The days that have gone by
It's little over ten days since I blogged, and somehow the blogger in me was keen on taking a sabbatical for no great reason.
The last ten days were tiring with lot of activity happening both on the professional and personal front. I didn't concentrate much on the IPL too, except for the Deccan Chargers' encounters.
One of the most disappointing moments came this week when I couldn't help security guards in my office get a shade during the hot summer.
Moving on, tennis is all set to wed cricket. More than the wedding, an imbecile scribe's immediate question after Sania broke the news attracted me. The moron asked who would she support when India take on Pakistan in cricket? Of course, the tennis star's reply was on the expected lines, yet a fitting one.
I cannot finish my post without mentioning the communal riots in Hyderabad over religious buntings. It seems we still are living in the Stone Age under the garb of civilization. I strongly feel the government should ban all kinds of religious buntings, placards and posters, and should punish the violators severely. An interesting article in this regard has appeared on Islamic Revival. The reason for using the word 'interesting' is because looking at the title "More Muslim Blood Spilt in Hyderabad Riots", I expected it to be a provocative and anti-Hindu article, but it wasn't.
The last ten days were tiring with lot of activity happening both on the professional and personal front. I didn't concentrate much on the IPL too, except for the Deccan Chargers' encounters.
One of the most disappointing moments came this week when I couldn't help security guards in my office get a shade during the hot summer.
Moving on, tennis is all set to wed cricket. More than the wedding, an imbecile scribe's immediate question after Sania broke the news attracted me. The moron asked who would she support when India take on Pakistan in cricket? Of course, the tennis star's reply was on the expected lines, yet a fitting one.
I cannot finish my post without mentioning the communal riots in Hyderabad over religious buntings. It seems we still are living in the Stone Age under the garb of civilization. I strongly feel the government should ban all kinds of religious buntings, placards and posters, and should punish the violators severely. An interesting article in this regard has appeared on Islamic Revival. The reason for using the word 'interesting' is because looking at the title "More Muslim Blood Spilt in Hyderabad Riots", I expected it to be a provocative and anti-Hindu article, but it wasn't.
Hyderabad Multiplexes - A Review
Now that I have visited all the 4 major multiplexes in Hyderabad, it is appropriate to compare them based on a few major attributes.
First, let me admit that watching a movie in a multiplex is pricey, yet worth for the awesome cinema experience they provide, right from ambience to air condition to sound and projection systems. Take a look at the following table comparing Prasadz, Inox, PVR, and Big Cinemas and let me know your opinions.
* Huge parking space for four-wheelers and a separate parking space for motor cycles on the other side of the road.
**Two counters make life easy.
***It takes a lot of time to reach the screens and the way is confusing too.
PS: The opinions are purely based on the writer's visits. The author is yet to make a vist to Cinemax.
First, let me admit that watching a movie in a multiplex is pricey, yet worth for the awesome cinema experience they provide, right from ambience to air condition to sound and projection systems. Take a look at the following table comparing Prasadz, Inox, PVR, and Big Cinemas and let me know your opinions.
**Two counters make life easy.
***It takes a lot of time to reach the screens and the way is confusing too.
PS: The opinions are purely based on the writer's visits. The author is yet to make a vist to Cinemax.
Hi-tech worker
As employee of a start-up company which was established in a quiet locality in Hyderabad, I was always fascinated by the hustle and bustle of the famed Hi-tech city area during my visits (for interviews). People are often confused with Hi-tech city and Madhapur. Hi-tech city (Hyderabad Information Technology City) is a huge structure built in Madhapur area and houses many reputed software and technology companies. There are many such imposing monuments at Madhapur known by different names - Cyber gateway, Cyber towers, etc.
It would be a sin if I finish the post without giving space for the gorgeous women. They are everywhere and affect our driving performance. Drive carefully!
Dark Knight @ IMAX
The wait was over and I finally managed to watch The Dark Knight on IMAX screen. Positive reviews from the media and my friends increased my desire to watch Batman on the biggest screen. But somehow the movie alluded me all these days. On Saturday I declared that I was going alone to Prasadz when my friends and my brother, who initially refused to accompany me to the 11 pm show, agreed to join me.
