shamitabh is a 2015 indian satirical film written and directed by r. balki .

the film features amitabh bachchan , dhanush and akshara haasan , in her debut , in the lead roles .

the film is jointly produced by sunil lulla , balki , rakesh jhunjhunwala , r. k. damani , amitabh bachchan , abhishek bachchan , sunil manchanda and dhanush under their respective production banners .

ilaiyaraaja composed the soundtrack album and background score , while cinematography was handled by p. c. sreeram .

the film released to positive reviews with critics praising dhanush and amitabh 's performances .

shamitabh

amitabh bachchan and dhanush ' s
shamitabh
has made decent collection at indian box office on saturday . read
shamitabh
2 days business report .
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along with amitabh bachchan and dhanush , shamitabh also stars akshara haasan - kamal haasan ' s and sarika ' s daughter . shamitabh marks akshara ' s acting debut .
the film shamitabh directed by r balki will be released on 6th february , 2015 .
amitabh bachchan has described the r balki film shamitabh as
out of the ordinary
.
the quirky plot and the strong acting notwithstanding , the overlong shamitabh is only sporadically enjoyable .
shamitabh also stars dhanush and akshara and is slated to release on 6th february , 2015 .
amitabh bachchan at the press conference for his film shamitabh . reem mohammed / the national ￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼
there was trouble on the sets of shamitabh , which features amitabh bachchan and tamil star dhanush .
this new pair dhanush and akshara haasan and their chemistry is something to watch out in shamitabh .
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the quirky plot and the strong acting notwithstanding , the overlong ' shamitabh ' is only sporadically enjoyable .
music of shamitabh will be composed by ilaiyaraaja and cinematography will be done by p . c . sreeram .
shamitabh is the first bollywood movie to be shot in finland . the shooting took place at helsinki airport .
set to release on 6th february , ‘shamitabh’ will also mark the debut of kamal hassan’s daughter akshara hassan .
the film is releasing worldwide on february 6th and the cast of shamitabh start their promotional work from dubai .
actor dhanush felicitated in dubai by javed shafi during shamitabh promotions in the city along with the cast members .
q . it is your hat - trick film with amitabh bachchan - cheeni kum , paa and now shamitabh .
mumbai : megastar amitabh bachchan is all set to begin the promotions of his upcoming film ‘shamitabh’ tomorrow from gujarat .
' shamitabh ' 2 days collection at box office : amitabh bachchan - dhanush starrer earns ₹4 . 75 crore on saturday
dhanush - amitabh bachchan ' s hindi film
shamitabh
is all set to release on 6 february , 2015 .
people looking for online information on amitabh bachchan , balki , dhanush , rekha , shamitabh will find this news story useful .
though the insider revealed the reason behind naming the film shamitabh , big tweeted , “no . . the title # shamitabh does not have a particular meaning . . the reason for the name will be found in the film . . ! ! ”
a moment , shamitabh award was made in the honour of the film team that was there in the city for promotions .
noted adman and director r balki was in chennai last week to promote his shamitabh , starring amitabh bachchan , dhanush and akshara haasan . in an exclusive interview to firstpost , balki opens up on various factors related to shamitabh , especially director’s southern comfort .
kamal haasan ' s daughter akshara who marks her debut with ‘shamitabh ' is pictured looking pretty in a light coloured sleevless dress .
the cast of shamitabh seated together when the program was taking place . looks like some sort of entertainment was arranged as well .
' shamitabh ' 2 days collection at box office : amitabh bachchan - dhanush starrer earns ₹4 . 75 crore on saturday - ibtimes india
amitabh bachchan and southern superstar dhanush starrer shamitabh will release worldwide on february 6 , 2015 , eros international media limited said on wednesday .
people looking for online information on akshara haasan , amitabh bachchan , dhanush , p c sreeram , shamitabh will find this news story useful .
amitabh bachchan ' s look in shamitabh was leaked sometime back and the veteran actor was seen full beard with grey hair . amitabh bachchan ' s shabby look in shamitabh created lot of curiosity among the megastar ' s fans and they are surely awaiting the release of the film .
without divulging much about the plot , filmmaker r balki says that shamitabh is “an ode to the bachchan baritone , the voice of india” .
' shamitabh ' has a few moments which sparkle , and we laugh in acknowledgement . but the rest of it is overpowered by unabashed reverence .
bollywood megastar amitabh bachchan is full of
gratitude
on seeing his latest film
shamitabh
getting a thumbs up from both fans and critics .
the director is known to have made films with excellent and different story line , is back again with shamitabh . amitabh bachchan is his favorite actor .
vandita shrivastava , an mba and corporate professional turned actress and model , will be soon seen in r balki ' s forthcoming film shamitabh starring amitabh bachchan .
shamitabh , which also features dhanush opposite kamal haasan ' s debutante daughter akshara , is 90 per cent complete with only a few days of shoot pending .
“shamitabh” and become successful till ego creates a rift between the two . like his other films — and even his other production and gauri shinde’s directorial debut english vinglish , shamitabh revolves around a great one - line idea . it owes to his illustrious advertising background that has trained him to tell stories most economically .
shamitabh also marks r balki ' s third directorial venture with amitabh bachchan . cheeni kum and paa are the earlier collaborations of amitabh bachchan and r balki .
the director of the shamitabh , r . balki , and the producers were amazed that they were able find snow for the shoots in finland in june .
verdict : the shamitabh album starts off at a phenomenal note , with musical maestro ilaiyaaraja making sure that music lovers are in for treat . the album loses steam at it’s end as few experiments did not work out well for the composer . despite of it’s low points , music of shamitabh is highly fulfilling .
actor amitabh bachchan addressing the crowd present and talking about his movie shamitabh . he looked cool in the grey attire he chose to wear for the promotions .
r balki’s next project is titled shamitabh . this interesting title has an even more interesting tale behind it . the film , which stars amitabh bachchan and dhanush in lead roles , had its name derived from the duo’s names apparently . with the ‘sh’ from dhanush added as a prefix to to amitabh becomes ‘ shamitabh ‘ .
mumbai , maharashtra january 07 : amitabh bachchan and dhanush at the trailer launch of shamitabh . ( photo by milind shelte / india today group / getty images )
they just recycled the obvious film clichés . since r . balki loves analogies and all things south indian , shamitabh tastes like reheated upma made from leftovers idlis .
from giving a sneak peek into their looks to tweeting while filming ' shamitabh ' , the actors have done just about everything to share important information with fans .
eros to release # shamitabh on 6 feb 2015 . produced by r balki & eros . directed by r balki . stars amitabh bachchan , dhanush , akshara haasan .
expectations are huge for
shamitabh
as balki has teamed up with bachchan for the third time post the success of
cheeni kum
and
paa .
the upcoming movie shamitabh starring amitabh bachchan , dhanush and akshara haasan has been in news for big b ' s new look and akshara ' s debut in bollywood .
now the latest from the camp of shamitabh , by none other than dhanush himself , has it that there have been some crazy shots performed by the actor . disclosing this in his microblogger , dhanush says , “did d most craziest shot ever n my life 4 shamitabh . it was a different high . @ pcsreeram at his genius best”
it has been learnt that eros international presented shamitabh will hit the theatres on feb 6th next year and the stars are currently busy wrapping up the film ' s shoot .
india ' s best - loved star amitabh bachchan talks to the national about his new film shamitabh , his fan base on twitter and his favourite movies with wife jaya .
amitabh bachchan - dhanush starrer
shamitabh
, which opened to an average response on friday , has shown decent growth and good collection at the indian box office on saturday .
shamitabh marks the debut of kamal haasan and sarika ' s daughter akshara . the cast also includes southern star dhanush , who is known to be a huge fan of bachchan .
while the concept of the movie – about an actor getting a voice - over may not be new , shamitabh seems to have introduced a revolutionary way of making a movie .
