 You're gonna the plastic things in your backyard What's that bottle against the fence? Oh, that's like a burn down the backyard now. It's like you odor a limonator odor Some of the dogs sometimes pee back there Hey, welcome actors do bad reactions you need some Corbin. I'm Rick and he falls Twitter In the description Today we are doing a movie review It is a to Lugo it is. Yes. Oh, maybe I watched the wrong one. Oh, that's kidding What suck if you've done that that's never happened. Thankfully. Yeah, we're not that stupid. I hope not. That would be terrible I believe it's our fourth To Lugo film we're a little short on to Lugo films gonna try to get more in sorry about that But it's our and the people in a somber like well to Lugo is actually one of the biggest industries They have the biggest Like working lot. Yeah, like they're the Guinness Book of World Records for having the biggest Soundstage acreage lot. Really? Yes Oh, that's actually hold a lot of world records in the film world outside But I think the largest industry outside of Bollywood, India. Yeah, cinema, but this is our fourth our first though Independent to film More independent because the other ones were big budget. Yeah, Bahubali Iga and then of course Bahubali to Bahubali Which we just have seen over and over just watch that one a lot Yeah, just when you got nothing better to do we throw that bad boy out. Anyways, we were watching care of conca-pull-a-cull-a-lum Is that what you said for the reaction? I have no idea. I like that one better. Whatever that one How do you pronounce that place? country problem It's a 2008 to Lugo film for unconventional love stories set in a town and including the people of Call upon home by the way if you haven't seen this You're gonna get spoiled. Yeah, so yeah, if you haven't seen it If you want to watch it go watch it come back and then if you if you like to be spoiled Don't go watch the film and they'll let the film tell its story for you, please. Yes But this is directed and written by say his name for me Rick Uh Vank Vankatesh Maha, but in the credits was just the last name written and directed by Maha, and this is his directorial directorial debut debut. Correct. So Rick your initial thoughts. I had something happen with this film That has never happened to me before mm-hmm in the history of the thousands of films. I have seen Something happened with this film that has never happened before in my life. What? I have never had a film whose first half Frustrated me Bored me and I was hoping it would come to an end and I was doing it just because I knew I needed to do it And the second half Moved me to tears I literally cried. Yeah, I have never had that happen. Yeah, so But so essentially you did enjoy it ultimately I walked to my utter astonishment Because there was more I was finding that I wasn't enjoying about it and to really doing my best to look for the the silver lining and all the clouds Ultimately Have way more good to take away than I then than not I actually really enjoyed this film I can see why some would think it would be very long. I think it could it could have Done with a hour 30 to two hours as opposed to almost two and a half. Absolutely. I think Um, it didn't bother me all that much. But yes, definitely the first half is not the best half of this film I've never had I've never had such grand extremes in a single film really where it really started to get interesting was when The the love between the younger gentleman and the prostitute. Yes I think that's where it really started to get nice and juicy and they were the strongest actors Yeah, by far. They were the ones I was most interested in watching She's a really beautiful lady. Yeah, and they just had chemistry. They were fully believable So whenever they were on screen, I was most engaged But This literally it's like two different films. I don't know what happened. It was like I got punked or something No, I think he just won. This is his first film obviously. So you're gonna see some some in some newcomer Stuff um a lot of newbies I I read somewhere like 80 people from this town were just asked to be a part of it because it's about the town So for for a director to view a bunch of new actors bunch of people have never had a really difficult So I do want to commend him because I ended up really enjoying this film Uh, how soon did you call the ending? I didn't you didn't no, I wouldn't have either. I didn't I were you watching with your wife? Yes, then you she ruined it for you because she she knew it was coming probably within the first 25 minutes No, she called it once uh, they started the her him in the prostitute started She's like, I think this is all of them. Okay. Yeah, I had no idea she caught because at uh The guy he the younger one called priest, right? She's like the older man has called a friend priest before so she caught up Yeah, well, she's a ribbon clock. She's she's the brain. She's really intelligent. She's very insightful intelligent and I I didn't it was revealed to me when the director wanted it to be revealed to me And that's what made me cry Gotcha was the fact that this story and the he saved a I don't know how this worked out But the best moment for those actors Was that moment laying down talking? So he saved like their best moment For that important time of him explaining When I I've been in love before and you realized that these were all his story And it not only was a beautiful reveal for that but it tied up So much of the larger aspect for me that we're going to talk about Of the importance of the things that the movie talks about. Yeah, um, so this film was uh, I think Mostly well done Obviously, uh, I think there's some parts that either they were budgetary or they were just new actors new new director You'll see some of those with that and that just comes with territory of a first time director If if we directed a feature of the first you're gonna see some first time Some mess ups basically I don't even want to know what my first time directing would look