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"Slumdog Millionaire (2008)"
Sun Oct-26-08 02:37 PM by avillago

          

Slumdog Millionaire - My fifth favorite film of 08' thus far and 100% on Rottentomatoes. An India version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire??? Yeah, I was skeptical too. However, when you have the director Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Millions, 28 Days Later, etc.) at the helm...it is so much more.

It is more like a coming of age store in a unique setting...the slums of India. Think the fresh backdrop and kinetic energy style of film making in the same vein as "City of God", but more of a crowd pleaser. Part coming of age in the slums tale, part gangster flick, romance, dark comedy, and the game show of course.

This will have the audience either crying, smiling, standing, and/or applauding at the end. The official 2008 crowd-pleaser.

Short scene...no trailer cut yet...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1115RRGCv40

  

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Slumdog Millionaire (2008) [View all] , avillago, Sun Oct-26-08 02:36 PM
 
Subject Author Message Date ID
Much better than Sunshine. Nope, it was.
Oct 26th 2008
1
RE: Much better than Sunshine. Nope, it was.
Oct 26th 2008
2
it has the actor from my favorite series in recent years
Oct 26th 2008
3
a lot of folk on here sleep on skins..
Jan 05th 2009
89
RE: Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Oct 26th 2008
4
I agree with all your points
Jan 15th 2009
151
TRAILER
Oct 31st 2008
5
Oh Danny Boyle, oh Danny Boyle, I love you so.
Nov 06th 2008
6
just got back from a screening...I thought it was great...
Nov 13th 2008
7
looks good
Nov 13th 2008
8
interesting, have heard great things about it
Nov 13th 2008
9
So how soon until Fox makes an American version?
Nov 17th 2008
10
Can't wait to see this
Nov 18th 2008
11
Fav Film So Far this Year
Dec 10th 2008
22
      word? where in Mumbai did you live?
Dec 11th 2008
23
      I spent some time in Juhu beach area... I agree that Doyle nailed it
Dec 27th 2008
48
good flick, and Freida Pinto is foine
Nov 24th 2008
12
FREIDA PINTO, my ninjas!!! wow, like butter babe....
Dec 19th 2008
30
The new GQ with Jennifer Anniston on the cover
Dec 24th 2008
39
      Mandate
Dec 26th 2008
43
           thats whats up...love that woman!
Jan 04th 2009
66
Well, I loved the shit out of it.
Nov 25th 2008
13
RE: Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Nov 26th 2008
14
been tryin to see this for a minute
Nov 26th 2008
15
didn't match the hype
Nov 26th 2008
16
Good Shit
Nov 30th 2008
17
eh, it was okay. Not great, not bad
Nov 30th 2008
18
RE: eh, it was okay. Not great, not bad
Nov 30th 2008
19
RE: eh, it was okay. Not great, not bad
Nov 30th 2008
20
      "O... Saya" performed by A. R. Rahman, M.I.A.
Jan 11th 2009
101
she helped with the score and released it on her record label
Jan 16th 2009
159
just saw a free screening- dope!
Dec 09th 2008
21
Good flick. 4/5 stars.
Dec 13th 2008
24
Best movie
Dec 13th 2008
25
I bought it, hook, line and sinker.
Dec 15th 2008
26
Great experience
Dec 17th 2008
27
Any good screeners of this online yet?
Dec 17th 2008
28
The best part of the film is the setting.
Dec 19th 2008
29
Amitabh Bachchan!!!!!!!!!!! I'm coming for you!!!!
Dec 22nd 2008
31
Yes
Dec 22nd 2008
32
yeah...chai wallah
Dec 22nd 2008
33
awesome scene...
Dec 22nd 2008
36
I will never forget that scene for as long as I live
Dec 27th 2008
47
*this* is why i love movies
Dec 22nd 2008
34
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) 4/5
Dec 22nd 2008
35
the driving theme of the entire movie was destiny/fate
Dec 22nd 2008
37
RE: the driving theme of the entire movie was destiny/fate
Dec 29th 2008
56
well said, i definitely appreciated that message too
Jan 03rd 2009
62
Wasn't the host from the slums?
Jan 04th 2009
63
      RE: Wasn't the host from the slums?
Jan 05th 2009
83
kinda like when Cliff Clavin went on Jeopardy
Jan 08th 2009
94
*cringes*
