Movie Marathon...,

I'm not really a movie freak., the one that goes runnin to the theatres when a new movie is released ., and wants to see it before all his friends. No ! I'm anythin but that.. i take my time., hear wat ppl gotto say about a movie ., look at the promos carefuly and then go watch the movie. Sometimes all this takes so long that the movie is out of the theatres ! But thats alrite .., I'll wait till the CDs or DVDs come out and watch it then. So.., u can say that i'm picky about the movies I watch .., and THAT is a good thing., coz I really Njoy every movie I see !

So.., startin with these holidays., I've started a Movie Marathon ..., atleast one movie a day.., as long as I can carry on . Most of them i'm watchin at Home. Its cheap., its comfy and at my liesure. I'll be puttin Updates of the movies I watch and also a short review.., keep checkin back and who knows., u just might get to know a movie u didnt know existed and u even might thank me after u watch it and like it !

November 24 , 2005

Harry potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) : I missed out on this one coz it had been screened in the IMAX screen and back then., i didnt feel it was worth spendin that much on it., i was right. Though its a good movie., its fun watchn it at home .The Harry potter and co have grown up and it feels not so kiddish now.

Garam Masala (2005) : A second show ., after a loooong time .,in the cold winter nights and it was worth it all. The movie had wat i expected 4m it., lotsa humour and no silly sentiments. Worth watchin once ., if u have a good taste 4 some silly senseless comedy and wanna pass some good time., u deff have to go watch it !

November 26, 2005
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Fight Club (1999) : I must say.., I didnt expect this movie to be this darn good ! I just thought the movie was a hit coz Brad Pitt's in it. The storyline is with so many twists.., u need to follow every single thing that's goin on in the movie . Its pretty complicated., but when u make out wat has happened ., u're gonna b blown away ! Watch it if u haven't watched it yet!

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November 28, 2005

Flight of the Phoenix (2004) : Its about a plane with a oil drillin crew and the pilots in it that crashes in the Gobi Desert with nothin but sand 4 miles n miles around. Oh yeah., almost 4got., there's a little genius in the plane too. The movies about how the genius helps the crew try n escape 4m the desert. Do they or don't they ? Watch the movie.., its good.

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The Village (2004) : MINDBLOWING ! No wonder it was nominated for the Oscars and won two awards 4 the best movie and many other awards ! The less I speak about this movie., the better. Watever u miss.., dont miss this movie !

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November 29, 2005

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Premisthe ( 2005) : A true tragic love story., the director says .Premiste is a dubbed version of Kadhal, a supposed Tamil blockbuster. It was kind of on the lines of another dubbed movie I saw. Heart touchin ., sad story.,very good performance by the lead stars., good songs., crazy tamil style ! I don have any regrets watchin this movie., a good movie on the whole.

November 30, 2005

Vennela ( 2005 ) : A movie about a group of Indian students studyin in the US . I usually like movies where the east meets the west ., coz its always interestin how the two cultures deal with each other. I was a bit dissapointed in this case. Not much of "east meets west" . It felt like a telugu movie on the whole. Almost the whole cast includin the director are newbies., and Raja., the lead actor who's relatively a senior acts like a newbie ! So it had that low budget movies that are gainin fame nowadays. An average movie i must say ., not even close to the hype that it got.

Stop the MADNESS !!!

Reality Shows have taken over every national channel in India and all over the World ! Thats good.., but Wat the hell's wrong with the creators !!??
I'd like to say this specially to those shows in India where " India gets to decide " bout who's gonna b the Indian Idol., or the next play back sensation or the best dancing couple of India ! I mean., 4 gods sake !! What does 'India' know about Singing or dancing ??? When we got legends and experts in those fields to judge those ppl .., how well do the votes of us ignorants count ? I mean., we are the same ppl who have watched the same heroes dance/jump well into their old age with amazement in our eyes and watch the same silly soaps on TV 4 years n years where ppl die and show up 4 somewhere .., again n again !
My point is.., ppl are so influenced by wat they 'see' on TV ., that things such as dance n singing are just entertainment. If u observe closely ., it's always been "votin 4 the personality " rather than 4 the singing or dancing . What's the point in giving the most imp decision of elimination to the audience and then fussin bout all the good participants gettin eliminated !!!?? I know that these kinda shows generate a huge revenue 4 the shows and the mobile operators ..., Damn ! 4get bout money makin .., ppl !
Good talent is goin home .., goin 2 waste !!! Screw yu all Money makers playin with the dreams n hopes of all those poor ppl !

