This Science Fiction Movie Will Blow Your Mind In The Best Way

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  • Опубліковано 25 сер 2024

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  • @greggi47
    @greggi47 Місяць тому +34

    I wont chatter on in detail about how much I liked this. Your enthusiasm for sharing the impact on you of a movie from a totally different culture is infectious. I am in the USA, which is increasingly suspicious of and antagonistic toward other cultures. Knowing that there is so much that is different, and challenging, and is the igniter of curiosity about what is foreign to our own is wonderful. Thanks, Terry.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому +7

      My pleasure, Greg. You have to embrace diversity. To not do so leads to monstrous outcomes.

    • @normanmacfarlane6724
      @normanmacfarlane6724 Місяць тому +2

      For goodness sake hurry up ❤😂

    • @James-dv3dl
      @James-dv3dl Місяць тому

      Oh man I agree ​@@normanmacfarlane6724

    • @SavageHenry777
      @SavageHenry777 Місяць тому

      I haven't noticed what you're saying as someone living in the US. It's pretty damn cosmopolitan where I am.

  • @ivorybow
    @ivorybow 27 днів тому +9

    When you started introducing the film, I first thought you were going to introduce Bahubali. If you have not seen it, treat yourself. Amazing, beautiful, lush, mythological, epic!

  • @Skaramine
    @Skaramine Місяць тому +13

    2 C is a good winter day. I miss that up here in summer.
    The Hindu mythology is a great untapped resource and we need Indian cinema to be much more seen. In the 90s, I was introduced to the mythology through a source book called Pantheons of the Multiverse. Skanda is one of my favorite of the gods.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому +2

      So many good aspects to Hindu myths but that weapon I mentioned really blew my mind.

    • @gunner678
      @gunner678 Місяць тому +1

      @@Skaramine very good book.

  • @stevefield6176
    @stevefield6176 Місяць тому +24

    Channel 4 in the u.k. Showed a multi part dramatization of the Mahabharata ages ago. Don't know if it's available anywhere. Looking forward to seeing this.

    • @brianartillery
      @brianartillery Місяць тому +4

      That was real epic TV. It looked wonderful. Channel 4 used to be fantastic at showing radically different shows from all over. The German masterpiece 'Heimat' was another that blew me away. On a slightly different tack, Channel 4 introduced me to the weird and wonderful world of Sumo Wrestling, which I found utterly fascinating, as did my late father. Alas, those days of 'Throw something weird at the viewers and see if it sticks', by Channel 4 are long gone.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому +1

      Worth it, Steve. It's great fun.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому +1

      Weird media is hit and miss but sometimes, things just land perfectly in the zeitgeist. RRR did, too.

    • @fabrisseterbrugghe8567
      @fabrisseterbrugghe8567 Місяць тому +4

      The Peter Brook directed version? I saw it in a movie theater years ago, and it blew me away.

    • @garrenosborne9623
      @garrenosborne9623 Місяць тому

      @@fabrisseterbrugghe8567 Brook's Mahabharata is fantastic, as was BBC2's showing the 10 000 episode Bollywood tv series version

  • @josiahslack8720
    @josiahslack8720 Місяць тому +10

    I liked your shout-out to Sullivan's Travels. One significant part about the scene you mentioned is that the movies are being shown in a Black church, and the congregation has generously invited the convicts to join them. It was a notably respectful treatment of African-Americans and Sturges got a letter of appreciation from the Secretary of NAACP.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому +6

      Sturges is underrated. His biography has the best biog name, too. "Between Flops"

  • @Laceykat66
    @Laceykat66 Місяць тому +10

    LOVE the hat.
    I'll keep an eye out for Kalki 2898 AD. Thank you.

  • @juicebirdmedia1406
    @juicebirdmedia1406 Місяць тому +9

    I saw this in a theater in Orlando Florida! It was showing at several theaters in the area but only one theater was showing it in 3D, and it was 10am. I've never seen a movie that early... but I refuse to watch a 3D movie in 2D. If you saw this in 2D you pretty much didn't really see it. Anyway, The movie was absolutely amazing. Great Sci-Fi. So Epic! Probably my favorite Indian movie ever.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому +1

      Yeah, it really kicks! And yet, so few science fiction fans know about it.

    • @revdrjon
      @revdrjon Місяць тому +2

      Thanks for the 3D tip!!!

    • @williambell4591
      @williambell4591 Місяць тому

      @@juicebirdmedia1406 Enjoy RRR next, if you haven't seen it yet! 👍

  • @LukeKendall-author
    @LukeKendall-author Місяць тому +6

    Coincidentally, I reread Roger Zelazny's *Lord of Light*. It heavily relied on Hindu mythology. A Nebula award winner from 1968!

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому +3

      Zelazny's books are sorely underrated.

    • @mikeburger5761
      @mikeburger5761 Місяць тому +2

      I absolutely love Zelazny

    • @LukeKendall-author
      @LukeKendall-author Місяць тому

      @@mikeburger5761 I think he's in fact my favourite author! There are a lot of runners-up though, too.

  • @codelicious6590
    @codelicious6590 25 днів тому +2

    Infinity gauntlet looks like Hepburn's glove, lol!! Love it!

