Operation 021 booed off the screens in Bambino and Capri

[alpha q]

People's lust to see female body is working well for Indian movies.

Haan bhai agar bang bang mein female body nahi hoti toh operation 021 world record bana leti. Hats off to you guys.

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Neha dhupia,yeah my buuble got busted real hard

Yeah now shoo kid your mom will be angry..

 

[IPL5]

Your definition of ghairat is stupid and childish. Grow up.

US bombs the sh!t out of you, but you still enjoys Burger

 

[jarves]

Ofcourse they are not in a position now. And comparing your Bollywood with our film industry is height of stupidity which you Indians are doing very well. Its just a matter of time. Just wait & watch.

Ok,no comparisons from now.

 

[Jf Thunder]

Soft **** aka double x rated shit.

ah, interesting

 

[Hurter]

whut? are these films?

Fuhaashi aur Ashleelta ki hadh hui hai in movies mai

 

[Ragnar]

Can someone post links to authentic reviews of Operation 021, instead of useless name calling?

 

[Jf Thunder]

And you people stand in long lines to watch them,lol

i for one dont

 

[jarves]

Yeah now shoo kid your mom will be angry..

Any progress in the case for independence of Balochistan from opression of Pakistan Balochi lawyer??

 

[IPL5]

Operation 021: Jeering crowd forces film off the screen

Operation 021 may have had large crowds turning up at Atrium and Nueplex, but Pakistan's oldest cinemas, Bambino and Capri, met with a different fate.

The much anticipated Shaan starrer, which released on Eid-ul-Azha, was interrupted with audience throwing bottles on the screen in Bambino.

"People did not like the film, possibly because it was an English film," said Mukesh, the projection room operator at Bambino. "My staff came in and told me that people were throwing bottles on the screen, but I told them we cannot stop a scheduled show."

Bambino had two shows scheduled on the first day of Eid-ul-Azha. However, when the management saw the response of the audience at the 12pm show, which damaged the cinema screen as well, they decided not to run the second screening at 8pm.

"It's not a bad film, but when we didn't get a good response, we decided to take the film down," added Mukesh.

He further added that Capri cinema faced similar fate during their show at 3pm on Eid-ul-Azha.

Both cinemas are now playing Na Maloom Afraad and Bang Bang instead.

The film's fate at these two cinemas is also being ridiculed on Twitter:

 

[Winchester]

You must be living a really sad pathetic life if a foreign movie getting booed in 2 cinema houses in a foreign country makes you feel good

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Can someone post links to authentic reviews of Operation 021, instead of useless name calling?

Review: Operation 021 – not perfect, but beautiful in ambition
By Hala Syed
Updated a day ago
40 Comments
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The biggest problem with Operation 021 is the disconnect between the marketing of the film and the actual product. It was a wonderful movie, but not the one we were prepared for. Ignore all of the Waar comparisons you’re going to hear; this film is on a different spectrum entirely.

Sold as an action-thriller, the trailer hinted at a gun toting Shaan defeating evil enemies with the power of one liners. InsteadO21 is a surreal meditation on conflicting loyalties.

Contemplative, deliberately paced and often disconcerting, it is a far better film than it appeared to be in its promotion, and therefore requires an audience that is willing to be challenged.

If you don't know what you are in for it's easy to be overwhelmed.

Photo Courtesy - Operation 021 Official Facebook Page
Rather than a prologue and exposition we are dropped right into the action which is hard to follow at first as four different points of view are juxtaposed with each other.

The separate stories of an Afghani government official Dost (Hameed Sheikh), radical revolutionary Abdullah (Ayub Khoso), CIA operative Nathan (Joe Town) and former asset Kashif Siddique (Shaan) eventually converge.

Getting to see what's happening from every angle allows for more context and perspective than if we followed a single protagonist. The daring choice of a fragmented structure as opposed to the usual chronological linear narrative means there is no escalating tension and no real climax. The unfolding of events do not matter as much as the pattern that emerges.

Essentially, O21 is about people who find themselves caught between the twin corruptions of corporate agendas and devious politics centered round Afghan mineral deposits that are accessed through Pakistani routes.

In lesser hands this movie would have been reduced to its plot: Afghan nationalists seek to expose forces that seek to exploit the country’s resources. A microchip with potentially scandalous information becomes the focus of both groups.

Photo Courtesy - Operation 021 Official Facebook Page
But plot is only peripheral here.

The filmmakers have their sights set much higher and add subtlety and nuance to the proceedings. An unending cycle of double crosses makes us question the veracity and motivations of the very characters we want to identify with.

This is not a story about heroics or defeating villains.

It's about the willingness to give up a part of yourself for something bigger.

Kash's self sacrifice cannot be reversed. His patriotism, heroism and compassion all require a lack of ego which turns him into more of a spy and less of a person. As much as he wants to connect to his wife Natasha (Aamina Sheikh) he will always be married to his country first. It is a part of the damage heroes take on to save the world.

Abdullah understands this better than anyone and stopped being a person long ago to become indestructible. You cannot break someone who has turned himself into his mission. Charming in his wildness, he is as untameable as Afghanistan itself.

The CIA operatives are somewhat under written. Nathan's personal motivations seem murky at best.

A well rounded story has villains who are as three dimensional as the protagonists. In contrast Dost slowly transforms from just another cog in the machine to one of the most conflicted and interesting characters whose choices may determine the fate of the country.

