Topic: DCO fourth Alphabet Marathon - discussion/review/banter thread

[Achim]

I jumped the gun and watched the first movie for the marathon tonight. Wish I had chosen something a bit better 

It's not even midnight where you are!

[snowcat]

S must be a popular letter for film titles!

I started watching Gone With The Wind at 12am 

[addicted2dvd]

S must be a popular letter for film titles!

I started watching Gone With The Wind at 12am 

Well... if that don't cure your insomnia... nothing will! 

[RossRoy]

I jumped the gun and watched the first movie for the marathon tonight. Wish I had chosen something a bit better 

It's not even midnight where you are!

Oh so you're in the same mood as the referee at the world cup, handing yellow and red cards all over even for minor stuff? I see.. 

Does that mean I'm suspended for the next marathon? 

[Achim]

Does that mean I'm suspended for the next marathon?  

O' course not. <witty comment here>



I kicked of my marathon with some light entertainment: The Muppet Movie. Except for some bits and pieces I had never seen this before and am certainly glad I did now. Besides the amazing puppetry it has some witty dialog and a load of cameos. Nothing for pete though, since they break out in song more than once. It stretches a bit near the end but that doesn't really impact the overall impression too much.

[hal9g]

I started off with 'Ronin', a very good choice, if I say so myself.  Posted a review and was surprised that no one else had reviewed this movie yet.

[Antares]

Polished off two during the night, as I couldn't sleep, Harold and Maude and Yojimbo.

[snowcat]

S must be a popular letter for film titles!

I started watching Gone With The Wind at 12am 

Well... if that don't cure your insomnia... nothing will! 

:laugh:I really like the film.... well except the first 40 minutes or so

[Rogmeister]

So where are all the reviews?     I thought some would be in this thread.  I like several people posting in one thread...I never know whose review I will get when I check in.  I haven't written any myself...I won't be able to until very late tonight...or maybe tomorrow night.  I haven't even decided on my # movie...I have a few choices where the number is at the end of the film rather than the beginning.  If I can't find any I haven't reviewed yet where the number is at the beginning, I may do that.  After all, it's not against the rules...since there are no rules... 

[RossRoy]

So where are all the reviews?    

I don't know about the others, but I was planning to add my review to my thread, link to them from my list in the main marathon thread, and mention here that I've watched something.

[dfmorgan]

# done - 2012, 26 to go

Dave

[snowcat]

I made a thread just for the Alphabet reviews im gonna write :p

[hal9g]

I'm embedding a review link in the title of my list in the other thread.

Added movie #2 - 'Adam Had Four Sons'

[Tom]

Title: Karan Arjun
Year: 1995
Director: Rakesh Roshan
Rating: PG
Length: 175 Min.
Video: Widescreen 1.78
Audio: Hindi: Dolby Digital 1
Subtitles: English

Stars:
Shahrukh Khan
Salman Khan
Kajol
Ranjeet
Rakhee
Amrish Puri


Plot:
Rakesh Roshan's KARAN ARJUN is about faith & reincarnation. Durga's (Rakhee) sons, Karan (Salman Khan) & Arjun (Shahrukh Khan) are murdered by Dhurjan Singh (Amrish Puri). When Durga's pleas to bring Karan Arjun back to life are heard by the Goddess Kali, the two brothers are reborn in different families. Karan as Ajay, grows up to be a boxer & goes to work for Saxena (Ranjeet), Dhurjan Singh's partner in crime. Arjun as Vijay, grows up tp work with horses and falls in love with Sonia (Kajol), Saxena's daughter and Dhurjan Singh's soon to be daughter-in-law. By divine intervention Ajay & Vijay realize they are Karan Arjun, and return to their mother Durga in 'Malakhera' to take revenge upon Dhurjan Singh. Will Karan & Arjun succeed this time in defeating Dhurjan Singh?

Awards:

Filmfare Awards	1996	Nominated	Best Actor Award	Salman Khan
Filmfare Awards	1996	Nominated	Best Director Award	Rakesh Roshan
Filmfare Awards	1996	Nominated	Best Movie Award
Filmfare Awards	1996	Nominated	Best Music Director Award	Rajesh Roshan
Filmfare Awards	1996	Nominated	Best Supporting Actress Award	Raakhee
Filmfare Awards	1996	Nominated	Best Villain Award	Amrish Puri

Extras:
Bonus Trailers
Music Videos
Scene Access

My Thoughts:

I have bought this movie because it completes my collection of SRK/Kajol movies (I think). The plot is very similar to Om Shanti Om, a recent SRK movie. Also here someone is killed and is reborn to take revenge some thirty years later. Only here it was brothers instead of one man. And this movie is much more brutal. The revenge consists of killing all of the villains involved. About a third of the movie consists of fist fights, and another third consists of songs, which were not bad, but sadly without subtitles. I think they would have had interesting lyrics.
I noticed something, which was done a lot an earlier Bollywood movie (this one being 15 years old is one of my oldest): Blatantly taking something from a Hollywood movie. Here it was the Terminator theme, which was playing a lot in some of the fight scenes.

Rating:

[goodguy]

[Gone With the Wind]

:laugh:I really like the film.... well except the first 40 minutes or so

What's wrong with the first 40min? I remember liking that quite well, especially the way Scarlett is introduced. But it's been a few years since I've last seen it.  Maybe time to rewatch it.