Rangam Movie Review

Tamil block-buster movie “KO” is remade as “Rangam”. Rangam is directed by KV Anand, A cinematographer turned director, who proved his mettle with his previous film Ayan (remade as Veedokkade in Telugu). Rangam stars Jiiva and Karthika in lead roles.

Plot: Aswathama (Jiiva) is dashing and daring photographer, who risks his life many a times to expose the truth. He falls for his colleague, a dynamic reporter Renuka (Karthika). And there is budding youth leader Vasanth (Ajmal) who struggles hard to change the current system by winning the elections. These three has to fight against two larger force, the current chief minister (PrakashRaj) and opposition leader (Kota).

Who wins the elections? …And several interesting twists unfolds into a gripping saga altogether.

Actors:

Jiiva (s/o RB chowdary) looks cool and energetic. He plays his role to the core leaving no stone unturned. If he comes up with diverse roles in future and markets equally well in Telugu, he could easily expand his market here.

Karthika gets her first success in Kollywood after her debacle with Telugu “Josh”. I guess her different looks are yet to register with the audience. Plus point is she resembles her mother, Yesteryear actress Radha in many angles. She is good overall.

Ajmal who plays Vasant is excellent. He supports the proceedings very aptly and he is something to watch out.  Piya Bajpai who plays another reporter is bubbly. This girl is cleverly used to fill in love triangle and fit in the twist in the second half.

PrakashRaj gets something great where he could just excel. He is awesome in subtle emotions. Kota Srinivasa Rao too plays his role perfectly.

Power packed screenplay and excellent direction!

Screenplay of the movie is perfectly written, where each scene one after other just builds up the expectations.

KV Anand who worked as cinematographer for movies like “Prema Desam” and “Sivaji” to name few does a great job. He balances the political drama and thrilling elements with sufficient commercial elements. He cleverly mixes a love/friendship angle and makes this film more youthful. And True facets of election campaign and interesting episode of youth joining politics should be admired. Don’t forget to watch his previous movie Veedokkade if you missed it.

Cinematography and Music rocks…

Harris Jairaj composes striking and melodious tunes and lifts the film to the next level.  All songs are excellently shot. Especially the song “Nemali kulukula” and “Ee manchullo” captures superb locales in Norway.  And look for guest appearances of Surya, Tamanna, Bharath, Abbas and many other popular stars in “Aga naga naga” song.

Richard M Nathan’s cinematography plays a major role in the songs and of course is top notch that makes the movie appealing all through.

Final Say:

Avidly supported by excellent technical team and awesome performances by youngsters and experienced actors, Rangam stands above all the movies released in recent past. KV Anand, the director makes a gripping and interesting story that appeal to all sections.  KV Anand who worked as press photographer in the past surely makes them proud with this movie.

Rating

3.75/5. Never afford to miss this movie if you are in thirst of good movies… 

Hollywood : Spring 2011

Spring is a sort of new start….with trees turning green...flowers blossoming all over…And shining sun. Nature with its fullest love welcomes you to have some unleashed fun every time…And for Hollywood, spring always brings some exciting movies that warms up and gears us for still bigger summer fun.

Check out some interesting stuff about three “too” good movies of this spring….

Thor

Marvel studios were successful in bringing their marvelous comics on to large screen and win the box-office every time…Unlike Marvel’s earlier fictional heroes Spiderman, Hulk, X-Men and Iron Man, Thor is a born hero. Thor is hammer-wielding God associated with thunder and lightning according to the Norse mythology. You know something; Thursday (Thor’s day) was derived from this mighty God.

Plot: Thor, to be crowned king of Asgard is a powerful and fearless but arrogant warrior. His arrogance reignites the ancient war between the Asgardians and their enemies Frost Giants. Thus Thor’s father Odin banishes him and throws his mighty weapon onto the earth. Thor’s evil brother Loki grabs this opportunity, joins hands with Frost giants to kill Thor.

Now Thor has to survive in USA as illegal alien. And on top of it, he has to save the mankind and his own kingdom from his evil-brother Loki. And thus he learns a lesson f his life as what makes a real hero.

What to look for: The movie comprises of wonderfully choreographed fight sequences, brilliantly dipped in spell-bound CG work.  Awesome production design by Bo Welch (Men in Black2) gives the film, an elegant look.  And Chris Hemsworth stands above all with the honest portrayal of mighty Thor. Overall slick look, good story and wonderful production values make it a delightful “3D” watch!!

