dhoom 2; not 2 fast, not 2 furious, but still majorly cool.
Hoboy, I've seen way too many recent movies as pirates. Shame, shame on me. But whatever, right? I can appreciate. Here's your spoiler-free yarn, whatever is under cut is MAJORLY spoilerous.
Dhoom 2 gives you exactly what you'd expect. Vague excuse for a plot, cops after a thief or in this case two, and plenty of action scenes, coupled with numerous, semi-graituitous shots of the good-looking stars (and sadly, some of Uday). There's dumb humor (aka Uday's Only Talent) which is actually kind of hilarious and there's bikini babes, there's hot dance scenes with weird dance moves, some of which are a joy to witness (Hrithik in Dhoom Again) and some which are not (Aishwarya in Crazy Kiya Re). It's pretty much the first movie with some bigger stars and a slightly sleeker production, so I like it better than the first film. I only have one real complaint, which is that the Hrithik-Aish chemistry was seriously overhyped. I couldn't feel it even with my thermometer shoved close to the screen. But such is life.
Warning: The following contains massive amounts of fangirling and vapid commentary including cursing and internet acronyms.
Various thoughts during Dhoom 2 (aka Running Commentary for it):
~ Bwahahaha Hrithik is THE QUEEN. And surfs on sand. Roffles. Roffles. Only in Indian films, baby!
~ Holy SHIT. I just want to watch Hrithik dance for two and a half hours. Can we do that? Pleeeeease? I've been a good girl this year. Come on. Please?
~ Fine, whatever, shove Uday in my face. Though I like him in these movies. He'd make a funny, easier-to-look-at type of Johnny Lever. Lekin yeh hero game ...nahi, Uday. Tumhara playground yeh nahi hai. (Hindi mode, I'm watching without subs.)
~ Abhi. Wet. Let me just pause and contemplate that for a second.
~ Hee, Rimi calls him. Like the dumb humor in these films. And uh-oh, pirate definitely has cut some stuff. The cut from this scene to the next one is waaay too fast.
~ Bips entered - something for the fanboys. Hehehe, Uday still cracks me up. I also just really love the Ali-Jai “jodi”, it's a really standard buddy/cop partners type of thing but it just works, the actor chemistry was so hilarious in the first film, and good so far in here.
~ Yay, Abhithik Moment #1 (yeah, Abhi, I'm sure you'll have fun). And Hrithik? Stop that. Now. I'm not supposed to find you that hot.
~ Maybe I'm just easily amused but I love the comedy in this film. Uday and Rimi being jealous, bwahaha.
~ Dude, I had totally pecked Touch Me for a Hrithik-Aish track. What is this crap? Abhi, you dirty bastard, you're married! The dance moves crack me up, though. And I've never been this glad to see Uday in my life.
~ HRITHIK. WHITE! ROFFLE. MAJOR FUCKING ROFFLE. Also? These are the coolest crimes in the history of crime.
~ I AM FALLING OFF MY BED LAUGHING FROM THE AWESOME. Old man, sewer, ROLLERSKATES and then MAGNET gloves! Asdkdfkjhf Dhoom 2 wins universe.
~ Oh, hi Aish. Wow, you're pretty clever. “Hi, I'm a criminalette! When on duty, I like to wear masks. On my time off, however, I enjoy wearing ....pretty much nothing! Nice to meetcha, Aryan.”
~ Crazy Kiya Re. How about Crazy Head Movements Hai? Woh to hai! Aishwarya looks good, though.
~ “Liek omg Hrithik, totally couldn't tell it was you because it was like, raining, and you were wearing a dumb wig, a cap and some weird beard-moustache thingy going on in your face! Are wah, master of disguises indeed! Oh well. Let's play ball to the sound of Italian love mumbojumbo!”
~ Hey, sorry folks, but this ooh-worthy Hrithik-Aish chemistry? I ain't feelin' it.
~ April phool! Omg me + dumb humor = pyaar forever.
~ OH OWNED. Aish is working for the cops!
~ “Hey Raju, where can we film insane amounts of tanned, toned people in minimum clothing, preferably on a beach or something?”
“Brazil, Chopra-saab, Brazil.”
“Great. Call the screen writers, tell them to work that place into the script of Dhoom 2.”
“We don't have screen writers for that movie, saab.”
“Oh yes that's right. Hahaha, silly me. Anyway, get in touch with Aishwarya. I saw her eat lunch yesterday. Three fucking grapes! Tell her to cut it down to two or she won't work again for this banner!”
