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May 17, 2024, 12:30:37 PM  | Paa (2009/India) IMDb | Wikipedia
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Stars:
Amitabh Bachchan as Auro
Abhishek Bachchan as Amil
Vidya Balan as Vidya
Plot:
Auro (Amitabh Bachchan) is an intelligent, witty 13 year old boy with an extremely rare genetic defect that causes accelerated ageing. Mentally, he is a normal, happy 13 year old boy, but physically he looks 5 times older. He lives with his mother Vidya (Vidya Balan), who is a gynaecologist.
Amol Arte (Abhishek Bachchan), is a young, progressive politician. He is out to prove to the world that 'politics' is not a bad word. He is a man with a mission. Auro is Amol's son.
Paa is a 'rare' father-son, son-father story.
Awards:
Won:
| Filmfare Awards (2010) | Best Actor (Amitabh Bachchan) | |
| Filmfare Awards (2010) | Best Actress (Vidya Balan) | |
| IIFA Awards (2010) | Best Actor (Amitabh Bachchan) | |
| IIFA Awards (2010) | Best Make up Artist (Christien Tinsley, Domini Till) |
| Filmfare Awards (2010) | Best Director (R Balki) | |
| Filmfare Awards (2010) | Best Female Playback Singer ("Mudi Mudi": Shilpa Rao) | |
| Filmfare Awards (2010) | Best Film | |
| Filmfare Awards (2010) | Best Screenplay (R. Balki) | |
| Filmfare Awards (2010) | Best Supporting Actress (Arundhati) | |
| IIFA Awards (2010) | Best Actress (Vidya Balan) | |
| IIFA Awards (2010) | Best Director (R.Balki) | |
| IIFA Awards (2010) | Best Female Playback ("Moodi Moodi": Shilpa Rao) | |
| IIFA Awards (2010) | Best Movie (Sunil Manchanda, AB Corp) | |
| IIFA Awards (2010) | Best Story (R.Balki) | |
| IIFA Awards (2010) | Best Supporting Actor (Abhishek Bachchan) | |
| IIFA Awards (2010) | Best Supporting Actress (Arundhati Naag) |
Extras:
- Deleted Scenes
- Interviews
- Music Videos
- Scene Access
My Thoughts:
Amitabh Bachchan ("Black") plays a 13 year old boy with a rare genetic disease where the body ages faster than normal. He has the look of an old man. This movie is obviously inspired by "Jack".Contrary what I thought this movie would be about, this movie has not the disease and the problems associated with it as the big focus. It is more about the relationship to his father (Abhishek Bachchan), both of which do not know about each other in the beginning. And about the estranged relationship of his father to his mother.
Essentially the movie could have been done with another terminal illness for the child. That this disease is used allows the gimmick that the father plays the son of his son. All the three main character did a great job.
I really enjoyed this movie. Should you be curious about it but are afraid of Bollywood musical numbers. Fear not, there aren't any dance numbers. Of course there is a little music, but in which movie isn't?
