Ram Ram Jat Bhaio,
The best movies according to me ever made are
1. Gladiator
2. Godfather
3. The Good Bad and Ugly
4. The sixth sense
5. Gadar
Ram Ram Jat Bhaio,
The best movies according to me ever made are
1. Gladiator
2. Godfather
3. The Good Bad and Ugly
4. The sixth sense
5. Gadar
Ha! Ha! Well said Malik saab, but don't you think that you kinda already setting yourself up a lil' skeptical by adding ("Give whatever arguements you want, I will NEVER be convinced...") Heh! Heh!:DOriginally Posted by jagmohan
The guys was so good in some of his earlier more meaningful role movies that it is incredible he is never considered in the ranks of the great actors (in the acting department, I mean)...
I am a fan of his very early movies: His role of a professor in; 'Chupke-chupke' was it? (I think he even gave Amitabh a run for his money in that movie)!!! And then in 'Staykam'...and all those other ones with Meena Kumari (I am really doing a blank on his movies names right now), but basically those BW movies where he was in his element and not really the garam Dharam of later...more punch with his acting then actually punching the villians! ...
But then man, could his persona in 'Shalimar' and 'Yaadon Ki Baarat' be forgotten!?!...Geezomighty, what an all macho Dude!
Last edited by shailendra; March 23rd, 2006 at 09:55 PM.
...Wouldn't follow the trodden path, but shall leave a blazing trail!!!...
LOL!:D Interesting piece of post....really, this brings me to the question I have often asked myself: How to we all access these posts in the first place? I mean, do we first go by where the thread is posted?...(like go directly in to General talk, Time pass...etc. folders, based on what we are in the mood of?) or [like me] go directly to the New-Posts section/folder first and then read thru anything that seems interesting and catches the eye with their title/heading!??!...Originally Posted by vinodks
So well; basically what I am saying is that unless the title is misleading (and this one was not) and/or one couldn't figure out what it means in the first place and had to come in, read it and find out, (only to strike the forehead with disgust at it's 'time-pass' nature, for example, let's say)....I don't see why it should be such a big deal otherwise!?!
...Wouldn't follow the trodden path, but shall leave a blazing trail!!!...
Mackenna's Gold is one western I still gotta see (have been told by so many people about the greatness of this movie, that it is now frustrating to not be able to get my hands on a copy in the video stores! I dunno why is that...always thought the famous ones should be a given at the stores!)...Gergory peck (our Dev Anand!) supposedly stars in it, right?Originally Posted by spdeshwal
And then Chengeiz Khan (I am not sure either how to spell the big guy from Mongol!) apparently has had some versions done in the past, but I do vaguely remember one version that I had watched in my childhood...and that it was quite an exciting movie. Would love to catch it again, even if to relive the childhood nostalgia!
...Wouldn't follow the trodden path, but shall leave a blazing trail!!!...
maja aa gaya saare piche chore diye.
i really appreciate ur ideas 16*2=8
[/quote]Originally Posted by sunitahooda
i am more of humorous movie fan sum gud hilarious movies are
1.ace ventura (wen nature calls) watched it nearly 25 times
2.goldmember(austin power)
3.mask
4.forrest gump(sort of comic)
5.andaz apna apna(gud hindi flick)
6. not another teen movie
7.dumb & dumber
8.dude wheres my car
9. bade miyan chote miyan(another gud hinsi one)
sum serious wud b
1.cast away
2.bad boys
3.broken arrow(how gud is john travolta?)
4, troy(boy i dont watch these priod films but this one is grrrr8)
5.gladiator
6.laggan
7 t2(how can we forget that bike chase in canal scene)
8.rambo(one in afghanistan)
9.i just wish there wasa movie made with arnie vs sylvester
i like to watch friends (got all the seasons), seinfield, des house wives, fresh prince of bel air, nd what about u guys!!!!!!!
"Baby's Day out"
"Baby Geniuses"
"Home alone"
"Father's Day"
"Ghostbuster's part(1&2)
"Lake Placid"
"My baby's daddy"
"The nutty professor"
"Jaws"
Last edited by rana1979; March 24th, 2006 at 12:23 AM.
