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Posted: 8 years ago

#121

Originally posted by: you2
So,any tweet or review from Indian journos so far for ADHM?

ADHM didn't have screenings for press yet. Press will watch it tomorrow and then post reviews.

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Posted: 8 years ago

#122

Originally posted by: dahee

ADHM didn't have screenings for press yet. Press will watch it tomorrow and then post reviews.

I have no idea how Shivaay will do..but I have read enough tweets to know the fate of ADHM..

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Posted: 8 years ago

#123

Originally posted by: Resident_Evil
I guess its time to stick a fork in the movie's fate. And i am not surprised at all. AD is incapable of making a good movie and blowing money on his "dream project" was a stupid idea from the get go. I feel bad for Kajol cuz he is producing her movie and his choices of movies suck ass.

Anyways, now i am eagerly awaiting the response for ADHM. With mixed responses and a negative twitter campaign i am confident this is going to bomb as well (please let that happen god). And i need the actual reviews too to decide whether i should spend my $9 for it tomorrow (i better decide soon cuz the evening shows near me are 990% booked and all the good seats are taken). Anyways exciting times.

Oh and i agree with You2. There are no early reviews for ADHM which is very disturbing cuz normally movies that suck have embargoed reviews. I hope this is the case.

🤣🤣🤣 for that bold and colored part...

yeah i still remember the hype RAJU CHACHA had created and how badly i was disappointed...that was the day and today is the day...

but friends are saying its good movie...

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Posted: 8 years ago

#124

Originally posted by: you2

I have no idea how Shivaay will do..but I have read enough tweets to know the fate of ADHM..

This guy was so excited about ADHM...

Navjot Gulati @Navjotalive

Is Friday ki shuruaat cinema kay hall kay andar nahi, writing table pe karo. #notetoself

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TheDarkRock

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Posted: 8 years ago

#125

The mainstream critics so far except bollywoodhungama seems to have given negative reviews so far

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Posted: 8 years ago

#126

Originally posted by: dahee

It helps a bad movie make money. Happened with Rustom. Uss movie ki critics ne dhajiya udaye the... Ab jo log TV mein dekh rahe hai.. unhe bhi pasand nahin aa rahe hai Rustom. It worked because it clashed with another equally bad movie. And bandwagon was supporting Rustom those days.
Clash bina release hote toh dono movie hi pit jaate.

So when the makers know their movie is not that great they desperately try to clash it with another biggie... Whoever wins the clash wins box-office.

😆 😆 😆

only films have successful made the impact

same day release and went for silver jublee..

dil and ghayal...

gadar and lagaan...

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Posted: 8 years ago

#127

Originally posted by: you2

I have no idea how Shivaay will do..but I have read enough tweets to know the fate of ADHM..

Hmmm...I have mainly seen positive reviews for ADHM. I guess it will do well in multiplexes.

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Posted: 8 years ago

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Shivaay movie review: This Ajay Devgn film is best enjoyed when high

Ajay Devgn-starrer Shivaay is in screens today. It is one of the two big Bollywood releases this Friday, the other one being Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. Here is our Shivaay movie review.

Ananya Bhattacharya

Ratings:(1.5/5)

First things first. If you are an Ajay Devgn fan, shut this tab right now and go watch Shivaay. If not, maybe have a look at this in case you want some sort of sanity intact. And if you're determined to watch Shivaay any way whatsoever, a sensible thing to do would be to carry the chillum along, a la Shiva. Take a few puffs and you're all set. Without the puffs, it is impossible to survive Shivaay.

Shivaay (Ajay Devgn) spends time guiding tourists on high-altitude treks when not proving his mountaineering skills atop snow-clad Himalayan peaks. On one of these treks, Shivaay falls in love with Olga (Erika Kaar). Olga speaks flawless Hindi, Shivaay speaks some English. The morning after Shivaay impresses Olga with his tattoos (yes, not kidding), the group is on the trek. They see an avalanche coming their way. Everyone crosses over to the opposite peak. While trying to save an extraordinarily scared person, Shivaay and Olga are unable to make it before the avalanche hits them (but of course!).

