Dear vinayakam i finally agree with you we better not concentrate on a critics comments or behaviour (its only that sometimes it gets very hard to bear their comments which try to degrade an excelent piece of work)
Pravinder --- In [email protected], "Vinayakam Murugan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > IMHO that era has long gone by when people used to solely depend on reviews > to go and see the movie. Anyways to each his own, but let's not dilute the > forum's focus by commenting on why a critic has praised/criticized a > particular film or its music > On 1/19/07, Pravinder Sheoran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi vinayakam > > it mmatters a lot > > coz a few handful of such people have the reach to a large > > population who read the reviews and see the movie > > > > PRAVINDER > > > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans% 40yahoogroups.com>, > > "Vinayakam Murugan" > > <mvinayakam@> wrote: > > > > > > Amazing how people want to read so much between the lines. Let's > > enjoy the > > > music. Forget what other's are saying. > > > > > > On 1/18/07, Doraiswamy S. <dorai365@> wrote: > > > > > > > > As I said previously, probably all the ads of "Guru" on > > indiafm.comchanged his idea about Mani Ratnam movie .. And he calls > > him impartial and > > > > "Adarsh" :) > > > > > > > > On 1/18/07, Pravinder Sheoran <pravindersheoran@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > hey guys > > > > > DID SUN RISE FROM WEST TODAY > > > > > or my mind have started thinking in opposite way > > > > > > > > > > how come this so called FILM BHAGAT is speaking in favour of > > mani sir > > > > > there must be something going on that is compelling this guy to > > > > > speak this way > > > > > otherwise its not the first time that mani sir and rahman sir > > have > > > > > come with good work > > > > > but its first time this guy is speaking thia way > > > > > > > > > > i just wana warn you guys that do not listen to him > > > > > coz next time he can hurt your expectations very badly > > > > > > > > > > PRAVINDER > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans% 40yahoogroups.com><arrahmanfans% > > 40yahoogroups.com>, > > > > > > > "vinodraju2k" <vinodraju2k@> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Indian B.O.: 'Guru' strong in parts! > > > > > > By Taran Adarsh > > > > > > > > > > > > As a hardcore cinema bhakt, I have witnessed a number of > > films > > > > > since > > > > > > I could remember. I have rarely gone for repeat viewings > > even if > > > > > the > > > > > > film had won my heart. But certain films compel you to watch > > them > > > > > > again, and again, and again. > > > > > > > > > > > > I remember watching Hrishikesh Mukherjee's ABHIMAAN in three > > > > > > consecutive shows [3 p.m., 6 p.m., 9 p.m.] at Padma theatre, > > > > > > Ernakulam [Kerala], when I was a kid. I recall watching > > Ramesh > > > > > > Sippy's SHOLAY time and again over the years. MUGHAL-E- AZAM > > and > > > > > > MOTHER INDIA continue to be all-time favorites. And so is the > > > > > Julie > > > > > > Andrews starrer THE SOUND OF MUSIC, which remains my most > > favorite > > > > > > film. > > > > > > > > > > > > I truly enjoyed Mani Ratnam's new outing GURU. And it > > gladdened my > > > > > > heart immensely. In fact, I watched it twice within three > > days of > > > > > its > > > > > > release and I don't mind watching it the third time. This > > film > > > > > > inspires you to move ahead in life and that's what works. > > > > > > > > > > > > Let's get one thing straight: GURU was never expected to > > start > > > > > like > > > > > > DHOOM 2, KRRISH or FANAA. In fact, everyone in the industry > > knew > > > > > that > > > > > > the initial shows wouldn't record more than 35%-40% > > occupancy. But > > > > > > its 50%-60% start did comes a pleasant surprise. And the film > > > > > picked > > > > > > up momentum on Day 1 itself . > > > > > > > > > > > > While everyone was expecting the film to perform exceedingly > > well > > > > > at > > > > > > multiplexes of metros mainly, the day-wise growth in > > collections, > > > > > > even at centres where `multiplex films' rarely find many > > takers, > > > > > has > > > > > > proved that a good film finds its audience, irrespective of > > its > > > > > > genre. > > > > > > > > > > > > At Indore, for instance, GURU showed a meteoric rise as days > > > > > > progressed. But it slided downwards on Monday and remained > > at par > > > > > on > > > > > > Tuesday and Wednesday, which is not a disturbing sign. Let's > > have > > > > > a > > > > > > quick look at its day-wise performance > > > > > > > > > > > > Theatres Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue > > > > > > Inox 68,200 78,200 1,44,000 45,500 47,500 > > > > > > Velocity 66,000 85,000 1,30,600 43,500 37,500 > > > > > > PVR 1,10,000 1,33,000 1,49,900 77,700 67,000 > > > > > > Adlabs 71,000 88,500 1,45,500 38,200 33,000 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At Mumbai and Delhi/Uttar Pradesh too, the film is behaving > > > > > > exceedingly well. Going by the initial trends, the film > > fetched > > > > > > excellent collections in the opening weekend and is steady on > > > > > > weekdays. South and Bengal is also strong. > > > > > > > > > > > > Agreed, the film is not strong at single screens, but wasn't > > that > > > > > > expected? It's not a DHOOM 2 or a PHIR HERA PHERI to attract > > the > > > > > hoi > > > > > > polloi in hordes, so let's not sit with a magnifying glass > > and > > > > > > indulge in loose talk. In fact, a number of print and TV > > journos > > > > > > quizzed me whether the Abhishek-Ash `roka' ceremony was a > > ploy to > > > > > > boost the business of GURU. Rubbish! The Bachchans would > > never > > > > > stoop > > > > > > so low ever. If they wanted, they could've announced it > > during > > > > > UMRAO > > > > > > JAAN, which really required the push. Let's stay away from > > yellow > > > > > > journalism! > > > > > > > > > > > > As things stand today, the distributors of a few territories > > of > > > > > GURU > > > > > > are definitely in comfort zone thanks to its business at > > > > > multiplexes. > > > > > > With no major opposition in the coming week, its business at > > > > > > multiplexes should be steady. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------- - > > > > > --- > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.indiafm.com/trade/business_talk/index.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Warm Regards > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > Vinayak > > > http://theregoesanotherday.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > Albert Einstein - "Before God we are all equally wise - and equally > > > foolish." > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Warm Regards > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Vinayak > http://theregoesanotherday.blogspot.com/ > > Albert Einstein - "Before God we are all equally wise - and equally > foolish." >
