Jumping on the bandwagon because who doesnt love a good laugh and that guy IS hiilarious!!
and also because i think veena is sheer awesomeness!MUFTI SAHIB YE KIA BAAT HUVI!
SO !!
CLICK ON VEENA FOR PRESIDENT!
Monday, December 12, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
New Devastating Pakistan Floods
One year ago, Pakistan suffered the worst flooding in its history, a slow-moving disaster that left some 2,000 dead and another 11 million homeless. Nearly one million are still without permanent shelter, and meanwhile, the flooding has returned. Though it's not on the same scale as last year's flood, this summer's damage is still significant. High water from monsoon rains has killed more than 200 people since early August, damaging or destroying some 670,000 homes and affecting more than 5 million people, according to the government and the United Nations. The disaster has once again overwhelmed the capacity of the government to assist, and the UN has asked for $357 million in international aid. Gathered here is a handful of recent images from Pakistan, where residents are once again coping with flooding on a massive scale.
visit THIS website for more.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) ***
Director: Joe Jhonston
Cast:
Rating: PG-13
Run time: 2hr. 1min.
I have never been a big fan of Captain America, the comics
were too corny for my taste…I mean a man calling himself captain America... really? What
about the rest of us who are not Americans we like neutral heroes: like batman
(now that’s a hero) even superman (though he never had to work to get his
abilities, but what the heck, at least he had international appeal… right?)
So as we all know the superhero movie genre is cooking
something big… from Hulk to Iron Man and now Captain America (The Avengers…yaay!!).
I am grateful to Marvel Cinematic Universe for these wonderful releases!
With that said, if you are a marvel fan… you would definitely
watch Captain America and if you are not and are looking for a decent comic
book action or just plain sci-fi action you should go for it. I wouldn’t call
the movie a spectacular watch, and I wouldn’t blame the actors or the production
team for it… it’s just that captain America is lame so, they made the most of
what they had.
His origin is nicely done, Evans as a scrawny captain Rogers
is very believable. That’s where the story begins. Rogers wants to enlist and go
to war, he can’t because he’s like I said scrawny, so instead he signs up for a
science project (Howard Stark Howard Stark!! Excuse me I am a bit of a comic
book enthusiast), becomes a super hero and bashes some Nazi ass. At the end of
the movie Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) makes an appearance, which for me was
the highlight of the movie.
Tommy Lee and Hugo Weavings give an amazing performance, the
action scenes are fun to watch, all in all its an ok watch and a very realistic
period piece, although I do have one reservation, I mean Chris Evans does an ok
job, but I still wonder if he was the casting teams first choice, at times he
looks like a clown, zero charisma. May be that’s the reason it couldn’t up one
Thor.
Tiny Dancer- Elton John *****
Released in 1971, the song was on Sir Elton John's 4th album. The song was on the soundtrack of 'Almost famous'(2000) thats where i heard it first, well not exactly but it came as a recomendation from that movie. (The movie is amazing too a must watch) Listen away, and let us know what you think:
here's a clip from almost famous:
Over time there have been many covers done of the song, my all time favourite is the one by Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters):
Lyrics (the website is every thing elton john)
Download song
Check out some Song Facts
Lyrics (the website is every thing elton john)
Download song
Check out some Song Facts
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Friends with Benefits (2011) ***
Directed by: Will Gluck
Cast:
Mila Kunis as Jamie
Justin Timberlake as Dylan
Nolan Gould as Sammy
Woody Harrelson as Tommy
Patricia Clarkson as Lorna
Richard Jenkins as Mr. Harper
Emma Stone as Kayla
Rating: R (for violence and sexual content)
Runtime: 109mins
Genre: Romantic Comedy
What made this picture a good watch were the two leads,
Kunis and Timberlake; their chemistry kept the film going and made it enjoyable…I
doubt it would have been as fun to watch if the central duo was replaced. Plus it’s
fun to see a real life couple onscreen.
The plot opens with Jamie (Mila Kunis) trying to recruit
Dylan (Justin Timberlake) for a job interview with GQ magazine. Dylan
originally from LA is reluctant to move to New York, but after a night out with
Jamie decides to move, they become best friends later add sex to the equation
complicate things and realize there is more to the relationship. Story wise, it’s
a pretty run of the mill romantic comedy but the dialogue and pace of the movie
keep it engaging and mildly funny.
This is the 2nd Timberlake romantic comedy I’ve
seen this season, and it seems he is transitioning pretty smoothly from a
recording artist to an actor. Never liked his music, but his acting is
improving… looking forward to seeing more of him on the big screen, hopefully
some challenging stuff as well.
