RE: Golmaal Returns - 2008 (29. Oktober) - 2

Die HP von Golmaal Returns:

http://www.golmaalreturnsfilm.com/

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By Bollywood Hungama News Network, October 28, 2008 - 14:47 IST

Eine schöne Übersicht:

http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features...4452/index.html

Hier mal eine Übersicht von einigen Wertungen zu Golmaal Returns, die Wertungen gehen von 1,5 (IndiCine) bis 3,5 (Buzz 18), jedoch insgesamt eher in die negative Richtung, als hätte ich es nicht geahnt:

http://allbollywood.com/movies/2008/820/golmaal_returns/

Golmaal Returns - A real Golmaal
IndiaGlitz [Wednesday, October 29, 2008]

Perhaps, first word that you uttered after watching 'Golmaal' would have been 'Wow, Extraordinary'. So what could be your verdict for its sequel? 'Golmaal Returns – Alas! Merely disappointing'. An idiosyncratic flick for an individual sans sixth sense or subnormal intelligence. Golmaal made high waves for its perfect comedy timings, reasonably good jokes and moreover an emotional plot grabbed everyone's attention. And Rohit Shetty doesn't touch on any of these panoramas in its sequel and plainly he brims up with an unimpressive show. Not able to sense the rigid reason how producers agreed to churn out this flick? Maybe, the successful venture with Golmaal should have instigated them to do so without even listening to its storyline…

So what makes the film so cranky? Crazy jokes not meant for family audiences and nit-witted screenplay penned by Yunus Sajawal would be the simple aspects that ascribes the term 'Cranky'. For sure, you wouldn't feel like appreciating screenplay at any extent. It raises a doubt how Rohit Shetty elatedly turned the superfluous pages of Yunus into Pictures.

And isn't there anything consoling for the audience? Yup! Few scenes involving Tusshar Kapoor and Shreyas Talpade are noteworthy. Doubtlessly, you would break down with laughter with their encounters on screen but not to a greater extent.

Who steals the show? How about the alluring missies? Must be quite restless on taking answers for these queries and take a glimpse on synopsis prior to it.
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Well, it's quite puzzling on makers of this flick promoting this piece of work as Biggest Comedy title of 2008. In contrast, the film is worthy getting entitled as 'mediocre' in terms of presentation. Bits and pieces of surprises are spotted here and there, but gets diminished with flawed screenplay lacking substance.

Leave out the prequel 'Golmaal' and rope in 'Sunday' for the context. The film was over-the-top in terms of screenplay where comedy blended with mystery-thriller savored to everyone's tastes. Over here, it's contrastive: you move out of theatres and get back after 20mins, there is nothing much of the essence that you could have missed.

On the terms of performance, Ajay Devgan kindles up 'Simpatico' breathing life on the characterization he has played. Arshad Warsi offers nothing other than disappointments with his goofy role. Kareena Kapoor does justice to her role and Celina Jaitley depicted as a Tamilian deserves the same pat though her role isn't so lengthy. Amrita Arora and Anjana Sukhani are there on moderate performance.

It's Tushaar Kapoor and Shreya Talpade who steal the show turning the entire spotlights on them. Extraordinary performance by Tushaar; right from the beginning till the last minute, he scores the best. Shreyas Talpade treads with same wavelength and don't miss their astounding action when Celina utters 'She was the one who spend the night Ajay Devgan'. 'Marvelous' would be your absolute appraisals for the actors. Ashwini Kalsekar as Saawariya's Rani Mukherji and Arshad Warsi imitating Amitabh Bachchan in Black are pretty good inducing laughter. Looks like Sanjay Leela Bhansali is Rohit Shetty's favorite director (Ashwini Kalsekar planning to design her interiors with blue color are again a big gag).

Nothing impressive with technical aspects; neither music nor cinematography are worthy getting appreciations. Except, Neeraj Sridhar's 'Tha Karke' and 'Meow' by Suzy Q, none of the other songs really get you high-spirited.

