I concur with Lagaan. I really loved it. I don't think it is graphic, but I cannot remember the movie well.

I only remember doing a lot of fast-forwarding during Lagaan, don't stone me. I found it to be one of the most excruciatingly painfully slow movies I have ever half-watched. There was the song-and-dance, but it seemed infrequent, and in between there was too much dryness (no pun intended).

Isn't there a short scene where a man or a dog or a horse (or all three) get beaten by Paul Blackthorne's character?

One of the most fun Bollywood films I've seen is Bunty Aur Babli, which is kind of a Bollywood take on Bonnie and Clyde but with (natch) lots more dance numbers and a happy ending. From what I remember, the violence was all very slapstick-y, and the sex was either nonexistant or replaced by a dance number involving waterfalls.

Phir Bi Dil Hai Hindustani is another I'm fond of, but it gets surprisingly dark in the second half and probably isn't good for young kids. Better to just watch the song I'm The Best in both female and male versions online.

Neil Jordan is going to be filming a liveaction movie of The Graveyard Book.

Neil Jordan is going to be filming a liveaction movie of The Graveyard Book.

Sweet! I think he's the second gothiest director after Burton.

I was surprised how much I liked Hatari. I was glad I wasn't watching it with kids so I was able to let most of the racism, sexism and animal abuse glide by in the context of the film being a product of its time.

Does anybody have recommendations for similar John Wayne pictures (or other actors playing a similar role?) I loved his gruffness peppered with the subtle sense of humor and how he was really clueless when the girl was after him but so suave when he was doing what he did well.

Does anybody have recommendations for similar John Wayne pictures (or other actors playing a similar role?) I loved his gruffness peppered with the subtle sense of humor and how he was really clueless when the girl was after him but so suave when he was doing what he did well.

You really want more Howard Hawks movies then, with or without John Wayne. But you know, start with Rio Bravo. Then maybe Only Angels Have Wings (Cary Grant, though, not the Duke).

You really want more Howard Hawks movies then

Ahh cool. Good to know where the gaps in my cinematic knowledge are. I've seen The Big Sleep (loved it!) and Bringing up Baby (meh.) but the rest of his catalogue is mostly stuff I've heard of but never seen. Now I only need to make a little space in my netflix queue. I love following trails through the past of popular culture.

I just read that Fox has green lit the 3rd Narnia film: Voyage of the Dawntreader.

Laga - You might try The Quiet Man as well, since that's another romantic comedy with Wayne. With pretty locations in Ireland, instead of pretty locations in Africa. (It's plenty sexist as well, but it's very easy to read it as kinky.)