Social messages spread quick thru Ntertainment ..,

2day.., I was watchin this program on TV .., a re-telecast of a charity show that took place in my hometown of Hyderabad ( LOVE that city !). It was for raisin funds 4 the HEROES PROJECT ., The Heroes Project is a three year national initiative launched in July 2004 to work with media organizations and societal leaders in India. It seeks to develop coordinated campaigns to address the spread of HIV/AIDS and reduce stigma and discrimination by educating the public and advocating for a change in policies.
It was very nice seeing all the south Indian stars together for a good cause like this. Richard Gere.., the founder of the project was here too. He's a real life hero., takin out so much time to visit diff countries and places and doin all this., selflessly !
I thought I gotto do my share of contributin to this .., i've put up a link to the site below in the sidebar.., make sure yu go check it out and pass on the link and message to ur near n dear .

GARAM MASALA..., oooh.., SPICY !!!

Of course its gonna b spicy n hottt ! Which Hindi movie nowadays isn't ???
I wanted to see this movie for 3 reasons., First., vacations have started.., I HAD to watch SOME movie., y not this one !? Second.., I just knew the combo of Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal was gonna be hilarious as we all saw in the past. John abraham was prob tryin out his hand at comedy 4 the first time . Third.., the songs were energetic and I expected the movie to be too.
Comin to the movie., Akshay plays Mac , a born flirt., jealous work mate. He gets his hands on an empty Flat and three gorgues and gullable gals ( Priti (Daisy Bopanna), Sweety (Neetu Chandran) and Puja (Nargis)) who fall for Akshay without being aware of each other. John plays Sam/Shyam , Mac's old buddy and now BOSS cum enemy. Paresh Rawal plays Mambo , the caretaker cum cook cum everythin of the flat. Rimi Sen plays Anjali ,the innocent fiance of Mac. Neha Dhupia .., well.., she just comes n goes !

The movies all about how Mac manages all these charecters. Priyadarshan ., I donno how well he cud make normal love story or family movies ., but has done a good job here. The comedy in the movie's all senseless and silly and thats the best part ! Coz ., thats wat's all around us., thats wat makes us laugh everyday. Akshay and Paresh have done a gr8 job., John., well.., looks like an over grown orangutan when he's jumpin around the set. Well., then u can laugh at the joke and ALSO at him., so thats double funny !

When u go watch this movie.., don go lookin 4 story or sentiment.., u cant even dig up one bit of either. Its a comedy movie and comedy is wat u'll get.., and lots of it ! and yeah., the hot/cute ladies.., they're worth watchin the movie 4 ! Here's my personal FAV.

So.., Go watch GARAM MASALA and add a lil spice to ur life !!!!!

Finally ! The Darn exams are over..............., 4 NOW !
I know them exams are not gonna leave me anytime soon.., but atleast i can catch my breath 4 a few days. Wanted to do a lotta interestin things .., in these holidays.., like watch every english movie thats screened in the theatres., go out every night with friends.., watch TV 4 hours., and everythin else u're dyin to do when u have college or exams.., but all those things are fun during exams than in the holidays.., and I'm sure many of u will second that.

Its the first day of my loooooooong holidays and I can already feel that its not gonna b any different 4m the other vacations I've had. I said loooooooooong coz this sem., there's not much of college that I'm gonna b seeing.., NO.., i've not been detained ! Its my final sem at college ( sadly ) and I'm supposed to put the 'knowledge' I've gained at coll to the test and show it off in some project.Well.., project can wait.., I've still got the " RECLAIM MY LIFE " part left ( if u have read my prev posts., u'd know wat i mean ) .

