Ra.one gets Thumbs Up from Hollywood!!

Ra.one gets Thumbs Up from Hollywood!!
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"It never feels cynically niche-marketed or fundamentally bored with itself, the way so many big-budget American movies do.
Hollywood has entirely abandoned that quest to embrace all comers in its single-minded focus on the young, male-dominated blockbuster audience, and not a single American film released this year at this budget level has made me laugh out loud and stomp my feet and yearn to leap from my seat and shake it quite the way this admittedly idiotic Indian movie did. (It definitely didn’t hurt that the New York preview screening I attended resembled an enormous family banquet, with catered Indian food, long speeches and wandering small children — the movie started more than half an hour late.) It’s hard to resist the conclusion that what has happened in industry and commerce and finance is also happening in pop culture. Hollywood has lost confidence, and may soon lose its grip on global preeminence — and a new leader, in what we used to call the “developing world,” is almost ready to take over."
-Andrew O'Hehir
Salon.com
Top Critic

"Anubhav Sinha's exhilarating fantasy "Ra.One" is Bollywood at its best. It has energy, spectacle and humor, song and dance, but razzle-dazzle special effects and action stunts never overwhelm its story of enduring love that unfolds amid an intricate and inspired sci-fi odyssey."
-Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
Top Critic

"The most expensive Bollywood movie ever made, "Ra.One," a sci-fi superhero thriller, is a kind of entertainment machine set to dazzle, Hindi cinema with a crush on high-tech."
-Rachel Saltz
New York Times
Top Critic

"RA.ONE nicely serves two masters -- good family values and good capitalist instincts."
-Kirk Honeycutt
Hollywood Reporter

"A decidedly different take on popcorn entertainment that gives American newcomers a good sense of what we've been missing."
-Rob Vaux
Mania.com
Top Critic
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While Indian critics don't seem to be appreciating the efforts put up by Ra.one Team. Hollywood is Certainly Impressed by this Superhero.




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Anonymous's picture

Ra. One is brilliant piece of work.

Anonymous's picture

Guys dont be too happy Hollywood critics
would never rubbish an indian film for fear
of sounding racists or patronizing, so dont
count your eggs
.............exactly thats what dumb indians dont understand the politics played...the truth is that ra.one is the worst movie of the decade and there is nothing new in it except cheap copy and join hollywood superhero films.hollywood deep down is laughing at the pathetic wannebe movie

Anonymous's picture

There is a saying " A beggar does not want to be better". This status match with some Indian people because they do not have such mentality to change their test within themselves. If Tom Cruse makes a movie in India like MI-1 or 2 or 3 or 4, I am sure they will say "what a rubbish movie" but movies like that made in Hollywood liked by Indians. Actually, Indians are enemy of themselves. They should encourage to make such kind of movie like "Ra.One" but they rather do the opposite. When western world clap for "Ra.One, Indian Critics and some people slap it. Donkeys are always Donkey, would never be human.

Anonymous's picture

i loved it soo much and i appreciate how much hard work it has been and the songz r just WOW!,, plus its better then hollywood,, warever ppl might say even if indian actors dance/shoot in fields it has its own style and touch!
Shahrukh Khan:
I luv how he express his feelings when he acts it looks so real,
He has hes own fabulous style that no 1 can copy or do,
His better the hollywood actors (4 sure),
his unique,smart and lots more...........
LUV U SRK! <3

Anonymous's picture

i just love the movie, it was far better than salman illogical remakes of south movies like ready and bodyguard!!!

Anonymous's picture

Ra.one Is a superb movie made by SRK and his team great to watch he film

Anonymous's picture

Its TOTALLY photoshopped.

Anonymous's picture

This movie is super FLOP.. which cloud you are on ?

SRK paid those stupid hollywood papers, just like he does with the indian papers.. its a known fact..

Every yyyyy one is saying Ra one is the worst movie..
ahhaha

Anonymous's picture

Srk (king khan)One and only the king of bollywood

Anonymous's picture

Ra one is is complete movie with special efffect which is used first time in india and deffinately this movie will break all the record in indian history..........

