Football, Movies...UnIllustrated..!!!

Everytime I watch an Arsenal match, one thing gets clearer and clearer and it says that this might just be the end of Oliver Kahn..For people, not understanding what i am speaking, this is FootBall..!!! Something which i eat, sleep and watch every weekend..since the Premiership is at the climax and so is the European Champions League..so getting back now, is it really the end of Oliver Kahn...The man, who single-handedly took Germany to Last Year's World Cup Final Clash against Brazil....(though Michael ballack did also needs some mention) and then he was also the person who faltered in the finals to see Ronaldo and team getting their hands on the title once again...but why I am talking such things...its because Lehman, the current Arsenal goal-keeper, german born, is in sublime form, his save against Villareal in the final minutes...just suggests the way he is saving the goals..which could prove dangerous to Oliver Kahn...and also might just help the Gunners to fetch their first Champions League victory and also make a direct entry to next year's Champions League despite not being in the first four at the Premiership...Oh yes, we are talking about Premiership...and sadly, the fate has been decided with Chelsea getting the crown for second consecutive time and bidding for a promised Jose Mourinho hat-trick..!!! But will the magic of Mourinho work in the European league...that is, what everybody is questioning...because, though they have won the Premiership comfortably in the two years, they have disappointed at the Champions League with losses to Liverpool and Barcelona respectively in both the years...so the question is what does Mourinho have in mind for the next season..?? Premiership, Champions League, FA Cup triple crown..?? Lets see what happens next season...before which the great World Cup is going to be held..Also, before that three weeks from now in Paris will see the Arsenal facing the mighty Barcelona...in short Henry vs Ronaldinho........Cant wait to watch that...

well, the topic of my post says Movies also...and speaking of movies, have been a pathetic round of movies coming up in the theatres...with moi watching Pyare Mohan and The Fog in this week...both being disastrous movies..!!!! Had also seen Basic Instinct 2 in the earlier week, but even that was not better...so where are todays movies heading..?? In some Businessworld article six months back, i read an article on the Bollywood Film Industry, which said that it was on a consolidation phase..with less movies releasing and resulting in higher revenues...but till now, only Rang De Basanti was good...!!! its already May and movies, as i guess, are not upto the mark this year...also, Being Cyrus was an innovative thing happening this year...and if such kind of movies are further coming, then i belive that the taste of people around will change...which does provide something off-beat rather than the usual Taxis, Malamaal Weekly, et al...true that you dont have to carry your mind while watching the movies, but that also means that movies should have something to attract...!!! All said and done, i guess its too early to comment on the year, which is looking forward for great releases .....so lets see how does the year turn out to be...well as of, for the next week...i have Gangster, Ice Age 2 and Pink Panther lined up...lets see how do these turn out to be..

Anyhow, i guess its time to get back to Howard Roark..!!!

BeInG CyRuS

Well, the last post was indeed very long...and people who would have started to read, i am sure would have left it in the middle...well, was confused about what should i write next...well, life seems to be chilled out to me with sittings at coffee shops, listening to songs while OrkuTing....watching movies, Movies...OH yes..the last one i saw was BEING CYRUS..an exception off-beat movie...and here's what i thought about the movie.......
------------
Being Cyrus can aptly be titled a Hinglish or English film. It is a different, interesting and unique movie. Fortunately, many moviegoers today want something different from Indian cinema, and Being Cyrus caters to exactly to those people. Being Cyrus is a film, which will definitely appeal to the thinking man, rather than common folk. It may however get its fair share of recognition due to the rise of multiplexes, which cater to films as well as audiences with a different taste. Being Cyrus has a distinct flavour to it.

OK, Boman Irani Rocks…at some point of time I thought, the movie name should be Being Farokh (it’s his name in the movie) instead of “Being Cyrus”…this was the time when Boman Irani was making me laugh like hell and overshadowing our dear Cyrus (Saif Ali Khan)….but as the movie moved on..I felt…Being Cyrus is the correct name…I hope you got the point? Didn’t you…well, let me explain..no…rediff is better at it..

First half of the movie will keep you wondering why the movie is named as Being Cyrus and what Cyrus has to do with the movie…but the twists in the 2nd half of the movie clears all your doubts and makes you say..”Woha, that was a good movie”. You can say, the movie has 2 heros…1. Boman Irani who makes you laugh like hell in the first half and 2. Saif Ali Khan…who makes you think “Yeah..I can act in non-masala movies too”, very good acting by both the guys infact all of them were good, Dimple Kapadia looks pretty different and Naseeruddin Shah is also very good…he has limited role in the movie but he again and again proves that, he is a great actor…Manoj Pahwa has very small role to play but he has played it very well…funny guy with great acting skills…

The movie is pretty short…approx 1.5 hours…all the actors have acted pretty well…the movie is made for multiplexes and I could not believe that I had to sit in the 2nd row..bloody theatre was jam packed…

So in short..the movie is surely worth watching in theatre…go for it…we need some more good movies like this in India….