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[Universal Pictures India @UniversalIND]

Quick tea stop before The Odyssey Mumbai Premiere

A Big night awaits, but chai comes first!

#OdysseyMumbaiPremiere

[Shrey Tyagi @iamshreytyagi]

Real fans don’t sit at home crying online about why they deserved an invite but someone else didn't. Want a spot? Put in the effort. Be vocal about the movies, add actual value, and prove you deserve it. Hustle for your invite or beg-borrow-steal, instead of spreading negativity. Sorry for the rant, but since yesterday I’ve seen more posts bashing the invitees than praising them or the actual fan event. We Indians inherently have a very jealous nature and pull each other down instead of supporting one another.

[Parth Chaturvedi @_mrchaturvedi]

This film isn’t just bad. It’s an insult to cinema, to audiences, and to whatever dignity Bollywood had left. It feels like it was entirely generated by a half-trained AI that was fed only 2010s South Indian remakes and TikTok reels. The actors look like they never left their bedrooms, green screen, ring light, zero effort, maximum attitude. You can practically see the director begging them through Zoom: “Bhai, ek expression toh maar do.”

After sitting through the garbage fire that was Housefull 5 and Welcome to the Jungle, I genuinely thought Bollywood comedy had hit rock bottom. I was wrong. This movie dug a new basement underneath that rock bottom and then proudly took a shit in it.

Zero direction. Zero acting. Zero writing. Zero technical craft. Even the background score sounds like it was made on a cracked version of FL Studio by an intern who hates his job. The so-called “A-lister” lead, who keeps reminding us how big a star he is, performs at the level of a D-list YouTuber reading lines off a laptop screen. Every scene screams contempt , contempt for the audience’s time, money, and intelligence.
And the worst part? These people have the audacity to charge full ticket price while openly mocking you. The message is crystal clear: “Pay us. Watch our crap. We’ll keep making more crap. Thank you, next.”

The PR bootlickers and paid trend armies can keep screaming “blockbuster” and “audience is king” all they want. The truth is spilling out of every theatre: people walk in curious, walk out angry, and immediately start abusing the film. This isn’t cinema. This is robbery with a poster.

This industry isn’t dying. It’s already dead. And movies like this are just dancing on its corpse while asking for ₹300 a ticket.

[Komal Nahta @KomalNahta]

B-L-O-C-K-B-U-S-T-E-R! That’s what is written all over Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film, ‘The Odyssey’. Let it be said loud and clear, it will do earth-shattering business in India too, including in Hindi (dubbed). Watched the movie marvel yesterday. The trade cannot imagine what’s in store for the box-office from next week onwards!

[Universal Pictures India @UniversalIND]

Universal Pictures Presents A Special Fan Screening of THE ODYSSEY in Mumbai.

#OdysseyIndia

[manishprodman @manishprod]

Just watched the Odyssey world premiere in Mumbai. It is an Exhilarating Achievement in Cinema Making. Must watch in IMAX. Nolan has redefined what Cinema is and mark the date, today Cinema 3.0 has been born. Mark the date. Third act there is a big twist but that's Nolan for you

[Anupama Chopra @anupamachopra]

#TheOdyssey is a staggering experience. Christopher Nolan anchors the spectacular visuals in rich emotion. I wasn't expecting to cry so much. This 3000-year-old story with gods, goddesses, witches and creatures speaks eloquently to our current time. Can't wait to see it again.

[CineHub @Its_CineHub]

Just finished watching the MASTERPIECE OF EPIC PROPORTIONS #TheOdyssey in MUMBAI 🔥🔥🔥

The experience simply can’t be put into words. This isn’t just a FILM.. it’s a GENERATIONAL CINEMATIC EVENT that every movie lover deserves to witness at least once.

Whatever you do, DO NOT MISS THIS. Watch it in IMAX. IMAX. IMAX. No other format comes close.. NOLAN🙏🏻

INTERSTELLAR > The Odyssey > The Prestige. Period.

[Sid @lathsidd]

@mkanapaka @NolanAnalyst General public who are not familiar with the source material don't care if the actor is trans or black. They have paid for the ticket to be entertained. Get off your high horse and let people enjoy the film instead of spreading negativity. #odyssey

[Christopher Nolan Archives @NolanAnalyst]

A review from someone who saw The Odyssey at the Mumbai premiere.

