Did I watch the right Slumdog Millionaire?

[Crono]

Originally posted by: ganesh1

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.

i say slum dog is over hyped cause iam a indian soo i knw it well

Hype has nothing to do with whether something is good or not.
Slumdog is a good movie.
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[FuzzyDunlop]

Originally posted by: Firsttime
Meh it was ok. Movies this decade in general have been somewhat lacking in the awesomeness department. Of the recent best picture winners I only really enjoyed the Departed, but it isn't like an awesome end all movie. Slumdog was insanely predictable, visually is was awesome, but beyond that slightly lacking. Gran Torino on the other hand was good, better then Slumdog anyway. Frig sakes, Iron Man had a better plot then Slumdog. I've had to content myself lately with going back to the 80's and 90's and watching movies I missed the first time around. This year has promise, they better not screw it up.

agree. these past few years have been rather mediocre. Looking over the winners of best picture on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A...Award_for_Best_Picture I had to go all the way back to 2000 with gladiator till I said "That was a good movie."

 

[Gibson486]

I saw it over teh week end. It was OK....but it was overhyped. Anyone who wants argue about it needs to get a life. It's called an "opinion" for a reason.

 

[Joemonkey]

Originally posted by: Gibson486
I saw it over teh week end. It was OK....but it was overhyped. Anyone who wants argue about it needs to get a life. It's called an "opinion" for a reason.

do you deny that the camera and sound work was some of the best you've ever seen?

story aside...

 

[Dacalo]

Crash sucked balls.

 

[dainthomas]

Originally posted by: FuzzyDunlop

Originally posted by: Firsttime
Meh it was ok. Movies this decade in general have been somewhat lacking in the awesomeness department. Of the recent best picture winners I only really enjoyed the Departed, but it isn't like an awesome end all movie. Slumdog was insanely predictable, visually is was awesome, but beyond that slightly lacking. Gran Torino on the other hand was good, better then Slumdog anyway. Frig sakes, Iron Man had a better plot then Slumdog. I've had to content myself lately with going back to the 80's and 90's and watching movies I missed the first time around. This year has promise, they better not screw it up.

agree. these past few years have been rather mediocre. Looking over the winners of best picture on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A...Award_for_Best_Picture I had to go all the way back to 2000 with gladiator till I said "That was a good movie."

No love for ROTK?

Fail.

 

[JEDIYoda]

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

of course it was mediocre at best.......there was no animation...hahahhaaaaa...get it animation...rofl......

 

[slimjim2]

I have to say that I liked Slumdog Millionaire was refreshing to see something that did not have the big Hollywood stamp on it

 

[pcslookout]

Slumdog Millionaire was good but not the best film.

 

[PhaZe]

I thought Slumdog was entertaining but not oscar worthy.

 

[zoiks]

Originally posted by: pcslookout
Slumdog Millionaire was good but not the best film.

Yep. I just saw it for the first time and thought that while it was a feel good story, it certainly wasn't oscar worthy. Also the main song in that movie wasn't worthy of an Oscar either.

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: PhaZe
I thought Slumdog was entertaining but not oscar worthy.

This.

KT

 

[pcslookout]

Originally posted by: 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 .

Yeah I seen Slumdog Millionaire once and that is plenty it has no rewatch quality.

 

[Dumac]

Slumdog was mediocre. I don't know why everyone went crazy over it...

The beginning was really entertaining, but the movie slowly began turning sour halfway through. When it ended, I was left feeling disappointed.

 

[magomago]

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.

I like the Departed more than infernal affairs

 

[JulesMaximus]

I didn't see it.

Gran Torino was good though.

 

[Mr. Lennon]

This thread is full of fail. If you didn't like No Country for Old Men or The Departed....well your taste in movies is in your ass.

 

[Aikouka]

Originally posted by: zoiks
Yep. I just saw it for the first time and thought that while it was a feel good story, it certainly wasn't oscar worthy. Also the main song in that movie wasn't worthy of an Oscar either.

The song from Don (Aaj Ki Raat) that plays in Slumdog Millionaire makes me want to watch Don for some reason . Also, the chicks in the video for that song ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYDYSvB7kI4&feature=fvw ) are kinda hot .

 

[ccblazer44]

I couldn't agree more. I thought slumdog was corny, predictable, and over all pretty lame. I got tons of shit from my friends because they all thought it was one of the best movies ever.

 

[LS21]

slumgdog wasnt about the fucking gameshow or whether or not he wins the money

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: AndroidVageta

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

Despite all the big names, you arent missing much by not having seen the Departed yet...medicore at best.

I liked it. I had a hard time getting past the horrible accents, but it's a solid movie.

 

[pcslookout]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: AndroidVageta

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

Despite all the big names, you arent missing much by not having seen the Departed yet...medicore at best.

I liked it. I had a hard time getting past the horrible accents, but it's a solid movie.

I couldn't watch it.

 

[pcslookout]

Originally posted by: Dumac
Slumdog was mediocre. I don't know why everyone went crazy over it...

The beginning was really entertaining, but the movie slowly began turning sour halfway through. When it ended, I was left feeling disappointed.

Yeah it started off very well but slowly turned into just a ok movie.

 

[thomsbrain]

I agreed with the OP. It was an okay movie, but the acting by most of the adults was freaking horrible (kids were actually pretty good), cinematography was so-so, and music integration was extremely distracting. The story was okay, but it just wasn't a well-MADE movie.

I think everyone just got their panties wet because it felt progressive to champion a movie about Indian people like it was somehow a bold or arty thing to do. The movie was in English and purposely aimed at Hollywood audiences, for christ sake, it wasn't even a foreign movie.

Don't get me wrong, there are ten crappier movies for every movie as good as Slumdog Millionaire, but it wasn't close to the best movie of the year.

 

[cheesehead]

The whole movie seemed like a giant lump of negative National Geographic stereotypes of India mashed together.

No surprise, then, when it turned out that only the little kids and the guy in charge of the music were actually from India - everyone else was from the U.K. Nothing like a shot of good old-fashioned British jingoism, eh?

Honestly, the whole thing is fake. The script has nothing to do with the original book. 95% of the actors had never even BEEN to India before. The whole movie was completely over-the-top and about as subtle as a cinderblock to the forehead. The acting sucked, the cinematography sucked, and the lighting was annoying. The music was okay, I suppose, if you like that sort of thing.

If you want to see something Indian, see Monsoon Wedding, an altogether better movie.

Originally posted by: nace186

I think Grand Torino was better than slumdog.

I'm something of a wishy-washy P.C. pinko Liberal type, and I thought that movie kicked ass.