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Well, they did a decade ago. We had to teach them. For many, it was all they could eat. No ketchup tho, despite that being of Chinese invention.
Asian stereotypes are always sensitive for me. I feel for Bollywood because like the kung fu genre, a lot of people think they know what it is but haven't really seen much of it so they make generalities based on what other people have said.
Stick Devdas in your netflix queue before Kung Fu Killer. Make sure tq watches it with you. You'll thank me later for that.
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Do you want me to get the sharp stick in the eyes? You need to check tQ on her thoughts about foreign films. It's not pretty.
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I'll be leaving town at the end of the month, you can time it for the Netflix queue then. Along with Zombie Strippers II or whatever else you want to watch that you know just isn't my cup of Earl Grey.
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i recant my earlier statement then.
i'll state for the record that glynch senior is completely correct about the people hanging off the train.
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And it wins lots of awards. I didn't realize it hadn't opened in India yet. Go figure.
Just to keep the debate alive, I found the following article which supports both our positions.
Quote:MUMBAI (Reuters) – "Slumdog Millionaire" swept the Golden Globes and is generating Oscar buzz, but the film may not be as warmly received in India where it was shot and where millions live in the squalor depicted in the movie.
The film, which will be released in India next week in about 300 cinemas, won four awards at the 66th Golden Globe awards on Sunday, including one for Indian music composer AR Rahman for Best Original Score.
The win sparked a frenzy in the Indian media, which hailed Rahman as a genius, and predicted an Oscar win for the 43-year-old.
But even the global accolades and Oscar talk may not guarantee a blockbuster when the film about a Mumbai boy searching for love through a TV quiz game opens on January 23.
"Indian audiences don't like watching poverty and squalor on screen. They see enough of it in their daily lives," said filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar, whose portrayal of street kids in his 2007 film 'Traffic Signal' bombed at the box office.
But the film could do well in the big cities and among young audiences, Bhandarkar said.
Young audiences will check out the film because it has wowed audiences in the West, added analyst Amod Mehra.
"It will be considered cool to watch the film," he said.
Mumbai is home to Bollywood, the world's most prolific film industry, known for its colorful sets, extravagant costumes and elaborate song-and-dance sequences.
"I don't expect that someone in a smaller town will watch this film, no matter how good it is," Mehra said.
A dubbed version in Hindi will help draw audiences, he said, adding he expected the film to do "good business, nothing more."
The distributor of the film in India, Fox Star Studios, a venture between Twentieth Century Fox and News Corp's Star, is not perturbed by dire predictions and plans a grand premiere with key cast members.
"This may be an English film, but it was made in India, and has such a Bollywoodish theme," CEO Vijay Singh said.
"It is a rags-to-riches story that talks about looking for lost love, chasing your dreams, all of which are popular themes with Indian audiences," he said.
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Imagine Danny Boyle doing Miike...
[url]**** Darlington asks: Hi Danny, what do you think of the current British Film industry, the type of movies being made?
I almost just bought Mum & Dad, and I will do on its next markdown at HMV. That's the kind of micro-budget film we will see a lot more of soon. And I hear it's quite good. (Looks in HMV bag next to him) I did actually buy Come And See, Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance and 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days.
PaulD asks: Have you ever made a film and so many years later said to yourself that you could have improved certain things in them?
Oh, all of them. You never really finish a film satisfactorily. You're always dragged away. The more unsatisfied you feel with what you've done, the better the film.
Adam G asks: As a New Zealander (who's up at 2am for this), and knowing you've worked with NZers before (Cliff Curtis, Kerry Fox) is there any chance of you coming down to our neck of the woods to work?
I would love to come to New Zealand. To buy up some Lord Of The Rings paraphernalia for the Empire staff. (Laughs)
blackmores hat asks: What is you all time favourite band?
Oh, The Clash.
Kinema asks: What do you think of the Asian Film Industry, mainly South Korea and Hong Kong? A lot of South Korean movies are being made into US Remakes. Would you ever consider remaking a good South Korean movie, maybe OLDBOY?
Seriously, I was just asked to do a remake of Lady Vengeance, the one after Oldboy. My favourite is Audition.[/url]
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Saw it. Enjoyed it. Still don't want to go to India. The Grrl saw it with me (our annual outing to a movie) and she liked it OK, but she is allergic to any kind of positive ending.
I thought the dance number was a nice homage to Bollywood.
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It's become my fav soundtrack since Tsotsi. http://brotherhoodofdoom.com/phpBB3/view...?f=9&t=366 There's a new M.I.A. song, a remix of Paper Planes and even a song that's a total tribute to a Zola song from Tsotsi. That's going to hook me. Y'all know what a fan I am of M.I.A. http://brotherhoodofdoom.com/phpBB3/view...?f=7&t=933
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If I hear paper planes one more time . . . Uggh
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"...got visas in my name..."
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this one's for you, greg
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Here's the korean trailer for Park Cha Woo's new vampire movie "Thirst"
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Finally saw it on DVD (should I put this in the DVD forum?). I really enjoyed it. Well crafted story. Nice foreshadowing (eg: "I hope you can sing better than you can dance"). All in all a well done film. Hard to see the poverty of India. And to think that there's similar poverty in China, South America, and other places around the world...
Don't know if any of you watched the DVD, but it included the deleted scenes. Watching those, you can see why they were deleted. The tone of the movie would have been completely different. At the same time, there were some questions asked in the movie such as "How did you get on the show" and the answer ended up in the cut scene.
Anyway, good flick. And it it was me, I would have answered d'Artagnan and lost...
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Why this is on this thread, I don't know. But I saw Thirst and I really enjoyed it, which is saying a lot because I'm so over vampire flicks and there's no Bollywood numbers or sword fights. It's gloriously Park Chan-Wook. He has such an eye for dysfunctional relationships and jarring architecture. The way that the vampire contracts vampirism was a little odd as he takes on all the classic traits, but once that gets established, Thirst goes to all sorts of wickedly devilish places. It's not as brain searing as the Vengeance Trilogy, but definitely worth the view if you like Park.
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