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38 reviewers have given Robot an average rating of 4.6/5.0 (?)
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Thumbs up by Stefan S, A Nutshell Review ... Clocking in at 170 minutes, there were a few redundant scenes here that could have been done away as it didn't move the narrative forward, like the scene involving Chetti communicating with mosquitoes... full review
Thumbs up by Sanskriti Media, AOL INDIA ...The movie directed by Shankar has a gripping plot and ensures that you are on the edge of your seat at all time. ... full review
Thumbs up by Aparajita Ghosh, Apun Ka Choice ...Even if you don’t swear by the mega star’s demi-god status, you’ll still be sitting on the edge of your seat.... full review
So-So by Beth, Beth Loves Bollywood ...It's a long way from my favorite Rahman soundtrack, even though each song had interesting and creative elements, if not to my particular taste, and the songs looked really good.... full review
Thumbs up by Githa Vanan, Bolly Spice ...The penultimate 25 minute sequence depicted briefly in the trailers is a true testament to it. Visually captivating, the effort and money behind each scene is evident. ... full review
Thumbs up by Taran Adarsh, Bollywood Hungama ...this Robot is Superman + Spiderman + Terminator + Godzilla, all rolled into one... full review
Thumbs up by Mohammad Kotawala, BookmyShow ...Besides the breathtaking action and graphics, you have to watch it for brilliant performances. ... full review
So-So by Bollyfan, Cinemaa Online ...The icing on the cake was the spontaneous humor in the film.... full review
Thumbs up desi hits ...A.R. Rahman is a musical genius who created yet another great soundtrack.... full review
Thumbs up by Aniruddha Guha, DNA ...The robot runs sideways on a train, talks to mosquitoes when he’s in ‘Mosquito mode’ [hilarious] and develops ‘feelings’.... full review
Thumbs down by Deepa Deosthalee, Film Impressions ...A perfectly sensible thought that seems lost on a film that has dubiously macho aspirations seeped in repulsive patriarchal values. ... full review
Thumbs up by Rachit Gupta, Filmfare ...We know that a person running faster than trains, making cars jump and fighting hundreds of people together can seem like a serious suspension of disbelief. But, that’s the idea and it’s fantastic... full review
Thumbs up filmi cafe ...Picking up the best technical talent across the globe that has worked on films such as Jurassic Park, I Robot and Avatar, Shankar has managed to deliver an Indian film that can stand on par technically with the best of Hollywood films in this genre.... full review
So-So by Deepa Garimella, fullhyd.com ... Robot slowly spirals into meaningless tripe, when Chitti turns bad goaded by the evil scientist Bohra... full review
Thumbs up by Pankaj Sabnani, Glamsham.com ...If one Rajnikanth is good for you, this has 100s of him at one point. ... full review
Thumbs up by Aakash Barvalia, Gomolo.in ...Plus the exotic location covered in the entire movie, especially in all the outdoor songs, are very attractive, beautiful and pleasant.... full review
Thumbs up by Mayank Shekhar, Hindustan Times ...Each crore spent over every minute of this movie shows, if you watch it for the spectacle alone... full review
Thumbs up by Kaveree Bamzai, india today ...We know Rajni is the rational, thinking scientist, because he reads Freakonomics and Stephen Hawking... full review
Thumbs up by Gaurav Malani, indiatimes ...he almost creates a superhuman alter-ego in compelling contrast to the vulnerable scientist, like he did with the split-personality protagonist in Anniyan... full review
Thumbs up by Komal Nahta, koimoi ...The Tamil film-going audience would definitely not complain but the Hindi film-going public might find the track of the evil Chitti a bit too long and a little boring too.... full review
Thumbs up by Sanjukta Sharma , Live Mint ...His agility and the joy he exudes immersing himself in his trademark gimmicks are, to say the least, entertaining. ... full review
Thumbs up by Aditya Morarka, MH-31 Fun Unlimited ...The movie starts with the flashing words “SUPERSTAR RAJNI” and after the movie I was wondering that it should be changed to “GOD RAJNI”.... full review
Thumbs up Movie Talkies ...Shankar packs the film with all kinds of gags as well, as the robot has this entire dialogue with a mosquito... full review
Thumbs up by Anupama Chopra, NDTV ...A R Rahman’s music is singularly unmemorable. ... full review
