Author Topic: I paid for Slumdog Millionaire in quarters tonight. (Read 19807 times)

Quote from: The Card Cheat on February 23, 2009, 08:08:17 PM
Federwang is obviously just upset that she's not 39.

Did you actually see the movie? She got around.

Forced sex = getting around? lolz

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #133 on:** February 23, 2009, 09:40:20 PM »

Quote from: Willco on February 23, 2009, 09:01:01 PM

Quote from: The Card Cheat on February 23, 2009, 08:08:17 PM
Federwang is obviously just upset that she's not 39.

Did you actually see the movie? She got around.

her character got around.

Solo · « **Reply #134 on:** February 23, 2009, 09:41:57 PM »

Getting around = getting experience. Its win-win. Besides, she didnt have much say in the matter.

Akala · « **Reply #135 on:** February 23, 2009, 10:20:15 PM »

My experience of Indian girls has been very positive. Broaden your horizons Willco.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #136 on:** February 23, 2009, 10:21:41 PM »

That fact that she let herself get raped only lessens my respect for her.

Akala · « **Reply #137 on:** February 23, 2009, 10:27:09 PM »

I haven't seen the movie! I'm just saying in general!

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #138 on:** February 27, 2009, 12:47:59 PM »

Quote

THESE shocking images show Oscar winning Slumdog actor Azharuddin Mohammed receiving a vicious beating at the hands of his father.

Only days after walking down the red carpet in Hollywood the ten-year-old film star was slapped and kicked by dad, Ismail, after refusing to be put on display like a trophy.

One onlooker said: "It was like a scene out of Slumdog Millionaire."

The lad's dad has since apologised for striking his son.

“I was very sorry that I did what I did,” said the repentant father.

“I was so confused and stressed by my son’s homecoming that I did not know myself for a minute. I love my boy and I am very happy to have him home.”

The ugly scenes, which lasted no more than 30 seconds, broke out at around midday today Indian time in the Dharavi slum in Bandra, Mumbai.

Azharuddin, who had been given a day off school, was tired after his long haul flight from LA and prolonged hero’s welcome amid a media scrum yesterday.

And when he refused to be put on display outside his home this afternoon, his father lashed out, kicking and slapping him round the face.

(more details/pics at link)

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2279435.ece

I'm sorry, but the bolded comment made me laugh

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #139 on:** February 27, 2009, 02:29:38 PM »

I have really have no affinity for Indian girls, but the Slumdog chick is a beautiful goddess.

tiesto · « **Reply #140 on:** February 27, 2009, 03:25:17 PM »

Slumdog girl is gorgeous!

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #141 on:** February 27, 2009, 04:48:32 PM »

Quote from: Mamacint on February 27, 2009, 02:29:38 PM

I have really have no affinity for Indian girls, but the Slumdog chick is a beautiful goddess.

She's so beautiful it's mind blowing. I wasn't paying attention to her until the oscar buzz last weekend, and wow. Might need to see the movie

Solo · « **Reply #142 on:** February 27, 2009, 07:46:44 PM »

Do it, PD. Not only is the movie awesome, but shes unbearably beautiful.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #143 on:** February 27, 2009, 07:50:07 PM »

I'm curious. You don't seem to like many sentimental, emotional inspiration type flicks. Same with Shake - yet both of you loved this movie. What separates the emotion in this film from other films, say Button.

Bloodwake · « **Reply #144 on:** February 27, 2009, 07:54:44 PM »

Quote from: Solo on February 27, 2009, 07:46:44 PM

Do it, PD. Not only is the movie awesome, but shes unbearably beautiful.

God, yes she is. And the movie is great.

Solo · « **Reply #145 on:** February 27, 2009, 08:14:13 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on February 27, 2009, 07:50:07 PM

I'm curious. You don't seem to like many sentimental, emotional inspiration type flicks. Same with Shake - yet both of you loved this movie. What separates the emotion in this film from other films, say Button.

Button is manipulative schlock. Now, thats not to say that Slumdog isnt manipulative also, but the differences are that you genuinely like and root for these characters, and the movie is brimming with energy and totally draws you in. Button did not of these things. It was a bland, heartless affair. A pretty one, but thats about it. Come to think of it, Slumdog is probably my only 10/10 for 2008.

What ever happened to Shake?

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #146 on:** February 27, 2009, 08:19:12 PM »

He's on gamingescape.com

He loved the movie which reallly shocked me. Also how do you define "manipulative"

Solo · « **Reply #147 on:** February 27, 2009, 08:23:37 PM »

Pretty much by definition - designed/manufactured to elicit certain emotions.