  • @RamZar50
    @RamZar50 Місяць тому +6

    I’ll have to catch “Kalki 2898 AD”. It looks like it opened in Southern California on June 27, 2024 and it’s currently showing at only one theater in Los Angeles which is the Cinemark near LAX. It has a runtime of 2 hours 45 minutes and rated highly by IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes. The main actor I recognize from the two great Baahubali movies. I’ll probably wait for it on streaming.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому

      One screen in LA? WTF? In Melbourne, it's on 200 screens!

    • @RamZar50
      @RamZar50 Місяць тому +1

      @@terrytalksmovies The greater Melbourne area has a population of around 5 million and Los Angeles County about 10 million.
      When I checked an hour ago it was just for the rest of today’s show times. I checked for tomorrow (Saturday) and about 10 theaters showed up. Southern California has a huge diaspora population from India and many other countries. A veritable United Nations.

  • @brettcoster4781
    @brettcoster4781 Місяць тому +3

    Kalki is playing at the local cinema all this week but only from 7:00 pm onwards. Sounds great, thanks.

  • @PhiloYT1
    @PhiloYT1 Місяць тому +4

    Your enthusiasm about this one makes me want to see it, Terry!

  • @adambenton9673
    @adambenton9673 Місяць тому +5

    The long running time has kept me away from this one so far but I want to make time for it while it's playing cinemas locally.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому +2

      Take the toilet break when the bounty hunter gets up into the city. 😀

    • @brianartillery
      @brianartillery Місяць тому

      If it's a great movie, then time is somewhat irrelevant. The five hour version of Abel Gance's silent classic 'Napoleon' just flies by. I've seen it twice, enjoyed every second of it, and didn't notice the time at all.
      It's an odd 'telescoping' of time. But only if the movie is very, very good, and immersive.

  • @williambell4591
    @williambell4591 Місяць тому +6

    One one the BEST movies of my lifetime is "RRR" (Rise / Roar / Revolt) which is currently up on Netflix here in the US.
    Another huge budget Indian (Tollywood) $75Mil for this one.
    3-hrs long, I've watched it w\fam & friends 4-times now.
    Hella-HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
    Make it up to the 'train scene' 👍
    I'll def look for Kalki for sure!

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому +1

      RRR is great. This one, blending mythology, science fiction and superhero narratives really dials the amp to 11.

    • @williambell4591
      @williambell4591 Місяць тому

      @@terrytalksmovies Yes, the SciFi aspect has me REALLY WANTING to see it, especially being an Indian film.
      All I could find so far was just a movie trailer when searching on my Roku

  • @dietmarkrah5319
    @dietmarkrah5319 Місяць тому +8

    The Mahabharata has been quoted by people like Erich von Däniken as possible proof for their "ancient astronaut" theories. And I'm like "Oh yeah, totally. Or maybe Military SciFi wasn't invented in the first half of the 20th century." Just a speculation of course. Anyway, didn't know about the movie, will watch it at the first opportunity.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому

      It's worth tracking down the movie, Dietmar. The vibe is great!

    • @gunner678
      @gunner678 Місяць тому

      @@dietmarkrah5319 oppenhiemer of course 'I have become death, the destroyer of worlds' from the central theosophy of the Mahabharata, the Bhagavad-Gita.

  • @jackfriend4u
    @jackfriend4u Місяць тому +2

    cant wait to get a blu-ray copy of Kalki 2898! I've got so few Indian fantasy genre films in my collection i'm scratching my head to wonder what i have even seen. Maybe one, and it was partly made in South Australia??!

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому +1

      Not sure which one that is. Kalki, however, is worth having.

  • @richardking3206
    @richardking3206 Місяць тому +1

    Well done, Terry! You’re an ace reviewer just for this. I’ll look out for it but won’t hold my breath. Probably will need a blu ray to see it. Keep warm!

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому +1

      You might be surprised, Richard. Kalki is popping up in all sorts of places.

  • @stuarnott
    @stuarnott Місяць тому +1

    I took a chance on this based solely on your enthusiastic recommendation. Wow, what a thrill ride! I LOVED it! Can’t wait for #2

  • @jeffmartin1026
    @jeffmartin1026 Місяць тому +3

    Thank you for your review of this film. It is showing just a few miles from me here in Rochester, New York. I will try to get to it this weekend.

  • @PeBoVision
    @PeBoVision Місяць тому +4

    Ever since seeing RRR two years ago (one of my top 10 favourite films), I have been watching a wide variety of Hindi films - and loving most of them.
    My perception of 'Bollywood' haa been greatly altered as a result, and I look forward to seeing this one. I particularly like when Indian culture is explored, for all the reasons you state. Their mythology is very well suited to epic blockbusters, especially now that we have the technology to envision it, as is their unique style of cinema. I even enjoy the oddly placed musical numbers.
    Thank you for the review, I'll be looking for this one to open locally.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому

      Totally worth tracking down. The subtitles are accurate, too. The movie really hits.
      Though technically, Telugu cinema is called Tollywood and financially, it outpaces Bollywood by a lot of money.

