soodhu kavvum ( english : evil will befall ) is a 2013 tamil black comedy-crime film directed by nalan kumarasamy .

it features vijay sethupathi and sanchita shetty in the lead roles .

the film was released on 1 may .

the main concept is about how silly talk has engulfed people 's day-to-day life and modern society .

soodhu kavvum received positive reviews from critics and become a commercial success .

soodhu kavvum

rohit shetty’s next “golmaal 4” is not a remake of the tamil hit “soodhu kavvum” .
' soodhu kavvum ' , directed by debutant nalan kumarasamy , features upcoming star vijay sethupathy .
there are no critic reviews yet for soodhu kavvum . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !
the director will soon be engrossed with the pre - production of
soodhu kavvum
remake .
soodhu kavvum is the sleeper hit of the year , with impressive attendance at multiplexes on weekends .
people looking for online information on soodhu kavvum , zurich film festival will find this news story useful .
fast approaching its 50th day , soodhu kavvum is already declared a superhit and has grossed handsome revenues .
vijay sethupathy ' s
soodhu kavvum
will be remade in hindi with imran khan in the lead .
looking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing soodhu kavvum near you .
despite having been declared a super hit , soodhu kavvum is still ruling the roost albeit with reduced shows .
despite being in its 4th week , soodhu kavvum is going great guns and is reaping super hit collections .
the remake rights of ' soodhu kavvum ' have already been bought and it is being remade in telugu and kannada .
actor rajasekhar will soon be seen in telugu comedy ' gaddam gang ' , a remake of tamil blockbuster ' soodhu kavvum ' .
rohit shetty’s next “golmaal 4” is not a remake of the tamil hit “soodhu kavvum” , says the official publicist of the film .
ethir neechal
,
soodhu kavvum
,
klta
and
kbkr
all predominantly used comedy throughout the film .
out - of - the - box , path - breaking , different , daring…nalan kumarasamy ' s soodhu kavvum deserves all these adjectives .
filmmaker rohit shetty’s next “golmaal 4” is not a remake of the tamil hit “soodhu kavvum” , says the official publicist of the film .
in a report by daily news and analysis , rohit shetty said in a telephonic interview ,
though i have the rights of the tamil film soodhu kavvum , i want to clarify that golmaal 4 is not a remake of that . i will make soodhu kavvum later .
sanchita ' s imaginary character in ' soodhu kavvum ' was received very well by the audience . the story was about four misfit kidnappers .
' soodhu kavvum ' , directed by debutant nalan kumarasamy , features upcoming star vijay sethupathy , who has half a dozen films to his credit .
soodhu kavvum
, directed by debutant nalan kumarasamy , features upcoming star vijay sethupathy , who has half a dozen films to his credit .
vijay sethupathy and nalan kumarasamy’s soodhu kavvum is about a motley crew of kidnappers and how their botched attempt cascades into a series of interesting events .
nalan kumarasamy’s soodhu kavvum is an uninhibited , intriguing comedy drama revolving around a bunch of small time kidnappers and their trials and tribulations with life .
we just learnt that rohit shetty ' s golmaal 4 will be a remake of tamil black comedy , soodhu kavvum , starring ajay devgn in lead .
the soodhu kavvum star has a whole bunch of films lined up this yearvijay sethupathi is one of the most innovative actors in kollywood at the moment .
soodhu kavvum
revolves around four misfit kidnappers , a politician ' s son and a psychopathic police officer , who handles an investigation about a kidnapping case .
the lead cast for the untitled kannada remake is yet to be finalised . talks are also on for the telugu and hindi remake of
soodhu kavvum
.
there are quite a number of indian films that are scheduled to be screened this year and soodhu kavvum is the only tamil entry from among the other indian films .
tamil hit movie soodhu kavvum ( in pic ) will be remade into hindi by hit film - maker rohit shetty . the movie will go on the floors mid 2014 .
it is a big may day release for tamil films on labour day weekend . there are three tamil films releasing – ethir neechal , moondru per moondru kathal and soodhu kavvum .
nalan kumarasamy ( again of the pizza fame ) on - boarded himself to the screenplay and directing platform with soodhu kavvum . the industry needs more people like him . he’s awesome .
tamil hit movie soodhu kavvum ( in pic ) will be remade into hindi by hit film - maker rohit shetty . the movie will go on the floors mid 2014 . . .
chennai express
director rohit shetty is all set to remake the tamil crime - comedy drama
soodhu kavvum
(
evil engulfs
) with imran khan in the lead .
while ' soodhu kavvum ' is going steady with 70 - 80 percent occupancy in cinemas , ' sukumarudu ' is dwindling with mixed responses from audiences and critics alike ,
trinath added .
what does it take to make an engaging , convincing and entertaining movie ? a solid story , solid performances and good direction , nalan kumarasamy proved with soodhu kavvum and his choice of actors .
one of the biggest hits of the year , ' soodhu kavvum ' is currently being remade in hindi as well . rohit shetty will be producing the film with imran khan in the lead .
the low - budget film
soodhu kavvum
, about four misfit kidnappers that came out may 1 , has reportedly raked in rs . 5 . 2 crore in two weeks in tamil nadu .
the list of movies are court , fandry , gulabi gang , i . d katiyabaaz , liar’s dice , lucia , monsoon shootout , ship of theseus , titli , sulemani keeda and soodhu kavvum .
apparently , rohit was impressed with the soodhu kavvum plot and had evinced interest to produce / direct it in hindi under his own banner . utv movies , fox movies and endemol india were also keen on acquiring the hindi remake rights of soodhu kavvum . however , the movie has fallen into the laps of rohit . the hindi version will undergo extensive tweaking of the plot in the second half .
right upon its release soodhu kavvum has completely bowled over both critics and fans alike . the excellent opening is also proof to the fact that the movie is here to stay for a long time .
there were reports that the fourth instalment of the hit film franchise “golmaal” is inspired by the 2013 tamil hit film “soodhu kavvum” . the official publicist of the film on thursday shunned all such claims .
hopefully we can get more of them out here , with subtitles , and on home video for outsiders to see . if you can find soodhu kavvum , see it , you ' ll thank me .
since then , both directors and producers seem to have got bolder , as have the theatres , offering to the audience films like jigarthanda and soodhu kavvum , which combine noir , action , and comedy .
chennai : despite good opening in the domestic market , tamil crime - comedy ' soodhu kavvum ' and telugu romantic - drama ' sukumarudu ' have failed to keep the cash registers ringing in the overseas market .
debut director nalan kumarasamy’s soodhu kavvum is a comedy thriller , about a petty kidnapper and how things can get complicated when he accidentally messes up with his own rules . vijay sethupathy plays das , the film’s lead .
rohit shetty ' s ' golmaal 4 ' is reportedly a remake of the 2013 tamil black comedy ' soodhu kavvum ' which was directed by nalan kumarasamy and had vijay sethupathi and sanchita shetty as the lead pair .
chennai : southern actress sanchita shetty , who rose to stardom with her performance in tamil crime - comedy ' soodhu kavvum ' , wants to star in the remake of the film in other southern languages as well .
while there might be a perception that south remakes can be loud and bombastic , soodhu kavvum directed by nalan kumarasamy is a subtle comedy , more on the lines of delhi belly , than shetty ' s golmaal trilogy .
a leading daily revealed that ajay devgn and rohit shetty ' s golmaal 4 would be a remake of the 2013 tamil black comedy soodhu kavvum ( evil engulfs ) . however , all these reports are not true . . .
however , the director is under tremendous pressure to work with shah rukh khan after singham 2 . in that case , the task of directing soodhu kavvum could go to director shimit amin ( who directed chakde india ! ) .
actor rajasekhar will soon be seen in telugu comedy ‘gaddam gang’ , a remake of tamil blockbuster ‘soodhu kavvum’ . while the star has acted in several remakes over the years , this film in particular was very challenging for him .
rockline productions believe that
soodhu kavvum
has a universal concept that will be accepted in any language . apart from hindi , the film is expected to be remade in other regional languages , including telugu , kannada and malayalam .
soodhu kavvum
: dark tamil comedy shows it means to make a film is just to make audiences laugh . unarguably the funniest film of the year ,
soodhu kavvum
is powered by the presence of poster boy vijay sethupathy . a box - office blockbuster , it revolves around four misfit kidnappers who try something way out of their league . imran khan will feature in the hindi remake of the film , which will be produced by rohit shetty .
chennai , may 14 ( ians ) despite good opening in the domestic market , tamil crime - comedy
soodhu kavvum
and telugu romantic - drama
sukumarudu
have failed to keep the cash registers ringing in the overseas market .
