Temujin Khaghan Posted August 30, 2015 Posted August 30, 2015 what do you expect from 'XYZwood' ? if Hollywood was named hollyshit then indian movie industry would be called bollyshit' date='tollyshit,kollyshit etc.[/quote'] :hysterical: true Iam always so frustrated that Indian movies copy everything from the west. Iam happy that atleast now, I get some space to vent out some of my thoughts. like Vilander already said, Indian movies are destined to be inferior copycats of hollywood movies. heck our greatest action film "Sholay" itself copied everything from western films http://harshi.weebly.com/harshis-blog/sholay-the-story-of-4-western-hollywood-classics // SHOLAY-The Story of 4 Western Hollywood Classics 6/30/2007 19 Comments People keep wondering about SHOLAY, the most successful movie in INDIA, a cult classic which spent years in various theatres of Bombay and other cities. The style, the dialogs, the eccentric villain and the never-seen-before locales created a strange amusement amongst the Indian movie connoisseurs. As a result, they worship the movie. Amitabh Bachchan shot to intense fame after the movie's release in the year 1976. People went so crazy that they erected a temple at Calcutta, INDIA in the honor of Amitabh Bachchan where fans actually worship his idol. So now let me share the truth behind the making of Sholay. The SHOLAY recipe was simple. The famous writer duo of India, Salim-Javed clearly extracted the script from 4 wonderful western hollywood classics - 1. The Good, The Bad and the Ugly 2. The Magnificent Seven 3. Once Upon A Time in The West 4. For A Few Dollars More Each and every scene from the movie SHOLAY has been copied exactly from these four gems. The recipe consists of entire scenes from these 4 movies blended into similar Indian locales and then beautifully churned into a DESI Bollywood style storyline which also includes two beautiful actresses for the two handsome men and also a wonderful "dance-to-save-the-HERO" song. Yes it has the same spice! If you watch the 4 classics, you can immediately make out the prominent similarities. As a matter of fact, the evil laughter of GABBAR SINGH has also been portrayed exactly by Amjad Khan. Now you know what magic can be created by adding a hint of Bollywood Spice to Four Great Hollywood classics! Enjoy the movies though! // The magnificent seven itself is a remake of Seven Samurai (which i believe a lot of people by now have already seen)
Temujin Khaghan Posted August 30, 2015 Posted August 30, 2015 I guess just because Sholay earned so much money and became an industry hit doesn't make it a great film... at the end of the day it is inferior shite that was fed to Indians by Bollyshit??? :hysterical: also Ram gopal (chewtiya) varma decided to make a (unintentional though) parody of it, by naming it AAG :hysterical::haha:
Anitha Posted August 30, 2015 Posted August 30, 2015 Don't derail this thread with the sholay thing. Keep it for the awesomeness which is Bahubali.
Temujin Khaghan Posted August 30, 2015 Posted August 30, 2015 Don't derail this thread with the sholay thing. Keep it for the awesomeness which is Bahubali. yes you are right but every Indian movie which copies from other country's movies without permission need to be shamed... I will start a new thread to shame every Indian movie which did this... yummy yummy thread :cantstop::hysterical:
FischerTal Posted August 30, 2015 Posted August 30, 2015 yes you are right but every Indian movie which copies from other country's movies without permission need to be shamed... I will start a new thread to shame every Indian movie which did this... yummy yummy thread :cantstop::hysterical: ICF will run out of server space
FischerTal Posted August 30, 2015 Posted August 30, 2015 if u guys like bahubali, i think one movie to watch out for is bajirao mastani. based on the life of maratha peshwa bajirao, i think it will be a pretty good flick. trailer is already out
Temujin Khaghan Posted August 30, 2015 Posted August 30, 2015 if u guys like bahubali' date=' i think one movie to watch out for is bajirao mastani. based on the life of maratha peshwa bajirao, i think it will be a pretty good flick. trailer is already out[/quote'] i hope it will be better than the historically incorrect, factually wrong, saas bahu serial-movie jodha akbar..
