Comments on: On RDB http://www.minorscale.net/2006/02/01/on-rdb/ Discordant Notes Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:26:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Manoj http://www.minorscale.net/2006/02/01/on-rdb/#comment-2490 Manoj Tue, 25 Apr 2006 18:15:40 +0000 http://www.minorscale.net/2006/02/01/on-rdb/#comment-2490 I'm alive and well, anti. Just taking an extended break. :) Atleast Bosey has resumed blogging. Hopefully for atleast a few months this time. Always nice to see you back, Anand. I’m alive and well, anti. Just taking an extended break. :)
Atleast Bosey has resumed blogging. Hopefully for atleast a few months this time. Always nice to see you back, Anand.

]]> By: Anand http://www.minorscale.net/2006/02/01/on-rdb/#comment-2487 Anand Tue, 25 Apr 2006 11:41:19 +0000 http://www.minorscale.net/2006/02/01/on-rdb/#comment-2487 Hahahaha - RDB. I've got a post on bosey on same topic. Mysterious forces at work. Hahahaha - RDB. I’ve got a post on bosey on same topic. Mysterious forces at work.

]]> By: aNTi http://www.minorscale.net/2006/02/01/on-rdb/#comment-2483 aNTi Mon, 24 Apr 2006 20:01:52 +0000 http://www.minorscale.net/2006/02/01/on-rdb/#comment-2483 knock knock... knock knock…

]]> By: Manoj http://www.minorscale.net/2006/02/01/on-rdb/#comment-2415 Manoj Wed, 08 Feb 2006 21:16:11 +0000 http://www.minorscale.net/2006/02/01/on-rdb/#comment-2415 heh-heh this is why I damned Jevya. Didn't really want this to turn into a discussion on Maniratnam. Sorry, but I'll take a raincheck on this, Vijay. :) Hey...glad you agree B(K). heh-heh this is why I damned Jevya. Didn’t really want this to turn into a discussion on Maniratnam. Sorry, but I’ll take a raincheck on this, Vijay. :)

Hey…glad you agree B(K).

]]> By: vijay http://www.minorscale.net/2006/02/01/on-rdb/#comment-2411 vijay Wed, 08 Feb 2006 19:20:54 +0000 http://www.minorscale.net/2006/02/01/on-rdb/#comment-2411 "Not that he sucks or anything, just that he is not all he is made out to be" and what has he been made out to be, that he ins'nt?Mani, unlike Shankar, rarely ever talks to the press and lets his movies do the talking. The "horrid" writing that you talk about is actually being done by Sujatha for Mani rathnam, for the past few years :-) “Not that he sucks or anything, just that he is not all he is made out to be”

and what has he been made out to be, that he ins’nt?Mani, unlike Shankar, rarely ever talks to the press and lets his movies do the talking. The “horrid” writing that you talk about is actually being done by Sujatha for Mani rathnam, for the past few years :-)

]]> By: Bala (Karthik) http://www.minorscale.net/2006/02/01/on-rdb/#comment-2406 Bala (Karthik) Wed, 08 Feb 2006 12:39:58 +0000 http://www.minorscale.net/2006/02/01/on-rdb/#comment-2406 Bingo on the Shankar thing..... Bingo on the Shankar thing…..

]]> By: Manoj http://www.minorscale.net/2006/02/01/on-rdb/#comment-2400 Manoj Wed, 08 Feb 2006 01:49:03 +0000 http://www.minorscale.net/2006/02/01/on-rdb/#comment-2400 Damn you Jevya! :) Alright, I'll bite. I'm not a Maniratnam fan. So lets just say, other than Iruvar (and his song picturisations), I don't think too much of the rest of his work (esp. the horrid writing). Not that he sucks or anything, just that he is not all he is made out to be. <em>In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king </em>and all that. Damn you Jevya! :)
Alright, I’ll bite. I’m not a Maniratnam fan. So lets just say, other than Iruvar (and his song picturisations), I don’t think too much of the rest of his work (esp. the horrid writing). Not that he sucks or anything, just that he is not all he is made out to be. In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king and all that.

]]> By: jevya http://www.minorscale.net/2006/02/01/on-rdb/#comment-2399 jevya Wed, 08 Feb 2006 01:31:35 +0000 http://www.minorscale.net/2006/02/01/on-rdb/#comment-2399 "I think I liked Majaa more than some other Maniratnam movies, not Iruvar." well, which ones? “I think I liked Majaa more than some other Maniratnam movies, not Iruvar.”

well, which ones?