, the new release shamitabh forms the pair’s most self - reflexive endeavour yet : a movieland tale that finds bachchan playing a former performer whose voice soars over his drastically reduced circumstances .
new delhi : amitabh bachchan and dhanush who will be seen in r . balki ' s one of the most anticipated movies ' shamitabh ' has been constantly sharing pictures from sets .
and did he draw on his own experience to play an actor in shamitabh ? “there is a lot of similarity to what i am in my real life but there is also a lot that is completely different from my life . every character i have played so far has something i could identify myself with , ” he says . “shamitabh had a fresh concept .
shamitabh starring amitabh bachchan , dhanush and akshara haasan is all set to make a grand release on february 6 . the team is busy promoting the film in all innovative ways possible .
r balki has previously worked with amitabh bachchan in the much lauded ‘ paa ‘ , and this time the director - actor duo are again ready to rock us in ‘ shamitabh ‘ .
since , dhanush garnered huge applause for his role in bollywood debut ' ranjhanaa ' , the viewers are expecting him to offer something interesting and different with his role in ' shamitabh ' .
shamitabh isn’t a perfectly rounded album . it is patchy , but with two stellar tracks in sha sha sha mi mi mi and piddly , it stands out for it’s originality and irreverence .
national award winner dhanush is a busy man . after satisfying his fans in his silver jubilee film velai illa pattadhaari , he has got himself busy with shamitabh and also k v anand’s anegan .
r balki’s shamitabh is special in many ways . it is akshara haasan’s debut film , dhanush second attempt at hindi cinema after raanjhanaa , amitabh bachchan playing drunk after so long , and of course
movies like paa and cheeni kum which also starred amitabh bachchan was super hit in bollywood . we are sure that shamitabh , with a different story and amitabh in it will make another blockbuster .
amitabh bachchan , dhanush and akshara haasan visit the ' city of gold ' , dubai . the cast of the film , shamitabh were in dubai to promote their film which is releasing this week .
with so many filmmakers wanted to keep the plot of their films under wraps , actor amitabh bachchan has decided to change tactics completely by revealing a brief explanation of the plot from his forthcoming release ‘shamitabh’ .
shamitabh is a wickedly funny tribute to the greatest baritone in , arguably , the history of cinema . amitabh bachchan ' s voice and persona take centre - stage in this quirky dramedy that tells the story of a young struggler , danish ( played by dhanush ) , who rises to become a huge bollywood star with the enigmatic name ' shamitabh ' . the twist ? danish has been mute since birth .
the story begins with shamitabh , saying during an interview that merely banking on his talent would not have got him anywhere . it was the immense drive to act in movies that helped him to succeed .
the daughter of veteran tamil actor kamal haasan and sarika , akshara might have chosen an unconventional route to stardom but the petite light - eyed beauty could not have asked for a better debut than shamitabh .
shamitabh makes a strong start thanks to its one - of - a - kind plot and the solid performances by both amitabh and dhanush . but it falls away by the time it reaches its second half .
director balki said ,
we are extremely excited to have such great talent on board the film . . . it ' s a huge honor for us that they agreed to be part of shamitabh .
describing the experience as
exhilarating
, bachchan told ians :
each one of balki ' s films with me have been novel , out of the ordinary and most challenging . shamitabh is no different .
while a lot of what amitabh bachchan does in shamitabh is reminiscent of his drunken acts from the heydays of his career , he gives the character of a man who has seen better days an impressive degree of depth .
eros is the co - producer of shamitabh , along with billionaire investor rakesh jhunjhunwala , stock market veteran radhakrishnan damani , abhishek bachchan and gauri shinde and r balki . r balki is also the director of the movie .
ilaiyaraaja doesn’t dole out hindi songs very often but when he does , they are special . shamitabh’s music in ishq - e - fillum , the first song from the film , has a very bold composition as a tribu
thappad and lifebuoy are fun to listen to and they are dangerously catchy as well . the album of shamitabh is far from being the complete hindi film album but it should definitely be given a chance on our playlist .
today amitabh bachchan will be the radio jockey ( rj ) the whole day for one of the most famous radio channel . shamitabh marks the bollywood debut of the south indian star kamal haasan ' s daughter akshara haasan .
the strong word of mouth took its business upwards further on saturday . on its second day ,
shamitabh
has collected ₹4 . 75 crore nett at the indian box office , taking its two - day domestic total to ₹ 8 . 25 crore nett . bollywood trade expert taran adarsh tweeted ,
# shamitabh fri 3 . 5 cr , sat 4 . 75 cr . total : ₹ 8 . 25 cr . india biz .
r balki and amitabh bachchan form quite a director - actor combo . with their third film together , ‘shamitabh’ , the duo dashes off in a direction that is markedly different from their previous outings — cheeni kum and paa .
new delhi : amitabh bachchan and dhanush who will be seen in r . balki ' s one of the most anticipated movies ' shamitabh ' has been constantly sharing pictures from sets . from giving a sneak peek into their looks
a picture of the cast of r . balki ' s ‘shamitabh ' has finally been released . while amitabh bachchcan sports a long grey hair and a full beard , dhanush looks sharp in a black coat and dark glasses .
shamitabh movie , one of the most anticipated movies releasing this year is all set to release on february 6th . with the worldwide release date closing in , the cast of the movie has started the promotional work for the film .
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eros internatioanl has released shamitabh trailer featuring amitabh bachchan , rekha , dhanush and akshara haasan among many other actors . the film is set to be released across india in february , 2015 . this would be akshara haasan ‘s debut film .
r balki’s shamitabh is special in many ways . it is akshara haasan’s debut film , dhanush second attempt at hindi cinema after raanjhanaa , amitabh bachchan playing drunk after so long , and of course the most looked forward onscreen reunion of big b and rekha . shamitabh also marks the comeback of musical maestro ilaiyaraaja , who last composed some beautiful melody for r balki’s paa . with shamitabh being his 1000th film , fans of the legendary composer are expecting a terrific album from him , fitting to his remarkable feat . being an ilaiyaraaja fan myself , i have no doubt the album would be good . but , how good ? lets plug in our earphones and see what the musical maestro has in store for us
but is shamitabh really all that different from advertising veteran balki’s first two films ? the storyline of the film is unique no doubt , but in terms of its narrative trajectory it bears resemblance to what the writer - director has delivered before .
here’s an exciting development on r . balki’s much talked project ‘shamitabh’ . buzz is that ace filmmaker mahesh bhatt has got on board of the film’s cast . that means he joins the lead actors including amitabh bachchan , dhanush and akshara haasan .
after successfully distributing english vinglish worldwide , eros international media limited and r . balki , will be distributing the filmmaker ' s next venture , shamitabh . starring amitabh bachchan , dhanush and akshara haasan , the film will release on february 6 , 2015 .
amitabh sinha feels slighted that he is not getting the due recognition , in spite of his voice being the cause of shamitabh’s success . this results in his tantrums and ultimately breaking up of the team despite the fact that he received a generous payment .
all my films in one way or the other happened because of amitji . take for example shamitabh , on my way to his house for his 69th birthday ; i forgot to buy a present as i did not have a clue what to gift him . so when i met him i whispered the one - line story of shamitabh as an idea . being an ad filmmaker , i can narrate one - line concepts and ideas easily . mr . bachchan liked it and agreed to do the film .
amitabh bachchan and r . balki form one of those actor - director duos , of whom audiences always have has expectations of getting a cinematic brilliance . after giving films like cheeni kum and paa , the duo is teaming up for the third time with shamitabh .
director r . balakrishnan , fondly called balki , has been busy filming his new project starring amitabh bachchan , but it is only now that he has revealed the title of the film - shamitabh . interestingly , it sounds similar to the bollywood megastar ' s name .
shamitabh
, directed by balki of
paa
fame , will have akshara haasan ( daughter of legendary actor kamal haasan ) making bollywood debut . the film ' s music is composed by maestro ilayaraja and cinematography is handled by p . c . sreeram .
shamitabh , directed by balki , has another legend in the form of amitabh bachchan along with the likes of dhanush and akshara haasan . now , rekha adds more acting muscle to this film , with p . c . sreeram ' s cinematography and ilayaraja ' s music .
r . balki who is glad that everything ended well , revealed that though now he believes that it was an adventurous trip , he agreed that it was very challenging and an unforgettable experience . shamitabh also marks the debut of kamal haasan ’s second daughter akshara in bollywood .
“shamitabh” is a film about the birth of a big star and the smoke screen that was created to fulfill a dream . an ode to the joy of being part of the cinema industry , this film is a myriad of every emotion we experience whilst watching great cinema .
my story is completely imaginary and has nothing to do with what you are saying . shamitabh in fact is an ode to the bachchan baritone . all that i can say is that the film is about clash of egos in show world , and what it leads to .
there was trouble on the sets of shamitabh , which will bring together the iconic amitabh bachchan and tamil star dhanush , while it was being shot in finland . the actors were busy shooting for the film at lapland , near helsinki , when a snow storm hit the area .
and finally , after making fun of manipulative mush , the film is guilty of doing exactly the same . with the scale , budget , resources available at their disposal , shamitabh makes you wonder : how much time did they spend on the script ? oh well , piddly .
shamitabh , the second hindi film of the aadukalam hero is directed by balki , and also stars the iconic amitabh bachchan and akshara haasan . music is by ilayaraja and camera is by p c sreeram . the film almost appears like the who’s who list of the indian film industry .
in conversation with big b , when we asked him to describe shamitabh and how it stands apart from other films , the actor said , “shamitabh is unique , it’s a very different kind of a plot , it’s a plot i think that has not come in hindi cinema before , it’s not been tried at least . and as you know balki makes films which are very different from some of the expected stories that you see in indian cinema . it’s quiet unique , it’s different , it’s very challenging for actors like me to be involved in those films . ”
point taken . but there is no denying that the plot of shamitabh which centres around an alcoholic ( played by bachchan ) who lends his voice to a mute actor ( dhanush ) is an unconventional one and so is the title which is an amalgamation of dhanush and bachchan’s name .
