Endhiran - Digital Rajni Masala Flick

You should probably stop reading this now, if
a. You havent seen the movie yet and you dont want any spoilers
b. You havent seen the movie yet and you dont mind the spoilers but if you dont want to get prejudiced ;)


My first movie in BIG Cinemas theatre in Fremont in CA and what a movie to start with ;).... Rajni with a bang ! bang ! (one for each Rajni)
Let me be very honest here, I did *not* like Sivaji. Seriously, I just couldnt accept Rajni with Shreya and he definitely looked old. But does that prevent me from watching his movies. Nah!!!
It was very stereotypical movie..But then why did I watch it... just for Rajnikanth... He was good in a few scenes and his style was as usual cool ;)

So is this movie Endhiran better than that or !!???

I would definitely rate it much much much better than Sivaji.. Why ? Definitely not because it has a great story (believe me, it is still the stereotypical one), but because
a. Rajni in a very cool Avatar of a Robot and the Scientist Rajni looks much better with the beard and specs.
b. Ash looks old, which helps her in a way actually, coz I felt that they looked good together (except for a very few scenes) when compared to Rajni+Shreya and Rajni+Nayanthara
c. Rajni is brilliant when he is in the villain mode.. Oh, I miss him as the baddie. He has done some movies as baddie and he has done them really well. (Netrikkan, Johnny, Moondru mudichu, 16 Vayadhinile etc..)
d. Dialogues are cheeky and crisp, if you know what I mean. Sujatha's touch was there in lot of places ( even though he did only a part of it , I miss him now after hearing the dialogues )
e. Graphics & CGI gets better with Shankar's each movie and this movie is a whole new level. What can he possibly do next, I wonder !
f. Camera and Art direction is way beyond the imagination in many places.
g. Action sequences are stunning (even though the one in the climax is too lengthy)
h. Songs & Lyrics - what to say , you already would have heard it many times..
My pick of the lot, for its picturization would be "Irumbile oru irudhayam"  because of its awesome choreography.. Ash was deadly man!! 

Perfect mix of Stereotype and Modernization :)

Of course, it has its own share of "OMG not again" moments, but come on, its not marketed as a "The Intelligent Movie of all times" right ? Its a Rajni movie and that too with Shankar.. What else can you expect?.. A pure masala all-class entertainer.
Do you get it ? 100% Dot


Go watch it.. I especially loved the first half.. Very funny. I am not going to say any more here about the movie.

Now coming to the theatre.. and the viewing experience in USA. The theatre was very small and hardly 150 people were there. But you know what, namma aatkal enga poanaalum namma thalaivar varum poadhu paper thooku poadaradha vidave maataanga :) Yeah, it happened full fledged here too. Did I get involved ? Nope, I always stick to clapping and yelling, thats it.

Theatres are crappy when compared to the ones in India and they dont even start on time and worst of all, these people didnt have the seat numbers alloted. You have to rush in to get your best seat...What nonsense!!! Print quality was good anyways...

I am happy that I watched it without any delay.

Endhiran and CSK match - Crossed fingers

Oh my god... I just now realized that 24th Sept is very very important because,
a. CSK's big match against RCB
b. Endhiran release

and both are oh so important to me and I want CSK to do very very well and Endhiran too... I seriously hope Endhiran is no where close to Sivaji... Let it be better than that in 1000 ways...

and I want CSK to win very very badly... I hate it when sometimes these kind of things become so personal...but kya karein...

All of CSK and Rajni fans, please pray two times more on this very important day.