Topic started by siver traib (@ hse-mtl-ppp72562.qc.sympatico.ca) on Mon Jul 14 18:54:52 .
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To be honest, I don't watch much hindi films and and tamil movies aren't all that either (infact 90% of tamil movies suck)..

But Bollywood takes the 1st trophy for the biggest joke of an industry. Why I say that??

Check how may bollywood films that are released that just plain rip off from Hollywood.

I mean u have the usual formulatic masala offering. Then u have the big production bollywood films that are just copy of American films.

The recent one..Quartamet or something like that is an exact copy of the movie Rock..I mean the plot is all the same but they just add songs and little more romance.

Then a while ago they had hindi movies that rip off from Reservoir Dogs, Dragonfly, Ocean Eleven, and so forth..

Atleast tamil films are 85% original..Yes they can be very formulatic, over-melodramatic and shitty production values with shitty comedies..but at least they look like tamil films taken in a tamil setting..

I can't say that for bollywood films..They try too hard to look western and act american..

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• From: lisa smith (@ nott-cache-1.server.ntli.net) on: Fri Nov 5 13:26:15 EST 2004
  
  I think indian films are better than amarican films. Because they have got great actors and actresses.
  Indian films have got lots of meaning from it but amrican films because 60% of amarican films is 18 & 16 or 15 age over. so I dint perffer amarican films.
  
  
• From: thanig (@ vashi-117-lan.117.static.vsnl.net.in) on: Thu Nov 25 10:46:51
  
  in the world every country having thier own identiy..so films are coming with that identity like (hollywood..guns,bombs,chasing seens)..chinese (martial arts)..hindi( group dance of two families(hero and herione families)..so many peoples dying still because of crowd where ever micheal jacksom going..don't tell tamils only choose thier cm or mp's are actors and actress..arnold also actor..okk..please don't compare hindi films(cardamom) and tamil films(mountain)
  
  
• From: Anonymous (@ pcp04180966pcs.macmb101.mi.comcast.net) on: Fri Nov 26 15:45:14 EST 2004
  
  99% of indian movies are useless, without any technical or artitistc merit based on pathetic signing dance sequences and storyline. Sorry if these are the only movies you are going to experience in your life time.
  
  
• From: davie (@ cim-dell10.cim.utep.edu) on: Sat Nov 27 07:07:08 EST 2004
  
  lol
  true.
  bollywood is waste. but hollywood is pathetic. no im just kidding.
  if there is no dummy fight/dance sequence then even bolly wood can become holy wood
  americans are known for their perfection and quality of work they produce.
  these local shtt indians lol. what can they do???
  after all they are local shtt low quality pieces fighting for brahmins/light skin/black skin etc.
  
  i dont know when these indian asols will have black/dark actress as in hollywood instead of going beyond these brahmin pusyholes
  
  
• From: Close shop India movie industry! (@ cache82.156ce.maxonline.com.sg) on: Sat Nov 27 11:50:39 EST 2004
  
  All Indian films are waste of time. Malyalam movies bore the hell outta ya. There is no Telugu movie w/o a song in the rain. And when it comes to vulgarity, u have to give them the trophy!
  
  Kannada heroes are a joke. As for TAmil, every a$$ in Kodambakkam is trying to be Rajini or claiming to be the next God or Avatar.
  
  As for Bollywood, there is no originality. The stories are copied, stretched and thrown in wif some lame jokers! It's the same love crap and it's always exagerrated. They show in 10 songs and a lamer and by the time u figure what's happening, the movie is over!
  
  
  
• From: rahjen (@ cache-loh-ac06.proxy.aol.com) on: Wed Dec 1 18:42:52 EST 2004
  
  alright all you people heres the deal bollywood, hollywood, kollywood,kodambakkam all these industries are in the grip of production companies that only worry about marketting their latest effort and making the most out money out of them with a few exceptions.A great film is,like any other art form, one that accurately and honestly depicts the life of people in a given society so that when you watch it you say, "yeah, I can relate to that or "that's funny.that could have happened to me.Ihave no doubt such films will be successful,but producers dont have the guts to risk it.In defence of Tamil films I would say there are few good films that brave the market and succeeds.virumandi and azhagi could be examples.
  
  
  
• From: rahjae (@ cache-loh-ac06.proxy.aol.com) on: Wed Dec 1 18:50:12 EST 2004
  
  hindi films like deepa mehta's earth and mira nair's salaam bombay were exceptions. Malayaalam films such as Thani aavarthanam, kireedam,Sasneham, Paavam paavam rajakumaran have been great in being successful and hving depth and meaning with realistic acting. Malayaalam and Bengali films probably have a better artistic tradition than the rest of indian cinema
  
  
• From: rahjen (@ cache-loh-ac06.proxy.aol.com) on: Wed Dec 1 18:54:21 EST 2004
  
  hollywood makes a lot of films just for entertainment devoid of any true reflections of society,too.But it is also an industry in a highly industrialised society thats very affluent therefore people have more time for reflection enabling better quality of cinema.
  
  
• From: My view (@ cache82.156ce.maxonline.com.sg) on: Wed Dec 1 20:45:10 EST 2004
  
  Indian films do not necessarily need to go into Art films to produce a good film. A 'feel-good' film has brought success to all industries. A pure entertainer, even though it only has a slight touch of realism. I would say movies like Dhool, Jeans and Kushi for tamil, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Dilwale Dulharnia Le Jayenge, KKKG for hindi are feel-good films that did well. They should take more of such films.
  
  Family entertainers catered to 6 to 60 years of age.
  
  I dunno about the other industries. But Tamil industry seems to be only concentrating on only wooing college students, mainly boys and the elite of the nation that would rather see their superstars fly from one region to another.
  
  
• From: Giri (@ brf-ce08-g2-0.tm.net.my) on: Tue Dec 7 00:10:20 EST 2004
  
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