Slumdog Millionaire !!

It swept away so many oscars but is it that good? You know, films get made in India which far better than this one.

All I know is that once you see that guy from lost dancing in a robe to pop music, he really doesn't seem that tough anymore.

You might not like it.

Just because it won an award doesn't make it good.

meh, i didnt think it was that great. danny boyle deserved the best director oscar, but thats about it.

never heard of it. :|

I enjoyed it, as did my family. The story telling was pretty neat. We all loved the autograph scene the most. It cracked us up big time.

It features some of the best cinematography of the past decade, but at times the plot of the movie suffered from being too predictable and relatively simple. However, I believe that Gran Torino has just as many flaws, though the plot of the movie seems to be its strength.

I've actually been living in India since January (going back home in two weeks Woo! I get beef again) anyhow the movie is pretty accurate to life here. I've seen a few other "Bollywood" movies here and they completely fail at being entertaining, but Slumdog is pretty good if you want an accurate view of life here. thenarkallaptar

Yeah accurate life there in like, the 80s and 90s. Things are a bit better now... This is why a lot of Indians got pissed at how Boyle portrayed India.

eh....I thought the movie was OK...as a rental on blu-ray. It was my first Bollywood movie, but TBH, I really have no interest in Indian culture at all.

IMO, there were better movies in '08 than Slumdog

It was great, but I have to agree with the posters above (surprised that so many people feel the same way) it did not deserve ALL of that hype.Hungry_bunny

Why would you be suprised? People will jump on every chance they get to assert that something is overrated or overhyped, as if it is part of human nature.

overrated,danny boyle has better movies which no one seem to care about..i'm talking about sunshine,i saw it a few days ago and it was pure awesomeness.

[QUOTE="Hungry_bunny"]It was great, but I have to agree with the posters above (surprised that so many people feel the same way) it did not deserve ALL of that hype.HiResDes

Why would you be suprised? People will jump on every chance they get to assert that something is overrated or overhyped, as if it is part of human nature.

eh....I thought the movie was OK...as a rental on blu-ray. It was my first Bollywood movie, but TBH, I really have no interest in Indian culture at all.

IMO, there were better movies in '08 than Slumdog

LosDaddie

Yes IMO, The Wrestler was the best film of 2008.

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eh....I thought the movie was OK...as a rental on blu-ray. It was my first Bollywood movie, but TBH, I really have no interest in Indian culture at all.

IMO, there were better movies in '08 than Slumdog

HiResDes

Yes IMO, The Wrestler was the best film of 2008.

I could list plenty of'08movies better than Slumdog, the Wrestler being one of them. :)

I never saw it and I dont really want 2 just overhyped

It swept away so many oscars but is it that good? You know, films get made in India which far better than this one.

dibyajyoti_mond

eh....I thought the movie was OK...as a rental on blu-ray. It was my first Bollywood movie, but TBH, I really have no interest in Indian culture at all.

IMO, there were better movies in '08 than Slumdog

LosDaddie

Slumdog isn't a Bollywood movie. There obviously were much better movies in '08 than Slumdog. And you don't have much interest in Indian culture because you don't seem to have dug much deep. Slumdog has nothing to do with Indian culture and neither has Bollywood. Bollywood was basically used by some critic to point out how directors here rip plots from Hollywood movies off, 'B' because the films were mostly made in Bombay (Mumbai). The name just stuck and has been in heavy use ever since.

Whats really sad in my opinion is that you guys are only exposed to the Bollywood part of Indian cinema. There are many independent Indian directors who make movies 1000x better than these big budget Bollywood guys. You should try watching movies by Ritwik Ghatak, Satyajit Ray (these two guys are old school) or even Anurag Kashyap (you'll probably not love him that much since you'd have to be an Indian to fully relate to his movies, but he is probably the most original directors in India)

You should also try Johnny Gaddar, its a Bollywood film inspired by James Headly Chase, but not ripped off. It didn't get much box office success, but it in my opinion is one of the finest movies of '07.