....usually i either i like or dislike films for their overall appeal to me....the liking for this one, i should staightaway say is coming out of my bias for the subject ....all my working and researching life, I've spent on Business and society, the concepts of corporate social responsibility, corporate ethics and stuff....the boring stuff which has no ultimate answers and you just go round and round and round...a lot of heartache and introspection.... i've got to spent time with people who work in these big organisations (i have myself worked in one and left after i realise what its actually like from inside) and i have found subtle and strong shades of passion for this subject and i have seen people say....ok these organisations are not doing everything right but we are here precisely because of that...we are here because we know we are right...these often leads one to existentialist questions...i saw the same theme in this movie apart from the love story...
so now that i have cleared my bias , i'll come back to the movie itself, lets talk about the love story....there is a very old saying...'opposites attract'...this is quite resounding in the movie...in the heroine i saw a humane person who could share her love and protect people....and this 'protection' bit is the one which got her husband to share her convictions (only after her death)....she did not talk to him (about her work) much because she wanted to protect him, because he was unlike her, was different from her and was happy in his gardening (no disrespect, everyone has their own way of finding meaning in life).
He had his doubts about her faithfulness and still he loved her so much he never confronted her...and all his doubts were proved wrong! After her death, to him, she proved to be the constant gardener...tending to people she loved, people who are being betrayed by the big multinationals to make profits....i think i like this movie because it shows that corporate bottomlines (which were created by human and can easily be done away with) have become more important than human lives....we are seeing it everywhere...thank god somebody made a movie on it.....ok...now you've got me started....i think i'll keep my further views to myself...:D
you've got to watch it twice to make proper sense of it....and if you like it more the second time...maybe you should watch syriana and lord of war too...different takes on the same subject...
Originally Posted by shailendra
Last edited by priti; March 24th, 2006 at 02:22 AM.
Another big larger than life Movie that shook the cinema and thus created a history of sorts! Movie making was never the same experience again!!...I am talking about: The three 'Lord of the Ring' sequels/movies!...
It has always been my standing that good movies are not about computer graphics and spectacular imagery, but tell you what these movies have changed my perception....apparently if done right, they can take the whole movie watching experience to a whole new level, as was proof after watching this triology!....
You don't have to be a sci-fi or period drama fan to love these movies for the spectacular panorama of New Zealand landscapes and pure adrenalin fun of Computer generated images that the middle earth ever experienced!
...and if you do go there and talk about it, then one needs to give a honorable mention to all the Harry Potter movies too, with the same exhilarated catch of breath!
Last edited by shailendra; March 24th, 2006 at 01:53 AM.
...Wouldn't follow the trodden path, but shall leave a blazing trail!!!...
hehehe...what a passionate write-up on sholay....wonderrrful in toto...
Originally Posted by shailendra
think i liked it for its 'les miserable' sort of appeal of bad guy is actually a good guy...
also the cinematography was different from usual...it is so annoying that you actually sit up and give it more attention to follow the movie...
also, liked the separate stories in parallel narration...
...Whoa! Attagirl, you are one quiet one, aren't ya! Good for you, my compliments to you for being in a field that apparently raises so much passion in ya! At least now, if not in the beginning like you mentioned... (isn't that what it's all about?; working when it is not 'work' but more a passion! believe me I would know...)...Originally Posted by priti
Now that I know where your bias is coming from (Just Kidding!!! :D )...believe me when I say I didn't watch the movie just from the bystander perspective and in all fairness understood why the director had to make the ending like the way he did; it was not some Rambo going against the whole Russian empire (reminds me all the Rambo series were iconic too! Heh!) but simply cause he is just a normal working guy, in the same field finally hoping that his huge sacrifice (and that of his wife before him) would maybe make the world sit up and notice... but I guess just the whole idea of someone in the same field apparently for so long, but still being completely clueless about the underhand workings and happenings (big or small) seemed a lil' far fetched and weird! But then the movie would not be such a end-of-the-seat thriller now, would it!?!...
BUT...having said that, I totally feel that I have gone into the deep end on this one against someone like ya, Ha!...so I guess I shall just politely beg to differ on some of the projected incidental things in the movie (for me always the devil has been in the detail....looking at all the silly small things, I guess!:rolleyes: )...
The movie's punch still continues to remain a commendable one in my mind, just like I had said in my initial post, and everything said and done I can't think of a better cast than Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz taking us thru the motions (BTW, have you seen Ralph Fiennes in 'The English Patient'?...)
But I must confess I was also ready to pat myself on the back for being the catalyst that starting you off on a tangent on this one!....cause it made very interesting reading indeed! I am sure those who have read this post of yours must be equally intrigued (and yes, the Movie producers should be paying us for the PR and advertisment, no doubt! )...so maybe you wanna keep going on your thoughts there!?!
[Hell, even Vinod must not have imagined the thread could turn from 'time pass' to something more serious and delightfully engaging discussion! (Pun intended! :D Heh! Heh!)]
I will still try and catch those other movies you mentioned and who knows maybe wouldn't even need a second go at them to comprehend fully...LOL! Just Kidding!!!