Solo · « **Reply #148 on:** February 27, 2009, 08:27:36 PM »

To clarify a bit -ALL movies try to manipulate you in various ways, but the talented filmmakers do it in subtle ways so that you're not really aware of it. Movies like Button are so overt that it just gets on your nerves. When the movie is basically telling you "okay, this is the emotional scene, you should feel this emotion", it fails.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #149 on:** February 27, 2009, 08:28:56 PM »

Doesn't drama - art - in of itself do that? If the artist feels like expressing a certain, deliberate emotion through their work does that make it less valid than other art? There's often human emotion in drama. Sure a sad scene can be so exaggerated that it reaches parody levels, but I dunno. It's like people think "omg that movie made me want to cry, manipulative trash!" wtf you're human

Solo · « **Reply #150 on:** February 27, 2009, 08:31:04 PM »

Did you see my second post, PD? Its not the act of manipulation that makes a movie bad, but the execution of it. Subtlety goes a long way.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #151 on:** February 27, 2009, 08:33:26 PM »

Didn't see the second post.

Give an example of a subtle, emotionally "manipulative" scene, and one that's blatant. Like, memorable scenes from memorable movies ie not Button

Solo · « **Reply #152 on:** February 27, 2009, 08:36:26 PM »

You can think of your own examples, PD, its pretty simple. When you can consciously sit there and feel the movie telling you HERE IS THE DRAMATIC SCENE, COMPLETE WITH DRAMATIC MUSIC, INSERT TEARS HERE, then it fails.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #153 on:** February 27, 2009, 08:40:48 PM »

So say the scene where Dafoe dies in Platoon for instance - emotionally manipulative yea. Would that be a criticism of that particular scene?

Cheebs · « **Reply #154 on:** February 27, 2009, 09:40:11 PM »

PD leave this thread and go see Slumdog this weekend. Your winter break at college is nearly over! You'll love it.

And she is amazing looking.

Solo · « **Reply #155 on:** February 28, 2009, 03:10:48 PM »

Slumdog is in 3rd place at the box office this weekend, up from 5th last weekend.

Cheebs · « **Reply #156 on:** February 28, 2009, 03:37:13 PM »

Quote from: Solo on February 28, 2009, 03:10:48 PM

Slumdog is in 3rd place at the box office this weekend, up from 5th last weekend.

Movie is having a VERY leggy run. I wouldn't be shocked if it makes its way to 150 million.

Vyer · « **Reply #157 on:** February 28, 2009, 05:07:46 PM »

Quote from: Willco on January 25, 2009, 01:40:45 PM

I'm not avoiding Slumdog to stick it to the man - that's stupid. I'm avoiding it, as I do with most of these flicks, because I'd rather watch geniunely entertaining films over something created with the sole purpose of getting the gold. I usually do end up seeing nominated films in some form or another, but I have the benefit of context since much time has passed.

You think Slumdog was actually made as Oscar bait? I don't see that at all. The movie is hardly the drawn out, pretentious, period-piece type movie that has 'made for Oscar' written on the day the script is drafted.

Now, the studios trying to schedule it is a different beast. Maybe that happened. But who gives a shit. I don't know that, once the film is made, that is really in under anyone's control but the studios.

I doubt a bunch of Indian actors and Danny Boyle, while they were shooting the Bollywood dance number, were thinking "We've got the fucking Oscar in the bag."

Solo · « **Reply #158 on:** February 28, 2009, 07:20:13 PM »

Exactly, its far from Oscar bait. Sure, its an underdog story, which often are Oscar bait movies, but those type usually are the more serious drama types, with big name lead in a film that pretty much hinges on the lead's performance. SM sure as shit didnt win anything because of Dev Patel

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #159 on:** February 28, 2009, 07:29:27 PM »

Slumdog: D+
Transformers: B-

Solo · « **Reply #160 on:** February 28, 2009, 07:45:41 PM »

I can only conclude that you hate freedom. Your post: F(reemdom hater).

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #161 on:** February 28, 2009, 07:47:00 PM »

Actually, it proves that I love freedom. Enough to disapprove of the outsourcing of Hollywood.

Solo · « **Reply #162 on:** February 28, 2009, 07:47:56 PM »

Hollywood couldnt get it done, so Britain and India had to step in. Thats the way she goes.

Cheebs · « **Reply #163 on:** February 28, 2009, 10:01:17 PM »

Quote from: BrandNew on February 28, 2009, 07:29:27 PM

Slumdog: D+
Transformers: B-

I am glad like 99.9999999999999% of the people who saw that disagree with you. I can't imagine not falling in love with it. It is just such a likable flick, this isn't some oscar drama that is hard to get into for some viewers. It is just so......it.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #164 on:** February 28, 2009, 10:16:35 PM »

I was joking, cheebs

brawndolicious · « **Reply #165 on:** February 28, 2009, 10:21:19 PM »

Quote from: BrandNew on February 28, 2009, 07:47:00 PM

Actually, it proves that I love freedom. Enough to disapprove of the outsourcing of Hollywood.

