Celloloid Geniuses (Bollywood and Tollywood keep out)

by **Jaszalcatraz** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 3:52 pm

Well Mayavi (interesting name, canya please tell me abt it) you asked for a possible explanation. Its the best I could find.

Anyway, like azazel said........ PEACE

Didyu catch Chiru's latest?....howz it?.....I have a ling list of Telugu movies to see (satyam, varsham, maleeswari, andhrawala) not to leave out the hindi ones (khakee and ab tak chappan). Any care to provide a free guide to 'em movie?

by **Jaszalcatraz** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 4:04 pm

Admins: We surely need an edit option....didyu see the typos in my previous post? And then you go and have dedicated boards which give people tips on good writing. Sheesh

By the way, to all Asimov fans, "I, Robot" is being made into a movie which will come out sometime in the last quarter of this year. It stars Will Smith.

by **Mayavi Morpheus** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 12:52 am

Jaszalcatraz wrote:Well Mayavi (interesting name, canya please tell me abt it) you asked for a possible explanation. Its the best I could find.
Anyway, like azazel said........ PEACE

Jasz, I said Mullholland drive is a ridiculous movie because it doesnt fit my definition of Movie. I am not questioning david lynch's creativity or anything ( if you see another thread started by me, I posted abt M Dr as a variety movie), its just that there is no explanation for the story. All we have is possible explanations. IMO that is not a movie. If we give possible explanations, every telugu movie is a masterpiece! How can Bala krishna levitate? How does Mega Star beat the crap out of lorry load of bad guys?
Anyway, we differ, let it be that way. Peace out.

Regarding my name, it will be Morpheus' name when I remake Matrix as Matrika in telugu. I even picked an actor for that role - Prakash Raj. Dont ya love it. I was liberated/awakened after watching Matrix. So I decided to remake it in telugu. I have the script ready. All dialogues are in telugu. Neo (Anderson) is Subbu (Subba Rao). Srikant will be playing this role(NTR Jr. may replace him). Trinity is Trinethri. Saundarya will be playing this role (again, we are in talks with Aarti Agarwal). Tank (Totti), cipher (cheepuru) etc have to be picked. You can apply.
Sample Dialogue:
In Matrix II, Agent to Neo: Mr Anderson.....Surprised to see me?
In Matrika, that'll be : Shri Subba Rao Garu, Aaasharya Poyara Nannu chusi?

Didyu catch Chiru's latest?....howz it?.....I have a ling list of Telugu movies to see (satyam, varsham, maleeswari, andhrawala) not to leave out the hindi ones (khakee and ab tak chappan). Any care to provide a free guide to 'em movie?

No, I havent seen any telugu movies after Yuva Ratna Bala Krishna's Palnati Brahmna Naidu. I was re-liberated. I dont want to get out of that bliss.

The story writer in me is now dead with shame as I couldnt think of a story anywhere close to PBN. I dont think I have any chance in Tollywood.

by **Jaszalcatraz** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 2:15 am

Hilarious.

I sympathize with you bro.....PBN was a very complicated movie, not for mortals like us.

Btw who'll play Persephone?

by **CtrlAltDel** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 9:17 am

wow!

Mayavi Morpheus wrote:If we give possible explanations, every telugu movie is a masterpiece! How can Bala krishna levitate? How does Mega Star beat the crap out of lorry load of bad guys?

how abt having Lynch directing the next Balaiah or Chiru movie...????

Mayavi Morpheus wrote:....when I remake Matrix as Matrika in telugu.

too late boss...it has aready been dubbed in Telugu and released! didnt u see the ads on tv? Keanu Reaves, Lawrence Fishbourne etc mouthing in Telugu! :lol:

Mayavi Morpheus wrote:....Trinity is Trinethri. Saundarya will be playing this role (again, we are in talks with Aarti Agarwal). Tank (Totti), cipher (cheepuru) etc have to be picked

the way aarti is looking these days, she is more suited to play Tank, coz she's even beginning to look like one!

btw, dont u think Prakash Raj wud make a good Agent Smith? or Pavan Kalyan a good Neo????!!!!!!!!!!!!!

