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Diwakaram
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Username: Diwakaram
Post Number: 2646
Registered: 05-2005
Posted From: 203.196.195.68
| | Posted on Monday, May 01, 2006 - 10:44 pm: |    |
Good review by Platypus mama..Oka Chiru fan kee movie ila anipinchindi antee VB hit ani vere cheppala.. |
Kalki
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Kalki
Post Number: 3935
Registered: 04-2005
Posted From: 129.33.49.251
| | Posted on Monday, May 01, 2006 - 12:03 pm: | |
arey ghostrider gaa mee pukiri pooooku lo kiri kiri sinema kanna maa sinema saala baaga aadutunnadi
akkada janala mind/poooku smash sestunnadi mee poookiri sinema elli smashing hit kaadu thrashing hit pooookiri --pooooku gadi sinema
God of masses striking again -
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Ghostrider
Pilla Bewarse
Username: Ghostrider
Post Number: 89
Registered: 04-2006
Posted From: 68.228.133.38
| | Posted on Sunday, April 30, 2006 - 6:11 am: | |
playpus mama...nuvuv POKIRI ki bad review rasinappude nuvvu eerri badhradu ki ilanti review rasthaavu anukunna...nuvvu OT mothaniki anna thammulu anipinchikunnaaru...ki ki ki
POKIRI SMASHING HIT OF SUMMER |
Proofdada
Bewarse ke Bewarse!
Username: Proofdada
Post Number: 38045
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 195.3.113.169
| | Posted on Sunday, April 30, 2006 - 5:10 am: | |
>>I was so looking forward to this movie was Ileana. I missed her in Devdas. One of my friends then sent me her photos through email. (He incidentally liked this movie very much.) I was stumped. I was floored
tharuvaathaaa..
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Bob
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Bob
Post Number: 3171
Registered: 03-2005
Posted From: 65.30.37.105
| | Posted on Saturday, April 29, 2006 - 10:32 pm: | |
yaa chestadu ley..
VEERABHADRA |
Nayakudu
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Nayakudu
Post Number: 3295
Registered: 05-2005
Posted From: 129.188.33.221
| | Posted on Saturday, April 29, 2006 - 10:25 pm: | |
BOB mama,
nenu antundi VB gurinchi manchi talk ne vundi gada promote cheyyali antunna ambika garu...
mana movies past lo promote chese vallu kadu gada asalu |
Cinebuff1
Pilla Bewarse
Username: Cinebuff1
Post Number: 239
Registered: 05-2004
Posted From: 70.245.153.212
| | Posted on Saturday, April 29, 2006 - 10:23 pm: | |
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Bhavani
Bewarse
Username: Bhavani
Post Number: 1655
Registered: 02-2005
Posted From: 70.239.44.169
| | Posted on Saturday, April 29, 2006 - 10:22 pm: | |
  
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors |
Bob
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Username: Bob
Post Number: 3170
Registered: 03-2005
Posted From: 65.30.37.105
| | Posted on Saturday, April 29, 2006 - 10:20 pm: | |
p vasu emi chestado ento e bomma min guarantee laga undi,producer sangathi pakkana pettu..director antha sakkam ga chestey next promotion..
VEERABHADRA |
Bestboy
Pilla Bewarse
Username: Bestboy
Post Number: 135
Registered: 03-2005
Posted From: 69.245.189.191
| | Posted on Saturday, April 29, 2006 - 10:18 pm: | |
Nayakudu maama, thanks for the review.. bomma pakka hit.. range tharvatha chosukovachu.. |
Nayakudu
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Nayakudu
Post Number: 3293
Registered: 05-2005
Posted From: 136.182.2.221
| | Posted on Saturday, April 29, 2006 - 10:15 pm: | |
mama ee movie ni aina mana producer baga promote cheyyali inka... |
Bob
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Bob
Post Number: 3169
Registered: 03-2005
Posted From: 65.30.37.105
| | Posted on Saturday, April 29, 2006 - 10:14 pm: | |
yaa nenu already appreciate chesanu platy mama ni pakka db lo, idbd sweet memories lo active participator ,english aripisthadu like pawan_banglorefan..
VEERABHADRA |
Gudivada04
Pilla Bewarse
Username: Gudivada04
Post Number: 153
Registered: 09-2004
Posted From: 24.71.223.142
| | Posted on Saturday, April 29, 2006 - 10:12 pm: | |
Before I start my review I would like to thank GL mama for getting me a ticket.
Jayaprada theatre in Chennai was a sight to behold today. The crowd was simply unstoppable with fans dancing on the seats - well for exactly the first five minutes. Then they went relatively silent unsure of whether the fight they were watching would get over before the interval break or not.