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shamitabh
is released in over 1 , 500 cinema halls across the country on 6 february . since the subject and making of the movie appeal to the class audience , the makers released it in maximum number of multiplexes and a less number of single screens in the domestic market .
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sunil lulla , managing director , erosinternational media ltd said ,
shamitabh is an exciting collaboration with balki whose films feature contemporary themes with strong content and fabulous casting . with this film , we wish to present a heart warming story that will entertain fans and audiences with an unforgettable experience .
shamitabh is an exciting collaboration with balki whose films feature contemporary themes with strong content and fabulous casting . with this film , we wish to present a heartwarming story that will entertain fans and audiences with an unforgettable experience ,
sunil lulla , managing director , eros international media ltd said .
somewhere in shamitabh , there lurks a veteran performer’s fear of losing his voice in a marketplace where one has to shout ever louder to be noticed , and that’s fascinating . what’s frustrating is that the vehicle through which he’s chosen to express this fear should be such an unfocused , truly piddly thing .
swanand kirkire seems to have been at his quirky best while penning for shamitabh . after rather unusual lyrics in the film , the lyricist revisits the old lifebuoy ad and with the highly westernised composition of ilaiyaraaja paired with suraj jagan’s varied styles of vocals , they create something quirky and fun yet again .
amitabh bachchan is all set to get behind the mic once again . the actor confirmed on his official twitter account that he has recorded a number for r balki’s upcoming venture , shamitabh . interestingly , bachchan had sung a number each in his earlier ventures with balki ; cheeni kum and paa . “balki and shamitabh meet . got to sing another song . . aarrrgghh ! ! i am hopeless at this . but guess will have to do it ! ! ” although the name of the song sung by bachchan has not been revealed yet , it has been composed by ilayaraja and penned by lyricist swanand kirkire .
one thing that has always worked for films coming from the house of balki and gauri shinde ( english vinglish ) is originality . in that aspect , even shamitabh is expected to deliver since it has a novel subject to it . moreover , with dhanush and akhshara haasan , there is freshness in cast too .
in shamitabh , the combination of amitabh sinha’s voice and the talent of daanish drew crowds to the box office . but after they break up , neither the magical voice of amitabh ( even though he dubbed for a much better looking hero ) nor the talent of dhanish alone could replicate the success of their combination .
as per the early trends ,
shamitabh
has witnessed massive collections on sunday . the film is expected to rake in approximately ₹6 crore nett at the domestic box office on its third day . made on a budget of ₹25 crore , the movie is likely to recover 50 % of its production in the first weekend .
shamitabh is just one of many international productions that have been drawn to the arctic beauty of lapland over the years , including julio medem’s lovers of the arctic circle ( 1998 ) and joe wright’s hanna ( 2011 ) . meanwhile , karola hattop’s snow queen ( die schneekönigin , 2014 ) was nominated for two german tv awards .
while actors half his age are known to throw around starry tantrums during the promotional drive of a movie , amitabh bachchan wowed us with his level - headed attitude . in dubai post the london stint of shamitabh’s promotion , the actor may have been tired but his body language and his quick - witted answers belied his age .
we all know about r . balki’s love for ilaiyaraaja and the cinema he grew up on . there would be no shamitabh without the punnagai mannan influenced irony and there’s nothing wrong with the plot per se — it’s easily one of the best endings . but the execution… right from script to the edit is an epic contrived mess .
shamitabh is the sole notable release of the week and should take a decent opening at the box office . while the promotion hasn’t gone overboard , the kind of brand value that the combination of amitabh bachchan and r . balki carry , courtesy paa and cheeni kum , ensures that this would be yet another quality film in the offering .
the film is dhanush ' s second hindi project , after the critically - acclaimed and commercially successful
ranjhanaa ,
which hit the screens in 2013 . dhanush ' s performance won him accolades from all quarters and it remains to be seen whether the actor will be able to impress the audience once again with his role in
shamitabh .
how does shamitabh pull this off , you might ask ? through some clever writing , is the answer . danish grows up in the small town of igatpuri , only 120 kms away from mumbai , the home of bollywood . what he lacks in vocal cords , he more than makes up for in curiosity , especially when it comes to the movies .
did he have any reservations about the title echoing his name ? “no , because it is part of the script . its not because his name ( dhanush ) and my name match that we put up this title . it adds value to the script and when you see the movie you will understand why it is called shamitabh , ” he explains .
so when a movie like shamitabh comes along , which in director r balki’s words is an “ode to the bachchan baritone , the voice of india , ” one would perhaps expect the actor to revel in his success . but bachchan seems very reluctant to play up to the gallery when we meet him during his brief stopover in dubai last week to promote the movie .
balki added ,
this film is my third collaboration with eros . we had partnered in cheeni kum , english vinglish and now shamitabh . rakesh jhunjhunwala , radhakrishnan damani , abhishek bachchan , gauri and myself are glad to have eros as the co producer on this project too . the film couldn ' t have got a better marketing and distribution team to back it
.
q . the rumour mill in tamil cinema is that the story of shamitabh is based on the real life story of 1980’s tamil romantic hero popularly called ‘mike’ mohan , a kannadiga by birth for whom surendra , a tamil dubbing artist was his voice . surendra’s voice made him a craze but due to ego problems they fell out and mohan lost his stardom . please comment .
the plot of shamitabh revolves around a wannabe star who becomes famous by imitating amitabh bachchan ' s legendary voice . this is dhanush ' s second hindi film with ranjhanaa being the first . when he was asked , if his hindi speaking skills had improved , the actor broke into a laugh and said ,
it ' s much better than it used to be .
eros is giving the film an optimal release , which means opening day occupancy of around 40 % would ensure that good word of mouth results in decent momentum over the weekend . since it is a solo release of the week and the only competition at the multiplexes would be baby ( which is still doing strong at premium properties ) , shamitabh should bring in cheers at theaters .
ilaiyaraaja doesn’t dole out hindi songs very often but when he does , they are special . shamitabh ’s music in ishq - e - fillum , the first song from the film , has a very bold composition as a tribute to films . filum is the way suraj jagan calls out to films as he adds witty prefixes to describe the love and effort put into making a film .
dhanush ' s stock continues to rise with every passing movie . after notching up a blockbuster success in tamil , with velai illa pattadhaari , an exciting news comes out now that dhanush would be sharing the screen space with yesteryear sensation and an evergreen beauty rekha in his second hindi film , shamitabh . raanjhanaa , his first in hindi , has already made him a sensation across the country .
much of what constitutes stardom , the way it is constructed in the world’s largest film industry , is part of the film . the connection between how a person looks and how he sounds , and how that contributes to the making of a star , fashions the two halves of ` shamitabh’ . and the predictable face - off between the two provides some of the film’s most alive moments .
