tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post4531898038863769468..comments2024-03-24T08:18:33.058-04:00Comments on Conversations Over Chai: Slumdog MillionaireUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-187706524414623252013-05-22T23:41:15.395-04:002013-05-22T23:41:15.395-04:00'Anu' will do fine, thank you. I wouldn...'Anu' will do fine, thank you. I wouldn't know who 'Mrs Warrier' is if someone addressed me that way. :) Even though I use Anuradha Warrier when I write, I'm not Mrs Warrier in real life. Never mind; it's too complicated. <br /><br /><br /><br />Hey, we agree about Tarantino at least. :)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-79902203999817158432013-05-22T22:43:40.056-04:002013-05-22T22:43:40.056-04:00Dear Warrier, ohmm that sounds kind funny. Mrs war...Dear Warrier, ohmm that sounds kind funny. Mrs warrier! You are so right about Inglourious Basterds aside from the opening scene the movie was terrible. Frankly everything by him since his first movie has been "inspired" by an Asian or Italian movie. He simply infuses the germ of an idea what his brand of gratuitous violence and profanity primarily to cover up his total lack of originality. His style and his dialogues are already cliches. Django was awful!kGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-10125460716276355692013-05-22T21:38:50.146-04:002013-05-22T21:38:50.146-04:00Simply the worst movie of the decade! Anil Kapoor ...Simply the worst movie of the decade! Anil Kapoor and brilliance in the same sentence? He was laying it on so thick it made SRK look subtle. He is truly an awful actor. Have u seen him in MI4?kGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-1638339096274719952013-01-09T13:52:40.516-05:002013-01-09T13:52:40.516-05:00Never mind(yeah third time. I know you are countin...Never mind(yeah third time. I know you are counting, probably). You know what, I haven't even dared to watch Kill Bill, it has been on TV sometimes, and I don't go beyond even a single scene. It seems horrible. I always despised these martial arts and those high flying stunts and those superhero kind of dumb movies (Dark Knight series being an exceptional exception)... but other Tarantino flicks.... well, forget it. I was honestly put off with the fluctuations, watched, didn't watch, watched... though I am convinced now.<br /><br />And now that I have failed to convince you, I will restate my earlier request.... The Man from Earth!! Do not let the synopsis fool you. There is no CGI, no action. I mean, it's a movie I would never recommend to my friends<br /><br />Cya.. bed time.Rohit Rainahttp://twitter.com/RohittRainanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-11561176492531739752013-01-09T13:42:44.927-05:002013-01-09T13:42:44.927-05:00 Look, I'm admitting a bias here. I do. not. l... Look, I'm admitting a bias here. I do. not. like. Tarantino'smovies. I hated <i>Kill Bill</i> and would not watch <i>Kill Bill 2</i>. With <i>Inglourious</i>, I began watching it, didn't like it - it was a collection of unconnected scenes, and I couldn't bring myself to be interested in any one of the characters. Besides, I honestly thought some of the characterisations were ridiculous - (put it down partly to my bias, and partly to the subject not holding my<br /> interest, so I think 30 minutes into (perhaps 40? max) <br /><br />I zoned out. <br /><br />But I was still there in front of the TV while my husband watched it, so you could say 'I watched it' too - only, I really didn't.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-17462874457160039382013-01-09T13:32:16.115-05:002013-01-09T13:32:16.115-05:00The 'stopped midway' part is confusing, as...The 'stopped midway' part is confusing, as you have come up with this after you had already mentioned twice that you had.. and twice that you had not watched the movie. And to be very honest with you, I kind of don't buy it. More so because Basterds hardly had any 'gut wrenching' violence that must have put you off. Just saying.Rohit Rainahttp://twitter.com/RohittRainanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-82672465400365986432013-01-09T13:20:49.828-05:002013-01-09T13:20:49.828-05:00Arre baba I began watching Inglourious Basterds; q...<i>Arre baba</i> I began watching <i>Inglourious Basterds</i>; quite soon into the movie, I decided I didn't like it at all, so I stopped. And therefore my statement: <i>I didn't like Inglourious Basterds.</i> What's confusing about that? :)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-53446705904554830852013-01-09T13:10:44.276-05:002013-01-09T13:10:44.276-05:00you have.. you haven't.. you have...and some. ...you have.. you haven't.. you have...and some. ConfusingRohit Rainahttp://twitter.com/RohittRainanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-74199448161553821192013-01-09T12:52:18.154-05:002013-01-09T12:52:18.154-05:00 To be very honest, I still haven't watched In... To be very honest, I still haven't watched <i>Inglourious Basterds</i> - I stopped watching quite soon into the film. I find that these days, I have very little patience to sit through a movie that doesn't interest me. :) <br /><br /><i>Django</i> - hmm, I'll see. When I'm already biased, that will colour my film-viewing, surely? Besides, I *hate* violent movies. And Tarantino's movies always seem to me to glorify it. Even if that is also my bias, I really cannot take the scenes of violence and bloodshed. :(Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-61481413317910174612013-01-09T12:43:39.281-05:002013-01-09T12:43:39.281-05:00Last time I checked... You said you hadn't wat...Last time I checked... You said you hadn't watched Inglorious Basterds... So I believe you saw it somewhere in the last week......