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User_gary Posted 16 years ago
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Plot-holes the size of crater, regressive, assembled out of incomplete footage

To be fair, 'Milenge Milenge' delivers exactly what you expect from it. Five years in the making and ultimately assembled out of incomplete footage, this Satish Kaushik-directed romantic drama is regressive, senseless, and packed with plot-holes the size of craters.


Priya (played by Kareena Kapoor) thinks she's met the man of her dreams when she runs into the too-good-to-be-true Immy (played by Shahid Kapoor) at a college youth festival in Bangkok. Turns out the fellow's been fooling her all along. When she breaks up with him, he realizes he's fallen for her, and begs her for another chance.

Please explain to me the emboldened parts in this context.
Though I know "regressive" means "decreasingly" and "craters" means "hole" in general

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Hi, To be fair, 'Milenge Milenge' delivers exactly what you expect from it. Five years in the making and ultimately assembled out of incomplete footage, Only parts of the movie were actually filmed. The movie was put together uising those parts.

  • Hi, To be fair, 'Milenge Milenge' delivers exactly what you expect from it.
  • Five years in the making and ultimately assembled out of incomplete footage, Only parts of the movie were actually filmed.
  • The movie was put together uising those parts.
  • this Satish Kaushik-directed romantic drama is regressive , Instead of the plot progressing, it seems to go backwards.
  • In other words, you understand the story less at the end than you did at the beginning.
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Hi,

To be fair, 'Milenge Milenge' delivers exactly what you expect from it. Five years in the making and ultimately assembled out of incomplete footage, Only parts of the movie were actually filmed. The movie was put together uising those parts.

this Satish Kaushik-directed romantic drama is regressive, Instead of the plot progressing, it seems to go backward
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Hi, gary. Did you lose my address? Emotion: thinking

"Plot-holes the size of craters" is a play on the very common collocation
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User_garyassembled out of incomplete footage
I think this implies the movie lacks consistency.
User_garyregressive
I think this means that instead of being good it's retrogressive.
User_garyplot-holes the size of craters
The plot is totally irrational/senseless.
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Well, it seems like we're missing "regressive." Oh, well.

I recall when Stan Kenton coined the phrase "progressive jazz." It has nothing to do with the structure of the piece. Now we have "fusion," whatever that means.

"Regressive art" is, I believe, similar to "retro," or a return to the past. I may be wrong.

In your excerpt, it's used as a pejorative.
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