~ NO WAY. Two Bips?! What is this, Uday's wet dream? Also, this is so very unfair. Fanboys seem to get much more of this graituitous scenes sort of fodder. Sexual discrimination. >:o
~ Roffle Bips' sister!!! Love it!! And Abhi just standing there in Ray-Bans, doing his cool, tough cop thing. Dig it.
~ Aish feasting on a hamburger. Uh-oh! Aditya's Eat Patrol was probably off duty that day of shooting. May day, may day! Abort! Oh, it's probably a mouth double. Phew. Crisis averted.
~ You know, casting all my pre-viewing prejudice aside, I have to now eat most of what I said about Uday-Bips. Fuck me, they're more interesting to watch than Hrithik-Aish, who just kind of bore me to death in their scenes. Still, I really do wish Uday'd wear a shirt in My Name Is Ali. Jesus didn't have a hugeass statue of himself built in Rio de Janeiro so Uday could dance nearly shirtless in front of it. Poor Jesus.
~ Abhithik Moment #2! Loved that.
~ Oldie song! Ali-Jai dosti forever!!
~ I want more cool crime! Stunts! C'mon!
~ Abhithik Moment #3! Aaand somehow they manage to have more chemistry than Hrithik-Aish in all of their scenes combined, which, given, is a completely subjective opinion but c'mon. “Maybe I like being chased” - get a room! “I like your confidence.” “I like you.” ...No words. And duuude, a sort of Sholay reference! Loooove.
~ Dil Laga Na is AWESOME. Words cannae describe. Even the cheesy Hinglish lyrics (“yeh love hai desire”) make sense and the moves are just awesome.
~ That shocking kiss? Quite boring to me.
~ LOL ELVES.
~ w00t old skool Dhoomage with motor bikes!
~ JAI DIXIT = MOTHERFUCKING HARDCORE. Pussy cops would hesitate, Jai motherfucking jumps AFTER the villain, without a parachute. And when he gets punched, he takes off his glasses and omggg. <333333
~ Roflmao the “shooting” shots.
~ Oh tragic sacrifice.
~ ...Or not.
~ Abhi's damn hot.
That's a nice closing thought, hai na?
And then the proper review..
--
I actually was willing to wait until the DVD release but certain people encouraged me to see the movie and I'll admit I was curious, so I ended up watching it on a pirate. Yeah, I'm a bad girl. Lock me up, Abhi.
I thought the movie opened beautifully and the fast paced first 40-50 minutes or so were a total delight, full of rofflelicious action stunts, cool crime and hot song picturizations. I was reminded why I enjoyed Abhi and Uday in the first film and I was blown away with Aryan The Supercriminal and Hrithik's dancing in Dhoom Again. Hey, awesome, I thought. Enter Aishwarya. Hookay. Press the snooze button, wake me up when Abhi's on the screen again.
Okay, I exaggerate but I so totally wasn't feeling this incredibly hot Hrithik-Aishwarya chemistry that was supposedly there. I'm not going to analyze it any further because it's one of those subjective things you can't really change by thinking them over. I was just kind of bored with all of the scenes with them. Yes, even when there was kissing.
Hey, pass the plate with some humble pie, I need some. Uday-Bips? Hilarious and strangely cute! I ragged on the pairing a lot before viewing the movie and well, I ended up really liking the scenes with the two of them. I think Uday should've kept a shirt on My Name Is Ali, oh yes, definitely (Jesus would've wanted that), but it's true that he's great as the total goofball Ali (probably the extent of his “talent” but hey, as long as I can enjoy it). And he acts really well with Abhi, Jai-Ali dosti is totally forever. Abhithik was no disappointment, either. Proof I have a thing with Aish, and not in a good way? Probably.
Music really made this movie for me. I wouldn't have probably followed the second half but I just wanted to see the rest of the songs picturized so I kept following closely. Dil Laga Na was a terrific picturization all around, and though I had totally pecked Touch Me for a Hrithik-Aish number, I got a kick of its dumb dance movements (and Abhi looking majorly dirty). Crazy Kiya Re was not as good as the song (where did those head movements come from?) but it didn't hurt to watch it. My Name Is Ali, er, well, minus Uday shirtlessness, liked it.
Oh, I hated the Italian “ooo di amore!” bits with the Hrithik-Aish pairing. Christ, it got so annoying.
I need to give Abhishek some serious love for the final scenes, because he aced them. It's a shame he was left in Hrithik's shadow where screentime was concerned, it seems. But Jai Dixit is goddamn hardcore. Jumping after Aryan without a parachute? What a DUDE.
Overall? Cheesy, fun action film with loads of aesthetically pleasing people and one clown. I thought it was rather like the first film, with better stunts and somewhat more interesting villain. I'd probably rate it slightly above Dhoom because I recall that one having more 'dead' moments that I wanted to fast-forward. In the end of the day, the merchandise stays the same; I kind of like that.
