tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10318523.post891441220405948590..comments2023-10-22T18:08:08.098+05:30Comments on Banno, Dhanno and Teja: whoever said old films were slow?Bannohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16433419825301622636noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10318523.post-12836835351031951672009-09-16T10:01:31.817+05:302009-09-16T10:01:31.817+05:30Bollyviewer, I think there is no dearth of writers...Bollyviewer, I think there is no dearth of writers even now. What kills the stories are the marketing gurus who are in charge of the money these days. And a misplaced sense of style. Usually nothing disguised as something.<br /><br />Dustedoff, yes!<br /><br />Ajnabi, as is the movie. <br /><br />Shweta, I agree.Bannohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03855784743978203037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10318523.post-37339701409599276772009-09-16T04:50:00.613+05:302009-09-16T04:50:00.613+05:30hear hear!
and this is why old bollywood movies h...hear hear!<br /><br />and this is why old bollywood movies have so many more talking points than most newer movies- when there is lack of subtance, the discussion, I feel, can only go so far.Shwetahttp://www.apnieastindiacompany.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10318523.post-62114591693637702572009-09-15T20:41:19.639+05:302009-09-15T20:41:19.639+05:30You're right; showing, not telling, is practic...You're right; showing, not telling, is practically a lost art nowadays, on both sides of the Pacific. :-( I only prefer those freeze-frame voice over intros when the cast is huge, like 12 characters or something. The scene you described, though, sounds great.ajnabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08296593338690811213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10318523.post-54527621340497454002009-09-15T14:07:29.826+05:302009-09-15T14:07:29.826+05:30"Watching an old film any time of the week is..."Watching an old film any time of the week is a good way to start the rest of your life. Right?"<br /><br /><i>Very</i> right. Watching an old film is my equivalent of comfort food.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10318523.post-6192815862848193822009-09-15T11:37:16.832+05:302009-09-15T11:37:16.832+05:30So many reasons to love old films... But then they...So many reasons to love old films... But then they had great writers writing for films, back then. However, <i>Parakh</i> is an unfair example to hold up against films of today. It was so perfect a film that I dont think even other Bimal Roy films (let alone other films of those times) compare to it!bollyviewerhttp://bollyviewer-oldisgold.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10318523.post-84223308925290103922009-09-15T09:02:38.056+05:302009-09-15T09:02:38.056+05:30Thanks, dustedoff. Watching an old film any time o...Thanks, dustedoff. Watching an old film any time of the week is a good way to start the rest of your life. Right?<br /><br />Aspi, totally agree.<br /><br />Memsaab, Loved your review of 'Pukar'. Yes, the detail, the detail. Filmmakers these days, add a few expletives to their dialogue and get commended for detail. :-)Bannohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03855784743978203037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10318523.post-66373253236577458432009-09-15T03:22:42.857+05:302009-09-15T03:22:42.857+05:30I just watched Pukar and Sikandar (Sohrab Modi) an...I just watched Pukar and Sikandar (Sohrab Modi) and have never been so riveted to my seat in my life...even without subtitles (Sikandar)! Just so beautifully made, with such interesting characters and such attention to detail---and such ripping good stories.memsaabhttp://memsaabstory.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10318523.post-45494134978777872009-09-14T21:05:57.894+05:302009-09-14T21:05:57.894+05:30There is plenty of evidence in cinema to believe t...There is plenty of evidence in cinema to believe that voiceover is a technique (in fiction at least) used by lazy filmmakers. I'd say most of the films I've seen with a voiceover could do without it after a few script tweaks and a little creativity.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060207061740733110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10318523.post-9716366860664820472009-09-14T16:01:58.764+05:302009-09-14T16:01:58.764+05:30Which is just why I love old films so much. And Pa...Which is just why I love old films so much. And <i>Parakh</i> is such an especially beautiful film. <br /><br />Thank you for that. A nice way to start the week, with a little reinforcement of what all those old films mean to those of us who like them...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10318523.post-54051535859847664492009-09-14T15:51:21.858+05:302009-09-14T15:51:21.858+05:30Violet, yes, I find the good ones take me in immed...Violet, yes, I find the good ones take me in immediately.<br /><br />Space Bar, isn't it? Teja shot a series called 'the morning after the shoot'.Bannohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03855784743978203037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10318523.post-63132456041168002902009-09-14T15:19:38.266+05:302009-09-14T15:19:38.266+05:30Love the header pic - so appropriate in the contex...Love the header pic - so appropriate in the context also!Space Barhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08251329008160756254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10318523.post-82746124621343417182009-09-14T15:01:13.104+05:302009-09-14T15:01:13.104+05:30Nice observation Banno.. I never feel that old mov...Nice observation Banno.. I never feel that old movies are slow, I mostly find them more interesting and absorbing minus the crap and noise.Violethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02408424411557512320noreply@blogger.com