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404: Error Not Found (2011)
If u are looking for a nobrainer, look elsewhere...
In every race there is always a dark horse; a dark horse who nobody knows; a dark horse on whom all the odds are stacked against; a dark horse who nobody expects to win.So this Friday when i was unable to pick a movie to watch, i decided to put all bets on one such dark horse- "404..."I knew nothing bout this movie, hadn't even seen the trailers, not even the posters..It was a long shot that paid off and like a true underdog it came out triumphant completely satisfying all my expectations cos believe me i had gone in with none...
The name "404 - Error not found" is a rather misleading name for a movie that explores the paranormal and the unexplainable without abandoning rationality of science.This movie is surely a milestone in the history of Hindi Cinema for it has successfully tackled the sensitive issue of spirits of the dead with the backdrop of ragging in a medical college campus using the torch of scientific reasoning. Although this movies is not a horror movie but the idea of the presence of a spirit with unfinished business coupled with some spooky scenes does send a chill down your spine.
The movie is about how a fresher enters the college with his heart full of dreams and aspirations of becoming the best of the lot.Rajvir Arora plays Abhimanyu the fresher to perfection.The movie moves on with basic plot being the nuisance that is ragging, in a medical college. The ragging reaches a new low when one of the seniors, Chris ( played by Imaad Shah) forces Abhimanyu to do in-depth research bout a student who had committed suicide in the infamous room 404 in which Abhimanyu later moves in to prove that no such thing exists with the faith and support of his psychiatrist professor played excellently by Nishikanth Kamath.Wat happens next is for you to find out cos i absolutely don't wanna give out any spoilers..
What i will say is that this is one of the movies in which after every 3rd scene i tried to predict whats gonna happen next and failed miserably.I mean the movie had a firm grip on me and i was sitting on the edge of my seat trying to just figure out what the hells gonna happen next and finally when it climaxed I knew the juice was totally worth the squeeze!!
AS I SEE IT in an era where intelligent cinema is indeed a rarity, Prawaal Raman is standing with a beacon of hope; hope that credits the audience with an IQ apart from the so called and over hyped EQ.Imaad Shah plays the laid back and carefree senior who tops every class with élan.Nishikanth Kamath is totally believable as the psychiatrist professor.Tisca Chopra looks cute as usual.The cinematography needs to be applauded for it spooked without gimmicks of sound effects and 3D. It is because of the applaud worthy performances and the scintillating and riveting direction that has forced me to keep my critical analysis of which i am so full of to myself and credit this movie with respect which it deserves. Bottom line - if u are looking for a nobrainer, look elsewhere...
Ready (2011)
Be "READY" with a asprin!!!
I loved Wanted for what it was - A refreshing change from the typical Bollywood drama and it had one of the most hilarious villains ever. Then came Dabbang which broke all possible records and ended up winning a National Award, God alone knows for what. It definitely took the credibility of the National Awards down the crapper. But I must say that both Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan are leaving no stone unturned in proving it to the world that the IQ of an average Indian Movie goer is most definitely less than that of a donkey(no offense Mr. Donkey). But its like you just hang a damn carrot in front of that ass and it follows irrespective of the fact that hes never gonna get to eat it. Similarly these so called superstars of our industry have found the perfect recipe for a carrot so tempting that we like donkeys(again no offense Mr. Donkey) flock towards the multiplexes and shell out our hard earned money just like that. But all things said and done there are certain things that neither me nor the world were "READY" for -
- The enormity of the crap that was thrown at my face in the name of entertainment...
- The very painful 3 hrs of expressionless antics which Salman so proudly calls Acting...
- Asin with an inch thick layer of makeup..
- Salman shaking the unmentionables with his hands deep down in his pockets to the tune of Dhinka Chika and a bunch of school kids following in the backdrop..Yeah definitely Being Human!!!
- A series of not so funny guest appearances by superstars which by the way is totally irrelevant to the story... wait a minute there was no story... sorry my bad!!!
- The secret that the Indians have taken over Thailand and that the Thai race is extinct...
- A couple dozen very noisy characters related to each other in such complexity that only Ekta Kapoor can figure out who's who...
- Salman Khan peeing on a haystack to announce the pee break which by the way is the interval..Yeah thats what we want the people to be doing in the name of Hero-Worship!!! Act responsible Mr.Salman...
- A couple of negative characters named after salmans heroic flops Veer and Yuvraaj
- The climax where one of the goons gets his ass kicked with a flower...yes u read it rite, with a flower...
- And finally, Salman's arrogance in finding out how little can he get away with...
I rest my case!!!
AS I SEE IT please don't go into the movie expecting sense. Or sensibility.And especially if you don't Hero-worship Salman be "READY" with an asprin!!!