I've given hundreds of exams thru my life.., this time., it made me think., how silly the system is. I mean.., we pay thousands of rupees to the inst to listen to their booooring lectures., which is almost never used in the real life., and in turn.., they TEST US bout how much we've learned 4m class ! I mean., in a way., thats kinda insulting., isn't it ?

All that exam crap aside.., holidays are here.., and i can hear them callin out to me.., Gotto go partyyyy and have a Blast ! U do too !

Hai ,If you know some one staying in B'glore let themknow this
If youare in b'lore, do go through this story COZ, its areal one.
Readthistrue story... and let everybody you know in andaround Bangalore
especially Bannerghatta Road .......My friend lives in Malleshwaram...
One day he went to Bannerghatta Road to visit hisuncle for some daysas
his parents had to attend a wedding in Coimbatore.One evening he andsome
other of my college friends went to Yellahanka fora movie. He hadso much
fun that he forgot that it's very late. He caughtthe last local bus
to Bannerghatta Road ..... he reached Bannerghatta Road around midnight......
He had to walk about a mile from the bus stop tohome.... As he was walkingalone,
he could sense that the night felt very creepy as it was so dark.
While walking, he was astonished to see an oldcreepy looking guysellingsome books.
It was a very unusual thing to see athing like that.....It got the shivers
! on him when he noticed thathis old guy is unusuallypale and staring at him...
The old guy said "Son whydon't you get abook...itwould keep you company".
Then he did something which he would regret for therest of hislife.
My friend started to act brave & thought why not &had a look athis collections...
My friend's hair started to riseup as he noticedthat all the books were related to supernatural
activities...but hefound one that was very interesting.So he asked the old man
"how much is it,uncle?".... The old guyreplied,"Well son...this is an interesting book...
it's onlyfor Rs 250. My friend wasshocked and said "but...but... it's expensive" This
time the old manstared which freaked my friend.My friend quickly checked all his
pockets & foundRs. 200 & said"This is all I have." The old guy replied "It's OK
son ....you canhave the book for that price" As ! my friend wasjust about to run
for home...the old man called back & said "Son ...whatever happen,you don't ever
flip the book to it's last page...remember thesewords or you would regret...!!!!!"My friend nodded and never looked back ... Reaching home...he quicklysked his Uncle whether there was any new old bookseller nearby? The Uncle replied "not that I know of but ...we've heard
that there's 1old man comes once in a while during full moonnights but heard that
there is something creepy about it...why son?" Myfriend freakedout... he told his uncle
"nothing uncle...justasking". He startedreading the book with the old man's
words on his mind.. At night,12 0'clock, as he went to bed, a gush of wind blew which chilled
him up to his bones. At that glimpse, he noticed thewind had blownthe pages to its last page.
He remembered what theold man has said!But we humans tend to have the
tendency to know. Outof curiosity,he flipped to the last page & fainted...
What he sawat thelast page is stated below:Don't look further down if you
have a weak heart.. Iwarn you.......
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Original price:-- Rs. 20/-
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DIWALI ..., wat is it ???

What is Diwali ? Just another of the many Indian festivals .., Ask any Indian this question and u will NOT get this reply . Diwali is probably everyone's favourite for many probable reasons .
Let me ask YOU one thing ., the best part about Diwali is getting all dressed up in new clothes., buy lots of sweets ., meet up with friends and family.., but one thing that bothers me are the fireworks.

Weapons of mass destruction.., ok., not mass., only destruction., dangerous things that can explode when least expected .., burn your hands., scar your faces.., pollute the atmosphere.., waste a lot of parent's hard earned money.Thats wat Fireworks are ! As we Indians call them., these ' bumbs' and 'raackits' and 'flavar paats' .., how can u Njoy seeing ur money go up in flames like that !

OH MY GOD ! Wat the hell am I saying ! 4get the crap i just said ! Diwali is OUR festival ! Its our RIGHT as Indians to do all that stuff written above ! GO AHEAD ! DO YOUR THING ! Have fun ! DHOOM machao !!!! HAPPY DIWALI !!!!!!!!