' soodhu kavvum ' collected rs 15 . 68 lakh in us , while aadi pudipeddi - starrer ' sukumarudu ' raked in merely rs 89 , 735 ,
according to a tweet posted by trade analyst , taran adarsh on his twitter page .
soodhu kavvum was released in the year 2013 , some songs of the official soundtrack are sudden delight by rob mass , come na come by chinna , ellam kadanthu pogumada by kovai jaleel , kasu panam by andony dasan . listen the soundtrack online !
chennai : filmmaker nalan kumaraswamy ' s second tamil directorial is titled
kai neelam
, which will be a sequel to his blockbuster
soodhu kavvum
. he also plans to work on a third part to complete a trilogy .
my second
soodhu kavvum
collected rs . 15 . 68 lakh in us , while aadi pudipeddi - starrer
sukumarudu
raked in merely rs . 89 , 735 ,
according to a tweet posted by trade analyst , taran adarsh on his twitter page .
mani seiyon’s kattappava kanom is based on an interesting premise ( on characters whose lives revolve around a feng sui fish ) , but , on the whole , it fails to create the magic of soodhu kavvum ( 2013 ) , which was lot more wacky .
“the original was widely appreciated . hence , we had to push ourselves to give a product that’s as good as or better than ‘soodhu kavvum’ . i think we’ve achieved that . it’s for audiences to watch the film and give their verdict , ” he said .
klta , reportedly made for rs . 3 crore , collected rs . 12 crore at the box office , while
soodhu kavvum
and
ethir neechal
, both made under rs . 5 crore , collected rs . 8 crore and rs . 12 crore respectively .
with every film that he has acted in , vijay sethupathy has always managed to raise the bar to an entirely new level . as a grey - haired , 40 - year old with psychotic tendencies , speaking broken english , vijay sethupathy in soodhu kavvum is truly unbelievable .
chennai , june 5 ( ians ) after tamil horror - thriller
pizza
, it is the turn of debutant nalan kumaraswamy ' s tamil crime - comedy
soodhu kavvum
which will soon be remade in kannada . the remake rights have been bought by rockline venkatesh .
a story about four misfit kidnappers ,
soodhu kavvum
was reportedly made on a budget of rs . 2 crore . the film , which is still running in cinemas in tamil nadu , managed to collect over rs . 8 crore within the first two weeks of its release .
debutant mani seiyon’s kattappava kanom is fun for the most part but it isn’t funny enough and the lack of it isn’t a bad thing . it’s just one of the films that would have worked big time if it was funnier and wackier , say , a la nalan kumarswamy’s soodhu kavvum .
tamil hit movie soodhu kavvum ( in pic ) will be remade into hindi by hit film - maker rohit shetty . the movie will go on the floors mid 2014 . this will be the first independent movie to be produced by rohit shetty under his own banner rohit shetty entertainment pvt ltd .
the hindi remake of tamil film
soodhu kavvum
was announced in 2013 . according to reports , director rohit shetty will be helming the film which is about four misfit kidnappers . imran khan has been chosen to play the lead role . it is not clear as to when the film will go on floors .
the thegidi actor seems to be eager to work with his mates from his short film daysactor ashok selvan , who worked in a few short films with friends before making his feature film debut with soodhu kavvum , says he’s keen to collaborate with them again . he says some of his friends are waiting with scripts [ … ]
rohit ' s last release
chennai express
created several records at the indian box office . following the film ' s stupendous success , expectations from the director have soared . besides the remake of
soodhu kavvum
, rohit is also working in other couple of projects including
singham 2
and
golmaal 4 .
has success got into soodhu kavvum star’s head ? read on to find out…the actor who’s doing quite well for himself is now in a legal tangle with a production house . apparently , vijay sethupathi signed on a film with studio 9 two years ago and took rs 20 lakhs from them as an advance from them . [ … ]
soodhu kavvum ( evil engulfs ) : a botched kidnapping attempt leads to much confusion . definitely one of the best films of 2013—that acts both as a social commentary with a brilliant mix of sarcastic and situational humour , a satire that never fails to bring a chuckle and also makes you ponder about the state of politics in india .
the talented actor releases a unique trailer , keeping the plot under tight wrapsafter making it big in the tamil film industry with two back to back superhits – pizza and soodhu kavvum , vijay sethupathi turns producer with his next flick orange mittai . having made a name for himself in kollywood as a versatile actor , vijay seems [ … ]
while all big - budget films such as
alex pandian
,
kadal
and
aadhi bhagavan
failed to keep the cash registers ringing , the five that kept the business going at the box office included
kanna laddu thinna aasaiya
( klta ) ,
soodhu kavvum
and
ethir neechal
by debutant directors .
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southern actress sanchita shetty , who rose to stardom with her performance in tamil crime - comedy soodhu kavvum , wants to star in the remake of the film in other southern languages as well . the remake rights of soodhu kavvum have already been bought and it is being remade in telugu and kannada .
if given an opportunity , i would love to star in the remakes . it ' s one of the films i can never disassociate myself from . i have already been approached by the producer of its telugu remake , but i ' m more interested in the kannada version as it ' s my mother tongue ,
sanchita stated . sanchita ' s imaginary character in soodhu kavvum was received very well by the audience . the story was about four misfit kidnappers . one of the biggest hits of the year , the film is currently being remade in hindi as well . rohit shetty will be producing the film with imran khan in the lead . meanwhile , sanchita is awaiting the release of tamil horror - thriller pizza 2 : villa .
rumour is that golmaal 4 is a remake of tamil film soodhu kavvum . but film makers says all these rumours are false and baseless and they are working on a original script it seems . checkout the other video to know more ! ! subscribe to bollygoogly : - click here ► urltoken stay connected with us on : facebook at urltoken follow us : urltoken
a dark comedy that never forgets its basic rule to entertain . it ' s darker themes are ingeniously conveyed , but never does soodhu kuvoom lose its ability to make us laugh !
tamil producer cv kumar has acquired the remake rights of recently released kannada independent film ‘lucia’ . the film will be remade in tamil or telugu . “c . v . kumar , producer of ‘pizza’ and ‘soodhu kavvum’ now officially holds the rights to make ‘lucia’ in tamil and telugu . they will start shooting in march , ” posted pawan kumar , director of lucia on his twitter page .
the tamil industry has been open to fresh stories and young talent in the last two years . even bigger production houses are coming forward to support new stories , but what we lack is content . while a legion of young filmmakers are on the rise , industry is still toying with the idea of making commercial film for the masses ,
said kumar who also delivered two more hits -
pizza
and
soodhu kavvum
.
i am most curious to see how soodhu kavvum will be received — the noir - comedy isn’t a genre we dabble in all that often — but of at least one thing there is little doubt . these brave little films are here to stay . vijay sethupathi the poster boy of this cinema , was welcomed in his first scene with cheers and claps usually reserved for mass heroes making their entry . it’s the sweetest sound i’ve heard in years .
it’s difficult to discuss soodhu kavvum — which centres on a botched kidnapping ( sorry , “kednaping” ) attempt — without spoiling it for the first - time viewer , because it isn’t about what happens so much as how these things happen . it’s about the vibe . it’s about the parking valet who bathes and changes into fresh clothes and applies sacred ash on his forehead and then sits down to have a drink , delivering an impassioned rant about the futility of reading newspapers .
from the very beginning , from the minute a lowly mnc employee rolls off his bed in a tiny house whose walls bear a poster of t . rajendar , nalan kumarasamy’s soodhu kavvum is a demonstration of what’s possible when movies are made for the sheer joy of making movies . there isn’t a single calculated moment , something cynically aimed to satisfy this segment of the audience or that one . everything is organic , the events rooted in a nutty story and sprouting through a brilliant screenplay .
rohit shetty is the only hindi film director in recent times to direct two successful tamil movies . as of now , rohit shetty is keen on directing the remake version , which is unlikely to be a rs 100 budget movie for which the film - maker is famous for . however , the director is under tremendous pressure to work with shah rukh khan after singham 2 . in that case , the task of directing soodhu kavvum could go to director shimit amin ( who directed chakde india ! ) .
meanwhile , down south , a new cult star was emerging . tamil actor vijay sethupathi ' s craze in the south was growing film by film . he picked offbeat projects and soon in a market filled with masala fare , his hard work was getting recognized . in 2013 , sethupathi starred in the critical and commercial hit soodhu kavvum ( english : evil engulfs ) . the dark comedy co - starring national award winning actor bobby simha was supposed to be remade in hindi as golmaal 4 but apparently not .
soodhu kavvum is the story of three friends , two of whom are pretty much jobless bums . the third guy has a job for about 6 minutes into the movie . the story is about the alternate job the three of them pick up - kidnapping . they don’t pick up that new job profile on their own . they become assistant to a veteran , small time , part crazy kidnapper and his lady friend who focuses on kidnapping middle - class family members and deals in the , you know , volume game .
sudhish kamath ( good night | good morning ) , q ( tasher desh , gandu ) , nalan kumarasamy ( soodhu kavvum ) , hemant gaba , ( shuttlecock boys ) , sandeep mohan ( hola venky ) , raja sen , suparn verma ( aatma ) , abhinav shiv tiwari ( oass ) , pratim d . gupta ( paanch adhyay ) , anu menon ( london paris new york ) , rajshree ojha ( aisha ) , and gautham menon ( ye maaya chesave ) made a movie with a single story , and it ' s awesome .
the other may day release is thiru kumaran entertainments soodhu kavvu , which is being marketed by studio green . the film has vijay sethupathi and sanjita shetty in the lead and directed by nalan kumarasamy . santosh narayanan has provided hit music for this thriller which has ua certificate .
soodhu kavvum is the debut feature from nalan kumarasamy , one of the leaders of the new wave of tamil filmmakers led by him and karthik subbaraj . the film stars tamil indie superstar vijay sethupathi and tells the darkly comedic story of a team of desperate kidnappers looking to turn a quick buck . this is another film i didn ' t get a chance to review because the theatrical print didn ' t have the promised subtitles , but upon catching up with the film on blu - ray ( the dvd doesn ' t have subs either ) , i ' m sold .