Download Torrent: isohunt, thepiratebayThursday, September 22, 2011
Love Mein Ghum (2011)*
Cast:
Moammar Rana as Ali, Reema Khan as Zindagi, Javed Sheikh as Haroon, Nadeem Baig as Dr. Kanwal, Ali Saleem as Nazneen, Nabeel Khan as Wilson, Afzal Khan (Jaan Rambo) as Raphar Singh, Johnny Lever as Sukhia, Jia Ali as Sheza.
Directed by: Reema Khan
Moammar Rana as Ali, Reema Khan as Zindagi, Javed Sheikh as Haroon, Nadeem Baig as Dr. Kanwal, Ali Saleem as Nazneen, Nabeel Khan as Wilson, Afzal Khan (Jaan Rambo) as Raphar Singh, Johnny Lever as Sukhia, Jia Ali as Sheza.
Directed by: Reema Khan
Okay so being a movie buff, I watch numerous movies in the cinema and when a Pakistani one was released I thought why should I not watch our own Pakistani movie, so that is how I ended up watching Love mein Ghum on the big screen!
Well.. how was it? Hmm.. A guy sitting a couple of seats away from me was playing fruit slice on his phone, an uncle a few rows ahead was loudly scolding maybe some employee in Punjabi over the phone, my friend sitting on my right was constantly texting her better half, a group of girls were laughing, mind you not giggling, LAUGHING at every scene where Reema becomes sad and depressed, which like happens after every 15mins.. And when the movie ended, I heard someone saying: How sad!... You still wanna know how it was?
Okay so there's Reema, her character's name is Zindagi in the movie (I mean seriously?? no better name? Basheeran would have made sense even). Anyway, Zindagi for some reason is a neglected, mistreated and nerdy kind of a girl who works in a library and who has a crush on this desi looking guy with golden streaks and God knows which accent, named Wilson. Who humiliates, insults and makes fun of her ALL the time with his gori girlfriend and still she goes all weak in the stomach errr.. Knees in front of her. Then there's Moammer Rana (Ali) who is having a messed up life as well because his father (Javed Sheikh) has married his slutty secretary (Gia Ali) who apart from her husband, seduces her step-son too! *gasps* And her favorite words are: Darling and Sweetheart!
So anyway, I'll cut the crap... Errr I mean story short, Zindagi and Ali try to commit suicide at the same time and night and end up being hospitalized where they meet over a piano and fall in love over the piano in the same scene as well... *yawn* So yeah!... Though there still is a very very very stupid twist but I won't disclose it here, you might just watch the movie..?!!
Well, if I come to the good points, Yes there are some. The cinematography and the picturization of the movie is praise worthy. The locations have been selected very wisely. A few shots were just breath taking. The only good actor was Nadeem Baig as the doctor who helps both the suiciders out of their misery. He carries his charm and charisma really well. Moammer Rana was okay-ish but too loud at times. Reema's character just did not suit her. I find her very pretty but she looks horrible mostly, don't know why! Our very own Mr John Rambo a.k.a Afzal Khan and India's Johnny Lever try to bring some comedy in the movie while they try to win over our very own Ali Saleem (who's a woman in the movie btw) *no gasps please*! Johnny Lever I guess said yes only because of the liking that he has for Pakistan apparently otherwise I find No other reason.
Anyway I have reviewed it quite extensively I guess but nonetheless, Love mein ghum is a movie which Should be skipped but I watched it just because I wanted to promote Pakistani cinema and I have no regrets whatsoever !
The Change up (2011) **1/2
Director: David Dobkin
Cast:
Ryan Reynolds as Mitch Planko
Jason Bateman as Dave Lockwood
Leslie Mann as Jamie Lockwood
Olivia Wilde as Sabrina McArdle
Run time: 112mins
Rating: R (strong crude sexual content and language, some
graphic nudity and drug use)
Ok for some reason this movie did not go down very well with
the critics, but I don’t see what the problem was. I found it funny, there was
a lot of crass humor and poo jokes, full on disrespect of women, parenthood etc
etc…very funny. Hell what do you expect that’s what Hollywood has conditioned
us to like, and after the disappointment of Hangover 2 this seemed good.
The trailer pretty much tells the story; the plot revolves
around childhood buddies Mitch (Ryan Reynolds) and Dave (Jason Bateman). They
end up switching bodies after a drunken escapade, what follows is a supposed
journey into self discovery and understanding each other’s shortcomings all the
while you are bombarded with lots of filthy humor (love!lol).
What I liked about the movie was how both the leads played
each other’s parts, it was fun to watch and so darn believable. It’s a popcorn
flick, don’t expect anything more; if you head to the theatre with that in mind
you will have an ok time.
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Bodyguard (2011) -*
Director: Siddique
Music by: Himesh Reshammiya
Run time: 132mins
Cast:
Salman Khan as Lovely Singh
Kareena Kapoor as Divya
Raj Babbar as Sartaj Rana
Hazel Keech as Maya
Rajat Rawail as Tsunami Singh
In case you are wondering what that rating is, it’s a minus
one star. Sometimes I wonder, what is the criterion of a Bollywood blockbuster?