[Parth Chaturvedi @_mrchaturvedi]

#TheOdyssey premier is going on in Mumbai at we speak and movie is being played without an intermission from 3 PM to 6 PM.. after 06 PM our timelines will be 🔥 🔥 🔥 with updates, with grandeur of the film and how amazingly shot this film is…. today is a good day for Indian Cinema Scene.

Many congratulations and best wishes to @DenzD @WarnerBrosIndia @UniversalIND for this massive 2-day event, organising everything to the minute last minute details and a fantastic treat to truest cinephiles across the country by not cancelling fan screening.

India is a special country, with some passionate and special people. Lovely to see.

[Perri Nemiroff @PNemiroff]

THE ODYSSEY is a filmmaking feast. A grand and gripping rendition of Homer’s epic, and one that feels uniquely Christopher Nolan. It’s sincerely hard to imagine any other filmmaker on the planet being able to bring that source material to screen with this much scale, scope and heart.

[Matt Neglia @NextBestPicture]

Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of THE ODYSSEY is as epic as movies get with some of the most breathtaking set pieces he’s ever attempted. A colossal achievement of scale, even by Nolan’s standards, its commitment to capturing as much as possible in-camera using new IMAX cameras is a staggering technical feat worthy of this sprawling yet intimate story of one man’s journey to return home, the burden and consequences of leadership, and the eternal struggle between mortals and gods. Matt Damon’s screen command and glimpse into Odysseus’s soul brings waves of enormous power to a larger-than-life and complex role. Anne Hathaway turns in an equally powerful and emotional performance as the steadfast Penelope. And Tom Holland's coming-of-age portrayal of Telemachus signals an exciting new era in his evolving career as a leading man. The cast is massive but the supporting turns from Robert Pattinson, Himesh Patel, Samantha Morton, and John Leguizamo impressed me the most. Ludwig Göransson turns in another bold and memorable score that brings classical and modern music together into something wholly unique. And the soundscape is thunderous, knowing exactly how and when to dial the overwhelming sound back for maximum dramatic effect. I grew up loving grand, sword and action dramas such as “Gladiator,” “Braveheart,” “The Last Samurai,” and yes, even “Troy.” I’m beyond thrilled to say Nolan’s ambitious dissection of myth and legend looms large over them all. Whether you experience it in IMAX or a standard theater, this is the kind of filmmaking and storytelling that we rarely see anymore and deserves to be honored.

[The Cinéprism @TheCineprism]

Trailers and casting don't affect Christopher Nolan film.

[The Moonlight Warrior 🌙 @BlackMajikMan90]

I saw a test screening of Supergirl back in January.

And I can tell you for a fact that this isn’t an Ayer Cut or Snyder Cut situation at all.

There was maybe a scene or two that they should have kept in and the krypton scenes were structured differently throughout the film.

The film also ended with Kara flying off in her ship to “Dreaming” by Blondie.

So that post credit scene that was initially talked about by Gillespie was absolutely that Superman apartment scene.

But outside of that, there’s really nothing that could’ve been added or changed that would have improved the overall reception to the film in any meaningful way.

If they put out Gillespie‘s cut, the people who liked/loved Supergirl still would’ve liked it. But if you didn’t like Supergirl or thought it was just mediocre, the Gillespie cut would not have changed your mind in the slightest.

Craig Gillespie simply did not deliver.

[Scott Menzel @ScottDMenzel]

All of this online backlash towards The Odyssey is so manufactured. There is no way this movie isn’t making at least $500 million and I’m predicting that it will probably hit a billion, if not, possibly slightly more.

[Sid @lathsidd]

@DiscussingFilm Two powerhouse performers coming together in one film. It's gonna be amazing.

[ਜਤਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ @Itsjat32]

#Alpha was good time. Fairly competent film with well executed action sets and nice little emotional back.

Alia is a bit of misfit. Enjoyed Sharvari. Music should have been better.

[ਜਤਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ @Itsjat32]

As for the box office, the online reception seems overwhelmingly negative. It was already a lost battle, with surprisingly decent advances offering a sliver of hope.

Even if there's some silent positivity, it's unlikely to overcome the wave of negativity.

In better times & circumstances, this could have worked.

[Parth Chaturvedi @_mrchaturvedi]

#Alpha is decent, no Pakistan love here, no such angle. Very plain story, predictable for sure.. full review in sometime… gotta go and get some lunch. But just wanna say, it’s not as bad as War 2 was so it might work in cinemas.