Dec 29th 2008
59
      RE: *cringes*
Jan 05th 2009
82
      Hindu! There are 700 million of us! - Apu
Jan 08th 2009
95
Good movie 4/5
Dec 24th 2008
38
Great movie...
Dec 24th 2008
40
i really wanna see this
Dec 25th 2008
41
City of God meets Salaam Bombay
Dec 26th 2008
42
i just realized boyle has 2 of the most memorable toilets scenes
Jan 11th 2009
100
this is the best movie of 08, hands down IMO
Dec 26th 2008
44
'
Dec 26th 2008
45
freida pinto.
Dec 27th 2008
46
lol... yea she's bad. Is she from Bombay?
Dec 27th 2008
49
      Yes...she is from Mumbai...her family is Catholic..hence the name..nm
Dec 29th 2008
58
one of the best films of '08...
Dec 27th 2008
50
jamal's the biggest simp in movie history
Dec 27th 2008
51
c'mon dog. his brother was a bitch...........
Jan 12th 2009
131
it was okay but...really, very sappy (spoiler)
Dec 28th 2008
52
real talk...WALL-E>>> slumdog millionaire
Dec 28th 2008
53
How else could it have ended? It's a fable about fulfilled destiny.
Jan 03rd 2009
61
      but the ending white washes all the other social commentary
Jan 05th 2009
80
           *smh*
Jan 05th 2009
85
           is that a fake SMH or a real one, heel?
Jan 05th 2009
86
                About as "real" as the cynical-assed ending you're asking for.
Jan 05th 2009
87
                     yeah, far too complex for you
Jan 06th 2009
92
                          ^^^ Preferred the unused ending of Clerks where Dante got shot
Jan 08th 2009
97
                          it's just too sugary
Jan 12th 2009
110
                          um I agree that he should have lost the money
Jan 16th 2009
160
                          SLumdog Millionaire >>>>>> Oklahoma Sooners
Jan 11th 2009
99
                               your website sucks, Basa
Jan 12th 2009
109
                                    Thanks, But your football team is worse than your movie tastes.
Jan 12th 2009
121
           You got the destiny right.
Jan 12th 2009
103
                LOL. People want SDM to be a documentary film on global poverty.
Jan 12th 2009
105
                personally I thought it woulda been better if he lost the $ on the last ...
Jan 12th 2009
106
                     or if we just don't know
Jan 12th 2009
111
                     LOL. That would have been laaaaaaaaame
Jan 12th 2009
123
                     riding hard and talking tough for, essentially, a Disney movie
Jan 12th 2009
124
                          Easy sparky. Your idea for an ending sucked. Deal with it.
Jan 12th 2009
125
                          mad? who's following who around talking about old shit? madhatter?
Jan 13th 2009
141
                               You're such an easy target, doggy.
Jan 13th 2009
144
                                    I'm starting the "Get Basa Sarcasim in 09" fund
Jan 13th 2009
145
                          So people who think hate happy endings??? LOL You are mad.
Jan 12th 2009
132
                               ^^^^MAGMA
Jan 12th 2009
135
                               no, you are getting to close to the fire like oe/basa
Jan 13th 2009
142
                                    no you went far beyond that.
Jan 13th 2009
143
                                         just saying
Jan 13th 2009
146
                                              but by that reasoning.....
Jan 13th 2009
147
                                              Jumping in ridiculously late here...
Mar 03rd 2009
223
                     RE: or if we just don't know
Jan 16th 2009
154
                     This is the ending I was expecting while watching it
Jan 12th 2009
127
RE: Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Dec 29th 2008
54
I enjoyed it cause of the chick mostly! she is superbad!
Dec 29th 2008
55
I loved it! we cried!
Dec 29th 2008
57
k finally saw it
Jan 02nd 2009
60
I love this movie like a new born son.
Jan 04th 2009
64
the child actors were excellent.
Jan 04th 2009
65
why can't he have love tho? why?!
Jan 04th 2009
68
explain WHY this is such a great movie
Jan 04th 2009
70