Thumbs up by Satyen K. Bordoloi, Now Running.com ...The allegedly 'poorer' cousin of Bollywood, the south Indian film industry, has been growing leaps and bounds in the special effects department.... full review
Thumbs up by Viju, Passion for Cinema ...The other hero of the movie is cameraman Ratnavelu. In capturing the wonderful locales of Machu Pichu in Kilimanjaro and in the locales that come in ‘Kadhal Anukkal’ song, he’s done a really stunning job.... full review
Thumbs up by Sethumadhavan, Passion for Cinema ...Santhanam and Karunas do not really add any value and their attempts at comedy fall flat.... full review
Thumbs up by Krishnakumar Padmanabhan, Rediff ...they may not be Avatar good, but they will definitely hold their own when compared with regular Hollywood action movies.... full review
Thumbs up by Shilpa Jamkhandikar, Reuters ...critic-proof film... full review
Thumbs up by Noyon Jyoti Parasara, Seeds and Deeds ... The dialogues (Hindi) have been done well and they manage to keep the comic element alive, wherever necessary... full review
So-So by Sonia Chopra, Sify Movies ...The love interest, for example, conveniently beautiful, air-headed, and in constant need of rescue, can’t even sit for an exam without his help. She also exclaims “cheee” every time the word sex is mentioned in any context. ... full review
Thumbs up by K N Gupta, SmasHits.com ...As far as the performances are concerned, Aishwarya plays her reel character brilliantly . Her chemistry with Rajni is well known. ... full review
Thumbs up by Jayadev Calamur, StarBoxOffice ...Rahman’s score is impressive, but he’s known to do better than that. The Hindi lyrics in some of the songs are funny. ... full review
Thumbs up by K K Rai, STARDUST ...Rajnikanth pairing with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (remember Rajni is in his sixties) does not look odd and they carry off romantic sequences very well in the film. ... full review
Thumbs up The Friday Freak ...Another aspect that irritates you is the typical insinuation that artificial technology gets everything done by speed.... full review
Thumbs up by Nikhat Kazmi, Times of India ...an unadulterated tribute to the charisma of Indian cinema's ageless superstar, Rajnikanth.... full review
Thumbs up by Spicezee Bureau, ZEENEWS.COM ...for once, his conception as a robot gives Rajni the logic, to lack logic. ... full review
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- Banner: Sun Pictures
- Producer: Kalanithi Maran
- Director: Shankar
- Lead Cast: Rajnikanth, Aishwarya Rai
- Supporting Cast: Danny Denzongpa
- Dialogues: Swananda Kirkire
- Music Director: A R Rahman
- Lyrics: Swananda Kirkire
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- Running time: 175 minutes
- Reviewer: meetu
- Categories: Hindi Movies, Regional
- Genres: Action, Romance, Sci-fi
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Comments (58)
Ah Ha! At last, Wogma and me do not agree about a movie! That's a first guys!
I haven't seen the movie and I probably wont till the euphoria dies out. But none the less, I just don't agree with this review, not because of content but more so because of intent. There are some things you know about the movie even without watching it. For e.g. the graphics on display are the best for any indian movie, that deserves some credit. Rahmans music was far from his best, but much better than other highly rated music reviews on WOGMA. Anyway, waiting for some more rational and less impulsive reviews from other sites.
Meetu : Dismissing a film completely just because you don't subscribe to the genre (yes...Rajni's antics are a genre in themselves) seems a bit unfair to me.
Even if one were to discount the Rajni factor, there was much more inthe film worth appreciating. I quite agree with what AJ has to say about the effects and the music. Plus, I also liked the understated humour in the film...uncharacteristic for a south Indian film. However, I have my own bones to pick with it...more from the script perspective. Have elaborated in my review. :)
@Roy ye to hona hi tha
@AJ sorry, my bad. I guess I should've mentioned some of that in the quick review. Between getting the 3 quick reviews out and publicised and some household stuff, that skipped my mind. No excuses, only apologies. Set right now in the full review. BUT, music i stand by. It was sheer torture.
@Bollyfan oh come on, you've been around here for long enough to know that's not true. First things first, i bow to the Rajni genre. I don't subscibe to that or the Salman genre but I try my best to give them all a fair shot. And I still don't like them. Music - na-aa-ah, didnt work for me at all.