‘ soodhu kavvum ’ marks a hat - trick of successes for vijay sethupathy after the thriller ‘ pizza ’ and the situational comedy ‘naduvula konjam pakkatha kaanom’ . his knack of choosing good roles and working with new directors brimming with ideas will stand him in good stead , as also the work he puts in to portray each character . he put on weight and grew a beard to play das , and the look fits him to a ‘t’ . his chemistry with shalu ( sanchita shetty ) , who has a terrific screen presence and does a neat job in her debut movie , is a treat to watch .
` soodhu kawum ` features vijay sethupathi and sanchita shetty in leading roles . the film ` s ensemble cast also consists of karunakaran , ramesh boby kottarakkara and ashok selvan . debutant nalan kumarasamy has directed this action - thriller and cv kumar has produced it . the film ` s music director is santhosh narayan
soodhu kavvum doesn’t quite explode the way you expect it to — i couldn’t put my finger on it , but i think the pacing in some stretches is a bit off — but that’s a small price to pay in the face of such riches . this is the kind of film that marries tamil cinema with cinema from beyond . from the former , we get a line like “ yen da en nanban - a adiche ? ” — a clever reworking of a cliché that invites not eye - rolls but laughs . and from the latter we have such surreal moments as the small song that reunites hero and heroine in heaven . . . in the middle of a torture scene .
kannan would direct the film . [ 5 ] [ 6 ] kannan subsequently opted out of the film , noting that he was unhappy on the first - copy production agreement which had been put in place , and was replaced by comedian srinath , who had previously directed muthirai ( 2 . delays in starting the film led to reports that santhanam would be replaced by siva karthikeyan in the lead role , but this proved to be untrue . [ 8 ] the team confirmed the title would be vallavanukku pullum aayudham in june 2 . anirudh signed on as music composer . [ 9 ] anirudh however dropped out of the project in early july 2 . santhosh narayanan , who had achieved success for his work in pizza ( 2 . soodhu kavvum ( 2 .
review : a man forced to leave home after building a shrine for actress nayanthara , a driver thrown out of his job at a five - star hotel after driving off in a fancy car belonging to a guest , an it employee sacked for not succumbing to the whims of a bossy co - worker , a doctor who would rather make films than treat his patients ( a la ‘power star’ ) and finally , a schizophrenic kidnapper who keeps talking to an imaginary moll – this is the motley group of characters who populate ‘soodhu kavvum’ . into this mix are thrown in a politician for whom nothing matters more than truth and honour , his not - so honest son out to make a quick buck and a cop whose fists talk more than he does . when their paths meet , chaos ensues .
often called tamil cinema’s vicky donor for taking sexual content to the families , this is a surprisingly subtle and truly modern tamil romantic comedy by writer - director r . s . prasanna , which , like soodhu kavvum , has pushed the boundaries of the unexplored characters and situations further . while vicky donor tried making as many sperm jokes as possible and thrived on the humour , here the jokes work because of the choice of words and visuals that make for family - friendly sexual humour . the director says that they didn’t even want to use the word sex in the film because the rest of the subject matter and the plot revolved around an unusual problem . we are so amused by the storytelling that we don’t really realise how the filmmaker has sneaked in the possibility of premarital sex even in arranged marriage .
my story review : can an awfully melodramatic story line be rescued if shot in some exotic locations . . .
director karunakaran , who has made some fine romantic dramas in the past like toli prema , ‘darling . . .
mr chandramouli review : if you are looking for time pass entertainment then the film is a one - time wa . . .
[ usa ] july 09 ( ani ) : comic book creator stan lee h . . .
[ usa ] july 09 ( ani ) : weeks before hollywood rapper . . .
[ u . s . a . ] , july 9 ( ani ) : european film association . . .
the times of india , tnn , updated : may 10 , 2016 , 02 . 29 pm ist
synopsis : das ( vijay sethupathy ) is a kidnapper with a conscience and carries out small jobs to earn a livelihood . his team comprises pagalavan ( simha ) , sekar ( ramesh thilak ) and kesavan ( ashok selvan ) . they pick up arumai prakasam ( karunakaran ) , the only son of politician jnanodayam ( m s bhaskar ) , only to find out that he had been planning his own kidnapping to wrest some money from his dad to start a business . things get complicated when psychopathic cop brahma ( yog japee ) is brought in to handle the investigation .
nalan kumarasamy establishes himself as a director to watch out for in this laugh riot of a debut movie . carrying off a dark comedy is no mean task , but nalan hits the target right in his first attempt . his writing is crisp , the lines are down to earth and funny , the characters well - etched and the screenplay has no dull moments . what’s more , all characters are given due importance and the screen space they require , thanks in part to editor leo john paul , but it is the director’s clarity of thought and vision that shines all through .
in fact , the other debutants , simha and radio jockey ramesh thilak , too come out with good performances , bringing in the laughs at regular intervals with their mannerisms and dialogue delivery . karunakaran does not have much screen space in the first half , but comes up with a riotous performance in the second half . veterans m s bhaskar and radha ravi aren’t taxed much , but yog japee does a bravura act as the tough as nails brahma , who gets his comeuppance at his own hands .
dinesh krishnan impresses with his camera work , but it is santosh narayanan who takes the movie a notch higher with his eclectic background score . though the movie features only one full song ‘ kaasu panam ’ , the soundtrack has other gems like ‘ mama douser ’ and ‘ come na come ’ and a background score that will remain with you long after you exit the theatre . with a smile ! ! !
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rohit shetty ' s ' golmaal 4 ' will be remake of south film . . .
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shraddha kapoor of
aashiqui 2
has reportedly been approached to play the female lead . confirming the news , senior film journalist sreedhar pillai tweeted ,
rohit shetty ( singam & chennai express fame ) 2 remake nalan kumarasamy ' s # soodhukavvum in hindi with imran khan and shraddha kapoor .
rohit shetty will be producing the film under his home production in association with a & pgroups ; and rockline productions , which holds the remake rights for the film .
the black comedy entertainer , which was released in may this year , opened to positive reviews from critics . the film earned over ₹50 crore at the worldwide box office and was declared a hit .
this is not the first time that rohit shetty is remaking a tamil project . in the past , the
golmaal
director remade tamil super hit
singam
, starring ajay devgn in the role of a righteous cop . the film was a box office success and even joined the elite ₹100 - crore club .
there have been nearly 155 tamil films released in 2013 . out of that to choose 10 best tamil films is difficult . most of the releases were crass commercial , mindless entertainers , or rom - coms which may have worked at the box - office .
here ` s sify . com ` s pick of 10 films that were sensible and had something new in story telling or presentation . it also showcases exciting new talent that has emerged in tamil cinema . some of them may be influenced or inspired by noir films from world cinema , but what is important is they fitted into the tamil milieu .
director – nalan kumarasamy , producer – cv kumar what worked – a dark comedy , path breaking in its format and still could entertain with lead actors ` rocking realistic performance . it was refreshing in its concept and treatment .
it is one of the wittiest films i have seen in recent times . it ' s a rarity nowadays to see a film with out - of - the - box story line laced with sensible humour . the film has done exceptional business in tamil , and i ' m sure it will be bigger hit in kannada as well ,
venkatesh of rockline productions , told ians .
rockline venkatesh is known for producing kannada blockbusters such as
super
,
preethse
and
mourya
.
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chennai , june 11 ( ians ) one hundred films in just five months is a number the tamil industry could be proud of , but what dampens the filmmakers ' spirit is that only five out of them were hits . the big question plaguing the industry is : why isn ' t it able to generate content - rich films , let alone blockbusters ?
one of the common reasons is the dependency on stars , feels tamil filmmaker seenu ramaswamy .
i agree these superstars give a rs . 100 crore business , but when their films fail at the box - office , a lot of money is going down the drain . instead of investing so much in them , if producers choose to fund quality films made by newcomers , then the probability of success will be higher ,
seenu told ians .
the other two hits were
vishwaroopam
and
kedi billa killadi ranga
( kbkr ) .
if a film made on rs . 5 crore can yield the same profit as a rs . 100 crore film , then i don ' t see the need to always dream of making a big budget film . big actors should also be open to working with debutant directors , who guarantee success ,
said seenu .
the actors may be hesitant in working with new talent , but the industry is more receptive to newcomers , admited producer c . v . kumar who entered filmdom last year riding on a small budget out - of - the - box successful movie ,
attakathi
.
even though films such as
samar
and
vathikuchi
had the spark , they failed to ignite the fire because they were made for commercial purposes .
all my films to date have been with aspiring filmmakers with promising and different stories . since i can ' t cough up crores of rupees , i carefully choose subjects that i want to convert into films and invest in them ,
he said .
the genre of a film , too , is important , said kbkr director pandiraj , who credited the success of his film to the subtle use of comedy .
audiences love to be entertained and , therefore , it makes sense to pack a good amount of comedy in the script . it is very important to use comedy to drive home a thought , instead of making slapstick references ,
pandiraj added .
the poor content is pushing audiences towards content - rich hollywood films , said trade analyst trinath .
iron man 3
and
life of pi
did amazing business here .
there is no need to compare tamil cinema with hollywood , but with access to so many western and foreign films , audiences find it easy to discard regional films . with films such as the ' iron man ' series and ' avengers ' doing well , it ' s important to make quality films ,
trinath said .
he admited hollywood is giving stiff competition to tamil films at the box - office .
