DVD Verdict: Bollywood

Chandni Chowk To China

2009-05-29

Reviewed by Roy Hrab
Quote: "Confusing, bloated, muddle of a movie with aspirations of starting a franchise."

Bollywood Horror Collection, Volume 3

2009-05-27

Reviewed by Dylan Charles
Quote: "Both of these movies were made in the heart of the '80s and if you think India somehow managed to avoid big hair and bad fashion, you're in for a shock."

Bollywood Horror Collection, Volume 2

2009-04-01

Reviewed by Daryl Loomis
Quote: "It is simply impossible to maintain the tension necessary in horror if, at random points, characters are going to jump into some pop-infused musical number that has little or nothing to do with what just happened onscreen."

Marigold

2008-07-29

Reviewed by Katie Herrell
Quote: "The movie has good bones, but it doesn't quite make the jump from Hollywood to Bollywood."

Saawariya (Blu-Ray)

2008-04-28

Reviewed by Clark Douglas
Quote: "The film is readily accessible for American audiences and boasts an impressive array of visuals and special effects."

Dhund: The Fog

2006-02-10

Reviewed by Brett Cullum
Quote: "During this whole fabulous mess I kept feeling I was watching a Dario Argento nightmare after the 'auteur of spaghetti fright' had overdosed on curry or chicken korma."

Picture Perfect

2006-01-19

Reviewed by James A. Stewart
Quote: "Alert Web surfers will notice how much the DVD cases of two movies under the title -- one with Jennifer Aniston and one with Kirti Reddy -- look alike. In each case, the smiling actress is at right with photos shown at left. The similarities are picture perfect, huh? Pathfinder Home Video is stressing the similarities, because the Bollywood picture is a remake of Aniston's Picture Perfect. Clever, huh?"

Bollywood Dreams

2005-11-08

Reviewed by James A. Stewart
Quote: "Hollywood doesn't make movies like this, but it used to. The exaggerated expressions and gestures remind me of Hollywood's silent era; the throwbacks to Technicolor musicals (the DVD case compares this one to Singing in the Rain, with good reason) are even more obvious."

Masala

2005-07-19

Reviewed by Erick Harper
Quote: "Masala stirred up quite a bit of controversy upon its initial release. Many of the more orthodox (if that's the right term) Hindus objected to its less than reverent portrayal of the gods Krishna and Balrama, and other people of South Asian descent resented what they felt was its use of stereotypes and self-directed racism. Masala weathered the controversy over its release well."

Straight From The Heart (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam)

2005-07-18

Reviewed by Brett Cullum
Quote: "The film is epic, spectacular, heartbreaking, fun, beautiful, and uncompromising. You won't believe your eyes."