  • @matthewconstantine5015
    @matthewconstantine5015 Місяць тому +3

    I may have to check this out. I've often bounced off Indian films, at least the big, 3 hour, over-the-top/action (often musical) blockbuster type films. Part of it is the frequent whiplash inducing changes in tone. Not something unique to Indian cinema, but seemingly common in it. It's sort of like how I usually don't vibe with Hong Kong comedy from the 70s through the 90s, where they'll jump from a fart joke to a graphic war crime and my brain can't handle it. Of course, these days I bounce off of most films that clock in at more than 2 hours.
    There's a fairly large Indian Diaspora population where I live just outside of Washington D.C., so I was not surprised to see that Kalki 2898AD is playing at a couple theaters. Sadly the theaters that came up when I searched are further out in the 'burbs than I am & I don't think I can catch a bus. So, fingers crossed for streaming.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому +1

      Netflix would be stupid if they didn't cut a deal on this movie.

  • @raviswami9852
    @raviswami9852 Місяць тому +3

    I was responsible for arranging two screenings of the 1992 Indo-Japanese “Ramayana” Anime in the U.K. last year, if you have never seen that.
    There’s a lot of stupendous action sequences in that which have never been topped in a live-action film version IMO & it was very influential on Indian film makers where fantasy action cinema is concerned in terms of action cinema film language.

  • @EmpressNoriko
    @EmpressNoriko Місяць тому +2

    I actually had heard of this movie and definitely want to see it. Unfortunately the nearest it is showing is 200+ miles away. Looks like it would be great on a big screen, but at this point I only hope i can see it streaming in a few months.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому

      I hope they do a deal with Netflix or one of the big streamers. The movie deserves some oxygen.

  • @timeliebe
    @timeliebe Місяць тому +3

    Terry, I was talking up Indian movies for years to you!
    Good to see you finally get on board with them....

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому +1

      I've been on board since I saw Koi... Mil Gaya in a jet flying over India in 1998!

    • @timeliebe
      @timeliebe Місяць тому

      @@terrytalksmovies - Ah, but did you run right out and see KRRISH afterwards? We bought a copy of KOI...MIL GAYA Because it was a DVD reissue and pretty cheap, but when we found out, there was a sequel and rented it, we had no idea that the cross between ET and SIMPLE JACK that we"d seen would turn into a full-on superhero film!

  • @ve2vfd
    @ve2vfd Місяць тому +3

    Oh sweet! Kalki stars Prabhas!!! I'll have to see it soon. I was introduced to Indian action movies with RRR when it came out and have since become addicted to them. KGF 1 and 2, Beast, Ravanasura, Leo, Salaar, Pathaan, War, Vikram Vedha, Madhagaja... and so on... all those movies are so much fun. It's so refreshing from the old repetitive hollywood schlock.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому +1

      I'm seeing Kill this week, too. It's like The Raid on a train.

  • @SuperParadox42
    @SuperParadox42 Місяць тому +1

    Thanks for the review!
    I'm in Chicagoland, Illinois, USA, here, and a particular cinema near me regularly shows Indian Diaspora movies (there's nearly always at least one with the tagline "Telugu with English subtitles" playing). Happily, Kalki is one of them, as I type this! So now I have a Thing to do tomorrow. And a Review to post for my Friends on Facebook, afterward, most likely. 😁

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому

      Glad I could help. Feel free to post a link to your friends, too. 😉

  • @32ndBrother
    @32ndBrother Місяць тому +2

    Thanks, Sounds interesting
    And I can’t believe that it playing at a theater near me. What’s really peculiar is I live in a very rural part of north eastern Tennessee in the USA

  • @TheUluxian
    @TheUluxian Місяць тому +2

    I saw a trailer for this one just yesterday in a compilation here on YT. The fight scenes looked amazing.

  • @lloydrobert6182
    @lloydrobert6182 Місяць тому +1

    What a marvellous report!!! Seeing you for the first time, (so subbed and liked). I'm in India and yes, the film is doing well. I liked the fact that you researched the background, and recommended that other people do so too. Thank you ❤

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому

      My pleasure, Lloyd. I try to keep the channel diverse.

  • @user-mh9cf1gv7v
    @user-mh9cf1gv7v 26 днів тому +1

    Always wonderful stumbling onto something you never expected and finding yourself on an epic adventure. Thanks for the review. Best of luck with your channel.

  • @alphawoolf5981
    @alphawoolf5981 Місяць тому +3

    I stopped watching your video and immediately sought out a copy of this. Sounds great!

  • @kirkhonore
    @kirkhonore Місяць тому +1

    It's interesting that superheroes are today's mythology. Beings of immense power, weapons of inconceivable might, and stories of heroism/battles of good and evil, all derive from ancient mythologies and retold for contemporary audiences. But in the international markets, their myths are woven into their society and entertainment, so the connection to the myths and stories aren't that far separated from their modern brethren. I look forward to finding this film here in California if I can or catch it online, because it sounds absolutely mindblowing. Thanks, Terry.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому +1

      My pleasure, Kirk. The integration of the superheroes with religious myths is amazing in Kalki. It really works.

  • @williamblakehall5566
    @williamblakehall5566 Місяць тому +3

    There's a Gore Vidal novel called Kalki, but I might like this better. Thanks, Ter.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому +1

      I read Kalki back in the day. A mad little book.