' iron man 3 ' raked in over rs . 1 crore on its opening weekend in chennai , but a week later theatre owners had to reduce the number of shows because they had to make way for tamil releases . competition is growing stronger between tamil and english films at the box - office ,
he added .
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pointing out that big stars are a big draw in the foreign land , another trade analyst , trinath said :
it ' s extremely tough for a film with unfamiliar actors to stir the box - office abroad .
star actors have bigger market overseas and manage to generate revenue too . take telugu films such as ' naayak ' and ' baadshah ' , for instance - these films took a gargantuan opening , thanks to the star actors involved in it ,
trinath told ians .
telugu film ' life is beautiful ' , which did mediocre business domestically , was a hit in the us market because of director sekhar kammula . he has a great market value abroad and most of his films have done well there ,
said trinath .
aadi ' s
sukumarudu
, a story about selfish nri transformed by family , reportedly netted rs 3 . 4 crore on the release day worldwide . it released worldwide may 10 .
initially , few films used to release internationally , but nowadays every other film is eyeing an international release . while it ' s good that films want to cater to global audience , it is very important to have good content ,
the distributor told ians .
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is an engaging film , with ingenious characters and entertaining situations , writes s saraswathi .
stars vijay sethupathy and sanchita shetty , alongwith ms bhasker , ramesh , simhaa , ashok , karunakaran , yog japee and radha ravi in significant roles .
it is a norm in tamil cinema to create a grand opening scene for the lead actor like a thrilling chase - and - rescue mission or daredevil stunts or a peppy dance number . the opening scene in
, however , has our hero dass ( vijay sethupathy ) getting beaten up by a teenage girl with volleyball after a failed attempt at kidnapping . this hilarious scene has the audience in splits and sets the mood for the movie .
dass , a small - time smuggler , wants to graduate to the next level , kidnapping , which he believes is more exciting and lucrative . upset by his failed attempt , he goes to the bar to vent out some steam . he finds himself in the company of three desperate jobless friends pagalavan ( simhaa ) , kesavan ( ashok ) and sekhar ( ramesh ) .
dass convinces them that he has the perfected the art of kidnapping and asks them join him . having no other alternative , they do .
soon they become successful , and can pull off a series of kidnapping without any hitches .
things move smoothly until one day , they decide to raise the stakes and kidnap a inister’s son . what follows is complete mayhem , and the real fun begins .
a very peculiar , but extremely lovable character in the film is shalu ( sanchita shetty ) , who plays the love interest of dass . what is exceptional about this character is that it is not real ; shalu is a figment of his imagination and is visible only to him . the sexy shalu is the ideal male fantasy , who evokes a lot of laughter with her absurd dialogues and action .
what sets the film apart is that in spite of being a comedy film , there are no typical comic one - liners or forced comic situations . the predicament of the characters provides the comic element to the film . even the most serious dialogues in the gravest situations make the audience laugh uncontrollably .
there is some good all around performance , especially simhaa and ramesh , who manage to steal the show with their unpretentious and honest performance .
full credit goes to the director , nalan kumarasamy , for transforming a simple plot into an extremely engaging film , with ingenious characters and entertaining situations .
good cinematography , crisp editing and the refreshing non - conventional background score make this film even more distinctive . a must - watch .
what is a r rahman doing at a dubai mall ? reader talib sends us a picture .
013 saw films with different and interesting themes . while a majority stuck to the time - tested formula , some interesting films were made in 2013 by new filmmakers .
everything about the film was different : the story , the dark humour , dialogues , treatment and above all the performance of vijay sethupathi .
another edge - of - the - seat thriller from the director of chithiram pesuthedi , anjatheand yudham sei and nandalala .
the film is dark in all senses as the entire story happens in one night in chennai . it talks of some very pertinent issues including capital punishment .
it took director ram seven years to make his second film , after his highly appreciated kathrathu thamizh .
and he didn ' t disappoint . thanga meenkal , about the bond between a father and daughter is a poignant tale narrated in brilliant fashion .
it was the only tamil film selected for the indian panorama at iffi , goa .
it was also screened at the international children ' s film festival in children ' s world , a non - competitive section .
inspired by a british crime thriller , vidiyum munn is directed by a newcomer . but never once is this apparent .
the film narrates the story of a sex worker who tries to save a little girl from being dragged into prostitution , and about the four men chasing them .
another film with an unusual theme : the touching story of a father and his autistic son .
this is not a film that you expect in tamil . in his debut film , prasanna r . s shows exemplary courage in making a film on a young man who discovers that he suffers from erectile dysfunction a few days before his marriage .
prasanna showed maturity in handling such a tricky subject without letting it become crude or vulgar .
kalyana samayal saadham dealt with a serious issue in an entertaining way , and there lies its success .
aadi ' s
sukumarudu
, a story about selfish nri transformed by family , reportedly netted rs . 3 . 4 crore on the release day worldwide . it released worldwide may 10 .
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though there were a host of entertaining tamil comedies that were made this year ( vanakkam chennai , sonna puriyathu , raja rani , theeya velai seiyyanum kumaru ) , a bunch of sleekly executed , well - packaged , leave - your - brains - behind action entertainers ( biriyani , thalaivaa , arrambam , singam 2 ) , an equal number of half - decent , realistic above average films ( pandia nadu , aadhalal kaadhal seiveer , paradesi , thagararu ) and emerging , new , exciting talent ( neram , pizza 2 , idharkuthane aasaipattai balakumara and a couple of other plagiarised but well - executed films ) , it makes no sense to rank them because they are almost as good as the others in their respective space . hence , for this year’s list , we decided to pick five films that have actually redefined tamil cinema . they aren’t all perfect , but were certainly the most creative , standout tamil films of the year . films you must watch and can recommend to people who haven’t watched tamil films and not be embarrassed .
this film is a joy to watch , full of laughs and unpredictable situations with great wit , dark humour and satire . think jaane bhi do yaaron done as a ‘kednap’ caper . the masterstroke is not that all characters are bad , but in the fact that the villain is the only good guy in the film . this is our society today where evil always wins . barring one terrible visual effect shot of a car crash , this is a film so wicked that it has you rooting for the bad guys and makes you hate the good ! writer - director nalan kumarasamy , the winner of the first season of nalaya iyakkunar , is one of the most exciting filmmakers of our times with his ability to turn a cliché on the head . it can be safely said that this dark comedy is a rarely explored genre in tamil cinema .
is there a more interestingly composed film this year ? mysskin hits peak form as a storyteller with the most evolved sense of visual grammar in this part of the world . telling us a story about a hunter and the hunted where the tables turn soon , mysskin constructs this dark , gritty , moody , atmospherical , bizarre modern day fable by borrowing elements of experimental theatre and mime to create surreal imagery of human metaphors — where characters physically borrow traits of the animals they represent . the lines ( barring one monologue towards the end that substitute the mandatory flashback ) barely matter because mysskin is more interested in the drama . but for overstatement , this is a film that’s mostly brilliant .
this is going to be a controversial choice , but india’s biggest independent filmmaker deserves this mention . who else has the audacity to spend rs . 95 crore to make an uncompromising ua film during times when every filmmaker is trying to make a u film to get government tax exemption ? and that too as a spy thriller — a genre that’s rarely been presented the way in the scale it deserves , knowing very well that spending rs . 95 crore means setting yourself up to gross rs . 250 crore just to break - even . as the film cuts between past and present and sucks you into the thick of action in breakneck speed , what you would have missed out on is the fantastic layering of elements . vishwaroopam is the most - layered film of the year and with every watch , you will find something that kamal haasan has planted in it , waiting to be discovered . the sequel set - up scene at the end is an embarrassment , but the rest is sheer genius .
this has one of the most fundamentally flawed protagonists who is solely responsible for his alienation , one filled with self - pity , irresponsible enough not to complete his education because of eloping with a girl and then has the cheek to complain about the education and teaching system . but overlook this ridiculous stand , and what you get is a heart - warming story about a father - daughter bond . a film treated with great restraint and understatement , one that rarely lapses into melodrama . it’s never easy to direct and act at the same time , but director ram manages to extract a fantastic performance from even the child actor sadhna . but the reason it won me over is the painstaking cinematography . we haven’t seen better use of landscape in storytelling , and the director of photography arbindhu saara has literally climbed mountains for seconds of diegetic credibility and exhaustive coverage of ambience and location . world - class visuals .
rendavathu padam : having watched the film , one can safely say that is as mad and zany as it gets in tamil cinema . three roommates — best friends — have a secret each they have hidden from each other . secrets that make them more connected than they know . c . s . amudhan’s film after his full - fledged spoof tamizh padam is going to surprise the film industry with its content and distributors don’t know what to make out of it . so radical that it cannot be categorised as good or bad . rendavathu padam is genuinely different , outrageously mad , inconsistent in tone and has every possibility to become a cult film . best watched without the slighest clue about what to expect . which is why all trailers that have been released mislead and don’t tell us anything about the plot . can’t wait for this to hit the screens .


soldier is a 1998 american science fiction action film directed by paul w. s. anderson , written by david webb peoples , and starring kurt russell , jason scott lee , jason isaacs , connie nielsen , sean pertwee and gary busey .

upon its release , soldier received generally negative reviews but many praised the action sequences and russell 's performance .

soldier ( 1998 american film )

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john mihelich’s “smoke or signals ? american popular culture and the challenge of hegemonic images of american indians in native american films . ”
soldier is a 1998 american science fiction action film directed by paul anderson , written by david webb peoples , and starring kurt russell , jason scott lee , jason isaacs , connie nielsen and sean pertwee . the film was released in the united states on october 23 , 1998 .
soldier is a 1998 american science fiction action film directed by paul anderson , written by david webb peoples , and stars kurt russell , jason scott lee , jason isaacs , connie nielsen , sean pertwee and gary busey . the film was released in the united states on october 23 , 1998 .
soldier is a 1998 american science fiction and action film directed by paul w . s . anderson . the film stars kurt russell as sgt . todd , a soldier trained from birth . the film also features gary busey , jason scott lee , jason isaacs , connie nielsen , sean pertwee and michael chiklis in supporting roles .
soldier
. british film institute . london . retrieved november 10 , 2012 .
soldier is a 1998 american science fiction action film directed by paul w . s . anderson , written by david webb peoples and starring kurt russell , jason scott lee , jason isaacs , connie nielsen , sean pertwee and gary busey . the film tells the story of a highly skilled genetically advanced soldier defying his commanders and facing a relentless and brutal rival soldier .
soldier is a 1998 american science fiction action film directed by paul w . s . anderson , written by david webb peoples , and starring kurt russell , jason scott lee , jason isaacs , connie nielsen , sean pertwee and gary busey . the film tells the story of a highly skilled genetically advanced soldier defying his commanders and facing a relentless and brutal rival soldier .
] a soldier does not speak until spoken to by a superior officer . a soldier shows no mercy . mercy is weakness . weakness is death . a soldier . . .
is a 1998 military sci - fi movie directed by paul w . s . anderson (
published at : aug . 17 , 1998 , 4 : 59 a . m . cst by staff
“ smoke signals review . ” rolling stone july 9 - 23 , 1998 : 790 - 91 .
news item , the daughters of the american revolution awarded the film a bronze plaque for best historical film of 1960 . according to modern sources ,
mihelich , john . “smoke or signals ? american popular culture and the challenge of hegemonic images of american indians in native american films . ” wicazo sa review . summer 2001 : 129 - 137 .
all these aspects of soldier diminish the film , and yet , on the other hand , you’ve got russell .
smoke signals . dir . chris eyre . perfs . adam beach , evan adams . miramax , 1998 .
cobb , amanda j . “this is what it means to say smoke signals : native american cultural sovereignty . hollywood’s indian : a portrayal of the native american in film . peter c . rollins and john e . o’connor , editors . lexington : university of kentucky press , 1998 . 206 - 228 .
oppositely , however , soldier often does a fine job of explaining todd’s mind - set as a soldier . “ fear and discipline…always , ” he states .
the film was released worldwide on october 23 , 1998 . upon its release , soldier received generally negative reviews but many praised the action sequences and russell ' s performance . the film was a commercial failure , grossing $ 14 million worldwide against a production budget of $ 60 million .
the film was released worldwide on october 23 , 1998 . upon its release , soldier received generally negative reviews but many praised the action sequences and russell ' s performance . the film was a commercial failure , grossing $ 14 million worldwide against a production budget of $ 60 million .
despite being hampered by second - rate special effects and too many action film cliches , soldier does have its fun parts .
in 1998 , the wellcome trust also made available a cd - rom set on tropical diseases , including one on malaria .
november 1998 : godzilla comes out on dvd . neither emmerich nor dean devlin nor any of the film ' s stars participate in a commentary , replaced instead by two of the film ' s visual - effects supervisors .
has there ever been a more insipid sci - fi action film than soldier ? probably , although it ' s hard to imagine .
baird , ronald . “’going indian’ : dances with wolves . ” hollywood’s indian : a portrayal of the native american in film . peter c . rollins and john e . o’connor , editors . lexington : university of kentucky press , 1998 . 153 - 169 .
reviews for soldier were quite savage in 1998 , mostly for the flaws i note above , yet director anderson undeniably makes the most out of russell’s screen presence , so much that that soldier proves unexpectedly powerful in spots , and an intriguing if compromised effort to bring the first blood aesthetic to the final frontier .
1 . james wolcott ,
tanks for the memories ,
vanity fair ( august 1998 ) : pp . 70 - 76 .
is an anthology of critical reviews that reexamines the ways in which american indians have traditionally been portrayed in film . from george b . seitz’s 1925
american sniper : the autobiography of the most lethal sniper in u . s . military history
campaign to taunt trump with ‘american idiot’ ahead of u . k . visit is actually working
similarly , soldier re - stages action moments we’ve seen in a lot of these war films .
, alex proyas’ 1998 magnum opus serves up a cerebral sci - fi extravaganza as filtered through the visual tropes of film noir and german expressionism . the result is a staggering achievement in imagination that , like
the university of arizona libraries offers a very extensive list of north american indian films and video .
soldier is so mediocre , it might have been more mindless fun if it had been even worse .
( 1998 ) , starring kurt russell , is a space - age variation on the same tale , but without many of the philosophical contradictions that made the stallone film such a challenging and vital work of art .
is a unique collaboration by scholars in american indian studies that draws on the stereotypical representations of the past to suggest ways of seeing american indians and indigenous peoples more clearly in the twenty - first century .
news : soldier ( us - bd )
. dvdactive . retrieved 2011 - 12 - 07 .
american gun : a history of the u . s . in ten firearms ( p . s . )
soldier didn ' t deserve to be treated so harshly critics , but it didn ' t deserve recommendations either .
despite the stage - y feel and botched editing of soldier , the film boasts a remarkable strength that goes a long way towards repairing the aspects of the drama that don’t work .
i ' m looking for a war world 2 movie set in desert , talk about a group of american soldier were finding water . after that , they were attacked by the german . the american try to protect a few of wells near it , which contain a little of water , and the german were trying to take it in order to have water for there soldiers ! finally , there were only 2 american left and they arrested some dozens of germans !
, these 36 reviews by prominent scholars of american indian studies are accessible , personal , intimate , and oftentimes autobiographic .
production organization : american studies film center , inc . , new york , ny year produced : 1991 ( first broadcast on the american experience ) producers / directors : lance bird , john crowley , tom johnson writer : tom johnson cinematography : mead hunt editors : victor kanefsky , julianna parroni narrator : jason robards
“when it comes to american indians , hollywood either trades in injun stereotypes or dances with disney” ( “smoke signals” review ) .
this appealing formulaic action adventure ( 1998 ) displays a lot of conviction in its not - too - flashy action scenes and a little levity in the gradual socialization of russell ' s character .
brown , “culture and the global resurgence of malaria , ” 129 . in 1991 , ddt was still being produced in india , indonesia , and italy as well as mexico ; pesticides news 40 ( june 1998 ) : 18 . today , use of ddt is completely banned in at least 26 countries and severely restricted in 12 others ; pesticides news 40 ( june 1998 ) : 19 .
the smithsonian museum of the american indian film & media catalog provides information on films screened since 1995 at the national museum of the american indian in programs presenting indigenous media from north , central , and south america , the pacific region , and the arctic circle . the catalog includes information about productions , the mediamakers and actors who created them , and the film and media organizations that support their creation .
remember soldier , the 1998 kurt russell space punch - fest no one remembers ? probably not . it ' s about a bunch of soldiers genetically engineered to be badasses , much like the replicants - - which is no coincidence , since it shares a screenwriter with blade runner , and he openly called soldier a
side - quel
to that film . there are other shout - outs to the alien - verse in soldier , but that ' s not all : a scene detailing past missions of the main character lists
nibian moon
and
antares maelstrom ,
which are , of course , places mentioned in star trek ii : the wrath of khan .
writer david peoples has said that soldier is a
side - quel
to blade runner ( which he also wrote ) because it takes place in the same universe and in fact the vehicles used by the blade runners , spinners , are also used in soldier .
feardotcom ( 2002 ) looks and sounds like a remake of a japanese horror film that never was . this 40 million dollar horror film was r . . .
the expensive campaigning annoyed many people in the film industry . in a march 1961
i’ve always been slightly chagrinned by my love for the cheap sci - fi action film soldier . part of it is due to my complete adoration of kurt russel as the stoic eponymous soldier , who after a lifetime of brutal conditioning is replaced with genetically bred supersoldiers and dumped as refuse on a trash planet as dead , forcing him to rediscover his humanity .
images of american indians on film : an annotated bibliography / gretchen m . bataille , charles l . p . silet . new york : garland , 1985 . 216pp . pn1995 . 9 . i48 b3 1985 :
the 1985 version , which had been expanded to 29 minutes , was available in 4 languages ( english , french , latin american spanish , and arabic ) and in 16 - mm film format and on videocassette .
an outsider called it . a bystander observing a uniquely american phenomenon . and , for decades , a largely unacknowledged bystander at that .
in its look , scope and special effects ,
soldier
is suitably imaginative and spectacular if often artificial - looking . russell has no more than five words to say during the film ' s first hour and not much after that , but he has the presence , depth of character and expressiveness , along with the physicality , to carry
soldier .
the american government is leading the country towards hell . . . . we say to the americans as people and to american mothers , if they cherish their lives and if they cherish their sons , they must elect an american patriotic government that caters to their interests not the interests of the jews . if the present injustice continues with the wave of national consciousness , it will inevitably move the battle to american soil , just as ramzi yousef and others have done . this is my message to the american people . i urge them to find a serious administration that acts in their interest and does not attack people and violate their honor and pilfer their wealth . . . .
this film examines japanese - american relations and the events leading to the attack on pearl harbor , with special emphasis on the way in which various interpretations of events and evidence arise from conflicting national purposes and personal insights .
. . . an independent film scholar , [ muir ] explains film studies concepts in a language that is reader - friendly and engaging . . .
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. aintitcool . com . 1998 - 08 - 17 . retrieved 2011 - 12 - 07 .
starring bradley cooper , sienna miller , kyle gallner based on the memoir ' american sniper ' by u . s . navy seal chris kyle
soldier was released on dvd on march 2 , 1999 . it was released as a double - sided disc , which included the widescreen version on one side , with fullscreen on the other . included on the disc was a film commentary . soldier was released on blu - ray for the first time in the u . s . on july 26 , 2011 . [ 12 ]
news item , neither actor appeared in the other ' s film . a september 1959
in the movie , kyle ( bradley cooper ) says he ' s 30 when he enlists , but the american sniper true story reveals that the real chris kyle reported to the navy for basic training in february 1999 when he was 24 - years - old . - american sniper book
—jeanine basinger is the corwin - fuller professor of film studies and american studies at wesleyan university , where she is also founder and curator of the wesleyan cinema archives and chair of the film studies program . she is the author of numerous articles and eight books on film , including the world war ii combat film : anatomy of a genre ( new york : columbia univ . press , 1986 ) ; anthony mann : a critical study ( boston : twayne , 1979 ) ; and a woman ' s view : how hollywood spoke to women , 1930 - 1960 ( new york : alfred a . knopf , 1993 ) . her book american cinema : 100 years of filmmaking ( new york : rizzoli , 1994 ) was the companion book for a 10 - part pbs television series that was broadcast in january 1995 . she is a trustee of the american film institute and is a nationally recognized expert on various aspects of american film . basinger was also the senior consultant for the series . her ninth book , silent stars , will be published by alfred a . knopf in 1999 .
the native american constructed in films like dances with wolves fulfills shepard kreck iii’s criteria for what he calls “the ecological indian . ” according to kreck , the trope and “dominant image” of the ecological indian found in literature and film is
soldier , well , soldier is just an all around good action film . its simple , but fun to watch . paul w . s . anderson gets a lot of crap for being an underwhelming director , but i really like a lot of his work including event horizon , soldier , and a couple of the resident evil films . i even think there were some decent ideas floating around in the remake of death race , and in avp . i see him as sort of a modern successor to john carpenter in a lot of ways .
soldier was written by david peoples , who co - wrote the script for blade runner . peoples considers soldier to be a
spin - off sidequel
- spiritual successor to blade runner , seeing both films as existing in a shared fictional universe . the film obliquely refers to various elements of stories written by philip k . dick ( who wrote the novel do androids dream of electric sheep ? , on which blade runner is based ) , or film adaptations thereof . a spinner from blade runner can be seen in the wreckage on a junk planet in the film .
in late july 1998 , steven spielberg landed on the american public with his world war ii film saving private ryan , which won the war of critics , veterans , scholars , historians , and the general moviegoing public . all that is left is the cleanup at the box office and the final awarding of medals such as the oscar for best picture . the bottom line of the positive critical evaluations is this : saving private ryan is a new and different world war ii combat film because it finally refutes the dishonesty of previous hollywood movies of the genre .
a soldier trained from birth is deemed obsolete and dumped on a waste planet where he is reluctantly taken in by a community of defenseless , stranded wayfarers .
all native american feature films are located in the digital and multimedia center unless otherwise indicated . items may be checked out or watched in - house .
before the end of dunbar’s evolutionary narrative , he has adopted a native american worldview . as kicking bird ( graham greene ) asserts of dunbar’s transformation ,
future learning and skills – giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .
clint eastwood loved the original script and was attached to direct the film for a while .
kurt russell had stated that a sequel had been planned , had the film done well .
news item reported that wayne ' s
final tally
for the film was $ 14 , 000 , 000 and that the film would have to gross $ 17 , 000 , 000 before he netted a profit . to publicize the film , according to a september 1959
had a
message .
in the film ' s program book , he wrote that
july 1998 : the film ' s soundtrack , featuring the wallflowers ' cover of david bowie ' s
heroes ,
come with me ,
p . diddy ' s
re - creation
of led zeppelin ' s
kashmir ,
and songs by silverchair and ben folds five , is certified platinum .
soldier was released on dvd on march 2 , 1999 . it was released as a double - sided disc , which included the widescreen version on one side , with fullscreen on the other . the film ' s audio was mixed in dolby 5 . 1 surround sound for the dvd , and included on the disc was a film commentary .
by the 1990s , troubles - influenced thrillers were rolled out both in britain and in hollywood , and ira soldiers became staple baddies and antiheroes , with richard gere and brad pitt offering imaginative irish accents in the jackal ( 1997 ) and the devil’s own ( 1997 ) respectively . the success of lock , stock and two smoking barrels ( 1998 ) and its ilk led to the unintentional glamorisation of violent thugs in films such as resurrection man ( 1998 ) . the role of mothers became more prominent , with helen mirren giving a moving performance in some mother’s son ( 1996 ) as the desperate parent of a hunger striker , and julie walters excelling as the peace campaigner in the underrated titanic town ( 1998 ) .
sandefur , gary d . “american indian reservations : the first underclass areas ? ” focus . 12 . 1 ( summer 1989 ) : 37 - 41 .
this narrative of environmental adaptation evolves in u . s . western films with native americans at their center , from the early valorization of native american worldviews , through the vilification of the savage indian in the 1940s and ’50s , back to a more revisionist , if condescending , look at native american perspectives from the 1950s and 60s through the 1990s that makes way for the native - american - centered narratives to come . a review of smoke signals in rolling stone asserts ,
while
soldier
may not be the strongest
blade runner
sequel it is possibly one of the best films paul w . s anderson has ever directed .
how could soldier have been better ? well , i concur with church’s words to mekum . director paul anderson should have made the movie “smarter” instead of “fast . ”
according to wikipedia , the film takes place in the same universe . the supersoldiers introduced in the film are actually meant to be replicants and there are several nods to the original film , including the location of tannhauser gate , which is a battle scene in soldier and mentioned by roy batty in blade runner during his final closing speech . also , the flying cars in blade runner , known as spinners , are shown on the junk planet in disrepair .
it had humphrey bogart in it and it was called sahara . great film . . . .
historical issues of the aes journal , the contents pages for
the phonograph and sound recording after one - hundred years
( 1977 - 10 ) and
the aes : 50 years of contributions to audio engineering
( 1998 - 01 ) .
no soldier in modern history has been more admired - or more reviled . douglas macarthur , liberator of the philippines , shogun of occupied japan , brilliant victor of the battle of inchon , was an admired national hero when he was suddenly relieved of his command . a portrait of a complex , imposing , and fascinating american general .
a scene from the 1947 kenyan film , “ddt versus malaria : a successful experiment in malaria control . ” this film documented the 1946 campaign to check a malaria epidemic among the kipsigis tribe in northwest kenya . courtesy of wellcome library for history and understanding of medicine , medical film and audio collections .
visualities : perspectives on contemporary american indian film and art / edited by denise k . cummings . east lansing : michigan state university press , c2011 243pp . main library e98 . a73 v57 2011 : in recent years , works by american indian artists and filmmakers such as jaune quick - to - see smith , edgar heap of birds , sherman alexie , shelley niro , and chris eyre have illustrated the importance of visual culture as a means to mediate identity in contemporary native america . this insightful collection of essays explores how identity is created and communicated through native film - , video - , and art - making ; what role these practices play in contemporary cultural revitalization ; and how indigenous creators revisit media pasts and resignify dominant discourses through their work . taking an interdisciplinary approach , visualities : perspectives on contemporary american indian film and art draws on american indian studies , american studies , film studies , cultural studies , women’s studies , and postcolonial studies . among the artists examined are hulleah j . tsinhnahjinnie , eric gansworth , melanie printup hope , jolene rickard , and george longfish . films analyzed include imprint , it starts with a whisper , mohawk girls , skins , the business of fancydancing , and a selection of native latin films .
may 1998 : godzilla ' s inescapable ad campaigns announce
size does matter ,
and continue to promote the film without actually showing the monster . the most notable example is a taco bell ad in which gidget , the company ' s famous chihuahua mascot , is shown baiting godzilla with a cardboard box (
i think i need a bigger box
) .
jesse ventura ( pictured here in the movie predator ) sued chris kyle for defamation and won . publisher harpercollins then removed any reference to ventura from the american sniper book .
last week , i reviewed first blood ( 1982 ) on the blog . that film involves a soldier who returns home from vietnam and learns that , following the war , he is hated by the very people who sent him to fight , and also by the people at home .
i doubt that kurt russell has ever had less dialogue to work with than he has in this film .
the real taya kyle and chris kyle on their wedding day ( left ) . actors sienna miller and bradley cooper recreate the wedding for the american sniper movie ( right ) .
