Enthiran - Indian sci-fi

mirandashell · Apr 23, 2012

Anyone ever seen this?

It's on Channel 4 tonight and sounds interesting. And I've never really seen much sci-fi from anywhere but America or Europe. So I'm looking forward to it.

danrupe · Apr 23, 2012

All it takes is a Bollywood song and dance routine to turn any genre into a comedy for me. I'd be interested in knowing how it goes, tho.

mirandashell · Apr 23, 2012

I'll let you know.

Probably be at the weekend though as I'm recording it and won't get time to watch it until then.

mirandashell · Apr 28, 2012

Well, I watched an hour and a half today and must say it was not what I'm used to! LOL!

I've only seen a couple of Bollywood movies so I'm a bit ignorant of the tropes but there were plenty of sci-fi comedy tropes in it. The obsessed professor, the two stupid assistants, the neglected woman....

The basic plot has been seen a million times and the big fight scene is straight out of a Jackie Chan movie.

But it is funny. And has some interesting aspects. There's a bit that made me laugh out loud cos I hadn't seen it before.

So I'm looking forward to the second half.

J.S.F. · Apr 30, 2012

I guess I'm missing something. I've seen a few Bollywood films and they all sing and dance, even if it's a drama. Saw a flick called (I think) The Burning Train a number of years ago. Passengers on a burning train, an evil villain with a mustache, the comely heroine...and ten songs and dances.

And it was a comedy!

I just don't get it....

Enthiran - Indian sci-fi

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danrupe

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J.S.F.

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