The Archies (2023)

[Greg]

I confess, I've only watched about thirty minutes but what a strange amalgamation is this film. Yes, it's all the characters from the Archies comic. But Riverdale is in India and all the characters are of Indian descent. The film takes place in the sixties so all the musical numbers have the feel of sixties songs. There are big bollywood dance numbers but the music feels like it came out of Jersey Boys. And they keep flipping back and forth between English and Hindu, some times even in the same phrase.

The bit of the plot is evil developers want to build a hotel right in the sacred park in the middle of town. An unscrupulous member of the town council works to see this happen.

I will catch more of this as time allows.

[Drunk Monk]

I'm only in if there's a dance number or a sword fight.

Did you follow Riverdale? That show went off the rails. It got all supernatural and crazy like.

[Greg]

Did you read my post? There are already two dance numbers and I'm a half hour in.

I did watch Riverdale for the first two seasons and then it all fell apart. I still remember the hot tub scene from the first season that seemed wildly out of place.

[Drunk Monk]

I don’t even read my own posts. 

What about a sword fight?

[Greg]

Not yet. Still time. Maybe if Archie and Reggie hook up.

[Drunk Monk]

Oof

I got about 20 mins in - the second song - and had to bail. Not my cuppa chai. It just wasn’t working for me at all. 

I searched for some other authentic Bollywood film and even though I have a dozen plus in my queue, I wasn’t feeling it.

Props to you if you manage to get through this.