“and if they don’t want to see something which they feel is already played out so many times they will not patronise it and if they don’t patronise it then we don’t want to make that film . we are really happy that fresh ideas and thoughts , which is what shamitabh boasts at this point of time , are coming through and there are people who want to see it . ”
but
shamitabh
debuted with below average response . the movie registered an average of 25 % occupancy in both multiplexes and single screens in the morning shows on its opening day . the film got positive reviews from everyone and the word of mouth took its business upwards in the afternoon and evening shows . it collected ₹3 . 5 crore nett at the indian box office on the first day .
abhinaya is elated . she is back in the city after completing four - days of shoot with actor dhanush for r . balki’s shamitabh which also stars amitabh bachchan in a pivotal role . but then this isn’t the real news . the hearing and speech impaired actor who made her debut in telugu film industry is soon going to shoot for a hollywood movie under award - winning director rupam sarmah .
a reedy , scrawny , voice - less wannabe actor rides piggyback on a hypnotic , heavy baritone to super success in bollywood : the premise of ‘shamitabh’ is fabulous on many levels . because of the cross - connections it makes with real life and reel life . because of what we already know about the actors , stored in our memory banks . because of its sheer degree of meta - ness .
the only saving graces of shamitabh are the competent and sincere performances from dhanush and debutant hassan , saddled as they are with the most ridiculous script this one - line idea could ' ve spawned . that aside , the supporting cast is uniformly bad , with special mention for the actor who plays anay verma , a film director with the ( re ) acting skills of a third - rate tv actor .
a paparazzi reporter meanwhile has unearthed the secret that daanish was born mute . he threatens to expose the duo but they decide to tell the truth and wow the world . ' shamitabh ' accept akshara ' s script and daanish tells akshara that he loves her . on the way to akshara ' s film ceremony , the two stars have a terrible car accident . daanish is killed while amitabh loses his voice .
having his name as pasrt of the film’s title , bachchan revealed how it is more than just a name of a film , “they ask me why this title shamitabh and i have no words to express other than if i do i shall have to reveal the story and that is a problem , for , if the story goes out , then the film is known and the element of surprise has left us and gone .
from playing a young boy obsessed with the neighbourhood beauty in the sonam kapoor starrer raanjhanaa in 2013 to a young actor who is catapulted to stardom when he takes on someone else’s voice in shamitabh , dhanush has definitely chosen roles to showcase his versatility . “it’s true when it comes to the selection of roles i have chosen to do different things , ” he tells city times . “i am not restricted by any particular type . ”
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‘shamitabh’ had the potential to use irony and knowingness and a self - awareness , and the presence of the most durable star in bollywood whose velvet - and - iron rumble has become part of the national soundtrack , to give us an unforgettable story of ego and identity , rejection and acceptance , success and failure . there are a few moments which sparkle , and we laugh in acknowledgement . but the rest of it is overpowered by unabashed reverence .
in r . balki’s shamitabh which has amitabh bachchan and dhanush in the lead , it is heard that bachchan will give his voice to dhanush who plays a deaf and mute junior artiste . when asked if the reports were indeed true , director balki reverted that the film is ‘progressing well’ . the film will also introduce kamal haasan and sarika’s younger daughter akshara haasan . the film which took off in february has been shot in locations like mumbai and goa .
“these are informed promotion acts by authorities that make them…they may all come out true or may just fade away with some drastic last minute changes…beware…but i do sincerely hope they do not , ” he added . the 72 - year - old is excited to experience different cultures by the jaunts . “the next few days till the end of the month and the release of the film shall see many moods and places and promotions for shamitabh , ” he added .
summertime in lapland offers impossibly fresh air , wonderful colours , endless daylight and the occasional herd of reindeer clopping leisurely down the middle of the road . in 2014 saw a very different burst of activity in the area , however , when a bollywood film crew set up shop here to shoot scenes for its latest blockbuster , shamitabh . not only did the region host the largest producer of films in the world , but also its biggest star : amitabh bachchan .
a perfect teamwork put into play achieves a kind of synergy which the individual players without the teambuilding process can not be expected to match . shamitabh team of director r . balki , actors amitabh bachchan , dhanush and akshara haasan and the music composer ilaiyaraaja and all others seem to have achieved the synergism . in your blog you have beautifully drawn the lesson regarding the preeminent role of teamwork in superior accomplishment of the stated goal . from bhudeb chakrabarti kolkata 13 february 2015
the rest of the story is too tantalising to give away . to writer - director r balki ' s credit , the writing is fresh and witty , and the film is never boring . bachchan plays amitabh sinha like his life depends on it and dhanush is palpably brilliant . ultimately , shamitabh ends up exposing the hypocrisy and mediocrity of bollywood while subtly recalling a simpler era when movie magic actually meant something ; when acting was more about passion and less about biceps .
so dhanush gets to play a mute bus - conductor from humble origins ( and play to his strengths — he wouldn’t need to speak , he can ride on pure charm of being ordinary and pay tribute to the paa and his paa - in - law ) and amitabh bachchan gets to once again play everything he’s not . in shamitabh , he plays a bitter old failure whose voice came in the way of his fame . what’s this ? his falter - ego ?
my question is why not ? and so far the combination has worked . ilayaraja sir knows everything about music and is the real maestro . he has done a lot of experimentation in shamitabh , especially in the background scores . and pc sreeram is one of the best cinematographers in india . yes in a way i can only have thoughts ; it can only get a voice on screen through the work of these three artistes ( big - b , ilayaraja , sreeram ) .
it’s not everyday that maestro ilaiyaraaja composes a hindi film music album . for this reason itself shamitabh is special . the album’s first song ishq - e - phillum like its title , makes an effort to make it sound as hindi as it gets . an ode to cinema , it’s not a regular joyous anthemic song . generally speaking , suraj jagan’s voice is an odd choice for a song like this . but maybe the straight melody lines needed jagan’s deep - throated grunge .
ask about her role in shamitabh and abhinaya mischievously nods a ‘no’ i can’t tell and says , “this is all i can share for now . balki asked us not to speak about it till the time is right . so , this is all what i can tell , ” she says . talking to abhinaya isn’t difficult because she has been trained to read lips . and she is quick at that . “plus with gadgets , i am more than fine , ” she says .
also , so much of suspension of disbelief ( how possible is it for an actor to be voiceless and not be rumbled within a moment ? ) needed to have been balanced by the sort of flourish , which makes us say okay , i buy into this , but only because you are showing it to me with quirk and smartness . ‘shamitabh’ swings between being intelligent and banal , the latter more so when it begins worshipping at the altar of the nation’s most beloved voice .
before i rant further , it must be said that the first fifteen minutes of shamitabh are just lovely . so richly detailed , beautifully performed and full of love for cinema . dhanush and the actors playing the younger versions of him are just too endearing for us to even imagine the slow car - wreck of a film lying ahead of us as the screenplay unfolds with a ridiculously contrived technological conceit and frustratingly lazy , convenient excuses that labour hard to manufacture willing suspension of disbelief .
shamitabh makes bachchan play an amplified version of himself wherein he and the film are constantly making meta references to his own legend to the point of embarrassment . a case in point is an astonishingly indulgent sequence set outside a pub in london , which involves an inebriated amitabh doddering around and chewing scenery in the worst manner possible - which is basically his entire performance . if anthony gonsalves were to watch this scene , he would have only one response :
pakka idiot dikhta hai , idiot !
danish ( dhanush ) and amitabh ( amitabh bachchan ) are like ‘whisky’ and ‘paani’ : the former is an unprepossessing runaway , like a million others , who fetches up in mumbai in order to become a star ; the latter is a wasted alcoholic with a voice that we have known and loved , on and off screen . the coming together of the two– the ‘mixture’– becomes ‘shamitabh’ , super - successful bollywood hero , aided and abetted by a bright young thing akshara , a small cog in the big movie business .
sha sha sha mi mi mi is a curious , retro hybrid . it starts with what sounds like an orchestral cue for the dramatic entry of a film hero and goes all techno till it segues into one of ilaiyaraaja’s signature symphonic interludes . the pulsating disco beats are hard to not like , but what makes it sound so special is the way the composer plays with the phonetic break up of shamitabh , syllable by syllable . kausar munir’s lyrics , “dekhoon tujhko jabse jabse , zoom e camer - e - tabse tabse” , are fun .
finally , there’s a terribly staged car conversation that proves there is a god to put an end to this endless farce . while r . balki has lofty ambitions of giving us a poignant ending full of irony , a cautionary tale of what ego can do and poetic justice for all characters — all of which this story could have delivered — he botches it up with over - written contrived exposition and even more recklessly staged execution . we can bet mrs . balki ( gauri shinde who made the fantastic english vinglish ) smacked him in the head after watching shamitabh .
the shame is that shamitabh can’t hold to a coherent line . balki muffles his most compelling ideas : the notion that the increasingly resentful amitabh might eventually withdraw his consent by keeping quiet as the cameras roll is floated in one scene , and then forgotten about in the next . having recruited bachchan with the apparent aim of making a statement , balki instead settles for taking silly , scattershot snipes . spoof musical number a piddly thing , for example , extends beyond comic breaking point to the idea that a heroine might want to relieve herself while twirling around on a mountaintop .
danish and akshaara stumble upon an unlikely candidate to provide these words : amitabh ( bachchan ) , an alcoholic itinerant renting space in a graveyard – the symbolism is clear – who rather resembles erstwhile doobie brother michael mcdonald dragged through a hedge backwards . amitabh is a failed leading man whose basso profondo was deemed more suitable for villains than heroes , and he can’t resist the idea of getting one over on the industry that rejected him . a promise of 10 % of all future profits seals the deal , and thus the legend of shamitabh – desirable face , voice of an undesirable – is born .
the tone is affectionate enough for several prominent bollywood directors to cameo as unwitting dupes , but there are glimpses of a far less forgiving attack on this industry’s credulousness . it’s a satire engineered by a director - star pairing who’ve surely seen their fair share of fakers come and go . here , producers incur “numerology issues” during casting , and one nice slow - burn gag reveals just how shamitabh’s more than faintly preposterous - looking action flick lifebuoy got its title . indeed , the plot relies on us buying that bollywood could go gaga for a guy with a pretty face but nothing to say for himself .
