Someone. Please. Blow. Up. Bollywood.

I'd say that in context, the laughable Bollywood crap is no more laughable or crappy than Hollywood product.

A lot of Bollywood productions are beautiful, and I quite like some of the musical/dancing numbers I've seen.

Of course, being un-crappy, none of that stuff is fit for High-Street.

sofaking wrote:

I'm trying to get into the spirit. Bollywood rules.

Since much of Indian 'cuisine' is an unpalatable goulash of vegetable matter with the occasional smattering of lamb, I think it suits the mood of Bollywood quite well.

I even like lamb served in the air.

The problem most people have with Bollywood is that it is so far AHEAD of Hollywood that people don't understand it. It is mostly short-cut, special effects (people instead of computers) driven action with meaningless dialog and no plot to speak of. Give Hollywood a few more years and it will all look like an endless series of unrelated commercials.

And the Indians have forgotten more about contrasting spices and mouthfeel than the French every learned. It's just too bad that they then filter it through week-long simmers and gobs of ghee to eliminate any other flavors of the underlying food. I guess that is a result of having to hide the mustiness of old goat meat or the mealy potatoes and wormy carrots.