Elvis from Outer Space (2020)

Elvis from Outer Space: Directed by Marv Z Silverman, Tracy Wuischpard. With Martin Kove, Narrie Baboa, Stacy Baker, Alexander Butterfield. An Elvis space clone blasts into Vegas to compete in an Elvis impersonation contest. But just as he is on the verge of Taking Care of Business, he vanishes. Who’s behind the disappearance? The mafia? The CIA? Or the aliens he left behind?

“Sarpatta Parambarai – My reviewnAfter the immensely disappointing experience with Jagame Thandhiram I did not have high hopes for Sarpatta Parambarai. I assumed Pa. Ra would have undergone the post-Rajni movie disorientation that Ka. Su went through. Pa. Ra proves otherwise, and I did not regret a minute of watching SarPar.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhile I was growing up in a small town, there used to be kabaddi tournaments (much before street cricket took over). A rough game that kept many like me away from playing, but we used to enjoy the watching experience. SarPar brings alive that nostalgia. There is this unabashed nativity about this movie with no pretention, that makes you sit up and say u0026#39;Thatu0026#39;s what I wanna watch Buggau0026#39;.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHere the sport is boxing, which is not played in most of South India. Yet Pa. Ra has creates a convincing experience, which makes you sit for close to 3 hours, with occasional difficulties.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe storyline is nothing creative. But the premise and the characters are. The movie opens up and goes on till it sets the stage for what is coming, and only then the title slide comes up. By then, you are either bought in to the plot or you are logging out. There is no in-between.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe screen-time of the key characters as compared to the protagonist says it all. It is not a movie about one man. It is about the sport, pride, the clan and the place. Daddy (John Vijay) and Dancing Rose (Shabeer) deserve a loud applause. A memorable role for Pasupathi after a long while.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eArya shines with his sincere effort. Arguably his best so far, though his voice fails him yet again. Every other character is worth mentioning. The boxersu0026#39; references and the research behind their styles are impressive. Very few Tamil directors succeed in that.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis movie is not without its flaws. It has many. Make no mistakes, this is an out and out mass entertainer.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu003culu003eu003cliu003eLooks like it is an unwritten rule (since Rocky or even before) that sports movies should show the routine done-to-death workout sessions where the protagonist turns around from a paunch wielding (fake one though) uncle to 7 packs (or whatever, I lost count) athlete.u003c/liu003eu003c/ulu003eu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu003culu003eu003cliu003eAnd that u0026#39;slo-mou0026#39; for the climax fight was totally unnecessary. The fights in the first half were raw and real.u003c/liu003eu003c/ulu003eu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu003culu003eu003cliu003eWhy should Pa. Rau0026#39;s strong women be screaming all the while? Every time Aryau0026#39;s (Anupama Kumar) mom comes on screen I could feel my ears bleeding. This womanu0026#39;s shrill voice is deadlier than Vembuliu0026#39;s (John Kokken) punches.u003c/liu003eu003c/ulu003eu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu003culu003eu003cliu003eThe decibel levels of all the characters are unnecessarily high. Everyone is screaming all the time. Anupama still stands out.u003c/liu003eu003c/ulu003eu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThese flaws, in no way come in the way of the pace of the movie. SarPar is likely to be an everyday topic for many days to come. A must watch.”