12 . david l . wood , “american indian farmland and the great war , ” agricultural history 55 , no . 3 ( july , 1981 ) : 249 - 265 .
an implication in the film is that the genetically - engineered soldiers meant to replace todd and his fellow soldiers are in fact replicants , continuing a theme from blade runner . the 2017 short film 2036 : nexus dawn , set in between the original blade runner and its 2017 sequel blade runner 2049 , implies that nexus - 9 replicants were developed in 2035 , the year in which soldier takes place .
despite my disappoint , there are elements with this 1998 film that are good . the tale of easily replaceable technology is one that should everyone understand , especially since with the invasion of the iphone , and it is timely . the audience generally feels for todd and the rest of the 1st generation adam soldiers when they are just tossed out after the new shiny super soldiers are deployed .
soldier was written by david peoples , who co - wrote the script for blade runner . by his own admission , he considers soldier to be a
sidequel
/ spiritual successor to blade runner . [ 4 ] it also obliquely references various elements of stories written by philip k . dick ( who wrote the novel
do androids dream of electric sheep ?
, on which blade runner is based ) , or film adaptations thereof . a
spinner
vehicle from blade runner can be seen in the wreckage on a junk planet that features in the film . [ 5 ]
soldier was written by david peoples , who co - wrote the script for blade runner . by his own admission , he considers soldier to be a
sidequel
- spiritual successor to blade runner . [ 4 ] it also obliquely references various elements of stories written by philip k . dick ( who wrote the novel
do androids dream of electric sheep ?
, on which blade runner is based ) , or film adaptations thereof . a
spinner
vehicle from blade runner can be seen in the wreckage on a junk planet that features in the film . [ 5 ]
soldier was written by david webb peoples , who co - wrote the script for blade runner . by his own admission , he considers soldier to be a
sidequel
/ spiritual successor to blade runner . [ 4 ] it also obliquely references various elements of stories written by philip k . dick ( who wrote the novel
do androids dream of electric sheep ?
, on which blade runner is based ) , or film adaptations thereof . a
spinner
vehicle from blade runner can be seen in the wreckage on a junk planet that features in the film . [ 5 ]
he is celebrated by handsome equestrian statues in countless cities and towns across the american south , and by no less than five postage stamps issued by the government he fought against during the four bloodiest years in american history . nearly a century and a half after his death , robert e . lee , the leading confederate general of the american civil war , remains a source of fascination and , for some , veneration . this film examines the life and reputation of the general , whose military successes made him the scourge of the union and the hero of the confederacy , and who was elevated to almost god - like status by his admirers after his death .
soldier was a box - office flop . shot with a budget of $ 60 million , it performed poorly during its theatrical run , taking less than $ 15 million domestically . [ 3 ]
similarly , some folks may see the idea of a soldier without a nation defending a harmless colony as evoking seven samurai ( 1954 ) or the magnificent seven ( 1960 ) , as well .
all of these merely include references . soldier was actually written with the idea that it was part of the blade runner continuity . total recall , alien , predator , and firefly were not .
was directed by paul anderson , who in 1997 gave the world a very effective space - horror film , event horizon . yet soldier feels like a step down from that movie , both in terms of complexity and visualization . there’s a kind of claustrophobia or sound - stage - like feel to soldier’ s exterior scenes , and much footage is recycled ( particularly in a musical montage ) , or slowed down to make it seem more effectively shot…as though not enough good material was captured during production .
the power of russell’s strong but vulnerable performance drags soldier over the finish line with a surprising amount of success , but with a little more back - up from the director and screenwriter in terms of execution and originality the movie - - like the film’s hero - - could have transcended expectations for it .
huaxia film disitribution co . ltd , saints entertainment corporation , dog fight productions pty ltd , lightstream pictures pty ltd
directed with vigor and finesse by paul anderson ,
soldier
was written by
blade runner
and
unforgiven ' s
greatly gifted david webb peoples .
soldier
isn ' t remotely as complex as either of those two landmark films , but it is a decent job of work on the part of peoples .
soldier
is the kind of picture described as being aimed at young urban males but may have an unexpected resonance for older viewers , who know only too well that obsolescence is something that nowadays extends to human beings and not just to machines .
for instance , gary busey plays likable if stern captain church , a surrogate for richard crenna’s character , trautman , in the rambo saga . in both cases , a sympathetic military officer - - sometimes aligned with a hostile military or law enforcement hierarchy - - offers common - sense counsel about his preferred soldier ( john rambo / todd ) , but is routinely ignored . when the military hierarchy , here represented by mekum , fails to defeat that soldier , trautman / church is there to warn that the renegade and “real” soldier has been underestimated , and that his “war” is righteous .
as a pastiche of war movies like first blood , soldier resurrects a lot of clichés , but for the space age . i noted so above , but the movie has a lot of running from explosions , decoys that fool the bad guys , and other familiar set - pieces . the staging and execution of a lot of the action leaves something to be desired and yet i have returned to watch soldier ( 1998 ) probably three or four times since i saw it in the late 1990s . for all its flaws , the movie does manage to make us care about todd , and mourn the fact that he was taken from his family and made to be a killer .
) . kyle ' s number well - surpassed the previous american record of 109 , which was set by army staff sgt . adelbert f . waldron iii , who served in vietnam (
people ' s apparently called this film a
sidequel
to blade runner . one shot from the film shows russell in action and another shows a derelict spinner in the foreground . both images are with this e - mail .
for us , the narrative in dances with wolves harkens back to run of the arrow ( 1957 ) where pvt . o’meara ( rod steiger ) leaves the defeated confederacy , joins the sioux as an ex - soldier and takes a native american wife . both films reverse the narrative of environmental adaptation by inserting a sympathetic white soldier as protagonist . in both movies , however , this evolutionary narrative fails because white intruders either banish or exterminate the sioux . in spite of the two soldiers’ initial sympathy for the native americans that adopt them , intruding pioneers dominate the narrative . as meeker argues :
given his hard - bitten reputation , it’s surprising clint eastwood hadn’t got around to directing a world war ii movie before 2006 . but he made up for it with a groundbreaking one - two punch : a pair of films exploring the battle of iwo jima from both the american and japanese perspectives . ‘flags of our fathers’ was weak , exploring the american culture of war . but ‘letters from iwo jima’ is stunning , depicting a group of soldiers even more bound by tradition and honour than their american counterparts , trapped in an unwinnable war and dreaming only of home . th
is a masterpiece . funny to think that american critics looked down their noses at the film at the time of its release . maybe they took offense at the inescapable scent of welles’ passion for rita hayworth , his wife at the time and his ex shortly after production wrapped . he captures her in close - up with a hungry , enraptured eye , the most coherent image in a film that’s built on logical incoherence .
although films are one of the most popular forms of both entertainment and education , there are few scholarly analyses of medical non–feature films . 2 one of the challenges is that little documentation exists to answer key research questions , including the following : who decided on the final script and the shots to be filmed ? where was the film shown ? how many people were present ? was the film preceded or followed by a lecture or debriefing ? what languages were chosen for the film and why ? how can one gauge the effectiveness of a film as a public health tool ? how much did the film cost to make and to distribute ? when did the film cease to be used and why ?
a rodeo accident forced chris kyle ( left ) to give up a potential career in the sport . bradley cooper ( right ) dons a cowboy hat as kyle in the american sniper movie .
soldier was a box - office flop . shot with a budget of $ 60 million , it performed poorly during its theatrical run , earning only $ 14 , 594 , 226 domestically . [ 3 ]
soldier was a box - office flop . shot with a budget of $ 60 million , it performed poorly during its theatrical run , earning only $ 14 , 594 , 226 domestically . [ 3 ]
one of the best writers analyzing contemporary genre film and television .
