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DVD Bride and Prejudice
The exotic sounds, vibrant colors, and ecstatic dancing of Bollywood collide with the cunning storytelling of Jane Austen in Bride & Prejudice (from the writer/director of previous East/West hybrid Bend It Like Beckham). When smart, outspoken Lalita Bakshi (Indian beauty Aishwarya Rai) meets Will Darcy (Martin Henderson, The Ring), she finds this American businessman arrogant and conceited--but because his best friend is falling in love with her sister, Lalita agrees to travel around India with Darcy. On the trip, a childhood friend of Darcy's named Johnny (Daniel Gillies, Spider-Man 2) both tickles Lalita's fancy and confirms her worst suspicions about Darcy. But as events unfold, Lalita wonders if she hasn't misjudged Darcy--and Johnny. Austen fans will be find much to criticize; Bride & Prejudice transplants the basic plot of Pride & Prejudice to modern India, but not much of Austen's sly wit or her insights about character and society have survived the translation. Henderson, though handsome, lacks the intimidating charisma of previous Mr. Darcys (including Laurence Olivier and Colin Firth). Thank goodness for the delightful Rai, here making her first all-English-language movie. She commands the screen like a true star (unsurprisingly, she's hugely popular in India, and previously starred in a more homegrown Austen adaptation: I Have Found It, based on Sense & Sensibility). For Western audiences unfamiliar with the freewheeling exuberance of Indian movies--wild musical numbers can break out at almost any moment--Bride & Prejudice offers an engaging taste of this fantastic cinematic style. --Bret Fetzer
The first time I saw this movie, I thought, Oh, my gosh...this is so cheesy! And then I watched it a second time and it became one of my all time favorite movies. I love the brilliant colors, the music and Mr. Kohli. I've watched it atleast a dozen times and am always laughing out loud. I recommend watching it with the closed captioning on. You catch a lot more of what's going on in the conversations.
A feast of colour and fun. FANTASTIC!
The hugely talented director, Gurinder Chadha (of "Bend It Like Beckham" fame) has excelled herself. I never expected to enjoy this film so much. The dialogue, humour and fun of the film are fantastic. And the Indian take on the original Pride & Prejudice so cleverly done. The dancing is so energetic and the delightful songs really catchy. (I challenge you NOT to be singing "No Life, Without Wife" for many a while afterwards!)
Fun, fun movie!
Okay...I'll take a pass on doing a profound, pick-it-to-pieces review and will only say that this is a fun, fun movie! Some may think it lacks character development, but P&P's been adapted for film at least 7 times by my count. We know the characters. No need to expound on them here. A nice introduction to Bollywood, albeit Bollywood "lite" indeed, for those who aren't familiar with the genre.
I'm careful to note the film isn't an adaptation of P&P, but if you read the credits, is inspired by it. Classic story, timeless elements, great song and dance numbers (in particular my favorites are the "Balle, Balle" wedding dance, "No Life Without Wife", and the Garba) and likeable characters. Many reviews gave Martin Henderson the short shrift, but I thought he made a charming Darcy with just the right amount of pretension, but still vulnerable enough to root for. I'm particularly in love with the character of Kholi, played by Nitin Ganatra. His portrayal provided just the right amount of comic relief without being too over the top. So many funny moments! I loved it!
I just bought the movie last weekend and have already watched it 4 times, loving it more each time than the last. You won't be disappointed.
This Tamil-language "Kollywood" film provided an interesting contrast to the Bollywood films I have recently seen. There are differences between the two Indian cinema styles, although both present their stories in similar ways. Not only the language, but the gestures and facial expressions differ between this Tamil film and its Hindi cinematic cousins. Kandukondain Kandukondain (I Have Found It) didn't seem as flashy or energetic, and the music and dancing also seem to reflect a more subdued different style. As I was watching the film, I thought to myself that this was a four-star film, but once it ended and I began reflecting upon what I had just seen, I realized that I was more impressed than I thought. Inspired by Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, I Have Found It does deliver... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Rajiv Menon DVD Release Date: Released the 18 January 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Monsoon Wedding is a return to form for Mira Nair, director of 1988's Salaam Bombay! Nair's gift for observation of the everyday and her love for her characters make for a delightful film, which spins a web of family relationships that knit and break during a wedding at a perfect pace. The excellent performances exceed the often stereotypical roles on offer (including the incomparable Nasiruddin Shah as the harassed father, Kulbhushan Kharbanda as the comic uncle, and Shefali Chaya as the orphaned cousin). Nair's sympathetic eye for the unnoticed and the harassed is at its best with the tender romance between the servant and Dube (Vijay Raaz), the marigold-munching, upwardly mobile wedding coordinator, who brings pathos and humor to the often unseen servant classes. The... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Naseeruddin Shah - Lillete Dubey Director(s): Mira Nair DVD Release Date: Released the 24 September 2002 Usually ships in 24 hours
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My discovery of Indian cinema has been almost a spiritual experience. It's like going from black and white to color for the first time. Compared to a movie like this, American and European films have no heart, no vitality, no color, and no passion. And I've never seen any love story that could compare to the one in this film. I've never seen the true definition of love expressed as deeply as it is here - and it is love in its purest form. I know I'm old-fashioned, but, for me, Hollywood ruins every good love story it manages to produce by making everything about sex. You don't have that in India cinema - you don't even have kissing; what you do have, though, are the depths and power of love expressed in ways Hollywood can't even comprehend.
Would you believe the most enchanting musical of the year is an almost four-hour-long epic about a ragtag group of 19th-century Indian farmers who form a cricket team to take on an arrogant British captain? The old-fashioned Hollywood musical is alive and well in India's Bollywood industry, where the joyful explosion of music and dance and innocent romance abounds in sweeping epics. In this infectious tale of bloodless revolution, the underdog outcasts and oddballs of a fractured village pull together into a unified team to take on the oppressive colonial Brits at their own game. Think The Longest Yard meets The Seven Samurai by way of Rudyard Kipling, with cricket bats, choreographed dance numbers, romantic triangles, and a rousing call to solidarity. There are no... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Aamir Khan - Raghuvir Yadav Director(s): Ashutosh Gowariker DVD Release Date: Released the 22 January 2002 Usually ships in 24 hours
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