imagine a fatso like NTR Jr. flying thru the air and kicking, with his belly jiggling.....oh boy! :lol:

by **Mayavi Morpheus** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 10:09 am

Geez ctrl, ur choice is appaling. Sorry mate, u got no future in Tollywood.

by **CtrlAltDel** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 10:49 am

Mayavi Morpheus wrote:Geez ctrl, ur choice is appaling. Sorry mate, u got no future in Tollywood.

oh man....! thats disappointing

esp. since i was preparing myself to be the next ram gopal varma or teja

by **Fiddler** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 11:14 am

Jaszalcatraz wrote:By the way, to all Asimov fans, "I, Robot" is being made into a movie which will come out sometime in the last quarter of this year. It stars Will Smith.

Nooooooo!!!! Say it 'aint so!!! Will Smith??? (Goes into a fit of coughing and choking)

But, hey, 'I, Robot' is a series of short stories, a lot of them completely unrelated. How're they going to make them into a movie?? I'm curious as to how they're going to do 'Runaround', though, or 'Little Lost Robot' for that matter. Maybe they're going to use Susan Calvin to string the whole thing together. I hope she's not played by Will Smith, though

by **azazel** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 2:19 pm

Mayavi Morpheus wrote:Regarding my name, it will be Morpheus' name when I remake Matrix as Matrika in telugu.

one question, trilogy in one? ...

by **Jaszalcatraz** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 3:04 pm

LOL @ Will Smith as Susan Calvin.

Bridget Motnahan (last seen in Colin Farrell's The Recruit) will play Susan Calvin.

Will Smith palys Det. Del Spooner.

The summary of the movie is thus.....

Set in a future Earth (2035 A.D.) where robots are common assistants and workers for their human owners, this is the story of "robotophobic" Chicago Police Detective Del Spooner's (Smith) investigation into the murder of Dr. Miles Hogenmiller, who works at U.S. Robotics (run by Greenwood), in which a robot, Sonny (Tudyk), appears to be implicated, even though that would mean the robot had violated the Laws of Robotics, which is apparently impossible. It seems impossible because.. if robots can break those laws, there's nothing to stop them from taking over the world, as humans have grown to become completely dependent upon their robots. Or maybe... they already have? Aiding Spooner in his investigation is a psychologist, Dr. Susan Calvin (Moynahan), who specializes in the psyches of robots...

by **Fiddler** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 3:15 pm

Hmmm. Don't recall anything like this in 'I, Robot', but will check, just to be sure.

Sounds more like a combination of 'I, Robot' and 'The Caves of Steel'. Lessee what my dekko into the world of Asimov reveals...

by **Jasz looking for more Miyazaki** » Sat Feb 28, 2004 2:17 am

Honorable Dudes azazel PSD and Beatzophreniac,

Having just seen Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke in quick succession, I have fallen under the Hayao Miyazaki spell. The Spirit of the Anime World refuses to release my soul unless I see more of Miyazaki's work. The Spirit plans to torture my soul by tying me to a chair and making me watch Titanic until my brain explodes. That doesnt give me much time. Does it? So please save my life force by giving me more Miyazaki.

Help!!

by **azazel** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 11:19 am

requesting movies by:

Ingmar Bergman/ Fredrico Fellini/ Jean Luc Godard/ Dario Argento/ David Lynch/ Stanley Kubrick's Shining/ Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull,Mean Streets/ Sergio Leone's Once Upon A Time in America/ Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation, Apocalypse Now Redux / Mihcaelangelo Antonioni/ Brian De Palma/ Terry Gilliam/ Peter Weir/ Francois Truffaut/ Andrei Tarkovsky/ Orson Welles/ Geroge Romero/ Pedro Almodovar/ Roman Polanski/ Oliver Stone's JFK, Salvador /Coen Brothers'/ Satyajit Ray/ Shekhar Kapur's Bandit Queen/ Mira Nair's Salaam Bombay/ Govind Nihalani's Ardhsatya.. among others..

by **Cowboy** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 11:17 pm

azazel wrote:OK..since u asked for a discussion...
first up, nuthin bad in the list u got there... ill start from the beginning..
GBU, definitely one of the best westerns ever made.. Sergio Leone at his striking best.. gritty,witty,the quintessential western..
The Godfather..what can be said that hasnt been said before?? for me it has to be Parts 1 n 2 together.. awesome..
n now comes the bad part..
Scarface?? definitely not in the same league..Al Pacino was totally over-the-top all with that not-so-convinving Cuban accent..Brian De Palma made a good movie but it worked more for the shock value with the 182 'F' words [Blink 182 ne1?] n inspirin a desi version Agnipath with a very caricaturish Big B..havent seen Serpico but IMHO Al Pacino was the best as Michael Corleone, esp. in Part 2
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Serpico is wonderfully crafted. But voicing MY opinion, I liked Scarface. Yeah, Blink 182 - about 182 'F' words in Scarface, but I don't think that's true. Lots of stoires around reg. 182. Serpico is better than Scarface but it doesn't leave an impression. "I'm Tony Montana, you F with me, you F'ing with the best". Sure.
Die Hard is a very well made action entertainer..but the best? uh uh.. lotsa action flicks out there that keep ur pulse racin n adrenaline pumpin!
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Die Hard pumps me up everytime I see it - others don't.
Indiana Jones...mmm..havent seen ne of those..no comment
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Shame on you man!! Indy and Last Crusade is damn good. Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Speilberg, George Lucas...what else can a movie have?
Goodfellas will always be in my top 3 gangster movies of all time...much better than Scarface in every department...well acted,directed[Oscars suck for not handin the trophy to Scorsese for this one], immensely entertaining..n Joe Pesci, curses n all...earned that Oscar..one question, was he Funny??

Sure Joe Pesci was funny. Try Casino and Joe's funny in Goodfellas, esp. the scene where he pisses off Ray Liotta.
Raging Bull..Robert De Niro rox in every movie but here he gives one of the best demos of his method acting prowess..from the lean, mean fightin machine to the older n 40 pound heavier retired boxer..he is just amazing..Scorsese' best? dun think so..U were very vocal abt Scorsese being absent from my pal' list..dunno how u missed Taxi Driver n The Last Temptation of Christ...

Taxi Driver sure is a materpiece but not compared to Raging Bull. De Niro created a record for "most weight gained for a movie" till "Full Metal Jacket" came along. Sorry, didn't see Last Temptation of Christ.
Outlaw...whatever..havent seen it
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Outlaw Josey Wales. IMO, it's an end to "everything goes fine for the hero - he rides his horse back home while the sun sets" John Wayne movies. A cowboy ain't a good boy
Rocky..i agree with jasz, totally unnecessary sequels..but $$ is more imp. i guess...

Not just the $s, the training Sly went through for the sequels is amazing. I mean, how can a guy tear up his heart muscle 'cos of pumping iron? :O Boy, I wish I had such will-power.
ok, till here, i would've said ok..good 'nuff..n then Saving Pvt. Ryan comes in n spoils the fun...+ u praise it by sayin best-war movie ever!
biggest mistake ..'cept for the exteremely well-shot close combat sequences..the movie's got nuthin goin for it..everythin else had been done before n in a much better way..its a pity that ppl didnt go n see The Thin Red Line, which was unfortunately released at the same time... infinitely BETTER..Terrence Mallick is a genius..too bad only made 2 movies in 3 decades..

I saw both of them. In fact, I saw TRL before SPR. I even got both of them on my comp. right now. I'll go of SPR everytime.
but, the botton line is they are ur personal favourites..n vry1's got an opinion..if u had posted em has top 10 movies..i'd have kicked ur arse or died laughing..hehe
Ciao.

Thanks. If it came to that, you'd have ended up kissing it :-)

by **azazel** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 1:26 am

too many quotes n unquotes above, so:

Scarface..as i said i didnt like it much, Serpico..havent seen..

n that 182 F words thing is true, lots of stories..u tell me..

Die Hard's damn good..sure it pumps u up, i got bored..