I fully agree with your last statement..I feel the movie has been so hyped by the filmmakers and the fans alike..that the aam junta is left with little choice but to like it :)
@meetu: Just want to applaud you for sticking to your conviction!
The music should be ignored in any scifi movie. It's like asking for good art direction in a scifi movie. Also, one should keep in mind that this is a 'dubbed' movie. So, there is no way that the Hindi lyrics will sync with the Tamil ones to the music.
Baaki sab theek hein, some people will like it and some people will not.
Meetu : I'd say that this review is a result of mismatched sensibilities more than anything else. Or maybe that you saw it after two hard-to-endure tortures. Waise if you found Dabangg enjoyable, I really can't fathom why you didn't find this one so.
Preeti : If hype were to influence the public thus, you would have seen very different fortunes for the likes of Kites, Raavan etc. and even Rajni's own Baba. Hype is actually quite counterproductive to bad films in reality.
Roy : Why can't one expect good music from a sci-fi film? Didn't we have some sterling BGM in 2001 : A Space Odyssey? Or for that matter, Star Wars is the baap of all science fiction soundtracks. And art direction is extremely crucial to a science fiction film, otherwise Jurassic Park would have ended up looking like Zoo-rassic Park. Though I'll agree with you on the bit about the tamil-hindi factor in the lyrics. But the compositions are pretty much the best Rahman has dished out post SDM. I vehemently disagree with Meetu on that part.
Meetu : I'm sure you'd have hated I, Robot (the Will Smith starrer) too. ;)
I didnt say that it is not possible to have good music with scifi movies, I just said that one shouldn't expect good ones.
Once again, we are going on the oft trailed road of Hollywood Bollywood comparison - of which I am an ardent supporter.
But if you are comparing it anyway, you should compare this one to the first movie of the Terminator series, or the first part of Universal Soldier, etc.
Sci Fi movies in India are just fledgling, and I would not be surprised if the film maker just didn't know what to portray even with the big dollar budget!
As for the music, I found the lyrics very confusing and rastafarian... just like how the magic goes out with transliteration and agree with Meetu on the sound and song part.
Roy : I did misconstrue your comment then. :)
As much as I'd have wanted to avoid the holly-bolly comparison here, I just couldn't because as you say, sci-fi is still a fledgeling genre in India. The idea was not to compare Robot with some other film but to assert that sci-fi films do have good music.
I would still stand by my contention that this has been Rahman's best score in recent years and that, IMO, should have been given due credit.
@Preeti actually, I agree with Bollyfan on this one. Hype and how people like it is too mixed a bag to make any conclusion, one way or the other. But, when you have shelled out 5-times the usual, hard earned money, the term 'paisa vasool' takes on a whole new meaning.
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@Bollyfan Na-ah, I liked Anjaana Anjaani quite a bit and yeah, I 'enjoyed' Khichdi marginally more than Robot. So, I was all set to do the do, that is leave the brain out and all that for 'Thalaivar'
As far as sensibilities are concerned, anyone who has read even a few reviews here, knew there would be a mismatch. So, I was very aware of that. The point is that I tried to keep those sensibilities away and it still didn't work. Right, go ahead, say it, i didn't try hard enough. :P
Haven't seen Will Smith's Robot, I :P
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@Roy dude, even if I ignore every single thing in the film except for Rajni, I didn't enjoy the film, because there was no Rajni in it for me at all.
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@Roy & @bollyfan so, are we saying that tomorrow when say a Romanian film-maker makes a film inspired by our Johars and Chopras or for that matter Nolan does a Robot-like story (this one) we will applaud their attempts because it is a fledgling genre in their country and appreciate it more than usual?
Also there is no way one can endure some of the music in our films these days if one cannot judge the lyrics as a separate entity from the music and the visualisation is another box by itself. So, yeah, I kept the lyrics away from the music from the gawd-awful picturization and still hated it all and all together too
What happened Meetu? I read your reviews and find them good. This is the first time, you missed it. I LAUGH....! Not at you, but today morning I told my friend, that I would like to find out "Which critic rates Robot low?" Never expected YOU! But it happens sometimes. I understand. There is always a reason why one person does not something...! I leave it on you to figure out your psychological unbringing in not liking Robot.. MOVE ON... IT HAPPENS..!
