30 GMT
Just as the end credits were rolling and we had the final song which made explicit the previously withheld - surprise factor - the crowd for the next session was allowed into the cinema and copped a screen full of jumbo-spoiler.
Don't agree with Karan Bali upthread that Dhoom 3 is 'review proof' (whatever that means). If his argument holds then many masala films should never have been reviewed. What makes this Dhoom different is the dark melodrama of the second half. This got a bit too heavy but I prefer watching Aamir in a semblance of story rather than Abhishek-Uday doing their usual - I guess the gags do nothing for me because I am subtitle dependent. It's interesting how some critics loved Aamir's performance (A. Chopra); others hated it (Rangan, Bali). It is not quite right to attribute performance to the actor alone. My understanding is that the director establishes the style - obviously working within the range of what the actor can deliver. Judging by Tashan, Acharya may have a preference for exaggerated/cartoon like portrayals. Throughout the years in Bollywood, the prototype of Aamir's character (without wishing to spoil) has been played by other actors in a similarly exaggerated way(with no complaints).
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Post by Prem Rogue on Dec 24, 2013 3:14:06 GMT
Don't agree with Karan Bali upthread that Dhoom 3 is 'review proof' (whatever that means). If his argument holds then many masala films should never have been reviewed. "Review-proof" and "critic-proof" mean that a movie will make a lot of money, even if the reviews are terrible.
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lydia
Junior artiste
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Post by lydia on Dec 24, 2013 6:50:40 GMT
Don't agree with Karan Bali upthread that Dhoom 3 is 'review proof' (whatever that means). If his argument holds then many masala films should never have been reviewed. "Review-proof" and "critic-proof" mean that a movie will make a lot of money, even if the reviews are terrible. I thought he meant not worth reviewing because of mass-appeal (fan-base). Basically 'junk' that the audience will lap up. Not worthy of a serious critic.
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mala
Dancing in the chorus
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Post by mala on Dec 28, 2013 4:22:18 GMT
What an awful movie! I don't even have any words. But then, I never much liked Dhoom 2 either. Dhoom (the first) was the only one I had actually liked; in fact, I had loved it at the time.
I really hope they stop making these movies. How does Abhishek's character get touted as such an excellent cop, when he has failed to put a single one of his criminals behind bars???
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Post by dancelover on Dec 28, 2013 17:57:19 GMT
boxofficeindia.com "Dhoom 3 smashed all first week records ... 174 crore ... new first week circuit record in every circuit ..." Dancelover
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