tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668731454857654821.post5357874732076635464..comments2024-02-01T13:13:31.933+02:00Comments on ..so they dance!: Agent Vinod - hollow spectacle.veracioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14437521137603205617noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668731454857654821.post-89523281792603368612012-05-04T06:35:30.181+03:002012-05-04T06:35:30.181+03:00Just finished watching Agent Vinod and I agree wit...Just finished watching Agent Vinod and I agree with so many of the points you made. Especially the scaling down part. There were way too many characters introduced every twenty minutes and way too many locations than were necessary. It's things like that that detracted from the good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668731454857654821.post-82787549470777470072012-05-01T14:17:04.864+03:002012-05-01T14:17:04.864+03:00Vivster - Yep, this certainly proved Raghavan can ...Vivster - Yep, this certainly proved Raghavan can direct action, but I wish the story had been as good as his previous films.<br /><br />Mette - It's probably not worth a long drive or a flight to the theater, no, so you were spared those expenses. :)<br /><br />Like carla pointed out, love/hate is too strong. I certainly didn't hate it. I just wish the good elements had come together in a better, more satisfying manner..<br /><br />carla - I really wish Raghavan had gone the way of 70's influences more and James Bond type stuff less. I think he does well with small and gritty thrillers, this flashy slickness is not really his ball game.veracioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14437521137603205617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668731454857654821.post-58728896332578901422012-04-30T16:44:39.908+03:002012-04-30T16:44:39.908+03:00Veracious, I think you summarized very well all th...Veracious, I think you summarized very well all the ways in which this movie doesn't quite fire on all cylinders. It reminds me of Gertrude Stein's quip about Oakland (which is actually a rather nice place, but that's beside the point): there's no *there* there. The movie spent a lot of energy being slick and cool, but didn't really make any kind of effort to make the viewer care - ho-hum plot device, ho-hum backstory. Not a lot of depth. <br /><br />Mette, I think "love it or hate it" really overstates the negativity, both in Veracious's comments and in other comments around the web (like mine) that criticized the film. I don't think there's enough there to evoke an emotion as strong as hate. It's more, "love it or eh". <br /><br />carla (filmi geek)<br />http://filmigeek.netcarla (filmigeek)http://filmigeek.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668731454857654821.post-55471690162941012002012-04-30T16:22:45.560+03:002012-04-30T16:22:45.560+03:00Seems to be a love it or hate it film, according t...Seems to be a love it or hate it film, according to the reviews I've read until now.<br />Glad I didn't go all the way to Hamburg to watch it.Mettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08094234448852441633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668731454857654821.post-82243876099828341862012-04-30T15:29:34.066+03:002012-04-30T15:29:34.066+03:00Thanks Veracious.. I like it a lot but wish it was...Thanks Veracious.. I like it a lot but wish it was shorter. The movie didn't quite come together at the end. But the action scenes were quite brilliant. The title track was just kick ass amazing!Vivsternoreply@blogger.com