My 76 yr old dad told me last week to watch this film. Forgot all about it and then last night tripped upon it whilst trying to find something to watch. IT STANDS AS THE BEST FILM I'VE EVER SEEN.
@@dhruvbharija172 You need to let a kid enjoy and appreciate a great entertaining movie "Adult", This Film has literally taken the whole world like a storm. Just appreciate all generes of film for what they are.
@@kolexx2342 Well, I'll be the nerd here. IRL, at the pkint his wife was alive he was Alluri Ramaraju, it wasn't until the death kf his wife that he added her name to his, in honor.
I drove 2 and a half hours in the middle of the week after work with some friends just to watch it in a theater. It wasn't until we got there that we realized it was over 3 hours long! I drove back that same night for work the next morning and all I have to say is... TOTALLY WORTH IT! I went in completely blind and I'm so happy I did. My favorite movie of the year!!!
Watched this last night on Netflix and was blown away by how good it is!!! For a 3 hour movie, the time went by without even noticing it was that long, and it's worth every second! Definitely gonna watch this one again!!
LOVE this film! but I wish they hadn't glossed over the fact Alluri Sitarama Raju raped a young girl when he lived in Kakinada, and that she killed herself from shame. But I get that RRR is just fictional . .. ...
May I recommend another great and unique Indian movie? 😊 Jigarthanda Double X. On Letterboxd it was number 4 highest rated action/adventure movie of 2023. It's a gangster movie with dark humour and political themes + a meta approach in order to create an ode to cinema. It's from Kollywood (Tamil speaking, the other big industry of south India alongside Tollywood). It's a prequel to Jigarthanda (2014). It's only very loosely connected so no need to see the 2014 (I'd still recommend it because it's great too, but it's on a smaller scale and not as mind blowing as the 2023 one)
Starting the movie with the little girl getting abducted, and then having the next scene be the insane prison yard fight scene is genius. Marvel SHOULD take notes on this movie. RRR is a Masterclass in balancing tone.
Jeremy I would have never watched this movie if not for this review. I think I watched this video last week. Outstanding movie. It's over the top, ridiculous, and so much fun. I'm shocked as to how much I loved this movie. Movie of the year! It's been so long since I've smiled during a movie. I even teared up the end. Blown away! It's incredibly brave, and so creative. "Memorable," is the right way to say it. Great review. Thanks for suggesting it.
LOVE this film! but I wish they hadn't glossed over the fact Alluri Sitarama Raju raped a young girl when he lived in Kakinada, and that she killed herself from shame. But I get that RRR is just fictional
May I recommend another great and unique Indian movie? 😊 Jigarthanda Double X. On Letterboxd it was number 4 highest rated action/adventure movie of 2023. It's a gangster movie with dark humour and political themes + a meta approach in order to create an ode to cinema. It's from Kollywood (Tamil speaking, the other big industry of south India alongside Tollywood). It's a prequel to Jigarthanda (2014). It's only very loosely connected so no need to see the 2014 (I'd still recommend it because it's great too, but it's on a smaller scale and not as mind blowing as the 2023 one)
@@ngultrum1 it’s true. We live in a sex saturated culture and most people view relationships through that lens. True friendship is amazing and it’s sad to see it tainted by such shallowness.
Damn it’s crazy to see Jeremy reviewing an Indian movie! Truly didn’t expect RRR to have such a massive worldwide reach when I saw it in cinemas, that sort of over the top content is fairly commonplace for Indian audiences after all 😅
I absolutely loved this movie. So much that I keep watching clips of it off RU-vid. The two main leads were amazing. I genuinely believed they were the characters and not actors. Their friendship looked so genuine that I found myself invested in it. So happy I found this movie.
LOVE this film! but I wish they hadn't glossed over the fact Alluri Sitarama Raju raped a young girl when he lived in Kakinada, and that she killed herself from shame. But I get that RRR is just fictional .
This is hands down one of the most entertaining movies I've seen in years. Definitely refreshing after all the nonsense released by Disney, etc of late.
So very glad (but not at all surprised) you loved this film. Tied with Top Gun: Maverick as my favorite movie of the year - just an absolute blast from start to finish.
Miss ya, my guy. All your older videos and movie reviews are really dear to me. I distinctly remember watching your old Oscars 2010 reviews/predictions video and arguing with my friends over your thoughts about The Social Network haha. Hope all’s going great with you, buddy! Take care!
Thank you Jeremy for doing this video. I watched about 3 minutes of this video and decided to stop, go watch RRR, and 3+ hours later, here I am to finish your review. Awesometacular indeed!
I saw a clip of a fight scene on instagram and I was blown away with how amazing it looked. I watched it and regretted not seeing it sooner. WE NEED MORE!! 🙌🏽
So like... an hour and a half in? The Naacho Naacho sequence didn't do anything for ya? The motorcycle/horse rescue? The million man riot control sequence? Nothing? Were you asleep?
Just coming back to say that I watched the movie based on this review and absolutely loved it. It was a touch a little over-the-top goofy for me in places but the heart of the movie was so good that it didn't any more than the CGI animals did. One thing that struck me was how much of the story was told through the lyrics of the music (friendship montage and the big battle sequence) and my god did it work for me. This and Top Gun were the two best movies I've seen this year and they were both a breath of fresh air (ironic in the case in Top Gun).
