I could make that out from general reaction. I meant it in all honesty. I felt it was needed to supplement the fanatic following.
the movie will fail. I wouldnt watch it again even if paid for it. Infact my appreciation goes out to anybody who watches the full movie twice in a theater. Music was OK but 5 songs for a rahman album was not satiating. BGM was not upto rahman stds. -Rajeev --- In [email protected], "Anil Nair" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well the question is - how do you know "not single person" liked it? > Did u check with each and every person? If you did then thats > commendable. > > Sorry dude ....no offence meant. I dont think it was bad enough to > say "it sucks". It was an honest and a brave attempt at recreating > those times and historical characters. Yes ...there were short- > comings - agreed -but in no way can the whole movie be called > a "waste' > > -A > > --- In [email protected], "Rajeev Gandhi" <rajeev4480@> > wrote: > > > > Hi, > > I saw JA yesterday. It sucks big time. movie lasts for 3hours 45 > > minutes and will bore you to death. Not a single person in the whole > > theater liked the movie. Ashutosh has made a joke out of akbar. > > > > Its not even worth download and watch. Dont waste your time/money on > > this movie. what a waste of 40+ crores. > > > > regards, > > raj > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Gopal Srinivasan <catchgops@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Gowarikerâs > > > churned out a historical one yet again, but unfortunately itâs > so > > > awfully long that, by the time you exit the theaters, youâre > yawning, > > > wondering to yourself how the editing (or the lack of it) ruined > the > > > film so bad Iâm tempted to title it Jodhaa Ak-bore. Because > parts of > > > the âepicâ just drag, itâs like a heavyweight flick heaving > itself > > > lazily to the final reels as if it were a burden. > > > Like Lagaan, the movie begins with Amitabh Bachchan > > narratinghistory. But thatâs where the similarity ends. Jodhaa > Akbar > > takes aneternity to develop too many characters, and while there > > isnât a singlescene in the movie that is irrelevant, many of them > > could be simplytrashed. The plot is simple, and historians might > argue > > on this, but ittraces Akbarâs (a confident Hrithik) path from > > childhood to youth, tomarrying - and falling in love with - the bold > > and rebellious Jodhaa (astrikingly pretty Ash). Sprinkled in are the > > battles. > > > Yes, itâs technically brilliant, save for the > > unforgivablysubstandard war scenes. The warriors - and the animals - > > are often soclumsy on the battlefield that itâs sometimes painful > to > > watch themfight. Outside of that, Gowariker is flawless - as is > > thecinematography by Kiran Deohans, Neeta Lullaâs scrumptious > > costumes andNitin Desaiâs breathtaking sets. In those aspects, the > > flick isspectacular and might just make people say âgoodâ when > > opinions areneeded. The much-talked about khwaaja song is so > > brilliantlypicturised, and it ends with Hrithik defying the norm, > > being hypnotizedin awe and love for the saint, as he joins the > devout > > disciples intheir celebration, almost under a spell. A scene loaded > > with passionatefaith that leaves the audience moved. > > > The performances are a strict okay,except for the leads. Hrithik, > > for once, is amazingly expressive.Warmth, romance, fury, > frustration, > > fear, sympathy, helplessness,vengeance - you name it, and the > > blokeâs managed it all effortlessly,silencing many a critic. > Helping > > him out is his captivating screenpresence - thereâs a scene where > he > > tames a rogue elephant, and whilethat scene might be rubbished on > > paper, the director-actor duo do sowell to make it convincing that > you > > almost nod your head inappreciation. Ash is no less expressive - in > > fact, she has very littledialogue yet a lot of meat in her role - > but > > I must admit, her abilityto emote is far, far superior than her > > sword-wielding skills. Still,she fits the part of the defiant Rajput > > princess. > > > The support cast is unfortunately weak. Kulbhushan Kharbandaâs > Raja > > > Bharmal is almost always helpless, very unlike a king if I may, > and > > > Nikitin Dheerâs Shareefuddin is so absurdly over expressive > that, at > > > times, you hope Akbar slaughters him and gets over with it. Sonu > > Soodâs > > > Sujamal is expected to make the audience notice him, and he > manages it > > > more out of sympathy than conviction. The female support cast do > a lot > > > better, Ila Arun deserves a mention but itâs Punam Sinhaâs > > Hamida Banu > > > who plays the motherâs role to the T. Credit to Gowariker for > getting > > > that bit of the cast together, and extra-credit for handling the > > > subplots of religion so subtly, so simply, and so sweetly that you > > > agree unconditionally. > > > All in all, itâs worth a watch if you donât mind the 200- > minute > > > length, but you might catch sunrise if you go for the night show. > And > > > feel free to excuse yourself in the middle to grab a snack or > two, as > > > you wonât miss too much with the extra scenes. As the credits > > rolled at > > > the end, I was left in a mild shock seeing Ballu Salujaâs name > for the > > > editing. Where was the editing anyway? This crazily stretched film > > > shattered my expectations, and for me, Jodhaa Akbar is history. > > > In more ways than one. > > > ***** > > > > > > > > > mutiny.in > > > > > >
