I finally saw Oh Darling Yeh Hai India! Now I just need to watch Guddu and Devdas, and I will have seen every Shahrukh movie ever.
Oh Darling Yeh Hai India! : I Feel Like I Got to See Shahrukh Khan, the Stage Actor
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Baasha: Hey! I Saw a Rajnikanth Movie!
One of the commentators on a post about Kabali mentioned that people are excited because it looks like it might be similar to an old hit, Baasha. And what do you know, Baasha is on googleplay! So I was able to watch it!
Humpty Sharma Part 2: It’s Important Not So Much for What it Is, but for What it Says about DDLJ
I already did a detailed discussion yesterday comparing and contrasting the first halves of DDLJ and Humpty. And that got so long that I decided to break at intermission and talk about the second half today. This may be slightly too much thought to put in to Humpty (although it is a very good movie. With a terrible title), but it is interesting as an example of how DDLJ has forever changed and influenced the Indian romance film.
Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania and DDLJ: Why Are They the Same and Why Are They Different?
I just watched Humpty Sharma again, for like the 7th time. But it was interesting watching it now, while I am in the middle of my DDLJ recap. So I was hyper aware of what it took from DDLJ and what it got rid of.
Omkara: Man! That Was Depressing!
I knew it would be! I remember getting all depressed when I read the play back in college, and it was even worse watching it being acted out by a bunch of actors I really liked. No wonder it has taken me years and years and years to get around to finally watching it. But then moviemavengal posted on it and pointed out that Ajay is SMOKING HOT, and that was enough to finally get me to check it out!
Vettai: Madhavan is Just a Big Old Teddy Bear, Isn’t He?
This was such a cute movie! Everyone was just so nice to each other and supportive and not mean. Even all the family dynamics that in another movie would be the source of much drama and trauma were just kind of laughed off. By the movie, but also by the characters. No lingering resentments or quest for vengeance, just a sort of “well, that’s how they are and that’s fine.” kind of attitude.
Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai: I Think This is the Best I Have Ever Seen Twinkle Look
Twinkle was so great in this! Well, really Twinkle and Salman. The two of them together just lit up the screen in a really unusual way. Which, I think, was on purpose to support the story.
Love: This Movie Was WAY WAY Better Than I Expected!
I had never heard of this film until it was recommended in a comment, and I don’t know why I never heard of it, because it is brilliant! Clever and sweet like Chashme Buddoor, intense and emotional like Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, and with an interesting message about Indian society like Ishaqzaade.
Saajan: I Finally Watch It! And It Is Just as Good as I Have Always Heard!
This is one of those movies that I knew was really good, and I just haven’t gotten around to watching it. Well, haven’t gotten around to it, and it was kind of hard to find a copy of. But, thanks to the proliferation of international streaming services, I now longer had that excuse, so I finally watched it!
22 Female Kottayam: Still Managed to Surprise Me, Even Knowing the Whole Plot in Advance
I’ve been doing the Sultan recap for days now, and it is such a manly movie. Not to say it doesn’t have really good female characters, it does, but over all it is about our male main character and how he interacts with other men. So I am going to take a break and look at a Malayalam movie which as all about women.
Yamadonga: Am I the Only One Reminded of A Matter of Life and Death?
Moviemavengal recommended this to me (you can read her review here), and I am so glad she did! Super awesome strange Rajamouli movie in the way only he can be (STILL haven’t seen Eega! I really need to get on that), but with a message that, oddly, reminded me of a British WWII classic.
Sultan 2nd Review: SPOILERS!!!!
I already put up a spoiler-free review, and I’ll be putting up a full summary over the next few days, but in the meantime here are my spoiler-y thoughts.
(for a different perspective, check out moviemavengal’s review)
Sultan, 1st Review! No SPOILERS!
I saw Sultan! Yaaaaaaay! It lived up to my expectations. It did not exceed my expectations, but it did live up to them.
Patiala House: Hey! Is That Hard Kaur? I LOVE Her!
