Ne0
-
Posts
10181 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
10
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Calendar
Posts posted by Ne0
-
-
Haha, true, San sanananana ....Ah.... the time when Kareena used to be drool-worthy!
Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk
-
@@Neo This whole argument started when certain members tried dumbing down the success of Baahubali because they felt that the story and acting was flawed. You said it yourself - the Baahubali franchise is an outlier. There is no successful Indian epic released after 2000 that can provide a proper basis for comparison. So it would be unfair to criticize the Baahubali franchise for lack of character development let alone it's plot.
I can only hope that you realize that you were mistaken to think that character development should've been one of Rajamoulis' top priorities in order to help the audience develop an emotional connection with some of the lead characters/protagonists in a epic, historical, fantasy movie. I will stop criticizing Bollywood if you can assure that members on this thread don't unfairly criticize the Baahubali franchise. Capisce?
oops ! I think i got misinterpreted here. I'm not defending bollywood. Feel free to criticize all you want
I was merely pointing out that south indian film industry is not all hunky/dory like you say , that's all. There's lot of things that are common between both the industries that needs to be improved upon !On the other hand, i stick to my stand that the story/narration could've been handled better in BB2. Once the hype dies down and you watch it on TV on a repeat viewing, you'll know what I mean. There was no noticeable issues with acting, but I can understand on where the complaints come from. South Indian movies tend to overplay emotions as compared to bollywood, so they might have found the acting to be a little OTT. But , having been used to watching south indian movies , I didn't find any issues there.
-
Ummm. I think you've missed my point. Rajamouli and his team saw the perfect Bhallaladev in Daggubati and a worthy Baahubali in Prabhas. Let me make it very clear Rajamouli and his team did not believe that they were taking risks. They were just being practical while choosing a cast. Can you even imagine Bollywood creating an Indian epic that does not feature one of it's superstars? What is considered practical in Telugu cinema is otherwise blasphemy in Bollywood! Bollywood has grown lazy rinsing and repeating the same formula over and over again.
Again, it's NOT the norm. which is what I've been trying to say so far. To put it more succinctly : Name one other such high budget movie (>50 cr) without superstars made in telugu/tamil ? Like i said earlier, don't draw conclusions using on outlier like BB. It's like taking the example of AB/zanjeer and claiming on how bollywood doesn't have nepotism at all since their biggest superstar was not from a movie background !
From what I've seen, both bollywood and southern industries have been more or less similar in their approach towards making movies - obsessed with the same bankable stars , use scripts on proven formulae for success, promote their own to new movies, bank on songs/item songs for marketing and so on. There could be exceptions, but its few and far in between !
-
Yes, Baahubali is also an outlier in the South. But the Baahubali franchise really credits its success to the fact that a far more popular/bigger industry like Bollywood has been milking the metrosexual genre. Which is what makes Baahubali so incredibly refreshing.
I don't have a problem with SRK playing to his strengths. But if Bollywood decides to rinse and repeat the same formula in 9 out of 10 movies starring SRK then it is to their own detriment. It would be difficult for Bollywood to deliver an Indian epic with their superstars.
I can't understand the recent hoo-haa up north where everyone believes that Bollywood's biggest problem is nepotism. If there's anything to be learnt from the success of the Baahubali franchise, then it is that nepotism has made Bollywood extremely unimaginative.
You are missing the point here. Neither prabhas or rana are superstars in south either ! They are popular actors no doubt, but not super stars like chiru or rajini. Even in south, producers hardly experiment with the reigning superstars (apart from few exceptions) considering their huge fee and expectations from their fan base ! Maybe movies like BB will encourage these superstars to take risks, but so far, such attempts have been very less.
Also, just so you know, SRK did experiment with a totally different genre long while back. Unfortunately for him, it ended in a box office disaster. Like i said before, some movies click , some don't. We tend to focus only on the successful and forget the failures.