Now take a moment. And breathe. Because what happens next is so ludicrous that... So Shivaay and Olga jump into a nearby tent RIGHT before the avalanche tosses it off into the abyss in between the two peaks. No, they don't die. Nor fall into the abyss and hurt themselves. The tent is seen hanging between the peaks... and the people inside realise that they have fallen in love, and go on to consummate their relationship. Kissing, making love, et al, right there, hanging in the air.

Olga has to go back to Bulgaria after her fling (read: falling TRULY-MADLY-DEEPLY in love) with Shivaay. Right before leaving for her country, Olga finds out that she is pregnant. She doesn't want to have the child, but Shivaay wants his 'adhi family'. So screw the woman's decision; all hail Shivaay's persuasion, and nine months later, bingo! The child is born. Olga goes back to Bulgaria and Shivaay climbs mountain peaks with his daughter Gaura (Abigail).

One not-so-fine day, Gaura discovers that her mother is alive and in Bulgaria, as opposed to Shivaay's story that she is dead. Gaura throws a tantrum and tickets to Bulgaria follow. Shivaay and Gaura reach the Indian Embassy in Bulgaria to look for Olga. They run into Anushka (Sayyesha) there, who, under the orders of her boss (Saurabh Shukla), decides to overturn mountains and find Olga. The rest of the story involves Ajay Devgn saving the children of Bulgaria from child trafficking, finding a sex worker's lost father, fending off numerous goons single-handedly, being dragged through half of the country with barely a scratch on his jeans and what not.

The story of Shivaay has more meanders than the river Nile. It starts off in the Himalayas, reaches half the world away in Bulgaria. While the location shifts only a few thousand miles, events in the story are light years away from any sense or logic.

Ajay Devgn throws in his lot with the film. He acts well, tries to emote through his eyes. Erika, Sayyesha, Abigail all are fine in their characters. But at the end of the day, you are SO not bothered about the protagonist or moved by his plight that all you want to do is take a nap. And the runtime of the film is conducive to the overall atmosphere inside the theatre: doze off. At 2 hours 52 minutes... you know this sentence is not going to end well.

The one aspect Shivaay wins in is the locations and the way they have been captured on camera. Both the Himalayas and Bulgaria are breathtaking; the scale of the film is mesmerising as are the action and chase sequences. But good photography and stunts can do only so much to a badly-written film.

Bolo Har Har is an oft-used track in Shivaay. Darkhast is a hummable, pleasant number. The music too, fails to take Shivaay anywhere.

Watch Shivaay if you have ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ELSE TO DO. Else watch a documentary on mountaineering. Or child trafficking. Or Bulgaria. Or whatever you want to. (Just a special mention for the company which made the tent that weathered pretty much everything.)

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/shivaay-movie-review-ajay-devgn/1/797539.html

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Posted: 8 years ago

#129

Shivaay seems high on never ending action and loud emotion. Visuals don't fill the void of the missing storyline

Rating: 2/5

What's Good: Just like the trailer, the locations and cinematography of Shivaay are completely breathtaking.

What's Bad: The plot being inspired from Taken, a lengthy run-time and an epic fail at making any emotional connect.

Loo Break: Needed most in the stretched climax & Ajay-Erika's awkward love-making scene!

Watch or Not?: Shivaay is an action drama that immense action but zero emotion. Strictly for Ajay Devgn fans because sitting through it for 2 hrs 40 min may be difficult for others.

Shivaay ( Ajay Devgn) is a mountaineer who conducts treks in the Himalayas. On one of his tours, he meets Olga (Erika Kaar) who hails from Bulgaria. After he saves her life in a deadly avalanche, the duo fall in love.