  • @brianartillery
    @brianartillery Місяць тому +3

    Sounds like my sort of thing entirely, Terry. I read about those ancient WMD's in a book many years ago, and there are descriptions of ground and water being tainted by them, and things that, to modern minds, sound exactly like blast effects, intense heat, and worryingly, fall out. Where did those ideas come from?
    But yes, it sounds great, and I do like your idea of rendering biblical epics as superhero movies. I have no place for religion in my life, and I have found, over the years, that it has made me more open minded, and far less likely to judge. Although I do sometimes wonder about people who still give their lives over to be run by imaginary friends... 🤔🤔🤔😆😆😆
    Thank you, Terry.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому +1

      Yep, from our POV they're superhero narratives.

  • @brianjones3191
    @brianjones3191 19 днів тому +1

    I watched a tv version of the Mahabharata many years ago.
    It was fantastic, but was so long , it was shown over several nights.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  19 днів тому

      The Mahabharata is incredibly long, so it's not surprising.

  • @KarlBunker
    @KarlBunker Місяць тому +2

    Sounds pretty damn awesome. I hope it reaches a wider audience over time.
    Talking of movies that riff off of Indian mythology made me think of _Sita Sings the Blues,_ (2008). Quite a different kettle of Tandoori Fish than Kalki, but personally I love it. Have you seen it?

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому

      I hear good things about Sita but I haven't seen it yet. If it pops up on my screen, I'll definitely give it a go. 😀

  • @dantreuthart9146
    @dantreuthart9146 Місяць тому +1

    Thanks for the review. I checked, and Kalki is playing at a cinema nearby in Pittsford, NY. I'm going tomorrow afternoon to watch it.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому +1

      Hope you enjoy it, Dan. Just take plenty of snacks.

  • @ohppig1
    @ohppig1 Місяць тому +4

    I've seen the trailer, it's just out in the US

  • @tobyhines7587
    @tobyhines7587 Місяць тому +2

    Wow well Terry I had to stop you until I see this movie I'll be back. In the past I've watched quite a few movies from India Korea China I love them all they got some really epic movies in India and the hero breaks out into a song.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому

      No singing heroes in this one, but a few montage songs that don't slow the pace at all.

  • @jamescooper944
    @jamescooper944 Місяць тому +3

    Sounds like a winner!
    I’ll look for it

  • @landscapedetective4064
    @landscapedetective4064 7 днів тому +1

    KALKI 2989 AD is due for release (subtitled) on Netflix, 22nd August.

  • @RamZar50
    @RamZar50 Місяць тому +1

    From Variety, July 4, 2024 on Part 2 & by the same director Nag Ashwin the Amazon miniseries “B&B: Bujji and Bhairava”…
    While “Kalki 2898 AD” ends with the promise of a larger cinematic universe, Ashwin clarified that the immediate focus is on Part 2. “We shot about 25 or 30 days, but there’s a lot of action still left. It’s almost like a whole new production that’s going to start,” he reveals.
    Regarding the sequel’s plot, Ashwin teases, “Every loose end or thread that we left hanging has to be wrapped up. Obviously, the most important thing will be the face-off between these three, which will be between Yaskin who can now wield the Gandiva, which is thought to be the most powerful weapon, versus Karna and Ashwatthama, who are the most fearsome warriors.”
    Two more episodes of Prime Video’s animated “B&B: Bujji and Bhairava,” set two years before the events of “Kalki 2898 AD,” are being completed, concluding the four-episode miniseries.

  • @DavidPowisDow
    @DavidPowisDow Місяць тому +1

    Thanks, I noticed this movie at the theatre (here in the US). I’ll try and see it, now that I know more about it.

  • @brewstergallery
    @brewstergallery Місяць тому +3

    I gotta see this film! Maybe a bit difficult to find in Mallorca.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому +1

      You might be surprised. Indian people are everywhere.

    • @brewstergallery
      @brewstergallery Місяць тому

      @@terrytalksmovies The island has quite a few Indians, Pakistanis and Chinese but films that have better distribution don't get to us. Not enough cinemas and focusing on HWood blockbusters is the problem. We do have an international cinema that might get it, but it could take awhile. Kalki's release info says the rest of the world got it June 27th but Spain gets it in Sept, internet only probably via bloody Amazon. Ouch.

  • @rautakallio1852
    @rautakallio1852 Місяць тому +2

    Looks like it was just released on Jun 27 this year. I've seen a fair number foreign language European and Japanese Sci-Fi but never Indian. In fact I just watched the crazy Russian sci-fi comedy "Kin-dza-dza!" yesterday. Are there any other Indian Sci-Fi films that you have seen?

  • @davidmouser596
    @davidmouser596 Місяць тому +1

    I think I remember on SBS a made for tv version of the Mahabharata, weird but not dull.

  • @the-trusteeship
    @the-trusteeship Місяць тому +2

    Wow, that's great! Thanks for sharing Terry! I realized when someone misquoted Lenin, that Lenin, as the author of what he said is really the person who is most entitled to correct the transcript of what he said, because like God, who might be offended by what we claim He said that we described as a curse in the old testament, real people can and do get very angry when we misinterpret what they say!