Though it was my third visit to IMAX, I was as excited as a small child who is waiting for his toy cover to be opened. The Warner Bros signature video appeared (get me the right word), but occupied only three-fourth of the screen. I was disappointed and thought the whole movie would be shown in the same format. But before I turned to my friend to express my disappointment, a full screen visual of a city from a building top appeared, taking all of us by surprise. Oh!, Ah! and Ne Yamma! were a few exclamations I could hear. The next few minutes featured the entry of the Joker and a high voltage bank robbery, in the IMAX format.
Director Christopher Nolan diligently used an IMAX camera to film a few sequences, especially action episodes and some quiet scenes. The shift from a normal mode to IMAX format during action sequences created greater visual impact. The long shots over high rise buildings and the Batman flying over Gotham city and Hong Kong looked amazing in the larger format. I could feel the intensity of the movie and the IMAX format made me feel a part of the action sequences. The following are my top scenes:
1. The Joker’s entrance shot from the back (awesome in the IMAX format)
2. Batman abducting Lau in Hong Kong
3. Huge truck overturning
4. Joker burning his share of money
5. Joker blasting the hospital
While Christian Bale was impressive as Batman and Bruce Wayne, late Heath Ledger as the Joker walks away with the accolades.
Image taken at Prasadz, Hyderabad.
Some People Forget to Grow
I happened to read review of the movie Gorintaaku (meaning Henna) at FullHyderabad.com. The review is on expected lines but a few sentences are worth reading. Catch them below.
We watch movies to escape from the routine or drab lives that we are forced to lead day in and day out. So what do you think of the idea of facing the same mind-numbing monotony in the theatre?
Now sibling relationships have been done to death by filmmakers of yore. But no complaints so far, as sentiment always has a place. Only, you expect it at least to be packaged and served as per the tastes of the present generation.
Alas, Gorintaaku's director, like Rip Van Winkle, seems to have fallen asleep a score years ago, and has not waken up and smelt the coffee, leave alone drink it.
Anyone who has got an idiot box back home would have been forced to catch a snippet of a television soap opera sometime or the other, and the modus-operandi of the lady-villain borrows liberally from these brain-dead serials. And yes, that's about it.
With a plot like that, it would be a huge surprise if anyone would desire to venture to check this movie out. Add to it the fact that the technical departments of the film, like editing, photography and background score, are perfunctionary, and you have a mind-numbing exercise in indolence.
As for the actors, they sincerely try to pour life into a comatose flick. But isn't Rajasekhar better off doing cop roles? It is a good idea to try and break out of an image, but thinking out of the box does not necessitate ignoring the box-office.
All in all, Gorintaaku tastes like yesterday's coffee that has been boiled too many times to have an iota of caffeine left.
We watch movies to escape from the routine or drab lives that we are forced to lead day in and day out. So what do you think of the idea of facing the same mind-numbing monotony in the theatre?
Now sibling relationships have been done to death by filmmakers of yore. But no complaints so far, as sentiment always has a place. Only, you expect it at least to be packaged and served as per the tastes of the present generation.
Alas, Gorintaaku's director, like Rip Van Winkle, seems to have fallen asleep a score years ago, and has not waken up and smelt the coffee, leave alone drink it.
Anyone who has got an idiot box back home would have been forced to catch a snippet of a television soap opera sometime or the other, and the modus-operandi of the lady-villain borrows liberally from these brain-dead serials. And yes, that's about it.
With a plot like that, it would be a huge surprise if anyone would desire to venture to check this movie out. Add to it the fact that the technical departments of the film, like editing, photography and background score, are perfunctionary, and you have a mind-numbing exercise in indolence.
As for the actors, they sincerely try to pour life into a comatose flick. But isn't Rajasekhar better off doing cop roles? It is a good idea to try and break out of an image, but thinking out of the box does not necessitate ignoring the box-office.
All in all, Gorintaaku tastes like yesterday's coffee that has been boiled too many times to have an iota of caffeine left.
