ആത്മഗതാഗതം: രുചിയുള്ള കേരളം

2009, ജനുവരി 24, ശനിയാഴ്‌ച

രുചിയുള്ള കേരളം

നാടന്‍ ഭക്ഷണമെന്നാല്‍ ഷാപ്പിലെ കപ്പയും മീങ്കറിയും മാത്രമാണെന്നു മുതിര്‍ന്ന പ്രവാസികള്‍ തെറ്റിദ്ധരിപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന രണ്ടാം തലമുറയ്ക്ക് സമര്‍പ്പണം

അഭിപ്രായങ്ങളൊന്നുമില്ല:

ഒരു അഭിപ്രായം പോസ്റ്റ് ചെയ്യൂ

ഇതിനായി സബ്‌സ്ക്രൈബ് ചെയ്ത: പോസ്റ്റിന്റെ അഭിപ്രായങ്ങള്‍ (Atom)

RECOMMENDED RECENT HOLLYWOOD MOVIES

Hot Fuzz - If the British movie's name sounds bit weird, so is the village of Sanford that Nicholas Angel is being posted in. Nicholas is an extremely efficient city cop, and becomes subject to jealousy of coworkers and is soon transferred to village of Sanford. What awaits him in there, is a clueless police dept and endless mystery of recent murders. More sarcastic than comedic.

Vicky Cristina Barcelona - Unexpected developement of love and it's sillyness. Two tourist girls in Barcelona, fall in love with a stranger-handsome-painter (Javier Bardem that I hated in 'No country for old men') and are unable to move forward in life. The parts where Penelope Cruz screams in two languages (Spanish and English) could have been avoided.

Mall Cop - (only if you like physical comedy from Kevin James of 'King of Queens') - Sweet soft sugary entertainer. An average mall guard is facing an armed robbery in his mall. Lots of laugh out spots..

Body of lies - Liked this movie. Ferris is a go-getter CIA agent based out of middle east, but he is facing challenges from local allies as well as his superior. Very tight and fast paced. And at least concludes with a positive message.

Bolt - Fairly nice entertainment for KIDS. A movie-actor dog is made to believe that he is a superdog. Then the dog is put through the test of reality. Predictable story line for 30 year olds, but happy kid = happy dad.

The Reader - A very good example of compelling story-telling (story and script), beautiful picturization and fine direction. Editing part is slightly lagging. A Nazi guard (charged with homicide) is going through process of jurisdiction and her ex-lover hold a secret in her favor. Central theme is highly controversial but the story-teller (novelist) is still able to make the point. (About the novel)

Bottle Shock - Somewhat similar in spirit to 'Sideways', Bottleshock is a nice movie experience. Exceptionally wonderful cinematography adds to it. Narrow theme. 1970's Napa Valley (California) wine makers trying to uphold themselves against French monopoly in wines.

P.S. I Love you - Cecelia Ahern is a very young, successful and globally popular Australian writer. In this wonderful romantic tragicomedy, Gerry is an Irish husband of his unstable and confused wife Holly. Brain tumor takes Gerry's life, but Holly keeps getting pre-written and pre-posted letters from Gerry after his death, that helps her settle down and move on a life in Gerry's absence. Very romantic and full of positive spirit, this lovely movie is worth it's every sequence.

Cidade de Deus - Very powerful biography of three Rio De Janiero drug dealer teenagers (lead being notorious Li's Ze) "the movie depicts drug abuse, violent crime, and a boy's struggle to free himself from the slums' grasp"

Tres Pajaros - Subtle, yet funny movie about a young executive who travels down south to shut down a mine's operations for his boss, but gets stuck in a remote village with no contact with outer world. There he meets a volatile drug trafficker and his siren-like wife who mistake him for police. Slow paced, but perfectly tailor-made for the enjoyment on a tired weekend evening.

Forgetting Sarah Marshall - Funny movie about a music composer trying to forget his tv star girl friend, but who end up spending his 'forget-all' Hawaii vacation in the same resort as this girl friend and her new pop-star boyfriend.

Changeling - Truly heart-breaking story of a 1920 Los Angeles mother's search for her missing son and her fight against a corrupt LAPD. Awakes so much anxiety and pain to watch the 140 minutes presentation.

You don't mess with Zohan - An Israeli commando who fakes his own death and escapes to the U.S. to live his dream life as a hair stylist. Enjoyable if you liked Adam Sandler movies like 'I now pronounce you Chuck and Harry, Spanglish, Anger Management', etc.