      i think the flick was set in india thus strived 2 keep an indian spirit
Jan 04th 2009
76
           i got that
Jan 04th 2009
77
           we're def on the same page.
Jan 05th 2009
81
           i hear ya... what was ur fav flick this year?
Jan 05th 2009
84
                it was actually a combination of indies and big budget flicks...
Jan 05th 2009
88
                     yo bruh... thx 4 this... i got MAD shit 2 see now... have u seen Cass?
Jan 05th 2009
90
                     no i haven't seen Cass yet
Jan 05th 2009
91
                     I agree with most of what you said but........ *dark knight spilers*
Jan 17th 2009
163
           lol you can have a happy-ish ending
Jan 12th 2009
119
Those little motherfuckers were my favorite part of the movie
Jan 04th 2009
69
Thoroughly enjoyed it...
Jan 04th 2009
67
first hour was great. the child actors need some
Jan 04th 2009
71
was anybody bothered by the dark/evil - light/good brother thing?
Jan 04th 2009
72
wasn't just you
Jan 04th 2009
73
      so did it bother u?
Jan 04th 2009
74
           not really
Jan 04th 2009
75
                tradition dammit!
Jan 05th 2009
78
I just saw it tonight.
Jan 05th 2009
79
Fantastic film! (Damn, there are some pretentious dinks on OKP)
Jan 08th 2009
93
oh man i loved this film
Jan 08th 2009
96
Wow. You frappalatteachino fuckfaces need a left hook to the jaw.
Jan 11th 2009
98
noone found the whole premise a bit cheesy?
Jan 11th 2009
102
Cheesy? Relative to what?
Jan 12th 2009
104
not cheesy, but it was wayyyyy too convenient
Jan 12th 2009
107
      Wow. I seriously hope you're joking.
Jan 12th 2009
108
           enlighten me...
Jan 12th 2009
115
                the plot wasn't aiming for realism at all
Jan 12th 2009
116
                     why not?
Jan 12th 2009
118
                          Oh. Okay. So you're just joking. Silly me.
Jan 12th 2009
120
                          lol @ you of all people tryin to "son" me
Jan 12th 2009
126
                          Hmm. You're just a tad bit upset, I see.
Jan 12th 2009
129
                               im mad? you're the one that went in.
Jan 12th 2009
130
                                    There's no other way to see it, sparky.
Jan 12th 2009
136
                                         you just compared to this E.T.? Really?
Jan 13th 2009
137
                                              Hey. "You can't teach algebra to first graders." (c) R.K.
Jan 13th 2009
138
                          ^^^ Absolutely correct ^^^
Jan 15th 2009
153
                          you're mixing up the plot with the background setting
Jan 12th 2009
128
Liked it, but was sabotaged by people who loved it
Jan 12th 2009
112
Love it.
Jan 12th 2009
113
A lot of people liking it is a complaint?????
Jan 12th 2009
133
      eh.
Jan 13th 2009
140
      overrating, such as freida pinto getting a BAFTA nomination
Jan 16th 2009
155
great movie
Jan 12th 2009
114
i thought the transition of 'love you like a sister' to 'love of my lif...
Jan 12th 2009
117
Uh. That's sort of how it works.
Jan 12th 2009
122
Saw it tonight. Really, really good movie.
Jan 12th 2009
134
RE: Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Jan 13th 2009
139
The "Every question is about his life" post....
Jan 14th 2009
148
disagree.
Jan 14th 2009
149
if you think about it, 'It was written' is reference to literacy/educati...
Jan 15th 2009
152
Thanks... people obviously don't "get it"
Jan 17th 2009
169
The fate/destiny interpretation is a shallow understanding of the movie.
Jan 16th 2009
158
      RE: The fate/destiny interpretation is a shallow understanding of the mo...
Jan 19th 2009
175
           'destiny' is a really crappy theme though
Jan 20th 2009
186
the movie was about destiny
Jan 16th 2009
156
amitabh bachchan disses slumdog
Jan 15th 2009
150
Just got back from it
Jan 16th 2009
157
MOST OVER-RATED FILM EVER?
Jan 17th 2009
161
buzz kill
Jan 17th 2009
162
lol I wish I could kill the hype this film gets
Jan 17th 2009
164
      We can tell
Jan 17th 2009