I am a Rajini fan, went to hindi version yday in Toronto because wife and kids dont understand Tamil. My wife who is not a Rajini fan by any means had a great time. My kids loved the film. I had a good time too. But missed seeing it in Tamil.
I agree with the reviewer that its not a typical Rajini film and all the fans are accepting it and are not minding it at all. There are no punch dialogues for example. They are thrilled that their hero has acted in a world class sci fi.
Lyrics in hindi is not good but song picturisation is awesome and you tend to ignore it.
I disagree that the spl. effects in the climax have no context. There is a nice buildup to it. I must say that its truly world class. Its set a new bench now for Indian films. SRK must be a worried man now for Ra 1
@Meetu, You may still be adamant about liking only your “type” of movie but please tell me one thing. Is this blog a commercial venture? I understand it is, based on one of your articles sometime back. That means you want significant traffic on this website. But if your opinions are so off most of the time compared to majority of the junta, what do you expect out of this blog. I am not asking to kill your individuality and sell what sells, but you could comment on both aspects – your own reaction plus a probable reaction from the masses or a particular sect like – young, old, family, urban, single screens, etc. You got to put some effort to sell /create interest in your stuff.
If this blog is completely non-profit the above argument will not hold partially, but still the reason for venturing out in the web world at least means you want to be heard. You got to be more gallant not just for fighting for your own opinions but also for venturing into the unknown. It will be a fun exercise.
This is my last call, if you still want be in your comfort zone, be it.
@Raj you will not believe how touched I am with your concern. I must admit though, "psychological upbringing" gave me the biggest LOLs in recent times.
Infact, @all The comments for Dabangg and now here, are really overwhelming. You guys really want me to enjoy and appreciate more types of films. Broaden my horizons, so to speak. I'm thrilled by these interactions.
HAVING SAID THAT, I can attempt to like more films, but to judge whether 'public' will enjoy it, is not something I want to get into.
@Desibhai cool! I'm glad it was good weekend out desi-style for your family.
@Pragya "Adamant" nahi baba, "incapable" is the word. I certainly want to make money from wogma, and it certainly is not a non-profit venture. I do say, " Switch channels if it's on cable - OR go to the theater, if you are going to watch it anyway" I'm sorry, but I cannot change my taste just because what I write is public. And dude, you think sitting here taking heat is so that I can be in my comfort zone? I'm not here to make controversy either. I just give my opinion, justify and hope the readers get the why and make their decisions based on their sensibilities.
Meetu doesn't like the movie. Looks like it will be an entertaining movie. Note to self: Must watch.
This whole country is filled with morons who deserve only such mornonic nonsensical rubbish! Rajnikant ...my f...king ass looks better than him
@Pragya...@Lost in LaMancha's reaction is the thing i'm talking about. that's how i'd like my reviews to be used...
@Lost in LaMancha that's the spirit! as long as you use wogma to reach that conclusion, i've succeeded.
The author is a dumb ass
What's psychological upbringing?
@Roy DSilva i haven't a clue, but it sounds fun.
@Meetu. Maybe that conspiracy theory about the theatres running Karan Johar movies infusing a thin chemical that used to mind manage people into making them ermm.. metrosexuals... is true, and maybe that's where psychological upbringing comes from!!!!
I is scared.. I is very scared! I watched We are Family!!!
@Roy now that's a sci-fi film waiting to be made! No pun intended...
First half of the movie is good and interesting. Second half is excellent especially final 30 minutes of action sequences are mind-blowing. Shankar teams up with Rajnikanth to make this logic-defying entertainer that appeals to every movie lover around. The plus points are Shankar’s story telling, Rajnikanth’s charishma and extremely imaginative special effects/ animatronics. The flipside is that a few number of scenes are logic-less as it is supposed to be science fiction like mosquitoes scene and many songs in second half that breaks the story. Robot is the best special effects film ever made in India and is definitely India’s answer to Hollywood in terms of both special effects and imagination. Go and watch it.
My rating is 4/5.