-
Have to watch whatever is there on prime ....
-
OH ok, I need to watcg BvS first .... planning to watch it on prime video before WW is out !
Never thought someone would make WW for the big screen, still remember that dorky TV series of the past
-
New wonder woman trailer is out.. cut this crap and somebody post that here.. need some marvel vs dc fix..
Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk
I stopped watching after the first one, most of the good scenes are revealed in the trailer itself, what's the fun in watching in theaters ?
-
Cancelled NF sub and signed up for a free month of hotstar, it has many good HBO originals, and is Rs 300 cheaper !
-
Why do you think @hope is the way he is? Why do you suppose he gets a lot of hate for promoting SRK? I've never understood why everyone hates SRK. In my opinion SRK is a terrific actor who has tremendous screen presence. But the hate he receives isn't because of his acting skills but largely thanks to Bollywood having heavily typecast him into the role of a lover. It's because of Bollywood's reluctance to admit that they're an unimaginative lot that SRK receives the kind of hate that he does. What a waste of talent! Bollywood repeatedly chooses to take the easier path, creating a movie that revolves around SRK instead of choosing to cast opposite another strong lead actor.
Take a serious movie like Collateral (2004) for example. SRK would've made an f***ing awesome Vincent provided they could've found a less popular but convincing actor to play Max. But a hindi-remake would fail miserably simply because Bollywood has heavily typecast SRK as the brooding, forlorn lover with fans expecting at least one dance number.
Everyone up north thinks that nepotism is the biggest problem with Bollywood. Well the truth is it isn't. If there's anything to be learnt from Baahubalis' success then it's time for Bollywood to wake up and reinvent themselves. They need to stop chasing after profits and start taking risks with different genres which they can quickly accomplish by scouting for lesser-known talent.
OK, I'm myself a south indian, and live in south india, and I watch movies of many languages (I'm a native kannada speaker having lived in andhra , k'taka and kerala).
But I disagree that Bollywood movies are stagnating compared to the stuff in south here. Your entire post is one big hyperbole and nothing else. Movies like bahubali are an exception even in south. 99% of the movies in telugu/tamil are made for the gallery with item songs and larger than life hero characters mowing down dozens of thugs without breaking a sweat ! Movies like eega, bahubali come once in a while, and similarly such diff kind of movies are made in bollywood too - satya, taare zameen par etc.
And talking about SRK, he has quite a number of movies where he DID NOT play a lover boy - Dear Zindagi, Raees, sawdes, paheli etc come to mind. He is in the movie making business after all and yeah, he does play to his strengths , what's wrong in that ? Do tell me how many of recent Vijay / NTR/ Pawan Kalyan / Chiru's movies are any different than a regular pot boiler masala movies in recent times ? How many earlier movies of prabhas were like bahubali ?
Don't draw stupid conclusions based on an outlier like bahubali. Bad and good movies exist in all languages , some risk takers like rajjamouli, aamir khan are present in every industry, some click , some don't.
-
3
-
-
I would've, but can't bring myself to search for all those metal flowers and other artifacts ! Item search is the only thing pending in this game for me !Get that platinum before it's nerfed.
Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk
-
It is OP ! I just went all Rambo against most big machines with power armor and easily got away with it ! Also I attended to most of the corrupted zones , hunting grounds and other side quests only after unlocking this armor which made all of them a breeze !It's not even that OP. You still have to strategise while fighting against bigger machines.
Sent from my ONE E1003 using Tapatalk
Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk
-
There's just no comparison. The Baahubali franchise aimed to appeal to a much more general Indian audience. That said, it's ironic when Indian critics say that the acting and story is flawed! Weirdest tripe i've heard in a while!
Even I think the story / narration in the second movie was flawed as compared to the first. There was hardly any character development of bhallaldeva or Tamanna. Movie spent way too much time in the flashback story and the ending was heavily rushed. Many story arcs like the sudeep's one from the first movie etc, did not even make it to second.