- ( theofantastique , 11 / 13 )
article reported plans to make the set a tourist attraction after the film ' s production was completed . according to the
news item reported that ford would direct scenes in which wayne performed . however , according to special material in the film ' s dvd version , all of ford ' s scenes were cut from the final film . in a november 1960
the brackettville set was used as a location site for other film and television westerns for several years . a november 1960
- - - - . “sending cinematic smoke signals : an interview with sherman alexie . ” west , dennis and west , joan m . cineaste : america’s leading magazine on the art and politics of the cinema . 23 . 4 ( january 1 , 1998 ) . accessed 6 december 2009 . urltoken .
review agreed that the filmmakers had
shrouded some of the fantastic facts of the original with . . . frivolous fancies of their re - creation
and reported that the film contained
homilies on american virtues and patriotic platitudes under life - and - death fire which smack of yesteryear theatricalism .
even the favorable
writer david webb peoples has said that soldier is a
side - quel
to blade runner ( 1982 ) ( which he also wrote ) because it takes place in the same universe , and in fact the vehicles used by the blade runners - spinners - are also used in soldier . the premise of soldier was actually based on an unused opening scene for blade runner , where a group of replicants are dumped and left for dead on an off - world colony . both films were released by warner brothers , and both were box - office failures that gained a cult following after being released on home video .
this nine - part series examines the history and meaning of the american civil war , from its complex causes and the daily life of soldiers to its impact on the nation’s political and social life .
similarly , we see a giant aircraft carrier dumped on its side , left there on the surface . it is an avatar for military waste and the grinding gears of so - called technological “progress . ” a new machine replaces an old machine , just as a new soldier replaces an old soldier . such visuals suggest that the human race is very good and dreaming new , more efficient ways , to kill and destroy
and rutger hauer , as well as some of the most emotionally intense action set pieces ever put to film . moreover , a good portion of the film’s appeal lies in its incorporation of film noir aesthetics—shadow - filled , rainy metropolitan exteriors , a brooding yet resourceful investigator hero , retro ’40s fashion—into its dreary , dystopian setting . at one point , the film even boasted a philip marlowe - esque voiceover narration that was thankfully excised from future cuts . once regarded as a failed experiment ,
the film ' s program book also listed clint murchison , jr . and dabney murchison as investors . according to the october
the film is dated june 4 , 1942 , but catalogued as 1944 in the imperial war museum , london , england .
dunbar’s voice , however , drives the film’s narrative . through the lens of his journal , dunbar tells us that the sioux
the greatest of the adam project soldiers is todd ( russell ) , a soldier who fights multiple successful campaigns , including the war of the six cities , the moscow incident and the war of the argentine moons .
71 . rg 10 , vol . 7535 , file 26 , 126 - 6 , petition from the residents of the municipalities of siglunes and ericksdale to the soldier settlement board and arthur meighen , 28 february 1919 .
entertaining sci fi actioner starring kurt russell , this is an underrated film that is entertaining for what it is , but also shows that it could have been much better as well . directed by paul w . s anderson who has had a sketchy career , soldier is one of those films that might entertain viewers that are looking for a mindless time waster to watch when they have nothing else to watch . anderson for me , a so - so director , i don ' t hate his work , but he ' s one of those directors that create popcorn action flicks , and for that , he ' s very capable of doing so , but one thing that his films lack is substance . i don ' t mind his films , and here he makes an entertaining picture with a decent cast of actors . soldier is mindless fun if you ' re in the mood for this sort of film , but it ' s never anything great either . i enjoyed the film , but i also felt it could have been better as well . some ideas here fall flat , and it ' s a shame because the ideas here are quite good , but they never really take off , and in turn the film suffers from being a truly memorable action film . paul w . s anderson is a director that goes for thrills and action and not substance . soldier is fun for what it is , but if you want a bit more , you ' ll sadly be disappointed . soldier could have been a great film , but as it is , it ' s an action film that is mindless popcorn entertainment , and if you enjoy these types of films , you might like this one . however , at the same time , you can only wonder how good the film would have been if the script would have been better thought out .
thanks for the comment . always love to hear from people that have seen this film . the performance from kurt russell is amazing and the best of his career . those scenes with the settlers are also very good . as i said above , i just really , really wish that these scenes and this performance had been encased in a better film . the film suffered from the wrong director and some bad choices of actors to play off kurt russell . this could have a much better film .
carl franklin’s excellent early ’90s neo - noir walks a razor - thin tightrope of suspense : you get the sense from one minute to the next that any step out of place could send the entire narrative into violent anarchy . franklin’s film has great aspirations , delving into the complexities of modern american race relations just a few years after
original script by david webb peoples was written in 1982 or 1983 , and it was originally titled the base . director ted kotcheff and sylvester stallone were involved in the project around that same time , right after they made first blood ( 1982 ) , but once stallone left , and clint eastwood , next actor who they had in mind for main role also left , the project was cancelled , and after the script went through many different studios next 15 years , it was finally re - written and turned into soldier ( 1998 ) .
the tomatometer score — based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics — is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .
only films like sherman alexie and chris eyre’s smoke signals can transcend this cultural erasure . although alexie admits his writing is influenced by dominant popular culture , as a native american who grew up on a reservation , he is tied by his experience to a native american worldview , one written as a narrative of environmental adaptation . when native americans control the script , the direction , and the production of a film , they control its narrative , making space for a comic evolutionary narrative that , as ten bears states in smoke signals , chooses life .
i screened this footage at the imperial war museum ( 3 examples of newsreel footage produced by gaumont , war office / new era film and us signal corps in 1916 and 1919 , all showing soldiers wearing mosquito hoods ) and the british film institute ( the mosquito , the war on the mosquito , the nepalese amateur feature on the ross institute , and the 35 - mm footage of ronald ross ) . both the imperial war museum and the british film institute have their film archives in london , england .
article and other contemporary sources , wayne said he first conceived of the film in 1946 . according to a january 1960 ^ mph
news item , was the thomas alva edison foundation award for the best film serving the national interest . according to an april 1961
article prior to a dvd release of the film reported that the print was found by a toronto projectionist in 1990 . in the
the ghanaian hero of the 1960 film , “enemy in the night” , reads about a local mosquito spraying program while recuperating in the hospital from a bout with malaria . courtesy of wellcome library for history and understanding of medicine , medical film and audio collections .
director yann demange and actors jack o’connell , jack lowden and martin mccann discuss making their belfast - set film about the troubles .
even if you haven’t seen it , you probably already know of the big ‘twist’ in the crying game ( although in fact it’s just one of many in the unpredictable narrative ) . but there are many other reasons to watch neil jordan ’s oscar - winning film , about fergus ( stephen rea ) , an ira soldier whose life changes forever when he kidnaps a british soldier ( forest whittaker ) at a south armagh funfair . after an intense first third , the story relocates to london and the genre switches from thriller to unlikely romance – until ghosts from fergus’s past reappear .
one of the horror genre ' s
most widely read critics
( rue morgue # 68 ) ,
an accomplished film journalist
( comic buyer ' s guide # 1535 ) , and the award - winning author of horror films of the 1980s ( 2007 ) , the rock and roll film encyclopedia ( 2007 ) and horror films of the 1970s ( 2002 ) , john kenneth muir , presents his blog on film , television and nostalgia , named one of the top 100 film studies blog on the net .
it had a great influence on gus van sant ’s 2003 film of the same name , inspired by the columbine high school massacre , which won the palme d’or at the cannes film festival . clarke’s film was produced by danny boyle at the start of his film career , and remains one of the most evocative films of the conflict . while news coverage sanitised the violence , and lesser films glamorised it , intentionally or otherwise , this shows the unrelenting circle of violence for what it is : numb , inhuman and pitiless .
the films selected focus on the period of the troubles between 1968 and 1998 , rather than the historical context of the conflict . there are many great films about the era from the partition of ireland and the irish civil war in the early 1920s up to the end of the 1960s , which offer plenty of inspiration for a future list .
science fiction thriller . the story of todd , trained virtually from birth to be the perfect soldier , who finds himself considered obsolete at the age of forty . losing a battle against the newer breed of combatant , in this case one particular soldier named caine , todd is consigned to a distant planet where he slowly recovers . when caine and his men arrive on the planet ready for battle , the planet ' s inhabitants look to todd to save them .
in both quality of filmmaking and cynicism of spirit . this film not only announced hanson as a filmmaker well beyond his previous work (
what about
the cruel sea
? amazed this film did not make it into this list . someone is not paying attention .
sorry no 1 film is ivans childhood or my name is ivan by tarkofsky . if you do not believe me ask copolla or klimof
news item stated that diahann carroll was offered a role , but she did not appear in the film . a august 5 , 1959
the film isn’t 100 % accurate – it considerably overplays the role of lawyer gareth peirce ( emma thompson ) in clearing the innocent prisoners’ names – but its ferocious criticism of a grave misjustice make it a great political work , and a deserving winner of the golden bear at the berlin film festival . sheridan , day - lewis , postlethwaite , thompson and the film itself were all nominated for oscars .
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in a move toward a more sustainable view of prairie and desert ecosystems , native americans in a variety of western films adapt a seemingly lifeless environment into a place they can call home . this narrative of environmental adaptation continues even into contemporary western films set on and near reservation lands and gains particular force in sherman alexie’s smoke signals ( 1998 ) .