Dam 999 (2011)

Sadly Over-hyped

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Made in 2011 this Indian made film was widely hyped as being a 3 D disaster movie par excellence. It is all about a couple separated from loving each other due to having an inauspicious horoscope – I kid you not; if they snog the World falls off its axis type thing. This is against a background of a colonial throw backs' son who is actually played by an American. A one hundred year old colonial era dam is about to be replaced by a much larger Indian one. Only the usual money grubbing and political shenanigans has meant that corners have been cut.The characters run around being in and out of love with each other whilst we all wait for the monsoon rains to deliver the much promised for 'money shot' and that is the dam falling over. It is not a plot spoiler by the way as this is the films' whole raison d'être. We have sub plots to do with alternative medicine and spirituality – which I felt would have made a better film.The acting is not just wooden it is veneered in places, bad casting has added to this, there are also a number of frames where the 'actor' deliberately delivers their lines direct to camera. This may have been for the 3 D version but it is just stilted as is the ever too bright lighting that makes this look like it was all filmed during a super nova (which would have been the only real star in this entire production).The special effects are quite passé at best and at one time you want to shout 'it's a model', I mean this was bigged up for it great CGI etc and what we get is paltry and only for a few minutes of screen time. So not really a disaster film, disastrous some may say but not up there with any of the classics. I don't know why this won any awards, let alone so many including Best English language Film at Sangli Film Festival (possibly the only other entry was 'Debbie does Dallas - 3'?). I also don't know how I got to the end, I did fast forward a few times but this was the most unedifying film I have seen for a considerable while and would avoid everything by Director Sohan Roy from now on. The 10 out of 10 'reviews' for this on IMDb also seem to be from people associated with the film, but overall, as of today, it gets 3.7. I would give this a 3, so 2 stars is being generous. Only watch this if you are Sohan Roy as a form of punishment or you were in it – ostensibly for the same reason.

DAM999 expresses various emotions of love. The film revolves around nine characters and their emotions which revolve around the central edifice of a dam. Movie makes aware of the coming disaster. Most attractive feature in the movie is how it portrays the traditional treatment of Ayurveda. I like all the songs in the movie. Technically film is good. More than that, director grabbed the attention of entire audience as at least someone came forward to make aware of the endanger gyrated with the aged old dam. I felt this movie is giving warning to the lacs of lives in Kerala. At least all the keralites must watch this movie……... Other than degrading such movies we must unite and come forward for a social cause………….

Movie title Dam leads all about it, but there a story of mixed feelings and phases of life.portrays human minds of lost love & a dam alike...Story showcases natural treatments of India, linked to the back ground of two's love,and a couples dream for child. A simple lifestyle story, but sometimes missing story continuity,even though, melodious music. interested because it gives message to all. Marine scenes, ship interiors are captured perfectly. main character always in blue mood and missing to smile to his son, that feel negative to us . movie ending with a never ending story. 2-3 characters performed well enough, but others simply did acted. camera coverage is almost good.

The worst thing about this movie is that it tricks you into watching it promising to be a disaster movie in 3D. You would probably think what could possibly go wrong with that combo? However, the answer is everything! Dam 999 does what those sleazy Morning show posters do to you. The promise of hot bombshells shedding their clothes in the movie, which turns out to be nothing more than a 'blink and miss' hairy armpit show. The movie hardly had 3 minutes of 3D effects that too were nothing more than what you can probably create on your home computer these days. The acting was sub par, bordering on hamming and sounding like those badly dubbed Tele shopping commercials that haunt your televisions late at night. Disappointing.