February 23rd, 2009, 10:44 AM
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Awesome movie.
I dubbed it "a cross between City of God and Quiz Show".  |
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February 26th, 2009, 09:47 AM
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A good movie, but none of the gang I went with thought it was as good as has been advertised or as the Oscars treated it. It's a 4 out of 5 star film, but not the "Oh my gawd, it's the best film ever made" it's often portrayed as.
The love story was predictable even to the point of understanding early on that it didn't make a hoot of a difference whether he won the dough at the end or not. The first 2/3 of the film, following the very unlikely adventures of the three musketeers, left me with the sole idea that "yeah... I get it..... living in India really sucks."
But well made, even if the soundtrack was very loud and clangy.... irritatingly so. Good cinematography, and a really creepy guy as "the MC."
I certainly didn't feel like I wasted my money... but I won't see it again.
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Last edited by UncleChris; February 26th, 2009 at 08:29 PM.
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February 26th, 2009, 09:59 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by UncleChris
A good movie, but none of the gang I went with thought it was as good as has been advertised or as the Oscars treated it. It's a 4 out of 5 star film, but not the "Oh my gawd, it's the best film ever made" it's oven portrayed as.
The love story was predictable even to the point of understanding early on that it didn't make a hoot of a difference whether he won the dough at the end or not. The first 2/3 of the film, following the very unlikely adventures of the three musketeers, left me with the sole idea that "yeah... I get it..... living in India really sucks."
But well made, even if the soundtrack was very loud and clangy.... irritatingly so. Good cinematography, and a really creepy guy as "the MC."
I certainly didn't feel like I wasted my money... but I won't see it again.
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Thank u!
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February 26th, 2009, 10:31 AM
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The was not as great as the hype.
I'd give it a 2.5/5.
I liked the format the story was told as it related to the interrogation/game show, but thought the story about the little kids was more provocative and that's what I wanted to see more of.
That was a long 2 hours.
Like UC, I won't watch this again.
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February 26th, 2009, 11:36 AM
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Hey Louis, have you seen City of God?
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February 26th, 2009, 12:19 PM
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Yes I have. It was a much better film than this one. One of the best foreign language films I've ever seen.
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February 26th, 2009, 12:37 PM
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Yes I have. It was a much better film than this one. One of the best foreign language films I've ever seen.
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February 26th, 2009, 03:02 PM
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I suspect Slumdog had a better impact when it was an unhyped 'Indie x Bollywood' -- I can't count how many movies (and books and restaurants and wine and people) have failed to live up to pumped-up expectations for me. Nevertheless, I thought it was a remarkable flick.
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February 26th, 2009, 08:28 PM
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Nevertheless, I thought it was a remarkable flick.
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All other things aside, I agree... just not the 2nd coming of......
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February 27th, 2009, 03:26 PM
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Just watched Forrest Gump on HBO today, and I can't believe the similarities.
Gumpdog Millionaire, no doubt.
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February 27th, 2009, 07:23 PM
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Quote:
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Just watched Forrest Gump on HBO today, and I can't believe the similarities.
Gumpdog Millionaire, no doubt.
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February 28th, 2009, 06:40 AM
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Made me laugh when yesterday. Maybe more so because of my wife enjoyed it and I was giving her a hard time about what I felt were similarities.
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February 28th, 2009, 07:12 AM
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Sorry Louis, you could fit most movies into your "similarities."
Heck, you might be able to fit Brokeback Mountain in those. 
For a Gump ripoff, see Benjamin Button
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February 28th, 2009, 08:26 AM
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Quote:
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Made me laugh when yesterday. Maybe more so because of my wife enjoyed it and I was giving her a hard time about what I felt were similarities.
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That's as big a reach as I've ever seen. But kudos for coming up with it. |
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March 2nd, 2009, 06:34 AM
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Wife and I saw this yesterday and we loved it.
It has a little bit of everything:
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