Just 1 line describes our dear Meetu - Meetu is the new Raja Sen from Rediff movies. Just as aam Junta forced Rediff to stop Raja Sen from giving movie reviews, more and more people will stop going to this site for movie reviews. Looks like this person does not understand the very essence of movie watching in INDIA. Now, if I was a westerner who is used to watching Hollywood movies, I would agree with this reviewer. But if this reviewer is using Hollywood standards to review a Bollywood movie, it is not working. It's like using a fork to drink your soup! Lets imagine Inception made in India with the superstars like Hrithik (Decaprio), ShahRukh (Ken Watanabe), Ashwariya (Ellen Page) etc, would you think it could become a blockbuster? Not even a tiny chance of it becoming a hit, forget blockbuster!! There is no doubt and no disagreement among anybody that Hollywood has the best talents in story-writing and VFX (Original Stories such as Fargo, Momento, Dark Knight and Inception. VFX such as Jurassic Park, Matrix, Terminator, Titanic, Transformers and Inception). Special request to Meetu, Please review with your indian roots and judge it by the audience of the movie. Thanks
@aam janta that was one long line. dude, only person whose judgement i can talk about is me. and i've always been like that. From the days of Jeetendra adn Sreedevi I've had an issue with 8 costumes in a song, with logic-defiance outside the realm of defined illogical situation.
Didn't like many "classics" and "hits" from the 80s-90s too. From Maine Pyaar Kiya to Hum Aapke Hai Kaun. From Shehenshah to Avtar (Rajesh Khanna) I can watch Amar Akbar Anthony any number of times but i still squirm in the blood donation scene.
And let me pre-empt you before you say something about non-indian roots without complete data. While I was fed on Amitabh and Rajesh Khanna films through out my school and college days, I hadn't seen more than 10 English films (let alone world cinema) till i was 23. And that list included Gandhi, Home Alone, Honey I shrunk the kids, etc.
Anyway, i cannot vouch for your taste, aam janta, i just cannot.
It is all about evolution. Somebody has to start somewhere to SUCCEED in a new territory that nobody has gone before. Five years from now if somebody takes a sensible sci-fi, Robot would have been one of the biggest reasons for that to happen. Shankar along with Rajini went to a territory that nobody else went before, experimented still made the movie goers, distributors, theatre owners and the producer happy. The movie has got so many illogical scenes, I started making my own logical screenplay as I was watching the movie. Neverthless at 50,000 foot view, accomplishements simply outnumbers flaws. Everytime when somebody does this I salute them. I really salute Rajini, Shankar and the Producer for this. Again I would agree with Meetu 100% if one watches this movie as any other Movie (that came dubbed from Chinese or some other language). I also agree not everybody would look at all the aspects like me.
P.S: Rajini style was at its peak when the Bad Robot utters I am version 2.0.
@Movie Fan Thank you! Finally someone who is even bothered to understand what I'm trying to say. I find your 'evolution' theory neat too. Just fingers crossed that that happens.
P.S. That has been my main complaint agains Robot, it had nothing to do with Rajni style, it was Bad Robot being cool.
Does anyone even want to look at the fact that Rajnikanth was made to look like a fool throughout the film and this was the Robot's film. Even if you wan to say the Robot was played by Rajni thus it was cool, i would snicker at the 'fan'-aticism - you mean Rajni needs superpowers to be cool? Blasphemy!!
Good you had a LOL! Pun intended! :-)
"Intelligent critics are not entertained by entertainment!"
@Raj what Pun? I'm not that intelligent after all, am i?
Your review of Robot makes you intelligent...! :-)
Songs are quite ok!!
Film is very good!!
@meetu u didnt like it because of its bad courtesy venus.... u didnt see much of its song promos in the TV!! its all about listen and listen again!!
anjaana anjaani is no way better than robot except music!!
@Raj why do i get a feeling that that's not a compliment :P
@Suman come again? i didn't like it because...?
My opinion matched with reviews at wogma on most occasions, but not here. I loved the film and thought was the best i saw in recent times (Peepli Live included).
I loved the music too:))
Meetu, I m glad that you can not vouch for my taste. Otherwise, my friends would have shunned me too whenever I recommend a good movie to them. Rating Anjaana/ni better than Robot is not only bad, it takes away your credibility which was built over the years. As for the indian roots is concerned, everyone including myself have probably watched around the same number of hollywood movies because back in the 80s and early 90s, the hollywood releases in india were far and few and late. You squirm at the AAA blood donation, what about the bullet removed from sanjay dutt's head along with the brain tumor in Khabza?? Why don't you just watch documentaries and leave the indian movies reviews to the critics who understand the pulse of the indian audience.
If you look at it from different perspective, it's an art film. Look at it from a different angle ...
My story interpretation -
1. we spent 10-20 years of our life getting educated and ruin our innocence and become a ROBOT who can excel in this so called competitive world.
2. Everybody loves it, wants it
3. Someone tries to take advantage and made the ROBOT do evil things which he is not suppose to do :)
4. If we had a facility of putting human emotions in these ROBOTs which we built (i.e. ourselves to survive in the society) would help us come back to sanity, may be by killing the ROBOT within us.
:) :) :)
The reviewer seems to be going all out to trash the movie without sparing a thought for the kind of movie it is. First, Rajni is not only about throwing cigarettes etc; he is also a pretty decent actor as evinced in his initial films. It is later that he became a star and then a super sorry mega star!
Here the director one has attempted a sci fi film which seeks to examine some complex issues of what it means to be human. And he cannot of course afford to make it into a'serious' film; it has the megastar in it and would obviously have to do that well. So we have to have songs, romance, fights and also man versus robot/ machine angle. He is put it together pretty well, though the film is long in parts and could have done with some cuts. Production values are great, the music is okay, the special effects are too good for an indian film, but unfortunately the car chase remains very poorly done( something seems to be wrong with indian directors, they just cannot handle car chases!)And Rajni delivers superbly as the bad robot, the villain. It is just too good to watch him do the life threatening laugh and tone!
The entire film is over the top and is meant to be so; it is pure fantasy which also at the same time seeks to address some complex philosophical issues and also has an anti war message. So what is wrong with that?
I thought it manages pretty well given the fact that it has to put together all these different and sometimes conflicting demands.
As another person has pointed out in the comments section, it has no "punch" dialogues, but I guess you could not have too given the nature of the film. The comedy track falls flat, that is the other problem. But one cannot have a perfect film, can we? Does the film entertain, yes it does, no doubt about it. I think the reviewer seems to have some bias towards so called masala films. Please do remember that cinema is a product of the industrial society, and was always aimed at the working classes, as it is only there that it could recover the enormous cost of its manufacture. Later it was taken up as "art" by the so called elite, who looked down on "masala" cinema patronised by the working classes.
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Sorry dear if you felt like that. You ARE a good critic!
Dont know this time you carried some intelligent "pride and prejudice" that only you will be able to find out by yourself. (Dont involve anyone in that process, and dont be keen also; it will come to you on its own - just keep it in your sub conscious.) Thats why that "psychological upbringing" comment of mine.
I should be saying sorry...!! My geniune intention was to be kind to you and make you aware.
SORRY SORRY SORRY!!!!
This is the first time I saw your photo...
Hmm.... CUTE!!!!!
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oh dear so sory but you are not looking ugly only in this movie but you alwayz looks bloody bitch
Are you really saying that you watch movies for their logic? You should have been a scientist instead!!! Movies are stories, and stories do not have logic, in the way science understands logic, and if you mean the logic of every day life, well, stories do not have that either, that is why they are stories and not everyday life. In a story the hero and the heroine, and remember they exist only in a story, heroes and heroines do not exist in real life, they exist as people, when we tell their stories, they become heroes and heroines!!!And yes, in a story, the hero, can fly through the air, take the help of animals and of course change his costume an infinite number of times! Are you really saying that movies are not stories, and if you accept them as stories, they should be stories bound by logic as in things should happen in films as they happen in real life? Well, in which case why would we need cinema? Even the most "realistic" of films are stories, as an audience we understand that, some of them might be similar to "everyday life" and at heart that is an illusion that is created deliberately! If "logic" is what you are looking for, then all stories will make no sense to you, for all stories are outside "logic' and precisely why we recognise them as stories! What varies is the style of the storyteller, we may find some story tellers boring while others might be great in our understanding, and that is fine, because that is about the way the story teller narrates his or her story, and each storyteller would be different. In which case please point out what stories you prefer, and stick to them. What is the point in reviewing different stories, narrated by different story tellers? In this case different films made by different directors?
