So yesterday as I was driving aimlessly enjoying the beautiful day, I decided to stop in at this Indian bazaar down the street from my house to look around a bit. When I noticed that they had DVDs, I thought to myself "Hey, I've never seen a horror movie from India before" and decided to give it a try. I had the clerk make a couple of recommendations and I ended up blind buying 3 movies...get this...for $23.00 total!! Now India isn't exactly known for their horror films...in fact I wasn't even sure that they produced anything other than tear-jerkers and musicals. I've watched 2 of the 3 movies so far and I have to say I was very pleasantly surprised.
The first film I watched was entitled Bhoot (which is Hindi for "ghost"). I expected purely traditional imagery, so imagine my surprise when I popped in the DVD and, after wading through some of the wackiest previews I've ever seen, I witnessed some of the most interesting cinematography in my experience. I could definitely see Asian influence in the first half of the film, however midway through there was a complete shift in style. We're talking it went from very Dark Water to The Exorcist here. Admittedly it threw me off guard for a bit, but I got used to it soon enough. The first half especially has some very superior creep out moments. It even "got me" once to the point where my ass literally left the couch as I let out a little yelp. It got a bit cheesy for a little while during the "Exorcist" phase...but it was the good kind of cheese (IMO) and came back around by the end. It is a bit slow moving, but somehow didn't get boring.
The second film was entitled darna mana hai (their capitalization...not mine wink ). Let me tell you, this was one of the most entertaining movies I've seen in a long time. I wouldn't really call it scary, but its quirky as hell and just a lot of fun. Who would have thought that India would perfect campy horror? It's basically set up like Amazing Stories. Seven friends are on a road trip when they get a flat tire. With no way to fix it, the decide to build a campfire and tell stories until they can get help. The film is made up of six short stories inter cut with the story of the friends...who are being picked off one by one. Don't let crap like Campfire Stories make you shy away from this one if you can find it. I giggled for almost the entire 2 hour running time.
Anyways, if you happen to come across either of these films, you should give them a look see. If for no other reason than India appears to have some of the most beautiful women in the world.
I'd also be interested in hearing if anyone else has seen these. Ok, I'm off to watch the 3rd film (Hawa) now. I'm really not holding out much hope for the trifecta, but I think I have already firmly established my place as the goddess of blind buys with the first two. wink
Edit: I just finish Hawa and wow...that sucked giant wookie pole. Absolutely horrible. Ah well, $23.00 really isn't a bad price for two good movies and a new coaster.
The first film I watched was entitled Bhoot (which is Hindi for "ghost"). I expected purely traditional imagery, so imagine my surprise when I popped in the DVD and, after wading through some of the wackiest previews I've ever seen, I witnessed some of the most interesting cinematography in my experience. I could definitely see Asian influence in the first half of the film, however midway through there was a complete shift in style. We're talking it went from very Dark Water to The Exorcist here. Admittedly it threw me off guard for a bit, but I got used to it soon enough. The first half especially has some very superior creep out moments. It even "got me" once to the point where my ass literally left the couch as I let out a little yelp. It got a bit cheesy for a little while during the "Exorcist" phase...but it was the good kind of cheese (IMO) and came back around by the end. It is a bit slow moving, but somehow didn't get boring.
The second film was entitled darna mana hai (their capitalization...not mine wink ). Let me tell you, this was one of the most entertaining movies I've seen in a long time. I wouldn't really call it scary, but its quirky as hell and just a lot of fun. Who would have thought that India would perfect campy horror? It's basically set up like Amazing Stories. Seven friends are on a road trip when they get a flat tire. With no way to fix it, the decide to build a campfire and tell stories until they can get help. The film is made up of six short stories inter cut with the story of the friends...who are being picked off one by one. Don't let crap like Campfire Stories make you shy away from this one if you can find it. I giggled for almost the entire 2 hour running time.
Anyways, if you happen to come across either of these films, you should give them a look see. If for no other reason than India appears to have some of the most beautiful women in the world.
I'd also be interested in hearing if anyone else has seen these. Ok, I'm off to watch the 3rd film (Hawa) now. I'm really not holding out much hope for the trifecta, but I think I have already firmly established my place as the goddess of blind buys with the first two. winkEdit: I just finish Hawa and wow...that sucked giant wookie pole. Absolutely horrible. Ah well, $23.00 really isn't a bad price for two good movies and a new coaster.