Let us leave such unending fights aside for a moment. I would like talk about the Devuda song. It has been quite some time since I watched anything of such quality. Cinematography at its best - excellent camera movements and some nice steps by the leading man. This song stands apart from the rest of the songs - save the last song.
I wanted to write about the songs too. But alas! I don't remember any of them now. I don't even remember the leading scenes for most of those songs. The film has at least two songs that can be cut easily.
Mahesh had the best lines and the best character sketch in the movie. Poori Jagannath obviously spent quite a gazillion years working on Mahesh Babu's role. It is a pity then that he didn't spend an iota of that effort in sketching the other characters which pass off as merely one dimensional and in some cases - like Venu Madhav and Ali - zero dimensional.
Poori Jagannath's fascination with totally unnecessary villains continue in this movie too. Like songs, two villain roles can be safely cut. Prakash Raj need not be living outside the country. He can very well be in India for this story. And that would have made things simpler for the viewers.
A few years back, there was a Tamil movie called Run. It holds a record of sorts in the tinsel world. The comedy track in that movie had absolutely no connection with the main thread. The characters did not overlap. There were no common scenes. It was just a digital switch between the highway and the parallel dust track.
The comedy track in this movie comes very close to that. The sad part is that it falls flat. There is something called the Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility which the director was perhaps unaware of. He kept on barking on the same concept again and again and again and again. By the time the comedy track entered its climax - viewers in the movie hall were actually groaning in frustration.
Ileana - the hourglass lady - A future bollywood prospect - With a figure like that she is not gonna be with Tollywood for long. One of the reasons I was so looking forward to this movie was Ileana. I missed her in Devdas. One of my friends then sent me her photos through email. (He incidentally liked this movie very much.) I was stumped. I was floored. I scolded myself for not watching Devdas. When I found that Pokiri had Ileana, I was determined to see it at least twice.
Oh but what a disappointment it has been! Ileana sure was gorgeous. In fact I am all for awarding her the second place after Sonali Bendre. However the director failed to capitalize on her craze. She has not been presented properly in this movie. I don't mean that she should expose. There are ways to show a lady beautifully. Take Sneha in Radha Gopalam or Bhoomika in Missamma. Those characters stay etched in memory forever. Poori Jagannath had the best looking girl in the industry at his disposal. What does he do? He resorts to rapid fire editing in duets! Give me a break man. I want to properly ogle at Ileana. You take her off the scene in like 0.02 nano seconds.
Let me come back to the fights, the fights that never end. If trimmed properly, these are really comparable to Hollywood stunts. Breathtaking visualization, cinematography, smooth transition between scenes - all wasted because all these keep on happening for an eternity.
This movie has all the ingredients to satisfy the fans. However it has a serious problem. There is absolutely nothing in the movie for the family audience. There is no romance worth speaking of, no sentiment at all and the action scenes are extremely gory. We have knifes protruding from human heads. In my opinion this can be a potential threat to the movie after the first two weeks. (That's when the normal audience start coming to the theatres)
Poori Jagannath should seriously think about where he wants to place his loyalties. If he wants a slick Hollywood action thriller, he should do away with two songs, trim the fights and cut the comedy track entirely. If he is also looking to satisfy family audience, he should reduce the violence and build the relationship between Mahesh and Ileana on a deeper scale with a sustained focus on romance.
As it stands out, cardboard characters are aplenty in the movie with just one well rounded personality - Mahesh Babu. Fans will be happy. Action movie fans will relish this. But then, does it have a future after the third week? Remains to be seen!
Platy. |
Andhramass
Vooriki Bewarse
Username: Andhramass
Post Number: 4273
Registered: 12-2004
Posted From: 130.220.79.98
| | Posted on Saturday, April 29, 2006 - 10:08 pm: | |
yei yei
MASS anthey Istham, BEZAWADA anthey Pranam |
Gaali
Desanike Pedda Bewarse
Username: Gaali
Post Number: 10216
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 216.15.79.16
| | Posted on Saturday, April 29, 2006 - 10:07 pm: | |
Platy mama chaala manchodu. Tanu unbiased gaa vraastaadu. Meeku yinka pandage. Enjoy!
