Inside Man

The past weekend I was in Chicago to visit some of my friends. We went over to amc and after a lot of debate between V for Vendetta and Inside Man we decided to go for the latter.

The movie starred some big names like Denzel Washington, Jodie Foster , Clive Owen, Willem Dafoe(Spiderman I) etc. The movie ended up being good (3-4 stars) but defenitely not great. The plot was very unique and it all boiled down to how well the twist would shape up, and it ended up being a very simple twist that reminded me of how i felt after I watched a movie called collateral damage. (something that was expected)

The timing of the release was well planned because with not a lot of competition the movie is expected to gross atleast a 100 mn in the US alone.

The best part of watching the Inside Man was the OST of the movie, Chaiyya Chaiyya (from the bollywood flick Dil Se) by AR.Rahman.

Creativity at its best!

Nine out of ten advertisements here are very creative and atleast one out of them ends up truly awesome. Here is one of the best ads I watched in recent times.. the amex ad featuring Night Shyamalan.

http://www.psfk.com/2006/03/m_night_shyamal.html

A trip to remember

So the past weekend I went for a ski trip to Killington mt in Vermont. It was a fun filled three day getaway which I almost missed. I signed up for a one day package where I was given basic lessons and a complete equipment rental. After the basic training which lasted around 3 hrs, the overconfident sportsaholic that I am, I headed out to the hill meant for experienced Skiiers, and the next thing I knew I was falling all over the place. with every fall my heavy metal boots would hurt my leg, my five foot ski would twist my feet and the snow would seep into my clothing and by the time I got to the foot of the hill I was totally exhausted. I was reminded of one of my friends saying.."eehmm ahmm onnum mudiyale" The worst part of my experience was watching in awe, young 2 and 3 year old kids ski down the hill without even a pole as I was tumbling all over the place. I guess training at such a young age is one reason why this country produces phenomenal athletes.
But anyway all that hasnt dettered my spirit as I have decided to head to Aspen next season in my quest to become an accomplished skier ;).

"Persistence is the twin sibling of excellence. One is a matter of quality; the other, a matter of time."

Aspen.. here I come..

From This Moment On

Im back again after a brief hiatus to post the song of the month. I was trying to think of a good one for the past week and I settled for "From This Moment On" by one of my fav country artists, Shania Twain.

Hope the rest of the week turns out to be as pleasant as the voice. Yours too. Enjoy your day!