Did I watch the right Slumdog Millionaire?

[amdhunter]

I thought the movie was alright. I think the reason I didn't think it was award-worthy though was because of all the hype -- it made me have too high expectations of it. I think thats why I tend to enjoy movies that get horrible reviews.

 

[Zedtom]

It was entertaining for the visuals showing the seamy side of Mumbai (Bombay). I kept thinking to myself that there are people who want to visit India for "spiritual enlightenment".

 

[Platypus]

I saw it before all the hype and thought it was an OK movie. It really surprised me that it took so many awards and got as hyped as it did. I don't fault it in any way, I just didn't see it as that good.

 

[ViviTheMage]

some good camera work...otherwise I have seen a lot of movies 'like' this...but what movie hasn't had a million types of it, it just happens.

 

[Lorax]

watched it in theater before it won awards, we left wondering what all the hype was about. personally i think it was reverse racism.

 

[Krynj]

I agree, I didn't think it was that great either. I watched Taken just before, and I thought Taken was so much better.

 

[ivan2]

Originally posted by: FetusCakeMix
I agree, I didn't think it was that great either. I watched Taken just before, and I thought Taken was so much better.

taken was even more cheesy and less visually appealing. it's obvious that he isn't gonna find his daughter until the end so why bother to try and build suspense with all the other girls he found.

 

[AnonymouseUser]

Don't you people know how to use spoiler tags? Sheesh... :roll:

Spoiler

Here's an example

Now, was that so hard?

 

[Krynj]

Well obviously he's not going to find his daughter til the end.

It was just a non-stop ass-kicking entertaining marathon.

 

[cheezy321]

Sounds like OP is a hater.

"I hate all movies which were mega-popular just because they were mega-popular! I still have the mindset of a 12 year old!"

The way you break down the movie really makes me see the true mediocrity in it. Thanks for that deep review of the film....:roll:

 

[Aikouka]

I thought it was an interesting movie that's worth watching once (at least). Don't think I'd put it in my top ten or anything .

 

[AstroManLuca]

It wasn't bad but it was painfully obvious Oscar bait.

 

[TallBill]

Wow, lots of different opinions on movies in this thread.

Slumdog - Started out great, but got boring and repetitive by the end. Not a big fan of the cheese, and didn't really care if he won.

No Country for Old Men - Solid movie, one of the scariest bad guys that I've ever seen. Definitely some intense moments.

Crash - Hot Garbage, this movie was fucking terrible IMHO.

Million Dollar Baby - Phenomenal story, and heart wrenching ending. People didn't like it because of the way it ended, but that's what made it great.

The Departed - Fairly decent movie. I just watched it for the third time last week and there are some plot holes and cheese, but nothing to horrible or obvious.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
The plot is cliche but watching the stories is what's interesting. Good directing/editing/music. This wasn't suppose to be some revolutionary plot

Pretty much.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: nace186

Originally posted by: dmw16
Didn't see it.

But No Country For Old Men was also a hyped up piece of shit.

Agree.

I think Grand Torino was better than slumdog.

Agree, and agree. No Country for Old Men just didn't do anything for me.

 

[foghorn67]

Originally posted by: Snapster

Originally posted by: DaWhim

Originally posted by: Zugzwang152
The Departed was just about the most emotionally wrenching movie I've ever seen. I wanted to kill Matt Damon from the very beginning of it.

you know, the departed is actually a remake of a HK film.

Although The Departed is good, it's not as good as Infernal Affairs.

No way. Only azn fanboi's think that.

 

[evident]

Originally posted by: weflyhigh
just finished watching it and it was definitely mediocre at best
really? he won the money? they get back together? the brother says sorry? wow awesome
love that symbolize of the money bath at the end. so deep.