like. Yeah. Yeah, uh a film you've directed theater. I've directed theater But I've never directed a film. Um, but um, I think mostly it's it's very good because one This was a incredibly immersive A lot of times you're just you're walking into these situations and like What? Like into culturally that's a whole other culture. Yeah, we got let's talk about that. Yeah, it's It was I we've seen a lot of films, but there was a lot in this that I was just like Yeah, why it I'm not that's not a dig on the film at all. That's that's just like an american coming at this We're just gonna have questions. Why does it matter that he's 49 and unmarried? And ronnie when I was talking to her about it when I was watching the first half and ronnie gave a good example And this is she used a grand a hyperbolic extreme She said if you saw and we're not this is not a comparison to south india To the country i'm about to reference It's a reference that's comparing a hyperbolic exaggeration about cultural difference that we can't wrap our head around So here we go. You're doomed If there was a film that came out of saudi arabia depicting a woman driving a car Yeah, and what a shock that would be to everybody in saudi arabia because that's only been made legal recently. Yeah, uh For us it would be Why is everyone freaking out that a woman's driving because like women have driven here My whole life around the world right so those but that's that is actually yeah I'm part of the beauty film. Yeah, I'm so glad we saw I was thinking about this driving over I'm so glad we saw this now and not a year ago. Yeah, because I think there's a lot Uh, I would have been hung up on. Yeah with the shock of people actually Live with that kind of yeah uh, stricture and Uh, yeah sense of sense of like in the town You can call a guy out for having not been married and shame him for being 49 and thinking of getting married But we've been exposed enough to know That yes, there are regions where that is little villages Yeah, little villages have that that kind of culture is embedded and with every relationship There was those shocks like with the little girl, uh, which was I think a cute little story of him Yeah, when they were younger, but obviously the dad coming in and scolding her for singing and and then take it it's like What uh, and then when they get older and it's uh, I don't know which one's next it's Oh, yeah, it's it's the one where the the she's the guy that beats up the other people Right and and he goes off to good good work and the dad said if you do that I'm gonna kill you and if you if you do that I'm gonna kill myself right That's just obviously Mind but and we've heard that before in films Right, it's it's not new but it's still mind boggling that that would be somebody's reaction And then you get to the next one and it's um, what's the next one? The prostitute the prostitute obviously, uh, and and the whole the thing with the muslim They're killing her right but even before that even something as I know is common as Having not spoken really a word to this girl other than when she's made a purchase for alcohol And asking for the marriage with you. Yeah, uh, which is like arranged marriages Yeah, we don't have that here in the united states But because we've been exposed to enough of it That is where that's part of the beauty of that so exactly it's it's it's it's culturally immersive It's culturally immersive and it is You know for our standards here in america and the civil rights of people and where our country's come from to where it is Now because we still have a long way to go and But we've come a long way um This can't be measured in terms of what we understand or even what is global This can only be measured by terms of the region and because of that This is a really important film because he is He is saying some things about embedded Uh jelly cut to kind of herd mentality. Yeah, right and bringing and questioning it demanding it be reckoned with And then ultimately this movie this is what makes me so it's it's very revolutionary in terms of the movie ends up being A love story between a 49 year old and the 42 year old who? In america, that's not that big a deal No, but in that part of the world. Yeah when you have a tribal lifestyle It is it is revolutionary to say She's that it's okay for both of them to fall in love and get married. Yeah, right. Yeah, and it was Incredibly tragic at times. Oh, yeah, obviously because oh, yeah, that's what happened to his lovers sickening. Yeah, and then And then it ended up being like a for a while at the beginning. You're like, okay. This is a very happy Look, we're just gonna have a movie about four happy love stories. How how wonderful And then obviously stuff just get happening. Yeah, I'm like, okay He killed his dad, which was terrible I think think about if you take off four of those stories and you realize that's all him, right You realize he had his heart broken by the first girl he ever loved being taken away from him And then the second girl had his heart broken because she just Then his dad Dad died and he could point to himself and go I I caused my dad to kill himself, right? Yeah, then another girl Then another girl gets killed and taken from him yet Even in the midst of all that even with societal pressure saying you're too old to get married What do you think you're doing the guy still maintained a cheery disposition and an optimism and a hope that you know what? It's still okay for me to be happy and maybe start and find love again after four Four failed attempts. Three failed attempts. I actually I found I found the love of my life when I was 50 I love it. Yeah, love it. Yes. It's it's Really really nice. I ended up walking away from it really enjoy. I have much more good to say than bad the bad There's some acting of course, obviously with some newcomers and that's the primary thing you could tell that yep Um low budgetary stuff like the fights obviously They were pretty they were pretty bad in terms of but at least the director knew well