about 5 months ago - 2 comments
There were many options that struck me when I heard of Ada Lovelace Day (HT: Raghu). At first, I wanted to take the safe options and just write about Blissenobiarella or Dors Venabili. To celebrate fictional characters, who are not really women scientists or engineers either, didn’t seem to ring true with the spirit of
about 6 months ago - 3 comments
Stuff that struck me while reading about Sachin Tendulkar’s nearly unbelievable* feat, most of which will be repeated everywhere I look over the next few days/weeks: On this day 21 years ago He completed a 664-run partnership with Kambli. Twenty-f*ckin-one. His 200 contained 25 boundaries (the most by a single batsman in an ODI till
about 6 months ago - 12 comments
There have been any number of reviews about the latest from the Bollywood stable (My Name is Khan) – ranging from vitriolic to sarcastic/mocking to adulatory. I could write reams, spew abuse galore, and point out in how many different ways the movie gets it wrong… but I won’t. That’s too easy. Plus, people have already done a pretty good
about 9 months ago - 6 comments
Admittedly, one should not expect Schindler’s List from G.I.Joe: Rise of the Cobra. Is it too much to ask for just a modicum of sense though? Apparently, we can extract neural impulses from a recently deceased person and then convert them to images. We can then analyze them for how long they have “decayed” (whatever
about 9 months ago - No comments
“And Shepherds we shall be For thee, my Lord, for thee. Power hath descended forth from Thy hand Our feet may swiftly carry out Thy commands. So we shall flow a river forth to Thee And teeming with souls shall it ever be. In Nomeni Patri Et Fili Spiritus Sancti.”
about 10 months ago - 6 comments
I am part of the generation that grew up on pure Hindi cinema – none of this new-age ‘finding yourself’ crap. It is the generation that venerates every immortal dialogue from Andaz Apna Apna. ‘Ai la, Juhi Chawla!’ ‘Chai baatne se pyaar badhta hai’. ‘Sawal ek, jawab do’. ‘Teja mai hun, mark idhar hai!’. ‘Mai
about 11 months ago - 14 comments
You used to be able to make interesting entertaining movies. Lets refresh. It won’t take too long. You’ve only made 7 movies. And managed to hit the slippery slope pretty well. But we’ll get to that. At least, unlike Kunaal Kohliiiii, every single one of your movies doesn’t make me want to kill you. Its
about 1 year ago - 8 comments
Awefomeness #1: Whale watching in Boston. Pretty damn great. Watching the mother and baby whale play in the waters of the Stellwagen Bank is a little unbelievable – a sight not to be missed. The staff goes on about facts and figures and yada yada yada, but the actual sight is almost…surreal. As we approached, the
about 1 year ago - 7 comments
I’ve spoken more than once about my games while growing up. The cape on my shoulders: the flight, the jumping of buildings in a single bound. The vines: the jungles, the swinging and leaping through dense trees galore. The battle(s) with evil foes: the multiple times each one had to be beaten into submission. To
about 1 year ago - 9 comments
The ‘etcetera’ above is simply to assure myself that I’m not JUST writing about movies. Here’s the non-movie part of this review: The missus is in a foul mood for various reasons (most of them to do with me)… waitaminnit.. am I actually setting an apology up on this blog? No. I’m not absolutely useless.
Avatar is a mind-bogglingly spectacular extravaganza, proving Cameron has truly reinvented cinema as we know it.
about 8 months ago
How and where and when did you watch it??!
about 8 months ago
12:01 today morning. IMAX 3D. Literall: first day, first show.
about 8 months ago
I want to watch too! You went without me.
about 8 months ago
Oh I can watch it again. I think I will enjoy it more with a missus beside me
about 8 months ago
Seriously? It was good? Because if I go and it sucks, I’m going to need someone to blame…
about 8 months ago
Watch Avatar not for its story or dialogue, but for the amazing canvas and experience that it offers. It is a vision that should not be missed, a film that redefines barriers to filmmaking. At no point did I feel this was sheer fantasy – everything felt real, and I felt like I was right in the middle of it all.
Once again, IMAX 3D only. A lot more movies will be coming of this type, but this is the first, and hence something mind-blowing.
about 8 months ago
Any reason for avtr as the title ?
about 8 months ago
http://www.avtr.com
about 8 months ago
I found the movie (as in story, screenplay etc.) mediocre and awfully predictable for most of the desi junta. And I think other than few breathtaking shots, 3D is utter waste.
What is really nice is the way graphics designers have used the freedom the screenplay gives them. It was a spectacular display of art and creativity fused with stellar CGI.
about 8 months ago
3D is not supposed to make CGI look better. Its supposed to add depth. You should feel as though you are watching real people right in front of you — the screen is a window to the world you are watching. For e.g. If used to make the dinosaur from JP jump out of the screen, it will be a cheap thrill that can only work every now and then. Real 3D will make everything you’re watching seem real. I got that effect anyway.
about 8 months ago
Amazing artwork throughout. Other than that its just another hindi movie. Movies like this should be made. The graphic designers have done an amazing job of showcasing Pandora. Now for the masala plot.
Characters: Hero(Mr.Naavi), Heroine(Ms.Naavi), Bad villian (The human military), Heroine ka bad bhai who doesn’t care for Mr.Naavi. Heroine ke paaltu jaanwar who do care for Mr.Naavi.
Mr.Naavi defects (am not surprised since this is Sam Worthington, he defected in Terminator Salvation as well.), Mr.Naavi beats Villians. Villians go back to where they came from. Pandora ke janta are super happy. Khushiyan manaao, ghee ke diye jalao.
Story is over.
AND Michelle Rodriguez is HOT.
Am going back to watch Grindhouse.
about 8 months ago
Yep — all true. But then Cameron earlier made Laila-Majnu on a huge sinking ship, so sorta expected? Watching it all go down was still worth it.
Thanks for the heads up on Ms. Rodriguez, I was wondering where I had seen her earlier.
about 8 months ago
Awesome theme!
about 8 months ago
Muhahahhaha!