Clarke Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 What Genre is this? Comedy Syfy not sure of genre, but one thing is for certain Rajni film ~ cult film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laaloo Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Wait :WTF: Which movie theater in north bergern, nj, charges $30 bucks for a freaking movie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rajiv Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Any chance this movie will be dubbed or does the release have English subtitles ( which will be more fun I guess ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner_Mania Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Isn't it released in Hindi? The Tamil version did have subtitles though at the cinema Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboysfan Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 oh dear god,southies are bat **** crazy sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevortex Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Here is my review of 'Enthiran - The Robot'. -------------------------------------------------- Us Tamils, we are a curious bunch! Really. Once we have taken to somebody he is ours for life. No matter how old he gets or how his appearance changes. Once a hero always a hero. We have proved this time and again with M.G. Ramachandran, Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan etc., etc. Obviously the biggest contemporary example for this effect would have to be none other than Rajnikanth. The man whom the entire state lovingly calls 'Superstar'. On Friday I had this never-before opportunity of watching a Superstar movie on the first day of its release! And one cannot be a Tamil in Chennai and not be excited at the prospect of catching a Rajni movie on the first day of its release. Settled in the plush, soft (yet not completely comfortable) seats at the Express Avenue mall, I had no preset ideas in my mind about the movie. I had only seen the trailer a couple of times - which has to be some kind of record given the frequency with which it was shown on the various TV channels here! 'Enthiran' in Tamil literally means 'Machine man'. Its actually a nicely crafted title and is derived from the word 'Enthiram' which means 'Machine'. I thought the movie started off in great fashion. In a way trendsetting, even. Because it did not have any elaborate introduction scene for Rajnikanth! In fact the Superstar came on screen in the first minute of the movie. Working on a robot. That raised expectations in me. Could this be an anathema? Could this movie actually focus on the subject material, the script itself without unduly stagnating on the hero himself? More on that later. I had taken a great liking to the rustic, even unadorned appearance of our hero in an earlier Tamil movie Chandramukhi. In 'Enthiran' Rajni in the scientist character ('Vaseegaran' in the movie) sports a similar appearance. Often bearded and unkempt there is something essentially human and therefore identifiable and lovable in that character. For reasons best known to only the producers and the director Shankar, Vaseegaran decides to create a humanoid robot as his mirror image. Featuring his face and even his mannerisms - right down to his trademark walk. But there is an essential difference between the two characters that Rajni adorns in this movie. As the Robot, our Superstar is slick, smart, fashionable, weighted down with makeup (including but not limited to lipstick). A polar opposite to Vaseegaran. No prizes for guessing which character got the most applause from the crowds! There was a lot written in the press about the story behind this movie. At best it is a mish mash of Asimov novels and earlier Hollywood productions such as 'I, Robot' etc. There is no attempt to add on to whatever we Sci-fi fans know already as robot lore. Although I will also say that today it is hard to please the average movie-going adult in India. Especially with science-fiction subjects. The bar is set so high in this genre that Indian productions are surely at a disadvantage. But to be fair, the Indian movie industry has avoided flirting with the sci-fi genre for the most part. So, there is not too much collective experience with movies of this type. And it shows. Moving on to on screen performances, Aishwarya takes on a glamorous role with aplomb. There are shots which are stunning and make her look desirable. And then there are also shots which show her age. You have to pick which shots you want to remember! Not much acting to be done as far as Aishwarya is concerned. The comedy track - if it can be called that - is eminently avoidable. Karunas and Santhanam regularly fall flat and their interludes with the robot - often attempting to put the entire project at risk - are not believable in the least. Especially when Vaseegaran repeatedly threatens to throw them out but never does that. As has recently been the trend, Rajni also portrays a negative role in this movie. And he easily out-performs his own Vaseegaran-character while essaying this role. Make-up, clothing and accessories also scream out loud when 'negative' Rajni is on screen. The action on screen - including many of the dance sequences - is mostly computer animated. Now to me, the best and the most potent science fiction movies (or books) are ones that induce in you a sense of believability. Ever so faint, may it be. But nevertheless the possibility of such a thing happening must strike you. If not, we humans (ever the realists) tend to laugh it off. The special effects and over-the-top animations in 'Enthiran' never ever threaten to become believable. Now, this should, I think in a nutshell answer a question that was raised earlier in this review. Could this turn out to be a movie focused on the story itself rather than being fixated on the hero? No Sir. It does not risk that much. What about the music? Lets just say that it has its moments. I am yet to figure out why it is that Rahman's tunes take quite a while before you start appreciating them while there never was that kind of an experience with Ilayaraja's stuff. I mean I understand if a song grows on you slowly. But certainly you dont go from absolutely hating a number to slowly start liking it. With Rahman though, it has almost become a given. Now I do not know enough about music to guess what that says about the composition. But I am sure there is something hidden there. What about the direction and screenplay then, you ask? I can only say this much. The subtlety and insight shown in tackling the story and screenplay is one that can be expected from a teenager who has gotten hold of an idea about