@@Devansh_Singh491 i watched bahubali. But I'm sorry it's just not my cup of tea. Just cringey & over the top. But rrr deserved the praise it's getting now. It's hard to breakthrough the western audience. Just like "train to busan" phenomenon again.
LOVE this film! but I wish they hadn't glossed over the fact Alluri Sitarama Raju raped a young girl when he lived in Kakinada, and that she killed herself from shame. But I get that RRR is just fiction,
@@ritamirza8553 You will copypaste that comment in every conversation here? If the guy in the movie was 1:1 historical figure he shares name the guy would be dead by the end.
I went in blind and sat through the whole 3 hours and didn't have to take a break. So entertaining and connecting with my brain as it did yours. Not knowing the history and staging of the friendship and how that all turned out with the twists and turns was indeed AWESOMTATCULAR!
@@artboymoy some would say RRR is his best work but other movies of his are definitely worth a watch. Baahubali 1 & 2, medieval epics, were his previous blockbusters before RRR. Cool visuals and compelling story. Before that he had Eega, a very creative fantasy tale. If you want to be surprised go into it blind, you won't be able to predict where the movie goes 😊 Indian cinema has other great movies, you're missing out if you're not watching them. In 2023 there was Jigarthanda Double X (on Netflix), 4th highest rated action movie on Letterboxd. Very unique, a mix of gangster movie, some dark humour, environmental/political themes, and more generally constructed as an ode to cinema. It's a prequel to Jigarthanda (2014, on Prime and YT), great too but on a smaller scale (no need to see the 2014 one to watch the prequel). Are you mostly into movies that are epic and offer a spectacle or are you into more grounded stuff too? Either way there's a lot of great stuff in Indian cinema 😊
@@artboymoy some would say RRR is his best work but other movies of his are definitely worth a watch. Baahubali 1 & 2, medieval epics, were his previous blockbusters before RRR. Cool visuals and compelling story. Before that he had Eega, a very creative fantasy tale. If you want to be surprised go into it blind, you won't be able to predict where the movie goes 😊 Indian cinema has other great movies, you're missing out if you're not watching them. In 2023 there was Jigarthanda Double X (on Netflix), 4th highest rated action movie on Letter boxd. Very unique, a mix of gangster movie, some dark humour, environmental/political themes, and more generally constructed as an ode to cinema. It's a prequel to Jigarthanda (2014, on Prime and YT), great too but on a smaller scale (no need to see the 2014 one to watch the prequel). Are you mostly into movies that are epic and offer a spectacle or are you into more grounded stuff too? Either way there's a lot of great stuff in Indian cinema 😊
@@artboymoy some would say RRR is his best work but other movies of his are definitely worth a watch. Baahubali 1 & 2, medieval epics, were his previous blockbusters before RRR. Cool visuals and compelling story. Before that he had Eega, a very creative fantasy tale. If you want to be surprised go into it blind, you won't be able to predict where the movie goes 😊 Indian cinema has other great movies, you're missing out if you're not watching them. In 2023 there was Jigarthanda Double X (on Netflix), one of the highest rated movies last year. Very unique, a mix of gangster movie, some dark humour, environmental/political themes, and more generally constructed as an ode to cinema. It's a prequel to Jigarthanda (2014, on Prime and YT), great too but on a smaller scale (no need to see the 2014 one to watch the prequel). Are you mostly into movies that are epic and offer a spectacle or are you into more grounded stuff too? Either way there's a lot of great stuff in Indian cinema 😊
As someone born and brought up in Hyderabad, it's wild to see Tollywood getting worldwide recognition like this. Telugu movies are the very definition of over-the-top insanity and have anime beat XD.
If this is anyone introduction too Indian cinema, and you enjoyed it, keep digging. Indian cinema is so full of energy, fun and heart. And more often than not you'll be in tears laughing from the pure insanity of what you're watching.
I had watched Dune in theater last year and was mesmerized by its background score. That movie gave a proper theater experience after a few years I guess. And Never had I thought something will top that experience anytime soon. But RRR blew my mind away in every way. I watched it in theater and believe me, The Netflix experience is not even 50% of what the experience was in any average Indian theatre. 'Electrifying' would be a small word to describe it.
RRRs biggest success is its sincerity. Unlike Hollywood where these days movies have this trashy cynical sense of humour and a total lack of commitment, this movie gloriously prides itself in its themes and story without ever going one step back and being “Hehe Just kidding btw pointing the obvious so that everyone can relate” bullshit that marvel movies in particular have become known for and which is why this movie is so memorable and epic. I absolutely wouldn’t mind this getting nominated for an oscar because it truly is a standout film that I’ve seen in years.
Yeah it's really OTT, but there's no winking irony, it's just unabashed fun made with real passion. It's quite hard to describe the tone, because it's not naive to it's own silliness, it knows punching a tiger in the face with a burning torch is ridiculous, but there's no post modern distance, it's in love with the spectacle of it. It's like going straight to post irony without hitting the irony bit first.
