might be.. Gopal has scooped all of them...SDM being an international movie will have more reviews across the globe...
On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 10:38 PM, nivensamy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Keeping my fingers crossed, would be a thunderous event... > > By the way, has SDM set a record for having the most posted reviews on > this group?? > > Niven > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > "Thulasi Ram" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > SDM cant get bigger than this.. almost all reviews Gopal has shared till > > date about SDM has been thunderous... i wish ARR wins an Oscar for this. > > oh, just forgot.. this is just my wish.... > > > > On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 7:52 PM, Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > > > > Slumdog Millionaire ReviewReview by Mr. Shrek > > > > > > Slumdog Millionaire is set in Mumbai and adapted to the big screen > from > > > Vikas Swarup's novel "Q & A." > > > In other words: there's a good chance movie goers aren't familiar > with a > > > single aspect of this film. > > > > > > But > > > it doesn't matter. The surprisingly mesmerizing story focuses on a > poor > > > but plucky and industrious Muslim boy named Jamal (played by Dev > Patel as a > > > young man). He receives an opportunity at becoming a millionaire > > > on an Indian TV quiz show that's at once lurid, garish, and exciting. > > > It's a combination of Bollywood meeting Hollywood. > > > The motivation for Jamal to take on this show's challenge? His > love for > > > Latika, a friend who is a big fan of the series. > > > Director Danny Boyles is fanatic at depitcing the paradoxes of > > > Western culture when it infiltrates Third world countries such as > India or > > > Africa. > > > As Jamal succeeds on the show, he's faced with charges of fraud > > > because everyone figures a boy in his position must be cheating. Jamal > > > must explain to the police how he came to acquire knowledge that is > > > generally unavailable to someone of his class and educational level. > > > Each answer relates to an aspect of Jamal's life and that of his > > > older brother Salim and Latika, the girl he has loved since he was > > > seven. It's moving stuff, focusing on poverty and crime at all levels > > > of society > > > > > > Even the camera work is well done, as viewers are often taken > through the > > > streets and > > > shantytown alleys at the speed of the sprinting kids themselves. One's > > > head is spinning as one gets to know this unique world like never > > > before. > > > Mark our words: Slumdog Millionaire will be nominated for Best > Picture. > > > Rating: 4.5 / > 5.0http://www.reelmovienews.com/reviews/slumdog-millionaire/ > > > > > > > > > > >