IMO, the movie could've easily cut short the extended romance between prabhas/anushka, the unnecessary pindari storyline could've been easily done away with (which adds little to no substance to the overarching story line) .... they should've ended the flashback before intermission and focused on how bahubali wins back his kingdom .... i mean come on, it's like one of the biggest kingdoms of it's time with one of the largest armies under its command and it's easily taken over by a guy with a bunch of villagers ? Just compare it with the tribals/kingdom war from the first movie and it feels rushed / unbelievable even for a fantasy setting !
Just my opinion though, don't flame me
I did enjoy the visuals and the character of anushka shetty (was really refreshing to see a stand-up person among all the stereotypical yes mens) , but the story just did not meet my expectations ! -
I don't think so, unless it's for an infant/kids.... But different theaters have different rules, so....Guys, Is it allowed to carry waterbottle in the cinema hall?
I have not watched a movie for a long time ...so don'tknow if rules changed or not...
Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk
-
The quality of nf originals seems to have gone down, none of the new shows are interesting.... Girl boss, dear white ppl etc. Just saw the pilots, not sure if they get better later on !
Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk
-
Bahubali 2- technically brilliant and very well made with gorgeous visuals. It really raised the bar for Indian movies in technical aspects. But I feel it falls short in story and narration as compared to the first. The third act feels very much rushed with the flashback story getting most of the screen time. It's one of those movies where, once the hype does down ppl are gonna notice the shortcomings. But still worth a watch for the visuals alone !
Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk
-
Hi5 _/OT: I enjoyed MoS!
I enjoyed it too.... They could've made supes less serious though !
Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk
-
Saw Tubelight trailer its looking like he's playing same kind of character as in Bajarangi Bhaijan ...that innocent large hearted kinda guy .
Anyways his movies are entertaining though...just plain entertainment nothing much do i expect from ...will still look forward to it when it is out on ...ahem...
Edit.:my bad...+WTF!...he has supernatural power....i saw the trailer again just for the sake...i think i missed a lot in the trailer then...excited now..
That trailer was okayish but wtf is wrong with salman after the end of the trailer. Its like he's trying to do a spoof on himself.
Supposedly it's a remake of hollywood movie - 'little boy' ....
role of a 8 year old kid is being played bY ~50 year old actor - that's bollywood for you
-
1
-
-
the whip makes an annoying noise as well .... i hope that's just the default one and there're more choices !
-
-
who is saying that we stopped supporting, just that with nothing to gain in this season, we have no interest left, anyway next season it is going to be altogether a new team. We shall be back ir respective of the team we have. Win or lose we will always be RCB'ians
well said brotha
-
I guess the movie has the potential to cross the 1000cr barrier. BTW, it was also among the top 3 in US BO on the previous weekend :
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/
1 1 The Fate of the Furious Uni. $19,936,540 -48.1% 4,077 -252 $4,890 $193,268,115 $250 3 2 N How to be a Latin Lover PNT $12,252,439 - 1,118 - $10,959 $12,252,439 - 1 3 N Baahubali 2: The Conclusion GrtIndia $10,354,532 - 425 - $24,364 $10,354,532 - 1 -
btw, is it true that bb2 has collected over 500 cr in 4 days ? That's crazy
-
Happy New Year is one of the most bakwaas movies of all time, maybe a notch above dilwale (which is perhaps SRK's worst movie) .... wonder if SRK even reads the scripts before he signs them !
BTW, still waiting on the price drop to Rs 200 before watching bb2, only risk is if someone spoils it .... already a couple of guys were discussing in office cab today about the movie :-/
-
Yep, I also liked his sidekick, forgot his name !Yeah The Office US version is probably best comedy tv series ever. I completed all 9 seasons in 2 months lol. Michael is one of the best comedy characters in tv history lmao
Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk
Horizon: Zero Dawn
in Games
Posted
Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk