This was certainly my kinda holiday. Short drive up to South Lake Tahoe (somehow disbanded from the others in the first 20 minutes and caught up with them a couple of hours later), just managed to avoid the 'storm', indoors for almost all of 4 days, food, movie talk, movie quiz and back.
The cabin was an excellent retreat. Check out the details at Tahoe Chalet.
Wednesday
Haunted Cabin
Tuesday
Saturday
Bummer! No end of world on Dec 21 2012
NASA has thrown water to the theory.
On their website they even offer a rational answer to one of my favorite doubts on the Mayan calendar. The expiry date is on the calendar – not the world!
Thanks Chinthu for forwarding the link
Friday
Oho Ladies review Ayan
The request was to review the movie in one line hoping against hope that plot details won’t be spilled. I underestimated their skill set. If any aspiring director wants help with their one line story narration, please contact the Oho ladies.
HurricaneC: An entertainer with rich visuals and well choreographed (whats the right word?) fights. But there was one song too many for sure!
Thalaivi: Decent movie with classic cinematography, locations.. and of course SURIYA. And ohh, 'Technology' too.
GCMS: Surya again proved, he is still a mass hero. Very first stunt sequence kalakitanga.... Second half of the movie seemed to be dragging. Ninje Ninje...song cinematography was excellent.
Apoorva Sahodhiri: The story is all about a charming and educated hero(Surya) who works for a smuggler(Prabhu) but turns out to be …
(major spoilers revealed at this point)
…while Viewers are educated how the criminals are smuggling diamonds and drugs.
Extras:
Movie is not lengthy but with expected twist and turns (Then they are not twists any more LOL).
LOL? Must be LEL (Laughing Evil Laugh)
Stunt sequence and graphics are outstanding.
Harris musical score on songs works good.
Antony’s editing is wonderful. Africa is colorful from the camera views.
SURYA has done great and with his six pack abs ;) . Costume designer has
done great job:)
Prabhu and Jagan have done well. Tamannah has to go a long way.
Can see the movie once.
While the ladies were gushing over Surya, Oho guys were responsibility personified – taking care of the kids, humanity, future etc
re⋅spon⋅si⋅bil⋅i⋅ty [ri-spon-suh-bil-i-tee]
–noun, plural -ties.
1.
the state or fact of being responsible.
2.
an instance of being responsible: The responsibility for this mess is yours!
3.
a particular burden of obligation upon one who is responsible:the responsibilities of authority.
4.
a person or thing for which one is responsible: A child is a responsibility to its parents.
5.
reliability or dependability, esp. in meeting debts or payments.
—Idiom
6.
on one's own responsibility, on one's own initiative or authority: He changed the order on his own responsibility.
re⋅spon⋅si⋅bil⋅i⋅ty [ri-spon-suh-bil-i-tee]: Oho guys
Tuesday
Monday
Oho - A New New Year Party
Good turn out
Good food
There the similarities ended
The Oho New Year Party 2009 was as different from previous ones as Katha Parayumbol and Kuselan.
For starters, it was a lunch party!
As many women as men.
Four infants/toddlers.
Hell, the music was a couple of years old.
The only thing common was the oho spirit.
Oh... and none of that stuff that rhymes with Fevicol.
Tags: oho
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Wednesday
Friday
10 Lame Excuses For Missing THE DARK KNIGHT This Weekend
I reproduce this specifically for Mr.Domer who uttered the careless statement "I don't care much about Batman" and went on to say that the trailer was 'disappointing'.
Reproduced from the original SpoutBlog entry by Christopher Campbell
10. You Didn’t See Batman Begins - This should be a decent enough reason not to see TDK, except that apparently it’s not really necessary to see the previous installment. I’ve seen TDK called better than BB, I’ve seen it called The Godfather Part II of superhero movies and I’ve seen it called the Empire Strikes Back of the franchise. But more importantly, I’m pretty sure I read somewhere (or maybe I dreamed it) that TDK should be where Christopher Nolan’s take on the series begins. So just retrospectively consider BB a prequel.