I couldn't agree more! I think it's easy to get caught up in the crazy action, tigers and dance sequences. But what really makes this movie great is its heart. It's not afraid to take itself seriously and is still able to be funny, emotional, scary and everything in between
This movie is freaking amazing I watched it a month or so ago and it was my first Indian movie. Since then I have watched several..even a straight 6 hour binge on Bahubali part 1 and 2.
One thing i absolutely love about this movie and many of this director's work is the subtlety in storytelling. Like, how huge conflicts can generate from something as small and subtle as a simple misunderstanding.
This was a legit great movie. Some guy at a Bar Restaurant begged me to watch it and I did. Let me tell you this. I don't like 99.5% of the trash that's out there; I'm extremely critical. This stands next to EndGame, Lord of the Rings and other really great 3 hour films but with it's own flavor and style. Just sit back, relax and enjoy the show. And yes, Hollywood should be very afraid cuz I'd pay to watch stuff like this every time.
In case you're also into gritty movies that aren't over-the-top, I'd recommend you watch these: 1) Tumbbad (2018) 2) Kothanodi (2015) 3) Aamis aka Ravening (2019)
I had seen the sequence where the animals jump off the truck on Corridor Crew and just assumed it was the finale. How awesome to find out that was barely the half way point.
LOVE this film! but I wish they hadn't glossed over the fact Alluri Sitarama Raju raped a young girl when he lived in Kakinada, and that she killed herself from shame. But I get that RRR is just fiction ..........
As an Indian, I never really thought there would come a day when Jeremy would be reviewing an Indian movie. Good movies transcend borders and language. Sure is a great time to be alive.
So glad to see this being reviewed by Jeremy. I saw this in theaters blind and had the most fun I had at the movies in a long time. Rajmouli's other films are great as well. He knows how to bring joy to a movie and such an imagination
@@princesmith8008 This movies are very dark and They will not like it. They want the movies which are freely anyone can watch ,they are tired by this dark movies they want something different from woakism
LOVE this film! but I wish they hadn't glossed over the fact Alluri Sitarama Raju raped a young girl when he lived in Kakinada, and that she killed herself from shame. But I get that RRR is just fictional . .. ....
All I can say is that when I saw this on Netflix, I really thought it was some bad Netflix original film and MAN was I surprised. Sometimes just turning on a film without knowing anything about it can make for some of the best film watching experience ever.
4:52 I’m so glad you included this clip. The way the weight of the leopard spins the soldier upside-down is the kind of crazy attention to detail that you see in every action sequence in this movie. Stuff you never would have thought of shows up in these action scenes.
It's interesting cuz that particular shot if you look closely has some major clipping in the CGI. As the leopard rolls part of it actually goes through the soldier. Once you see it you can't unsee it. Not like it takes much away from the film tho.
@@sahityabk you’re totally right! Still, I kinda like that the philosophy with this film was to go all-out ridiculous, even if the final results are imperfect. Plus, any CGI issues are much easier to ignore than the dubbing.
Talking about the singing not feeling out of place, I recall one of the crew on the Little Mermaid summarizing the idea perfectly: "when you can't express yourself with words, you sing; when you still can't, you dance." So singing at those highly emotional moments is exactly when singing should be acceptable
LOVE this film! but I wish they hadn't glossed over the fact Alluri Sitarama Raju raped a young girl when he lived in Kakinada, and that she killed herself from shame. But I get that RRR is just fictional ..
Also, Bheem's whipping song as a whole is just such an amazing moment. His refusal to give in as he sings a song that's about his home culture perfectly shows what he's fighting for and exactly why he refuses to give in to the whips. Also, it's just hype.
@@princesmith8008 I'd also recommend Baahubali: The Beginning (2015) (don't bother with part 2... it jumps the shark) and Major (2022). Major was outstanding.
@@allouttabubblegum799 why would you suggest Bahubali part-1 and not 2nd? It's literally only half the story. Unless you are pulling a prank and know that they will watch the 2nd part regardless of your suggestion because of the HUGE cliffhanger by the end of the movie. If not that what you said doesn't make any sense what so ever.
Ye know, I put this off for weeks based purely on "3 hour run time and I have to read subtitles" - But....... Just WOW!!! I was such a fool for waiting. I emigrated to New Zealand 9 years ago and I just wanted to give my best mate Gary a hug the whole time watching this. It evokes love, friendship and nostalgia in a way I never expected. BORDERLINE "Dutch and Dillon hand shake" territory. Just awesome.
I feel this film is like an anime.. Anime also has over the top action scenes.. But they are so convincing and perfect... And over that the storyline is also engaging and awesome.
SS Rajamouli ( Director of RRR ) is popular for making Anime type movies.... Maybe he is one of Director's who can make Live action Anime perfectly....