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why is r . balki regressing into this gimmick filmmaker he showed signs of becoming with paa ? if paa was the heights of fanboy filmmaking ( solely made to showcase a tall , old , handsome , baritone amitabh bachchan play everything he’s not — a progeria - afflicted , young , ugly , squeaky - voiced zoozoo ) , shamitabh is yet another star - obsessed indulgence where the sole objective is to pay tribute to all things south , starting from the script which is usually written primarily as a star vehicle with a lot of self - referencing about their real - life personalities and an all - south principal cast and crew .


the mangler reborn is a 2005 american horror film and the third entry in the mangler film series based on a short story by stephen king .

the movie was released straight to dvd on november 29 , 2005 by lions gate entertainment and baseline studiosystems .

directors gardner and cunningham intended the film to be a " rebirth " of the film franchise , with the film not requiring viewers to have seen the prior two films .

the mangler reborn

obsession leads to murder in the mangler reborn , a nefarious tale about a man and his machine .
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the mangler reborn is the latest terrifying chapter in stephen kings hit franchise and boasts gritty thrills and chills that hark back to such 70s classics as the texas chainsaw massacre , and halloween .
the mangler : reborn recieved mixed to negative reviews from most critics , but recieved a lukewarm recieption from fans , who found praise in the film , such as the film ' s twist ending and how it brought back the long overdue original mangler machine .
animate inanimate object : the mangler starts chasing the protagonists after they botch the exorcism .
half the man he used to be : mark when the mangler kills him .
virgin power : sherry ' s blood brings the mangler and the icebox alive .
given the sheer awfulness of the mangler and its sequel ( seriously , they ' re both among the worst movies ever made ) , it ' s virtually impossible to sit down and watch the mangler reborn without some exceedingly low expectations . and while there ' s absolutely no denying that the film comes off as a masterpiece when compared with its predecessors , the mangler reborn ultimately just doesn ' t work ( despite a promising first act that is , alone , more coherent and engaging than anything in the first two installments ) .
the mangler is a 1995 horror film directed by tobe hooper and co - written by hooper and harry alan towers ( under the pseudonym of peter welbeck ) . the film is based upon the stephen king short story of the same name , which appeared in his inaugural short story collection night shift . it stars robert englund and ted levine . it also spawned two sequels the mangler 2 and the mangler reborn .
. i have seen neither . i have no reason to . the mangler is not the reason i enjoy
in name only : mangler 2 ' s connection to the first film ? the computer virus is called mangler and there ' s a scene where a random girl is killed by a laundry machine .
about the dvd : the mangler reborn arrives on dvd from maple pictures with a widescreen transfer , along with a superb commentary track ( which is informative and far more entertaining than the feature ) , a behind - the - scenes featurette , a stills gallery , and a trailer .
upon discovering cursed parts from the original mangler , an obsessed man reinvents the machine that becomes his ultimate hell .
hostile weather : thunder rolls in the background when hunton and mark are on their way to exorcise the mangler .
the mangler is a horror film adapted from a short story the mangler by stephen king . released in 1995 , it was directed by tobe hooper and stars robert englund and ted levine . there are two sequels .
the power of blood : the mangler starts craving for a sacrifice when sherry ' s blood is caught on it .
chase scene : the climax of the film is the mangler getting off of its hinges after a failed exorcism attempt and chasing after the protagonists .
the bloodthirsty laundry machine is purchased at auction by repairman hadley , who quickly becomes possessed and kills his wife . some time later , hadley is now abducting young women for the mangler to kill . one such victim is jaime , who is taken back to hadley ' s house , where the mangler devours its victims . but while hadley was away father and son thieves rick played by reggie bannister of
phantasm
fame and mike are doing some breaking and entering and it just so happens that their latest target is hadley ' s horror house .
the mangler reborn
is pretty bad . the gore doesn ' t come until the last 20 minutes , the action moves at the snail ' s pace and the acting is stiff . still the third act of
the mangler reborn
offers plenty of blood and gore and is worth waiting for . 5 out of 10 .
this is a cheap and nasty boring film which i couldn ' t wait to end what a waste of money not in the slightest same vain as the original mangler which sadly shows signs of being dated and mangler 2 graduation day is purely awful too .
the characters of hadley and the watsons were named after the turn - of - the - century company that built the laundry machine in the original
mangler
, hadley - watson .
human sacrifice : the beast in the mangler requires 16 year old virgins to be sacrificed to it if it were to grant power to someone .
the slow pace is exacerbated by the low - rent production values ( the film rarely leaves hadley ' s house ) , a vibe that ' s mirrored in the almost uniformly amateurish performances . still , gardner and cunningham display enough promise to ensure that the mangler reborn never becomes even remotely as excrutiating as one might ' ve expected ; the two are undoubtedly destined for bigger and better things .
heroic sacrifice : averted when sherry tries to sacrifice herself to the mangler to stop it , but hunton forces her out of it .
life or limb decision : george forces his buddy to cut off his arm when he is caught by the mangler . he dies from the blood loss .
the mangler was released in the us on 3 march 1995 . [ 1 ] new line home entertainment released it on dvd on 17 august 2004 . [ 3 ]
the mangler 2 ( also known as the mangler 2 : graduation day ) is a 2002 film and a direct - to - video sequel to the 1995 theatrical release the mangler , which was based on a short story of the same name by stephen king . it stars lance henriksen and chelse swain . while the original was about a demon - possessed industrial laundry - machine , this film places the demon in a private school ' s computer network , where it manifests as a destructive computer virus with some of the same abilities as a ouija board .
fingore : lin ' s hand is caught by the mangler and loses one of her fingers . it turns out to be a part of the initiation to be one of the rich and powerful people of the town .
is one of the worst dungpiles ever committed to film mean nothing to the fine folks at barnholtz entertainment . the outfit must have picked up the
mangler
license for about $ 4 . 50 , which is quite the worthwhile investment for the distributor behind
the world needs another mangler sequel like it needs another leprechaun , hellraiser , or children of the corn . and somehow these things make just enough money to warrant subsequent installments , which i find sadly hilarious .
the mangler , in gartley ' s blue ribbon laundry service , is a laundry press owned by bill gartley ( englund ) . the trouble starts when gartley ' s niece , sherry ( pike ) , accidentally cuts herself on a lever connected to the machine and splashes blood on the mangler ' s tread while trying to avoid being crushed by an old ice box some movers are clumsily carrying past . sparks and light streams occur when both the blood and the ice box come into close contact with the mangler . later , mrs . frawley , an elderly worker , struggling to open a bottle of antacids , spills them on the moving tread . when she attempts to collect them , the safety shield inexplicably lifts up and traps her hand inside , followed by her entire body getting pulled into the machine , crushed and folded like a sheet .
apparently the plot is this : a repairman is trying to rebuild the original
mangler
( aka
haunted laundry press
) up in his attic . he apparently becomes possessed by the evil machinery , and spends the next hour bopping people on the head with a mallet before feeding the shrieking asses into a conveyer belt surrounded by knives , saw blades , and tiny cleavers .
while waiting to hear news on sherry , john receives a letter from his departed friend and confidant , photographer j . j . j . pictureman ( crutchley ) , who warns him not to trust anyone in the town missing a body part as they are possessed by the mangler . time passes and john goes to check up on her . however , to great dismay , he discovers the machine has returned to its place on the floor and resumed its duties as a speed ironer and sherry , now missing her ring finger from her encounter with the mangler , has taken her uncle ' s place as the new tyrannical owner of the blue ribbon laundry . he throws the flowers he brought her away and leaves the factory for good .
there are even more ridiculous aspects of the plot that i haven ' t mentioned , like the possessed refrigerator that bumps into the laundry press at one point , apparently transferring a demonic spirit in the process , or the fact that the mangler breaks free and begins chasing our heroes at the climax because it is fed some antacids ( i ' m serious ) . this is a movie impossible to describe with a straight face even though it never tips itself as being deliberately comic .
deal with the devil : mr . gartley got his power thanks to the beast in the machine .
der techniker hadley findet die teile des originalen manglers und baut diese in seinem haus wieder zusammen . zusehends gerät er in den besitz der dämonischen kräfte der maschine und geht auf streifzüge um dem neuen mangler menschliche opfer zu besorgen . als sich zwei einbrecher ausgerechnet das haus des technikers für ihren nächsten bruch ausgucken , ist hadleys dunkles geheimnis in gefahr . . .
the cinematographer on over the top was david gurfinkel , who also shot the movies american samurai , teenage mutant ninja turtles iii , america 3000 , the delta force , enter the ninja , and the apple .