Dhoom 2 gives you exactly what you'd expect. Vague excuse for a plot, cops after a thief or in this case two, and plenty of action scenes, coupled with numerous, semi-graituitous shots of the good-looking stars (and sadly, some of Uday). There's dumb humor (aka Uday's Only Talent) which is actually kind of hilarious and there's bikini babes, there's hot dance scenes with weird dance moves, some of which are a joy to witness (Hrithik in Dhoom Again) and some which are not (Aishwarya in Crazy Kiya Re). It's pretty much the first movie with some bigger stars and a slightly sleeker production, so I like it better than the first film. I only have one real complaint, which is that the Hrithik-Aish chemistry was seriously overhyped. I couldn't feel it even with my thermometer shoved close to the screen. But such is life.
Warning: The following contains massive amounts of fangirling and vapid commentary including cursing and internet acronyms.
Various thoughts during Dhoom 2 (aka Running Commentary for it):
~ Bwahahaha Hrithik is THE QUEEN. And surfs on sand. Roffles. Roffles. Only in Indian films, baby!
~ Holy SHIT. I just want to watch Hrithik dance for two and a half hours. Can we do that? Pleeeeease? I've been a good girl this year. Come on. Please?
~ Fine, whatever, shove Uday in my face. Though I like him in these movies. He'd make a funny, easier-to-look-at type of Johnny Lever. Lekin yeh hero game ...nahi, Uday. Tumhara playground yeh nahi hai. (Hindi mode, I'm watching without subs.)
~ Abhi. Wet. Let me just pause and contemplate that for a second.
~ Hee, Rimi calls him. Like the dumb humor in these films. And uh-oh, pirate definitely has cut some stuff. The cut from this scene to the next one is waaay too fast.
~ Bips entered - something for the fanboys. Hehehe, Uday still cracks me up. I also just really love the Ali-Jai “jodi”, it's a really standard buddy/cop partners type of thing but it just works, the actor chemistry was so hilarious in the first film, and good so far in here.
~ Yay, Abhithik Moment #1 (yeah, Abhi, I'm sure you'll have fun). And Hrithik? Stop that. Now. I'm not supposed to find you that hot.
~ Maybe I'm just easily amused but I love the comedy in this film. Uday and Rimi being jealous, bwahaha.
~ Dude, I had totally pecked Touch Me for a Hrithik-Aish track. What is this crap? Abhi, you dirty bastard, you're married! The dance moves crack me up, though. And I've never been this glad to see Uday in my life.
~ HRITHIK. WHITE! ROFFLE. MAJOR FUCKING ROFFLE. Also? These are the coolest crimes in the history of crime.
~ I AM FALLING OFF MY BED LAUGHING FROM THE AWESOME. Old man, sewer, ROLLERSKATES and then MAGNET gloves! Asdkdfkjhf Dhoom 2 wins universe.
~ Oh, hi Aish. Wow, you're pretty clever. “Hi, I'm a criminalette! When on duty, I like to wear masks. On my time off, however, I enjoy wearing ....pretty much nothing! Nice to meetcha, Aryan.”
~ Crazy Kiya Re. How about Crazy Head Movements Hai? Woh to hai! Aishwarya looks good, though.
~ “Liek omg Hrithik, totally couldn't tell it was you because it was like, raining, and you were wearing a dumb wig, a cap and some weird beard-moustache thingy going on in your face! Are wah, master of disguises indeed! Oh well. Let's play ball to the sound of Italian love mumbojumbo!”
~ Hey, sorry folks, but this ooh-worthy Hrithik-Aish chemistry? I ain't feelin' it.
~ April phool! Omg me + dumb humor = pyaar forever.
~ OH OWNED. Aish is working for the cops!
~ “Hey Raju, where can we film insane amounts of tanned, toned people in minimum clothing, preferably on a beach or something?”
“Brazil, Chopra-saab, Brazil.”
“Great. Call the screen writers, tell them to work that place into the script of Dhoom 2.”
“We don't have screen writers for that movie, saab.”
“Oh yes that's right. Hahaha, silly me. Anyway, get in touch with Aishwarya. I saw her eat lunch yesterday. Three fucking grapes! Tell her to cut it down to two or she won't work again for this banner!”
~ NO WAY. Two Bips?! What is this, Uday's wet dream? Also, this is so very unfair. Fanboys seem to get much more of this graituitous scenes sort of fodder. Sexual discrimination. >:o
~ Roffle Bips' sister!!! Love it!! And Abhi just standing there in Ray-Bans, doing his cool, tough cop thing. Dig it.
