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Mohi's short reviews - Teil 2 ! (thats "part 2" in German)

2011-01-21T22:33:00.000-08:00

Black Swan (2010)

Okay, So I will get right to it...saw this film on 16 January with a couple of friends.
plot synopsis : A ballet dancer wins the lead in "Swan Lake" and is perfect for the role of the delicate White Swan - Princess Odette - but slowly loses her mind as she becomes more and more like Odile the Black Swan, daughter of an evil magician.

The Good: wow. There's so much good here. From Darren Aronofsky's (usual) amazing direction and some great visual sequences, to Natalie Portman's mesmerizing performance . The Director's vision is clearly on display here.

The Bad: I don't feel like saying anything bad about this film. I felt the story wasn't that original enough though, and I believe the trailer is too revealing, so just avoid it for your own good.

The Verdict: The story may hit a note (good and bad) with dancers around the world whose whole life is consumed by dance...I can only imagine that. I found Mr.Aronfsky's previous outing, "The Wrestler" more appealing (probably because of the subject-matter concerns pro-wrestling), but "Black Swan" should earn him and Natalie Portman some well-deserved Academy Award nominations come this 25th of January. Recommended.

The first edition of "Mohi's film reviews" !

2011-01-08T12:11:00.000-08:00

Okay, I have been wanting to do this for a long time now ; and that is reviewing films . So without further ado, here we go !

Raan (2010)

The good : Watched this film last night. The acting is pretty good at times. The best performances comes from Amitabah Bachan and Mohnish Behl, and Mr.Bachan's performance is award-worthy.

The bad: Feels too preachy at times. I like movies that contain a moral message and isn't made as a "moral message film", like this one seems. The acting also seems very forced at times and there's also over-reacting too. Neetu Chandra was the baddest one of the lot (sorry Ms.Chandra) Guess Mr.Varma didn't give her proper instructions.

The ugly: The score. I mean seriously, Even dialogue that weren't that serious, would contain music like it's a Star Plus soap-opera.

Verdict : One of Ram Gopal Varma's better films in recent years, the movie improves towards the third and fourth act. Relevant to this part of the media world. Very watch-able compared to the crap that mostly comes out of Bollywood.

Despicable Me (2010)

The good: Watched 4-5 days ago. A surprisingly funny and engaging animated film. I say surprisingly because most Dreamworks animations don't have that "x" factor when compared to Pixar films. Steve Carell shines as the villain known as Guru. And as usual, the animation is top-notch (still have to see one from Pixar/Dreamworks where it isn't !)

The bad: uhhhh, to be honest there's not much to right here. It's well worth the money. It doesn't go overboard in it's goofiness like other animated films (e.g. Robots, Horton hears a Who, Kung Fu Panda etc.)

The Verdict: A good film to enjoy with the family over a Sunday afternoon. And you won't be sitting still towards the end ; ) .

I did it, my first reviews posted properly online !

Back again after a long time - 8 Jan 2011

2011-01-07T15:16:00.000-08:00

wow, I should update this blog more often, lol. did it last in August 2010, thats like 4 months ago. I might move on to tumblr or posterous, who knows. Anyways, a lot has happened in between. I got done with my first semester , which turned interesting towards the end, shall we say. I cleared in all of my papers, Thank God. The 2nd semester started out quietly, but got interesting real quick and it was fun. Through coincidence, I got involved in the team of script writing and the overall show itself. Made some good friends, too.

Ooo, while all this happening, I also grew a beard. started it out in late October, and kept it till the 1st of January. Got to saw for the first time how I look in my "manly" look, it was fun. In late December, I transformed it into mutton chops. Lol, I guess quite a few people noticed it in Greenwich and wherever I went. It was weird to see myself clean shaved again in the mirror, was used to seeing a beard on my face :\ , lol.

One of the highlights for me during 1st semester were the oral communication presentations. In the very first presentation assigned to us, I was the very first guy who came up and did one. Man, talk about pressure. And we hadn't even prepared for it, me and my group ! Anyways, I just opened my mouth, and in reaction of fear and nervousness said everything boldly and loud and clearly on purpose. Thankfully, I made a good impression on everyone and on our teacher, who praised me by saying I can be a teacher. ahem ahem : p

So, I got free on Thu. Since then, I've been basically slacking off, relaxing. The Karachi winter is in full swing, cold breeze in the morning and night.

it's 4:37am as I write this. Brother sleeping right in front of me,..only my laptop's screen is the main source for light..Nothing much planned on doing today. But I guess I will go to Itwaar Bazaar this Sunday to beat the boredom. My good friend Imran, who btw has gotten his green card visa, will be going away soon, permanently. He got it in December. We talked to each other on mid-night at New Year's, just like we have been doing for past 2 years now. Have to meet up with him before he heads to US after 6 days. He will be coming back in February though, and will leave for good after a few months.

Well, heres hoping 2011 is a good year for all of us. Ameen.

laterz.