Last edited by shailendra; March 24th, 2006 at 02:48 AM.
...Wouldn't follow the trodden path, but shall leave a blazing trail!!!...
Yes, that was interesting; you might wanna watch 'Crash' too, that is if you have not already done so... for the same reasons!...(Plus now it boasts of an Oscar too!)...Originally Posted by priti
...Wouldn't follow the trodden path, but shall leave a blazing trail!!!...
hi ,,, as we r discussing films here but there is question in my mind .......
amol palekar`s 'Paheli' got India's official entry to the Oscars.
I think,,,the other films contending for the nomination were
1...>>>...Black
2...>>>...Parineeta
3..>>>..Page 3
4...>>..Iqbal
5 ...>>>Swades
6...>>...'Veer-Zaara
7..>>...Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi
8..>>..Graham' (Telugu)
9...>>>..Sachein' (Tamil)
10...>>>...Anniyan (Tamil)
11...>>>..Uttarayan' (Marathi), and mangal paandey
Do you think Paheli was deserving ???
I dont have personality,i am mere statistics.I used to be "downtoearth". Now this is my present name. Do i possess a name, a face ,an individuality ?:rolleyes:
Originally Posted by downtoearth
The reason they have given was that Paheli showcases more of an Indian tradition and culture as compared to the other films and was based on Indian literature, which was the idea behind selecting the movie for Ocsars to represent the Indian cinema. Makes sense I guess!!
After ages I got to see such an honest and beautiful Hindi movie that even smelled Indian. In today's time when bollywood just cooks up bad tasting "chicken tikka pizzas", it was great to enjoy khalis "dal-baatti". Paheli did deserve it, I was infact saddened to see it not becoming a finalist in the oscars. Good movie, I have even got the DVD
Jat log,
Im not that movie-buff but still I really admire some of these movies-
Bollywood-
> Gulami
> Sholay
> Ghayal
> Prahar
> Kaala Pathar
> Kaun
> Savere wali gaadi
> Vaastav
> Do Kaidi
> Jaane bhi do yaaron
> Herapheri (nayi wali)
> Munna bhai MBBS
> Mirch-masala
> god mother
> Swadesh
> Ruksat
> Don
> Agneepath
> Shiva
> Ghatak
> Company
> Yaadon ki barat
> Mukkadar ka Sikander
> Hero (yamaha 350 wali)
> Jo jeeta woh hi sikander
> Black Friday
etc....aur kuch mein abhi bhool reha hoon....btw I always enjoy watching Ram Gopal Verma's movies....one more thing I'm despreatly looking for a movie named HOLI directed by Ketan Mehta & its arguably the first movie of Aamir khan in which he acted as young guy, kissi ke paas ho to bhej do mere paas yaar!!!
HollyWood --
> Hard Target
> The gud the bad n the ugly
> Cliffhanger
> A shoot to kill
> the Edge
> Breaking Away
> Rockstar
> Terminator 2
> Rocky series
> Rembo 3
> the Specialist
> Pay beck
> Ronin
> the Professionals
> Enter the Dragon
> Transporter
> Matrix series
> MI Series
> Ace Ventura series
> Mask
> Dumb n Dumber
> Me, myself & Irene
> Letheal Weapon series
> Challenger
> Lion Heart
> Taxi Driver
> GodFather
> Deer Hunter
> Gladiator
> the french connection
Abhi mery memory mein itni hi capacity hai
aur yaad aayi to aur add kardoonga!!
Rock on
Jit
Last edited by cooljat; March 24th, 2006 at 11:23 AM.
.. " Until Lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter! " ..
Gladiator !!!!!!!
A flawless piece of art !! Movies don't get better than this. Plenty
of good movies out there...but this is one for which I can still visualise the
scenes.
If you haven't seen it, WATCH it. If you've seen it, WATCH it again.
I haven't been able to find one flaw in this one....and believe me...I know
how to find flaws.
To Add to this areOriginally Posted by rana1979
Patch Adams.
A few Good Men
Platoon
A bridge on River Kwoi,
A bridge too Far
Operation Day Break
Operation Thunderbolt/Raid on Entebee
Saving Private Rhine
All Quite on Western Front
Color Purple
Sixth Sense
Dirty Dozon
Among the Hindi Movies, besides others mentioned, I guess, Chupke Chupke, Anand, Namak Haram, Ardh Satya, Arth, Deewar, Swadesh, Dil Chahta Hai, Baagban, Black,I feel are good movies. We already have had a discussion on Rang De Basanti, I feel it is a good movie too.
Col (Retd) Virendra Tavathia
"A person should not be judged by the nature of his/her job, but the manner in which he/she does that".