Rio

Rio is creation of Fox movies, the creators of Ice Age trilogy.

Plot:  Blu is domesticated little bird, who never learned to fly leads a comfortable life with his best friend and the owner Linda.  Time comes when Blu has to travel to faraway land “Rio de Janerio” to join his only surviving female counterpart Jewel to save their breed. And thus adventure and fun unleashes the colorful landscapes of Brazil and gives way to a cute love story of little birds.

What to look for: The movie is true delight for kids. The plush landscapes of Brazil and the carnival event are well captured. Voice over given by Anne Hathaway and Jesse Eisenberg (Social Network) makes the romance appealing to adults as well. Lot of characters including fat Chicken, mischievous monkeys etc keep us engaged throughout.

Fast Five

 This fifth installment of Fast and Furious series reunites the veterans from all the first four films of the series. They are headed by Dom (Vin-Diesel), the car-crazy thief.  Special attraction to this flick is the addition of “The Rock” Dwayne Johnson who plays the undeterred cop Luke Hobbs.  They had to accomplish their last job of looting the corrupt business man of Rio de Janerio in Brazil.

What to look for: This chick-flick which is absolutely story-less, but yet survives big with its breath-taking action sequences. This fifth installment gives you high-octane pleasures with more number of chases, fun filled races and leaves no dull moment.  Adventure starts with nail-biting Train sequence and ends with a lengthy car chase that involves two cars pulling the bank locker tied to them. Action lovers should not afford to miss this one…

All three movies cater to three different sets of audience…and yet again have universal appeal…All three are good watch…Catch them for sure in nearest theatres!!

100% Love Review

Sukumar, one thing that strikes our mind whenever we hear this name is ”Aarya”, a truly different “one-sided love” story. Although he is 3 films old, Sukumar still shines in its glory. And now he comes back with “100% Love”. The movie stars young Yuvasamrat Akkineni Nagachaitanya and milky beauty Tamanna in the leads. Let’s check out how much percentage this mathematical love story scores?

Plot= (Balu +MahaLakshmi): Balu(Nagachaitanya) is highly intelligent and extraordinarily studious guy, who always scores first. But for the first time, he is beaten by his ‘maradalu’ MahaLakshmi, an equally confident and competent.

And movie is all about this couple who fight like Tom and Jerry every second…and who wins over whom is all about.

Actors –Mark List :

“Josh” boy Nagachaitanya grabbed the attention with Ye Maaya chesaave. His role in 100% Love is we can say a tailor made one, where his boyish looks and personality suits to the best. He is pretty good in lighter vein scenes, has good comedy timing…makes his mark in romantic scenes, of course, he is heir to the god of romance…Hmmm might need some more effort in dances. But ….but he still needs to go miles in emotional scenes, specially as he hails from akkineni family, he should take some classes from his grandpa. Overall scores first class.

White beauty Tamanna has come back to tinsel town after a long hiatus. Her role has the transformation from an innocent village girl to energetic gutsy lady, who challenges her “Baava”. She plays her role with much ease and confidence…But with that skin tone, she never looked as transformed as she always looks the same. She scores in distinction…

Tara Alisha has very small role to play and so is the guy who played Tamanna’s fiancé for a while. Naresh plays NC’s father. KR vijaya and Vijaykumar play prominent roles. All of them scores pass marks.

Dharmavarapu infuses some laughs…he just fails by 1 mark, due to his silly white wig.

Forgot to say..There are bunch of lovely kids…who contribute loads to film…let us give 100/100 to those cuties. MS Narayana and all the friends’ gang too score first class.

Sukumar ‘s Algebra

Sukumar can be called as trend-breaker rather than trend-setter. He no doubt thinks out of box and that’s why we look forward for his film even after his recent debacles. In 100% love, he focuses on childish egos of boy and girl carried in their college life. He brings out lot of fun that comes naturally out of silly tricks played by the lead pair.  So the fun part that covers most of the film is dealt good enough. Sukumar, who is originally a math’s teacher comes up with lot of  calculations this time comparing height,salary etc. But he misses the emotional feel towards the end…and his calculations divert the depth of the movie in climax.

First half and songs are big ++!!

