Narayana S.

Waste of time. In a nutshell, the site owners are essentially indians who have migrated to US (surprise, surprise), have a massive superiority complex and simply indulge in venting their angst at everyone and everything (to be fair, not just indian). Here are the pros and cons:

Pros:

The site does have one merit. They point out the copycats of Indian Cinema. Any movies plagiarised from world cinema are trashed by them. However this is not really a big plus, since it is very easy to use one's own brains to spot a movie or song that is a rip-off.

Cons:

1) Moronic reviews that compare Indian Cinema to Hollywood and World Cinema. Honestly, I watch European Cinema (France, Sweden, Iceland, Denmark), etc. as well as Asian Cinema (Korean, Japanese, Thai, Hong Kong) in addition to Indian Cinema (Telugu, Tamil, Hindi) and Hollywood. However, the $#*!s that run the site seem to think they are the only ones who have a knowledge of World Cinema, and hence delight in degrading a movie like, say, Thiruppachi (Tamil film) by saying that such films represent the bottom most level of cinema.

Newsflash - it is possible to watch everything and enjoy it. I can take in a delightful korean crime thriller like One Nite in Mongkok, a Swedish masterpiece of comedy like Kopps AND a brainless entertainer like Thiruppachi at the same time. Only elitist morons will degrade it. After all, entertainment is entertainment. No one asks for logic all the time.

Furthermore, Let us take the example of Thiruppachi again. Such films do not intend to cater to a global audience but only to fans of tamil cinema who are aware of the rowdy culture in politics (which is related to the theme of the movie). And of course, there are exaggerations with respect to the lead actor's mannerisms, modus operandi, etc. But its still freakin' fun.

I am not one of those rabid fans who do hero-worship, but simply one who watches movies for fun. And I watch 'em all, be it Indian, American or Rest of the World.

In short, the $#*!s do not know there exist people like me who watch world cinema as well as the 'mindless' stuff that is tamil, telugu, hindi cinema, as they call it. Indian cinema is strictly for indians. Though their criticism of bollywood has some merit, it is useless trying to criticise mass films of Telugu and Tamil film industries, which cater to a different audience.

2) Mindless rants about how India is poor, people are uncaring, blah, blah. FYI, nobody asked you to comment on what Indians are doing since your asses are sitting in the US. Furthermore, there are many indians who are caring, who are rich and lead a comfortable life, like yours truly. Enough with the lectures.

India has a glorious past, and there are still many places of tourism with temples, rivers, etc. that even foriegners visit. Arts, Music, Dance, Literature, we have 'em all still. As far as the drawbacks such as poverty, etc. we don't need NRIs advising us.

3) Trying to impress by using bombastic words from English and the occasional touch of languages such as German to insult people. Really, what dinosaur uses words like 'Dummkopf' and 'Shmuck' to insult anyone? And what nerdy prick uses french such as 'comprende' to make a sarcastic point?

Sorry, not impressed.

4) Of course, personally abusing actors and directors they do not like. Just another bit of filth to the trash bag that is this website.

5) Since these morons profess atheism, they naturally feel it is their birthright to insult the beliefs of what they call 'Hindus'. Newsflash - Hinduism isn't one religion. There are 21 philosophical systems of thought, and the philosophy of Vedanta towers head and shoulders above all. So, next time you scoff at 'idol worship', first learn the philosophy behind it. Besides, what we worship is none of your business.

Though, this is not a major problem. Each person is entitled to his/her views and to express them. I normally don't care if people say that this is ridiculous, heck, I have friends who say so.The reason why I felt like criticising the site owners on this point it because the other negative points make their ignorance of Indian philosophical thought stand out as well. Whatever they do seems idiotic.

5) And might I say that their taste in music is as poor as the taste of the average tamil or hindi or telugu movie fan they deride? I listen to the genres of Metal (Black, Death, Thrash, Power, Progressive etc.), Eastern and Western Classical Music, Opera, Rock, etc. So, when the site owners, who seem to pride themselves on 'superior movie tastes', occasionally talk about music they like, I can't help laughing at their abysmal taste.

Once again, this may be a bit of spite on my part, criticising personal music tastes and irrelevant to the review of the Site. But hey, fair's fair when you have an ego the size of texas, that you criticise others for their movie tastes and yet have nothing to back it up with.

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Stay away from this nonsensical site. I have never posted on that site, nor have I registered, in case you think I bore the brunt of their scorn. I merely witnessed their trash talking and how they insulted some people who had different viewpoints. Even though they claim that they don't insult unless the other party instigates it, fact remains that they are intolerant if someone praises an actor or director they can't stand.

Ultimately, cinema/music/philosophical viewpoints are your own taste. And there are better sites out there for all these.