@@dhruvbharija172 Yeah power system in which a human rolls like a midget spinner mid air and cuts giant monsters who can shatter buildings with punches but cannot survive a blade slash
YES! I’ve been hoping for this review. RRR is the best film of the year. What really set it apart for me is how sincere it felt. Yes it’s over the top and insane but it never felt like they were winking at the camera or making awful marvel jokes about how hard someone punched. It has the passion and excitement of a bunch of kids making a movie in their back yard, but with millions and millions of dollars backing them to make all their dreams come true lol
Okay...the movie is not the best movie of the year. You guys are thinking that this film was made with passion and excitement, but it honestly wasn't. Every single Indian action film is like this. They are all an amalgamation of genres like musicals and romance etc. If you guys start to watch more Indian films you will get the picture. It's really fun and I really quite enjoyed it, but it's really not one of the best films of the year.
@@shanumutyampeta every indian film isn't like this.They don't match RRR creativity in action scenes.The intros,The bridge scene,the interval ,the jail escape were choreographed very well.They also don't waste time in love scenes and item songs like pushpa and KGF
@@SunilKumar-vw6ol I think I phrased it wrong. The point of my argument wasn’t to show that the action scenes weren’t creative. It’s just that everybody is freaking out about how RRR’s musical numbers are so unique, and that it is completely different from anything that we have seen before. It is creative, and the fight scenes and action scenes were choreographed extremely well. But, the story beats that the film covers are not completely off you compare other Indian films to it, such as the musical numbers and the over the top nature of the film. But, don’t get me wrong, I really liked this film because it did not waste time like Pushpa and KGF with it’s dumb romantic subplot.
The funny thing regarding the CGI, the opening disclaimer aside, I never felt like they were trying to make strictly realistic animals. It felt more like they were animals raised to the level of forces of nature, mythical beasts like you might expect to see on a tapestry, powerful creatures as envisioned by minds that had heard of the terror of a tiger attack or a stampede but never seen one in the flesh. In that regard, I felt they were entirely successful.
Nah it was just budget issues. Indian movies don't get as much money as Hollywood creators do so the CGI is mediocre at best. We Indians are used to it and understand this fact so most Indian reviewers don't nitpick the CGI aspect.
@@yogeshpipada4420 actually no 😮💨 You don't even realize how much cgi was used in this movie, Please check making on youtube, and they deliberately kept CGI animal little funny looking so as to not glorify animal abuse.
The disclaimer that the animals are CGI isn't the director's choice to be fair. It's actually a mandatory rule to have that disclaimer at the beginning of any Indian film, if an animal is shown in it. It's a rule put by the censor board of India. So, you can't really complain.
LOVE this film! but I wish they hadn't glossed over the fact Alluri Sitarama Raju raped a young girl when he lived in Kakinada, and that she killed herself from shame. But I get that RRR is just fictional ...
Thank you so much for reviewing this movie Jeremy. I didn’t think ANYTHING of this movie going in - all I knew was how many people were raving about it saying it was a “must watch”. So me and my partner sat down and WOW what a story. Totally ridiculous and silly in parts but SO MUCH emotion and incredible story telling. 9.5/10 and I never thought I’d rate it this high before seeing it but I’m so glad I have. It’s wonderful. Everyone watch this movie!
LOVE this film! but I wish they hadn't glossed over the fact Alluri Sitarama Raju raped a young girl when he lived in Kakinada, and that she killed herself from shame. But I get that RRR is just fictional....
@@KOOPAS1234if you want to see another Indian movie inspired by spaghetti westerns, with very strong references, you should watch Jigarthanda Double X. It was one of the highest rated movies on Letterboxd last year. It's a prequel to Jigarthanda (2014) but only loosely connected in theme and with a reference at the end. So no need to watch the 2014 one, but it's great too, just on smaller scale.
I love Indian Cinema. They are so diverse contrary to popular belief that it's all about song and dance. Most people in the world surprisingly skip India when they explore world cinema. They always somehow ignore Indian cinema while get overwhelmed by other countries cinema like Korean or Japan. I hope people will now atleast try to explore more of Indian cinema now that RRR has become such a massive hit across the globe 😊
That is so right. I saw this in the theaters and it gave me such joy. I since then have really enjoyed seeing what I have missed in Indian cinema. I can't believe I overlooked it all these years
Holy shit, Never thought you'd do a review for this movie. I'm so happy as the director and the movie is from my state. Because of this review, many more will watch the movie. Thank you 🙏❤️ Edit: Awesometacular... That's it. You made my entire month.
When i saw this movie, i watched it 1 weeks later again, and i start to CRY at the end cause i never had that feeling when all the people dancing togehter at the End specially the Director of the Film dances too... open my Heart how they but so much Heart in it
Wow I had no clue the film was based off of real characters mashed together! That makes me love the last dance number even more cuz I kinda figured the pictures they showed were of historical figures, but now that I know exactly why I can’t wait to watch it again lol
@@everythingisawesome2903 The two lead characters were unknown everywhere apart from Telugu states (Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, Home of Tollywood). Telugu people grew up learning about these dudes. Back in the day, we had skits and plays about these guys in our schools. A district in Telangana is named after one of the lead characters, Komaram Bheem.
Glad you enjoyed it Jeremy. If you get the chance, checkout the directors previous films. The Bahubali movies and Eega/Naan Ee have the same great feelings as this one
I remember watching parasite for the first time, I wanted to see what the fuss was about and knew absolutely nothing about the film (I also thought it was probably extremely overrated because of all the film awards or whatever artsy thing it was) but my God that was a film, and not only did it engage me fully it also introduced me into Korean film and TV. Maybe this can do the same for the Indian film market
Indian movies have some of the best movies and some of the really bad movies. RRR is a good start, but never watch any Indian movie without good ratings, or else you will hate movies in general.