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Gudivada04
Pilla Bewarse
Username: Gudivada04
Post Number: 151
Registered: 09-2004
Posted From: 24.71.223.142
| | Posted on Saturday, April 29, 2006 - 10:04 pm: | |
Ithane Pokiri kuda rasadu, cinema ki antha scene ledani. Normally good reviewer. |
Bhavani
Bewarse
Username: Bhavani
Post Number: 1644
Registered: 02-2005
Posted From: 70.239.44.169
| | Posted on Saturday, April 29, 2006 - 10:01 pm: | |
 
 
 
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors |
Bhavani
Bewarse
Username: Bhavani
Post Number: 1643
Registered: 02-2005
Posted From: 70.239.44.169
| | Posted on Saturday, April 29, 2006 - 10:00 pm: | |
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors |
Nayakudu
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Username: Nayakudu
Post Number: 3285
Registered: 05-2005
Posted From: 136.182.2.221
| | Posted on Saturday, April 29, 2006 - 9:59 pm: | |
babu fans rand konchem hungama cheddamm |
Bhavani
Bewarse
Username: Bhavani
Post Number: 1642
Registered: 02-2005
Posted From: 70.239.44.169
| | Posted on Saturday, April 29, 2006 - 9:57 pm: | |
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors |
Nayakudu
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Username: Nayakudu
Post Number: 3284
Registered: 05-2005
Posted From: 129.188.33.221
| | Posted on Saturday, April 29, 2006 - 9:55 pm: | |
Disclaimer: This is not a review of the movie. This is just what I personally feel about the movie. Since it is a personal opinion, the write up will definitely be pretentious and condescending at places. Please note that it is better to go with real reviews and not personal opinions like this - if you are trying to judge if this is a movie really worth watching.
Strange are the preconceived notions of human beings. Not even once in the last one month have I thought that I would find myself watching Veerabhadra on the very first day of its release. The possibility itself did not cross my mind at all. However four days back, when I saw that it was on the marquee in the best theatre of Chennai, I decided to book the ticket.
Veerabhadra works. It may not be the best movie around these days. However it is honest to itself, has a tight script, a gripping screenplay and zero boring moments. The story is not anything remotely new. However the treatment is pretty good. All the actors did justice to their roles. To my surprise even the songs which normally take a backseat in any Balakrishna movie are refreshingly good except for the last song. Yedukondalu song is the pick of the lot. There are a couple of melodious numbers which are shot very well and recorded nicely. Rerecording by Mani is pretty good.
The story has a little bit of everything. However the director takes care of the emotions very well. An emotionally charged scene is immediately followed by a wisecrack remark by M S Narayana and the tension is eased up.
A special mention should go to Peter Haynes. The fights till the climax are extraordinary. There is some thread work but it was minimal. The power conveyed by the choreography of these fights tells us that given proper direction, Peter Haynes could work miracles. In stark contrast the climax reminds one of the Samara Sinha Reddy or Narasimha Naidu fights. I am not exactly aware of the reason why PH had been replaced by the other stunts man for the climax fight. The difference shows pretty clearly on the screen.
That brings us to Balakrishna, the man who single handedly drives the show right from the very innovative and enjoyable title entry. It is clear that he has put in more than 100% into this movie. At times I really felt pity on him - especially during the songs. He tried hard to manage some really difficult steps - like the one where he has to lie on the floor and make a 360 degree sweep. I really don't think Balakrishna should attempt such steps at this juncture of his career. It really really looked awkward. He doesn't need to prove that he is good at dancing. He should stick to what he is really good at.
And he excels in his forte. Take for instance the much talked about and sometimes laughed about dialogue: "Rakhtam lo uDakapeDutha" and "Narikaanante, mukkalu erukodaaniki rendu rojulu paDuthundi" (Not the exact words). When delivered by Balakrishna in the context of the scene, they are really powerful and do not seem out of place at all.
That is one of the plus points of the movie. At no place you'll feel that the dialogues were written keeping Balakrishna in mind. It all blends quite nicely into the screenplay. Balakrishna's histrionics and voice modulation then take them to the next level.
First half of the movie is immensely enjoyable. My opinion on the second half is that the sentiment factor has gone overboard. However it may click with the family audience. A little bit of trimming here and there would have definitely helped the movie.
The movie falls well short of expectations in the department of editing. That is putting it mildly. In the first half Editing is really awful. The transition between scenes is almost always very abrupt. I had to actually put 2 and 2 together to understand what was happening on the screen.
Prakash Raj is the surprise packet. These days I see him only as a larger than life villain. In this movie, he has a three dimensional role and gets a chance to act - instead of shouting dialogues. He essays all the emotions quite nicely and underplays his character to perfection.
Shayaji Shinde on the other hand is unbearably loud - always shouting at 130 decibels. Someone needs to tell this guy that it is getting repetitive these days.
On the whole, Veerabhadra is a nice movie - worth watching once at least. The way the story unfolds at breakneck speed and the high number of non overlapping incidents give this movie some repeat value.
Balakrishna delivers a better movie this time. Whether it becomes a decent hit or not - Only time will tell. |