Valuating 'Golmaal Returns' on the whole, the film offers entertainment of fun and frolic, but not as its prequel. Watch the film without any expectations and you'll enjoy it.

Verdict: Watch it… Kill your time

Rating: **½

Quelle: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/review/10491.html

Golmaal really didn't have to return
October 29, 2008 21:13 IST

There is a sequence in Rohit Shetty's Golmaal Returns where Ajay Devgan launches into a self-righteous diatribe against wife Kareena Kapoor. In doing so, he invokes one of Hindi farce's most hackneyed gags -- one where he uses film titles to construct sentences. It is a bit we've seen a million times before, but the difference here is that Devgan sticks exclusively to movies starring himself, going from Dilwale to Diljale to Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. As he winds on, an ever helpful Shreyas Talpade prompts him with a few more: 'Cash, Raju Chacha, Ramu Ki Aag,' he says, only for Devgan to snarl, asking him to leave the salt out of the wounds.

It is refreshing, this long-overdue ability shown by our stars to mock themselves. Instead of shying away from three of his biggest clunkers -- one of which he produced himself -- Devgan is instead taking the punch front and centre, and knowing that the joke is on him makes it that much funnier. There is much of this tomfoolery in the decidedly scriptless Golmaal Returns, with jokes made at everyone's expense: from Kareena's boyfriend's tattoo (the same jibe in two films released within four days of each other, really?) to Tusshar Kapoor's sister's serials.

Also impressive is the fact that the film, clearly not taking itself seriously, works in constant mock-movie mode. Every few scenes, one or more of the characters steps out of, well, character and break the fourth wall to make a reference to the first film, a possible Golmaal 3, or -- like in the aforementioned Devgan scene -- to each other as actors, not their fictional personas. It is a manner of loopy filmmaking in the key of Steven Soderbergh's delightfully self-referential (and completely plotless) Ocean's Twelve, and so there is definite potential to shine.

A scene from Golmaal ReturnsExcept, these moments of zing, while pretty darned good -- sometimes even quotable -- are too few and far between. The film is longdrawn, weighed down by several scenes that just aren't funny besides trying too hard. The basic problem for Golmaal Returns is that -- and here I urge you to scroll back to the first paragraph, to reemphasise the point -- by the time the really awesome laughs come around, you're already tired by the been-there-seen-that banality of it all.

It's a shame, because Shetty clearly is an intelligent guy. There is concept behind his caricaturing and some quite innovative -- and even alarmingly wicked -- broadsiding, but he settles for dumbing this film down into something painfully puerile, diluting the best of his gags by setting them among a pile of Priyadarshanesque pap. Sigh.

Tusshar Kapoor leads the pack in terms of performances, his mute act only having gotten better with time. Often the only reason for a lot of scenes being watchable, Tusshar shows off extreme mime skills in a scene where he chastises Kareena and Amrita Arora [Images] for wailing before hearing him out.

A scene from Golmaal ReturnsThe only other good acting job in the film comes unsurprisingly from Kareena, the heroine frequently shooting her Jab We Met glare while hilariously playing a soap-obsessed housewife -- and all this while looking like a million bucks.

Shreyas Talpade is all over the place, while Ajay Devgan and Arshad Warsi are essentially faffing through the proceedings -- which isn't necessarily a bad thing in a movie of this nature, but some restraint would have truly helped the overall picture. Significant restraint would also be required of the director for the appalling insensitivity on display with the mute jokes -- the Tusshar track is all about how he refuses to tell a girl who makes eyes at him that he's a mute, for fear that she rejects him, a horrid idea the other two guys only encourage -- and it's okay to laugh at a character being dumb, but plain sick to do it just because he can't speak.

