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SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

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One of the most original movies that I've seen in a long time. This is not your typical "Hollywood" movie. You will not be able to figure out who the bad or good guy is, or figure out what will happen in the end (only if you've already been told.)

Please watch this movie "WITHOUT INTERRUPTIONS". Every second of the story line is "linked" and even if you do not realize it, you will see that everything & everyone is connected & everything will reveal itself to you even after the movie has ended (it has a lasting effect).

You will live through the life of the main character & also many of the supporting characters. You will have happy, mad & sad feelings for all of them.

In the end, you will be suprised (you decide positively or negatively) but you will not have wasted your time viewing this.

Two Thumbs All the way up :-)

This movie wakes you up and makes you pay attention right from the start. We are made to feel overwhelmed by the abject poverty of Mumbai where two small orphaned brothers, Jamal and Salim, are forced to survive on the streets. The cinematography is stunning; taken from the trash heaps on the edge of Mumbai to Taj Mahal is breathtaking.

Their lives are forever altered on that rainy night when another orphan, a girl named Latika, begrudgingly by Salim and compassionately by Jamal, is invited to sleep in their irrigation pipe.

This is the story of two brothers and how becoming orphans and living in abject poverty shapes them; Salim becomes hardened and covetous, Jamal remains loving and generous.

The story is of losing and finding each other throughout their lives. In a bold effort to be seen and find Latika, Jamal gets on the television show, "Who Wants to be a Millionaire."

It was a really good movie. Now I know why it won so many Oscard rewards. The DVD was cheap and good. I loved it!

The DVD did not play properly in my player. I was able to watch the DVD but the disk made a loud annoying sound when it played.

I was quite disappointed in this movie. I had heard and read so much about it that I really wanted to see it. Now that I have I don't see what all the raves are about, including all the academy awards and all! It makes it's point about child abuse and trafficking, but that is about all I can say about it. In addition it is hard to watch all the brutality, etc. I can't really recommend it, sorry.

Ordered this movie. No where does it say that this item is for Wide Screen and I own regular screen Tv. I was not looking for the Wide Screen. If you do not want the Wide Screen version do not order this product from Lilahs

Identical to Amazon listing ASIN B001P9KR8U, but more expensive.

This listing is $3 (20%) more than the same new DVD at ASIN B001P9KR8U.

This one disk listing is $3 more expensive that the two disk "collector's edition" ASIN B002750TGG.