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It swept away so many oscars but is it that good? You know, films get made in India which far better than this one.

Ontain

Most Bollywood movies ARE terrible.

As mentioned in my above post, you should check out Johnny Gaddar. It's pure awesomeness!

@ everyone SLUMDOG IS NOT A BOLLYWOOD MOVIE it's a British movie with a predominantly Indian cast and crew

[QUOTE="LosDaddie"]

eh....I thought the movie was OK...as a rental on blu-ray. It was my first Bollywood movie, but TBH, I really have no interest in Indian culture at all.

IMO, there were better movies in '08 than Slumdog

monotonbewegung

Slumdog isn't a Bollywood movie. There obviously were much better movies in '08 than Slumdog. And you don't have much interest in Indian culture because you don't seem to have dug much deep. Slumdog has nothing to do with Indian culture and neither has Bollywood. Bollywood was basically used by some critic to point out how directors here rip plots from Hollywood movies off, 'B' because the films were mostly made in Bombay (Mumbai). The name just stuck and has been in heavy use ever since.

Whats really sad in my opinion is that you guys are only exposed to the Bollywood part of Indian cinema. There are many independent Indian directors who make movies 1000x better than these big budget Bollywood guys. You should try watching movies by Ritwik Ghatak, Satyajit Ray (these two guys are old school) or even Anurag Kashyap (you'll definately probably might not love him that much since you'd have to be an Indian to fully relate to his movies, but he is probably the most original directors in India)

You should also try Johnny Gaddar, its a Bollywood film inspired by James Headly Chase, but not ripped off. It didn't get much box office success, but it in my opinion is one of the finest movies of '07.

eh...regardless of all that crap, Slumdog was still on OK movie to me. I only watched it because my wife wanted to.

And I highly doubt I'd watch any of those other movies you listed. I just have no interest in doing so.

Thanks for your comments.

It is a British Film indeed.

But you know, there aretruly much better films made in India (that means not only Bollywood)nowadays.

This you can take from an Indian, me.

I enjoyed it, as did my family. The story telling was pretty neat. We all loved the autograph scene the most. It cracked us up big time.

jubino

eh....I thought the movie was OK...as a rental on blu-ray. It was my first Bollywood movie, but TBH, I really have no interest in Indian culture at all.

IMO, there were better movies in '08 than Slumdog

LosDaddie

Slumdog Millionare is not a Bollywood movie. Its a British movie.

BTW, I thought it was fantastic, it definetely deserved to win.

i found it rubbish but they felt sorry for the kids thats why it got loads of awards

Overrated and overhyped is a GS meme. We should copyright it! Anything that is good is instantly overrated. Alien and Aliens? overrated! Gladiator? Overrated! Ocarina of Time? Overrated! Mozart? Overrated! David by Michaelangelo? Overrated! Overrated? Overrated!II_Seraphim_II

What isn't a meme? Heck, the concept of "meme" has become a meme itself. Overrated isn't a meme though, it's simply turning into a cliche term.

As for Slumdog, I thought it was a decent movie but the plot was far too contrived for my taste. It made Les Miserables seem plausible.

It was alright I only thought it should have won only one oscar.

You might not like it.

Just because it won an award doesn't make it good.

swatsickle

I was absolutely blown away by Slumdog Millionaire and thought it winning Best Picture was well deserved.

It was alright, but I think Benjamin Button was alot better.

While I'd agree that Slumdog Millionaire featured a pretty lackluster plot hardly anyone is commenting on its beautiful cinematography...Something that has made movies like Citizen Kane and City of God classics, though those are much much better films.

Its good, I really liked it

I don't think it's a movie for everyone. I can understand how it won all the awards, but in my book it was a close race between Milk and Slumdog for Best Picture. Danny Boyle deserved Best Director though, hands down.

I loved that movie. I bought it off Itunes.