Movies
Bollywood
I rather enjoy many of the Bollywood productions. There is something quite enjoyable about watching the song and dance routines. Of course I haven’t the foggiest idea what they are saying. One of these days I may create my own subtitles to go along with the videos, but for now…
And now we present Another Bollywood dance by Aishwarya Rai from the movie Nimbooda – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam.
and The video below is from: Bride and Prejudice – Punjabi Wedding Song
My Review Of The Dark Knight
“The Batmobile broke its wheel and the Joker got away…”
Got away Saturday night and caught The Dark Knight. That was a feat, haven’t managed to go out on a Satuday night in forever. Reminds me of a song they used to sing at Camp Blue (The Lair of The Bear) that went something like:
“Saturday night, Saturday night, weekend starts Saturday night,
Summer here is and spring is gone,
mountain air is full of song”
Or something along those lines.
So it appears that I helped The Caped Crusader blow by Spidey’s box office bonanza. Wow, almost $156 million, that is a chunk of change. Anyway, enough about that, how about
Warning, there may be a spoiler or two about the movie below this ‘graph.
As expected Batman defeated the Joker. Big surprise there, but that is ok. I prefer the edgier Batman of the last two movies to the those portrayed by Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer and George Clooney. Those movies were at best ok, but more because I am a fan of Batman. As films they weren’t anything special.
But The Dark Knight and Batman Begins, they are different. They have a certain substance and style to them that grabbed me. Maybe it is that edge that captivates me. The Joker isn’t a loveable rogue. You don’t look about him and make excuses for his behavior. He is not a caricature of a bad guy, he is BAD. He is a nightmare that you’d rather not encounter.
Bale’s Batman is a character who doesn’t fall into a specific category of being good or bad. I like that in a superhero. There are flaws. Batman may have rules, but the edges are blurred. I find it easier to root for the human hero than the one who can do no wrong.
What do you think?
Goodbye Harvey Korman
CNN is reporting that Harvey Korman has died. The great Hedley Lamarr is no more.
It Is One of My Favorite Love Stories
L.A. Story is one of my favorite love stories. Granted, it is not Casablanca, but there is something special and amazing about it. Here are some quotes from it and a montage of clips that I kind of like.
Sara: And if I were to go?
Harris: All I know is, on the day your plane was to leave, if I had the power, I would turn the winds around, I would roll in the fog, I would bring in storms, I would change the polarity of the earth so compasses couldn’t work, so your plane couldn’t take off.Harris A kiss may not be the truth, but it is what we wish were true.
Harris I’ve been thinking about myself and I think I can become the kind of person that’s worth you staying for. First of all, I’m a man who can cry. Now it’s true, it’s usually when I’ve hurt myself, but it’s a start. You see I know there is something that would make you stay, I know it. I know there is some move I can make, the right word, attitude, plan. But these are all just tricks, just things I would think up and try. So let’s forgo that.
Let’s assume that whatever that thing is, that whatever it is that would make you stay has already occurred, that it has happened and that my hand has already gone down your throat and grabbed your heart and squoze it.
Daddies Love Their Sons- Darth Vader & Luke Skywalker Edition
My son is at a great age. He is old enough to watch some of the cooler movies and still young enough to believe in the magic.
During the past couple of weeks he and I watched the original Star Wars trilogy. We had great fun talking about the characters and what happened. While we watched I made a point to periodically check out the look on his face. I watched his eyes get wide and listened to him gasp and or cheer as warranted by the scene.
But he really caught me off guard with his reaction to one particular scene during Return of the Jedi. It is in the video just below this. If you watch you’ll see the fight between Luke and Darth Vader followed by the Emperor’s attempt to kill Luke.
As the Emperor sends lightning shooting into Luke’s body there is a moment where Luke screams “Father, please!” At that moment my son grabbed my hand and said he won’t die, his dad will save him.
I sat in silence. I wanted to let him learn what happened for himself. I watched his reaction as he sat up straight and his eyes got wider. Moments later he learned that he was right in his assessment of what would happen.
With a big smile on his face he hugged and kissed me and said “I know that you’d save me too.”
If you would have seen my face you would have seen a big stupid grin. “Of course I would,” I said.
Then that little boy of mine burst my bubble. “You know, you do share something in common with Darth Vader.”
“Oh really, what is it.”
“When you sleep you sound just like him.”