First week at Greenwich over , plus Imran's b-day

2010-08-09T17:53:00.001-07:00

Ahh, and so the first week at Greenwich University ends. It wasn't really a fully bad one, or a fully good one . kinda mix. turned out to be better in the endings days though .
And ooh, on Sunday, I met up with Imran on his b-day after a long time (again. we just keep on meeting after long periods of time . It's our thing.) at Regent Plaza hotel. It was nice, the weather was bittersweet though, cuz as nice as it was to be raining , it was a pain to catch a bus and then get splashed by some random puddle of mud . And not to mention the water dripping on you while in the bus no matter how hard you try to avoid it . Surprisingly, it was kind of noisy in there, as there seemed to be a lot of families at that time around 5-6pm But hey, I was still happy to meet with Imran and his friends , nice to hang out for a change .

2010-08-03T07:15:00.000-07:00

So, Funny true story. I think I kinda got ragged/hazed today . It was my first day at my new university. I got there and found that the class was scheduled now to be at 3pm instead of 2 . So I waited . After a while, i went outside the building and decided to sit at the sofa chairs under the shades . So suddenly, all these guys who are supposed to be seniors slowly ganged up on me and demanded in a casual way that they want me to buy them ice cream from the cafeteria . So I naturally refused and said no . Turned out they took my register , and I haven't seen it since . Oh well, I guess I can kiss that register good-bye . Welcome to Greenwich , Mohi .

Staying in Shape

2010-06-15T08:45:00.000-07:00

I have been trying to work out now and then . Wasnt feeling too lazy today, so lifted a few weights . I want to stay in shape during these 2 months . also i am thinking of jogging sometimes .

An incident

2010-05-27T15:10:00.000-07:00

On Wednesday 26 May 2010, i got robbed of my mobile while walking near the seaview . This happened around 3pm . I felt weird, i mean , i have walked in that area so many times , and nothing like this has ever happened . I guess I will try to be more careful in the future .

Moulin Rouge Production is keeping me busy ! but its fun

2010-03-29T01:17:00.000-07:00

again, its been some time since i wrote here . i feel i keep on saying this , lol . anyways, its been almost a month now since i started going and became a part of Moulin Rouge here in Indus Valley , Karachi . wow, time passes with ease when everything is fun . Everything has been going pretty fine : ) . heres the group made for this production .
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&ref=ts&gid=260893653256

and here is the official fan page,
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Moulin-Rouge-Karachi-Official-Fan-Page/366942119876

, so do check them out .

ciao for now . yo ! tc

2010-02-16T02:40:00.000-08:00

Hey Everyone , I went to this VCCP Car Show here on 14 February 2010 . It was pretty cool , lots of cool cars .

The Car Show - 14 February 2010

2010-02-16T02:33:00.000-08:00

hey , I went to this car show on 14 February on Clifton here on Karachi . It was fun .

I am Happy

2009-01-25T09:00:00.000-08:00

I am happy . I am happy because I passed in a Subject whos paper I gave back on 4th November last year . Even though I passed, I am happy because I really wanted to pass in this paper. It has been a long time since I passed in something . So Thank You to God . I am really grateful .

: ) .

Fucking Shit .

2009-01-19T13:13:00.000-08:00

I am feeling so fucking pissed off right now . I feel like fucking punching through a wall and destroying it completely . Mother Fucking Shit . Bhanchowd (that's urdu for sister fucker) . Everything..............................I mean just everything..............goes to hell ......everything . Maa ki cuss . I will return .

16 January 2009 ...4:06 am .

2009-01-15T14:31:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone...........hmmmm while I just wrote this, I wondered that if even someone even bothers to read this.....................lol...it kinda hurts if i think too much about it, but i wont . Anyways, I realize this that I am writing this after a quite some time..................to be exact, since September 2008...wow . Yeah the thing is , I have been quite busy since then............umm nope , I guess that would be lying...lol the thing is, I am can be a real lazy ass at times..........so I would open blogspot or blogger and add the blogs I found interesting or worthwhile......mostly comic related over here to follow............hmm and I think, except for a one or 2 pages i have opened from them, i have looked any of them . Lol, i guess whats the use then.......i have done a lot of things like this on the internet but dont read them uptil now... well, 2008 was quite simple one of the worst years of my existense . am contiue this from another day as soon as I can .

Ramzan Mubarak : )........and other things .

2008-09-01T08:15:00.000-07:00

Hi and Salaam everyone . This is Mohi here in Karachi, Pakistan wishing you and everyone in this world a Happy month of Ramadan . Business will now pick up as people will get busy in the month's festivities .......getting up on time for Sehri, stuffing up so we can survive through the whole day : ) .....and the real test mostly start around after 1-2 pm, when a guy's head feels like it will explode....well, atleast I feel like that . Anyways, Ramzan is here and after it, Eid-ul-Fitr will come : ).........which will also bring the release of The Dark Knight right here in Karachi !!! man, am I excited about that ! It is coming here in Pakistan after a long time but it was worth the wait...I was tempted at times to watch it at dvd but I am glad I didn't . So it seems like it will be an awesome Ramzan and Eid this year after all : ) .........anyone wondering why there are so many smileys....its because I am just so Happy for The Dark Knight releasing here : ) ......anyways, take good care of yourself and your family......this is Mohi

Good-bye .

Pissed OFF

2008-08-24T10:22:00.000-07:00

Hi . My name is Mohi ..... and I am pretty Pissed Off right now .

Good Bye ,

Mohi .