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Exaggeration of Ground Zero

A Customer from London, 7th January, 2009

I watched Slumdog Millionaire yesterday at a special screening. Though this movie is technically well made, I feel that India is portrayed in very poor light. People in western countries somehow still seem to think that India is a third world country which has nothing to offer other than snake charmers, poor tribals and Taj Mahal. I have lived in Mumbai all my life and so here is my take: 1) In the riot scene there was no need to add the comment 'These are Muslims, lets get them'. Thugs and Law Breakers should not be categorised into any religion. Violence is a reality everywhere and we understand that, but why give a religious twist to it, just because Jamal and Salim are Muslims? That tragic scene could have been shown slightly differently. 2) I hated repeatedly seeing scenes of westerners getting conned. It is as if to say that all street children in India are thugs and when you come to India, you are sure to be taken for a ride. This is not true at all. 3) Why show a dirty kitchen with Salim filling up 'fake' mineral water from a tap? C'mon guys, this is that 'stereotype western cliche' about India and Danny Boyle has proved he is no different 4) Taking a poor boy's eyeball out? I'm not saying it doesnt happen...but I'm sure not in a scale shown in the movie. Again, as if to say there is no law enforcement or they always turn a blind eye. 5) Most Police stations in Mumbai have got a facelift in the last 5 years....atleast a coat of paint! Which Quiz Show allows a participant and host to go to the bathroom at the same time, especially in the middle of a commercial break when an answer to a question is pending? Laughable!!!!

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63 out of 89 people found the following review helpful:

A good story line but difficult to get into.

A Customer from Buckinghamshire, 5th January, 2009

This film was NOT what I expected at all when I took my Nephew to see it at the cinema. I had no idea what it was about so wasn't sure what to expect.... but it wasn't what I got! Not sure if its worth a watch, I think maybe it is purely because it is like no other film I have seen so far. It does have a good story line which keeps you gripped & wondering what is going to happen, but at the same time its slightly dull and you kind of want to speed it up after the first hour or so and I just got bored.

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47 out of 50 people found the following review helpful:

This movie is 20 million rupees!

A Customer from London, 26th December, 2008

I had never heard of this movie, so when my friend suggested we see it on my recent visit to San Francisco, I thought 'Hey, why not?' I was completely overwhelmed. I don't know if it was because I knew nothing about it which made it so much more enjoyable or what, but this is a real gem and it made me laugh out loud, smile loads and I even got a tiny bit emotional when it finished.... (Please note I was also suffering from a cold at the time of watching this movie so the streaming eyes and runny nose were in no way related...) I love what Danny Boyle has done with the Bollywood genre. I recommend that you see this movie as soon as it's out in the UK!

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34 out of 47 people found the following review helpful:

worst film iv ever seen

A Customer from Belfast/derry, 30th January, 2009

prob the worst film iv ever seen,dont feed into the hype.its poor!

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Slumdog Millionaire

Staffiezone from , 19th November, 2009

Nearly gave up on this 45 minutes in but decided to stick with it. I am glad I did. Not for the faint-hearted at the start but well worth watching, despite all the hype this was a good film and one not to be missed.

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DVD subtitles are not accessible

nickname23 from , 19th November, 2009

Poor rating is not to do with the film but to do with the subtitles. During part of the film the actors speak Hindi and the English subtitles are embedded in the film screen. They are small text, often low contrast and appear in different parts of the screen, forcing the view to search the screen to find them. The standard English subtitles for the 'hard of hearing' are presented as normal at the bottom of the screen in large letters, usually with high contrast. Someone who needs the subtitles to follow the plot does not have to search the screen to find them. Unfortunately the makers of the DVD did not consider people who have vision impairments and need large, clear subtitles for translations. The hard of hearing subtitles do not include the translations from Hindi - these are left embedded in the film screen and therefore inaccessible to someone who does not have perfect vision. And that includes the millions of older people with forms of macular degeneration. Why were they so shortsighted?

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Slumdog Millionaire

enuj from , 17th November, 2009

This was an excellent film that was well acted and a well deserved oscar winner

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