Comments on: Thoughts on ‘GURU’ http://expertdabbler.com/2007/02/09/thoughts-on-guru/ Rombo nallavan Mon, 21 May 2012 17:58:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: expertdabbler http://expertdabbler.com/2007/02/09/thoughts-on-guru/#comment-14949 expertdabbler Fri, 20 Apr 2007 08:43:50 +0000 http://expertdabbler.com/2007/02/09/thoughts-on-guru/#comment-14949 balar, i agree on yr take on mouna ragam, anjali. thanks :) jo, thanks buddy :) balar,

i agree on yr take on mouna ragam, anjali.
thanks :)

jo,

thanks buddy :)

]]> By: Jo http://expertdabbler.com/2007/02/09/thoughts-on-guru/#comment-14943 Jo Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:11:16 +0000 http://expertdabbler.com/2007/02/09/thoughts-on-guru/#comment-14943 PK Finally I managed to see this movie 2 days back. I must say I am very much impressed by the cinematography of Rajiv Menon and the performance of Abhishek Bachan. AB has done an amazing/surprising job (but no wonder, that he was in the master's hands who know how to extract the best out of his crew). I felt the timing of Tere Bina really odd. In a sad moment of separation, the song comes up with them dancing and I suddenly lost the emotional connection with the scene. Another thing Mani could have done better is the court scene. The background music was totally un-necessary (Mani would have thought the bg music would tighten the scene but the scene actually lost grip because of this and the camera panning focus less). I was thinking of my favorite court room scenes from the Hollywood movies like Philadelphia or A Few Good Men. Mani could have done something in those lines to make it more grippy. My two cents. :-) PK

Finally I managed to see this movie 2 days back.

I must say I am very much impressed by the cinematography of Rajiv Menon and the performance of Abhishek Bachan. AB has done an amazing/surprising job (but no wonder, that he was in the master’s hands who know how to extract the best out of his crew).

I felt the timing of Tere Bina really odd. In a sad moment of separation, the song comes up with them dancing and I suddenly lost the emotional connection with the scene.

Another thing Mani could have done better is the court scene. The background music was totally un-necessary (Mani would have thought the bg music would tighten the scene but the scene actually lost grip because of this and the camera panning focus less). I was thinking of my favorite court room scenes from the Hollywood movies like Philadelphia or A Few Good Men. Mani could have done something in those lines to make it more grippy.

My two cents. :-)

]]> By: balar http://expertdabbler.com/2007/02/09/thoughts-on-guru/#comment-6629 balar Sat, 17 Feb 2007 17:36:32 +0000 http://expertdabbler.com/2007/02/09/thoughts-on-guru/#comment-6629 Nice unbiased review PK sir.. But i dont expect Genius like Mani quite often coming with biography movies like Guru,Iruvur and Nayagan for commercial purpose. I expect more from Mani, like his previous wonders Mouna raagam,roja,Alai payuthe,Anjali and Kannathil mutha mittal... Nice unbiased review PK sir..

But i dont expect Genius like Mani quite often coming with biography movies like Guru,Iruvur and Nayagan for commercial purpose.

I expect more from Mani, like his previous wonders Mouna raagam,roja,Alai payuthe,Anjali and Kannathil mutha mittal…

]]> By: prabukarthik http://expertdabbler.com/2007/02/09/thoughts-on-guru/#comment-6271 prabukarthik Mon, 12 Feb 2007 13:49:03 +0000 http://expertdabbler.com/2007/02/09/thoughts-on-guru/#comment-6271 Monu, :) andha Barso Re song kitta thatta ad madhiri daan irundhudhu! in theme and visuals it was no different from Chinna Chinna Aasai in Roja! Monu,
:)

andha Barso Re song kitta thatta ad madhiri daan irundhudhu! in theme and visuals it was no different from Chinna Chinna Aasai in Roja!

