Archies Review/Spoilers Discussion - Page 61

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I swear I only watched this because of my love for Archie comics but should've known better after enduring the shitshow that was Riverdale for 2 seasons , need my 2+ hours back

What I liked:

• The entire 60s vibe and the production design
• When Shammi Kapoor's poster is held up as the latest heartthrob!
• References to 60s pop culture: Cliff Richard & The Beatles (& ofc Hedy Lamarr! )
• When Archie says choosing between Betty & Veronica is like choosing between John Lennon & Paul McCartney I related so damn hard
• Vedang Raina as Reggie Mantle (though he's nothing like Reggie in the comics)

What I didn't like:

- Everything else

Glad to see everyone trashing the talentless hacks.

https://x.com/maymayholic__/status/1733524866501116233?s=20

https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.rediff.com/amp/movies/report/i-told-agastyas-mother-your-son-will-be-a-star/20231211.htm

'Audiences have not seen a hero like Agastya since Rishi Kapoor in Bobby.'

Javed Akhtar is all praise for The Archies

All I can say is

Originally posted by: VirginiaPlath

https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.rediff.com/amp/movies/report/i-told-agastyas-mother-your-son-will-be-a-star/20231211.htm

'Audiences have not seen a hero like Agastya since Rishi Kapoor in Bobby.'

Javed Akhtar is all praise for The Archies

All I can say is

Javed Akthar is worse than Bachchan it sounds like 😂

SRK fans catch 22 situation on twitterman they need to shelve that Sujoy Ghosh movie

https://twitter.com/HUNTER__SINGH/status/1733344381208232081?t=W6nMOFcJAuu2GZ_jYKLlug&s=19

https://twitter.com/StormPost_/status/1733532722386374869?t=4RUpsVq6lhRARgcSYeRWaw&s=19

https://twitter.com/StormPost_/status/1732805294911332373?t=5JuX-2zV4qy9u8r9GuWOKQ&s=19

1 year workshop n prep co stars ne bhi indirectly bezti kardi silicon trio ki

https://twitter.com/GongR1ght/status/1732988187382014221?t=Tqsyl2omaSqSJjbUcIguBQ&s=19

Originally posted by: VirginiaPlath

1 year workshop n prep co stars ne bhi indirectly bezti kardi silicon trio ki

https://twitter.com/GongR1ght/status/1732988187382014221?t=Tqsyl2omaSqSJjbUcIguBQ&s=19

Itni mehnat ke baad bhi ye haal.😳😅

After one year even Zoya gave up and was willing to release her worst movie yet than trying to beat acting out of these wooden pieces.

Originally posted by: VirginiaPlath

https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.rediff.com/amp/movies/report/i-told-agastyas-mother-your-son-will-be-a-star/20231211.htm

'Audiences have not seen a hero like Agastya since Rishi Kapoor in Bobby.'

Javed Akhtar is all praise for The Archies

All I can say is

Ok watched the film fwd kar kar ke, it's a snoozefest through n through and I didn't think there could be something that could make CW's Riverdale look good

This made me reassess the rumours of Farhan Akhtar ghost directing most of Zoya's films, else how do you make such a shoddy film after garnering so much acclaim.

Red Chillies photography, colour schemes & frames were on point, music was ok, dialogues were lame.

Zoya directed a 2.5 hr long showreel to parade around Shweta didi ka ladka who redefined the term blandness, it was as if, it would kill Zoya if she won't show Agastya in every 2 minutes or put the focus back on him over the others, it's Reggie's big confrontation scene with his father Archie has to tag along & give his deer caught in headlights expressionJughead ki speech hai Agastya take over karega, Dilton ka invention hai Agastya explain karega. Vedang ka song hai Agastya front centre mein rahega.

The level of insecurity reminded me of Alia-Kalank faux pas

As for the others, sorry but Khushi looks AI generated to me, still better than Jahnvi imo

Suhana is plain bad in every way that counts. Dafuq was that SRK trademark sad pout she was trying to do. Dot was decent, her hairstyle though. Mihir as Jughead made the Archie scenes funny n bearable. Yuvraj & his thank you was cute so were all the the Dilton-Reggie scenes. It was also kinda nice to see Tara Sharma, Koel Puri & Vinay Pathak after so long.

The star of the movie is obviously Vedang Raina, my eyes kept roving back to himhe has a very charming screen presence, good looks, promising acting & dancing skills. But more than that like I said you can't help but pay attention to him over others. Hoping he gets good opportunities there's a serious dearth of young actors.

All in all one time watch for cinematography and Reggie buoy.

Btw has any movie based on environment related topic done well? Coz I really doubt