Indiana Jones..adventure movies r not my kinda thing, i dun think im missin much..im shameless btw..

Taxi Driver IS a masterpiece, Raging Bull is no less a movie tho.. abt that record for 'most wt. gain' 'til Full Metal Jacket, who's the record holder??

didnt see LTOC, shame on ya!

Outlaw, made a point to watch it..along with The Searchers!

Sly is a good actor n if he went thru hell to get under the skin of the character he was playin..im all for him..but the movies kinda suck!

The Thin Red Line is brilliant.. SPR is just America, the great!

I dont kiss ass, kickin it wouldnt be a problem!

ciao

by **azazel** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 8:32 pm

aaah revivin this topic after quite some time..

where r u Jasz my friend??

saw John Woo's Ben Affleck/Uma Thurman starrer Paycheck today...

it re-affirmed my belief that Hollywood n John Woo arent made for each other..

for the uninitiated John Woo is a celluloid genius IMHO esp. as a maker of hard-hitting action cinema ..

his beautifully choregraphed action sequences, good story-lines and high octane action movies in Hong Kong packed with his trademark philosophical dialogue/ Western-inspired stand-offs/ bullets n bodies that take super computers to count .. all supplanted by good acting esp. by Woo regular Chow Yun Fat made his movies memorable n devoured by action movie fans like muah :twisted:

but Hollywood has more or less deprived him of his creative freedom as an improviser and thus led him to make stale run-of-the-mill actioners , point being Broken Arrow/Face Off/MI2 n now Paycheck..

hope he gets over his seduction by Hollywood n go back to where he can truly kick some ass.. 'Kong

by **Jaszalcatraz** » Sun Apr 04, 2004 2:36 am

Congrats azazel for becoming a "Cool Hyderabadi"

by **azazel** » Sun Apr 04, 2004 11:19 am

thank you, thank you

*takes a bow*

:lol:

by **Jaszalcatraz** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 3:16 am

Bringing this post back to life to see Azazel's "It's Alive" post.

Very apt considering the topic. Azazel, please name the movie for the benefit of nincompoops like me.

by **popesmokesdope** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 9:02 am

Jaszalcatraz wrote:Bringing this post back to life to see Azazel's "It's Alive" post.
Very apt considering the topic. Azazel, please name the movie for the benefit of nincompoops like me.

Frankenstein, 1931 by James Whale and immortalized by Boris Karloff.

by **azazel** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 1:56 pm

popesmokesdope wrote:
Jaszalcatraz wrote:Bringing this post back to life to see Azazel's "It's Alive" post.
Very apt considering the topic. Azazel, please name the movie for the benefit of nincompoops like me.

Frankenstein, 1931 by James Whale and immortalized by Boris Karloff.

used a lot by PSD whenever we're ridin my cuz's Kinetic :lol:

by **azazel** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 2:01 pm

ok fans of the Celluloid Genius, Mr.Stanley Kubrick.. discussion on his masterpiece A CLOCKWORK ORANGE on the cards.. passing out invites to Jasz, Johnny, PSD n muah.. will post my view l8r.. gettin in the mood first.. I'm singin in the rain..

by **agonys_requiem** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 2:19 pm

Hello people.. new here....

i guess a lot of the movies that you guys mentioned would be on my list of favourites... few more that i'd like to add..

primal fear(solely for ed norton), se7en(kevin spacey and brad pitt when he's coming to terms with spaceys final crime), braveheart(mel gibson). the haven(buddy flick), reality bites(best chic flick ever), american beauty(a very depressing movie) and a few more that i can't quite remember..

so whats the deal with clockwork orange??? heard lots but never got to see it though.. doubt if i will get the cd somewhere.....

by **Johnny** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 7:48 pm

azazel wrote:
Mayavi Morpheus wrote:Regarding my name, it will be Morpheus' name when I remake Matrix as Matrika in telugu.

one question, trilogy in one? ...

or better still each one of the triology into a triology by itself.. due to the songs and masala, dat needs to be added.. :lol:

by **azazel** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 8:04 pm

stick to ACO for now plz.. it'll take me sometime to write my version.. so ..l8r

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