]]> By: prabukarthik http://expertdabbler.com/2007/02/09/thoughts-on-guru/#comment-6270 prabukarthik Mon, 12 Feb 2007 13:47:35 +0000 http://expertdabbler.com/2007/02/09/thoughts-on-guru/#comment-6270 NV sir, yep, me too a mani fan. But ennamo, this movie was good but naan edhirpartha andha punch illai.Otherwise i totally agree with your point abt clean and no violence etc :) Subha, Your take makes sense, but i still feel the director could've utilised the screen time for something more relvant to the subject. And also that still leaves the romance angle unnnecessary :) NV sir,

yep, me too a mani fan. But ennamo, this movie was good but naan edhirpartha andha punch illai.Otherwise i totally agree with your point abt clean and no violence etc :)

Subha,
Your take makes sense, but i still feel the director could’ve utilised the screen time for something more relvant to the subject. And also that still leaves the romance angle unnnecessary :)

]]> By: prabukarthik http://expertdabbler.com/2007/02/09/thoughts-on-guru/#comment-6268 prabukarthik Mon, 12 Feb 2007 13:44:57 +0000 http://expertdabbler.com/2007/02/09/thoughts-on-guru/#comment-6268 Ravi, nandri :) Actually, i reviewed this movie only bcos i thought it was worth reviewing :) I wont say i dont have any biases etc. But when i write something i try to be :) J, Danks :) vatsan, i think u r reading too much into that! Ponnarasi, thanks!, it was meant to be that way :) Ravi,
nandri :)
Actually, i reviewed this movie only bcos i thought it was worth reviewing :)
I wont say i dont have any biases etc. But when i write something i try to be :)

J,
Danks :)

vatsan,
i think u r reading too much into that!

Ponnarasi,
thanks!, it was meant to be that way :)

]]> By: monu http://expertdabbler.com/2007/02/09/thoughts-on-guru/#comment-6265 monu Mon, 12 Feb 2007 09:27:47 +0000 http://expertdabbler.com/2007/02/09/thoughts-on-guru/#comment-6265 i found the movie boring while watching it but thinking of it in action replay, i thought it was good i wondered like u what vidya was doing in the movie.. but vatsan's comments throw new light to me. i like to listen to barso re song.. picturisation pathi solla theriyalai :) i found the movie boring while watching it
but thinking of it in action replay, i thought it was good
i wondered like u what vidya was doing in the movie..
but vatsan’s comments throw new light to me.

i like to listen to barso re song.. picturisation pathi solla theriyalai
:)

]]> By: Chakra http://expertdabbler.com/2007/02/09/thoughts-on-guru/#comment-6264 Chakra Mon, 12 Feb 2007 08:36:00 +0000 http://expertdabbler.com/2007/02/09/thoughts-on-guru/#comment-6264 It was nice reading your review. Haven't seen the movie yet. So, no comments on the content. But, very well presented. I was particularly waiting for a new post from you as I got sick of the arguments in the previous ones. It was nice reading your review. Haven’t seen the movie yet. So, no comments on the content. But, very well presented.

I was particularly waiting for a new post from you as I got sick of the arguments in the previous ones.

]]> By: priya http://expertdabbler.com/2007/02/09/thoughts-on-guru/#comment-6262 priya Mon, 12 Feb 2007 06:25:08 +0000 http://expertdabbler.com/2007/02/09/thoughts-on-guru/#comment-6262 aanionaa?? ennayya solreenga?? dheivame.. epdi ungalukku ipdi oru comparison vandhadhu??:)- aanionaa?? ennayya solreenga?? dheivame.. epdi ungalukku ipdi oru comparison vandhadhu??:)-

]]> By: expertdabbler http://expertdabbler.com/2007/02/09/thoughts-on-guru/#comment-6261 expertdabbler Mon, 12 Feb 2007 05:23:03 +0000 http://expertdabbler.com/2007/02/09/thoughts-on-guru/#comment-6261 vatsan, konjam andagariya nee? :) sree, nandri hai. but make sure u go and see the film :) prabhu, :) vatsan,
konjam andagariya nee? :)

sree,
nandri hai. but make sure u go and see the film :)

prabhu,
:)

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