Comments on: Lagaan – Once Upon a Time in India (2002)

By: Wilton

Wilton — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:37:07 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
Inspiring Story of the Human Spirit
A deeply spiritual movie with redemptive themes that captures the courage and determination of the human spirit, Lagaan will transport you to a time and place you’ll wish you were…

By: Abbie

Abbie — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:30:19 +0000

4.0 out of 5 stars
As a sports movie, “Lagaan” is dramatized with great élan and suspense…
The setting is historical… The year is 1893… The British Raj imposes heavy taxes on the poor villagers despite all the problems droughts have caused on their income…

By: Itachi

Itachi — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:06:46 +0000

1.0 out of 5 stars
This DVD is in PAL format
Even though it explicitly states near the top of this page that this DVD is in NTSC format, it is not.

By: Henrik

Henrik — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:39:22 +0000

1.0 out of 5 stars
Not as Advertised
This may be a wonderful movie. However, it’s advertised as an English language film. It’s not. It’s in Hindi.

By: Tilly

Tilly — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:27:00 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
Different but great movie
It is all said in the other reviews. I just want to add weight to the encouragement to try this movie-even if the cricket sounds boring.

By: Yovela

Yovela — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:31:53 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
Lagaan:Once Upon a Time in India
We’ve seen this movie many years ago and enjoyed it so much.We purchase a copy from “Amazon” which does not work on our DVD player or others we’ve tried out.

By: Falan

Falan — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:24:40 +0000

4.0 out of 5 stars
A Musical for People Who Don’t Like Musicals
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, The Sound of Music, My Fair Lady… I love them and hate them. I watch them repeatedly but I frequently grow impatient and wish that the extremely…

By: Neena

Neena — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:36:14 +0000

3.0 out of 5 stars
Often great fun, but overlong
Aamir Khan’s 2001 film LAGAAN proved a crossover hit for Bollywood, with this Hindi-language drama interspersed with gratuitous music scenes–and a plot based on sport unknown to…

By: Outdoor Wind Chimes

Outdoor Wind Chimes — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:22:14 +0000

2.0 out of 5 stars
Very Good Movie – Damaged DVD
Lagaan is a very good Indian musical. We have never, though, been able to watch the movie all the way to the end.

By: Zephyra

Zephyra — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 12:57:23 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars Bollywood Showdown
"Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India" is an entrancing, sensual Indian epic. Aamir Khan stars as Bhuvan, the handsome, charismatic,frequently shirtless hero.