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sharrrper t1_jae4glp wrote

So I had heard about RRR when it got brought up on a couple random "best of" lists and it was on Netflix so I decided to give it a try.

I'd never actually seen a Bollywood/Tollywood movie before but I was familiar with the over the top-ness that's common and music and dance numbers.

I watched the first hour, and frankly was kind of bored. There were a couple of the crazy action sequences I was expecting but it felt like not much was happening and taking forever to get anywhere. I turned it off and went and did something else.

Couple days later was looking for something to watch and decided to fire RRR back up and give it a second chance picking up where I left off. Ten minutes later was the Naatu dance sequence. I was like, "Alright movie, that was a lot of fun, you got me back in" and then overall I will say I ultimately enjoyed the movie. I do think it's too long still, but yeah, overall solid film.

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Xralius t1_jaemmfc wrote

What language did you watch it in? I can't stand dubbed stuff and couldn't find a language that actually matched the lips moving.

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SetYourGoals t1_jaetlxt wrote

If you look, on any of the Netflix thumbnails it says "RRR Hindi" not just "RRR." So I guess they must have only gotten the US rights to the Hindi dubbed version? It's very odd.

The original language is Telugu, and unfortunately is not available on Netflix in the US. If you want to watch it in Telugu legally in the US, there's a streaming service called ZEE5 that has it, or if you have an Alamo Drafthouse theater near you, it's playing on Sunday this weekend.

I'm not a very big supporter of illegally watching movies, but this seems like a circumstance where it is pretty justified. I don't understand why they'd put it out on Netflix without the original language, but here we are.

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GatoradeNipples t1_jaevncw wrote

>I don't understand why they'd put it out on Netflix without the original language, but here we are.

Licensing fuckery, pretty much. The IP holders figured they could get more money out of the movie by compartmentalizing each of the dubs as its own licensing deal, and they were probably correct.

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arcosapphire t1_jaeyfqf wrote

Oof, I've been intending to watch it but this is a problem. I was present when a friend of mine watched it, but they don't mind dubs. I was like, when I watch it I'll watch the original, as I do as a rule. I didn't realize it would actually be hard to do.

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awesomesauce1030 t1_jaf1599 wrote

To be fair, I had the same worry you do, but I watched it anyway and it's very difficult to tell it's dubbed if you don't understand Telugu or Hindi. The parts in English are left alone too.

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arcosapphire t1_jaf29l0 wrote

I don't understand Telugu or Hindi, but the dubbing bothered me. As I said, I saw it partially, and decided that when I gave it a proper watch I would find the original. I really hate dubs. Think of how much direction goes into getting just the right delivery from an actor. Then a dub comes along and just...bulldozes right over that.

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awesomesauce1030 t1_jaf2k9m wrote

I understand what you're saying and I agree. I guess this one just didn't bother me as much as I expected. It's all preference anyway.

Good luck finding the Telugu version, and enjoy it when you find it, the movie is a lot of fun!

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onesexymofo1 t1_jaedoxs wrote

3hrs is standard length for Bollywood movies lol

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drchexmix t1_jaemn31 wrote

not really anymore. and RRR isnt a bollywood movie.

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orangutanoz t1_jaenktr wrote

It’s basically a film and a sequel sandwiched together.

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awesomesauce1030 t1_jaf18fu wrote

I've noticed this about a lot of Indian films. Does anyone know why this is?

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tburtner t1_jaf4pg4 wrote

Did you mess around on your phone while you watched it?

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