Really 0.5 rating ? I would have given zero. Whats irks me most is that it was a blockbuster. Shows our indian taste in things all cinema
-Kay
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@tamilfan never mind.
@kay ha ha ha. finally someone who isn't abusing me for not liking this film *phew* of relief
Heh heh.
Some bits were brilliant, some bits were not-so-brilliant, and some downright ludicrous. But all said and done, it is a Rajini film, and we all watch Rajini movies with our Rajini masks on.
Rajini whipping gangsta-butt with a volleyball? Oh yeaaaah!
Rajini flying through time and space to rescue the heroine? Bring it onnnn!
Rajini coercing a mosquito to apologize? Errm, well, err...hell, it's a Rajini movie, so YEA BABY YEAAAA!
Masks off, and we'd usually dismiss such fare as crap not worth a second try. But here is where the movie scores: it really is science-fiction, and not just an effects-driven extravaganza. This article goes to show the homework that's gone into the script.
These little details may not be crowd-pullers (a friend had overheard a bunch of die-hard Rajini fans from a rural locality; they weren't impressed, and felt Rajini was given a raw deal), but all that made "Endhiran/Robo" worth a watch, for me. :)
Oh, and watching it in Tamil, with everybody in the moviehall going berserk, is an experience in itself. Nothing but a Rajini movie can give you that. :)
when u watch a Rajni film, u wud be safer and saner to assume that logic and the director had no love lost between them. add shankar to that combo, and u wud know tha tthe film wud be on a grand scale, surpassing every other previous mega hits of the superstar. so when someone complains that endhirean/robot is sans any logic or even a pretence of being intellignet, then all i can say is dude go watch antaheen or some arty stuff, dont waste that one hot seat in the theatre!!
Endhirean is a riot! a total joy ride of three hours, that takes you on a splendid roller coaster. the story is tightly executed, the direction has vision and courage. firs thalf of the film is a typical rajni caper sorts, while the second half especially the magnificently conceptualised climax, is a treat tot eh eyes. songs, in their original, are jarring as far as l;yrics go, but totally hummable and insync with the film music wise. Rehman has done it yet again.
Performances, well, if one though tthat rajni wud be lost in the robot avataar, well nohting cud be farther than the truth. the Superstar reasserts his credentials as the evil red chipped chitti, prooving once again why he is the last super star standing!
the film cudve definitely have done with a lil shorter length, and a lil more downplay of emotions, so that it would totally crossover intot eh legions of i-robot and AI, but then what the heck! it is after all and above all a Rajni film, and shankar knows his core audience liek the back of his hand.
Dont miss Robot for anything :)
Dear Meetu,
Do you know, more than 70% of the theatre was comprising of girls / women.
Oh! the ones behind me, about 7 girls between 12-17 years were screaming / shouting throughout the movie...!
Sitting besides me - a >70 years old man who had come with his grand-son of 8-9 years, was - during every song - he was almost jumping up and clapping with a wide smile...!
Where our new-gen-India is moving towards? What is happening to people and their choices?
Being part of the audience????!!!!
Dear Meetu, finally saw "Robot" today.
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Managed to get front row seats (even after 14 days, that too in the morning show). The house of full!!!
After coming home I re-read your review and comments, and I smile again!!!
Being part of the audience?????!!!!!!
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u didnt understand me..thats quite ok..
everyone does that...hope u understand this 2 lines!!
Take out the graphics and what u find is a meaningless and logicless crap with a stupid plot which is not even worth watching 4 free. Just watch 4 the graphics and JUST bcoz everyone is watching if u hav nothing else 2 do. this movie is boooooooooooooooooooeing
A little too much was shown in the movie. Giving thinking power to a robot? I think that does not make any sense.Another thing was that Aishwariya has lost her charm.
Happend to come across this website..A really true honest and unbiaed movie review zone..Your doing a good job..Unlike the other poular websites who get paid to put fake reviews for marketing strategy!
Caught the movie of the year at escape streak in express Avenue mall..
Very Very Disappointed after watching Enthiran....!!! Oh,Shankar why did you join with *beep* Sun pictures??? Cheated me again... :( :(
I am a very big Shankar fan..jus loved all his movies..In Sivaji he shook that confidence i had in him a little...But now he has completely turned me off!! First half movie rocked..2nd half OMG..totally useless,,he didnt know wat to do..Such a poor script from a guy who gave us Mudhalvan,Indian,Anniyan,Boys...!!! Guys i watched jeans,anniyan,mudhalvan like a thousand times...!! who didnt????