165
Not overrated, just in a shitty year.
Jan 17th 2009
166
shitty year??????
Jan 17th 2009
167
      The Fall is overrated
Jan 17th 2009
168
      the fall is overrated?????? geez didn't realize u were that bitter
Jan 17th 2009
170
      I'd argue there wasn't a single GREAT or classic film this year
Jan 18th 2009
172
      Please. That 'Syriana' year was the worst ever.
Jan 18th 2009
173
      Did I say this was the worst year?
Jan 18th 2009
174
      Um not even the worst year
Jan 19th 2009
180
           There's never a year with ZERO good films
Jan 19th 2009
182
           These are all overrated
Jan 19th 2009
183
                Well I didn't really rate them
Jan 19th 2009
184
      *applauds* i've been saying this for a WHILE now
Jan 25th 2009
189
      Persepolis & 4 Months, 3 weeks & 2 days came out in '07
Jan 25th 2009
188
           Hey suit urself not everyone wants to numb themself
Feb 23rd 2009
219
LOL.
Jan 18th 2009
171
thanks for your ....point?
Jan 19th 2009
178
so it's an above average film?
Jan 19th 2009
176
it's a slightly above average film that is brought down by its script
Jan 19th 2009
177
      i'd say the character developement...but the script is a close 2nd
Jan 19th 2009
179
           Good point
Jan 19th 2009
181
                RE: Good point
Jan 20th 2009
185
dude - you didn't watch the movie
Jan 25th 2009
192
What the hell are you talking about?
Feb 10th 2009
205
      you dumb shit your examples were wrong. you didn't
Feb 11th 2009
207
           ok.....where do I start...
Feb 11th 2009
208
                the pointsyou based your opinion on were wrong you dumb piece of shit
Feb 11th 2009
209
                     Um that's 1 point out of 6!!!!!!! Care to actually defend your attack
Feb 11th 2009
210
                          I'm not wasting my time correcting your dumbass
Feb 11th 2009
211
                               Yeah b/c a girl who continueously rejects a guy
Feb 11th 2009
212
                                    you're an idiot
Feb 11th 2009
213
                                         Yeah instead b/c clearly they both couldn't have overtaken him
Feb 11th 2009
214
                                              jesus christ you're an idiot.
Feb 23rd 2009
217
                                                   thank u so much for pointing out the train scene
Feb 23rd 2009
218
this might be the dumbest shit i've read on okp
Jan 25th 2009
193
really? the dumbest? how exactly?
Feb 10th 2009
206
MESSAGE
Feb 10th 2009
202
Beautiful
Jan 25th 2009
187
Fucking awesome. I dug it.
Jan 25th 2009
190
beyond the bullshit being spouted
Jan 25th 2009
191
^This is the most honest review I've ever read.
Jan 28th 2009
196
what he said
Feb 11th 2009
215
Dennis Lim goes hard at Slumdog Millionaire (long swipe)
Jan 28th 2009
194
*Yawn* That was a dry, mad, academic rant.
Jan 28th 2009
195
      I'm upset that he tried to equate Killer of Sheep with this film
Jan 28th 2009
198
Patrick Goldstein, on the growing Slumdog Millionaire backlash (swipe)
Jan 28th 2009
197
This one is pure molten LAVA.
Jan 29th 2009
200
lol why are ppl so bitter when others criticize films they like?
Feb 23rd 2009
220
      you're an idiot, you were wrong, and you should kill yourself
Feb 23rd 2009
221
Great article
Jan 29th 2009
201
Dam was this hard to watch with an open mind buuuuuuuuuuut
Jan 28th 2009
199
RE: Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Feb 10th 2009
203
RE: Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Feb 10th 2009
204
finally saw it and I adored it
Feb 22nd 2009
216
RE: Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Feb 23rd 2009
222
i just wanna say dev patel is a pretty shit actor and his accent was rea...
Mar 03rd 2009
224
you are being harsh
Mar 03rd 2009
225
      that's his m.o.
Mar 03rd 2009
226
      no. im being fair.
Mar 04th 2009
227
           c'mon
Mar 04th 2009
228
The little kids stole the show, the movie wasnt that good
Mar 22nd 2009
229

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