I finally had a Subway on Indian soil. Now only boozing is left.
I swipe my card at the PVR, I get tickets for Pokkiri, booked 6 months back. Hats off to PVR for their memory and data storage.
The previous show was delayed when I had gone for Sivaji. Yesterday also it was delayed. Don't know whether it is just my luck or as BJ says, just a strategy to sell popcorn and coke. The latter it must be.
We did fall victims to this strategy, at the cost of becoming paupers. We were able to make up the 100 bucks with the last 20 bucks being coins. On buying a coke each, I had 2 bucks (a 2 rupee note that has been lying around in my purse since God knows when) and BJ was left with 50 paise.
PVR sucks for a number of other reasons too like not allowing helmets (inox and innovative have no issues at all with a helmet), but due to lack of choice, I end up visiting the place again and again.
Speaking of Sivaji, the dialogue "pera kettale summa athurudhu la" ( crudely translated as "on listening to the name itself, it starts trembling) seems very apt for Voldemort.
The movie, Order of the Phoenix, just like the book, was very disappointing. Just seemed like a badly edited version of the book. I have too many cribs with the movie and not much enthu to go over them. The movie had one totally strong positive though, Emma Watson. Simply stunning in all the scenes that she appears.
Hopefully the final book will be stud. And a "more important hopefully", I will get my copy on Saturday itself.
The return back home was in heavy rain. I like driving in the rain and despite my assumption and approximation based driving as it was night, the drive was pretty good. Except for the part where cars splashed water on me. This part I totally dislike. Two reasons, the water is dirty. More importantly, the water is at a higher temperature than the rain water. Sucks.
I swipe my card at the PVR, I get tickets for Pokkiri, booked 6 months back. Hats off to PVR for their memory and data storage.
The previous show was delayed when I had gone for Sivaji. Yesterday also it was delayed. Don't know whether it is just my luck or as BJ says, just a strategy to sell popcorn and coke. The latter it must be.
We did fall victims to this strategy, at the cost of becoming paupers. We were able to make up the 100 bucks with the last 20 bucks being coins. On buying a coke each, I had 2 bucks (a 2 rupee note that has been lying around in my purse since God knows when) and BJ was left with 50 paise.
PVR sucks for a number of other reasons too like not allowing helmets (inox and innovative have no issues at all with a helmet), but due to lack of choice, I end up visiting the place again and again.
Speaking of Sivaji, the dialogue "pera kettale summa athurudhu la" ( crudely translated as "on listening to the name itself, it starts trembling) seems very apt for Voldemort.
The movie, Order of the Phoenix, just like the book, was very disappointing. Just seemed like a badly edited version of the book. I have too many cribs with the movie and not much enthu to go over them. The movie had one totally strong positive though, Emma Watson. Simply stunning in all the scenes that she appears.
Hopefully the final book will be stud. And a "more important hopefully", I will get my copy on Saturday itself.
The return back home was in heavy rain. I like driving in the rain and despite my assumption and approximation based driving as it was night, the drive was pretty good. Except for the part where cars splashed water on me. This part I totally dislike. Two reasons, the water is dirty. More importantly, the water is at a higher temperature than the rain water. Sucks.
8 comments:
****MOVIE/BOOK SPOILERS ALERT****
thala, you didn't like OOTP ?? I thought it was good :-). There were some disappointments - It was shorter, no quidditch, less scenes for tonks, moody and lupin, some nice scenes (like ron becoming prefect, george & fred's "accio brooms") and some important scenes (the trio meeting neville's parents in St. Mungo's, the prophecy's backstory) were edited out.
But look at the better side - no painful romantic scenes between harry and cho, the thestrals and their portrayal, probably the best opening sequence in all of HP movies, brilliant casting in choosing actors for Luna and Bellatrix (Helena Bonham Carter) and Alan Rickman (as always).
On a side note, PVR's way with people sucks and sucks big time.
I like driving in the rain and despite my assumption and approximation based driving as it was night, the drive was pretty good.
Driving in rain is pain when the vehicle from opposite direction blinds you with its head light!
More importantly, the water is at a higher temperature than the rain water. Bulb bulb.
I havent read HP 4, 5, 6. What do you suggest? I found a guy roadside sellin the 3 for 550 bucks. Fair deal aa?
I am going to see the movie today. Will get back to you on how I feel abt it. I am hoping it will be a pleasant experience at IMAX :)
Driving in the rain is a pain. Walking is much better, but the splash of water will be the same!
@Josh
Its a fair deal. I would have surely bought it :D
Car driving is also hazaar painful in rain .I totally bank on my approximatio skills .
Btw same bulb as josh :P
They ask you to leave helmets with Westside I guess!
OotP is a great book da... ofcourse, IMO, GoF is the best!
@Arun
Did not like it for precisely the kind of events that were ignored. Atuff like the kiss was totally unnecessary.
@Sri
Agree, it is tough when the guy opposite blinds you. But this happens even without the rain.
@Josh and Rajeev
The water on the roads is hotter than the rain water that falls on you. A really unpleasant experience.
@Josh
I think it is a fair deal. Especially given the size of the books. Just ensure the printing is fine.
@Mayura
I prefer driving to walking in the rain.
@Naren
No, PVR has a separate room for helmets.
And OOTP is in my opinion the worst book of the lot. Too many loopholes. Namma thamizh padam style these guys land up at the ministry and there is no one there. And the ministry junta land up just after the fight. (police style). The prophecy was unnecessary...that was something we already knew.
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