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Monday, October 25, 2004
The Village
Went and saw Manoj Night Shyamalan's The Village last Thursday. I like the premise of the movie, the atmosphere and the colours. Nice reds and yellows. The film was a bit of a letdown although I enjoyed it. The plot twist was predictable but I didn't think of that twist! Need to start thinking again :-(
Wednesday, October 20, 2004
Welcome to Bangalore - pothole capital of the world
Want to visit the moon - check out Bangalore's potholed road!!! A right regular moonscape awaits you :-(
Tuesday, October 12, 2004
I watched a number of movies in Mumbai because I hadn't seen movies in a long time in Bangalore because of the stupid agitation that is going on in Bangalore against non-Kannada movies. The following were the movies I saw
1. Dhoom - wasn't all that it was hyped up to be. Amateurish action sequences, a wannabe Hollywood movie without the technical brilliance. Esha Deol has started showing lots of skin, wonder what mama Hema and garam Dharam have to say. On second thoughts she really shouldn't be as she has lots of fat to lose before she looks good on screen with skimpy clothes. Uday Chopra can't act to save his life, hams endlessly. Esha is atleast a bit better.
2. Let's Talk - strangely enough I enjoyed this although critics have panned this movie. Arzoo Govitrikar is a hottie and so is Yamini Namjoshi. Nice eye candy.
3. Phir Milenge - nice performances from the gorgeous Shilpa Shetty and Abhishek B.
4. Dance Like A Man - a lovely performance from the clasically beautiful Shobhana. Arif Zakaria turns in a nice performance too. Others are useless, except Mohan Agashe. The telling contrast was watching Anoushka Shankar dance and then watching Shobhana dance. Such grace and beauty from the Mitr actress.
5. Balle Balle: From Amritsar to LA - the Hindi version of Gurinder Chadha's Bride and Prejudice. Absolutely awful and a bloody waste of time. The movies confirms yet again that although Aishwarya Rai is a totally gorgeous babe, she can't act to save her life. She's stiff.
I missed Aliens Vs Predator, something that I absolutely wanted to watch :-(
1. Dhoom - wasn't all that it was hyped up to be. Amateurish action sequences, a wannabe Hollywood movie without the technical brilliance. Esha Deol has started showing lots of skin, wonder what mama Hema and garam Dharam have to say. On second thoughts she really shouldn't be as she has lots of fat to lose before she looks good on screen with skimpy clothes. Uday Chopra can't act to save his life, hams endlessly. Esha is atleast a bit better.
2. Let's Talk - strangely enough I enjoyed this although critics have panned this movie. Arzoo Govitrikar is a hottie and so is Yamini Namjoshi. Nice eye candy.
3. Phir Milenge - nice performances from the gorgeous Shilpa Shetty and Abhishek B.
4. Dance Like A Man - a lovely performance from the clasically beautiful Shobhana. Arif Zakaria turns in a nice performance too. Others are useless, except Mohan Agashe. The telling contrast was watching Anoushka Shankar dance and then watching Shobhana dance. Such grace and beauty from the Mitr actress.
5. Balle Balle: From Amritsar to LA - the Hindi version of Gurinder Chadha's Bride and Prejudice. Absolutely awful and a bloody waste of time. The movies confirms yet again that although Aishwarya Rai is a totally gorgeous babe, she can't act to save her life. She's stiff.
I missed Aliens Vs Predator, something that I absolutely wanted to watch :-(
Good to be back
Back from a week's vacation in Mumbai. Good to be back to a cooler and much drier city. Since I had visited Mumbai after almost two years I wanted to revisit my impressions about that city.
Impressions
1. Mumbai is a very big slum. I read an article in Mid-Day that claimed that 60% of Mumbaikars like in slums. A very believable statistic.
2. Auto and taxi drivers in Mumbai almost never try to cheat you, in stark contrast to Bangalore. I have taken rides in autos and taxis at close to midnight and also early in the mornings - they go strictly by the meter (there is another authorized rate for times between 11pm and 5 am).
3. Mumbai is very overcrowded. There are supposed to be approximately three hundred families that pour into the island every day and the city simply cannot support its current population which is in the vicinity of 18 million people! There are plans to encourage expansion into the mainland by building a 22 kms. long bridge over the sea from somewhere near Sewri.
4. The Mumbai transport system is a very good people mover. The railways (Western Railway line, Central Railway Main line and the Central Railway Harbour line) together carry about 6 million people everyday! Close to the entire population of a wannabe (but can never be) city like Bangalore!! The BEST bus transport close to about 4 million people everyday. But the system is creaking under the weight of sheer numbers and an extensive metro system is desperately neded.
5. I managed to get dinner (Pav Bhaji) at 11.00 pm! And this was at a regular place, not a 24 hour five star coffee shop. Felt safe walking the streets even at midnight, truly Mumbai never sleeps.
Impressions
1. Mumbai is a very big slum. I read an article in Mid-Day that claimed that 60% of Mumbaikars like in slums. A very believable statistic.
2. Auto and taxi drivers in Mumbai almost never try to cheat you, in stark contrast to Bangalore. I have taken rides in autos and taxis at close to midnight and also early in the mornings - they go strictly by the meter (there is another authorized rate for times between 11pm and 5 am).
3. Mumbai is very overcrowded. There are supposed to be approximately three hundred families that pour into the island every day and the city simply cannot support its current population which is in the vicinity of 18 million people! There are plans to encourage expansion into the mainland by building a 22 kms. long bridge over the sea from somewhere near Sewri.
4. The Mumbai transport system is a very good people mover. The railways (Western Railway line, Central Railway Main line and the Central Railway Harbour line) together carry about 6 million people everyday! Close to the entire population of a wannabe (but can never be) city like Bangalore!! The BEST bus transport close to about 4 million people everyday. But the system is creaking under the weight of sheer numbers and an extensive metro system is desperately neded.
5. I managed to get dinner (Pav Bhaji) at 11.00 pm! And this was at a regular place, not a 24 hour five star coffee shop. Felt safe walking the streets even at midnight, truly Mumbai never sleeps.
Friday, October 01, 2004
The Terminal
I watched "The Terminal" yesterday. Lovely movie, liked it a lot. Tom Hanks really carries the movie on his shoulders, once again an amazing performance by him. The way his character makes the best of the situation he's in showing quiet dignity and determination is admirable.
Catherine Zeta-Jones is hot and Zoe Saldana is really pretty too. So that's a bonus when you go see the movie. But I am willing to see the movie again even if they are not there, I liked it so much.
Recommended.
Catherine Zeta-Jones is hot and Zoe Saldana is really pretty too. So that's a bonus when you go see the movie. But I am willing to see the movie again even if they are not there, I liked it so much.
Recommended.
