Sunday, May 29, 2011

Pirates of the Caribbean: Doomed Journey

Meeting Cancellation-Impulse-Loss of Choice of other movies : were the key reasons, why i embarked on this so-called 'adventure'. Easily the worst of the all the franchises so far. No doubt about it. Stretching over two hours, it was quite an 'adventure' to sit through.
To start with- 'Fountain of Youth'!! is this what the Disney wanted to sit us through- seriously questions their Concept Creativity. Even if you overlooked it, there was none of the elements- montages you associate the previous POTCs to relish on- sea fare, sea fights, ghouslish creative creatures, amazingly deconstructed ships, and faces, Costumes, man!!! there is so much to it. Sadly ,  mermaids !! Mermaids was Disney's givings for you in this- ordinart ,,,absolutely nothing. Well, i would bet on 'Ariel' anytime!! And- there is so much talk for nothing! It was like those old '60's adventure movie- where you used to FF all the conversations in motion- to jump to action sequence. Worse- neither did i have this option nor was compensated with any adventure .
Depp was like seeing a sad shadow - sleep walking !! No chemistry at all between him and Cruz ! No visual excitement because of 3d - it was cheap gimmick fad and am angry i fell for it ! the background score was a big let down ! To sum-up my experience, would like to quote Masand here, as this is how exactly i Felt - "In an early scene in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Judi Dench makes an uncredited cameo as a British aristocrat in a horse carriage, whose ear Jack Sparrow nuzzles mischievously before taking off on a new adventure. Clearly disappointed from getting less than she’d hoped for, she asks: “Is that it?” Good question, and one that you find yourself asking at the end of this underwhelming fourth installment of the Disney franchise that clocks in at an excruciating 2 hours and 16 minutes."


On the positive note, thinking of the reasons, I made it to the movie-i think it could live with it.

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Mediocrity

How often do i find myself- in muted chaos of all the things happening around- like standing right amidst the traffic in total isolation. The question that stares at me!! Well, is this it ? Is this all ? Is this what defines my life ? Aahhhhhh!!! Sudden jolt and all the cacophony floods your ears and you are transported back to reality. The more you at it- the more subjective things gets,- more the things which come under the subjective category. I guess 'mediocrity' is the new member to get in there. I feel the key thing is TIME..more on that next time..

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Taj Mahal

I built Taj Mahal !
I want to build THE Taj Mahal !
Taj Mahal ! I knew right then that it would be Famous!
I am Shah Jahan's Friend
It was my idea. Shah Jahan Stole it.
I financed the Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal is all bogus!! Its actually a Hindu Mandir !
Shah Jahan and Me rode the same horse , when we were young !
He thinks he gonna build THE Taj Mahal
I worked on the Taj Mahal !
Taj Mahal is mere building ! Whats wrong with you folks ?
Quarry supplying  Marble to Taj Mahal, belongs to me !

Hey, hope you didnt think the above lines were about Taj Mahal ???

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Social Network

Amazing factual movie. Excellent casting, right ppl for the right roles- half the battle was done. I also liked the concept of straight face story-telling, with just grappling with one key element i.e Screenplay. Minimalist and clean, u may say. Also the music, is also big contributing factor : it hurries the viewer and sets up anticipation that the 'very scene' is important in the context of the movie. Has a very 'zimmermanish' feel to it right from the opening sequence to the last credits. Technically brilliant, stands second to Godfather, in being loyal to the book and getting all its act together.
Well, as an experience : the takeaway chuckle is ' want to wat balls is: watch the movie ' especially for guys like us-entrepreneurs. But i dont how much one needs to read in to all these silicon valley success stories...almost all of them- windows, apple, now facebook:::have the elements - betrayal, forgery, lawsuits, manic obsessive disorders as key stepping stones for success. A far-cry from the idealist and bookish world. All of them seem 'fractured geniuses exploiting the situation to make it big: which by itself is genious'. Make u think, wat happnd to good old,,,,trust, hardwork,,etc. Well these we the pondering thoughts which the movie experience induced.
My only regret : SHOULD have watched it on the big screen.

::BJ:::::... :::::...:on...:::d::...m::ov..e

Sunday, May 15, 2011

grey slime

seems suspended in grey slime all around. Had nothing much to do, despite having too much to do. was zombied whole day: feeling like a day out of 'god of small things', and david gilmour's Blue also helping in submerge further.........suspended animation everywhere

Saturday, May 07, 2011

Wanna Make it Large

Just feel like letting down my guard a bit, and indulge is some kite-flying...wanna a really make it big,,,be someone....how is it for starters........"let go a high-flying, lucrative MNC job with a great careerpath...started off working out of a laptop in a client's cubicle...shared living quarters with 5ppl in a 1500 sq.ft house and jst 200 sqft of personal space........" hope god helps me write this script as a successful and once-in-a lifetime journey, and help me be someone.....my efforts are already pledged!!!!!!

::BJ:::::... :::::...:on...:::d::...m::ov..e

Friday, May 06, 2011

Quit TV

" Quit TV Movement " is something i need to seriously consider. this is such a time-sucker. its exactly like the colas- u know its bad, u know its enjoyable just for the moment, u know its doing you no good, u know there is so have much other better 'health' options and YET YOU INDULGE. come on,,,,u modern day SINS,,get-off me or is it I need to get-off them. The matter of fact is 24 hrs. Thats all we all get to have. and with so much to do on so many fronts, TV aint helping at all. Let SEE, how long the resolution lasts :-)

Opinions

Was just wondering about the key role of OPINIONS in one life. Despite the best addages which have been in place since ages, (to quote a few- to each his own, dog's tail is always...etc etc) an assessment of the time we spend in our lifetime- trying to put across/ substantiate/justify/ defend/explain our OPINION to the other person, is MIND NUMBING. The fact is we keep doing is day in day out,as if we are hardwired. Without this unconscious zombish indulgence of ours, world would have devoid of debates, books, news, arguments, and the best 'relationships' would have had a whole new dimension, which is so exciting to even unfathom. We would 'save' so many precious counts of time for better things in life.......cos, at the end of the day- irony rules , addages survive for the next generation,,since PEOPLE SIMPLY DO WAT THEY WANT TO DO.......just think about it,,the ratio of time u spend opining, and the Impact of the same.........

::BJ:::::... :::::...:on...:::d::...m::ov..e