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому +1

      Yep. I'm not scared of misquoting imaginary sky daddies, however. They can't hurt me.

    • @the-trusteeship
      @the-trusteeship Місяць тому

      @@terrytalksmovies I wouldn’t swear by it. Disputing the interpretation of an invocation is bad enough.

  • @sonicx059
    @sonicx059 20 днів тому +1

    Yes, I actually watched that movie with my GF and was waiting for more.

  • @princeeverlove
    @princeeverlove День тому +1

    The 3 Bali/Bollywood Movies i own total enjoyable and combine so many themes into One Film🎥✋

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  День тому +1

      There is so much interesting South Asian cinema to discover and enjoy.

  • @BradGryphonn
    @BradGryphonn Місяць тому +1

    I watched 'Space Command: Redemption' 2 days ago. It is 2 hours long, and for an indie movie, I have to give them credit. The SFX is pretty good, and the plot is intriguing. The direction and continuity issues bring it down, though.
    Worth a watch. It was only released recently and you can find it on UA-cam.

  • @andyf4292
    @andyf4292 Місяць тому +1

    basically superhero films , are a modern version of the fables from antiquity

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому

      That's why I don't believe in superhero fatigue. It's a broad genre that can encompass many kinds of storytelling.

  • @DamnedSilly
    @DamnedSilly Місяць тому

    Cold is definitely relative. Where I live it gets down to -20 or -30 in the winter. Don't ask F or C because it doesn't matter. That's the range where the two scales overlap. As a kid we moved to Florida for a while and we'd be wearing sweatshirts when locals were wearing big, heavy coats. Years later, when I moved back, the first winter seemed brutal and it took me a couple years to readjust. It really does come down to what you're used to and equipped for. Gotta say, I'm hyped for this movie now and that doesn't happen to me often anymore.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому +1

      In Darwin up north of Australia, we adapted to heat and humidity in two days. Drink more water, walk a little slower.

    • @DamnedSilly
      @DamnedSilly Місяць тому

      @@terrytalksmovies Summers were easier because there was almost no adaption needed. It got just as hot and humid here as it did in Florida in the summer. Visiting your end of the world is still on my bucket list. I'd like to experience at least one Christmas Season during weather akin to our 4th of July. Same traditional roots but it must have a really different vibe. I can always come back to the annual intergenerational snowball war.

  • @hja2
    @hja2 Місяць тому +1

    Indian cinema is fantastic. Regardless of genre, Indian films seem to have everything in any film. Comedy, drama, song numbers, everything... including the kitchen sink. Since it appears Kalki's major protagonist is Indian superstar Prabhas, let me recommend Baahubali a 2-part fantasy epic. Looking forward to Kalki... although I think I'll hold off until part 2 is released. I'm of the school of thought that the three most hated words in cinema are, "to be continued" at the end of a film.

  • @terrygoosedowning171
    @terrygoosedowning171 26 днів тому +1

    Thanks Terry. Looking forward to seeing it one day.

  • @SjaakSchulteis
    @SjaakSchulteis Місяць тому +1

    Thanks for the review. I will ask my Indian friend in Bangalore about the movie... he knows nearly all movies!

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому

      It's really hitting hard in India, especially in Telugu-speaking regions, though there is a Hindi dub, too.

    • @SjaakSchulteis
      @SjaakSchulteis Місяць тому

      @@terrytalksmovies He said that the first part of the movie is typical Indian movie, but the second half gets very good. Hollywoodlike. It's not the most expensive movie in India, but belongs to the most expensive ones. He wrote: Sci fi meets mythology. The last 45 minutes are the best! It's going to be on Netflix next month.

  • @gunner678
    @gunner678 Місяць тому +1

    So glad you covered this. I agree with you entirely. I got into India culture a while back, and the Mahabharata is a particular favourite of mine. Science fiction written millennia ago, excellent stuff. I don't know if you are aware but Indian channel Star plus produced a regular series of the Mahabharata in 2015. I loved it, not for the SFX but for the story and characters, also the actors. It was made very much as entertainment. The earlier Depak Chopra version, also superb, was more of a spiritual type of series, although entertaining as well. I too found myself reading more about the culture, characters, creations and stories as a result of seeing these programmes. I haven't seen this movie yet but I saw a report on it some time ago and planned then to watch it ASAP. Good review, first time I have seen your channel. I will forward it to other esoteric/eclectic movie buffs I know 👍

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому +1

      Thanks so much. I try to cover a variety of movies instead of same-same new flicks. Welcome aboard.

    • @gunner678
      @gunner678 Місяць тому

      @@terrytalksmovies cheers greetings from southern France 🇫🇷

  • @extract
    @extract Місяць тому +1

    I have seen the Tamil versiion in Denmark on June 30, and yes it is quite fantastic, but it is rehashing a lot of Hollywood movies from Metropolis to The Fifth Element.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому

      The secret sauce is incorporating Hindu mythology. That's what differentiates it from wannabe movies.

  • @nancinyols8015
    @nancinyols8015 Місяць тому +1

    Thanks, Terry. Your research and ability to contextualize the mythology behind this film is BRILLIANT. Just have to ask... where are you in Australia?I'm ready to head to the big city to see this film if I knew if I'm going to Syd or Melb.