XXY - Decision making story of a 15 year old intersex person. Compelling and very humane

Juno (Rated PG13) : A pregnant teenager's coming of age. Very effective casting, convincing depiction

Pineapple Express (Rated R) : Funny story of two friends, trying to escape a drug mafia don

NOT RECOMMENDED RECENT HOLLYWOOD MOVIES

Wall-E - 'Finding Nemo' from the same director, and lots of animated movies (especially Pixar movies), the latest being 'Kung-Fu Panda' were nice. But 'WALL-E' disappointed ! Dumb story made to fit a morale in, very slow progress and no humane sense at all. Extremely over-rated.

Harold and Kumar escape from Guantanamo - Repetition of first Harold and Kumar movie. Almost a formula-based repetition, it is not worth watching and not funny if you already watched the first H&K movie.

What just happened - This is when Hollywood loots it's viewer. Big stars, Big director, big studio. Outcome is a stupid, senseless comdey without any fun. Ben (Robert De Niro) is a movie producer who struggles to save one of his movies from various negative factors. Not even worth the hollywood back-stage secrets & glamor narrated in the movie.

Tropic Thunder - Hollywood cheats the viewer again - Star-studded, yet stupid comedy on a bunch of movie stars stuck in a forest and being kidnapped during a shooting session.

The happening - Manoj Night Shyamalan's not-so-exciting thriller on mass suicide, initiated by trees trying to save themselves from humans by spraying and transmitting special chemicals whenever a human gathering is around.

Milk - Biography of Harvey Milk, the first openly homoexual to be elected as city official in the U.S. Although wonderful performance by Sean Penn and great casting in general, I felt that the movie projects some negativity (even for non-anti-gay watchers)

Then she found me : Actress Helen Hunt's directorial debut, on complications of adoption. I loved Helen doing a similar miserable character in 'As good as it gets' but this movie disappoints. Total negativity in a two hour presentation is a complete turn-off.

എന്റെ വക ഒരു ചളു

'എന്റെ ചളു'-വിനോട് ഐക്യദാര്‍ഡ്യം പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കാന്‍ എന്റെ വക ചളു :

സര്‍വൈവല്‍ ഓഫ് ദ ഫിറ്റസ്റ്റ് = ഏറ്റവും പറ്റായവന്റെ (നാലുകാലിലുള്ള) നിലനില്‍പ്പ് ?

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മേരിയുടെ ജീവിതത്തിലേയ്ക്ക് പതിയെ പതിയെ കടന്നുവന്ന ജീവി ഏത് ?

ഉത്തരം : ആന.

കേട്ടിട്ടില്ലേ,

"ധീരേ ധീരേ സേ.. മേരി സിന്ദഗീ മെ.. ആന....

ധീരേ ധീരേ സേ.. മേരി ദില്‍കോ.. ചുരാന.."

ലൈഫ് സൈക്കിള്‍

കേരളത്തില്‍ ജനിച്ചു. ദക്ഷിണേന്ത്യയില്‍ വളര്‍ന്നു. ലോകത്തിന്റെ മറ്റൊരറ്റത്ത് ജീവിക്കുന്നു. മോനെ സയന്റിസ്റ്റ് ആക്കീട്ടു വേണം ചന്ദ്രനിലൊന്നു പോകാന്‍. വ്യാഴത്തില്‍ വച്ച് എന്നെ ദഹിപ്പിക്കുമോ ?

ബുക്കര്‍ പ്രൈസ്

എഴുതിയെഴുതി ഒരു ബുക്കര്‍ പ്രൈസൊക്കെ അടിച്ചെടുക്കണമെന്നാണ് കരുതിയിരുന്നത്. നമ്മളൊക്കെ മുക്കിയാല്‍ ബുക്കര്‍ പ്രൈസ് പോയിട്ട് മുക്കര്‍ പ്രൈസ് പോലും കിട്ടില്ലായെന്നുറപ്പായപ്പോള്‍ പടം മടക്കി

ആത്മഗതാഗതം

2009, ജനുവരി 24, ശനിയാഴ്‌ച

രുചിയുള്ള കേരളം

അഭിപ്രായങ്ങളൊന്നുമില്ല:

ഒരു അഭിപ്രായം പോസ്റ്റ് ചെയ്യൂ

Jalakam

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