Photo Courtesy - Operation 021 Official Facebook Page


The movie is not perfect, but it is beautiful in its ambition.

Grand ideas expressed clumsily will always be better than having nothing to say.

There were some obvious flaws. Some characters and plot lines were not set up, and introducing them in the second half of the film felt contrived.

Choppy editing and several tonal shifts leave evidence of the change in directors from Summer Nicks to Jami. Dialogue was stilted, awkward and distracted from the movie. The one liners seemed forced and designed to be catch phrases.

Photo Courtesy - Operation 021 Official Facebook Page
Luckily the powerful visuals more than compensated for everything else.

Rarely can an impressionistic blast of sound and vision so clearly convey an emotional state of being. The production value is the best I’ve seen in a Pakistani movie to date, and yet O21 isn't a mere technical achievement: it's a heartrending, gorgeously realized story of allegiances and loyalty that wrestles with questions of integrity, justice, and patriotism.

It does not glorify war but depicts it in a gritty realistic, thought provoking way. It's engaging, unflinching and unique in that it dares to tell the dark and intense stories in the shadows.

Overall score: 4/5

 

[IPL5]

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Operation 021 was taken off from Capri cinema after one hour of its 1st running. People threw bottles and chanted "Humary paisay wapas karo"

4:30 PM - 7 Oct 2014

 

[Hurter]

Review: Operation 021 – not perfect, but beautiful in ambition
By Hala Syed
Updated a day ago
40 Comments
Print


The biggest problem with Operation 021 is the disconnect between the marketing of the film and the actual product. It was a wonderful movie, but not the one we were prepared for. Ignore all of the Waar comparisons you’re going to hear; this film is on a different spectrum entirely.

Sold as an action-thriller, the trailer hinted at a gun toting Shaan defeating evil enemies with the power of one liners. InsteadO21 is a surreal meditation on conflicting loyalties.

Contemplative, deliberately paced and often disconcerting, it is a far better film than it appeared to be in its promotion, and therefore requires an audience that is willing to be challenged.

If you don't know what you are in for it's easy to be overwhelmed.

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Photo Courtesy - Operation 021 Official Facebook Page
Rather than a prologue and exposition we are dropped right into the action which is hard to follow at first as four different points of view are juxtaposed with each other.

The separate stories of an Afghani government official Dost (Hameed Sheikh), radical revolutionary Abdullah (Ayub Khoso), CIA operative Nathan (Joe Town) and former asset Kashif Siddique (Shaan) eventually converge.

Getting to see what's happening from every angle allows for more context and perspective than if we followed a single protagonist. The daring choice of a fragmented structure as opposed to the usual chronological linear narrative means there is no escalating tension and no real climax. The unfolding of events do not matter as much as the pattern that emerges.

Essentially, O21 is about people who find themselves caught between the twin corruptions of corporate agendas and devious politics centered round Afghan mineral deposits that are accessed through Pakistani routes.

In lesser hands this movie would have been reduced to its plot: Afghan nationalists seek to expose forces that seek to exploit the country’s resources. A microchip with potentially scandalous information becomes the focus of both groups.

View attachment 116588
Photo Courtesy - Operation 021 Official Facebook Page
But plot is only peripheral here.

The filmmakers have their sights set much higher and add subtlety and nuance to the proceedings. An unending cycle of double crosses makes us question the veracity and motivations of the very characters we want to identify with.

This is not a story about heroics or defeating villains.

It's about the willingness to give up a part of yourself for something bigger.

Kash's self sacrifice cannot be reversed. His patriotism, heroism and compassion all require a lack of ego which turns him into more of a spy and less of a person. As much as he wants to connect to his wife Natasha (Aamina Sheikh) he will always be married to his country first. It is a part of the damage heroes take on to save the world.

Abdullah understands this better than anyone and stopped being a person long ago to become indestructible. You cannot break someone who has turned himself into his mission. Charming in his wildness, he is as untameable as Afghanistan itself.

The CIA operatives are somewhat under written. Nathan's personal motivations seem murky at best.

A well rounded story has villains who are as three dimensional as the protagonists. In contrast Dost slowly transforms from just another cog in the machine to one of the most conflicted and interesting characters whose choices may determine the fate of the country.

View attachment 116589
Photo Courtesy - Operation 021 Official Facebook Page


The movie is not perfect, but it is beautiful in its ambition.

Grand ideas expressed clumsily will always be better than having nothing to say.

There were some obvious flaws. Some characters and plot lines were not set up, and introducing them in the second half of the film felt contrived.

Choppy editing and several tonal shifts leave evidence of the change in directors from Summer Nicks to Jami. Dialogue was stilted, awkward and distracted from the movie. The one liners seemed forced and designed to be catch phrases.

View attachment 116590
Photo Courtesy - Operation 021 Official Facebook Page
Luckily the powerful visuals more than compensated for everything else.

Rarely can an impressionistic blast of sound and vision so clearly convey an emotional state of being. The production value is the best I’ve seen in a Pakistani movie to date, and yet O21 isn't a mere technical achievement: it's a heartrending, gorgeously realized story of allegiances and loyalty that wrestles with questions of integrity, justice, and patriotism.

It does not glorify war but depicts it in a gritty realistic, thought provoking way. It's engaging, unflinching and unique in that it dares to tell the dark and intense stories in the shadows.

Overall score: 4/5

Haters gonna Hate........

 

[IPL5]

review or movie, i don't know which is a bigger piece of crap .