  • @everdinestenger1548
    @everdinestenger1548 Місяць тому +1

    Thank you for telling us, the Mahabartha is fascinatie.

  • @jlande6
    @jlande6 Місяць тому +1

    Cool review...Def wanna see this movie.
    Just a note...Warlock is the marvel character with the yellow crystal in his forehead.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому

      So is The Vision in the MCU. They switched it up for the movies. 😀

  • @jdsantibanez
    @jdsantibanez Місяць тому +1

    That sounds more like Epic Fantasy rather than Science Fiction. Or a combination of both😮 I like your T-shirt. I am retired too.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому +1

      The movie is a slipstream one that sits between genres.

  • @judgegiant8951
    @judgegiant8951 Місяць тому +1

    Sounds interesting. I live in London and it's on at my local multiplex. Guess u know what i'm going to watch later on today

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому +1

      Go for it. Your country has something to celebrate!

  • @doug2424
    @doug2424 Місяць тому +3

    Did you happen to see attack on titan parts one and two? They're live action. japans "answer" to dawn of the dead

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому

      I've seen some of the anime and I saw an life sized Titan head in Shinjuku in 2019.

    • @doug2424
      @doug2424 Місяць тому

      @@terrytalksmovies wow (I'm speechless) I'm sure am gonna pick up the movie you just reviewed I wonder 🤔 how much it's going to be in a box set?

    • @doug2424
      @doug2424 Місяць тому

      @@terrytalksmovies I think I got a better animated movie than disposable me. It's called final fantasy the spirits within, the animation is or seems highly detailed. it is computer generated. Kinda like the beowulf recent movie.

  • @rmgibsontx
    @rmgibsontx Місяць тому +1

    Kalki 2898 AD sounds awesome! I read the Wikipedia article.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому

      It's weird and wonderful and unashamedly dials everything up to eleven.

  • @MISHKINPUSH
    @MISHKINPUSH Місяць тому +1

    This sounds like an interesting movie. I hope it makes its way to the US soon.

  • @gordonwallin2368
    @gordonwallin2368 28 днів тому +1

    Cheers from the Pacific West Coast of Canada.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  28 днів тому

      Thanks, Gordon. Welcome to the channel. Canada and Australia are sympatico. 😀

  • @robmsmithdumbhandle
    @robmsmithdumbhandle Місяць тому +1

    WoT, Robert Jordan, obviously took a lot of notes from ancient Hindu cultures. I was best friends with an Indian guy when I used to work at Williams-Sonoma Inc. He later married my sister and we found out what a narcissistic slime he was. I think the main reason we became friends was because my aunt and uncle had been Nazarene missionaries in India, plus they'd traveled the world, and he found that very interesting. As an aside note, the Indian deity, Kali, was a feminine one, but also an adaptable one who was as likely to take a masculine incarnation as a feminine one.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому +1

      I met Robert Jordan at a convention in Perth. Racist, sexist good old boy arsehole. He left the con early because everyone told him exactly what he was.
      Yeah, Hindu gods are refreshingly gender-flipping. It's a wild theology that has so many aspects to it.

    • @robmsmithdumbhandle
      @robmsmithdumbhandle Місяць тому

      I did not know that about Jordan, but I'm not surprised, since he stole so much of his material from another race, then remade that material with a shit-ton of white people in it...

  • @revdrjon
    @revdrjon Місяць тому +1

    I'm glad i knew about this movie (albeit pale and EFL ;}P> ). Hoping to catch it this week!

  • @captlazer5509
    @captlazer5509 Місяць тому +1

    Grew up with Bollywood movies playing on the weekends. While the ladies were gorgeous, costumes amzing, the musicals weren't my jam. But I did think if they made martial arts or sci-fi movies, ....that would perfect. Well dreams come true with Monkey Man and it sounds like Kalki. Way to go India!

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому +1

      TBH Kalki is Tollywood not Bollywood, but yes, Indian cinema is kicking arse right now.

    • @captlazer5509
      @captlazer5509 Місяць тому

      @terrytalksmovies didn't know there was a Tollywood. There is no connection to Dollywood, I'm sure 😉

  • @MrMightyZ
    @MrMightyZ 23 дні тому +1

    You can correct me if anything has changed but as of a couple of years ago for highest earning entertainment properties it goes;
    Video games,
    Bollywood,
    Hollywood
    Again you might know the latest but as of a couple of years ago, no one had figured out how to present earnings for movies on streaming services but it’s thought streaming is not yet as profitable as old fashioned Hollywood cinema.
    But until the turn of the century when Halo2 first beat ‘em all, Bollywood was bigger than Hollywood for decades. I guess due to raw population volume.
    They tend to my mind towards more fun and being more over the top and it’s often fun to absorb their different sensibilities.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  23 дні тому

      Yep, video games rule the roost. BTW, Kalki isn't a Bollywood movie, it's Tollywood, coming out of south eastern India.