First half is fun to watch…thanks to the cute kids…who make us laugh every minute. Silly fights by the lead pair to win over each other will entertain us.

Other striking thing of the movie is the songs. DeviSriprasad scores in rocking way for Sukumar, and this time he is equally supported by lyricists, Chandrabose(Infatuation & Dooram) and Shrimani(aho baalu). Lyrics are conceptual and good. Good graphic work in “aho baalu song” and of course how can one forget item song in Sukumar-Devi’s combination right from “aa ante amalapuram” to “Ringa Ringa”. This time it’s "Diyyala Diyyala" that gets big whistles from the crowd.

What’s minus!!

 Second half takes a big break from the fun with ego-clashes and with entry of new girl and boy in both their lives. So there’s bit of dragging and confusion and thus less fun. Especially the last half an hour should have been dealt in serious way. It’s surprising to see very few well known actors.

Final score = (Nagachaitanya+Tamanna)2 * (Sukumar+DSP)2

The Love story that is based on a concept of “competition” between the lead pair is something fresh. Cute chemistry between the lead pair supported well by Sukumar’s trendy direction and DSP’s lovable music will make it a onetime watch. But movie strictly caters to a set of audience for it goes completely in mindset of college going youngsters.

Rating

(8/3)+((0.5+0.5)/3) + 25/100 ---Why so much of math’s??…You should watch the flick to get that answer!!

Mr Perfect Movie Review

Prabhas is back with his third consequent summer film Mr.Perfect (after Billa and Darling). He pairs up with his lady luck Kajal and Chubby Tapaasi this time. Mr.Perfect is directed by Dasaradh who delivered a cool hit "Santosham" a decade back, while ace producer Dil Raju produces it.

Let’s see how perfect this flick is…

Plot (Not a Spoiler): Vikki (Prabhas), a video game designer strongly believes in just winning rather than sacrifice. Although good at heart, He has that “don’t care attitude” when it comes to fight for his belief’s. Now he has to decide between two girls of his life.

First among them is sweet girl Priya (Kajal), Doctor by profession who loves her cute world in her small village but she loves to change her ways for her love. Then it is vivacious Bhuvana (Taapsi) who exactly thinks like Vikki with perfectly matching attitude.

Performances…

Prabhas stepped into a slightly different zone with “Darling”, may be to get that family boy tag just like what Venkatesh did in past. And now he looks more comfortable in “Mr.Perfect”, he understands that subtlety and performs way better. He looks cool throughout thanks to styling. His improved diction needs a big applause especially in the climax scene. Simply saying, He stands apt to the title…

Kajal…Gorgeous might be a routine word to use, but no second thought for she looks stunningly beautiful in this movie. She steals our hearts with honest portrayal of Priya. And her chemistry with Prabhas just enhances her presence. Kajal should seriously look forward to endorse few saree brands

Taapsi is good choice for the bubbly role of Bhuvana. One could see the improvement in her acting abilities though there’s long way to go. She has dubbed for herself for the first time, and thus she scores some brownie points there.

Viswanath, PrakashRaj, Nazer, Shiyaji Shindey and Murali Mohan did their good in rendering some lengthy dialogues, which are fine at most of the times. Brahmanandam, Raghubabu and Bharath tried their best to make us laugh and let’s give them some pass marks for it.

Both the halves are perfect…

First half dedicates enough screen space and setting, for cute romance to blossom between the lead pair. Village atmosphere with refreshing lavish green fields, pleasant ponds and natural beauty in full swing visually entices us. With songs that are purely situational and awesome chemistry of Prabhas and Kajal, this half moves very smoothly to bring us to the slightly conflicting (of course predictable) interval block.

Second half introduces Taapsi and brings the audience back to the foreign locales. Director comes up with yet another family setting here too and spares some time to build up another new plot here. With the presence of biggies like PrakashRaj and viswanath, this half has plenty of emotions and some nicely crafted moments to satisfy the audience. The way the director unites two different plots and driving us to climax is interesting part.

Both the halves are good in their own way.

Technical Departments

Vijay K Chakravarthy, who worked for Orange, Bommarillu etc does superb job here. Every frame looks crystal clear. I loved the “Aakasam Baddaliana" song and Also an introduction fight of Prabhas in swimming pool. As expected, DeviSriPrasad’s compositions look good on screen rather than just the audio. Background score is also perfectly fine.

