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May 18, 2024, 02:57:01 AM |  Om Shanti Om |
Year: 2007
Director: Farah Khan
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Arjun Rampal, Deepika Padukone
Overview: The makers of 'Main Hoon Na' are back with the biggst film of 2007!
Farah Khan, one of the most accomplished directors in India, weaves a spectacular story of romance, revenge and reincarnation.
'Om Shanti Om' is a romantic saga of a boy next door, Om Prakash Makhija (Shah Rukh Khan) who works as a junior artiste in bollywood in the 70's. He is madly in love with the superstar of that time, Shantipriya (Deepika Padukone). His dreams and aspirations to become a superstar and be with his lady love are thwarted as he witnesses the brutal murder of his beloved Shantipriya by a mercenary producer Mukesh Mehra (Arjun Rampal). Om Prakash dies, trying to save his Shanti.
But destiny has something else in store when 'Om Prakash' a junior artiste returns as 'Om Kapoor' the superstar of 2007! His journey of rediscovering himself, his past life and avenging the death of his beloved is the story of 'Om Shanti Om!
'Om Shanti Om' is a tribute, especially to the joyous and exultant era of Bollywood - the swinging 70's! It has captured the imagination of the audiences worldwide with its dramatic storytelling, musical narration and stunning performances, making it the 'Highest Grossing film of Bollywood ever!'
Watched: 5th Mar. 2011
My Thoughts: I quite enjoyed this film. Many of the references to Bollywood old and new were lost on me with my current lack of depth of knowledge about Bollywood but that didn't detract from the overall enjoyment. The big climatic song at the end for the final reveal reminded me very much of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera"
My Rating: An enjoyable 3
(From Dave's DVD/Blu-ray Reviews on March 6th, 2011)
Member's Reviews
The Wolf Man, a review by addicted2dvd
The Wolf Man (1941)
The original horror classic that introduced one of the screen's most infamous monsters! Lon Chaney, Jr. portrays Larry Talbot, who returns to his father's (Claude Rains) castle in Wales and meets a beautiful woman (Evelyn Ankers). One fateful night, Talbot escorts her to a local carnival where Jenny's fate is revealed by a mysterious gypsy fortune teller. The dreamlike atmospheres and elaborate settings combined with a chilling musical score make 'The Wolf Man' a masterpiece not only of the genre, but for all time!
My Thoughts:
I couldn't have this classics marathon without watching The Wolf Man... my favorite of the classic Universal monster movies. I have watched this movie countless times since I got the boxset years ago. The boxset with The Wolf Man, Dracula, Frankenstein, The invisible Man, The Mummy. Bride of Frankenstein, Creature from the Black Lagoon & Phantom of the Opera. This movie definitely has some classic horror greats with Claude Rains, Bela Legosi and Lon Chaney, Jr. I still can't believe they are making a remake of this movie... but I will try to remain open minded for it.
(From Weekend Movie Marathon: Oldies but Goodies on March 29th, 2008)
Member's TV Reviews
Tom's TV Finales marathon, a review by Tom
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Plot:
From the producers of "The Simpsons" comes this hilarious animated sitcom about Jay, a New York movie critic and cable television host.
Pudgy and balding, Jay is not a well-liked man. His unsympathetic boss makes his life miserable, his ex-wife hates him, his adoptive parents barely tolerate him, and even the makeup lady treats him with disgust.
Fortunately for Jay, he has his 11-year-old son Marty and one very unlikely friend, Jeremy Hawke, the Australian film hunk.
Jon Lovitz provides Jay's distinctive voice as a single father who searches for happiness while satirizing life and the movies in this irreverent comedy.
The Critic
Season 1.23 I Can't Believe It's A Clip Show
Writer: Al Jean (Created By), Mike Reiss (Created By), Tom Brady (Writer), Richard Doctorow (Writer), Al Jean (Writer), Ken Keeler (Writer), Mike Reiss (Writer), Joshua Sternin (Writer), Steve Tompkins (Writer), Jeffrey Ventimilia (Writer), Patric Verrone (Writer), Jon Vitti (Writer)
Director: D.R.L. MacMoortler
Cast: Jon Lovitz (Jay Sherman), Nancy Cartwright (Margo Sherman), Christine Cavanaugh (Marty Sherman), Gerrit Graham (Franklin Sherman), Doris Grau (Doris Grossman), Judith Ivey (Eleanor Sherman), Nick Jameson (Vlada Villamiravitch), Maurice LaMarche (Jeremy Hawke), Charles Napier (Duke Phillips), Park Overall (Alice Tompkins), Kath Soucie, Russi Taylor (Penny Tompkins), Milton Berle, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
A good episode with some fun movie parodies.
Rating:
(From Tom's TV Finales marathon on April 16th, 2013)