@@ravitejaknts sad truth, i wouldnt even trust the ratings you get online, lot of overzealous ppl overvote their rating out of hysteria. ask for recommendations instead
A buddy and I watch weird movies on Friday evenings. Saw this a few weeks ago, and spent a fair bit of the runtime hyped up and laughing at how over-the-top and awesome it is. It's one of the greatest bromances ever put on screen, and I love it very much. The dance scene is one of my favorite moments in film of the last year.
Agree 100% with this review. I watched it with a friend jokingly as a way to punish her for making me watch a terrible show. We both ended up having a ball with this one. Apparently, I need to work on my punishments 🤣🤣🤣
For a suitable punishment I recommend another Indian movie called Saaho. It is so bad that you might even laugh, because of how unfunny the badness or badassness is. I couldn't get past 20 minutes or something. This film might still be on Netflix. By the way, what score would you give RRR? For me it's honestly one of the greatest movies of the decade, right behind movies such as Parasite, but far better than Tenet...
@@globalcitizenn Foreign cinema can be alienating. This means others could perceive Tollywood cinema as "bad", even though it doesn't have to be, just like Hollywood. Another possibility is, foreign people aren't used to Indian cinema thanks to a lack of exposure to their films. For a third theory let me add that RRR doesn't seem to be widely known outside of India and Netflix, where I've seen it. But maybe people are starting to spread the message, similar to how Parasite from Korea became famous. You don't need to be so prideful, the other commenter probably doesn't mean anything by it. And look how they say they enjoyed the movie, a lot.
@@officialnoonon better than tenet WTF 🤣🤣🤣 seriously are these people out of their minds. This is most overrated movie that i have seen in years . I don't know why it's getting this much praise
I had caught wind of RRR from Corrider Crew doing a VFX react to this movie. I've always enjoyed foreign films as I have found they have captured the reason for movies. Pure enjoyment. RRR was a perfect blend of action, drama, and comedy. I am so glad to see Jeremy review this movie, and glad to see an "Awesometacular" be given. I swear it has been awhile since this was given. The only negative to the movie for me was the romantic interest plot for Bheem just disappears half way through and then shows up at the end without any real explanation. Obviously the romance was not the focus of the movie but for the amount of time given to this sub-plot I had expected more to come from it.
This might be one of the first reviews where the reviewer didn’t say, “Ha! Look at these crazy Indians” but approached the film with respect as a piece of art. Knocked it our if the park, Jeremy!
I absolutely LOVE Indian cinema. i'm so glad Jeremy did this and even more happy it got Awesometacular, which let's be honest, is more noteworthy than a fuckin Oscar. I'd love to see him rate the Baahubali movies. Also shifting to another part of Asia, ONG BAK!!!!
The thing about this movie was we get tons of amazing and creative action sequences from the beginning. Like at start a guy like winter soldier jumps into a crowd of hundreds and beat the shit out of them. Then a guy escapes a wolf,fights a tiger and captures it. And then comes the bridge scene. Meeting with best frnd for 1st time under a bridge hanging with ropes while the river set on fire. And it's just 40 mints into the film. And then the title card drops. RRR!
Greatest action movie ever made and one of the best movies ever made, period. It gives you everything you could ask for and much more. The only movie that literally every single type of person loves this much, regardless of age sex gender ethnicity nationality occupation etc. The most universally beloved movie ever for sure.
@@jokerryt2503 RRR is a telugu movie from South india. Only bollywood Or hindi cinema are criticising because Telugu movies are now surpassing Hindi movies. Ps - 80-90 % of Hindi audience love RRR
@@jokerryt2503 where the hell did you get that from....It's the second highest grossing Indian film ..The South Indian especially the Telugu audience have practically worshiped this movie as their beloved Director bought together their two biggest stars....And in the rest of India it has been celebrated as a big relief from the mediocre content that Bollywood is shitting for so long....It is equally loved by critics and audiences
As an Indian it feels so great to see Jeremy Jahns give an awesome-tacular for RRR. I really suggest to watch all movies by Director SS Rajamouli to draw comparison against each of them. Fun Fact: The Director never gave a single flop in his illustrious career so far & he is the best if not one of the best minds working in film industry!
I love that you reviewed RRR as I was and still am such a huge fan when it came out in theatres. I FULLY recommend this and Baahubali 1 and 2 to anybody who is interested in watching some Indian movies.
We have come a long way, my brother, we got ourselves a seat at the table, yet the truth is this is just the beginning. So glad we finally became part of world cinema.
@@PavanktHere you belong in the sub - reddit r/iamindianandcanconfirm . Why do you indian people crave white validation so much ? This is why Indians have a non - masculine image everywhere .
