Comments on: Dev D review

By: Sharninder

Sharninder — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:52:00 +0000

Sameer, I’d really like to hear your point of view. The movie was different in my opinion but I also think it was one of the better ones in the last few months.

By: sameer

sameer — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:39:59 +0000

this movie was a total crap. i did not have enough strenth to watch the whole movie. i should give u guys awards for watching the whole movie.

By: Anmol

Anmol — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 05:05:50 +0000

Product Placement – Rodies and Nokia! it’s totally hilarious to see the roadies flip their nokias out and check their maps!

By: Shekhar

Shekhar — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:02:14 +0000

Kunz – I’m glad you saw it the way i did :)

Ritika – Funny that you mention Requiem for a Dream. I love that movie and in fact it came to my mind a bit while watching Dev D.

By: Kunzu

Kunzu — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 04:38:45 +0000

@ ritika & kits… I’ll not debate on the cinematography or acting, but the two things i’m liking about movies now-a-days is that -

a) they are based in Delhi
b) the product placement

Smirnoff did a good job here, like apple in Dostna. I’m guessing Motorola has something to do in Delhi 6!!

Any movies you guys can think of with good Pdt-Placement??

By: Kirti

Kirti — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:55:52 +0000

I did find the film ok, though, people keep talking about it’s greatness…one of the best reviews on the film I did read here:

http://www.indianauteur.com/feb_1_review_dev.php

By: Ritika

Ritika — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 05:38:26 +0000

Well even as all the above may be correct (to an extent)… I just thought I’d add a couple of thoughts.

1. The cinematography is great, the visuals draw you in and its great to watch, esp. the scenes where he has depicted Dev in a trancy/zoned out state. Though here i must add, this is very similar to another movie called ‘Requiem for a Dream’ which is about a druggie, and what he feels once he is in that state.

2. I personally did not like the three men, who were used either as figments of Dev’s imagination or Anurag Kashyap’s that they had to sing, dance and stand at odd corners whenever Dev crossed. Seemed as if they were shoved into the movie.

3. Lastly, while i enjoyed the screenplay, i think the songs were a bit overdone, too many, sometimes it could have just been sound which would have helped and not the background score interrupting every emotion verbally.

All in all, Thumbs up With Vodka to Abhay Deol, the man has Talent!!

By: Kits

Kits — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 05:13:43 +0000

I am in agreement Kunzu :) I loved the film in terms of cinematography. Story was decent and acting was bloody brilliant :) During Emotional Atyachaar, we went Woohooo when the words were sung for the first time :)