a robot becoming 'human-like'. Its a wildly careening ride - from research laboratories to independent evaluation bodies for robotics headed by corrupt professors in nexus with international terrorists to wild, chaotic, uncontrolled gun fights in the middle of the city. This wild ride could have been made a little bit more believable with judicious use of animation. But all semblance of believability was sacrificed. In the end, its a spectacle. I am not even sure that that is a criticism. In fact I am convinced that a spectacle is what the makers of this movie wanted to create. Perhaps it makes it easier to sell the movie... At the end of it all, it leaves me bemused. Not just me, folks. On the first day of the movie, the theatre was vastly silent, with just a few yells and cheers when Rajnikanth first came on screen. It was shocking to even hear a few jeers and cat calls towards the end of the movie. No, Rajni has not become less popular. But if there is going to be yet another movie which attempts to piggy back on his charisma - perhaps he will. The subject was promising. It was a first for Tamil cinema. Perhaps for Indian cinema. In the end it just turned out to be a "Rajni movie". Nothing more but certainly nothing less. I was also curious about seeing how this movie could have fared in Telugu amd Hindi. From whatever I could see, I would venture to say the Hindi movie world is not going to take a liking to this. In Telugu, it would not surprise me to see this go on to be a hit. As a movie-buff I ache for the multi-talented Rajnikanth to take on a substantial role and 'wow' us with his acting skills. I expect him to be something more than a vehicle for all manners of gaudy accessories and clothing and makeup. I know I am not alone in this. And I hope we are all not left aching... And let me also pose this question in passing. What if this movie had anybody else other than Rajnikanth as the lead actor? Leave all the special effects and screenplay as they are. How would the movie be received? I think the answer to that would tell you the real merit of 'Enthiran' - the movie. And as always that answer has to be personal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rajiv Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 ^^ When you releasing it as a book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomainK Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Except Aish who looked stunning in some parts, all the movie has is a collection of funny scenes that were not meant to be funny originally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomainK Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Any chance this movie will be dubbed or does the release have English subtitles ( which will be more fun I guess ) Yeah, they have also released a Hindi dubbed version. Thats the one I watched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketics Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Breaking news. Ram gopal verma to make Endhiran's hindi version for bollywood. Tushar kapoor to play the role of Robot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Breaking news. Ram gopal verma to make Endhiran's hindi version for bollywood. Tushar kapoor to play the role of Robot. :(( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner_Mania Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 And let me also pose this question in passing. What if this movie had anybody else other than Rajnikanth as the lead actor? Leave all the special effects and screenplay as they are. How would the movie be received? I think the answer to that would tell you the real merit of 'Enthiran' - the movie. And as always that answer has to be personal. As I posted in the other Enthiran thread While Shankar made a Rajini movie in Sivaji, this is a Shanker movie with Rajini. I would go on as much to say, had it been Kamal instead of Rajini the ouput wouldn't have been that different. The mass hysteria & product saleability wouldnt have been as hyper as it is now had it had Kamal, but the end product would have still been more or less similar. http://www.indiancricketfans.com/showpost.php?p=1179911&postcount=190 Sujatha originally wrote the story 10 or so years ago with Kamal in mind, Shankar wanted to do the movie with Kamal, it was just fate that Rajini landed the role. As a hardcore Rajini fan, this movie is not what I expect from a Rajini movie - in fact there is nothing in this movie for ir to be called a Rajini movie. A real Rajini movie is Annamalai, Baasha, Sivaji and its ilk - Rajini has an intro song, punch dialogues et all, heck even Chandramukhi had an intro song for Rajini. Rajini is bigger then Shankar and will sell that is the only reason this movie has been hyped as a Rajini movie. For a real Rajini fan this movie will be a disappointment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketics Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Except Aish who looked stunning in some parts' date=' all the movie has is a collection of funny scenes that were not meant to be funny originally.[/quote'] what? aishwaria rai is in this movie. wow didn't know that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fineleg Posted October 7, 2010 Author Share Posted October 7, 2010 Delhi and Bombay: m2rQc32e1oA USA: H9MQzEIjqTI PeNJ5Y_RCPE New Jersey: osk_S822eo0 In Sri Lanka ABB5pnTEoBE Sweden dlu8CTUqGNE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punjabi_khota Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Fineleg is a blatant southie-material publicist :headshake: :mad: What ever you do, you can't make normal people (northies :D) to watch this schmit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fineleg Posted October 7, 2010 Author Share Posted October 7, 2010 Northies are watching it in theaters p.khota :aha: :csk: LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 finey is now a :csk: fan :hysterical: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texy Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 What Genre is this? Comedy Syfy :hysterical::hysterical: good one Finey I thought you're a Charger fan? switch sides? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gunner Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 :hysterical::hysterical: good one Finey I thought you're a Charger fan? switch sides? What golts?? No waiiii !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fineleg Posted October 8, 2010 Author Share Posted October 8, 2010 Finey I thought you're a Charger fan? switch sides? No tex. I've always supported csk and then brc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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