Just saw this today. Interesting movie. I pretty much saw 300 mixed in with John Wick & Friends mixed with a few others with tons of CGI it was crazy and the story was good. I enjoyed it. A+++
@@arpitpatra the west discovering Indian movies and then calling it Oscar worthy when it's really run of the mill. Not saying the movie is bad but come on.....we've seen better here in Asia
The genre of this movie is Masala movie: A genre unique to India, having a perfect mixture of Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance,Songs,Dance etc. It was mainly started by Bollywood in late 60s or maybe in early 70s. This genre then expanded in other film industries of India, like Tollywood, Kollywood. But now its being mainly forgotten in Bollywood ( it destroyed the genre which made bollywood, bollywood) but mastered by Tollywood,with modern techniques,great visuals,cinematography, vfx etc.
@@ignashi7plays401 its like your speaking a different language lol. Do the names have meaning based off of Hollywood California? Because that just happed to be the name of the place for us but I'd guess they name places that make movies "wood"? There? Please excuse my ignorance I've never learned much about India. The first I'd ever heard of bollywood was johnny bravo goes to bollywood
@@16driver16 yes. The "wood' suffix is common and its from Hollywood. Interestingly there are other "woods" as well like Sandalwood, Mollywood, Chhollywood, etc. 😅
@@ignashi7plays401 are they named that because they make movies? There have always been places with wood in the name but I'm pretty sure hollywood was named after holly like the plant 🪴
Now I’m kind of sad that I missed this in theaters. I didn’t know much at all about it, but decided to give it a shot anyway because the trailers made it look really entertaining…only to find out when I got to the theater that ticket prices for it were like double the price of a regular ticket. And for someone that got use to going on Tuesdays when tickets were half-off, that gave me enough pause to stop me from getting a ticket then. Sigh…
If something is twice the price you expected, in a place you don't expect it to be, that's all the more reason to check it out. Imagine McDonalds had introduced a new item, it's getting all the insane buzz, lines outta the door, and priced it at $10. All the more reason to try it out, because it's probably that good.
@@simonthomas1878 Well the thing there though was that at the time I hadn’t heard any buzz whatsoever about it, and tickets weren’t exactly selling out, or even (as I saw from the reserved seating part at a self-checkout) being sold at a higher rate than other movies were at the time. There were also some odd quirks with tickets, as they were sold for either Hindi or some other language I hadn’t heard of…I believe it was the language the movie was actually shot it, but yet for some reason the prices for those showings were even _higher._ I do remember ending up asking the manager on shift at the time about it, and he told me that ticket prices would come down to normal prices by following week, so I decided to wait until then…but for some reason that I don’t remember I didn’t go the next week. I think either something came up, or showtimes for it got drastically cut back and I couldn’t make any of the available ones due to work. Or maybe it was only the Hindi prices came down but not the native language ones and I got annoyed enough by it to not go? Whatever reason it was, by the third week/week after that one, it had already left my local theaters. :/
@@awkwardsilence4427 That's alright. I am a Telugu native speaker, the language in which this movie was shot. I was all hyped up for this movie for the last 2 years and followed every update from the movie team regularly. At last on the day it was released, every show was housefull over here and all I got was to watch it in a very bad theatre in a very front row. :-( However, I think what finally matters is that you have watched it. one or the other way.
I hope India sends RRR for the foreign language Oscar category... This one has probably become the most well known 2022 Indian movie among western folks
@@Ram-4798 yeah, but it is the most well known indian movie in the western market right now. More members of Academy have seen it than any small budget indian movie, giving it a lot of chances for a nomination.
@@Ram-4798 there is no required criteria for eligibility for Oscars, except the movie should be released in a stipulated interval of dates. Every country sends one movie for the foreign language Oscars category. Now starts the Oscars campaign, where filmakers try to make as many Academy members see their movies as they can. They go for film festivals or do a release in USA so that their movies gain popularity among members. RRR is already hugely popular outside so if India sends it, then there's a high chance it will get nominated in that specific category. Academy members are human beings like you and me and they vote for only those movies that they have seen and liked. And RRR is getting widespread acclaim from foreign film directors like Edgar Wright and many others (see twitter).
I think you’re, like, the third RU-vid reviewer I’ve seen heartily recommend this. And I’ve watched a good deal of Bollywood movies, but I don’t think I’ve seen any Tollywood (or if I have, I didn’t know that’s what it was). But I enjoy Indian cinema, so I think I will need to check this one out.
Bollywood is gradually going down the drain with their same old boring movies. Meanwhile regional cinemas (not actually regional considering their global audience but thats what they call em) are taking over and I'm glad this is finally happening.
If you want to watch great indian drama movies then try marathi language movies like Natsamrat, Natrang, Deool, Mulshi Pattern, killa, Sairat, court, Elizabeth Ekadashi, Kaksparsh, Harishchandra chi factory
This is surprisingly my favorite movie of the year. I was initially put off by the netflix ad of the dance scene as the preview. I'm glad I went into it blind just to see what happened. Also 3 hour run time was an initial deterrent as well but you never feel it at all. It was the most fun/unique movie I've seen in years and better paced then EEAAO which is also a great movie.