The truth is that Hollywood is shutting down most foreign film industries.

Is this movie just some gay bollywood music video? I've read and heard a lot of impressions but nobody really is specific about what makes it so great.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #166 on:** February 28, 2009, 10:25:02 PM »

Why not read Solo's posts of impressions? On the last page?

brawndolicious · « **Reply #167 on:** February 28, 2009, 10:29:23 PM »

it was his favorite movie last year and he loves the music. OK

Cheebs · « **Reply #168 on:** February 28, 2009, 10:43:57 PM »

thank god you scared me..

And bollywood, wtf?

Have you even seen the trailer?

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #169 on:** February 28, 2009, 11:40:42 PM »

Slumdog: D-
Transformers: B-

For reals.

cool breeze · « **Reply #170 on:** March 01, 2009, 01:09:21 AM »

Quote from: Solo on February 28, 2009, 07:20:13 PM

Exactly, its far from Oscar bait. Sure, its an underdog story, which often are Oscar bait movies, but those type usually are the more serious drama types, with big name lead in a film that pretty much hinges on the lead's performance. SM sure as shit didnt win anything because of Dev Patel

I don't know all about this Oscar bait stuff, but I think that with Little Miss Sunshine and Juno as nominees, what was normally a movie that could win an Oscar was shook up. Slumdog is eons better than those two movies tho.

EmCeeGrammar · « **Reply #171 on:** March 01, 2009, 03:41:37 AM »

People hate Crash?
what?
Well I guess I HAVE to buy a copy of Slumdog Millionaire now.

Cheebs · « **Reply #172 on:** March 01, 2009, 08:28:32 AM »

Quote from: swaggaz on March 01, 2009, 01:09:21 AM

Quote from: Solo on February 28, 2009, 07:20:13 PM
Exactly, its far from Oscar bait. Sure, its an underdog story, which often are Oscar bait movies, but those type usually are the more serious drama types, with big name lead in a film that pretty much hinges on the lead's performance. SM sure as shit didnt win anything because of Dev Patel

I don't know all about this Oscar bait stuff, but I think that with Little Miss Sunshine and Juno as nominees, what was normally a movie that could win an Oscar was shook up. Slumdog is eons better than those two movies tho.

Slumdog is far from oscar bait, the movie was nearly going to be direct to dvd.

Barry Egan · « **Reply #173 on:** March 01, 2009, 09:03:17 AM »

Quote from: EmCeeGrammar on March 01, 2009, 03:41:37 AM

People hate Crash?
what?
Well I guess I HAVE to buy a copy of Slumdog Millionaire now.

people LIKE crash? It's like, the most disingenuous movie ever made.

Solo · « **Reply #174 on:** March 01, 2009, 10:13:50 AM »

How anyone like Crash? I'll take the David Cronenberg film of the same name anyday, and that movie involves people fucking open wounds

Cheebs · « **Reply #175 on:** March 01, 2009, 11:10:36 AM »

Crash nor Brokeback Mountain deserved to win in 2005. 2005 was a great year for blockbusters, so-so year for the traditional fall drama. Out of the nominated movies Spielberg's Munich was probably my personal favorite. Shockingly in 2006, 2007, and 2008 the film won I felt really deserved it (Although in 2007 I liked TWBB more but No Country was very deserving, Coen brothers earned it). Hasn't been that much consistency like that in a while (Crash, Chicago...etc).

EmCeeGrammar · « **Reply #176 on:** March 01, 2009, 03:43:40 PM »

Whats disingenuous about Crash? I picked it up on a whim without any knowledge of its infamy. Thought it was moving and spoke to some general prevailing truths. I've had some experience others demonising an ethnicity because of their personal frustrations. I have problems not letting stereotypes paint an easy picture of someone for myself sometimes.
Moreso, I simply liked it. I dunno about "best movie ever" but I usually don't make recommendations because most people don't like the same things I do.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #177 on:** March 01, 2009, 03:45:33 PM »

Crash = Remedial Race Relations Class

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #178 on:** March 01, 2009, 03:49:48 PM »

Quote from: T EXP on March 01, 2009, 03:45:33 PM

Crash = Remedial Race Relations Class

Something the majority of the US needs to take, whitie

Cheebs: I'd imagine politics played more in Munich not winning than this Milk situation

Barry Egan · « **Reply #179 on:** March 01, 2009, 05:28:43 PM »

Fortunately the film has faded from memory, so it would be difficult for me to give a sufficient response as to why it sucks. I just remember watching it and thinking: 'nearly every scenario in this movie is contrived in order to fit a certain agenda'. I didn't believe any of the characters in that film actually existed outside the mind of a PC-addled liberal, nor did I get the impression that the makers of the film had the subtlety to portray how racism actually occurs nowadays.

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Author Topic: I paid for Slumdog Millionaire in quarters tonight. (Read 19807 times)