9. You’re turned off by all the marketing - Sure, the Dominos pizza boxes and the Comcast ads were a bit much. And even before all the promotional tie-ins arrived, the different marketing strategies were obnoxious. But just think: if The Dark Knight doesn’t
actually break records this weekend thanks to your dollars, the next
big tentpole will only try harder and more annoyingly to woo you.8. You’re going to see Space Chimps - Why? Because you have small children? Seriously, take them to see TDK.
They may be creeped out now, but they’ll thank you in twenty years. As
for the other big new release, you and your daughter really don’t want
to be fighting the fanboys at the box office just to see Mamma Mia! Do you? By the way, TDK has
the highest Rotten Tomatoes score of any movie opening this week —
foreign films included — so it’s not like you can use that pretentious
“better than” attitude this time.7. You’re waiting until the IMAX showings aren’t all sold out -
This was actually my excuse at first. And really I should be seeing it
in IMAX first. But it could be weeks until the single screen in NYC is
no longer sold out, so I might as well just buck up and go see it on a
regular screen now and see it again in IMAX in a month. I’ll be able to
appreciate the grand visuals even more if I don’t have to pay as much
attention to the story anyway.6. The only Bruce Wayne/Batman for you is Val Kilmer - Actually, it’s a scientific fact that Kilmer is not the best person to play any character. He comes pretty damn close with Jim Morrison, but the real-life Morrison was just a little bit better in the role.
5. The only Commissioner Gordon for you is the guy in Maximum Overdrive that calls everyone “Bubba.” -
His name is Pat Hingle, and I agree that he is one of the best
character actors working today. But, sorry, nobody beats Gary Oldman.
Even David Edelstein, who is one of like two critics to pan the film, celebrates Oldman’s involvement.4. You already saw the trailers for Terminator Salvation, Twilight, Watchmen and even Body of Lies online -
Yeah, we all say that the trailers are the best part about going to the
movies. But this rare time that statement doesn’t apply.3. You believe that seeing a big
Hollywood release on opening weekend further encourages the practice of
front-loading grosses and continues the damage done to both independent
film and the movie theater industry - Okay, this isn’t a lame
excuse at all. And I wholeheartedly support you on this issue. If you
seriously want to use this excuse, go right ahead. People are going to
call you a curmudgeon and tell you to have a little more fun in your
life, but your reasoning is completely valid.2. You don’t want to exploit Heath Ledger’s death - If you show up to the movies this weekend, everyone’s going to think you’re one of the many just seeing the movie because of Ledger
— his death, not his performance, of course. But if you ignore the
movie because of this reason, meaning because he died, aren’t you still
exploiting him? And you’re missing an awesome movie, too.1. What’s The Dark Knight?
- This is a tribute to David Letterman’s Top Ten #1s, which are usually
so snappy yet so unfunny. Really, though, if you didn’t know what The Dark Knight was, you wouldn’t be reading this list. Plus, even your grandma knows what it is.
Crap Talk with Karadi
This blog (and Karadi) - not for the easily offended.
We tried answering some cosmic spiritual cultural questions with potty humor.
Why do people keep saying Holy Shit !!!! and not Holy Piss !!???
(in true thalaivar style) Onnu Paerusa Illa Rendu Paeursa?
Pullarikuthu Maams ..... Enna Porutha Varaikum Rendu Thaan...But that's my problem and weakness ......
There is Holy COW but no Holy Tiger...
got milk?
Puli Paal kudichu valandha kudumbangal irukke!
Or its just me hearing voices .....
Logic. If there were a holy tiger it would eat the holy cow. So only cow and no tiger.
There is Holy Crap but no Holy Waste
Holy rule states that nothing shall exceed Holy. Waste has one letter more than holy and ceases to be holy.
What's holy in calling something holy? And in most of the slang holy indicates something vulgar and unholy.
What's this called in English? A word itself is its "antonym"...How profound... Holy Moly!