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the second terrifying sequel to stephen kings original yarn focuses on washing machine repairman , hadley watson , and his affinity for restoring vintage antiques . as he unknowingly purchases parts from the first mangler machine , hadley grows an unhealthy obsession with his latest contraption , an industrial apparatus boasting mechanical arms with blades , and a mouth , sporting rotating saw - like teeth . as he accidentally cuts himself on one of the machines gears , it roars to life . . . literally . possessed by his deadly creation , the man is transformed into its living form . now the only way for him to survive is to feed on the machines fresh victims .
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joanne ' jo ' newton , a girl desperate for attention from her workaholic father , ends up going to an upper class private boarding school after a break in at her dad ' s computer company . the school is getting ready to install a new security system . jo and several others students are to remain behind while the others leave for spring break , as punishment from the school ' s dean , headmaster bradeen ( lance henriksen ) . however , jo , with her knowledge of computers , has hacked into the school ' s mainframe and unleashed a super virus called
mangler 2 . 0
in the security system .
inappropriate hunger : the morgue worker is eating cherry tomatoes when hunton visits the place .
the street fighter video game series debuted in arcades in 1987 , but became huge in the 1990s with the release of street fighter ii , and cemented the franchise as one of the elite fighting video games , alongside the more violent and graphic mortal kombat .
during the introduction of the character of travis redfish , the house shown to be his home is the same one prominently featured in the texas chain saw massacre , which is a nod to his character’s texan origin .
sylvester stallone has reportedly claimed that he agreed to do the movie based on the pay alone , and is generally unhappy with the way that the film ultimately panned out .
vomiting cop : officer hunton after seeing the remains of a woman caught in the machine .
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the plot of mortal kombat : annihilation picks up right where the previous movie left off , following the surprising appearance of shao kahn after the conclusion of the mortal kombat tournament . for vague reasons , the evil leader given the human heroes six days before he permanently merges the dimensions and conquers earth , which gives them time to train and come up with a plan .
the most evident visual problem with the movie is the effects work . while the writing is bad , that would have been forgivable if the movie had provided decent action and special effects , but unfortunately it doesn’t deliver in either category . it is hard to blame this on the workers particularly , as both time and the budget were clearly shackled with unreasonable constraints . still , the product on screen looks like something from the mid 1980s , not 1997 , which particularly evident in the “animality” fight during the climax .
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part of the central plot of over the top is a “slobs vs . snobs” scenario that is fought out internally in the mind of mendenhall’s character , mike hawk ( heh ) . throughout the movie , he is caught in the crossfire between the high - class influence of his wealthy grandfather and the blue - collar style of his long - absentee father ( stallone ) , and visibly transitions between the two throughout the story . while the “slobs vs . snobs” conflict is hardly unique , it plays out interestingly to have the battle waged inside the psyche of a kid .
the martial arts movie legend sonny chiba had an unrelated franchise of films in the 1970s similarly called the street fighter , which included the sequels sister street fighter , return of the street fighter , and the street fighter’s last revenge . these films are lauded as grindhouse action favorites , and are hailed by die - hard fans of the genre .
over the top was directed and produced by menahem golan of the cannon group , who worked extensively with his co - producer cousin , yoram globus , to bring the world such movies as enter the ninja , revenge of the ninja , ninja iii : the domination , breakin’ , breakin’ 2 : electric boogaloo , the delta force , the apple , bolero , and american ninja , among many others .
the cinematographer for the movie was william a . fraker , whose list of credits include spacecamp , the island of doctor moreau , wargames , 1941 , the exorcist ii , vegas vacation , and tombstone .
the character of sheeva , a multi - limbed antagonist , was cut down to have minimum screen time once it became clear that the necessary effects to portray the character were cost prohibitive for the production .
henry returns to the cabin to find beaver dead and the worm that killed him now laying a group of eggs . in order to kill all of the alien larvae he sets fire to the cabin .
outside of the dynamic duo of golan and globus , the other producers on over the top were tony munafo ( judge dredd , tango & cash , cobra , demolition man ) and james d . brubaker ( the nutty professor , the nutty professor ii , rhinestone , the right stuff , bruce almighty ) .
police officer john hunton ( levine ) , with the help of his demonologist brother - in - law mark ( matmor ) , investigates the incident and the ones that soon follow . as the plot progresses , mark tries to convince hunton that the machine may be possessed , especially after seeing the possessed ice box , and the only way to stop the deaths is to exorcise the machine to dispel whatever demon is inhabiting it . they also come to learn gartley and the town elders have all sacrificed their virginal daughters to the machine on their 16th birthdays in exchange for wealth and power , with gartley planning to do the same to sherry to complete his end of the bargain .
: gartley doesn ' t make a direct appearance in the original short story and isn ' t hinted to be involved with the possession of the speed ironer .
the one thing i do wish was incorporated into the movie was some of the music from the street fighter game , which is outstandingly memorable , particularly guile’s theme . how awesome would it have been for an orchestrated version to have been included in one of the battles ?
the musical score for roadie was composed by craig huxley , who also provided the music for the movie alligator , wrote the theme song for walker , texas ranger , and provided sound work on motel hell and thriller .
the team of producers for the film included tim zinnemann ( the running man , pet sematary ) , kenzo tsujimoto ( street fighter : the animated series ) , akio sakai ( final fantasy : the spirits within ) , edward r . pressman ( judge dredd , masters of the universe ) , grant hill ( jupiter ascending , titanic ) , and sasha harari ( the doors ) .
meanwhile , a military unit led by curtis ( morgan freeman ) , seeks to contain everyone exposed to the aliens . curtis sends owen ( tom sizemore ) to lead an air strike against the aliens crashed spaceship . the aliens use telepathy to distract the pilots , but the four apaches and curtis ' little bird massacre most of the aliens with miniguns and missiles . the alien ship then self - destructs destroying the remaining aliens and two helicopters . henry arrives at the base as the remaining helicopters land and convinces owen to reveal the camp to the u . s . army . after tracking owen through a chip in his gun , curtis escapes in a helicopter .
drop the hammer : when the icebox attacks mark , hunton grabs a sledge hammer and starts beating on it .
hilariously , there were two different official street fighter : the movie video game adaptations : one was made explicitly for arcades , and another was produced independently for the home console systems sega saturn and playstation . these games featured the vague likenesses of the actors from the feature as their characters .
the introduction to the movie looks and feels like the start of a television show rather than a movie . the background is laid out in voiceover and clips ahead of the credits , rather than having it weaved into the story itself . it seems unnecessary and amateurish to me , to say the least . even if this was meant to be a television show script , it should have been modified to suit this form .
then again , the poor performance from reynolds in this movie is hardly unique : stallone is undeniably wooden as well , and the younger actors visibly struggle with the respective burdens of their various roles . the only solid performance in the whole thing in my opinion was robert sean leonard , who also plays against type as a sleazy agent / manager , which is a fairly small part in the grand scheme of the movie .
the cinematographer for the film was matthew f . leonetti , who also shot santa’s slay , the butterfly effect , 2 fast 2 furious , red heat , action jackson , commando , weird science , and the bat people , among many others .
today’s feature is the first sequel to sam raimi’s twisted superhero tale , darkman : darkman ii : the return of durant .
king ' s first published collection of short stories ) was adapted for the screen more than 20 years after it was written . the good news is that someone had the idea of hiring
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the musical score for driven was composed by electronica artist brain transeau ( bt ) , who also provided music for such movies as go , stealth , and the fast and the furious .
the screenplay for over the top was penned by lead actor sylvester stallone and stirling silliphant ( village of the damned , the towering inferno , the poseidon adventure ) , with story credit going to gary conway ( american ninja 3 , american ninja 2 ) and david engelbach ( america 3000 , death wish ii ) .
moral kombat : annihilation was directed by john leonetti , who was also behind the butterfly effect 2 and annabelle , and shot movies like child’s play 3 , i know who killed me , the scorpion king , the mask , and the original mortal kombat .
jo finally confronts the monster she unleashed which is now in the school ' s basement . jo tricks the virus by distracting bradeen with a non - violent program on creating new lives , featuring snowflakes . then , she stabs him and pushes him against the supercomputer that he now no longer controls . the virus himself is destroyed as bradeen dies . jo managed to end the carnage and escape with her bodyguard paul , the chef , and her father .
