![]() ![]() The film localises most of the contents of the book by placing the car in three generations of the Choudhary family, something Deven (Ajay Devgn) was hoping to pass down to Raj (Vatsal Sheth). When the car is vandalised by highschool bully Buddy, the car seeks revenge. Now, Christine is a jealous killer car who takes hold of Arnie. The story revolves around unpopular highschool kid Arnie, his best friend, girlfriend and a haunted 1958 Plymouth Fury named Christine. ![]() Stephen King's 'Christine' wasn't his most popular novel but it was certainly a creepy read. Based loosely on Stephen King’s 'Christine', the film was visionary at the very least. But if director duo Abbas-Mustan and writers Lalit and Sunny Mahajan are going to credit themselves with anything in relation with the film, it’s the inventiveness. The nostalgia doesn’t make the movie a better one, Ayesha Takia’s debut is still haunted by the ghost of the film’s release, Vatsal Sheth was placed in one too many cringe-worthy scenes and God help those visuals. Having said that, I’m guessing Taarzan: The Wonder Car has some nostalgic strings attached to it. And maybe, you can’t get Himesh Reshammiya’s music and the comically ominous ‘Taarzan’ theme song out of your mind. If you have watched the film, you probably did so ironically or with people who seemed to enjoy their popcorn entertainment without bringing criticism and analysis to the theatres. Buckle up millennials, this is going to be a drive down memory lane. Looking back, I totally get why the film that launched Ayesha Takia was a flop but was it a complete failure? On the anniversary of Taarzan: The Wonder Car, I'm looking back at the film that could've been Bollywood's finer attempts at a revenge drama. Night Shyamalan’s The Village (in the same year, just to give you an idea of the range) so when The Wonder Car appeared with its weird purple hood driven by an unassuming Vatsal Sheth, I was intrigued, particularly by the concept of a possessed car. Having consumed the best of films pretty early into my childhood, I had already lapped up popular films like Back To The Future and more obscure hits like M. I couldn't either when I watched it on a vacation day and it was quite an experience. The Abbas and Mustan Burmawalla film's spectacle at the movies rivalled an actual car crash, it was terrible but you couldn't look away. It was also the year Taarzan: The Wonder Car released, accelerated through its ambitious 2h 42m run-time and crashed at the box office. 2004 was especially influential with films cementing the early cinematic tones of the decade. It was a strange time for Bollywood as the industry dabbled into everything between big family dramas with Indian diaspora in the States to cheesy college romances. There isn't any dull moment in the movie.Oh, the glorious early '00s, the decade of Dhoom, Main Hoon Na and RTDM. If you ignore all these logical mistakes and watch the movie, you will enjoy it a lot. There are many other loop holes that you can see on YouTube. Then only remaining scenes would have made sense. His financial situation would have been improved. Ideally our hero should have showcased that car to get some job as car designer. This is the biggest flaw in the story according to me. His garage boss also doesn't say anything. Then after making the car what our hero does? Starts roaming in the city in the car. But he finances our hero to build the car? Why? Emotions? Doesn't make sense. His boss in garage is very strict and can deduct salary for any uninformed leave. Our hero is a college student who is struggling to meet his daily needs. Then why the most didn't work? Because of illogical sequences and many loop holes. ![]() The movie concept is not ideal for promotion. The car didn't become famous as the movie didn't work. That movie became superhit but this movie was a disaster. Another movie was released just few days after this movie and promoted bikes(Dhoom). Also, car generates too much of smoke at very speed. Of course that happens because of the ghost but then the actual abilities of the car get hidden. The movie shows that car repairs itself, it goes sideways, does some acrobatic stunts. One for showcasing car abilities like power, comfort, style etc and another for the concept of car driven by a ghost (2 movies). Ideally there should have been 2 different stories made. The man returns as a ghost, uses this car to take revenge. A car designer is killed by some cunning business men his car. But the concept they choose to promote the car is wrong. This movie was made to showcase the car and the car seriously looks awesome. ![]()
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