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Slumdog Millionaire.... meh
Posted on 5/25/09 at 11:34 am
Posted on 5/25/09 at 11:34 am
I think I just found the second least deserving "Best Picture" winner of all time... "Rain Man" being in a class by itself.
Slumdog would have been an amazing story if it were based on a true story, and it was an OK movie, but after the first instance of Jamal being able to answer a question because of a past life experience you just knew that every other question would have the same background, which made the whole thing feel predictable and forced.
For me this film suffered from one other unfortunate circumstance... the fact that I had already seen the superb "City of God", and there was very little hope that Slumdog could touch that one in terms of production, action, acting, and gritty ghetto reality.
EIGHT Oscars?
Come on now.
Slumdog would have been an amazing story if it were based on a true story, and it was an OK movie, but after the first instance of Jamal being able to answer a question because of a past life experience you just knew that every other question would have the same background, which made the whole thing feel predictable and forced.
For me this film suffered from one other unfortunate circumstance... the fact that I had already seen the superb "City of God", and there was very little hope that Slumdog could touch that one in terms of production, action, acting, and gritty ghetto reality.
EIGHT Oscars?
Come on now. 
10
Posted on 5/25/09 at 11:36 am to Rex
I thought it was pretty damn good.
Worst "Best Picture" of all time = Lost In Translation.
Worst "Best Picture" of all time = Lost In Translation.
Posted on 5/25/09 at 11:51 am to Rex
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Jamal being able to answer a question because of a past life experience you just knew that every other question would have the same background, which made the whole thing feel predictable and forced.
That was kind of the point. Destiny is a very predominant theme in Indian cinema. It was his destiny to be on the show and reunited with Latika. All of his life experiences led to it.
Posted on 5/25/09 at 11:54 am to charlottetiger
Are we REALLY expected to believe that an actual person with his history would have taken that last risk?
The movie was too implausible in too many instances.
The movie was too implausible in too many instances.
Posted on 5/25/09 at 11:59 am to Rex
are we REALLY expected to believe most of the things we see in the movies.
Posted on 5/25/09 at 12:43 pm to Rex
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Are we REALLY expected to believe that an actual person with his history would have taken that last risk?
The movie was too implausible in too many instances.
It's a fricking MOVIE
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Slumdog would have been an amazing story if it were based on a true story,
This make ZERO sense. If it was based on a true story it would have been amazing, but since it's not, it's just an OK movie ?
The story is the SAME either way.
This post was edited on 5/25/09 at 12:45 pm
Posted on 5/25/09 at 12:49 pm to Rex
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Are we REALLY expected to believe that an actual person with his history would have taken that last risk?
The movie was too implausible in too many instances
This movie, IMO, was intended more as a fable than anything to be taken literally. Not one of the great movies of all time, but a charmer I'd say.
Posted on 5/25/09 at 12:50 pm to ctalati32
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Destiny is a very predominant theme in Indian cinema.
+1 "It is written."
Great movie IMHO.
Posted on 5/25/09 at 1:16 pm to Rex
Rain Man? Really? That movie was great.
Posted on 5/25/09 at 1:18 pm to Rex
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I think I just found the second least deserving "Best Picture" winner of all time...
Damn, I'll go ahead and rent it now.
Posted on 5/25/09 at 1:28 pm to Rex
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I think I just found the second least deserving "Best Picture" winner of all time... "Rain Man" being in a class by itself.
Wow. Disagree. Starting at 1990, Slumdog is better than:
English Patient - 1996
Titanic - 1997
Shankespeare in Love - 1998
American Beauty - 1999
A Beautiful Mind - 2001
Chicago - 2002
Return of the King - 2003
Crash - 2005
Departed - 2006
No Country for Old Men - 2007
Posted on 5/25/09 at 2:08 pm to Antonio Moss
I didn't care for it at all. Definitely one of the most overrated movies I've ever seen; it doesn't hold a candle to City of God. I also didn't care for Benjamin Button...
Posted on 5/25/09 at 3:21 pm to Antonio Moss
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English Patient - 1996
Titanic - 1997
Shankespeare in Love - 1998
American Beauty - 1999
Chicago - 2002
Will agree with those
Posted on 5/25/09 at 3:22 pm to The Living Legend
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Wow. Disagree. Starting at 1990, Slumdog is better than:
English Patient - 1996
Titanic - 1997
Shankespeare in Love - 1998
American Beauty - 1999
A Beautiful Mind - 2001
Chicago - 2002
Return of the King - 2003
Crash - 2005
Departed - 2006
No Country for Old Men - 2007
I completely agree with this. Some of those movies are really, really good, though. I also agree that City of God is a lot better than Slumdog, which, based on my previous statement, says a lot about that movie as well.
Posted on 5/25/09 at 3:51 pm to Rex
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Are we REALLY expected to believe that an actual person with his history would have taken that last risk?
Well, we were REALLY led to believe you fell asleep with a cock ring on, that's pretty far fetched too.
Posted on 5/25/09 at 3:53 pm to Rex
I thought Slumdog was good, but I agree it wasn't off the wall like they made it seem.
Too predictable.
Too predictable.
Posted on 5/25/09 at 5:23 pm to charlottetiger
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Worst "Best Picture" of all time = Lost In Translation.
Posted on 5/25/09 at 5:52 pm to Hot Carl
Rex I hate u with passion. U don't agree with anything u always have some stupid arse reason for not liking something. Sometimes I get so angry reading your shite I take breaks from TD 
Posted on 5/25/09 at 5:53 pm to CP3LSU25
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Sometimes I get so angry reading your shite I take breaks from TD
Posted on 5/25/09 at 5:59 pm to CP3LSU25
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Sometimes I get so angry reading your shite I take breaks from TD
Chris Paul loves cock, and so does Scrubs.
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