If Ram Gopal Verma was offering 5 lakhs to watch it alone, I think I deserve at least 1 lakh.There were hardly 10 people in the theatre I went to watch it in.That’s the thing about Ramu.Those who watch his movies watch it for the reason that they are made by him.And those who don’t watch his movies,avoid them because of the same reason.They are made by him.I think he’s the only filmmaker who has actually become larger than his movies.Whenever a movie is to be released,less importance is given to the movie per se,but to RGV and his exploits.
But anyway,coming back to the story.Here’s what was interesting.The remaining guys in the hall were there just to have a nice time,I think.They were the kind of morons who whistle and mouth obscene stuff when the heroine comes on screen.
These 2 guys were shouting “Vande Mataram” and “Bhoot hoon main” whenever they could,attempting to scare us but I was so pissed I could have kicked his butt to Lucknow.
As the movie went on,on of those guys came to me and said ”Can I sit here?”.I asked him to sit a few seats away and keep his mouth shut.That guy was a nuthead.The movie isn’t that scary.
But it has its moments.RGV’s knack for zooming on supposedly inanimate things comes to the fore in the cinematography.The sound effects are good.
The only flaw here lies in the dearth of ideas to scare.Like in most Hindi movies made these days,whenever anything scary happens,it inevitably has to end with the person waking up and realising it was a dream.Also,the climax could have been far better,considering that the first half was successful in raising a few scares.
The actors essay their characters with ease,considering that its a horror movie and most of the action is supposed to take place in our minds.But the person who steals the show is the little kid.Kids nowadays act pretty well in our Hindi movies,exceptthe kids in Yash Raj movies.You feel like buying a big pack of Kitkat Chunkey and smacking their faces with it,but I’ll get to that later.
Overall,Phoonk is an average movie.If you have an option to go to a movie,go for Rock On or the Dark Knight.But if you want to go watch Bachna Ae Haseeno or Singh is King,please watch this movie instead.At least you are not subjected to lip-syncing lover boys and dances at marriages.
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