that camera rotating with the shotgun in the air is just *chef's kiss*
pathaan//apocalypse now//star wars: tfa//army of the dead
pretty sure this is how shah rukh from k3g woulda reacted to shah rukh from pathaan
dekho mereko toh harr line mein subtext dikhta hai. and this line is probably for all those who thought srk is done since he hadn't a single movie in around 5 years.
i love this bit. jim always ensures you understand the gravity of the situation.
using "aye mere watan ke logon... zara yaad karo qurbani" to do john abraham's face reveal? everyone was kinda stunned when they watched it for the 1st time @ the theater.
in an ideal situation, pathaan would've learned something from this very teaching moment instead of slathering more nationalism over it. but fir shayad movie release nahi hoti. this is a great bit though.
hashtag scenes in movies that go unnecessarily hard
bohot zor ka tamacha thaa ye.
ye scene dekhte waqt toh kuch kuch nahi, bohot kuch ho raha tha🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵
KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS KISS
nobody's beating this look, this year at least.
the one thing that ties together the movies in the yrf spy universe: high school level jokes
pathaan (dop: satchith paulose) // the graduate (dop: robert surtees)
pathaan // mission: impossible 3
(hoping that y*r*f doesn't send a d*m*c*a notice for this even though officially prime pe hi dekh raha hu)
my man was too stunned to speak.
okay, so the deleted scene was some torture porn with a bad joke. sahi hai delete kar diya. i was assuming they were gonna restore some of the moments they've deleted from the action sequences for the digital release.
the bike chase in war was already a major flex for yrf's face replacement vfx. but this uncut train fight in #pathaan? it really beats everything. no dead eye. there's expressions. the lighting. it's all pretty much perfect. vfx breakdown nikalo bhai.
apt description for the audience's reaction to this whole sequence.
totally didn't get this main hoon na reference but it makes sense
MERE KARAN ARJUN WAPAS AA GAYE!
@ yrf, behind-the-scenes, making-of, kuch toh footage nikalo bhai ye poore scene ka?
pathaan // skyfall
the music does intensify when i've to step out of the house for any reason.
this was the most unexpected cheer that pathaan got. all 5 times that i watched it at the theater.
my man raza was ready to risk it all for a threesome. fir yaad aya accha international spy mission chal raha hai.
this shot? on the big screen? deepika's eyes. srk's lips quivering. W O W.
i KNEW they must've shot more scenes of srk walking because srk walking is A R T. but it was left on the cutting room floor. makes sense though cuz it messes with the pacing (hehe) of the film.
so that hairdresser joke had a set-up in a deleted scene.
rizzjection
abb se aise hi salary negotiate karenge.
kya samjhe? samjhe ki nahi samjhe?
john abraham's delivery makes this my favorite line from the film.
oh fuck, just realized. so yes, the truck fight in pathaan is a dhoom reference. but LOOK who's in the background in the truck fight from dhoom. that's right. shah rukh khan.
ahh another deleted scene.
jim ke andar ek influencer hi hai.
if angela bassett got an oscar nom for doing the thing in that dumb blockbuster, dimple kapadia should also get one for doing the thing in this dumb blockbuster.
i said what i said.
funniest moment in the movie.
*pin drop silence*
underrated line delivery
hashtag more scenes in movies that go unnecessarily hard
In the first two weeks of January I've seen the return of two of the most ass-hat arguments around film and film criticism. One is "anybody can be a film critic" and two is "film critics are privileged bitches whining about early access to films".
Here are my conclusive thoughts.
First, lemme talk about the "anybody can be a film critic" part. Yes, anybody can be a film critic. Everybody should be a film critic. The playing ground is still dominated by upper class White people in USA & upper class people from Delhi, Mumbai, & Bengaluru in India.
If you don't fall into either of these categories, please come & talk about films. If your is under-represented in film & film criticism, please come. We need more diversity because that's the only way the general discourse around films and even the quality of films will improve.
Imagine living in the US of fucking A, talking about "going to the theatres only" (which has clearly become a case of affordability), & thinking that you're talkkng for the masses by dumping on the "elite" critics. @PostOpinions & @SonnyBunch, I'm sorry but fuck you for this.
Bro, just speaking about myself, I'm not some elite son of a bitch sitting on my throne made of gold giving out decrees to give screeners. IT IS MY FUCKING JOB. AND I'M TRYING TO DO THAT WITHOUT FUCKING DYING. I'm all for attacking my opinions cuz they're warped but what's THIS?
Also you wanna talk about leveling the playing field? Make movies affordable. Make theatres conducive for watching movies. Make the profession of film criticism equal for all so that over 80% of us don't have to scramble for accessibility to shit TO DO OUR JOB PROPERLY!
I just want movie/show PRs to know that I WANT to do reviews. I've a habit of not badgering people. Naturally that bleeds into my "brand" of professionalism. So I ask a max of 1-2 times for a screener. If they still ignore me, I just assume they hate me.
Aur kya karein?
Why do I have to ask for a screener every single time for every single movie or show? That too multiple times? If I've reviewed one thing, it means I'll review everything. Just put it on some email blast or WA broadcast and send it. How hard can that be? Seriously.
And what the hell is with this gatekeeping of certain IPs? "There are limited screeners for this". "There are limited interview slots for that". Chalo interview I understand. WTF are limited screeners? I just don't get the logic behind it. Please feel free to explain it to me.
1. As I sit here filing a complaint about the non payment of PF by Fork Media Group (FMG) since Oct 2019, I feel, nay, I WANT to talk about what went down during my 2 year stint there & how it sent me on a downward spiral full of depression & anxiety.
2. I joined @MashableIndia, which functions under FMG, back in April 2019. It was my first time moving out of Siliguri & I was excited, thrilled to live this new life. But I should have seen the red flags right in the beginning in the form of @KarrishmaModhy, the associate editor
3. Now, acc. to my limited knowledge, an editor is supposed to edit. Y'know. It's right there in the title. But I was given this mindblowing philosophy that since it's not possible to edit every copy, you just have to do it on your own.
She didn't edit any of my copies for 2 yrs.