Okay Wanted. You've convinced me. If I can find the time in the next very, very busy week, I will go and see the movie. I will go and see the movie just because of this new video clip. (Sorry, can't embed it here, Eros Entertainment has disabled embedding, and every other version of this clip out there is so fuzzy as to be unwatchable).
If you watch it, the moment that totally convinced me? Is not, surprisingly, the 1:47 mark, when Govinda appears. It is also, not, the 2:05 mark, when Prabhu Deva appears. It is, in actual fact, the 2:17 mark.
Govinda AND Prabhu Deva* dancing on screen. Now, how long will that last? Seconds. And that's all it took in terms of marketing to put my tush in a seat.
(Okay, so maybe it really says something totally pathetic about me. I can live with that.)
*For those not in the know, Prabhu Deva directed the Tamil film Pokkiri, which was a remake of a Telugu film called Pokiri. And Wanted is the Hindi remake of both of them, also directed and choreographed by Prabhu Deva.
Before watching Wanted, check out the original Pokiri. Even though i am squeemish about violence, i totally digged Pokiri because of the amazing **Mahesh Babu**. And a major plus is the fab music. Later on seeing the Tamil Pokkiri, i couldn't warm upto it, because Vijay is no Mahesh Babu. I'm not sure how Wanted would fare as Salman is 15 years too old for the role.
Posted by: Anon | Thursday, 17 September 2009 at 14:55
The original Pokiri has been recommended to me several times, and I will be certain to check it out at some point.
Salman is always 15 years too old for the roles these days ;-) But he's not alone, many of the 40-something stars seem reluctant to grow into something more age-appropriate. Not that I can blame them, I suppose, there are days when I still think I'm twenty, too.
Posted by: katherine | Thursday, 17 September 2009 at 15:36