May I recommend another great and unique Indian movie? 😊 Jigarthanda Double X. On Letterboxd it was number 4 highest rated action/adventure movie of 2023. It's a gangster movie with dark humour and political themes + a meta approach in order to create an ode to cinema. It's from Kollywood (Tamil speaking, the other big industry of south India alongside Tollywood). It's a prequel to Jigarthanda (2014). It's only very loosely connected so no need to see the 2014 (I'd still recommend it because it's great too, but it's on a smaller scale and not as mind blowing as the 2023 one)
@@AriaIsara I appreciate the recommendation. I will check it out if I can find it 👍 I did enjoy a movie called The White Tiger. More english speaking but very good narration of the caste system in India.
@@FiyahLiger The White Tiger is the adaptation of a bestseller. Well done in terms of technique and acting but I had my issues with the writing (too cynical for me, and it sometimes felt like poverty porn). I think Jigarthanda (2014) is on Prime, and it's also on RU-vid with subs, and the 2023 prequel is on Netflix. Another recommendation I can give you is Sapta Sagaradaache Ello - Side A. It's on Prime. Side A means part 1. Side B was recently released but I'm not sure if it's on Prime, here in France it's not so I watched it on Einthusan (a platform dedicated to Indian movies). Both parts are among the best movies of 2023 IMO. Side A has a similar plot point as The White Tiger: rich people offer money to their employee so that he takes the blame for a hit and run. Everything else in the story is diffferent though. SSE is a hard hitting romantic/action drama. I'm on Twitter with the same name as here, my pinned tweet is a list of Indian recs, you can also check it out or ask me there for any recommendations. If you want Jigarthanda or SSE I'd like knowing you opinion afterwards 😊
@@FiyahLiger The White Tiger is the adaptation of a bestseller. Well done in terms of technique and acting but I had my issues with the writing (too cynical for me, and it sometimes felt like poverty porn). I think Jigarthanda (2014) is on Prime, and it's also on RU-vid with subs, and the 2023 prequel is on Netflix. Another recommendation I can give you is Sapta Sagaradaache Ello - Side A. It's on Prime. Side A means part 1. Side B was recently released but I'm not sure if it's on Prime, here in France it's not so I watched it on Einthusan (a platform dedicated to Indian movies). Both parts are among the best movies of 2023 IMO. Side A has a similar plot point as The White Tiger: rich people offer money to their employee so that he takes the blame for a hit and run. Everything else in the story is diffferent though. SSE is a hard hitting romantic/action drama. I'm on T witter with the same name as here, my pinned tweet is a list of Indian recs, you can also check it out or ask me there for any recommendations. If you watch Jigarthanda or SSE I'd like knowing you opinion afterwards 😊
@@FiyahLiger The White Tiger is the adaptation of a bestseller. Well done in terms of technique and acting but I had my issues with the writing (too cynical for me, and it sometimes felt like poverty porn). I think Jigarthanda (2014) is on Prime, and it's also on YT with subs, and the 2023 prequel is on Netflix. Another recommendation I can give you is Sapta Sagaradaache Ello - Side A. It's on Prime. Side A means part 1. Side B was recently released but I'm not sure if it's on Prime, here in France it's not so I watched it on Einthusan (a platform dedicated to Indian movies). Both parts are among the best movies of 2023 IMO. Side A has a similar plot point as The White Tiger: rich people offer money to their employee so that he takes the blame for a hit and run. Everything else in the story is diffferent though. SSE is a hard hitting romantic/action drama. I'm on the bird app with the same name as here (can't write the name of the app because when I do my comment keeps disappearing), my pinned post is a list of Indian recs, you can also check it out or ask me there for any recommendations. If you watch Jigarthanda or SSE I'd like knowing you opinion afterwards 😊
It was your awesometacular that made me watch this movie, and I'm just beyond thrilled and amazed at how awesometacular it really was. Thank you Jeremy never disappoint.
@@boshirahmed Look like Indians? Have you actually been to India? India is a diverse place. Bollywood is the North Indian film industry and most people there look different from South Indians, which has the Tollywood industry. I myself come from the North-East region of India and our people are of East Asian descent, so we look like your typical Chinese folk. India is diverse. So don't say Indians all look the same.
@@stynershiner1854 "North Indians" bruh they always have Punjabis in their casting, even those who are like 2 shades fairer than your average Indian person out there. It's definitely not fair. Check out the ones acting in Hollywood and you'd see Indians saying they're "too dark and dull looking" than most Indian actors. It's not just a Bollywood thing. Even Tollywood does that with the heroines, and everyone hates that. We don't have to bring someone that's super fair to show a "pretty doll" in a movie.
watching Jeremy review an Indian movie, is a dream come true for me. Thank you so much for showing so much love to RRR & to our culture. I hope this is only the beginning of your relationship with indian cinema. love to all from India 🇮🇳❤️🇺🇸
Thank you. I was sitting on this far too long. Really awesome movie. The action scenes were just so damn great, but the real gem was the story. Hollywood really has some stuff to learn from these kind of movies.
Never would've thought Jeremy would review a movie from tollywood. Dope 🤙 Edit: just finished the vid, well crafted review man. Probably the best one on the movie online.
I've been following Jeremy since I started watching movies and their reviews. Never thought a day would come when he would review an Indian film. As always, a great review.
"I don't know what I'm gonna bring to the conversation that hasn't already been said." This is the FIRST TIME I've heard of this movie and now my CURIOSITY has been piqued.