Dasaradh, who gave us Santosham in the past, almost tries his best in ‘Mr. Perfect’.  The basic theme that says “It’s not either hobbies or tastes that make a marriage successful, but it’s all in sacrificing for our love” is convincingly delivered. Abburi Ravi comes up with adequate dialogues and frequent sparks.

What’s Imperfect?

Yes, we might feel the references from Orange (Heroes characterization) and Bommarillu (setting in second half and climax), but what makes difference is Screenplay by Hari which flows smoothly and glues the audience till the end, though what we see is partly predictable. So Mr.Perfect is not completely perfect in a way it borrows the style and many scenes from many movies of past. And way the emotions are built up looks artificial at times especially in the climax where everyone one after the other, lifts the hero saying “Nee Valle…nee valle”.

And if you notice in second half, few scenes are canned away with background wallpaper may be to limit the budget in bringing all the people overseas. 

Final Say….

 Perfect chemistry of Prabhas-Kajal-Taapsi and presence of huge supporting cast and absolutely perfect cinematography that makes every frame look rich, outwits the minor flaws and loopholes. One thing for sure is Mr.Perfect will definitely have some cheers on your faces while we leave the theatre for its positive feel and is obviously one big choice for it being super clean and green film with zero vulgarity. Like Prabhas learns to sacrifice towards the end, audiences have to sacrifice the novelty factor.

Rating

3.25/5 I don’t mind giving a quarter more for it is really feel good film of this summer. Go watch it if you are looking for decent entertainer. 

Teenmar Movie Review

Summer is always special for Pawan Kalyan fans…He made them “Kushi” in one summer...He did “Jalsa” with his fans in the other…and now he is back to play “TeenMaar” this summer. Pawan Kalyan’s latest flick “TeenMaar” remade from “Love Aaj Kal” is directed by Jayanth C paranji. Trisha and Krithi Karbanda plays the female leads…

Plot:

Michael Velayudam (Pawan) is happy going chap who enjoys the life to the fullest. He believes in instant love and just lives the moment. He is unable to realize the true love of his life.Arjun Palwai (pawan) who lived 30 years back in the past is the man of ideals. He is the man of heart…He believes strongly his will to marry the girl he liked and fights for her.

“TeenMaar” talks about the variation in the love stories of these two completely different personalities who lived in different generations…

Performances…

The biggest specialty of TeenMaar is it celebrates Pawans first movie in double role. I guess that should be greatest gift to his fans to see Pawan in not one but two different roles. TeenMaar is Pawan’s show all the way. 

Pawan is more comfortable as Michael. His ease and very good comedy timing in lover boy roles is once again revisited. He takes us a decade back. He also shed his inhibitions while locking his lips with that of Trisha and made the audience whistle. But dances should have been better. 

Pawan as Arjun is simply superb. The Long Kurtas suited him very well…and especially one will love him in “Vayyarala Jaabilli” song very much. But again had it been little massier, it would have enticed fans very much.

Trisha steps into Deepika padukone’s shoes so effortlessly. She looks cute. She acted well in few emotional scenes. Her chemistry with Pawan is cool. Let me tell you, she looks stunning in the bridal attire.

Krithi Karbanda who debuted in “Boni” earlier suits the role of Vasumati. Her face is ever fresh and homely. Hair style should have been consistent. Donna who played blonde girl is good too.

Paresh Rawal played the important role. He narrates the Arjun Palwai’s story. Sonu sood as Trisha’s fiancé…Mukesh Rishi as father of Krithi have minute roles.

Ali did cameo for a while...Other guy who did short films like “Tokkalo Love story” etc is seen as sidekick of Pawan in flashback.

Movie Flow…

Movie starts with Michael’s playboy acts. Michael (Pawan) and Meera (Trisha) fall in love and even part very quickly. It becomes interesting with the introduction of Arjun’s Palwai character. The beautiful song “Vayyarala jaabilli” satisfies the appetite. Thus flow jumbles more in between two love stories. The shift is smooth and convincing and makes the first half decent enough. What is that seriously missing is Trivikram’s pun.