Olga becomes pregnant and is not willing to give birth to a child but on Shivaay's insistence, she agrees to deliver the child but refuses to raise it with him and leaves to Bulgaria.

Nine years later,Shivaay is happy living with his daughter Gaura (Abigail Eames). After learning that her mother is alive, Gaura forces Shivaay to take her to Bulgaria to meet Olga.

During their visit, Gaura gets kidnapped by a child trafficking gang and thus begins Shivaay's cat and mouse chase with the kidnappers.

Will he be able to save Gaura? How far will a father to go for the safety of his daughter?

Shivaay Review: Script Analysis

Ajay Devgn's last directorial U Me Aur Hum had bombed terribly. After years once again trying his hands at direction, the actor now comes up with Shivaay.

Sadly, even with his second film, Ajay's script sense seems to have not improved. Shivaay has been co written by Sandeep Srivastava and Robin Bhatt. Partly, it is them that Devgn must blame for his film turning out to be a bore. First they rip off the basic premiss from Taken, then amp it up dollops of emotional melodrama on father-daughter relations. Unfortunately, they do not confluence well.

There are many scenes in the film which are meant to be tear jerkers but due to bad writing, turn out hilarious. One such scene would be between Anu (Sayyeshaa)and her father.

Also it is quite a big cinematic liberty on the writers' part to make Shivaay's character such a heroic, one man army one. It's hard to believe that a man who's never stepped out of Himalayas, would so easily shut down a Bulgarian flesh trade racket.

Certain things that could be a problem are, Shivaay mentioning his friend Kancha' repeatedly. Also, weird dialogues such as "Jin ladkiyon ke achche Baap hote hai unki (ladkon ke liye) talash bohot lambi hojati hai" feel absurd.

Shivaay Review: Star Performance

Shivaay is an Ajay Devgn show all the way. He is literally there in every frame of the film. Although, he rarely gets a chance to show off his acting chops in the midst of all the action. While he seems better in the second half, his act in the love story seems a little childish.

Erika Kaar could have rather spoken in English than the awkward Hindi that we are subjected to.

Sayyesha's role is too small and I'm not sure if Shivaay is the best choice for her debut. She does not get noticed in this role.

Abigail Eames does a good job at emoting stuff since her character is speech impaired.

Girish Karnad and Vir Das are extremely unnecessary characters in the film.

Shivaay Review: Direction, Music

After releasing the first logo of the film almost two years in advance, one expected Shivaay to be a masterpiece.

Going by what is served, Shivaay comes across as a film with loads of mindless action that is not always well choreographed. One of the chase sequences runs so long that we totally lose interest in it.

Another problem is that while Ajay's character has so much grit, the antagonists seem too fickle. There is no sadistic pleasure one may get from the climax fight sequence while watching the villain die.

The cinematography is one of the best things about the film. Bulgaria looks beautiful yet eerie through Aseem Bajaj's lens. The Vfx too are done quite decently.

On the music front Bolo Har Har has been overused as a background score. Darkhast makes up for a pleasant hear.

Basically it all boils down to the fact that had the film been a little crisper with its run time, it would have been much enjoyable. The forcefully dragged climax turns into a complete snoozefest.

Shivaay Review: The Last Word

Shivaay seems high on never ending action and loud emotion. Visuals don't fill the void of the missing storyline and hence a 2/5 for the film.

http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/shivaay-review/

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Posted: 8 years ago

#130

Originally posted by: rockrahul
Shivaay movie review: This Ajay Devgn film is best enjoyed when high

Ajay Devgn-starrer Shivaay is in screens today. It is one of the two big Bollywood releases this Friday, the other one being Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. Here is our Shivaay movie review.

Ananya Bhattacharya

Ratings:(1.5/5)

The kind of title reviewers come up with for *bad movies* --- 🤣

with that bookie marking this page ---- movie may not be entertaining but reviews will be --- *😛*

Edited by UntamableSpirit - 8 years ago