tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post1572166507082947961..comments2023-11-10T08:26:51.182-06:00Comments on Beth Loves Bollywood: mini-review: the continuing saga of MAHESHMATIZATION 2011: DookuduBeth Loves Bollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-60288838883543891542012-01-28T11:17:15.838-06:002012-01-28T11:17:15.838-06:00V - Sadly I won't be in Chennai. :( Next time...V - Sadly I won't be in Chennai. :( Next time, perhaps!Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-82000641883102751572012-01-26T08:27:13.456-06:002012-01-26T08:27:13.456-06:00Oh that's great! If you are gonna be in Chenna...Oh that's great! If you are gonna be in Chennai, we could perhaps meet :)<br /><br />Thanks for the pointer to Cinema Chaat. Had found it through your post on Magadheera, I think.<br /><br />Have a great trip!Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05465640148564293175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-71251784782632605412012-01-08T10:44:16.828-06:002012-01-08T10:44:16.828-06:00V - Thank you for coming by! Since you're a Ch...V - Thank you for coming by! Since you're a Chiru fan, you will probably love my friends Temple and Heather's blog Cinema Chaat (all Chiru posts here: http://cinemachaat.wordpress.com/tag/chiranjeevi/ ) <br /><br />I am always happy to be given film recommendations. Soon I'm headed to India where the friend in charge of MAHESHMATIZATION will no doubt make me watch whatever else I haven't seen. :)Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-66935098121645927102012-01-08T10:33:22.433-06:002012-01-08T10:33:22.433-06:00Hello Beth! found your blog, thanks to TOI's a...Hello Beth! found your blog, thanks to TOI's article today, and totally loved it! I'm an Andhraite, a huge fan of Chiranjeevi and a relatively-less-huge fan of Mahesh Babu [and not just because of his uncanny resemblance to yours truly :)].<br /><br />To continue your saga of MAHESHMATIZATION, may I recommend <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368896/" rel="nofollow">Nijam</a>? One of Mahesh's finest performances IMO. Let me know what you think of it!<br /><br />Cheers<br />V.Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05465640148564293175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-39125552010045814472011-09-28T18:48:46.026-05:002011-09-28T18:48:46.026-05:00myrna-nora - Oooh! So how was it? Your approach of...myrna-nora - Oooh! So how was it? Your approach of going just to prove there is an audience is one I take as well - I will go see any Indian film they get, even if it is something I would never rent or otherwise seek out. <br /><br />Temple - You should do some live reporting from outside the cinema! Interview the crowd and record for us all this rockstar treatment!<br /><br />I have no idea if we're getting Oosaravelli. We get at most a week's notice of films, often only 4-5 days. It amazes me they get any audience at all with that kind of planning. <br /><br />liz - You know, I think I would watch this again on DVD too - and not just for screencapping! I love your attitude toward the dancers - to think those poor folks probably never had any idea they would be establishing an empathetic response in viewers on the other side of the planet!Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-91175743523551082612011-09-26T23:22:36.498-05:002011-09-26T23:22:36.498-05:00Excellent point about the cognitive dissonance of ...Excellent point about the cognitive dissonance of Mahesh's baby face and the violence. I can't wait to see it on dvd, so that I can appreciate the dialogues but mostly so that I can screencap all of the Swiss background dancers. They were so enthusiastic, like I'd like to imagine I would be if I ever had the opportunity to dance around Mahesh.dustdevil lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03564737263775943203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-57264370332279076262011-09-26T23:05:41.764-05:002011-09-26T23:05:41.764-05:00Hi Beth - I'm so pleased you enjoyed Big Scree...Hi Beth - I'm so pleased you enjoyed Big Screen Mahesh (impalements and questionable dance moves aside). The season has been extended here - which is almost unprecedented - so it's a hit with the punters. <br />I agree with you that this is a good pick for a first Telugu film, especially in cinemas. You don't need to get all the filmi references to get the jokes, and it is very much of the mass hero style. <br />Will you get to see NTR Jr in Oosaravelli? I think it's opening on 6 October. Cheers, TempleTemplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02100144509902267935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-43294095676394193962011-09-26T20:26:50.100-05:002011-09-26T20:26:50.100-05:00I'm hoping to see this tomorrow, and I'm s...I'm hoping to see this tomorrow, and I'm super excited. It will be my first Telugu movie on the big screen. I feel like I should show up just to encourage the distributors to send more Telugu to my neighborhood, the fact that it's Mahesh (yay!) is like icing on the cake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-37455308271323293732011-09-26T10:16:23.180-05:002011-09-26T10:16:23.180-05:00Laura - Yes, I would! Read the summary in Cinema C...Laura - Yes, I would! Read the summary in Cinema Chaat's post that I linked to first, and you'll be good to go. Mahesh Babu is charming in it, and the effects and fights and sets and all that are very well done - good production values, as they say.<br /><br />I will warn you that I found it quite violent, but that is partly just because of the big screen effect. I can accept that this film probably isn't more violent than many other Telugu action films, but since it was my first time seeing one on the big screen I wasn't ready for the impact. But it's easy to tell when the violence is coming and just not look if you're squeamish.Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-81883238934129112972011-09-26T10:05:58.536-05:002011-09-26T10:05:58.536-05:00So... I have never seen a Telugu film, but this on...So... I have never seen a Telugu film, but this one is playing near me right now... Would you recommend it as a decent intro?(Laura)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12379069957647695096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-50937220655617518292011-09-26T09:43:48.928-05:002011-09-26T09:43:48.928-05:00Larissa - Me too! She seemed very charming and com...Larissa - Me too! She seemed very charming and competent in the teeny amount she had here, which I really do not think even warrants the term "sub-plot." More like "requisite bullet point that never made it past the post-it note stage." <br /><br />Jenny - I do not know! I haven't noticed it before but I do tend to cover my eyes a lot. <br /><br />intacto - Um, I did enjoy the film, but yes, knowing the dialogues always helps. I caught the spoofs of Robot and Magdheera even without :)Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-23696911347097311842011-09-26T09:39:23.306-05:002011-09-26T09:39:23.306-05:00good review...but u would have enjoyed the movie i...good review...but u would have enjoyed the movie if u got hold of the dialogs..or may be a subtitled version would have done some help.<br />the movie has superb comedy and spoofs of some films and reality shows.intactohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384636709564739692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-3382388099832742232011-09-26T08:49:01.588-05:002011-09-26T08:49:01.588-05:00So, what is it about impalement in Indian film? I...So, what is it about impalement in Indian film? I do recall seeing it a time or two in US films, but never to the extent that I've seen them since watching Bollywood...Humraaz with Akshaye, Amisha and Bobby Deol had, I think, at least three! I think I may have blocked one or more out.<br /><br />Jenny K<br />Filmigoris.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-18067232185251471252011-09-25T21:16:39.500-05:002011-09-25T21:16:39.500-05:00I was also disappointed that Samantha wasn't g...I was also disappointed that Samantha wasn't given more to do. Her character was basically there as an excuse to have songs. But then maybe it's better to have a simple, angst-free romantic subplot than for her to, as you say, "serv[e] as hostage bait or property to be argued over by men with machetes"? I guess? Sigh.larissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969966402085938024noreply@blogger.com