I finally watched Patiala House, after missing it in theaters 5 years ago and never really getting around to seeing it since then. I was original watching it thinking it would be an interesting comparison with Sultan (both sports movies with Anushka), but it turned out to be so good that I wanted to give it a full post. Even though we are in the middle of Salman Sultan week and it might get kind of buried. Because, wow! This is a legitimately powerful movie!
Sultan And Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai: Last Post Before Release! SO EXCITING!!!! What Do They Share Besides Randeep Hooda?
Sultan‘s coming out tomorrow, woo! Which means I can’t put it off any londer, I have to deal with the one part of the film I am really really not looking forward too: Randeep Hooda.
Sultan and Ghajini: Do They Share a Structure?
Okay, there is no connection between Sultan and Ghajini except in my mind. But it suddenly hit me that the thing I like best about Ghajini might be similar to what Sultan will do.
Garv: Pride and Honor is the Platonic Ideal of an Indian Action Movie and I Hope Sultan is Nothing Like It
Thanks to a commentator’s recommendations of important Salman movies, I just watched Garv: Pride and Honor. I am so glad I did! Because it is important not just as a Salman movie (I am thinking this was a big turning point as he went from romantic hero to action hero?), but as a perfect example of the modern Indian action movie. Which is why it is good to see before Sultan, since this is the standard that Sultan will be breaking away from.
Ozhimuri: Malayalam Interval in Salman Week
We are now almost a week into all Salman coverage (because Sultan has got me all excited!), but I decided it was time to take a break and slip in a Malayalam review, just for a change. And I picked the least Salman-y film of them all, Ozhimuri, all about the Matrilineal system.
Sultan and Ek Tha Tiger: What Happens When Salman Comes Together With Yash Raj Studios?
Sultan week continues! Today, let’s talk about Sultan and Ek Tha Tiger! The one other time Salman worked with Yash Raj Studios.
Pyaar Kiya To Darne Kya and Sultan: Salman in Lots and Lots of Fight Scenes
Salman isn’t actually a wrestler or anything in this, but there are soooooooo many fight scenes! And I kind of feel like I am getting a glimpse of what life was like in the Khan household when all the boys were young. I’m picturing lots and lots of wrestling and fake fighting between brothers.
Dabangg and Sultan: Salman’s Mustache Roles
Sultan week continues! Day 2, I’ve already talked about Salman as a widower, what relationship Sultan may have to Ali Abbas Zafar’s other films, and what connection it might have with previous Anushka performances. New topic: why a mustache?
Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola: a Film with Anoushka as an Inspirational Figure Before Sultan
Now, I should really be talking about Patiala House for this, I know, because it is another movie in which Anushka inspires an athlete (art imitates Life!). But I think Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola has more of the tone of realism and sort of sweet sadness revolving around loss and the past that I expect from Sultan. Plus, I kind of suspect Patiala House might be so good, it deserves it’s own post, not just a combined with Sultan post.
Mere Brother Ki Dulhan and Sultan: What Do They Share?
Well, that’s easy, they share a director. What I am curious about is what elements the director might bring between the two films. Especially if Sultan came about through the same process as Fan, that is, if it was always the end goal for Ali Abbas Zafar and his early films were just training.
Dil Ne Jise Apna Kaha: Salman the Grieving Widower. Preview of Sultan?
Sultan is coming out in a week, woo! And all signs point to Anushka dying and Salman being a grieving widower looking for a reason to go on (NO SPOILERS or inside info, that’s just a guess based on the trailers). Which is why Dil Ne Jise Apna Kaha is the first movie I want to talk about for our run-up week.
Anjali: Maybe I am Getting Immune, but Ratnam Didn’t Make Me Cry This Time!
First, a warning: this is the last day of regular reviews before we enter Salman week! Brace yourselves! Anyway, I wanted to go out with a bang, so I finally sat down and watched Anjali, all set to sob and sob like I did for Kannathil Muthamittal, and it was a good movie, don’t get me wrong, but it just didn’t send me in the same way. Maybe because I’m not the intended audience?
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