#ideallaedi

[fyeahmalayalamcinema]

A favour please. Could you translate the song Varamanjalaadiya .. from Pranayavarnangal ? Thanks so much

@akkarepacha Please help! haha

[hachinana87]

I love your Telugu film sketches ! Thank you for all things Prabhas :)

Thank you very much! I just started learning... :D Yeah Prabhas is quite sweetheart!

[midukki]

:)

Hi!!! It’s nice to see one of my favourite mutuals in my inbox with a :) ^__^ I absolutely adore you and your blog! It’s so great to see all those different languages of cinema, from all these different periods of film-making, discussed and giffed with the same amount of enthusiasm and conviction! It warms my heart to be honest. I absolutely love reading your opinions on movies and actors/actresses- always so well reasoned and eloquently written :D You should really go into journalism or become a film critic or something (I would be a keen follower if you did so, trust me). You’re so incredibly nice, and open-minded, and a joy to talk to! I adore your taste, your blog, your opinions, everything! I’m so glad I could meet you over this website and on twitter. I hope the year ahead is great to you and you get to watch plenty of amazing movies and you get to do plenty of wonderful things! And I love you too :)

[adiyaathi]

Kollywood ships - Madhavan-Jothika, Vijay-Simran, Karthik-Rambha, Rajini-Gouthami, Kamal-Kushboo, Arya-Santhanam

HEHEHE breaking things by languages seems to be a habit of ours :D

Madhavan-Jyothika – [H]O[LYSHI]TP [DUMM DUMM DUMM IS MY EVERYTHING]

Vijay-Simran – OTP [again not intense enough but not bad]

Karthik-Rambha – uhhhhhhhhh [i don't know how i feel about this cause i don't like him...]

Rajini-Gouthami – ehhhhhh-wait. [?? ? ?? kamal and gouthami tho-what i don’t know how i feel about this i take it back]

Kamal-Kushboo – WAITTTT. [I DONT KNOW. ABOUT THIS EITHER.]

Arya-Santhanam – BROTP.

Send me a ship name and I can only write OTP, NOTP or BROTP

[halfwaythruthedark]

Overrated, Underrated, Hated: 1970s Hindi films Part I

1970 

(Above: Kati Patang)

Overrated: Kati Patang. It’s a beautiful film, but very simple. Don’t expect it to be a thriller. Just enjoy the premise and the lovely picturizations. 

Underrated: Himmat. Almost totally forgotten, as far as I can tell, this is an early offering by trippy director Ravi Nagaich from the same year as his better known The Train. Mumtaz and Jeetendra are cute, comport themselves better in the songs and dances than their compatriots in The Train (Rajesh Khanna and Nanda), and there are some action sequences that were certainly ill advised but have held up well. 

Hated: Tum Haseen Main Jawaan. BABIES IN PERIL! CUTE DHARMENDRA AND CUTE HEMA ARE LESS CUTE WHEN PLAYING HIDE THE BABY AND LOSE THE BABY AND FIND THE BABY. 

Indefensible favorite: Purab aur Paschim. Hey, when you willingly watch a lot of badly made films, it’s a pleasure to watch a thing of beauty or craft, even if it’s Hindutva candy.  

1971

(Above: Haathi Mere Saathi, obvs)

Overrated: Haathi Mere Saathi. Ignore the people storyline, the elephants carry the film.

Underrated:  Mera Gaon Mera Desh. Better than its more famous copycat (Sholay).

Hated:  None so far.

1972

(Above: Shehzada)

Overrated: Tie between Pakeezah or Seeta aur Geeta. Please don’t revoke my filmi access card. There are a lot of annoyances in between the good stuff in these for me, and too many villainous relatives. 

Underrated: Koshish, Raja Jani, Shehzada, Bhai Ho To Aisa, Roop Tera Mastana. People don’t watch most of these, and they SHOULD. Koshish for the milestone (two people who are deaf get married), Raja Jani ‘cause SO entertaining and just the right amount of feminine self-sacrifice, Shehzada for what it tries to do and cute songs, Bhai Ho To Aisa because romp, and Roop Tera Mastana because it’s just the perfect guilty pleasure. 

Hated: Apna Desh. OK, I don’t hate it, but I only like the songs, the story is bleh.

Indefensible favorite: Mere Jeevan Saathi because of the total eclipse of sanity and Helen as Circe with whip-mania and pink frills. 

