tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118098779778491600.post7804043710129212831..comments2024-03-22T12:27:50.002-07:00Comments on Die, Danger, Die, Die, Kill!: Ver Ni Aag (India, 1982)Toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15890338576052689861noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118098779778491600.post-62205592525215018092009-10-05T09:09:14.453-07:002009-10-05T09:09:14.453-07:00Yes, Beth, you're our little sparkle friend an...Yes, Beth, you're our little sparkle friend and it's all of our jobs to protect you from any movie that might cast a cloud over your pretty princess world. (Except, of course, for that odd occasion when we insist that you watch <i>Shaitani Dracula</i> with us.)<br /><br />Seriously, I think such things are largely just a matter of taste, but I also think that saturation plays a part. As I recall, you said you weren't that much of a film buff before your Bollywood viewing days. I think you kind of have to have an over-familiarity, born of obsessively watching thousands and thousands of movies over the course of your lifetime, with all of the cinematic conventions that these more "outside" movies are flaunting in order to really appreciate them.Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890338576052689861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118098779778491600.post-38310569767998136862009-10-04T20:08:25.008-07:002009-10-04T20:08:25.008-07:00Stern frowny face, eh? Then I will consider the le...Stern frowny face, eh? Then I will consider the lesson learned.<br /><br />I read Keith's review of "Turkish Rambo" this morning and clearly I am just not in on the kind of fun it offers. I was telling House earlier that sometimes I feel like I'm the My Little Pony fluffy-brained sparkle friend of the movie blog world since I never seem to _get_ all these other kinds of films that delight other people so much and am just content to wallow in my filmified corner with sequined songs and pretty actors with big eyelashes. But yeah, <i>Korkosuz</i> was definitely not my cup of tea.Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118098779778491600.post-52044348756862100682009-10-04T09:23:13.727-07:002009-10-04T09:23:13.727-07:00Thanks, Beth. I'd picture me with a stern frow...Thanks, Beth. I'd picture me with a stern frown-y face when I say that I really don't think <i>Haseena</i> is for you. As for Turkish Rambo, I don't think I'd get much out of it, either, since I've never even seen American Rambo.Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890338576052689861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118098779778491600.post-81043192267717133152009-10-03T21:59:09.826-07:002009-10-03T21:59:09.826-07:00I don't know how many female readers you have ...I don't know how many female readers you have (clearly there are at least two of us), but I echo Memsaab that your writing will keep me here for a long time. I don't always get your taste, but I certainly haven't tried to follow in most of your footsteps, either. But I rest easily knowing that someone intelligent and with a sense of humor is on the job.<br /><br />Memsaab offered to send me <i>Haseena Atom Bomb</i> and I had to think pretty hard about whether I wanted to try it. It's just so hard to know when "I'm warning you" comes with a resigned smile and when it is meant fully, seriously, and with "You will absolutely hate this and want those hours of your life back." Generally I figure that one never knows until one tries for oneself, but in this particular case, I'm going to be able to live with not knowing. I think. Unless someone brings it to a South Asian Cinema conference (i.e. blogger meetup) (with lots of drinks). <br /><br />Speaking of warnings, I sat through "Turkish Rambo" (<i>Rampage</i> is its real name) last night and was neither amused nor interested.Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118098779778491600.post-46058244960184783092009-09-29T08:58:05.509-07:002009-09-29T08:58:05.509-07:00Sunil: Hey, and Aruna Irani is in Zakhmi Aurat, as...Sunil: Hey, and Aruna Irani is in <i>Zakhmi Aurat</i>, as well. (The IMDB listing credits her as playing "member of the feminine group of the victims of the violence").<br /><br />Memsaab: Thank you for your kind words. I'll try to be worthy. And, yes, not only is this one subtitled in English, but it's also available from Netflix. So even though it's not very good, it at least gets points for accessibility. Do let me know if you're able to track down any more of Aruna's films of this type.<br /><br />Aruna Fan: I'd love to, but I have to find more of it first.Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890338576052689861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118098779778491600.post-76191373245873237902009-09-29T08:13:14.790-07:002009-09-29T08:13:14.790-07:00i watched this movie on etv long ago..
since then ...i watched this movie on etv long ago..<br />since then i m desperate to watch it again..<br />plz post some fighting action action of aruna irani.. plzzzaruna fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118098779778491600.post-7500981343478116522009-09-29T06:57:27.102-07:002009-09-29T06:57:27.102-07:00@sunil: seriously!!!? Awesome!
Dearest Todd, do n...@sunil: seriously!!!? Awesome!<br /><br />Dearest Todd, do not worry that your female fans will flee. Those of us who come here are made of hardy stuff. Plus you make us laugh and we love your writing, about anything, including this. I had no idea Aruna had a sideline in Gujju films! Was this one subtitled? I guess I will need to look for more of its ilk...<br /><br />ps I've gotten a lot of mileage out of suffering through Haseena. It wasn't a total loss! :-)memsaabhttp://memsaabstory.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118098779778491600.post-35064041004612617282009-09-28T23:36:10.576-07:002009-09-28T23:36:10.576-07:00lord knows you don't need more movies to add t...lord knows you don't need more movies to add to your netflix queue, but if you want a feminine actioner, you would do worse than see Dimple Kapadia's Zakhmi Aurat (wounded woman) whose USP is that the film anticipates John Bobbit's wife's actions by a good many years. :)sunilnoreply@blogger.com