Yoda-esque Posted August 30, 2015 Posted August 30, 2015 i hope it will be better than the historically incorrect' date=' factually wrong, saas bahu serial-movie jodha akbar..[/quote'] Saw the promos, crap
Kalia_Test Posted August 30, 2015 Author Posted August 30, 2015 Saw the poster' date='was interested, then saw the trailer..crap[/quote']
zen Posted August 30, 2015 Posted August 30, 2015 :hysterical: true Iam always so frustrated that Indian movies copy everything from the west. Iam happy that atleast now, I get some space to vent out some of my thoughts. like Vilander already said, Indian movies are destined to be inferior copycats of hollywood movies. heck our greatest action film "Sholay" itself copied everything from western films http://harshi.weebly.com/harshis-blog/sholay-the-story-of-4-western-hollywood-classics The magnificent seven itself is a remake of Seven Samurai (which i believe a lot of people by now have already seen) In your attempt to make a point, you have ignored the simple fact that now we are in the 21st century :winky: .... I remember you had posted a clip from Goldfinger as well which again is a film from the 60s, along with The Magnificent Seven Now the world is a lot more flatter, the audiences are exposed to international films, and Bollywood has shifted to acquiring copy rights and making official remakes (Bollywood even acquires rights for Southern films so if anything goes wrong including copy claims from Hollywood/ Europe/Korea/Etc, Bollywood film makers are not directly liable) From your point on the M7, it appears as if you have also forgotten about the subtle difference b/w remakes and copies :P To illustrate: 2015 (not 20th century) - Brother - Remake - Acceptable 2015 (not 20th century) - Driysham (Bollywood) - Remake - Acceptable (in terms of liability, IF it is accused of being inspired by some Japanese film, the onus to come clean rests with the Malyalam version) 2015 (not 20th century) -Bahubali - Copy (That too shameless, more than 50% copied) - Unacceptable Also here we are talking about a movie that is made on a relatively grand scale (in case you are thinking about drawing parallels with some unknown or less publicized film), and also a film which copied every other frame from somewhere (in case you are thinking about mentioning a film that has copied a few sequences)
rkt.india Posted August 30, 2015 Posted August 30, 2015 i hope it will be better than the historically incorrect' date=' factually wrong, saas bahu serial-movie jodha akbar..[/quote'] Film on correct facts will never be made in India. They added fiction in biopics like bhaag Milkha bhaag, marykom and manjhi.
BeautifulGame Posted August 30, 2015 Posted August 30, 2015 In your attempt to make a point, you have ignored the simple fact that now we are in the 21st century :winky: .... I remember you had posted a clip from Goldfinger as well which again is a film from the 60s, along with The Magnificent Seven Now the world is a lot more flatter, the audiences are exposed to international films, and Bollywood has shifted to acquiring copy rights and making official remakes (Bollywood even acquires rights for Southern films so if anything goes wrong including copy claims from Hollywood/ Europe/Korea/Etc, Bollywood film makers are not directly liable) From your point on the M7, it appears as if you have also forgotten about the subtle difference b/w remakes and copies :P To illustrate: 2015 (not 20th century) - Brother - Remake - Acceptable 2015 (not 20th century) - Driysham (Bollywood) - Remake - Acceptable (in terms of liability, if it is accused of being inspired by some Japanese film, the onus to come clean rests with the Malyalam version) 2015 (not 20th century) -Bahubali - Copy (That too shameless, more than 50% copied) - Unacceptable Also here we are talking about a movie that is made on a relatively grand scale (in case you are thinking about drawing parallels with some unknown or less publicized film), and also a film which copied every other frame from somewhere (in case you are thinking about mentioning a film that has copied a few sequences) Which movie did Drishyam exactly remake/copy?
zen Posted August 30, 2015 Posted August 30, 2015 Which movie did Drishyam exactly remake/copy? Don't recall the name now probably Suspect X or something like that
Sachin=GOD Posted August 30, 2015 Posted August 30, 2015 Don't recall the name now probably Suspect X or something like that The devotion of suspect X. I read the book and found it crap. So I was surprised that drishyam has been getting lots of good reviews.
zen Posted August 30, 2015 Posted August 30, 2015 One recent example of a copy is Ek Villian. Which is taken from I saw the devil. But again no one is claiming it to be a great film or something that changed the industry or Mohit Suri to be a great director .... It is what it is .... Now if some folks start claiming that Ek Villian is the greatest thing they ever saw and one of the best things to happen to Indian film industry, it would be a hilarious situation (like what is in this thread) :P An example of paying a great tribute to an original is "The Good, The Bad and The Weird". This movie shows how to be inspired and turn the product in to something meaningful. It is also one of my fav Korean films :two_thumbs_up: OzNnCK5cd8Q ^ the background score is mesmerizing too!
zen Posted August 30, 2015 Posted August 30, 2015 The devotion of suspect X. I read the book and found it crap. So I was surprised that drishyam has been getting lots of good reviews. It is adapted in Korean as well as "Perfect Number" F4k1YgfC_wg
Anitha Posted August 30, 2015 Posted August 30, 2015 Drishyam is not an exact copy. only a bit similar. You are bound to find similarities in thriillers
zen Posted August 30, 2015 Posted August 30, 2015 Drishyam is not an exact copy. only a bit similar. You are bound to find similarities in thriillers And they took great pains in trying to differentiate for e.g. the highly educated person was turned in to a 4th class pass, and a lover in to a family man (love for family) :--D
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