enough To to pull away and not really show us the bad, you know, it was it was more like Oh Oh, yeah beat you up and obviously you get that a lot of times with low budget stuff Right, which is why you don't normally have action in low budget stuff Right, it's it takes money and talent to make those look believable shout out to the stunt people Yeah, uh stunt coordinators and stunt actors. Yep Um and so but those are those are very small and I think it could have done with maybe Shortening it by 30 minutes and still have the same impact. Yeah, um But I didn't like I said, I ended up actually really enjoying. I thought they actually did quality I don't know what kind of camera you shot on. No kidding. It was I have a 4k television It was beautiful. I literally one point was watching it and thought If I tried to make my own movie at home I've I've got a nice my iphone gives you a really nice picture. Yeah, is he using a red camera? What is he using? He must have been using something real nice because it was crystal clear on On on on my screen and it was absolutely gorgeous Uh, it like any of the night shots. So whoever the cinematographer was to use this cinematographer No, it's the director and why do I feel like I want to make sure we're saying he Something's telling me that maybe it Why do I feel like I I'm unsure and there's no picture And I don't want to make the mistake if for some reason No, it's a gentleman. Okay. Great. Just just making sure. Yeah, good. Good. Good. Good. Um, so yeah agreed. Yeah, so overall I actually really really enjoyed this film and um, it was really It was sad, but in the end it was it was very touching. I'm not kidding I I went I my posture if you'd seen the body language watching it. I went from this To tears coming down my cheeks. This one made you cry. Yes Just at the end when the reveal came and it was they were all him And I realized and they had that my the really only genuine beautiful tender moment for the two of them laying there at the end And he's telling his story and she gives him the playful little pat on the arm And I was I was thinking to myself This isn't that this is a I've said often I want to see love stories for people that aren't in like 20s and 30s Yeah, and that this was all about this guy and that even everything that he went through and in the midst of A culture that's trying to force him to do something with very So many of the women here were like, I don't care what you say dad culture. Yeah very strong women in this I did it got me. I didn't see the twist coming And I found the story to be so beautiful that it moved it literally moved me to tears And so I went from this to doing this Completely gobsmacked because I've never had a motion picture take me from almost boyhood frustration at the outside almost with with the acting to Tears and I like thought the film is beautiful. I wonder if this was filmed chronologically Uh, because I feel like everybody got better. Uh, yeah hugely Tor and because normally most items most people that like film know this if most films are not shot chronologically Yeah, you just don't have that luxury. No, you you whatever set is I mean, whatever locations available Whatever set is open those are the scenes you shoot that day and look so for example If the beginning of the film in the end of the film were in corbin's house You're not gonna set up in corbin's house on day one Go film and then come back on day 21 and film here at the end You're gonna film the first and last scene on day one In the house. Yeah, so I don't know maybe you didn't also I do want to come in the the score as well Yes, thank you very the score was beautiful. I don't know. So glad you remembered to say that Uh, um very composer is say his name right here Uh, sweet car agate and the beautiful score cinematographer. It looks like he's a new cinematographer. Well, there's two Both look very new. So, uh, cinematography, you know, it was simple. It was exactly absolutely crystal It was that's what it was. It wasn't that wasn't anything framed or shot in a way that was Extraordinary. Mm-hmm. It was the cleanliness of everything. Yeah, everything was so crystal clear made it even more immersive in terms of the Getting into that was really clean. Yeah And so yeah Flabbergasted, what would you give? Initially, I was at the outset. I was given a D. Yeah, I know overall overall Okay, I have two scores for it. Uh-huh International cinema it's a B Mm-hmm For for this part of the world and what it's saying Uh, for for the culture and the people of this place. I think it's an A plus. Yeah I think it's an incredibly important movie to question the norms and why You believe what you believe and is it just because you've always believed it versus it's right and it's really wrong You know those kinds of things it's Really really I give it a B plus to an A minus for sure And I think if it was cleaned up just a tad in terms of some of the acting and Maybe shortened it just a tad. I think it could very well be a almost a perfect film and I've heard it's been remade. That's it Yes, I did not know that and I can see why This movie in hindi. I'm guessing. Yeah, I believe so But you could take this story and apply it to any place in the world And then just make the twists you need to make for whatever the culture is in that region Time space continuum. You could set it in france in 1821. You could put it in chicago in 2019. Gotcha It's a it's a really great story. So, yeah, that's it. Let us know what's next Telugu film, uh, we should watch Uh, in terms of especially in terms of independent because we know there there's obviously the big budget sure block buses We know that um, but no next independent Telugu film and why is it that I've heard that both Bengali cinema and telugu cinema are tollywood I've only heard telugu is so had I but then I recently saw when I was looking up tollywood There's a a region of Bengali cinema that's um, like I thought that was telugu. Oh, I did not know Yeah, maybe it was a mistake. Let us know down below