Sholay, one more time!

I wish you a very happy new year 2014. I watched Sholay 3D today, and decided to write my first post of 2014 about this movie. We all know Sholay! We have been knowing Sholay since its release or since we came to senses, whichever is later. Nothing new can be written about Sholay. We have been watching it, reading about it, discussing it, saying it all these years! I don’t think we can even remember how many times we have seen this movie. So, what would I write in a review of this movie? Just one line:

GO AND RELIVE THE MAGIC OF SHOLAY IN THEATERS… AGAIN!!!!

Like many others, I am also a big fan of this cult movie. I always wished for a better DVD or BR copy of this movie to be released. But that wish has not been fulfilled. I also have not got the chance to watch this movie on big screen, and always been watching it on TV. The quality of DVDs available in market are pathetic. You may not realize it, as you might think that Sholay original was like that. But its not true. I have written a post about different version of Sholay DVD way back in 2011, and wished that they re-release it again. You can read it here. My wish has come true and it is now running in theaters. Completely re-mastered, and fresh print. When you see this Sholay, the print is as clean and fresh as any other new movie. Plus the sound effects will blow you away! It was a treat watching the classic again, roaring sound in theater, hearing those dialogues echo around and mouth them in unison along with characters.

The new format of 3D is just a gimmick as they might be looking for a reason to re-release this movie again. But this gives one benefit, you can take your kids along, and have them introduced to Sholay if not already done. Sholay is still Sholay, 3D or 2D, and it still entertaining. The 3D effects are limited to few action sequences, and rest of the movie is in 2D only.

I can’t write much about Sholay, and there is no point discussing the technology behind bringing it into 3D format, as we are not going to watch Sholay because its in 3D, but because its brand new print with re-mastered audio in Dolby ATMOS format.

So, go ahead and watch this before some other new movie push this out of theaters. This could be your last chance to watch it on big screen. It does not matter if you choose to watch it in 3D or 2D, but make sure you choose a theater equipped with Dolby sound system, to experience the new digitized sound.

What next? They should now release DVD/BluRay of this soon, and try to include the original copy along with deleted scenes into it. That would be a collector’s edition of Sholay.

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