Comments on: Om Shanti Om http://filmjournal.net/stephen/2008/02/29/om-shanti-om/ ...and other assorted filmi musings Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:47:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 by: Stephen http://filmjournal.net/stephen/2008/02/29/om-shanti-om/#comment-10881 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:32:37 +0000 http://filmjournal.net/stephen/2008/02/29/om-shanti-om/#comment-10881 Glad to hear your experience with newcomers' reactions to OSO were a lot better than mine, Ram Jaane. So far, it's been all baffled looks here. Maybe I need to keep trying. Glad to hear your experience with newcomers’ reactions to OSO were a lot better than mine, Ram Jaane. So far, it’s been all baffled looks here. Maybe I need to keep trying.

]]> by: _ram-jaane' http://filmjournal.net/stephen/2008/02/29/om-shanti-om/#comment-10879 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:50:03 +0000 http://filmjournal.net/stephen/2008/02/29/om-shanti-om/#comment-10879 Thankfully my discs work OK, but I still do await the promised 'Blu-ray' release. "If one were to select the ideal Bollywood film to show a newcomer to Hindi cinema, then 2007’s smash hit blockbuster Om Shanti Om would a prime example of one of the worst possible choices." I totally disagree. In fact over the past 3 or so years, I've been making a point of dragging some new-comers to the industry with the 'larger' releases. Last few being Salaam-e-Ishq, Don, Fanaa, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, Guru, and this one has had the largest positive response by far. Admittedly I was surprised, but pleasantly so. Thankfully my discs work OK, but I still do await the promised ‘Blu-ray’ release.

“If one were to select the ideal Bollywood film to show a newcomer to Hindi cinema, then 2007’s smash hit blockbuster Om Shanti Om would a prime example of one of the worst possible choices.”

I totally disagree. In fact over the past 3 or so years, I’ve been making a point of dragging some new-comers to the industry with the ‘larger’ releases.

Last few being Salaam-e-Ishq, Don, Fanaa, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, Guru, and this one has had the largest positive response by far. Admittedly I was surprised, but pleasantly so.

]]> by: Kunal http://filmjournal.net/stephen/2008/02/29/om-shanti-om/#comment-10315 Sat, 08 Mar 2008 10:27:11 +0000 http://filmjournal.net/stephen/2008/02/29/om-shanti-om/#comment-10315 THE OSO 2 disc edition is full of problems. This time Eros has supplied faulty disc also..they tend to freeze at many places and also does not play after the layer change in few players.... SOB SOB THE OSO 2 disc edition is full of problems. This time Eros has supplied faulty disc also..they tend to freeze at many places and also does not play after the layer change in few players…. SOB SOB

]]> by: James Ferhan http://filmjournal.net/stephen/2008/02/29/om-shanti-om/#comment-10126 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:45:55 +0000 http://filmjournal.net/stephen/2008/02/29/om-shanti-om/#comment-10126 Actually SRK was not aping Rajnikant, he was aping the whole south Indian film industry in general. I thought the scene was unfunny - like the rest of the film. Bring back the good old days of the classic comedies like Golmaal, Chupke Chupke or even Angoor! Now those were great Indian films. Om Shanti Om will be forgotten in ten years time like most the rubbish being produced from North and South India. Actually SRK was not aping Rajnikant, he was aping the whole south Indian film industry in general. I thought the scene was unfunny - like the rest of the film. Bring back the good old days of the classic comedies like Golmaal, Chupke Chupke or even Angoor! Now those were great Indian films. Om Shanti Om will be forgotten in ten years time like most the rubbish being produced from North and South India.

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