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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Friday, December 12, 2008 - 8:08 am
Big thumbs up for this film! When I saw it, the audience clapped at the end. It's heartbreaking and haunting at times, and yet so full of joy and hope with some good laughs. Hard to leave the theater without a big old smile on your face.
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Pippin04
Member
10-26-2007
| Sunday, December 28, 2008 - 7:22 am
I was looking so forward to this film. Everyone loved it. All the critics said it was the best film of the year. Saw it last night and thought it was just ok. I guess there was too much hype and I expected too much.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Sunday, December 28, 2008 - 12:02 pm
We're headed out now to see the matinee.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Sunday, December 28, 2008 - 7:11 pm
I found it at turns brutal and whimsical, touching and affecting yet sometimes predictable. However, I loved it. Absolutely loved it. And the soundtrack, too. I cannot believe the young actors were not actors. Beautiful performances. And could the actress who plays the adult Latika be any more lovely? Loved the Bollywood dance at the end, too.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Tuesday, December 30, 2008 - 10:46 pm
Pippin, I am always afraid when a movie is hyped so much, it just sets up too high of expectations. I went to see this because the other film I wanted to see was sold out, so I went in with no expectation although I knew the buzz was good. I was blown away with what I saw. Some of the visuals still stay with me. I walked in not even being sure I wanted to see the film but walked out so glad I had.
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Lakecat
Member
10-01-2006
| Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 11:44 am
Ok I know nothing about this money-its premise or who stars in it.Going to go GOOGLE.
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Friday, January 02, 2009 - 10:30 am
Saw this yesterday and loved it. Yankee's review pretty much sums up my feelings 
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Tvfreak
Member
04-09-2008
| Friday, January 02, 2009 - 12:08 pm
Absolutely loved it as well. And I completely agreed about Latika. I don't know that I've ever seen a more beautiful girl!! Absolutely amazing.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Sunday, January 04, 2009 - 8:09 pm
Oh my GOSH!! I am shocked that no one seems as upset as I was about (appxmtly) the first half of this movie. Way too harsh and violent. Especially with children. I almost walked out. I did end up liking it, I guess, but guess I am just a wimp. I just cannot take the brutal scenes. Especially with children.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Monday, January 05, 2009 - 10:06 am
It was harsh, but I didn't find it exploitive. I found it real and that's why I didn't find it offensive.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, January 05, 2009 - 1:35 pm
Yes, I found parts of it brutal, and yes, brutality especially where children are involved is difficult to watch. But it didn't seem gratuitous. And for me, that makes the difference. But I do understand that it's not for everyone. We advised my mother in law, for instance, not to see it even though I'm sure if she made it to the end of the movie, she would like it.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, January 05, 2009 - 3:13 pm
I did not find it gratuitous, but I did find it disturbing. Very disturbing. And I cannot believe that I saw an ad today that called it a "feel-good" movie. I don't care how happy the end was or not, there is just no way that a movie like that, that depicts such heinous brutality, especially to children, should ever be referred to as "feel-good."
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Sugar
Member
08-15-2000
| Saturday, January 10, 2009 - 2:28 pm
Hubby and I went to the early movie today. Very good film. I agree with Yankee that it wasn't gratuitous. From what I've read and heard from co-workers who went to India to train that arm of our call center, very accurate. The poverty, the sad, harsh, and heartbreaking bits of their childhood were difficult to watch, however, the triumph was grand. I don't mean the $, I mean overcoming so many obstacles of the past. The hopes, dreams and belief in his destiny, a new life. Some people treat other people terribly every day be they young, old or in between, a sad reality. This movie managed to be uplifting in spite of all that.
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Ginger1218
Member
08-31-2001
| Monday, January 26, 2009 - 4:56 am
I saw this yesterday. For some reason, I thought someone had told me that it was a funny movie. Not funny, at the beginning, I was horrified, but came to like it. It was touching and endearing. I loved the dancing (Namaste it is called) at the end.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, January 26, 2009 - 8:54 am
I still can't get over the horrors of it. Even though the ending was positive, I still could never call it a feel-good movie. Maybe I am just too wussy or something. But the child abuse type stuff is just to much for me to get over. Plus you know it really has happened/does happen.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Monday, January 26, 2009 - 12:00 pm
Thx Ginge & Juli: I was soooo looking forward to it, but now I can tell it's not for me. I consider myself forewarned, and will avoid it - til it comes out on video, where I can fast-forward any overly upsetting parts.
