I Don't Know About You But I Liked Jhoom

Call me an idiot, but I did.

Even though I was the only one who wasn't groaning by the interval.

Even though the film had Bobby Deol and Lara Dutta in starring roles.

Even though it had Amitabh Bachchan dancing around in full Gipsy/Pirate/Minstrel costume (and not looking too happy about it either).

Even though it had Preity Zinta in it (- which should be enough really -) playing a character "...more Brit than the Queen herself..." (according to yashrajfilms.com) - I liked that Yashraj is secure enough to laugh at themselves like that.


I liked the Hippie-Chic/Boho/Hipster-Buzzword wardrobe they had - way to make us relate to the characters guys.

I liked that they had the Full Uncut Rap Trailer for Chak De India on just before the film - I guess it was their way of warning us, or punishing us. Or maybe it was a test - If you could sit through that you could sit through anything, and then they went about proving it. Or maybe it was just so that we don't think the film to be so bad, by comparison - like when you stare at the Sun for too long and then look at something else, y'know, it seems darker and bluer,that was what the trailer was like - Staring at the Sun.

I liked Lara Dutta's acting in the film. I mean the french accent was pretty putain good, non? And all South-Asian-English Hookers swear like that don't they? All the time too, just 'cause they're that hardcore.

I liked Bobby Deol in the film, as I'm sure all you ladies did too. I mean they show him surrounded by women, all vying for his attention and when he gets up they freeze on his face and play that song "Main Jatt ...", y'know that famous song with Dharmendra from, uh, that film. Anyway, that was enough to convince me that he was a Babe.

I liked that Preity Zinta had a Gay Best Friend (tm). Not only did it show how modern her character was, you remember the character who was upset because a strange man accidently brushed against her hand and then told him she was engaged (when she wasn't) to get rid him and/or because she couldn't deal with her own feelings for him at the moment, yeah her, how current she is, but also shows how accepting people have become of Non-threatening (Realistically) Effeminate Gay Men around the world, like in that scene when they go to see Bobby Deol and he tells him to go away because his mummy told him to keep away from him.

I liked that the entire cast of Kumars had cameos in the film - Meera Syal and Sanjeev Bhaskar in memorable ones, while uh, the other two in um, token roles, 'y'know for the fans.
[Most people missed Mr. Kumar, he played Preity Zinta's Character's (Totally forgot the name, thank gods) Dad, you can see him when the fake Bobby Deol totally impresses Preity Zinta by telling her he's been stalking her and taping her.]

I liked that they used music to forward the story instead of just as imagined romantic interludes - of course the story was one big imagined romantic interlude, and the part that wasn't was set in a disco.


I liked that I paid 110 Rs. to see this movie - it made me realize the value of each and every rupee as I sat thinking about everything else I could have spent it on while waited for them to open the exits.

Movie Review : Aap Ka Surroor - The Moviee

Movie Review : Aap Ka Surroor - The Movie

Review of the Film by Taran Adarsh - 3.5 [Read it First]
Hmmm. Call me biased but I was the impression Critics have to review the whole film not it's 'Curiosity Value' and how fast paced it was (Car Chase ooooooo).
And isn't this the same guy who thought Pirates 3 was too fast-paced and confusing (actually that explains why he liked this one)
And I haven't seen the film yet (I'll wait for it come on Zee in a couple of weeks) but I'm sure Himesh and Goofy-chick-from-everywhere-two-years-ago have about as much acting ability as the guy in the autorickshaw from the trailer.

But Wait! There's More!
And More!!
And Yet MORE!!!


[And not to get personal or anything, but he gave Cheeni Kum a 3, [You won't get it unless you have seen it],
Jhoom Barabar... (okay) Jhoom a 1.5 (Wasn't that bad, was it? Post coming soon),
and look what he wrote for Bheja Fry



And looks like I'm not alone

Ambitious First Post!

Hey! Seen that Ad, y'know, the one with the guy who's singing that really bad song and playing it on his music system at the same time, really loud, and he's singing it really bad, and he's singing "Come on Baby Let's be Naughty, Come on Baby Let's do Party" and everybody's running away from him but he keeps on singing and then he says "Whatta Top Ka My Music My Wold My Papsi!". Yeah, that one. Man, those Coca-Cola guys sure get some good ideas!


And that one, with that girl, y'know the one who looks a little bit like a baby monkey (I mean, uh, in a good way) and she says she wants a Twist, and this guy hears her and says "Aao Twist KareN!" and then starts Walking Like An Egyptian, and then everybody starts Walking Like Egyptians, and then the mon- girl gets up and goes "Twist!?!" and everybody goes 'Oh, Right' and pretends the whole thing never happened, just like in real life!

And that other one, where the girl keeps saying "Mujhe Udna Hai", and walks around countrysides with books and scarves and things placed in aesthetic patterns saying "Mujhe Udna Hai", and "Jab Baki Sab Padh Rahe The, MaiN Toh Sapne Dekh Rahi Thi", and then "Mujhe Udna Hai", and then after some motivational music we see her all-grown-up as a , wait-for-it, it's-gonna-be-worth-it, an Air Hostess! Hah, you thought she was gonna be pilot didn't you? Me too? No, she's just a tag-along. Guess she should have studied back when she was dreaming of uding huh?

So Much For Ambition.


Notable Mention:
What's the Prograam!? US-Return Edition, (Where Do I Start)
'Thinking is a Waste of Time' Manly Bikes for Manly Men who do Manly Things,
Zataaaaaaak Gold,
Anti-Dandruff Shampoo - 'Khaas' MardoN Ke Liye,
(Boost is The Secret of My Energy) (What'd you call me?)
and
"MAIN BAN GAYA DHONI!"




Glossary:
Twist - n. Orange Cola, Unpopular Beverage
Twist - v. Embarassing Dance, See Things Only Tarantino Could Like
Walking Like An Egyptian - v. Another Embarassing Dance, See the Eighties [Restricted; For Scholarly or Military Use Only]
Walking Like Egyptians - pl. Embarassing For Everyone Involved [Remember: If You Don't Intervene, You're A Walker Yourself]

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