No Country for Old Men and Crash were definitely twice as good, I guess 2008 sucks (haven't seen the Departed)
looking at past best pictures, this might be the worst except for the couple I didnt see and Million Dollar Baby (which sucked)

maybe I need to watch it again? haha

it's supposed to be a feel good movie that outlines the life of mmillions of people living in india. i think one of the reasons why it's so popular is because much of the western world is unaware of what indian life is like, and it does agood job of showing the issues in that country. not to mention it was pretty well written and captivating.

i thought no country for old men was anti-climactic, although i understand why the writers wrote it that way, but slumdog was def. more enjoyable IMO.

 

[AstroManLuca]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: nace186

Originally posted by: dmw16
Didn't see it.

But No Country For Old Men was also a hyped up piece of shit.

Agree.

I think Grand Torino was better than slumdog.

Agree, and agree. No Country for Old Men just didn't do anything for me.

I sort of liked No Country for Old Men but I'll admit I'm a wimp who hates downer endings. I would have liked to see something like Chigurh getting killed in a car accident before he got to Llewellyn's wife or something (though obviously people would have hated that since I'm certain that's not how it went down in the book).

Just the idea that the big bad serial killer destroyed everything good and is going to keep on doing so bothered the hell out of me.

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: AstroManLuca

I sort of liked No Country for Old Men but I'll admit I'm a wimp who hates downer endings. I would have liked to see something like Chigurh getting killed in a car accident before he got to Llewellyn's wife or something (though obviously people would have hated that since I'm certain that's not how it went down in the book).

Happy endings or complete endings are so unrealistic though, I hate them.

 

[daweeze02]

Originally posted by: Snapster

Originally posted by: DaWhim

Originally posted by: Zugzwang152
The Departed was just about the most emotionally wrenching movie I've ever seen. I wanted to kill Matt Damon from the very beginning of it.

you know, the departed is actually a remake of a HK film.

Although The Departed is good, it's not as good as Infernal Affairs.

Yea I have the entire Infernal Affairs series, def better than the departed

 

[AstroManLuca]

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: AstroManLuca

I sort of liked No Country for Old Men but I'll admit I'm a wimp who hates downer endings. I would have liked to see something like Chigurh getting killed in a car accident before he got to Llewellyn's wife or something (though obviously people would have hated that since I'm certain that's not how it went down in the book).

Happy endings or complete endings are so unrealistic though, I hate them.

That's why they're called "movies." But either way, everyone has their own opinion. Movies are just entertainment so you want to see whatever entertains you. I'm okay with sort of downer endings but it just bugs me when NOTHING goes right and there's no hope at all. Most movies with bad endings still at least give you a glimmer of hope. Not NCFOM. I'm not criticizing it for that, just saying that's why I didn't really like it.

 

[Alone]

Slumdog was definitely watchable, but not deserving of the awards and the hype.
No Country for Old Men was boring and pointless.
The Departed was an example of amazing acting with a great plot.

 

[evident]

Originally posted by: AstroManLuca

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: nace186

Originally posted by: dmw16
Didn't see it.

But No Country For Old Men was also a hyped up piece of shit.

Agree.

I think Grand Torino was better than slumdog.

Agree, and agree. No Country for Old Men just didn't do anything for me.

I sort of liked No Country for Old Men but I'll admit I'm a wimp who hates downer endings. I would have liked to see something like Chigurh getting killed in a car accident before he got to Llewellyn's wife or something (though obviously people would have hated that since I'm certain that's not how it went down in the book).

Just the idea that the big bad serial killer destroyed everything good and is going to keep on doing so bothered the hell out of me.

*SPOILERS**
the story itself has bigger implications than what you saw about llewellyn and chigurh, which is why they showed llewellyn's death the way they did.. it was more about good vs evil on a grand scale, and how the old guy couldnt figure out the crimes(hence no country for old men). i thought it was a cop out, but thats what the director and writer were aiming for.

 

[AnitaPeterson]

Originally posted by: dmw16
... No Country For Old Men was also a hyped up piece of shit.

true

 

[Inspector Jihad]

Originally posted by: Lorax
watched it in theater before it won awards, we left wondering what all the hype was about. personally i think it was reverse racism.

huh?