Slumdog Millionaire
danger boy
Posts: 15,722
ok. not your typical Hollywood movie by any means... and it's a not a big hollywood release.. but dang this movie was much better than I expected it to be. I won't give away any spoilers, but there's a reason this movie was nominated for so many awards.
It has everything a good movie should have... good soundtrack, suspense, drama, violence, grit, some humor and yes a love story.
It's one of those movies that works better when seen in a movie theater. Just saying.
It has everything a good movie should have... good soundtrack, suspense, drama, violence, grit, some humor and yes a love story.
It's one of those movies that works better when seen in a movie theater. Just saying.
PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
Post edited by danger boy on
Comments
-
I saw this movie in december, LOVED It! Probably the best movie of last year!
Also bought the soundtrack.. Big thumbs up all the way around.Living Room setup: Pioneer Elite VSX-21TXH, Krell KAV 300i, PS Audio DL III DAC, Tyler Acoustics Taylo 7u, Dynaudio Audience 120C+, SVS 25/31PCI, B-P-T Clean Power Center, Ps3, Panny 50" S1 Plasma, Tekline speaker cables, Audio Art interconnects, and Pangea power cables. -
saw it 2 weeks ago. I agree that it is a very good movie. very well done. but i do not believe it deserves all its hype. a lot of people seem to just run with the crowd to be "safe" and say this movie was a masterpiece and so on, but while this movie may have deserved all the nominations, it is big part due to the fact that there were not many great movies in its category during the year.
Also the dance at the end totally killed the mood in the movie, leaving me bewildered. I totally enjoyed the movie up until that point.Onkyo 805, RtiA5s, Csi5, Rti6s -
ahhh gtu2004 you missed the tongue in cheek with the dance number at the end.
in all Bollywood movies there is always plenty of dancing and singing.. that's what the end singing and dancing number was all about. i didn't expect it.. but I knew what and why it was there.. poking fun at Bollywood movies.
i agree isn't not a masterpiece of a movie.. but it's different and better in some ways than some of the crap Hollywood produces in abundance.PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin: -
This movie was awesome!!!
-
This is easily one of my top five favorite movies of all time. I was completely floored from beginning to end. Between The Wrestler and this, I feel like I'm getting spoiled on the cinematic front.I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
-
danger boy wrote: »ahhh gtu2004 you missed the tongue in cheek with the dance number at the end.
in all Bollywood movies there is always plenty of dancing and singing.. that's what the end singing and dancing number was all about. i didn't expect it.. but I knew what and why it was there.. poking fun at Bollywood movies.
i agree isn't not a masterpiece of a movie.. but it's different and better in some ways than some of the crap Hollywood produces in abundance.
That dance number at the end was something of a tribute to Takashi Kitano's remake of Japanese classic Zatoichi (2003) where at the end heroes and villains, living and dead, gangsters and transvestites get together for a spirited drum-enhanced village dance.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363226/
I thought Slumdog was a cleverly produced Hollywood takeoff on the classic theme that's been beat to death. I guess that horse will never be totally dead.
SPOILER
The very real human suffering of Mumbai it was couched in was just too much for me to go "woo-hoo" at the end. But my wife liked it just because the ending was such a relief. -
The girls at work told me not to bother, it's a chick-flick."They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
Benjamin Franklin, February 17th, 1775.
"The day that I have to give up my constitutional rights AND let some dude rub my junk...well, let's just say that it's gonna be a real bad day for the dude trying to rub my junk!!"
messiah, November 23rd, 2010 -
Are you serious? There's absolutely nothing about this movie that would make it a "chick flick". It's Danny freakin' Boyle for chrissakes.I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
-
The girls at work told me not to bother, it's a chick-flick.
Any movie where a bunch of Hindus beat Muslims with clubs and set them on fire is not a chick-flick. -
That dance number at the end was something of a tribute to Takashi Kitano's remake of Japanese classic Zatoichi (2003) where at the end heroes and villains, living and dead, gangsters and transvestites get together for a spirited drum-enhanced village dance.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363226/
I thought Slumdog was a cleverly produced Hollywood takeoff on the classic theme that's been beat to death. I guess that horse will never be totally dead.
SPOILER
The very real human suffering of Mumbai it was couched in was just too much for me to go "woo-hoo" at the end. But my wife liked it just because the ending was such a relief.
The dance number was not a tribute to Japanese film. Go watch most any Bollywood film. They dance like that at the end of every movie. -
The girls at work told me not to bother, it's a chick-flick.
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! ROFLMAO
chick flick.. good one.. is it April fools day or something.
your post really made my day man.
seem the other sex views this movie differently than us HE men do. PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin: -
Even though i am from the land of the Slums, Dogs, Cows on road and corrupt Millionaires', i dont fancy hollywood movies, me a different creature when it comes to Movies (does not mean i dont love my country, I have a great respect and love for my mother land)
And i would love to the See the US what i used to hear about when i was kid.
