DVD Collector wrote:

DragunR2 wrote:

But if it makes you feel better, I saw Monster a few hours later to redeem myself. Charlize Theron's performance is still in my mind

I saw Monster the other night, and I don't see what the big deal is about this film. It was soo stale, Charlize Theron's voice-overs felt too contrived. And god knows how Roger Ebert goes off claiming Theron's performance as one of the best ever witnessed onscreen. I was more astonished by her makeup(which totally made her unrecognizable) than her actual dramatization. And it's pretty amazing how importantly the Academy listen's to Roger Ebert, since he was pretty much the only film critic who actually gives a damn about this film.

Having said that, I had the opportunity of also seeing The Triplets of Belleville--it was truly an ingenious piece of work and quite possibly the best and equally lovable animated film I have ever seen since Fantasia(1940).

I don't like the film as much as Ebert, but I agree with him in that Theron's performance was terrific. Perhaps you were disappointed in it because you saw it after all the hype had been circulating for a while. I did have a few problems with the movie, such as the carnival scene, which to me seemed independent of the rest of the film, but otherwise I liked the movie. Ebert tends to use hyperbole from time to time. I thought City of God was excellent, but not one of the best films I've ever seen.

I saw Triplets of Belleville a few weeks ago and it is one of the more interesting and intriguing films I've seen so far this year. There is no way to put the film's charm into words.



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DragunR2

Check out Armond White's take on Monster, in my opinion, he pretty much nails it on the dot.
http://www.nypress.com/17/7/film/film2.cfm





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This has to stop!

http://tamil.galatta.com/entertainment/ ... amal24.txt

Kamal in Munnabhai MBBS remake

Kamal Hassan is to act in the remake of the super duper Sanjay Dutt starrer Hindi film Munnabhai MBBS. This untitled movie is to be directed by Saran and is produced by Gemini Colour Labs.
Munnabhai MBBS is the only film to be honored by one of the most reputed medical journals in the world - the 'British Medical Journal'. The movie is also being remade in Telugu with Chiranjeevi in the lead.
Who else can do justice to this rip roaring comedy other than Kamal Hassan?

'Munnabhai' fuels Kamal-Rajni war
By IANS
May 10, 2004, 15:31

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Mumbai, May 10 (IANS) The game of one-upmanship between south Indian actors Kamal Haasan and Rajnikanth has been fodder to cine watchers and the media.

Apparently reacting to criticism, Rajnikanth has changed the title of his film "Jaggubhai MBBS", said to be a retort to Kamal Haasan's role in the Tamil version of "Munnabhai MBBS".

With the name changed from "Jaggubhai" to "Shanta Jaggubhai", Rajninakth claims he's now making the film as a tribute to his mother.

Reacting to the shift, Kamal Haasan said: "Whatever the title and whatever he's making, I wish Rajnikanth all the best. Two years is a long time to be away from the screen. I welcome him back."

However, the back-to-school theme has caught on. First Sanjay Dutt in "Munnabhai MBBS", then Shah Rukh Khan in "Main Hoon Na", and now Kamal Haasan in the Tamil remake of "Munnabhai".

While he prepares to make a comeback to Hindi films, Kamal Haasan has green-signalled the proposal to star in the Tamil version of Raj Kumar Hirani's "Munnabbhai MBBS".

He had initially declined the offer. "I just didn't find the idea of doing a Hindi-remake in Tamil exciting at this time. And I wasn't sure if the Mumbai-centric humour would work in another language," he said.

"How would one translate terms like Jadoo ki jhappi? The whole underworld thing, the bhai-log plus Dutt Saab as the father...who'll play my father? I'm too young for the role," he laughs.

Though he has done Hindi-to-Tamil remakes like Manmohan Desai's "Chacha Bhatija", Kamal Haasan says he has been busy this year scripting and preparing the shooting for the new Hindi-Tamil movie to be directed by his old colleague and associate Singeeetham Srinivasa Rao, of "Pushpak" fame.

"The project will be delayed by a few months. In the meanwhile emotional pressure was put on me to do "Munnabhai" by none other than the producer Manohar Prasad who is my mentor L.V. Prasad's son."

L.V.Prasad not only produced some of Kamal Haasan's finest films in Tamil but also introduced him into Hindi cinema with "Ek Duuje Ke Liye".

The film, to be directed by an erstwhile assistant to K. Balachander named Charan, goes on the floors next month.

Gracy Singh's role will probably be played by Jyothika.

"Both Charan and I are from Balachander's stable. So there's a sense of affinity. We've to make sure that the remake is as good as the original. Half the job is done by Hirani. Only the acting has to be good," Kamal Haasan says.

Incidentally the Telugu version of "Munnabhai", featuring Chiranjeevi is almost complete.

Kamal Haasan has no regrets about turning down "Main Hoon Na" though Shah Rukh Khan had personally called him up to offer him the role.

"The role would've shown me in an unpatriotic light. An anti-national is something I don't want to do," he contends.

"I owe Shah Rukhji a debt. He had done my "Hey Ram" unquestioningly. Very rarely have I seen such generosity in showbiz.

"I'm going to find some way to repay him. Unfortunately it couldn't be in "Main Hoon Na". But I don't think I've let him down. I don't think my presence would've added in any way."

In the meanwhile the title of the Tamil "Munnabhai MBBS" has been changed to "Vasool Raja MBBS", since there are no extortionists, only money collectors, in Chennai.



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A sequel of Munnabhai would be great if done well. If done wrong it'll turn out like the crappy Hathyaar was compared to Vaastav.

Munnabhai MBBS is just a nice movie to see just once. Not more than that. I think some are overrating the movie.

I think it's quite watchable a few times, it's a timepass with friends and family. Both Munnabhai and Khakee I think were the only two good films this year (or was it end of last year). There really hasn't been any great films for a while.

I think everyone was surprised by this film, it didn't look like much in the previews and people were not expecting much from it.

Kamal as Vasool Raja MBBS and Prabhu as Circuit

http://www.behindwoods.com/vraja_pics.html








First Sanjay, then Chiranjeevi, now Kamal. I think these guys were in a contest to see who can put the oldest person in the role!

NO! not Kamal Haasan. He has reduced himself to such pointless roles with this.

Sequel has been re-titled to Lage Raho Munnabhai now...

http://www.indiafm.com/news/2006/06/27/7353/index.html

Ali

Poster from indiafm;



Ali

Teaser up on indiafm...

http://d.indiafm.com/trailors/l/lagerah ... abhai1.zip

Ali

Mostly situational!! I thought Shantanu will do better job than Anu Malik did with first one!! But I am kinda disappointed!!

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