There are few hiccups in second half. Michael and Meera are in utter confusion whether they are in love or not. Thus they irritate the audience for a while as we don’t really get what they really want. At the same time, very less time is spent in establishing the Arjun Palwai’s story. So audience won’t connect to it much. Song on Shiva "Sri Ganga" is shot very well. Again Climax picks up very good. The scene where the Michael realizes his love and thus returns back is done very well. The tempo that is carried in last 30 minutes is absolutely fine and that makes up for the initial hiccups in second half.

Good Things...

Comeback of Pawan…And universal appearance of Pawan in entire film and his superb performance. All the heroines looked good and apt. Songs are all placed at right spots. Manisharma’s music and back ground score are decent. Production values while re-creating the locations in Kasi in yester year and while picturizing the songs are excellent.  Few scenes “Pawan wishing Trisha on her wedding” “Fighting scene near the Train in Flashback”, “Pre-climax scene where Pawan realizes his love” deserves applause.

What’s Disappointing…

Having Trivikram in credits and not having enough witty dialogues or hilarious moments is a big disappointment. Movie surely confuses the audiences, who have not seen LAK during the initial reels of second half. Those scenes between Trisha and sonu sood are utterly spoiled. And no proper justice is done in etching Arjun Palwai/old character. Thus that part excels only in the two songs in the flashback. None of the other characters in the movie are established well

Comparison with Original Love Aaj Kal

Comparisons with the original, naturally arises when it is a remake. In that way, Jayanth who successfully remade Sankardada MBBS does reasonably good job here too. He does not deviate much for current love story. And he brings up little different and appealing pre-climax. But few scenes like the confusion in characters may not gel well with Telugu audience. Rishi Kapoor’s role is beautifully used for time travel in original, but Paresh Rawal’s roles ends up mere story teller here.

Final Say…

Is it not great to see Pawan speak Italian? …donning two roles…romancing three girls!!! TeenMaar is definitely a big treat for Pawan’s fans this summer. But still there is space for more homework to make it work natively well. In movie there is a dialogue where elder Pawan says to Mukesh Rishi pointing his son “Veedini mottam manchodigaa anna maarchu..lekunte complete ga cheda dobbu…ilaa madhyalo atu itu kaakunda cheyyoddu”…In a same way TeenMaar movie too falls in between superb and mediocre movie.

Rating

Seriously tricky part :) 3.25 +0.25/5 The rating for a decent approach and inherent message of love and of course Rocking Pawan! Definitely worth a watch. Summer time and Pawan's movie...sure a hit.

శ్రీ ఖర నామ యుగాది శుభాకాంక్షలు

అరె...చూస్తూ చూస్తూనే మరో ఏడాది గడిచిపొయింది...ఆమ్మో పేరుకు తగ్గట్టుగానే ఈ "వికృతి" సంవత్సరం చాలా వికారంగానే గడిచింది ...రాష్ట్రంలో గొడవలు ..అసెంబ్లిలో అల్లర్లు ..జపాన్ లో సునామిలు ...ఇలా మనల్ని అనుక్షణం భయపెడుతూ మొత్తానికి వెళిపోతోంది...

జరిగిందేదో జరిగింది...ఈ క్రొత్త సంవత్సరం జరగబోయే మంచికి శుభసూచకంగా, గత 27 యేళ్ళుగా ఊరిస్తున్న ప్రపంచ కప్పు మన సొంతమయ్యింది .. 

ఇలాంటి విజయాలు మరెన్నో రావాలని..మన ఆశలు అన్ని నెరవేరాలని కోరుకుంటూ ఈ శ్రీ ఖర నామ సంవత్సరాన్ని ప్రారంభిద్దాం ... 

అలాగే ఫ్రెండ్స్ అందరికి ఉగాది శుభకాంక్షలతో ఈ చిరు కవిత 

పెదాలపై చెరగని చిరునవ్వులు....

ప్రేమతో నిండిన పలకరింపులు...

ద్వేషాలు తెలియని హృదయాలు..

చేయూత నిచ్చే సహాయాలు...

విభజనలతో విడిపొని స్నేహాలు..

డబ్బులతో ముడిపడని బంధాలు..

విజయాలు చేసే సంతకాలు..

గతాలు పంచే ఙాపకాలు..

ఓటమి నేర్పే గుణపాఠాలు

గెలుపు కోసం ఆరాటాలు..

ఎల్లప్పుడు మంచి ఆలోచనలు..

అత్యున్నత శిఖారాలను అధిరోహించే కాంక్షలు

మన వెన్నంటే ఉంటే..

