Monday, September 07, 2009
Mary J Blige- The One- song also used in AT&T commercial
Why isn't there more acknowledgement of the fact that this song is an eeyadichan copy of "Hare Ram, Hare Ram" from Bhool Bhulaiya?
Googling "mary J blige" "bhool bhulaiya" has quite a few hits but none officially admitting this- has Pritam not been made aware of this yet? Or is he in the imitation is the sincerest form of flattery mode?
Googling "mary J blige" "bhool bhulaiya" has quite a few hits but none officially admitting this- has Pritam not been made aware of this yet? Or is he in the imitation is the sincerest form of flattery mode?
Pokkisham- a review
Pokkisham, more than anything else, is a showcase for Cheran's writing abilities. I found it interminably long, the plot device of having the son read Cheran's diary entries and Cheran's and Padmapriya's letters palled pretty soon and the whole thing became an exercise in how flowery could Cheran express his love and regret.
Even given I'm not schooled in Tamil, and that my knowledge of the language is strictly functional, which meant that I couldn't appreciate the writing, my grouse is that a movie is not a vehicle for reading 'literature' aloud. Which is really what much of the 2 plus hours of this movie ended up being.
The story FWIW, is fairly cliched (boy meets girl, falls in love, girl's father opposed to relationship)- so it needed something special to move it along, not an endless series of vignettes with voice overs. And did I say how slow this moved? Wading thru molasses...
Even given I'm not schooled in Tamil, and that my knowledge of the language is strictly functional, which meant that I couldn't appreciate the writing, my grouse is that a movie is not a vehicle for reading 'literature' aloud. Which is really what much of the 2 plus hours of this movie ended up being.
The story FWIW, is fairly cliched (boy meets girl, falls in love, girl's father opposed to relationship)- so it needed something special to move it along, not an endless series of vignettes with voice overs. And did I say how slow this moved? Wading thru molasses...
Sporting what-ifs
What if Ichiro had made his major league debut before the age of 28?
What if Monica Seles hadn't been stabbed?
What if Ayrton Senna hadn't died?
What if Gale Sayers hadn't been injured?
What if WWII hadn't interrupted the Don's career?
What if Nadal's career hadn't intersected that of Federer as early as it did?
What if MJ hadn't taken time off to play baseball?
What if Monica Seles hadn't been stabbed?
What if Ayrton Senna hadn't died?
What if Gale Sayers hadn't been injured?
What if WWII hadn't interrupted the Don's career?
What if Nadal's career hadn't intersected that of Federer as early as it did?
What if MJ hadn't taken time off to play baseball?