Anonymous's picture

To be honest with you, Ra One basically proved that professional Indian critics are in dire need for education about movies. They watched the movie with a traditional mindset expecting to find Kareena dancing to a spicy number on the streets of Switzerland. But Ra One is a science fiction that depends heavily on the concepts of games released on Play Station 3 and Xbox 360. Did you know that games are now more complicated than before? Ra One, the game was just like that, but not as severe as Portal 1 and 2.

All sci fi movies are complex. They need to be rewatched to understand everything about them. Gone are the days when a simple touch of nuclear waste changed an ordinary human into superhero. Thats actually cliche. Thank god, Srk didn't go towards that path. G One is a refreshing character.

Anonymous's picture

Wow! I am so close to USA, damn I wish I could fly to LA and watch it!

Anonymous's picture

Sat, 2011-10-29 10:44 — Anonymous
Anonymous's picture

The west is finding the novelty in indian desiness despite the shiny package. Freida and others are maximum beneficiaries of that. Robot was wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy better, but the marketing with RaOne was anything but raw.
To us desis, we enjoy the ethos of desi movies, glitzing and glamming it up does not a great movie make. We like a movie set in cracking desi homes much like the ones we may see often or have lived in...then a sudden escape to the cold climes of switzerland or other scenic locales, then back with a thud to a high drama. Too much of gloss is a put off for most desis. Our movies have an identity. But too much glitz puts a crisis sometimes.
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If Indian films are to become global and liked by an international audience like western films, then this kind of mentality has to change!!!

No one says Indian movies should lose their Indian-ness, their soul, and their identity...but they have to be packaged and marketed in a way that can be shown to a global audience too, like Ra.One. Else the new generation of India will turn to western movies and soon Indian film industry will be nothing but a fossil!

SRK knows this and he has taken action to save the future of Bollywood! He is a very intelligent and smart man and can judge based on the current trends what the future might bring. If anyone doubts his intelligence, just watch one his interviews and you will know that he is not just another actor. His intelligence and knowledge on a wide array of issues shine very brightly whenever he talks!

You like Ra.One or you don't, you have to applaud Shah Rukh Khan for the courage, the guts, the effort, and the hard work to do exactly this! Ra.One is just the first stepping stone towards making Bollywood movies global! If there is anyone who could do it, it is SRK. And he has done it! So instead of criticizing him and trashing him, applaud him for taking this step that no one else dared to take!

barbie girl's picture

Go SRK! Show everybody who is King, loved the movie!

Anonymous's picture

THIS MOVIE HAS MADE 157 CRORES !!!
Love SRK <3 I'm melting.... <:)

Anonymous's picture

ya'll keep asking how much did Srk pay for this...JUST HOW RICH YOU THINK HE IS? If that was the case, than let it be!!! DAMN man, he's got more popularity than any1 in this world....LIVE WITH IT.....Deep inside, even haters love him enough to visit this page and comment

Anonymous's picture

I don't understand HATERS ! WE KNOW SHAHRUKH IS SUPER RICH BUT ITS NOT POSSIBLE TO PAY EVERY CRITICS OK... THE MOVIE IS LOVED AND IS 100 TIMES BETTER THAN SOUTH REMAKES... DEAL WITH IT... its not a brilliant cinema but it was FUN ! :D

itsSRKtime's picture

@Sat, 2011-10-29 10:24 — Anonymous
how much did SRK pay for this? movie isn't worth a paisa
-------Your existence isn't worth..

Anonymous's picture

wow. Well done. I am thrilled to bits Raone is appreciated even outside India. Ever since Srk shared his Dream Project Raone with fans via twitter and press with the happenings in the movie I am sure many fans like me got totally attached to it. Too attached for comfort...prayed for its success, waited for updates on it...we became insomniacs reading on his lack of sleep, felt his tiredness in his marathon city tours, shared his nerves and got butterflies before the release....kissed and dissed bits and pieces and info etc etc. In short we too started to live it and it became Our Baby. I don't think I have ever gotten this attached and bonded with any movie before. Raone became real. Thank you Srk for sharing with fans and making it a part of ours.

I am so very proud to see Raone have a dream run. Seeing the accolades showered upon it from other film industry and press as well is like getting the Gold at a school competition. I dunno why people are thrilled or upset on the BO figures it made or records it broke or not. Most of us bonded emotionally with Raone. Raone is the Superhero of our times the first Indian Superhero that rules the heart more than the spare or special parts. It is the proudest moment of Indian cinema.

