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This movie’s gonna ROCK!!!

That Four Letter Word (yeah, that’s the name of the movie!), written and directed by Sudhish Kamath, is a new style of film. The story, yeah, pretty much the same old one… boy meets girl, falls in love, fear of losing her if he proposes, blah blah blah… but the way TFLW takes you through the story is completely new. The movie is a refreshing change from the usual “professionally done” flicks.

Sudhish has finally realized his dream of making his own movie, and it has taken him seven years to come to this stage. This movie is all about chasing your dreams. Shot on a shoestring budget, the movie is moderately paced throughout, with a few comic scenes here and there, and no chance of you getting bored. This is a youth film, made by the young, for the young.

My verdict? Definitely a must see.

Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu - the latest Kamalahassan flick to hit the silver screen. The movie starts of with the quote Another Episode in a Police Officer’s Life, leading us to believe that this is a sequel to Kaakha Kaakha.

I’ll give my verdict up front: Go to the theatre without any expectations, and be prepared for an immensely enjoyable movie. I should also mention that this movie is not for the faint of heart or even the mildly squeamish folks due to the fact that VV contains a lot of graphic scenes involving dismemberment, blood, rape, etc. Wonder how the Censor Board gave it only a U/A rating instead of an A. Anyway, my advice to viewers, don’t compare Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu with Kaakha Kaakha. They both stand out on their own as great movies. See them as individual movies, and enjoy them both…

Anyway, for those of you who want some detail on the movie, there’s more…
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Went today for Fanaa. My review:

Fanaa = 3 minute synopsis + Kolangal Effect

For a more detailed review - Read this

After the “resounding” success of the Best One Liners series, it’s time to make it as a best movie dialogue series…

Enna sonne??? Kootam sethavanga ellam jeikka mudiyaathu sonne illai? Unmai thaan! Aana enkitta irukkara kootam… naan setha kootam illai… anbaala thaana sentha kootam. Enthu thani samrajyam… anbu samrajyam… ithu yaaraalayum azhikka mudiyaathu… he ha ha ha ha!

I think guessing the movie would be a sitter… so guess!!!

As a big fan of the Matrix trilogy, what better way to entertain myself than write a Matrix Code screensaver for DOS. Yes, for DOS.

Nothing major, the trick is to directly write into the screen buffer. Clutzy, yes, but a good experience.

Download the Matrix Code Screensaver Source Code

Update:
Matrix Code Screensaver v2

I have watched the entire Matrix trilogy, especially the car chase scene in Reloaded, at least a dozen times. What captured my attention was the phone that Morpheus used in Reloaded. I surfed around a bit and found the phone - Samsung SPH-N270. The phone design is amazingly cool. But unfortunately, it lacks in features - no Java, no games. But for what it lacks, it pretty much makes up by what it offers. The interface is superbly designed, each menu displaying a short clip from the Matrix and from Reloaded. One of the ringtones even features Cypher’s dialogue from the original movie - “Why, oh why didn’t I take the blue pill?”

One thing to note is that this is a fully functional phone and not a toy. The tragic part is that the phone was only offered for the American CDMA and AMPS networks, and hence is totally incompatible with GSM networks here. The second tragedy is the price - approximately USD 500. The third - it’s no longer available in the markets. But for the price, the offering doesn’t really seem worth it.

The funny part is that I drool at these gadgets so much that I’d love to have one. But I am my own enemy when it comes to purchasing these gadgets. That’s when my common sense takes over…

From an SMS:
Sister problemna Dheena paaru;
Family problemna Mugavari paaru;
Brother problemna Vaali paaru;
Selavillaama saaganuma Paramasivatha paaru

And vengeance from a Paramasivam bhaktan:
Sister problemna Thirupaatchi paaru;
Mother problemna Sivakasi paaru;
Brother problemna Bagavadhi paaru;
On the spot saaganuma Aathiya paaru

via e-mail

Happy Birthday Thalaiva!!!

May all your endeavours be met with success…

Why is it that I can accept any stunt, no matter how outrageous, when it is performed by Superstar, while I can’t even look at a stunt done by Ilaya Thalapathi?

Onu sollaren, nallavanna aandavan sodhippaan, kai vuda maatan. Kettavannakku aandavan nariya kuduppaan. Kai vittiduvaan.

Easy enough this one. Guess the movie.

(Anybody who knows two bits about me would get this instantly)

Update: Another dialogue from the same movie…

Ithu onakkum enakkum mattum thaan sandai. Ithula nee saaghanum, illa naan saaghanum. Unnoda aalunga saaghanum, illa ennoda aalunga saaghanum. Pudhu makkal illa… appaavi makkal illa…

I think this one is a dead giveaway…

Update (6th November 2005): I think it’s time I gave the answer away…

Naan oru thadava sonna, nooru thadava sonna maathiri. - Baasha, Maanick Baasha

Ayya, yen peru Manickam… enakku innoru perum irukku…

Yeah, I know this is pretty late, but given that I saw the movie only yesterday, I can give the review only now. But first, a word of caution. If you haven’t seen the movie yet, don’t read this.

*** SPOILER ALERT ***

*** WARNING: DO NOT READ FURTHER ***

*** ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO READ THIS??? ***

OK, since you are still here, I claim no responsibility for your condition after you read this piece. Now you are forewarned…

The movie starts off with some goons beating up Senthil’s (Prabhu) engineers, when Saravanan (Rajnikanth) comes in and picks them off one by one with a fight scene taken directly from The Matrix. After this, Senthil announces that he and his wife Ganga (Jyothika) are going to move into the old mansion in the site where his company has won a contract.

After a lot of comedy which falls pretty much flat on it’s face, they move into the mansion, which is rumoured to be haunted by the ghost of Chandramukhi. Chandramukhi was a dancer in a king’s court about 150 years prior to this story. The king lusts after her, but she is already in love with another dancer. The furious king chops off the dancer’s head and burns Chandramukhi alive. He died a few years later, but the ghost of Chandramukhi was still rumoured to haunt the mansion, seeking revenge on the king.

The story continues with Ganga opening the forbidden chamber, after which Chandramukhi attempts to kill Senthil and causes chaos around the house. Everybody winds up blaming Durga (Nayanthara), the gardener’s granddaughter, and even Saravanan at one point of time. Eventually, Saravanan reveals that the cause of all the chaos is actually the spirit of Chandramukhi, now in Ganga’s body, still seeking revenge. Finally, they manage to rid the place of the spirit and everybody lives happily ever after.

Jyothika in the climax of the movie would actually scare the shit out of Satan. Take a good look at her eyes there and you’ll see why. All in all, the movie is a poorly woven together storyline, with a couple of Matrix style action scenes. It’s an OK movie, and can be watched maybe once or twice, just to understand the story. Personally, I liked Baba better. At least there, I could understand the story, not so much here. Either way, it is pretty clear, that Rajini is pretty much out of his prime.

I’ve just finished watching the new Star Wars movie made by Panic Struck Productions. Revelations takes place between Episodes 3 & 4. It’s available as a free download from their website, or from one of the many mirrors.

From the movie:
Seers once shaped the path of the Jedi Order. But their visions grew unreliable and the Jedi came to distrust those with the ability. Seers hid their visions or left the Order forever.

Caught between them is one woman who cannot deny the truth of her visions as all race to possess an ancient Jedi secret.