This is our first Bollywood review, I was absolutely compelled to type this one
out… so while I was doing a little bit of a background research on this movie
guess what I found out: this is actually a third remake of the same movie! Can you
believe it actually took them three movies to make people watch this absolute#$%$@
crap.
“The film broke many records upon its release. Within the
first day of its release, it went on to become the highest opening day grosser
as well as the biggest grosser ever for a single day, breaking the records
earlier held by Dabangg,
another Salman-starrer. The film set another box office record, netting
102.86 crore (US$22.94 million) in its first week, thus
becoming the highest opening week grossing
Bollywood film. As of 13 September 2011, Bodyguard has grossed
215 crore (US$47.95 million) worldwide, therefore
becoming the second highest grossing Bollywood film ever worldwide after 3 Idiots.”
(Wiki)
I was stunned into silence after reading the above^. What is the future of human intellect!
The plot revolves around Lovely (Salman Khan), and that’s about
it. There is some romance in there… I think… and lots of action where Khan is
virtually indestructible, I don’t remember the rest of the movie I slept. There
was also some music… well it sounded like music, I think… *yawn*.
[if you must know more go wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodyguard_(2011_film)]
Ok I think I am being slightly unjust, there was this one
song which was pretty decent, I am posting it below, listen to it and don’t bother
with the movie and you can thank me later.
Again what really bothers me is that Salman Khan can act, we’ve
seen him do that ( I mean really act) plenty of times, and I get it sallu bhai
you have a killer bod, but must you repeatedly take up such mindless roles? Stop
testing our love and at least attempt to make some art onscreen.
Official Website
Smurfs (2011) ***
Directed By: Raja Gosnell
Rating: PG
Runtime: 103mins
Cast:
Neil Patrick Harris
as Patrick Winslow
Jayma Mays as
Grace Winslow
SofÃa Vergara
as Odile Anjelou
I will give this one three stars solely, purely and only
because I got to see the tiny blue creatures three apples high on screen once
again, hey I grew up in the 80/90’s so, my Smurf love is justified…can’t wait
for ‘care bears’ to hit the big screen! *cough*
In a magical land far far away their lived these tiny most
adorable little blue creatures called Smurfs, each named after its predominant
character trait, Smurfs were a happy folk, they sang they danced all in all they
were every kids favorite little beings (till the advent of Pokémon, can you
believe my spell check has Pokémon in it but not Smurfs!! Some-one-call-Microsoft!)
So where was I...Yes the happy smurfs… why o why did they
have to ruin it for us! The movie was a huge disappointment. To begin with I am
not sure who the target audience exactly was, there were no kids in the movie,
so I doubt if the younger audience would identify with the film, which in turn
pretty much kills the Smurf future (but fear not two sequels have already been
announced...hope? *shudders*).
Other then that the story was average, the evil wizard Gargamel
(Hank
Azaria) chases the Smurfs out of their village into a shiny new land
called New York city…must I tell you more? Isn’t it obvious what happens next…
clue: if I told you there wouldn’t be much left, that’s how little there was to
the story.
What really bothered me about Smurfs in 3D was how little
they actually put into recreating the original series… there was absolutely
zero ingenuity to the plot, the acting was pretty average the only thing good
about the movie were the computer graphics, the Smurfs looked pretty darn Smurfy.
So, if you want to relive a bit of your childhood, do watch the movie but I doubt
your kid would enjoy it.
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) ****
Director: Rupert Wyatt
Cast:
Rating: PG-13
Duration: 2hr
All who think Planet of the Apes is lame, raise hands…yup it
was and is one weird lame movie. The apes looked like Michael Jackson (RIP, I loved
him and still do… but that don’t mean he dint look weird). So, when I decided
to watch this prequel of sort to the original (twice made) movie, it’s safe to
say I had zero expectations… and boy was I pleasantly surprised.
The script, the direction, the acting and the CGI were all
spot on. In fact it has been so far the
best movie of the summer (don’t believe me check out some other reviews: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1318514/).
The story begins with Will (James Franco) working on a cure
for Alzheimer’s, testing is done on apes till all hell breaks loose and the
project is closed and all the test subjects are put down save for a new born
ape ‘Ceaser’, Will brings Ceaser home keeping his existence from the company
and raises the chimp as part of his family. From that point on the CGI
generated ape steals the show. The impeccable computer graphics of ‘Lord of the
Rings’ team is what made this movie a spectacular watch.
I am pretty sure many still wouldn’t be convinced enough to
actually watch the movie, but take it from me…I am usually scanty with praises:
it’s a must watch.
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