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Don (2006)
Not a bad remake at all ...
Just saw it a couple of hours back .. and I have mixed feelings about the movie ..
Its definitely worth a watch and this movie will not disappoint most of the people. I would not like to compare it to the original simply because the movies are from a different era .. The original is a great movie without doubt.
Things I did not like:
a) The plot though complex and deep does stretch a little bit and leaves you thinking in the end .. b) It is very funny to see Shah Rukh (and others) fight like Jackie Chan .. c) Shah Rukh Khan's choice to play DON (I know the Shah Rukh Khan fans will not like this) .. I know it sounds silly since I did like the movie but maybe Abhisheik Bachan would have been better for this role .. Just something to think about.
Things I liked:
a) Soundtrack .. I am not too much a soundtrack fan and go mostly to see good acting and a great story but the songs are done well and are very appealing b) The overall direction is good .. locations well chosen and the feeling of "don" being an international criminal is well conveyed c) I liked the ending .. It is very good.
Overall a satisfying movie, I gave it 7 out of 10. Farhan could have done a better job but this one was a hit even before it started screening.
And I would also like to add .. Priyanka looks really good (rather HOT) in the movie :-)
Vaastu Shastra (2004)
Crap ! (Spoilers)
I started cursing myself about 20 mins. after the start of the show. One tends to think what has happened to Ram Gopal Verma's quality of production. This movie certainly digressed from the main theme of horror movies - "Its supposed to scare ya !" ..
Almost the entire movie is clichéd .. there is no proper story .. and the director thinks that by adding weird sounds, it will sound scary .. you could almost guess what was going to happen next .. there is no proper story in the movie ! There should have been some history about why the tree killed people .. why did all the people decide to appear in the end together ? why could they not start the carnage earlier .. pathetic movie .. sushmita can act and she does a good job but the direction and the story is just nonsense .. "bhoot" was so much better .. I just saw exorcist (the beginning) a couple of days back and I thought it was pretty good ..
Man !! the next time I go to a Ram Gopal Varma production, I'm gonna make sure I don't got for the first day show, it would be more sensible to ask someone who has already seen the movie ... it seems he is losing his touch ..