tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post5205641876538257584..comments2023-11-10T08:26:51.182-06:00Comments on Beth Loves Bollywood: another reason to love Roger EbertBeth Loves Bollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-43010266975132143722009-01-24T11:36:00.000-06:002009-01-24T11:36:00.000-06:00I actually enjoyed the movie. Not the out-and-out ...I actually enjoyed the movie. Not the out-and-out comedy I was hoping for (the 2nd half becomes a bit more serious), but still a lot of fun. Not a big Deepika fan though.<BR/><BR/><BR/>But I tend to enjoy movies like this (and Adam Sandler movies), so it's probably just me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-62846203991278825352009-01-20T11:13:00.000-06:002009-01-20T11:13:00.000-06:00Hey! It has Gordon Liu Chia-hui in it!Hey! It has Gordon Liu Chia-hui in it!Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17887643336475509672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-53875515254009294912009-01-18T18:51:00.000-06:002009-01-18T18:51:00.000-06:00Hmmm, what would be a good crossover film, I wonde...Hmmm, what would be a good crossover film, I wonder (with Joyce)? I know this question has tormented fans for years, esp. since Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon got mainstream success for wuxia.<BR/><BR/>Ahem. I have been known to enjoy some Adam Sandler films.ajnabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08296593338690811213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-14325175749691238492009-01-17T17:56:00.000-06:002009-01-17T17:56:00.000-06:00Entertainment Weekly hated it, too. They hoped th...Entertainment Weekly hated it, too. They hoped that because it's such a bad movie (they gave it a D) it isn't the last Bollywood movie to be released widely in the US. This made me wonder, of the Bollywood movies of the last few years, which ones would be the right ones for an wide American audience? <BR/><BR/>JoyceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-13827231534785682792009-01-17T01:59:00.000-06:002009-01-17T01:59:00.000-06:00I'd met a Sushi chef in Atlanta in 99 who was orig...I'd met a Sushi chef in Atlanta in 99 who was originally from Mexico. His background was interesting in a way that ethnically he was Japanese (or from a Pacific rim country) and had watched Hindi movies growing up in Mexico. I'm assuming this might be a rare occurrence of this combination.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-39189970717388053672009-01-16T15:11:00.000-06:002009-01-16T15:11:00.000-06:00Since I dislike Ebert as a critic immensely, I'm n...Since I dislike Ebert as a critic immensely, I'm now really looking forward to the film.houseinrlyeh aka Denishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04548069611516508274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-60513406459530175242009-01-16T14:28:00.000-06:002009-01-16T14:28:00.000-06:00lol there's my filmi journalism hero right there! ...lol there's my filmi journalism hero right there! I love his review, it seems like he likes it but he likes waay more than the crap that he's paid to watch!Rumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10104185865100510017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-33863461047447355942009-01-16T13:39:00.000-06:002009-01-16T13:39:00.000-06:00Speaking of South American potential, think of fo...Speaking of South American potential, think of former telenovela actress Barbara Mori who is playing the lead in <I> Kites </I> opposite Hrithik Roshan. She's already got a fan base via Telemundo so why not take Beth's idea and capitalize!!!<BR/><BR/>Anyway, money talks and western studios are getting harder pressed to ignore the $$$ generated by Bollywood films as well as the fact that the Indian market (or SE Asian market) still strongly prefers Bolly flavor to standard Hollywood fare.desipolitanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814872146149457255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-84882434867285519412009-01-16T13:10:00.000-06:002009-01-16T13:10:00.000-06:00Memsaab - I was trying to figure that out when I w...Memsaab - I was trying to figure that out when I was writing about <I>Taal</I>, but based on what I found at his review site, he's written about fewer than ten Bollywood-ish movies - but I bet he's seen more than that.<BR/><BR/>Amrita - No self-flagellation! <BR/><BR/>I love the synergy of verification word with content. <BR/><BR/>FG - <I>Bombay Talkie</I> is a horrible movie - if that what was promoted, no wonder it didn't stick. And it's not very Bolly, either, I'd say, though I don't enjoy exerting effort on definition-squabbling, so never mind. :)Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-58147486459360565462009-01-16T13:04:00.000-06:002009-01-16T13:04:00.000-06:00I don't know if you could call Saawariya "commeric...I don't know if you could call <B>Saawariya</B> "commerical" in the same way that <B>CC2C</B> is obviously going for the masses vs. the classes...<BR/><BR/>I happen to enjoy Adam Sandler-style comedy (although not Adam Sandler, himself), so I have high hopes for <B>CC2C</B>. :)<BR/><BR/>It seems like Bollywood crops into American consciousness every 30 years or so - I was looking through old newspaper articles and it looks like there was a another period of fascination with Bollywood back in the 1970s - around the time of that Merchant-Ivory/Helen movie...<BR/><BR/>We'll see if this actually sticks...Filmi Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09292362161639177666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-12271049030432934012009-01-16T12:00:00.000-06:002009-01-16T12:00:00.000-06:00Agr, I'm going to see this (for my sins) and if Ra...Agr, I'm going to see this (for my sins) and if Raja Sen's review is any indication, I'm going to dry heave my way through it. No wonder Gordon Liu looked so pissed during the promotion. <BR/><BR/>fittingly, my word for verification is dinglem. should've been dingleberry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-69610997927109504652009-01-16T10:14:00.000-06:002009-01-16T10:14:00.000-06:00It sounds also like he's pretty familiar with Boll...It sounds also like he's pretty familiar with Bollywood!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com