It was not even a Rajni movie also...no entry,no punch...Rajni movies kick butt..This jus didnt make me feel a pinch after moving out of the theater..!! Never have i walked out of the theater feeling nothing!!
Rajni sir,i loved him as Chitti in the first half..He brought innocence of the bot so charmingly well..The CGI work were really mindblowing--beacuse they merged with the film perfectly..But in the 2nd half except for the--"Who is the black sheep scene?" Everything looked lame...Even the CGI was weak and made the gfx look like a video game..And damn Rahman was at his worst in the re-recording and soundtrack mixing..very poor BGM..Hence it decreased the intensity of the movie..!! Rahman must have been pissed off during mixing i guess..
Kaadhal Anukkal,Kilimanjaro,Irubille Oru Idhayam songs rocked visually..
WOOOOOOW...!! Aish was smoking hot in this flick..!! Even at 37 she has the edge and oomph factor.. :) Shankar just has that trick to bring the beauty of his heroines..
Shankar always achieves excellency in cinematography,editing and brilliant sound mixing in his movies..Hence the impact in his movies like Anniyan,Indian,Mudhalvan,Jeans,Gentleman,Kaadhalan was tremendous and always needed standing ovation..he also puts forth a strong message to the public..His movies always swept the Indian awards..Even Sivaji had mindblowing bgm by rahman and slick cinematography by K.V anand sir..!
In enthiran/Robot everything fell apart...Sun pictures and DMK must be totally abolished from the society so that everybody does their work to perfection..I never saw corruption in passion,movies..!! Never should anything like this happen in the future...Such a waste of talents..! yes it is india's all time highest grosser,,But the movie was bad..It wont even stay in your minds..Yes they have spent some heavy things like vfx and animatronics but hey thats only appealing to the below average cine goer..!
I give this (3/10) feeling bad cause i always gave shankar movies a solid 10 and even more..!!
Location - Chennai 2010 Mission - creating a andro-humanoid robot - Chitti Purpose - to help the society Development time - 10 years Configurations - speed one terra Hz, memory one zeta byte, processor Pentium ultra core millennia V2, FHP 450 motor from Hirata, Japan. Special Features - A human who is not born but is created. He can dance, sing, fight, is water and fire resistant. He can do all that a human can and more. He feeds on electricity. He takes instructions literally. Where a human can lie to save himself this andro-humanoid robot Chitti cannot lie. Trouble shooting - Where he has a razor sharp memory and can memorize an entire telephone directory by just running through the pages, he cannot understand human emotions. Dr. Vasi upgrades Chitti's processor and simulates human emotions without realizing the repercussions. Chitti gets transformed. He can now feel, and the first feeling that he discovers is Love. Will this love come in the way of Dr. Vasi's purpose of creating Chitti? Will Dr. Vasi's own creation destroy him?
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its the excellent movie to see many times
Saravana, that's sad. i know how you feel.
Dear Meetu,
Good Morning Greetings! I saw the making of "Robot". If you know that it is playing somewhere (on TV), please do take time to see it. Its entertaining especially for people like us, who are interested in movies and cinema.
It is 3 hours; quite long with intermediate breaks and in Tamil, but educative! (I do not understand Tamil - but love cinema!)
No pun, or sidy comments this time...
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Warm regards,
Raj
...We are the rrrrrobotsss, hah seriously reminds me of Kraftwerk
Hello, Western Bollywood Fan here. Should I go to the trouble of buying this on DVD or not? (We get most of our Bollywood movies from Netflix, and this one isn't yet available - though I started buying a few of the ones people keep recommending like OM SHANTI OM, HUM TUM and 3 IDIOTS.) It's showed up on some of my "SF Movies" blogs as a "You won't believe how insane and stupid this movie is - and it's a huge hit in India!" (This from people who think "Aishwarya Rai" is something you serve over basmati rice, so take their reactions with a big pile of salt.)
Meetu clearly doesn't like it - but a lot of you commenters do. Would it be worth the (fairly expensive) cost of a DVD - and which version should I get? Or does it matter?
@TimELiebe Goodness no!
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