Another word to the wisecracker, Rohit: enough with the Sanjay Leela Bhansali digs. Clearly you aren't enamoured with the director, but the only reason we laughed our heads off with all the Black references in Golmaal was because some people actually liked that film; heck, some utterly worshipped it. This time, when you harp on and on about Saawariya, the jokes fall truly and utterly flat -- because a good spoof always takes on something significant, iconic, memorable. Not a movie nobody wants to remember.

The last five minutes of Golmaal Returns are the funniest I've seen in a movie theatre in a very long time. If only the film preceding it was even half as good.

Rating: **½

Quelle: http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/oct/29golmaal.htm

By Taran Adarsh, October 29, 2008 - 12:30 IST

Two years ago, Rohit Shetty came up with a breezy entertainer GOLMAAL, which, most people agree, is the capable director's finest work to date. The comic scenes hit the right notes and buttons. Perhaps, that must've prompted its producers [Shree Ashtavinayak] and Rohit to continue with the GOLMAAL series.

But GOLMAAL RETURNS treats the viewer like a nitwit, with zero brains. No-brainer laughathons have worked in the past and people have catapulted these films to 'must watch again and again' category. But GOLMAAL RETURNS is simply unbearable!

35 years ago, the Kiran Kumar - Radha Saluja comedy AAJ KI TAZAA KHABAR [1973] is the inspiration for GOLMAAL RETURNS. No issues with that, it's an interesting concept. But screenplay writer Yunus Sajawal makes a mincemeat of the material, so much so that your head starts aching after a point and you want to tear your hair in disgust.

Seriously, what was the writer thinking when he came up with a pathetic screenplay? And how did a talented director like Rohit Shetty agree to ride on it? And how could an accomplished actor like Ajay Devgan green signal this enterprise? Questions, questions, questions...

GOLMAAL RETURNS was never meant to be a thinking man's film, but the attitude is, no-brainer comedies have worked and this one will work too. To give the credit where it's due, a few jokes/sequences involving Tusshar and Shreyas do bring a smile on your face, but in the absence of a tight screenplay, the film falls like a pack of cards.

Final word? Golmaal hai bhai script golmaal hai!
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A sequel carries the baggage of humungous expectations. And you definitely expect GOLMAAL RETURNS to be a step forward. The makers had thundered, "GOLMAAL RETURNS is bigger, it's better" and that raises the bar. But the film is such a put off.

Writer Yunus Sajawal takes an interesting premise, but instead of upgrading it, only downgrades it with lacklustre situations. The writing is so weak, so lifeless that after a point you sit motionless, looking at the goings-on mechanically, instead of being a participant.

A few sequences do entertain you, but they're few and far between. Not enough to camouflage the defects. In view of the fact that the writing is so weak, there's not much that director Rohit Shetty can do to save the ship from sinking. However, the dialogues are howlarious. Music is not as inspiring. 'Tha Karke' is the best track, while 'Tu Saala' [well promoted] isn't there in the film and 'Meow' comes during the end credits. And you're exasperated by then!

GOLMAAL RETURNS belongs to Tusshar Kapoor and Shreyas Talpade. Tusshar is terrific yet again, the real scene stealer, while Shreyas displays his comic side very well. Both, in fact, provide respite to the viewer. Ajay Devgan is likable. Kareena does the suspicious wife act well. Celina stays on your mind even after the show is over.

Arshad Warsi is relegated to the backseat. Amrita Arora is strictly okay. Anjana Sukhani gets no scope. Vrajesh Hirjee is alright. Sharat Saxena, Rakhi Vijan, Sanjay Mishra, Murli Sharma, Mukesh Tiwari and Ashwini Kalsekar fill in the blanks.

On the whole, there's tremendous curiosity to watch GOLMAAL RETURNS and the terrific promotion has only enhanced the excitement. But the film is a major letdown in terms of content. Barring a few jokes and gags, this GOLMAAL pales when compared to its first part. At the box-office, expect a terrific start for the film, but GOLMAAL RETURNS lacks the power to stand on its feet after the initial euphoria settles down.

Rating: **

Quelle: http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/r...3497/index.html