So i grew up watching ra.one. Shah rukh khan used to be one of my all time favourite actors as a kid and i just loved watching superheroes, so there wasn't a doubt i was not gonna obsess over ra.one. I always told everyone how good i thought it was but everyone just told me its a bad movie, i thought this was a joke but when i grew up and got access to the itnernet the first thing i did was watch ra.one and then look up its reviews. And people didnt like it? This movie was so ahead of its time.
3 - the action sequences have also carried the film. the chase sequence where ra.one chases prateek and kareena kapoor in akashi's body is a phenomenal scene. or take the train sequence of shahrukh khan in the climax, although some of it was cheesy for example running sideways. it was still appreciatable.
3 - the director is also a main problem, i seriously do not think anubhav sinha did any justice to shah rukh khans vision, what did do justice was the red chillies vfx team who saved a dying movie. and im pretty sure anubhav sinha was the one to add unnecessary adult jokes in the second half. they didnt even save the final fight from it, like grapping ra.ones nuts? bro he's a robot he cant feel things.
For all those intelligent people who havent yet watched the movie :
Watch Ra . one only for the train scene , kareena , Arjun Rampal ( if you like him ) , chammak challo and Criminal . The Rest of the movie will gives you pain not only in your head ( not due to 3D ) ,but also to your ass .
As I always say, read the reviews if you have to, but taste is personal, and it takes some effort and courage to swim against the tide. Like SRK tried and failed slightly coz he looked for support and playing safe. The point is, watch the movie, form your own opinion.
I know the movie has already drawn flack from most of the reviewers and critics but, as you might know, I am not in a habit of watching movies as soon as it gets released. So, my reaction comes, as and when I get to watch the movie. Last night, I could not curb my curiosity about all the hype created around Ra.One. So, I began to watch a cheap CD of the movie. By the end of the movie (yes! I survived it till the end) I was happy that I watched a cheap CD. The movie is not worth a dime.
You had that expectation even after watching that simpleton Murugadoss mess up Ghajini so badly? when was the last time a mainstream masala Tamil film not only promised deep ideas but actually delivered(for you) on it ?Even Kamal messed up Dasavathaaram.
Red Chillies Entertainment continued to work on other projects before finalising the production aspects of Ra.One.[41] After providing the visual effects for My Name Is Khan (2010), the studio focused solely on Ra.One and did not take up any other films.[42] Khan initially approached a number of directors to helm the film, including Aditya Chopra and Karan Johar, but they declined;[43] eventually, Sinha was made the film's director. To prepare the film's premises and characterisation, Sinha spent several months viewing video clips, digital art portals and comic books.[36] Sinha and Khan also watched around 200 superhero films from all over the world.[44] The storyboards were designed by Atul Chouthmal, who was contracted after he met Khan at Yash Raj Studios. While the former began work on the storyboards, the producers hired a storyboard artist from Hollywood. Chouthmal revealed that Khan and the other artist differed on their visions of the film, and so he was brought back.[45] Before filming, Khan reportedly took tips from actor Kamal Haasan regarding the production of large-scale films, having been impressed by Haasan's Dasavathaaram (2008).[46]
RA.ONE APPRECIATION POST:
As far as I remember most children in India tend to pick up wrong habits at an early age? How about the character Perpendicular in Gangs of Wasseypur?He doesn't smoke? In india atleast, students start masturbating since 6th grade. I think they have all the knowledge and generally forward non veg sms's to each other and also laugh at them? Don't children use that name "main part" at an early age? Don't children read Deadpool comics? Most children must have watched that movie which also has a crotch holding scene and similar sense of humour. Though it is rated R, children still watch by torrent hiding from their parents, right? I rally don't understand what is the criticism here? Acting? Really? The only other virtual character played in thehistory of wolrd cinema is in Virtuosity by Russel Crowe apart from SRK and Arjun Rampal. Isn't G.One like Neo from The Matrix only instead G.one retaiins powers in the real world? I don't think there is even the slightest flaw with VFX except a car being blown up in mid air? It doesn't even feel like VFX, it actually feels real it feels like this is happening for real unlike the cartoon in Krrish3, Baahubali2, Enthiraan. Ra.One's special effects have clearly inspired the character of Electro who wears a hood unlike his comic costume which is green and yellow? And the concept is ripped off in Adam Sandler's Pixels?
I think it has fantastic characters, and original idea and VFX though it is reverse TRON, a little spy kids. The loud music VEERAAA is also used similarly in Baahubali 2 for gossebumps effect. Also kids are more attracted towards evil because it is powerful and seductive. So the movie has a wonderful message. I have never seen some of the unique shots during the action sequence in Azad Maidaan at the end of the movie. The concept is quite interesting owing to the real world research in fields of Internet of things, Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligene. So I think it is logical to say such a technology is possible. I think the same masala is used in Ghajini, Bahubali2, and most blockbuster Indian movies. So tell me dude why it is so underrated in India and has 4.8 rating on IMDB? Why are Indians hypocritic assholes? Was the progressiveness of the characters too much to handle? Do Indians hate caricatures of South Indians and Mr. Bean himself? Do they not have a sense of humour to laugh at themselves? So what if it is a personal choice to eat noodles with curd? My friend once poured missle into his ice cream. Why are all the cusswords centred towards females and vagina and cunt? Please google and find out that such thesis papers actually exist. So I really don't understand what is Indians' problem whenever SRK does something interesting and Aamir again comes up a cynical 5 star script with patriotism and social message that is bound to be successful owing to the same hypocritical Indians who would rather watch a man torture his daughters physcially and turn them into sons and make them slaves to fulfil his goals?? I am really very clueless right now. I think Ra.One is still underrated and ahead of it's time for the Indian industry. It has original, wonderful characters with different powers which should be motivated and encouraged instead of overrated stuff that is making so much money. Krrish and all other Indian superheroes including Chitti look like cartoons in terms of special effects and how wonderfully Ra.One manages to make it seem all too real.It is a technical wonder. It would have been an international hit giving rise to India's own pop culture superheroes and comic books. But no, hypocritical Indians wouldn't allow it. But mediocre stuff like Bahubali2 gets such motivation. Why?
Did you know the only other virtual character played in the history of world cinema is Russell Crowe in Virtuosity?
It would also be interesting to watch how many people die hard Shah Rukh fans abroad will see the film the second time given that its emotional pull is slight. And how many teenagers, even those who are fans of Bollywood, would see the new film or reject it in favor of Real Steel or some other Hollywood film with more muscle power and better CG.
A Gujarati, who has lived in Tamil Nadu for many years, said Tamils who would be watching the Hindi version of the film and Shah Rukh's Tamil pronunciation will have a ball. But they would be laughing at the actor and not with him, he said.
Here you go guys. We watched this on Eros Now but if you have the film on another medium you can go ahead and sync it up from the beginning and watchalong with us. There is a timer in the bottom left corner of the video to help with syncing up.
Also, we tried this out with headphones in case it makes it easier for you guys to sync up and watchalong with us. What do you think about this format? Does it make it easier for you guys to watch and enjoy with us? We'll be recording some more webseries reactions over the weekend and beyond so any feedback on this would definitely be appreciated.
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