<br />never mind.. if you din't like even that... then no point arguing. But I still suggest you watch Django... for old times sake! Rohit Rainahttp://twitter.com/RohittRainanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-25210611111032766022013-01-05T14:48:48.549-05:002013-01-05T14:48:48.549-05:00For some reason,I couldn't reply to you below,...For some reason,I couldn't reply to you below, so I will do so here. I'm glad we got that sorted out - because yes, without non-verbal clues, writing online can be a very dangerous thing. There is no 'tone' to tell you how something is meant. <br /><br />Re: Tarantino - I think we should agree to disagree. I didn't like <i>Inglourious Basterds</i> and I have no intention of watching Django. :))Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-46961523778976449162013-01-04T23:26:10.073-05:002013-01-04T23:26:10.073-05:00Yeah the reply from you did have a 'calming...Yeah the reply from you did have a 'calming' effect, I guess online communication has its drawbacks.. never mind.<br /><br />Tarantino... Well, if Pulp Fiction din't manage to impress you and if your opinion of him worsened after the Kill Bill series, I suggest you watch Inglorious Basterds and Django Unchained. <br /><br />But first,,, plzzz watch The Man From Earth!!!!Rohit Rainahttp://twitter.com/RohittRainanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-70275799032484952592013-01-04T16:14:47.164-05:002013-01-04T16:14:47.164-05:00Stop hitting your head against the wall! *Grin* I&...Stop hitting your head against the wall! *Grin* I'm sorry. I am not arguing with you, or debating with you. I'm sorry you thought so. When I write, I'm not just replying to you, I also add what thoughts riff off that point; so, when I say that ' I don't think awards should go to box-office collections', I do not mean that *you* said or even implied that - that statement is what *i* think, that is all. I know it is fustrating to think that you have not been understood; I tend to write like I'm 'talking' to you, so sometimes, much gets lost in the translation. I think we agree much more than we disagree, truly I do. <br /><br />So relax and give that wall of yours a break. :) <br /><br />ps: I'll admit to a bias against Tarantino. I do not like his movies. I also do not think he's ever made a film that was Academy Award worthy. :))Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-40287723681785252132013-01-04T12:46:56.881-05:002013-01-04T12:46:56.881-05:00Banging my head against the wall, LITERALLY!!
83%...Banging my head against the wall, LITERALLY!! <br />83% of my time on your blog has been spent explaining 'what I meant to say in my previous comment". I guess I need to go back to fifth grade to do my revisions on language, I am equally bad at Hindi, trust me!To say that popular cinema means good cinema is not just a fallacy Anuradha, it is a pure SIN. And I am not a sinner<br />Let me rephrase, Barring the popular cinema offered by the likes of tarantino and Scorcese, it is mostly unwatchable. And Avatar??? Of course it was a bad movie, whosoever said otherwise!?. "Oscar should go acc. to box office collections" When did I say that?? I am going to cry one day! With the box office collection point I meant to say something completely in contrast to what you understood<br /><br /><br />And I am not saying Tarantino should get oscar because he makes popular movies. Rather, I believe he never got an oscar, owing to the reason that he makes popular movies. So when I used the word 'bias', I meant you can't measure every popular movie on the same scale. An Avatar is incomparable to an Inglorious Basterds or an Iron Man can't be put in the same category as a 'Sweeney Todd'. Despite the fact that all of them are popular movies, you can't compare them. Some popular movies actually offer darn good cinema. The Academy awards should definitely be the<br />cinematic endeavor, which is why I say Hurt Locker earned its oscar.<br />Alright, it gained some popularity from Film festivals, but that doesn't make<br />it less-deserving. I believe it is one of the best war movies ever made<br />(can't say the same about some other Oscar winners though)<br /><br />Sigh! *Please read full comment :P*Rohit Rainahttp://twitter.com/RohittRainanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-84990206298120659012013-01-04T08:41:06.778-05:002013-01-04T08:41:06.778-05:00 Rohit, I'll be honest. I *didn't* like Av... Rohit, I'll be honest. I *didn't* like <i>Avtar</i>; I thought it was an over-hyped, over-blown indulgence. I absolutely do not mind that mindless action movies, for instance, are snubbed - if that is a bias, then I'll cop to it. I think Scorcese deserved an award much before he actually got one, but then his movies, whether they are Academy-friendly or not, are actually cinematically good, if not brilliant. <br /><br />Tarantino? Hmm, not very sure he deserves one. To me, he is one of the over-hyped brigade; someone somewhere said he was brilliant because he cut his movie in a way that no one had done before, so now no one dares say the Emperor has no clothes. To me, there is only so much of self-indulgent camera angles I can take. Besides, it is a fallacy that 'popular' means 'good cinema'. I don't think awards should be given according to box-office <br />collections. I mean, think of it: if that were the case, then <br /><i>Dabang</i> (a film I enjoyed thoroughly, by the way) <br />should win every award there is. The box-office awards 'popular'. The Academy awards (or should award) the cinematic endeavour - or why cannot the Bond movies be eligible for 'Best Picture'? They rake in enough money anyway. <br /><br />Typically, the Oscar nominations, even today, go to the best films of the crop, irrespective of their fate at the box-office. That the award itself may not go to the best of the best is fact. But the shortlist always has the best of the year's crop.