    • @MrMightyZ
      @MrMightyZ 23 дні тому

      @@terrytalksmovies I live and learn!👍

  • @tonyausten6839
    @tonyausten6839 Місяць тому +1

    Ordered this film through Amazon....however the sellers haven't given a dispatch date and Amazon the bastards will cancel the order in a day or so....I wonder what is going on.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому

      It's only now in cinemas, so it might not have a locked in release yet.

  • @geraldmcmullon2465
    @geraldmcmullon2465 Місяць тому +1

    There are a number of non-English speaking films that are of a very high quality and have something very different to show to what currently we get out of Hollywood. Some are dubbed into English but I prefer the original language and sub titles. Netflix has a number of series that span countries and cultures and the performance is in the language of the country they are in. Into the Night is a Belgian apocalyptic science fiction that links up to the Turkish series Yakamoz-S45. After two years fans are still hoping for a fourth season to complete the story. Korean series have the good grace to span one season and conclude. Fans might want more but what we do get is quality story telling without dragging on to dull bad scripts to fill in a second season.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому +1

      Yep. If you limit yourself to English language cinema... you really limit yourself.

  • @epiphoney
    @epiphoney Місяць тому +1

    2.0 is an awesome Indian movie.

  • @HeeBeeGeeBee392
    @HeeBeeGeeBee392 Місяць тому +1

    Unfortunately, the novel "Lord of Light" by Roger Zelazny, which has similar roots in the Mahabharata, will never be adapted in the West because it would be seen as cultural appropriation. Argo might be closest we'll ever get.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому +1

      Regardless, this one hits. There are a LOT of other Zelazny works that could be adapted well to series or movies.

    • @HeeBeeGeeBee392
      @HeeBeeGeeBee392 Місяць тому

      @@terrytalksmovies I'll have to try to catch Kalki 2898 AD on Blu-ray or streaming as I can't get to a cinema. It's kind of odd that they used "AD". I thought "CE" (common era) was more politically correct nowadays. Going by the Hindu, Vikram Samvat and Saka calendars, the current year is 5127, 2081 or 1946.
      According to Wikipedia: "Kalki is the prophesied tenth and final incarnation of the god Vishnu the Preserver (aka Narayana or Hari) - one of the Trimurti, the triple deity of supreme divinity that also includes Brahma and Shiva. He is the supreme being who creates, protects, and transforms the Universe. Kalki will appear so that he can end the Kali Yuga, one of the four periods in the endless cycle of existence (Krita) in Vaishnava cosmology. The end of the Kali Yuga will usher in the new epoch of Satya Yuga in the cycle of existence, until the Mahapralaya (great dissolution of the Universe)."

    • @HeeBeeGeeBee392
      @HeeBeeGeeBee392 Місяць тому

      I did wonder if this movie is based on "Unmanifest - 428,798 AD Story of Kalki" by Venky Canthadai. However, it seems this is a coincidence as the Wikipedia article for the movie claims that it's based on an original idea by Nag Ashwin.

  • @alastairward2774
    @alastairward2774 Місяць тому +1

    Too far away from a suitable cinema this week to catch this before it goes but it's been it for a fair bit on general release in Belfast for a movie not made in the West.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому +1

      Glad to hear it. Indian cinema is going through some changes right now that are very interesting.

  • @daguard411
    @daguard411 Місяць тому +1

    Thank You!

  • @jamesmcelroy5830
    @jamesmcelroy5830 Місяць тому

    The Mahabharata and Ramayana are Aryan epic Poems. You mentioned that the King James Bible doesn’t have anything on it so for context, the King James was just a translation of the Hebrew text. The Anglo Saxon are descendants from the same family tree as the ancient Aryan people. The Mahabharata was written in Sanskrit which is the mother tongue of the Aryan people. Both Hebrew and English stem from Sanskrit as do all European languages and near eastern languages etc etc etc. Most people in the modern western world think Hindu is a non white religion. I’m using the term “white” in the modern context of course. Ancient Caucasians didn’t call themselves white I don’t think. Anyway, if you are a “white” Australian that means the people who wrote The Mahabharata are your ancient ancestors or at least you are part of the same family tree. Buddha was a red headed Aryan Hindu Priest who went from India into china and started Buddhism. Buddha is portrayed as a fat Asian man now. That happened centuries after Buddhism was established in China by the Aryan Hindu Priest.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому

      Our ancestors all walked out of Africa. Mine walked as far as Wales and Scotland.

  • @theonetruerobb4852
    @theonetruerobb4852 Місяць тому +1

    Ummm, the Supreme Yuksin - Isn't that a Mel Brooks character? I can hear Mel's voice in my head proclaiming, "Bring Me The Supreme Yuksin!"...

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому

      Nah, this one is more Thanos with a pregnancy fetish.

  • @pelecyphora1
    @pelecyphora1 Місяць тому +1

    Inquest of pilot Pryx. S.Lem Story

  • @369frequencyandvibration
    @369frequencyandvibration Місяць тому +1

    "2898 AD" is in the title ... why are you saying CE ? Movie is set 2,898 years since what?

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому

      Because we don't say anno domini anymore, we say Christian Era.