For a guy to come out from the Rags to Riches genuinely its one in a million chance. And mathematically speaking only 110 can make it. -
A very good movie both my wife and I enjoyed it a big step up from all the other trash that is released these days.
-
jacob.simpson wrote: »For a guy to come out from the Rags to Riches genuinely its one in a million chance. And mathematically speaking only 110 can make it.
110, eh? I would kill an endangered species of your choosing if you could please come off whatever mathematical formula you're working with.I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore -
zombie boy 2000 wrote: »110, eh? I would kill an endangered species of your choosing if you could please come off whatever mathematical formula you're working with.
ah ah....:D am not at all mathematically inclined, Just that if one out of a million can do it the population of india 1.1 b and increasing God Bless the land which takes that huge weight, i dont know with China above what kind of bearing it will have on the rotation and revolving of the earth.........:D:D:D:D:D:D:D -
1.1billion / 1 million = 1100, not 110.
Reminds me of "if you're one in a million, that means there's a thousand people just like you in China."If you will it, dude, it is no dream. -
Oh... now I gotcha. So what animal did you have in mind?I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
-
Overrated.CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
-
SolidSqual wrote: »The dance number was not a tribute to Japanese film. Go watch most any Bollywood film. They dance like that at the end of every movie.
You can't pay me enough to watch a Bollywood movie to the end.:D -
Second that, i dont even begin........:DYou can't pay me enough to watch a Bollywood movie to the end.:D -
Agree with you, there are enough movies out there in regional Indian Languages which had not got their due exposure and credit.
-
Wow.. now all your naysayers can STFU! PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin: -
I SCAI:p whether it wins oscar or any other thing, Oscars are not the end of the World or the last word in stamping any movie whether its good or bad.
-
Plenty of horrible movies win Oscars and other awards.
Just like plenty of horrible movies make the movie critics spew all over themselves....:p -
I saw it tonight and I liked it a lot.Sharp Elite 70
Anthem D2V 3D
Parasound 5250
Parasound HCA 1000 A
Parasound HCA 1000
Oppo BDP 95
Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
Totem Mask Surrounds X4
Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
Sony PS3
Squeezebox Touch
Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door. -
The soundtrack is pretty impressive also..Living Room setup: Pioneer Elite VSX-21TXH, Krell KAV 300i, PS Audio DL III DAC, Tyler Acoustics Taylo 7u, Dynaudio Audience 120C+, SVS 25/31PCI, B-P-T Clean Power Center, Ps3, Panny 50" S1 Plasma, Tekline speaker cables, Audio Art interconnects, and Pangea power cables.
-
I guess it's just me, but didn't think it was so great.
The Academy is so clueless most of the time in my opinion. I worked for an independent film funder for almost 7 years but stopped watching the Oscars about 10 years ago. I think Slumdog is cute for cable, but a tad too much hype!
The children gave the best performance by far. I think this movie would have been a far better served if was directed by Fernando Meirelles ( City of God) or Mira Nair ( Monsoon Wedding).
emotiva xpa-2
emotiva xpa-3
Denon 3312ci
Rtia9 /csia6 / FXi A6
Samsung LN46A650
SVS PB-12-NSD sub
Audio Research SP-9 MKIII (GNSC mods)
W4S ST250
Lsi 9 (mods)
W4S DAC-2
Mac Mini
Audio Aero Prima CD player
Pro-Ject debut -
I watched this movie Saturday night and loved it. I've read reviews about the unbelieveability of it, but that's MOST movies, so that's a moot point to me.
I can't speak to the reality of it, but if those 'city' conditions in the beginning were real (or even partially real) then that's a tragedy.
The dance at the end was AFTER the movie......so why that would be something to complain about is beyond me. I really liked the movie.....and plan on buying it on DVD as soon as it comes out.comment comment comment comment. bitchy. -
I really liked the movie.....and plan on buying it on DVD as soon as it comes out.
FYI : March 29.If you will it, dude, it is no dream. -
I watched this movie Saturday night and loved it. I've read reviews about the unbelieveability of it, but that's MOST movies, so that's a moot point to me.
I can't speak to the reality of it, but if those 'city' conditions in the beginning were real (or even partially real) then that's a tragedy.
The dance at the end was AFTER the movie......so why that would be something to complain about is beyond me. I really liked the movie.....and plan on buying it on DVD as soon as it comes out.
:cool:
comes to DVD and Blu on March 31
it's a must buy for me.
I too don't understand the whole "I hate the dance number at the end of the movie" that some people have with it. it's a poke at Bollywood movies is all.
I have read where those conditions are real. Maybe not the entire city.. but certainly some parts.PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