for bad movie fans , i think the whole darkman series is worth checking out . both of the sequels have some upsides that justify viewing , and the original is simply a fantastic cult movie .
roadie received a number of alternate titles for international markets , given that the slang term ‘roadie’ doesn’t translate well . the spanish - language title was los locos caminos del rock ( which translates to the crazy roads of rock ) , while the italian title was similarly roadie : le strade del rock ( the road of rock ) .
the first thing that i noticed when watching driven is that the music absolutely does not work in the movie : it doesn’t seem to sync up with what is going on in the story , and seems like it is more there to fill in space than serve a purpose . it is kind of like if the rhythm section in a rock band is trying to drown out the lead guitar : it just doesn’t work , and throws the whole situation off balance .
visceral that audiences seemed to think that the failure of his every subsequent film to achieve that level of verisimilitude was a mistake . the misconception has colored the way the rest of hooper ' s filmography has been received , which is ironic because even when he was making
the editor for darkman ii was daniel t . cahn , who has done extensive editing on he small screen for shows like the young and the restless , cheers , and 7th heaven , and also cut the high - tech creature feature how to make a monster .
the music in over the top is terrifically iconic for the late 1980s , integrating synth , rock , country , and blues into a fantastic backdrop for this odd psuedo - action movie , sounding like what i assume a dingy truck stop in the 1980s would have .
the musical score for over the top was provided by giorgio moroder , who also composed music for movies like scarface , flashdance , american gigolo , midnight express , and the 1984 remake of cat people .
jonesy sees duddits beckoning him to cross the street , but as he does so jonesy is hit by a car . his injuries heal with mysterious speed and 6 months later he is able to make the group ' s annual trip . jonesy and beaver meet a man lost in the forest named rick mccarthy ( eric keenleyside ) . he is very ill so the group lets him rest inside their cabin nearby . military helicopters fly over the area and announce that the area will be quarantined . jonesy and beaver return to the cabin to find a deceased rick in the bathroom , the room covered with moss and gore . a large worm tries to escape from the bathroom after being excreted into the toilet by rick before he died . beaver attempts to trap the creature under the toilet lid , but the lamprey - like worm , with multiple rows of razor - sharp teeth , kills him . jonesy escapes from the cabin but runs into a large alien called mr . grey , who possesses jonesy ' s body .
even though i l did a dorky bad 7 word review about the mangler i loved it when i was a kid and still love the style and madness . i was super frustrated as usual with the hoops movies with how they ' re just never scary or even unsettling , and too often feel like he ' s just kind of tone deaf . this obviously isn ' t true with texas chainsaw massacre or poltergeist , but the brilliance of those movies adds to my frustration . i have similar feelings about terry gilliam ; it ' s like their both stuck in their own imaginations going balls out 100 mph all the time . i can always watch me some liferorce , texas 2 , and funhouse , but i wish hooper had hit more home runs . he ' s like a utility baseball player that that bats . 200 , but you remember that game winning hit and that diving catch , and you fucking love him for it . he ' s my brian daubach . any advice ? i want to get over my hooper hangup .
trivia tidbits : horror fans will recognize reggie bannister from the phantasm series , while the true hardcores will spot director jeff burr as a lawnmowing imbecile . meanwhile , anyone with a pair of working eyeballs will recognize the dvd case as a blatant copy of the saw vibe .
the editor for the film was tom walls , who also cut surf ninjas , mac and me , bachelor party , and mortal thoughts .
the screenplay for darkman ii was written by steven mckay , who also penned diggstown and hard to kill . the story credit , meanwhile , was given to the duo of robert eisele ( the great debaters ) and larry hertzog ( hardcastle & mccormick , la femme nikita ) .
overall , driven is a platonic ideal of a poorly conceived box office bomb . the actors are a mix of past - their - prime veterans and unbankable rookies , the story is based on a sport that isn’t particularly popular in the united states , and the production budget ballooned out of control in a way that almost doomed it out of the gate . driven just about destroyed stallone’s career , which was only salvaged in the end by the reboots rocky balboa and rambo a number of years later , which paved his return to action with the expendables franchise .
the editor for darkman iii : die darkman die was daniel t . cahn , who has done extensive editing on he small screen for shows like the young and the restless , cheers , and 7th heaven , and also cut the high - tech creature feature how to make a monster .
the effects team on roadie included mike moschella ( hook , wild in the streets ) , joyce rudolph ( teen wolf , hider in the house ) , john frazier ( white dog , war of the roses , hesher ) , and howard jensen ( ed wood , rocky iv ) .
came along one year later and revitalized the genre . stephen king horror adaptations were largely out of favor ; this was the era ( era ) of
but what nobody knows is that this virus literally has a mind of its own , and it controls everything around the school . at first , everybody thinks it is a blessing , but when the virus starts killing everyone in sight , the remaining students and staff attempt to escape from the building , which proves very difficult , as the virus is watching their every move . unfortunately , jo ' s friend , bradeen , has been captured by one of the computers , with wires being planted into his head . the virus controls his movements , and turns him into a walking computer . with bradeen at the virus ' bidding , he is forced to go after the students .
i wasn’t able to dig up an estimate of the production budget on darkman ii , but the low - rent cast would certainly indicate a low budget . however , the lack of a theatrical release still makes its profitability questionable .
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hardly a sequel to the tobe hooper version , [ . . . ] which wasn ' t all that good in the first place ,
the cinematographer for driven was mauro fiore , an academy award winner with credits including avatar , southpaw , smokin’ aces , training day , and the equalizer .
the effects workers for street fighter included zoltan elek ( leviathan , timecop , double team ) , maggie fung ( the island of doctor moreau , mission impossible iii ) , brian cox ( ghost ship , razorback ) , suzanne m . benson ( spy hard ) , dean sadmune ( the 6th day , tammy and the t - rex ) , rob conn ( eragon ) , rodney burke ( stealth , red planet , the punisher ) , mont fieguth ( the matrix , the punisher ) , paul gorrie ( hot fuzz , red planet , dark city ) , walter van veenendaal ( son of the mask , the matrix ) , and david young ( stealth , mad max beyond thunderdome ) .
imagine you ' re trapped in one boring house for 80 minutes , and the only thing you can see is a bunch of aimless idiots wandering through hallways , getting lost , and occasionally earning a bop on the head from a mallet - wielding lunatic . that ' s pretty much the long and the short of
one of the other problems with this film is that it tries to crunch too much content into the movie , particularly in the form of characters . it is one thing to try to appease a fan base by including favorite characters from the source material , but there is a point where there are so many characters that none of them have the time to get fleshed out . fans of the games certainly love ermac and noob saibot , but they ( and many other characters ) are wasted in the movie , as they are too prominent to be background characters , but not important enough to be real members of the cast .
points for trying to neophyte filmmakers erik gardner & matt cunningham , who obviously had a moronic concept and a skimpy budget to contend with , but the kids are at the mercy of the in - name - only sequel machine , which means that any horror title with only the slightest amount of name recognition will , eventually , yield two or three sequels . the facts that tobe hooper ' s
bloody handprint : sherry leaves one on the icebox when she hurts her hand .
i like the concept behind the plot here : inevitably the clandestine research done by darkman would continue to mount expenses , and his vigilante activities would draw a lot of attention from both police and criminals . the concept of manufacturing his power and distributing it as a drug adds a great little commentary about capitalism and drug use to the story , which is a nice new dimension to it as well .
as you would expect of just about any cannon release from the era , over the top is a completely ridiculous movie , and a whole lot of fun at the same time . to say the least , it lives up to its name : the arm wrestling sequences in particular can only be described as “over the top , ” in just about any way you can imagine : they are a chorus of lights , grunts , music , facial expressions , and large , angry truckers .
the screenplay for roadie was written by michael ventura and big boy medlin , the latter of whom was a journalist who conceived of the central character , and went on to be an executive at e ! entertainment . story credit for the film was also given to director alan rudolph , who helmed movies like breakfast of champions , the secret lives of dentists , and afterglow , and executive producer zalman king .
another street fighter film adaptation was made in 2009 , called street fighter : the legend of chun li . the goal was for this movie to contrast with the 1994 effort by being far more serious in tone . however , it proved to be even less well - received , and even had lower grosses than the original .