విచ్చేసే ప్రతి వసంతం వరాల జల్లే

మామిడి పూతల,కోకిల కూతల ఈ శ్రీ ఖర యుగాది రంగుల హరివిల్లే

Shakti Movie Review

We are just one step away from the World Cup and Thanks to our Indian Team who played brilliantly and proudly made to the final. With the exams and cricket coming to an end, it’s the time for movie festival to start this summer. And Shakti marks the start of the summer spree. Shakti starring NTR and is produced by AswiniDutt on huge scale. Shakti is directed by Meher Ramesh who directed stylish films like Billa and Kantri. Ileana plays the heroine…

Let’s check out if Shakti could live up to the efforts that are put in and expectations of the fans…

Plot: Story deals with 18 Shakti peetams and a holy ritual that needs to be performed every 27 years, to protect the sanctity and power of the 18 Shakti Peetams. Movie is all about how a protector Rudra (NTR) and his successor Shakti (NTR) safe guards these Peetams and perform the ritual at right time.

Performances...

NTR is given the new title “A1 Star” with the film. He is seen in two roles, one as Rudra and other as Shakti swaroop. Shakti role is of the current generation. He is good with rugged look, dons his role with ease. He excels in his comfort zone that is dances. Other role Rudra as revealed during the audio release has got mixed response. Director fails to bring out the best from that role and thus below expectations.

Ileana looks gorgeous as usual. Just as any other movie she is just there for songs and of course serves as some connecting point to the proceedings.

Nazar as holy saint...Tamil actor Prabhu as Ileana’s father and the home minister have good roles and they score well. Jackie Shroff and Vinod Kumar are fine.

SP Balasubramanyam has brief role in flashback...and his voice serves to explain the concept in detail.Manju bhargavi as his wife is wasted. Manjari Fadnis as Rudra’s wife too has minute role.

Comedians Krishna Bhagwan, Ali and Venumadhav come at right time/place and provide some comic relief. Brahmanandam is wasted again.

And less we talk about Egyptian batch is better. Sonu sood is utterly wasted. And so are other villains including Puja bedi and a huge Iron man who acted as her son.

Movie flow…

First half flows in typical Telugu movie style where hero serves as guide to heroine’s batch and eventually heroine falling for him. Locations like Jaipur, Srinagar and Haridwar that are chosen as background offer some freshness and presence of Ali and Krishna Bhagwaan passes the time easier and thus entire first half goes smoothly. There is little surprise for interval bang, which is fine.

Second half has the flashback episode. This episode which explains in detail the holy ritual is adequate. But the Rudra’s characterization and even the make-up lack the punch. The kind of scenes which brings a great deal of energy as in Rajamouli’s movies are completely missing. Thus Rudra’s portrayal suffers a lot. Whatever happens next to the flashback is what every common audience can easily imagine.

Egyptian crisis spoiled the flick.

Director Meher no doubt has come up with some sellable story line. But linking the theme with the Egypt is suicidal attempt. The connection seems funny and is useless in fact. Also lot of stretching seen all over with no sufficient stuff tests the patience in many ways.  Manisharma who is known in providing brilliant background scores does not really help this flick . Flashback episode too does not offer much surprise. Songs especially the duets are so badly placed.

What’s fine then!!

NTR’s role as Shakti is mixed with all mass ingredients to entice front benchers for a while. Though duets are not rightly placed, NTR-Ileana make a nice pair in songs. Presence of experienced actors helps a bit as in all Aswinidutt’s films. Efforts of shooting in various locations in North India and in Dubai are visually appealing, Thanks to brilliant work by SameerReddy. Anand Sai’s art is also commendable…especially for the set of Goddess Durga and towards the “Prema Desam yuvaraani” song.

Final Say:

It’s not always the budget that makes it big, but it needs freshness and an extra effort to hit hard.  Shakti does not at any point thrill the audience, but just stays as the routine flick. A better flashback episode and much engaging screenplay minus the Egyptian connection would have done miracles. Nevertheless Nandamuri fans and others craving for a decent flick for past one month can have a look. Shakti stands beside Vyjayanthi’s previous movie Kanthri in substance.

Rating:

2.75/5 at the best for overall effort involved. Movie will enjoy some time at the box-office for it being the first big release after long hiatus. But seriously could have been much better!!