The Regional movies thread!

Latheesh · 8th May 2025, 12:50

Watched Thudarum (Malayalam) in theatre - Rating 4.5/5

Went for afternoon show and ~ 30% of the audience were 50+ age group.

IndieGooner · 9th May 2025, 17:07

Caught up 3 malayalam movies on Amazon Prime recently.

ED (Extra Decent)
Good premise but I felt that the execution left a lot to be desired. Promoted as a dark comedy, but it lacks the nuance and subtelty that is needed to elevate a movie of this genre. Couldn't help draw some parallels with FaFa's Joji and that only helped to lower the experience. Would recommend only if you have time to kill.

Am. Ah
Great location and good acting but it almost felt like some crucial bits in the middle were missed. I don't know if it's an issue with the version on Prime but they had a cliffhanger intermission which was not pursued post that. Recommendation same as above.

I am Kathalan
Best of the lot for me. Intresting take on hacking where the hacker is no anti social evil genius but an average guy exploiting very real life like security lapses. Felt that the makers did a good job of explaining technology to a lay person. However, the ending was a bit rushed and the main protagonist not going through a convincing redemption arc felt like a cop out. It's a very short movie that i would recommend to anyone interested in tech.

dragonfire · 16th May 2025, 11:40

Watched Hit : The third case in theaters last week. I was told that it is the third movie in a franchise. Looked up the IMDB score and it was a solid 7.5. So far so good.

The first half of the movie was quite good (if you exclude the cringeworthy romance track) and the storyline managed to keep the audience guessing. Halfway through was when it rapidly started going south. In a swift monologue the hero of the movies narrates the whole mystery surrounding the story as if he imagined it out of thin air. No explanation on how he figured it out and stuff.

But we were wrong. It would be much later that you realize that they were only setting the stage for something more sinister. Something so very lame and laughworthy. What you witness for the next hour or so is a bunch of action sequences that would put decade old video games to shame. And from the middle of nowhere the romance track returns and we yearn for a relief in the lines of what Ghajini did to the heroine in that movie. The latter half of the movie is all violence and gore and I did close my eyes for several minutes at a time to escape the torture.

I dunno why they make trash movies like this, and it surprises me that the majority in the country enjoys such lame movies.

Well, sorry for the rant. Go watch the movie for a heavy dose of Indian style entertainment. Peace.

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Latheesh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: CNN/BLR Posts: 4,341 Thanked: 10,634 Times	Re: The Regional movies thread! Watched Thudarum (Malayalam) in theatre - Rating 4.5/5 Went for afternoon show and ~ 30% of the audience were 50+ age group.
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9th May 2025, 17:07	#3977
IndieGooner BHPian Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 65 Thanked: 336 Times	Re: The Regional movies thread! Caught up 3 malayalam movies on Amazon Prime recently. ED (Extra Decent) Good premise but I felt that the execution left a lot to be desired. Promoted as a dark comedy, but it lacks the nuance and subtelty that is needed to elevate a movie of this genre. Couldn't help draw some parallels with FaFa's Joji and that only helped to lower the experience. Would recommend only if you have time to kill. Am. Ah Great location and good acting but it almost felt like some crucial bits in the middle were missed. I don't know if it's an issue with the version on Prime but they had a cliffhanger intermission which was not pursued post that. Recommendation same as above. I am Kathalan Best of the lot for me. Intresting take on hacking where the hacker is no anti social evil genius but an average guy exploiting very real life like security lapses. Felt that the makers did a good job of explaining technology to a lay person. However, the ending was a bit rushed and the main protagonist not going through a convincing redemption arc felt like a cop out. It's a very short movie that i would recommend to anyone interested in tech.
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16th May 2025, 11:40	#3978
dragonfire BHPian Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: TVM/DEN Posts: 52 Thanked: 1,821 Times	Re: The Regional movies thread! Watched Hit : The third case in theaters last week. I was told that it is the third movie in a franchise. Looked up the IMDB score and it was a solid 7.5. So far so good. The first half of the movie was quite good (if you exclude the cringeworthy romance track) and the storyline managed to keep the audience guessing. Halfway through was when it rapidly started going south. In a swift monologue the hero of the movies narrates the whole mystery surrounding the story as if he imagined it out of thin air. No explanation on how he figured it out and stuff. But we were wrong. It would be much later that you realize that they were only setting the stage for something more sinister. Something so very lame and laughworthy. What you witness for the next hour or so is a bunch of action sequences that would put decade old video games to shame. And from the middle of nowhere the romance track returns and we yearn for a relief in the lines of what Ghajini did to the heroine in that movie. The latter half of the movie is all violence and gore and I did close my eyes for several minutes at a time to escape the torture. I dunno why they make trash movies like this, and it surprises me that the majority in the country enjoys such lame movies. Well, sorry for the rant. Go watch the movie for a heavy dose of Indian style entertainment. Peace.
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