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by Rabie
Thu Mar 23, 2023 8:17 pm
Forum: Regional Cinemas
Topic: indian popular cinema
Replies: 264
Views: 46215

Re: indian popular cinema

pathaan is embarrassing film can't believe it was that successful
just a rehash of all the worst trends of current blockbusters with awfully cut action scenes. it was painful to see srk being unfunny and what a clumsy vfx i was on board with how campy it was in shamshera but this was beyond awful
by Rabie
Wed Aug 24, 2022 11:34 pm
Forum: Regional Cinemas
Topic: indian popular cinema
Replies: 264
Views: 46215

Re: indian popular cinema

i checked it out of curiosity, it's not good but not bad either, you're right about the restructuring, there's a total disconnect between every sequence with very odd cuts and the emotional core was really empty which is a shame the stakes here were high and it could lead to a very emotional cathars...
by Rabie
Mon Aug 22, 2022 7:24 pm
Forum: Regional Cinemas
Topic: indian popular cinema
Replies: 264
Views: 46215

Re: indian popular cinema

actually after watching the trailer and seeing its lb score i think you are right, it looks awful and the hero looks v unconvincing ( not everyone is prabhas bit still...) that train thing gave me campy bad-cgi vibes which i dig a lot but the film seems very serious revenge film, and without good se...
by Rabie
Mon Aug 22, 2022 2:41 pm
Forum: Regional Cinemas
Topic: indian popular cinema
Replies: 264
Views: 46215

Re: indian popular cinema

saw that train scene from shaamshera on my tl and it made me kinda curious, anyone saw the film?
by Rabie
Sun Jul 10, 2022 1:33 am
Forum: Film Discussion
Topic: What I Watched This Month......
Replies: 803
Views: 80688

Re: What I Watched This Month......

sagar alias jackie reloaded is what it is (an incredibly ridiculous movie from a weird time in the malayalam industry), and i'm not sure how much i could recommend thulluvadho illamai to anyone who isn't already a selvaraghavan auateurist, but otherwise it is a very good month. i wrote about garuda...
by Rabie
Sat Jul 09, 2022 12:16 am
Forum: Film Discussion
Topic: What I Watched This Month......
Replies: 803
Views: 80688

Re: What I Watched This Month......

first time in months i've actually seen enough to bother posting vikram (lokesh kanagaraj, 2022) - theater! amavasya chandrudu (singeetam srivivasa rao, 1981) bell bottom (jayatheertha 2019) irandam ulagam (selvaraghavan 2013) billa (vishnuvardhan, 2007) big b (amal neerad 2007) sagar alias jackie ...
by Rabie
Tue May 17, 2022 3:51 pm
Forum: Film Discussion
Topic: Cannes 2021 Betting Thread
Replies: 153
Views: 8272

Re: Cannes 2021 Betting Thread

Palme d'Or: Decision To Leave
Grand Jury Prize: Tori and Lokita
Jury Prize: Showing Up
Director: Broker

Alternate: The Stars at Noon
by Rabie
Tue Apr 26, 2022 10:23 pm
Forum: Regional Cinemas
Topic: Japanese Cinema
Replies: 44
Views: 5455

Re: Japanese Cinema

which ryuichi hiroki films are actually worth watching ? he made many films and i sense director for hire role in most of them
by Rabie
Sat Apr 09, 2022 10:48 am
Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
Topic: Best of 2021 Poll!
Replies: 41
Views: 2635

Re: Best of 2021 Poll!

-Karnan ( Mari Selvaraj ) -Drive My Car ( Ryusuke Hamaguchi ) - In Front of Your Face ( Hong Sang-soo ) -Memoria ( Apichatpong Weerasethakul ) - Wheel Of Fortune and Fantasy ( Ryusuke Hamaguchi ) - Introduction ( Hong Sang-soo ) - Hold Me Back ( Akiko Ohku ) - Limbo ( Soi Cheang ) - Souad ( Ayten Am...
by Rabie
Fri Nov 12, 2021 9:00 pm
Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
Topic: SCFZ poll: Mani Ratnam
Replies: 14
Views: 1008

Re: SCFZ poll: Mani Ratnam

Dil Se...
Kannathil Muthamittal
Iruvar
Thiruda Thiruda
Anjali
Nayakan
by Rabie
Fri Nov 12, 2021 12:36 am
Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
Topic: DIRECTORS' POLL waiting room →→→ 7+ or 10+ views!
Replies: 267
Views: 17433

Re: Directors' poll waiting room (7+ or 10+ views)

watched 11 ratnam films
by Rabie
Sat Aug 14, 2021 4:44 pm
Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
Topic: SCFZ poll: Sion Sono
Replies: 21
Views: 1448

Re: SCFZ poll: Sion Sono

for the handful of sono fans here - if i am someone who likes some of his '90s films (I am Keiko, Bicycle Sighs, Wind) but disliked Love Exposure, Cold Fish and Guilty of Romance enough that I basically gave up on him in 2011, is there anything from the last decade i might like? the whispering star...
by Rabie
Wed Jul 21, 2021 1:36 pm
Forum: Polls/Surveys/Lists
Topic: SCFZ poll: Sion Sono
Replies: 21
Views: 1448

Re: SCFZ poll: Sion Sono

Seen 16

1- Love Exposure
2- The Whispering Star
3- Antiporno
4- Himizu
5- Guilty of Romance
6- The Forrest of Love
7- Tag
8- I'm Keiko
by Rabie
Sat Jul 17, 2021 10:03 pm
Forum: Film Discussion
Topic: Cannes 2021 Betting Thread
Replies: 153
Views: 8272

Re: Cannes 2021 Betting Thread

Oh, hey. i'm new here. this was the first topic i saw so just replied quickly lmao, thanks.
I read some of the archive ( great stuff ) and it seems that you already did all the obvious directors, so wild guess: Sion Sono. If you did it already then someone else should choose
by Rabie
Fri Jul 02, 2021 3:16 pm
Forum: Film Discussion
Topic: Cannes 2021 Betting Thread
Replies: 153
Views: 8272

Re: Cannes 2021 Betting Thread

Palme d'Or: Memoria (Apichatpong Weerasethakul)
Grand Prix: Drive My Car (Ryusuke Hamaguchi)
Jury Prize: Ahed’s Knee (Nadav Lapid)
Director: A Hero (Asghar Farhadi)
Alternate: Benedetta (Paul Verhoeven)