It’s overwhelming to see an Indian film being appreciated at a global level. To my non-Indian friends, here’s some additional information about the movie which will make you appreciate it even more. Apart from the recurring fire-water theme playing out in the movie, there’s a mythological theme as well. Of Ramayana. As per the mythology… 1. Lord Rama is an incarnation of God Vishnu. Sita is his wife. 2. Hanuman is a staunch devotee of Lord Rama and both were the best of friends. The reason I told you this is because Hanuman is the son of God Vayu (God of winds) and Bheem (the strongest Pandava, Google Mahabharat to know more) is the son of God Vayu as well, albeit from a different time, so both were kinda brothers and similar in qualities. The movie celebrates Rama & Hanuman friendship. 3. Lord Rama is a master of long range weapons while Bheem/ Hanuman are masters of close range hand weapons relying on brute force. In the movie, you see Ram using mostly long range weapons like guns and bow while Bheem relies on his brute force (arms) or close range weapons like bike ;) 4. Hanuman saved Lord Rama’s younger brother from dying from poisoning. Similarly, Bheem saves Ram in the movie from the snake poison 5. Hanuman destroyed Lanka (modern day Sri Lanka) with fire in an attempt to rescue Sita who was abducted by Ravan and Hanuman had promised Ram to bring back Sita. Analogous to Malli’s abduction in the movie and Bheem’s promise to Seetha to bring back Ram and then the destruction of the British general’s territory in the rescue attempt. 6. Lord Rama also faced “Van Vasa” (remain in the forest aloof from the world) based on the request from one of his step mothers. Same with Ram in the movie, who hid himself away from the world and left his tribe to fulfil his last promise to his father and made several sacrifices in pursuit of the same. 7. Temples show up at crucial times having deities corresponding to the main characters in the scene like… a. Bheem is at Shiva temple when Ram comes to him in poisoned state (Bheem is Hanuman who is considered as an incarnation of God Shiva as well; God Shiva also has Vasuki (God of serpents) wrapped around his neck plus Shiva had, at a point of time, drank poison post “Samudra Manthan” to protect the world… complements the poison theme in the scene) b. Bheem learns the truth about Ram from Seetha at the Ram Sita temple, lovely camera work in this scene focusing on the deities at crucial moments c. In the last act, Ram uses the Saffron clothes and bow & arrows taken from the Rama temple Fun fact, the Indian festival of lights, Diwali, is to celebrate Ram’s win over Raavana and his return back from Van vasa. These are some parallels which I could make out from the movie. I am sure there will be more. If you want to learn more, please Google to following key words, Ramayana, Hanuman & Bheem relation, Raavana, Bheem Mahabharat, Lanka dahan Hanuman, Sita abduction, Sanjivni
Obviously not the best Indian cinema has to offer but hey, if it works for you, it works for you. Saw it twice on the big screen. The greatest theatre experience…in a while atleast.
Remember when we got Awesometaculars pretty regularly?... Jeremy is on point when he said "Hollywood will try and capture that lightning in the bottle in the most sterile, boring, and manufactured way possible." Unfortunately Hollywood seems to be a place scarce on creative talent these days.
@@ajaxsid9034 lol. Baahubali is no where close to RRR. It's good, but the emotional value isn't that high. There are many better Indian movies than Baahubali story and emotion wise.
@@ravitejaknts it had heart, the drama was tensed. Side characters had equal importance. Stakes were high with unbelievable twists, It kept audience waiting for 2 years. Music is still bang on. tf you talking about.
@@ravitejaknts the way you said it, was belittling bahubali. Also those above mentioned points are some of the key reason why it's better than RRR. Even 2nd half of RRR wasn't upto mark comparatively
I think the cgi animal warning is for the dead animals that they had at certain scenes. Even the big hunks of meat the one hero brought to feed to the animals in the city for his plan were actually cgi
If you wanna get more into Indian movies, I have to recommend Baahubali and Baahubali 2, directed by the same director. There are a lot of thinks I can nitpick about it, but it was an experience I would never forget.
It is definitely smile worthy to hear Jeremy Jahns say " Awesometacular" this year, 'cause some movies today are middle-of-the-road, but glad to say, he found one that was worthy to say that word
I am obsessed with this movie in a way that reminds me of the first time I saw the original Star wars or Lord of the Ring films. This is awesometacular!
Indian movies are something else, they're their own entire feeling and I absolutely love it. I was first introduced to Bollywood in Geography Class in Highschool, we reached the India part of the class and our teacher decided it would be interesting to show us Slum Dog Millionaire and it was a amazing story that stuck with me even after all these years. But for the life of me, both I and my teacher don't understand the dancing and dance offs but I find them hilarious
This was part of the draw when I used to watch Smallville. Lex luthor and Clark Kent are friends but all of us who grew up with these characters know how this ends up and we're waiting for that moment. This movie had that kind of suspense but cranked up to 11.
Action scenes that are framed up so we actually see them are a thing of beauty! Too many movies out there with badass action scenes that we can barely see because for some reason they thought it'd be cool if the camera jumped around like a dog shittin razor blades lol