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-50056639877323323212013-01-04T00:21:14.212-05:002013-01-04T00:21:14.212-05:00Of course there was a lot of buzz around these mov...Of course there was a lot of buzz around these movies, everybody expected Hurt Locker to trip Avtar, but I don't think in terms of box office collections such movies are even in top 50... even a b-grader like Men in Black would trip them for a higher box office earning. . <br />It is just that there is a lot of bias. Some specific genres are always snubbed. For instance, Tarantino makes immensely popular movies, and he is almost certified ineligible for Oscars. Nominations is all he would get. I don't know if you like his movies, but I believe Academy owes an award to him.<br />I was pleasantly surprised when ‘The<br />Departed’ won an Oscar for much-deserving Scorsese (expectedly, there was a lot of<br />criticism for the choice)Rohit Rainahttp://twitter.com/RohittRainanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-1408417584738162013-01-03T15:43:50.688-05:002013-01-03T15:43:50.688-05:00They used to be; I don't think they are, any m...They used to be; I don't think they are, any more. And most movies that win Oscar nominations are already well-known, having made their presence felt at international film festivals and The Golden Globe. <i>Hurt Locker</i> and <i>The King's Speech</i> were both hits in regular theatres before their nominations came through. Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-60796567900115641382013-01-03T12:41:14.243-05:002013-01-03T12:41:14.243-05:00At least they are better than any of the Indian aw...At least they are better than any of the Indian awards. I mean, movies like Hurt Locker, King's speech were not so popular before they won the Oscar. And we might disagree on this, but I think Oscar is sometimes very unfair to popular movies ( I won't mention those movies, you might just T-off you!)Rohit Rainahttp://twitter.com/RohittRainanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-41535384192111186312013-01-03T08:32:41.084-05:002013-01-03T08:32:41.084-05:00Look, the Oscars are like most awards - they give ...Look, the Oscars are like most awards - they give it to the most popular, not the most deserving. I think, even now, the only awards that retain their prestige are Cannes. The critics' award there is worth something. The Oscars stand for prestige, not appreciation. All the movies you mentioned were decent enough (though I personally think <i>No Country For Old men</i> was better than the other two) but yes, there definitely were better movies in contention. Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-45130518621577988522013-01-03T05:31:28.040-05:002013-01-03T05:31:28.040-05:00Exactly. Ironically for me, most oscar winning mov...Exactly. Ironically for me, most oscar winning movies fall in this category- No Country for Old men( brilliant, but there were better movies), Million Dollar Baby (overtly melodramatic), The King's Speech (Something was wrong!)....Rohit Rainahttp://twitter.com/RohittRainanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-17470031931722092392013-01-03T05:30:54.858-05:002013-01-03T05:30:54.858-05:00Exactly. Ironically for me, most oscar winning mov...Exactly. Ironically for me, most oscar winning movies fall in this category- No Country for Old men( brilliant, but there were better movies), Million Dollar Baby (overtly melodramatic), The King's Speech (Something was wrong!)....Rohit Rainahttp://twitter.com/RohittRainanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-26444017095896226482013-01-01T14:39:52.012-05:002013-01-01T14:39:52.012-05:00Happy new Year, Rohit. What I actually liked about...Happy new Year, Rohit. What I actually liked about the portrayal of India was that even the grime, the dirt, the crime... was not there to show the West how bad India was, but just part of the narrative. It was incidental to the plot. I also liked that Boyle had an affection for India that was so evident from the first frame to the last. I absolutely agree that the film was over-rated. It is one of those inexplicable things - sometimes, a film catches the imagination of the viewer, and there is no amount of deconstruction that can make you understand why it should be so successful! <i>Slumdog Millionaire</i> was one of those films.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-57732663335615698532013-01-01T00:13:00.936-05:002013-01-01T00:13:00.936-05:00Happy New Year Anu
Well, I am not very sure of it...Happy New Year Anu<br /><br />Well, I am not very sure of its projection of India... everything they showed is indeed true, but then its not all bad as it made everyone believe... but that's debatable. It hardly bothered me to be honest, I thought it was overrated though, personally, I would have wanted Frost/Nixon or 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button to win the oscarRohit Rainahttp://twitter.com/RohittRainanoreply@blogger.com