Housefull 2 crosses 100 crore mark but IMDB score is quite low!!

Housefull 2 might have crossed 100 crore mark, but it has not only got poor reviews from critics nationwide, also its IMDB rating is mere 5.3 at this juncture. 100 Crore mark is an undeniable symbol of acceptance from its audience, especially for a movie which wasn't released on any festive occasion, didn't have any long weekend, had tough competition with IPL and regional movies, and most importantly none of the lead actors in the movie had crossed 100 crore mark before. It has entered 4th week, a rare phenomenon for movies these days, and as per exhibitors it is still going strong. But then why IMDB rating is so low??

Does this rating mean that movie isn't good?Lets analyze these ratings. 450 out of 1279 votes given to this movie is 5 or below, but if we read the reviews then 5/10 could mean a 'decent-attempt' from someone and 'rubbish' from another. This concludes an obvious that - people not only have different tastes, preference, and expectation but also different metrics, measures, experience, and expertise in reviewing/rating. Some people may review the movie for fun factor, some for its technical achievements, and some for the performance of their favorite/most-despicable actor, which means that IMDB ratings is certainly not an indication of the quality of the movie on its own.

Why do we look at these ratings?There could be number of reason why people may not like even a highly rated movie like 'The Dark Knight' too. Off course we all know that, but then why do we look at these ratings? Some of us see these ratings to just solidify our gut feeling as we probably would have made our mind (that we want to watch this movie or not) before and some of us judge the movie's quality on the basis of its IMDB rating and then decides whether to watch it or not. There could be other reasons as well, but what does IMDB ratings mean on its own?

What does these ratings mean?Important question indeed! These ratings are mere indication of 'X number of visitors on this website shares common taste in this movie to Y extent', with X being the number of votes and Y being its final rating. People who called this movie a trash would argue that movie deserves low rating, but others who have loved it would certainly disagree. 'The Dark Knight' got more 17 thousand votes of 1 out of 10 but critics gave it excellant ratings. Should we just ignore these 1's because of our prejudice and say ratings from these people don't mean much, just because we don't agree with them? Because the same argument would apply for 'Housefull 2' as well!!

Housefull 2 Review

First of all, take a bow, Mithun Chakraborty!! Amidst all the hilarious situations happening around him, he managed to give a stupendus performance with so much grace, which gave more meaning to the madness that was surrounding him. He excelled as a strong headed, down to earth, and no-nonsense man of principals.

Jai (Shreyas) who wants to avenge his father from Chintu Kapoor, called his friend (Ritesh deshmukh) to help him out, so that he will ask for Chintu Kapoor's daughter's (Asin) hand and then reject her. Ritesh is too scared of his father (Mithun Chakraborty) to indulge in this, so they have to involve a professional conman (John Abraham), but they send him to a wrong house (Daboo Kapoor) by mistake. Now they have to involve another professional conman (Akshay Kumar), who is considered to be the biggest Kamina of UK. Both conmen are paid well enough to do the job, and they are progressing well in their task, until they came to know that they have to confront Ritesh's father.

No one can play conman better than Akshay, and he just blew the roof off with his performance in this movie. His character not only anchors the movie, but also move story forward. John is playing a character he has never played before, and he did better than I expected him to. Shreyas and Ritesh are real pleasure to watch, they do their part well. Asin excels among other female leads of the movie, followed by Jacqueline who managed to give some expressions this time. Other two heroines were just about serviceable, nothing worth mentioning about them. Rishi Kapoor and Randhir Kapoor had a terrific chemistry between them, and they stole first half an hour before Akshay took control. Boman Irani did his part well, but his role wasn't much. Johny lever has done it all in Bollywood Comedy, but it is still a pleasure watching him pull off a role (similar to Paresh Rawal's role in 'Haseena Maan Jayegi') and do better. Chunky pandey played the same 'Akhiri pasta' and his scenes are hilarious. Ranjeet (YES, good old Ranjeet) has two scenes in the movie, and he made an impact you would like to remember.

All the songs are entertaining and enjoyable. 'Anarkali Disco Chali' and 'Pappa toh band bajaye' simply tore the house down. What brilliant choreography and what brilliant lyrics. Almost felt like singing 'Do you know' song while watching it. Don't remember when I last felt like this. 'Right now' is more erotic than it looks on youtube and TV.

Housefull 2 tickle your funny bone if you have it. Trailers are indicative enough that you need to keep your brains at home to watch this movie. If you do wanna use them, use it appreciate the choreography in the songs and the way Akshay and Mithun had made their part believable, which could have easily looked silly. If you are an Akshay kumar fan or even Ritesh's fan, then don't miss this movie. If you don't like Akshay's movies, then may be you should wait till next weekend to get more consensus on this movie.

Why ETC is campaigning against Housefull 2?

Housefull 2 is slated for 5th April 2012 release. It is a sequel to its SUPER HIT predecessor of 2012 Housefull. Its songs are already out, they are not only looking good, but also doing very well on youtube as well. There is some anticipation for the movie since it is Akshay's movie coming after a long time, almost 6-7 months of Desi Boys. However, ETC doesn't seem to be excited as much, and looks to be in no mood to promote the movie.

Have you ever wondered why you don't see any Housefull 2 promotional videos on ETC channel? Almost every other music and bollywood news channel is showing Housefull 2's song videos and making videos, but ETC doesn't. Instead, ETC is trying to run down the movie by showing surveys that public would rather like to watch IPL at home rather than watching Housefull 2. People in those survey video are referring to 'Housefull' as a flopped brand, and giving some distasteful remarks against the movie.

This is not the first time ETC is trying to sabotage Akshay Kumar movie. They did it with 'Chandni Chownk to China', 'Tees Maar Khan', 'Patiala house', etc. It is no secret that Akshay doesn't give a crap about what critics have to say about his movies. He literally told this to Rajeev Masand (CNN IBN), Komal Nahta, and many others on their face. His movies are about entertainment and a lot of wonderful moments that you can take with you home after watching the movie. Sajid Khan shares this school of thought with Akshay, which explains why critics don't take it easy on Sajid either.

This campaign from ETC to run down Housefull is certainly going to hit ETC's credibility, at least for Akshay's fans. Also, if the movie gross big, then ETC is going to have egg on its face for not being successful in their campaign