~ Aish feasting on a hamburger. Uh-oh! Aditya's Eat Patrol was probably off duty that day of shooting. May day, may day! Abort! Oh, it's probably a mouth double. Phew. Crisis averted.
~ You know, casting all my pre-viewing prejudice aside, I have to now eat most of what I said about Uday-Bips. Fuck me, they're more interesting to watch than Hrithik-Aish, who just kind of bore me to death in their scenes. Still, I really do wish Uday'd wear a shirt in My Name Is Ali. Jesus didn't have a hugeass statue of himself built in Rio de Janeiro so Uday could dance nearly shirtless in front of it. Poor Jesus.
~ Abhithik Moment #2! Loved that.
~ Oldie song! Ali-Jai dosti forever!!
~ I want more cool crime! Stunts! C'mon!
~ Abhithik Moment #3! Aaand somehow they manage to have more chemistry than Hrithik-Aish in all of their scenes combined, which, given, is a completely subjective opinion but c'mon. “Maybe I like being chased” - get a room! “I like your confidence.” “I like you.” ...No words. And duuude, a sort of Sholay reference! Loooove.
~ Dil Laga Na is AWESOME. Words cannae describe. Even the cheesy Hinglish lyrics (“yeh love hai desire”) make sense and the moves are just awesome.
~ That shocking kiss? Quite boring to me.
~ LOL ELVES.
~ w00t old skool Dhoomage with motor bikes!
~ JAI DIXIT = MOTHERFUCKING HARDCORE. Pussy cops would hesitate, Jai motherfucking jumps AFTER the villain, without a parachute. And when he gets punched, he takes off his glasses and omggg. <333333
~ Roflmao the “shooting” shots.
~ Oh tragic sacrifice.
~ ...Or not.
~ Abhi's damn hot.
That's a nice closing thought, hai na?
And then the proper review..
--
I actually was willing to wait until the DVD release but certain people encouraged me to see the movie and I'll admit I was curious, so I ended up watching it on a pirate. Yeah, I'm a bad girl. Lock me up, Abhi.
I thought the movie opened beautifully and the fast paced first 40-50 minutes or so were a total delight, full of rofflelicious action stunts, cool crime and hot song picturizations. I was reminded why I enjoyed Abhi and Uday in the first film and I was blown away with Aryan The Supercriminal and Hrithik's dancing in Dhoom Again. Hey, awesome, I thought. Enter Aishwarya. Hookay. Press the snooze button, wake me up when Abhi's on the screen again.
Okay, I exaggerate but I so totally wasn't feeling this incredibly hot Hrithik-Aishwarya chemistry that was supposedly there. I'm not going to analyze it any further because it's one of those subjective things you can't really change by thinking them over. I was just kind of bored with all of the scenes with them. Yes, even when there was kissing.
Hey, pass the plate with some humble pie, I need some. Uday-Bips? Hilarious and strangely cute! I ragged on the pairing a lot before viewing the movie and well, I ended up really liking the scenes with the two of them. I think Uday should've kept a shirt on My Name Is Ali, oh yes, definitely (Jesus would've wanted that), but it's true that he's great as the total goofball Ali (probably the extent of his “talent” but hey, as long as I can enjoy it). And he acts really well with Abhi, Jai-Ali dosti is totally forever. Abhithik was no disappointment, either. Proof I have a thing with Aish, and not in a good way? Probably.
Music really made this movie for me. I wouldn't have probably followed the second half but I just wanted to see the rest of the songs picturized so I kept following closely. Dil Laga Na was a terrific picturization all around, and though I had totally pecked Touch Me for a Hrithik-Aish number, I got a kick of its dumb dance movements (and Abhi looking majorly dirty). Crazy Kiya Re was not as good as the song (where did those head movements come from?) but it didn't hurt to watch it. My Name Is Ali, er, well, minus Uday shirtlessness, liked it.
Oh, I hated the Italian “ooo di amore!” bits with the Hrithik-Aish pairing. Christ, it got so annoying.
I need to give Abhishek some serious love for the final scenes, because he aced them. It's a shame he was left in Hrithik's shadow where screentime was concerned, it seems. But Jai Dixit is goddamn hardcore. Jumping after Aryan without a parachute? What a DUDE.
Overall? Cheesy, fun action film with loads of aesthetically pleasing people and one clown. I thought it was rather like the first film, with better stunts and somewhat more interesting villain. I'd probably rate it slightly above Dhoom because I recall that one having more 'dead' moments that I wanted to fast-forward. In the end of the day, the merchandise stays the same; I kind of like that.