1973

(Above: Kucche Dhaage)

Overrated: Namak Haraam. “Have you heard that it was in THIS very film that Rajesh Khanna symbolically dies and passes the mantle of hero-dom to Amitabh Bachchan? You must watch this tremendous cultural shift take place.” Bah. Just watch it for the story, it’s pretty good on it’s own two feet. 

Underrated: Kucche Dhaage. There’s a long list of good ones from ‘73 (it IS the golden year) that get a fair amount of attention from bloggers, at least. And I’ve rambled a lot about Gaddaar and Anamika and Blackmail. But the story of two dacoits carrying on their father’s blood feud that must reunite to save the girl they love (but doesn’t love either of them) ... well, that’s something special even without Raj Khosla cinematography. 

Hated: Aavishkar. What a bleary eyed, dreary, lifeless excuse for realism or social commentary. This was, however, the Hindi film that reminded us that Sharmila Tagore did not need her beehive or crazy makeup to dazzle.  

1974

(Above: Manoranjan) 

I’ve only seen 5 or 6 films from 1974, which seemed odd at first. Then, a brief Internet search made it clear that even the most famous films from this year are not that famous (Roti and Benaam seem to be at the top and nobody even talks about them). Or are fairly horrible by all accounts (Chor Machaye Chor). Or star Dev Anand, poor dear. Sanjeev Kumar, however, had a pretty good year for once! My favorite from this year is Roti Kapda aur Makaan, but feel free to guide me elsewhere. 

Overrated: Aap Ki Kasam. Good, don’t expect to like the ending. 

Underrated: Manoranjan. Good, don’t expect to like the beginning. 

Hated: Patthar aur Payal. Somehow the combination of Hema, Dharm, and Vinod is not enough to make this dacoit tale gripping. 

Thanks ideallaedi for the request! Y’all should tell us what you think is overrated, underrated, or should be hated from these years. 

[halfwaythruthedark]

ideallaedi,

Thanks for the request/good idea! I will probably do an underrated/overrated edition for the 70s films, since I’ve seen the most from that era. 

[anieliza]

neelaakasham replied to your post “The cinematography in Premam was just…on another level. How does...”

I demand a review :P (also super jealous rn!)

I might take you up on the offer about the review! (esp since I didn’t do one for OK Kanmani lol). I heard they’re going to release the DVD/Blu-Ray for Premam by Onam, so if you can’t watch it soon, you can in a few months!

borshargaan replied to your post “neelaakasham replied to your post “The cinematography in Premam was...”

Was OKK worth the watch? I heard 100 Days was a dud. Super excited to watch Premam once I can find it with subs!!

100 Days of Love was....

... a little better than I expected, but then again I had very low expectations. 

It was hard to believe that the couple in OK Kanmani was the same as 100 Days of Love. Chemistry between the leads, acting, dialogue delivery, everything was so different! Not going to lie, I have a pretty unpopular opinion about OKK. It was very cute and it was probably the most natural acting Dulquer has exhibited...but I think I was expecting more? I can probably watch it over and over again but I don’t think I can compare it to Alaipayuthey. And I’m not sure if OKK is out online with English Subs yet...

I’m not sure if you saw Neram, but the makers of Neram were the ones who directed Premam, so I noticed a lot of similarities between the two, even though it was two completely different stories.

masterjinoras replied to your post “The cinematography in Premam was just…on another level. How does...”

girrrrl you are so lucky! i'm like praying they show premam at a theater near me lmao

It’s playing all over the U.S. right now so hopefully it plays near you! The theater experience definitely makes a difference, ESPECIALLY with this film. Watching the scenery of Kerala practically blown up in your face combined with Anend C. Chandran’s cinematography is incredible. 

ideallaedi replied to your post “neelaakasham replied to your post “The cinematography in Premam was...”

And OKK I found pleasant. But it's definitely a light weight movie. The acting I found great (considering Mani's last outing. But you guys watching Malayalam films are spoiled with so many decent actors abt that good acting alone is not a big plus! )

[halfwaythruthedark]

pre-60s Hollywood/British films

You are going on a two year trip around the world, and you have room for 10 pre-1950s Hollywood/British movies (digitally or otherwise). You won’t necessarily have access to any other classic films throughout the whole two years. Which do you take? 

Mine, in order of necessity: 

10. City Lights (1931)

9. The Thin Man (1934)

8. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

7. Roman Holiday (1953)

6. Some Like it Hot (1959)

5. Singing in the Rain (1952)

4. On the Waterfront (1954)

3. Rebecca (1940)

2. The Wizard of Oz (1939)

1. The Third Man (1949)

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