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overlong , unevenly paced and cartoonishly broad ,
johnny cage’s very limited role in mortal kombat : annihilation was possibly due to the original actor , linden ashby , refusing to sign on to join the sequel’s cast .
the cast for the movie includes writer / producer sylvester stallone ( over the top , rocky iv , rhinestone , tango & cash , the expendables , cobra , judge dredd ) , burt reynolds ( cop and a half , boogie nights , smoky & the bandit , shark , deliverance , fuzz ) , kip pardue ( remember the titans ) , stacy edwards ( superbad ) , til schweiger ( far cry , inglorious basterds ) , gina gershon ( face / off ) , estella warren ( the cooler , kangaroo jack ) , brent briscoe ( the green mile ) , and robert sean leonard ( dead poet’s society , house , m . d . ) .
outside of zalman king , the producers for roadie included john pommer , who was a production manager on the great santini , walking tall , and paths of glory , and carolyn pfeiffer , who also produced the vanilla ice vehicle , cool as ice .
the plot of the movie is also a bit of a problem for me : it kicks off with the young racer already having won a number of races on his own , and hitting a backslide over the course of an opening montage . stallone is brought in to reinvigorate him to make a final push in the season . the combination of a green rookie and a washed - up veteran is a good combination , but the fact that the kid is already an established winner when the story begins takes away from some of their potential dynamic . the kid already knows how to win : he isn’t totally wet behind the ears and in need of mentorship , he’s a professional in a slump who needs someone to pump his tires . this just isn’t as compelling of a scenario to work with . for instance , a movie where stallone discovers a young racer while enjoying his retirement would be far more interesting , because there would be a deeper dynamic between them and a clearer end goal for the story .
the cast of die darkman die includes arnold vosloo ( 24 , the mummy ) , jeff fahey ( the lawnmower man , machete , body parts , planet terror ) , darlanne fluegel ( lock up , once upon a time in america ) , roxann dawson ( star trek : voyager ) , and nigel bennett ( the skulls ) .
a decade after the original massacre , a man obsesses over and is ultimately possessed by his machine . eventually , he finds he must feed the machine with several murders .
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a third mortal kombat movie was already in planning when mortal kombat : annihilation came out , but the overwhelmingly negative reception to the movie effectively forced those plans into cancellation .
the team of producers for the movie included alison savitch ( foodfight , mortal kombat ) , joshua wexler ( foodfight , beowulf ) , brian witten ( detroit rock city , dark city , spawn ) , kevin reidy ( ever after ) , lawrence kasanoff ( foodfight , class of 1999 , chud ii : bud the chud , blood diner , mortal kombat ) , carla fry ( the mask , the long kiss goodnight , lost in space ) , and gerrit v . folsom ( queer eye for the straight girl ) .
trying to nail down what the problem was with this movie isn’t easy . i think the failure had more to do with the world not knowing what it wanted from this movie than anything else . were fans expecting a serious , gritty action picture ? that wouldn’t be at all in the spirit of the cartoonish video game , with has distinguished itself from mortal kombat by being more colorful and flamboyant , as opposed to gory and brutal .
personally , i don’t hold any ill feelings towards this movie whatsoever . it doesn’t take itself very seriously , and there are some solid humorous moments interspersed with the naturally over the top and ridiculous action story , which i welcomed . the fact that the video game is basically plot - less left a lot of wiggle room for how to construct this movie , and what they came up with is something that i don’t think is half bad . some fans were clearly unhappy with some character changes that were made to fit them into the confines of the story , but at the same , there was a lot of attention put into making sure the characters at least looked their parts , which i appreciated .
a young hot shot driver is in the middle of a championship season and is coming apart at the seams . a former cart champion is called in to give him guidance .
overall , the movie is on the edge of being entertainingly terrible . some bad movie fans are much higher on it than others , but i’m in the camp of people that finds it to be a little too boring to be elite . there is certainly some amusing incompetence across the board here , and it isn’t unwatchable , but it is far from the top of my bad movie list . it is still worth giving a shot for bad movie fans , and definitely a must - see for fans of the video game franchise .
as the movie opens , a portly and dim - witted repairman named hadley ( weston blakesley ) has just finished restoring an antique machine in the spare bedroom of his house . what hadley doesn ' t realize is that he is actually under the control of said machine , which is demonically possessed and now in the process of merging itself with the hapless sap . in a twist straight out of little shop of horrors , hadley is forced to serve up living victims to the machine after discovering that it requires human sacrifices to keep operating .
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interestingly , the production of street fighter happened almost concurrently with the film adaptation of its key rival franchise , mortal kombat , which released in 1995 . reportedly , van damme even turned down the role of johnny cage in that movie due to his involvement with street fighter .
the cast of over the top is made up of sylvester stallone ( judge dredd , rocky iv , rhinestone , tango & cash , demolition man , the expendables , death race 2000 ) , robert loggia ( big , scarface , holy man ) , susan blakely ( concorde : airport ’79 , the towering inferno ) , and rick zumwalt ( batman returns ) .
first off , arnold vosloo is by all accounts a big step down from liam neeson in the lead role . neeson’s portrayal really seemed cracked and generally unhinged in darkman , and he wasn’t afraid to look visibly dis - shelved or frantic . vosloo , on the other hand , is way too calm and collected for what his character is supposed to be . outside of a couple of outbursts , he seems to be functioning just fine . there is an argument to be made that this is because the story takes place some time after the first movie , but it is far less entertaining at the end of the day regardless of the rationale .
the film was critically panned for , among other things , its similarity to another king adaptation , the lawnmower man ( whose producers king sued to remove his name from the marketing , given its threadbare connection to his original story ) , and lack of relevance to its predecessor .
darkman iii was directed and shot by bradford may , an experienced television director who worked on shows like dallas , hawaii five - o , jag , smallville , and supernatural , and also helm the previous entry in the darkman franchise , darkman ii : the return of durant .
, but it might help contextualize it for viewers who would otherwise take it at face value . this is , in many ways , his most absurdist film , which is saying a lot when he also made the movie about the family of cannibals turning people into chili and the other movie about the naked vampires from space . tobe hooper has a high bar for crazy and
darkman iii : die darkman die was written by the duo of michael colleary ( face / off , death wish v ) and mike werb ( the mask , face / off ) .
the primary love interest of the movie is a 16 - year - old aspiring groupie with an obsession with alice cooper , and an apparent psychic ability to detect rock songs in radio waves . she is at times purely manipulative , but in other moments a child - like , naive , and honest character . much like the problem with meat loaf’s travis redfish , she seems like an entirely different character in any given scene , to the point that the interactions between the two of them are essentially a crapshoot of personalities that could interact in any variety of ways .
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today’s feature is a 1987 sylvester stallone vehicle with an immensely appropriate title : over the top .
for more thoughts on driven , i recommend checking out film brain’s bad movie beatdown video on the flick , as well as roger ebert’s surprising 2 1 / 2 star review of the film .
driven was directed and produced by renny harlin , the action movie director responsible for such films as cliffhanger , die hard 2 , the adventures of ford fairlane , the long kiss goodnight , a nightmare on elm street 4 , cutthroat island , deep blue sea , mindhunters , and 12 rounds .
for fans of darkman , i think darkman ii is certainly worth checking out at least once , with the knowledge going in that it is in no way on the same footing with its predecessor .
most people note raul julia as an obvious highlight of this movie , and i absolutely agree . he has some highly memorable lines , looks iconic in the role , and manages to even slip some humor into a role that is absolutely straight and iron - faced . however , i think the good performances go beyond just him : i actually like jcvd in this picture as well . he looks on top of his game , and gets a couple of hammy moments of his own in the movie . the rest of the cast is a bit of a mixed bag , though i personally loved the comic relief portrayal of zangief and the duo of ryu and ken , which were all criticized by many .
in its first week , it underperformed and took in $ 1 . 1m on 800 screens at the us box office . [ 4 ] it also failed in the european box office . [ 5 ]
the music for street fighter was composed by graeme revell , who also provided music for the fog , freddy vs . jason , daredevil , red planet , blow , and spawn , among many others .
, the film broke even on its estimated $ 68 million budget . while it earned only $ 33 , 685 , 268 in the domestic market , it made $ 75 , 715 , 436 worldwide .
mortal kombat : annihilation is an absolute trainwreck of a movie from top to bottom . to start with , the movie shouldn’t have been pushed forward on such a weak script , which was enough to turn numerous actors away from the project from the start . the generally rushed production is something that is definitely evident on screen , as just about everything about it feels unfinished , like it needed to percolate longer .
jo later went on spring break in europe . the camera shows her getting a call from her father . after her phone call ends , a strange and familiar message appeared on the screen of jo ' s cellphone saying
you ' ve been mangled
, which means that the virus is still alive .
i dont think this was actually a stephen king , not good enough calibre , the original was a book by him , so its a bit misleading . good idea but pretty cheap budget badly made movie , pretty gory , except for the bit when u can see the ' victim ' climbing out of the mangle ! but hey if you ignore all that its pretty horrible and scary . good for a laugh .