]]> By: Manoj http://www.minorscale.net/2006/02/01/on-rdb/#comment-2397 Manoj Tue, 07 Feb 2006 16:42:18 +0000 http://www.minorscale.net/2006/02/01/on-rdb/#comment-2397 Jevya: Headache-inducing? I don't think so. Cheaply-used gimmick? Unintentionally, yes. One could draw parallel with a Shankar movie in that RDB also sets the stage with realistic characters (that is, if you think getting drunk & jumping off a building is something you can relate to). But nit-picking apart, it does make an attempt to make you relate. But the actual act of retribution is where Shankar goes off on a tangent with his larger-than-life protagonists. In a way, that's shankar's way of rooting the audience more into reality by saying, "You can never do this, but I know you wish you could", whereas RDB tries to falsely make you think that killing a politician is something that you could do. Seriously, if I thought I could explain this better, I would've made a post about it. But this is only good enough for a comment. Barely. :) I think I liked Majaa more than some other Maniratnam movies, not Iruvar. Anti: And Amen to your Amen, bro! And I liked 'Azhagiya Theeye' a lot too. My favorite line to quote from that movie remains, "Tamizhnaatile mattum thaanda, xerox copy-kku koode kai thattuvaange". Makes me chuckle always. Muthuvel: Maybe I should have also included the disclaimer - "Provided both dierctors mature in their story-telling abilities". It's their treatment I like. Very refreshing. Which is why I think they could be better directors in the <em>future</em>. Vijay: I'm glad you worked it out with Karthik. I really didn't want to have to stop a bloodbath here. :) As for me writing about good movies, the honest answer is: Where's the fun then? Plus, I wouldn't know to write about a good screenplay/script, camera angles, cinematic grammar etc. (I love movies like Amelie & Rushmore, but can never really explain why). But like many, I sure do know when they screw up all the above, which makes it easier to write about. :) As for music, I honestly think the Tamizh music scene is doing better than the movie scene. 2 good songs in an album is a far more frequent occurence than 2 good movies in a year. Jevya: Headache-inducing? I don’t think so. Cheaply-used gimmick? Unintentionally, yes.
One could draw parallel with a Shankar movie in that RDB also sets the stage with realistic characters (that is, if you think getting drunk & jumping off a building is something you can relate to). But nit-picking apart, it does make an attempt to make you relate. But the actual act of retribution is where Shankar goes off on a tangent with his larger-than-life protagonists. In a way, that’s shankar’s way of rooting the audience more into reality by saying, “You can never do this, but I know you wish you could”, whereas RDB tries to falsely make you think that killing a politician is something that you could do. Seriously, if I thought I could explain this better, I would’ve made a post about it. But this is only good enough for a comment. Barely. :)
I think I liked Majaa more than some other Maniratnam movies, not Iruvar.

Anti: And Amen to your Amen, bro! And I liked ‘Azhagiya Theeye’ a lot too. My favorite line to quote from that movie remains, “Tamizhnaatile mattum thaanda, xerox copy-kku koode kai thattuvaange”. Makes me chuckle always.

Muthuvel: Maybe I should have also included the disclaimer - “Provided both dierctors mature in their story-telling abilities”. It’s their treatment I like. Very refreshing. Which is why I think they could be better directors in the future.

Vijay: I’m glad you worked it out with Karthik. I really didn’t want to have to stop a bloodbath here. :)
As for me writing about good movies, the honest answer is: Where’s the fun then? Plus, I wouldn’t know to write about a good screenplay/script, camera angles, cinematic grammar etc. (I love movies like Amelie & Rushmore, but can never really explain why). But like many, I sure do know when they screw up all the above, which makes it easier to write about. :) As for music, I honestly think the Tamizh music scene is doing better than the movie scene. 2 good songs in an album is a far more frequent occurence than 2 good movies in a year.

]]> By: Karthik http://www.minorscale.net/2006/02/01/on-rdb/#comment-2375 Karthik Sun, 05 Feb 2006 15:47:00 +0000 http://www.minorscale.net/2006/02/01/on-rdb/#comment-2375 Vijay, I understand too. Unfortunately, there is only one Pithamagan every two years.. ... I was talking to Manoj about this sometime back, and I am at a point where I am tired of writing 'funny" movie reviews. I guess at some point, I will stop .. and only wait for the really good movies to review. I am sure Manoj doesn't mind our discussion here - at least we are not calling him names. Vijay, I understand too. Unfortunately, there is only one Pithamagan every two years.. … I was talking to Manoj about this sometime back, and I am at a point where I am tired of writing ‘funny” movie reviews. I guess at some point, I will stop .. and only wait for the really good movies to review. I am sure Manoj doesn’t mind our discussion here - at least we are not calling him names.

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