toddly6666

Austin Powers meets James Bond meets Robert Rodriguez' Desperado



SIVAJI THE BOSS, the current most expensive Bollywood/Tamilwood film yet, is coming to DVD and Blu Ray DVD soon (first Tamil Blu-Ray DVD I think?) in March and May.

Check out this trailer. Honestly, this looks like the best Bollywood movie ever made. Even if it's bad, it looks like it could be so bad that it is awesome. I think this movie is one to watch with a group of buddies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imSj9Dn8Mxg

Try not to youtube other scenes from the movie - you'll just spoil it for yourself. No subtitles on the Youtube clips, but from the looks of it, this movie looks so-bad, it's funny. Usually, Bollywood funny is so bad, it's just bad. I don't think I've been this excited for a DVD coming out of the blue in a long time. When it's for sale, I'm gonna buy it up and review it as soon as possible.

S. Shankar also directed first Indian martial-arts film Anniyan, Boys, Nayak, Indian, Jeans (with Ash Rai), and Gentleman.

India's master composer, A.R. Rahman did the music for the movie.

Here are the upcoming DVD specs:

DVD Version (releasing March 2008):

Disc 1 -
Uncut Version
Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1 - from a DI negative source (Super 35mm)
Dolby 5.1 version
English Subtitles
NTSC

Disc 2 -
Uncut Version
Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1 - from a DI negative source (Super 35mm)
DTS 5.1 version
English Subtitles
NTSC

Disc 3 -
The Official AVM Making of Sivaji (interviews with cast and crew, 7 deleted scenes) - 29min
Edited Version of the 175 Day Function - 2 Hours
NTSC

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Blu-Ray Version (releasing in May/June 2008)

Disc 1 (50GB)
Uncut Version
Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1 - from a DI file source (4k)
1080p 24fps - VC-1 Codec
5.1 PCM uncompressed
5.1 DTS-HD
English Subtitles



And here's the movie's website: http://www.sivajitheboss.com/

The Valeyard

Sucks that the Blu-Ray doesn't get the extras.

InnocentBlood

who's releasing the Blu Ray? Ayngaran? tried searching for the info but could not find any...

toddly6666

InnocentBlood, yup Ayngaran is releasing it. I wonder if they are still going to have their logo pop up in the corner during song scenes on the Blu Ray DVD. If you go to Zulm.net, you'll find info about the dvd there. There's some Ayngaran rep that posts in that forum.

flixtime

Hey toddly...yup I'll check this one out...though I'm not overly excited about it as of right now...and my expectations will be set way low. I have to admit I'm a bit dumbfounded by the incredible mass appeal of "Superstar" Rajnikanth...though I concede I haven't seen much of his work. I felt the same way about Telugu megastar N.T.R. Jr. but then I saw him in Rakhi (2006) and he did have solid on-screen charisma...and he can deliver dialogue well.

toddly6666

Flixtime, I've never seen Superstar Rajnikanth before, but that thick head of hair and thick mustache turns me on like a mutha fucka... The villain in the flick is played by someone who seems to be spoofing Matrix's Morpheus...

On a serious note, I think it's a good idea to have blond indian girls and indian dudes with shaved heads. From the above photos, indian girls surprisingly look pretty hot as blonds - one of those above posted pics looks like Jessica Alba. And I would like see more Indian actors with shaved heads - I'm so sick of those 80s thick hairdos/mustaches...

flixtime

So toddly, with the DVD being now released, can we expect one of your DVD reviews in the coming 2-3 weeks...or are you waiting for Blu-ray?

toddly6666

Flixtime, haha, yup, i've ordered it...i'm pretty psyched to see how entertainingly bad it will be...and i'll give a review of it as soon as possible!

InnocentBlood

this is movie, in a nutshell, is a missed opportunity, given the amount of sheer talent involved in this massive project.

but i'd be interested to know how the DVD - or rather, especially the Blu Ray - pans out.

flixtime

I decided to buy the DVD at my local shop. toddly, I'm ready to talk SIVAJI whenever you are.

toddly6666

HEY FLIXTIME, I posted a review....