Comments on: Reasons Why Slumdog Millionaire May Win The Oscar

By: Investment in Property

Investment in Property — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:56:05 +0000

Slumdog is a very good film, great to see stuff that is different, and all so real. A very good watch for any move fan.

By: Pete

Pete — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:21:20 +0000

Certainly its the only film where his love of musicals comes through, though I am a bit worried about his suggestion that this is what his next film will be. The dance sequence at the end of Slumdog is lacklustre and suffers from terminal cast embarrassment, and lack of confidence in just filming a dance scene. He certainly knows how to use a soundtrack to drive his films, but I am not so sure about singing and dancing.

(Mind you, having Ewan MacGregor as one of the singers previously certainly didn’t help, nor did a claymation ending either).

By: Mark M

Mark M — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:57:17 +0000

Purely incidentally, because I was thinking about it, has anyone pointed out that the closest thing in the Boyle back catalogue to an actual Bollywood movie is A Life Less Ordinary?

By: Pete Baran

Pete Baran — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:53:14 +0000

Well you’ll find out tomorrow why it might win (though your reasons above come very close to mine).

By: Matthew

Matthew — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:23:50 +0000

Not only do I read it, apparently I think about it furiously when I’m offline too. Should I be worried for my sanity? Probably.

I’ve decided that all my Oscar money is on Milk, which I haven’t even seen yet, but still. In the wake of Proposition 8 it is the correct political choice, and I’m confident that Oscar voters, who like nothing better than movies where sane men pretend to be mentally ill, will see no significant difference between this and a straight man pretending to be a raving homo.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:34:39 +0000

Do people read this crap?

By: Matthew

Matthew — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:21:31 +0000

Of the two Best Picture noms I’ve seen, I like Slumdog better than Benjamin Button. Dunno, after reminding myself of the other nominees it seems like Election ’08 fever may have influenced the choices. Will increased interest in all things political thanks to Obamania propel Milk or Frost/Nixon to a win? Or will a nation basking in the warm glow of Obamitude see fit to let something as feelgood as SM take the statue? EXCITING TIMES.