  • @taker68
    @taker68 Місяць тому +2

    Good find, I did catch those 2 Indonesian films. Thanks for bringing them to my attention. Film is definitely universal, my wife and I just watched Ichikawa's The Makioka Sisters which she enjoyed in spite of us not being aware of Japanese arranged marriages and the like. Sounds like a film I'd enjoy if I can find it. The complex plot description reminds me of this: ua-cam.com/video/jkDgq0LfIIc/v-deo.html

  • @mikejones985
    @mikejones985 Місяць тому

    I like you. I will look for this movie. Thank you for this open minded and culturally inviting review. I look forward to seeing more...

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому

      My pleasure, Mike. I try to keep my movie viewing varied. It re-energises my love of cinema.

  • @robsyers8647
    @robsyers8647 Місяць тому +2

    Sounds good!

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому

      It kicks arse, Rob. Can't wait for the second one.

  • @michaelhoward6597
    @michaelhoward6597 Місяць тому +1

    You speak the truth.👍🏾

  • @aengusmacnaughton1375
    @aengusmacnaughton1375 Місяць тому

    Cinemas to right of him,
    Cinemas to left of him,
    Cinemas in front of him,
    Volleyed and thundered;
    Stormed at with child and yell,
    Boldly Terry strode and well,
    Into the jaws of Shambhala,
    Into the mouth of Kasi,
    Rode Terry Talks Movies.

  • @fteoOpty64
    @fteoOpty64 27 днів тому +1

    Two deg C is cold!.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  27 днів тому

      I know. It sucks and not in a happy birthday kind of way.

  • @jacksonblaze423
    @jacksonblaze423 28 днів тому +1

    No big deal but pronounce "Mahabharata" properly. Read each syllable because you are skipping at least one.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  28 днів тому +1

      Thank you but I'm not redoing the video. 😉😀📽

  • @frankshifreen
    @frankshifreen Місяць тому +1

    NEWS SHOULD BE INTRODUCED FIRST- who, what, when, where, why- 5 w’s

  • @369frequencyandvibration
    @369frequencyandvibration Місяць тому +1

    You say C.E. 2,O24 years since what?

  • @jltrem
    @jltrem Місяць тому +12

    Can we use this Brahmashirastra on Trump??

    • @joangordoneieio
      @joangordoneieio Місяць тому

      instead of the AR 15 that was just used?

    • @jltrem
      @jltrem Місяць тому +1

      @@joangordoneieio Yeah,…the AR missed.

  • @JoeSmith-cy9wj
    @JoeSmith-cy9wj Місяць тому +1

    It's all true.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому

      Thank you.

    • @JoeSmith-cy9wj
      @JoeSmith-cy9wj Місяць тому

      @@terrytalksmovies You are very welcome. This is the first video of yours I have seen. Very good. Actually, by all true, I also mean the Hindu Mahabharata.
      I believe all great science fiction is actually human history.

  • @lurkerrekrul
    @lurkerrekrul 22 дні тому +1

    I guess I'm a bit racist in that when I heard this was an Indian movie, the first thing that flashed into my mind were out of place dace numbers.
    Actually, the only Indian movie I've ever watched was Enthiran, and I really didn't like it.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  22 дні тому

      Kalki may be a cool one for you to watch when you get the chance. 😀

  • @dendamlama
    @dendamlama 11 днів тому +1

    Saw Kalki.. Dragging storylines... Some scenes just unnecessary.. Lame. It's not finished.. Cause there's a sequal..

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  10 днів тому

      There is a sequel which I think will draw out the storyline threads.

  • @josephbenjamin6426
    @josephbenjamin6426 29 днів тому

    I stopped watching at 2 minutes… I don’t have time to waste. GET INTO IT within 30 seconds

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  29 днів тому

      And yet you have time to waste with this comment. If you want to offer feedback, don't come at me like I brake-checked your car.

  • @user-tq7hl6kv6t
    @user-tq7hl6kv6t Місяць тому

    FFS what has multiculturalism got to do with your review too much boring preamble

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому

      FFS, why did you have to create a bot account to express a (possibly racist) opinion?

  • @redakroma1
    @redakroma1 Місяць тому

    Look, it's great and fine to be for multicultural diversity. Just stop pandering to the Karens and get on with the reason you're here.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому +1

      The reason I'm here is that I love cinema and love sharing things about it. Don't mansplain my motives.

  • @user-io9ie5cs8j
    @user-io9ie5cs8j Місяць тому

    3 1/2 minutes of insulting children, 1 minute of Leftists yacking And a minute on romance flix later the name; said to a Father of 8. Not coming back, no matter how good the review or desire to see Hindu scripture as a sci-fi movie.

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому +1

      Bye bye. I hope you learn to put a sentence together some day.

  • @stevenbliss989
    @stevenbliss989 Місяць тому +1

    Subs or Dubs?

  • @PuncherOfAbs
    @PuncherOfAbs Місяць тому +3

    I have a movie festival lined up but it’s Japanese mythology
    Togo’s for three treasures from the 60s and brush of the gods by a former Toho special effects guru. Just waiting for the lost voyage of Sinbad staring Toshiro mafoni i’m sure I spelled that wrong lol

    • @terrytalksmovies
      @terrytalksmovies  Місяць тому

      If you can find the Yokai movies from the 1960s, you can add to it. 😀