Rating:
(From Tom's Random Reviews on March 9th, 2011)
Member's Reviews
The Little Mermaid , a review by Tom
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Stars:Plot:
The Little MermaidAwards:
Won:
| Academy Award (1989) | Best Music, Original Score (Alan Menken) | |
| Academy Award (1989) | Best Music, Song ("Under The Sea": Alan Menken (Music); Howard Ashman (Lyrics)) | |
| BMI Film & TV Music Awards (1990) | BMI Film Music Award (Alan Menken) | |
| Golden Globe (1989) | Original Score (Alan Menken) | |
| Golden Globe (1989) | Original Song ("Under The Sea": Alan Menken (Music), Howard Ashman (Lyrics)) | |
| Grammy Awards (1991) | Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television ("Under the Sea": Alan Menken (composer), Howard Ashman (lyricist)) | |
| Young Artist Awards (1990) |
| Academy Award (1989) | Best Music, Song ("Kiss The Girl": Alan Menken (Music); Howard Ashman (Lyrics)) | |
| AFI (1989) | 100 Years... 100 Passions (2002) | |
| AFI (1989) | 100 Years... 100 Songs (2004) ("Song": Under the Sea) | |
| Casting Society of America Awards (1990) | ||
| Golden Globe (1989) | Original Song ("Kiss the Girl": Alan Menken (Music), Howard Ashman (Lyrics)) | |
| Golden Globe (1989) | Picture - Musical or Comedy (Howard Ashman, John Musker) | |
| Grammy Awards (1991) | Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television (Alan Menken (For the original motion picture soundtrack)) | |
| Grammy Awards (1991) | Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television ("Kiss the Girl": Howard Ashman, Alan Menken) |
Extras:
- Bonus Trailers
- Commentary
- Deleted Scenes
- Featurettes
- Interactive Game
- Music Videos
- Photo Gallery
- Scene Access
- Trailers
My Thoughts:
After "Tangled" I am in a Disney princess movies mood. So I watched Little Mermaid again. I always enjoyed this movie. I especially enjoy the songs in this one. These are among the most memorable of the Disney songs.Rating:
(From Tom's Random Reviews on June 11th, 2011)
Member's TV Reviews
Sliders Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd
Season 3
1. RULES OF THE GAME
The Sliders arrive as contestants on a world where the entertainment is government-sanctioned combat between teams - out of which only one team can emerge alive.
My Thoughts:
This is a good start for the third season. Lots of action in this one. Professor Arturo is temporarily blind in this episode. It was fun seeing Rembrandt stuck in the electronic spider web getting ready to be electrocuted and needing a blind Arturo to shoot the robot spiders.
My Rating:
2. DOUBLE CROSS
The local inhabitants of a world where sliding is being developed for malicious intent try to trick Quinn and the Professor into perfecting their technology.
My Thoughts:
This is a decent episode. I got a kick out of the fact that they made Quinn's double a woman in this episode. And the obsessed fan for Rembrandt was alot of fun as well. Then there is the fact that at the end of this episode they put in your mind there is another lost slider out there somewhere that is after them... one that can possibly track their tunnel. I just can't remember if they ever touched back on her or not.
My Rating:
3. ELECTRIC TWISTER ACID TEST
On a world plagued by deadly tornadoes, Quinn helps expose a small dictator whose own guilt about the twisters clouds his mind and his ability to control them.
My Thoughts:
This is a good episode. I defintely enjoyed it. Got a kick ouyt of the kick surfing the small tornado. Looked like fun! There is a couple familiar faces in this episode. First there is Corey Feldman. Then there is Julie Benz (Darla on Buffy & Angel).
My Rating:
4. THE GUARDIAN
On a world exactly like their own, except it spins a teeny bit slower, Quinn has a chance to influence his own childhood.
My Thoughts:
Another episode I liked a lot. This one finds a way to sort of travel through time without actually traveling through time.
My Rating:
5. THE DREAM MASTERS
On a world where some people can enter the dreams of others, Wade falls victim to dream terrorists.
My Thoughts:
Another good one. In this episode we go a bit into the mystic over the scientific. But it does still focus mostly on the scientific.
My Rating:
6. DESERT STORM
On a desert Earth, the Sliders come to the aid of a girl with the ability to find water.
My Thoughts:
This episode is not quite as good as the previous episodes.. but it is still enjoyable. It is another episode that goes into the mystical... even more so then the previous one.
My Rating:
7. DRAGON SLIDE
On a world where Druidism survived and flourished, Quinn is mistaken for a member of a powerfully magic family - the Mallorys
My Thoughts:
Now this one goes deep into the mystical side of things... it almost feels like it forgot it was a Sci-Fi show. While I still enjoyed it... I still prefer the regular Sci-Fi based episodes.
My Rating:
8. THE FIRE WITHIN
Accidentally bringing living fire from one world to another, the Sliders become embroiled in a labor dispute at a chemical factory.
My Thoughts:
This one is more like the original episodes that hooked me on the series so much. Though it is still not as good as many of the other episodes. It is just a little on the slow side.
My Rating:
(From Sliders Marathon on August 25th, 2009)