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Mush
Member
09-09-2002
| Saturday, February 07, 2009 - 7:31 pm
I had no idea what to expect when I went a few weeks ago. I closed my eyes a few times (the only way I can watch anything but a romantic comedy), but ended up loving it. I really liked the story-telling approach.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Monday, February 09, 2009 - 11:10 pm
We went to go see "He's Just Not That Into You" tonight, but it was sold out when we got there. Slumdog wasn't anything EITHER of us really ever wanted to see, but it was one the only other alternatives, and we had gone all that way. We were very pleasantly surprised, and we both really enjoyed the movie a lot. I liked the way the story was told as well. It was predicatable after the second question, but the stories that coincided with the memories weren't, and that was half the journey. The girl was GORGEOUS. I loved the music, and the music video at the end. I don't think it was AS GREAT as everyone around is making it out to be, but I enjoyed it. I don't think it's an *OSCAR* type movie, but then again, lots of the winners in the past haven't been my kind of movie. I just thought it was a solid, good movie, but not super-duper fantabulous movie. I don't regret going at all.
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Saturday, February 28, 2009 - 3:59 pm
I liked it.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Saturday, February 28, 2009 - 5:20 pm
We ended up going to see it with another couple on Valentines Day. The wife is Eastern European, and her husband is from India. It was interesting to see it from his point of view, and our discussion over coffee afterwards was interesting. His wife has been to India with him, and they acknowledged that the film was true to life. My DH and my friend's husband loved this film, they were on the edge of their seats for the entire movie. Meanwhile his wife and I were horrified and felt it was a grueling experience and in no way the 'feel good' movie it's been advertised - until the last few minutes of the film. But I am glad they won the Oscar, I do think they absolutely deserved it. It's an extraordinary film. It's just not MY kind of movie-going experience for all the reasons Julieboo eloquently expressed.
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, March 04, 2009 - 11:07 am
At the risk of sounding like "seen one indian boy you've seen them all" I thought Jamal was the one getting his eyes removed.
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 12:22 pm
Apparently the DVD is missing the special features. FOX said they weren't having special features on rental dvds but in this case they must have done it for all copies.
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 2:11 pm
Ketchuplover, Jamal was the one who was going to get his eyes removed but his brother was supposed to do it, instead his brother threw the rag with the stuff on it at the big guy. Basically, his brother saved him from a life of blindness. This movie moved me. I can understand why it is being called a feel good movie. This boy went from a life of living on top of garbage to finding love and winning lots of money. I was blown away at how those kids endure. I will buy this movie.
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Cwcoop
Member
04-19-2008
| Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 2:44 pm
I already bought mine today - but now am concerned about KL's post. The DVD says it has commentary and deleted scenes, so I will find out. Doesn't really matter - the movie itself is the important part.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 5:41 pm
Yes, that is true, KL. We got our disk yesterday and were so excited to watch extras -- it's the ONLY REASON we bought the DVD as I saw it in theaters twice. I'm peeved.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 5:45 pm
You guys should return them!
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 5:57 pm
Oh we called Amazon today... they said they'd send another out but the word is that Fox may have authored all the DVDs this way, so I'm wondering if Amazon will just send us another crappy one. Tomorrow will tell. The jacket lists out all the extra features that SHOULD be on there. I'm surprised more media aren't covering this.
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Cwcoop
Member
04-19-2008
| Wednesday, April 01, 2009 - 3:16 pm
No extras on mine either.
I will call Best Buy and see what they will do.
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Cwcoop
Member
04-19-2008
| Thursday, April 02, 2009 - 3:51 pm
I went to Best Buy about the DVD - they said they knew, and that they "just" received the replacements. I will go back tomorrow and exchange mine. Yeah!!
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Mictay
Member
09-29-2006
| Monday, April 06, 2009 - 4:05 am
OMG this movie was soooooooo good,now I know why it won so many awards!!
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Crzndeb
Member
07-26-2004
| Monday, April 06, 2009 - 5:40 pm
I also watched it this past weekend (Netflix)...excellent
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, April 27, 2009 - 10:41 am
I had trouble reading the subtitles. That bugged me. I kept having to go back and see what it said.
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