Its action is truly out of bw's norm and league...it deserves to be awarded for being India's best sci-fi thriller. Congratulations to Srk for daring to venture beyond the safe formulas with a risky Dream Project and the entire team especially the SFX team. I wanna see more such action flicks with full on action scenes from start to finish from SRK. Go for it. U have conquered Action genre too. A huge achievement.

Anonymous's picture

hahahahahahaha..i am still amazed to see people full of hate for SRK. when a foreigners are praising his work, his own countrymen are criticizing it.

Anonymous's picture

U R definitely a fan of idiotic south remakes, SRK did a great job with Ra.One and hard work always repays and only fair critics can appreciate sincere movies not biased Indian critics.

Sat, 2011-10-29 10:24 — Anonymous
how much did SRK pay for this? movie isn't worth a paisa

Anonymous's picture

Guys dont be too happy Hollywood critics would never rubbish an indian film for fear of sounding racists or patronizing, so dont count your eggs

Anonymous's picture

wow. Well done. I am thrilled to bits Raone is appreciated even outside India. Ever since Srk shared his Dream Project Raone with fans via twitter and press with the happenings in the movie I am sure many fans like me got totally attached to it. Too attached for comfort...prayed for its success, waited for updates on it...we became insomniacs reading on his lack of sleep, felt his tiredness in his marathon city tours, shared his nerves and got butterflies before the release....kissed and dissed bits and pieces and info etc etc. In short we too started to live it and it became Our Baby. I don't think I have ever gotten this attached and bonded with any movie before. Raone became real. Thank you Srk for sharing with fans and making it a part of ours.

I am so very proud to see Raone have a dream run. Seeing the accolades showered upon it from other film industry and press as well is like getting the Gold at a school competition. I dunno why people are thrilled or upset on the BO figures it made or records it broke or not. Most of us bonded emotionally with Raone. Raone is the Superhero of our times the first Indian Superhero that rules the heart more than the spare or special parts. It is the proudest moment of Indian cinema.

Its action is truly out of bw's norm and league...it deserves to be awarded for being India's best sci-fi thriller. Congratulations to Srk for daring to venture beyond the safe formulas with a risky Dream Project and the entire team especially the SFX team. I wanna see more such action flicks with full on action scenes from start to finish from SRK. Go for it. U have conquered Action genre too. A huge achievement.

Anonymous's picture

The west is finding the novelty in indian desiness despite the shiny package. Freida and others are maximum beneficiaries of that. Robot was wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy better, but the marketing with RaOne was anything but raw.
To us desis, we enjoy the ethos of desi movies, glitzing and glamming it up does not a great movie make. We like a movie set in cracking desi homes much like the ones we may see often or have lived in...then a sudden escape to the cold climes of switzerland or other scenic locales, then back with a thud to a high drama. Too much of gloss is a put off for most desis. Our movies have an identity. But too much glitz puts a crisis sometimes.

Anonymous's picture

how much did SRK pay for this? movie isn't worth a paisa

Anonymous's picture

I say well done. They know what the film is about and bulid thier review on that. Without having any agenda and rubbish behind the scene haters. The film is a step forward in terms of VFX in India. And it did that very well...With a very sweet Bollywood story with it. I say well done Shah Rukh and all the team. God bless.

Anonymous's picture

Awesome... I'm so glad. We the international audience and critics rocks:-)))

Anonymous's picture

It such a pity that india critics are so biased on their own indian films, but it takes westerners to appreciate the efforts made in indian cinema. Whats so suprising is that most of these indian critics keep panning Hollywood movies with good/excellent ratings while the western critics are fair n bit critical but still not baised nor get personnally cynical as the indian critics. Indians copied everything hollywood but still have a lot to learn! Diplomacy, classiness and fairness! They need to get rid of these clowns and bring in folks with a fair and balanced mindsets!

Anonymous's picture

to the below person... no freakin way Ra One is diong better than In Time.. something is just not adding up right. Either reviews are made up, cuz i watched the movie, and it was alright seriously. I feel like Graphics could have been done way better. It def didnt match up to hollywood movie. In Time is waaaaaaaaaay better, go watch it and then compare

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