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Reviewed God Tussi Great Ho

Come up with something original

Bollywood has been ripping off hollywood hits for a while now. I'm sure they worked back in the day, but its different now. Movie lovers are more connected to the west and have easy access to hollywood flicks than before. So a hollywood rip-off gets easily detected on the radar. Not that its ...Read more

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Commented on losehead's review

Dev D ki bakwas
Dev D Movie

I think this movie is a very smart portrayal of modern-day devdas, hence the name DevD (ofcourse they couldnt release another movie by the name devdas, gotta give it a modern twist). The story references the old school devdas story but in a new-age environment. A careless rich boy loses his childhoo...d love due to arrogance/ ego/ mis-communication and turns to alcohol. Nothing unusual with that, men seem to do that a lot in real life. Alcohol and easy access to money leads to drugs, still nothing unusual, happens in real life. Movie shows a guy who is fighting hard to forget his past, using all the wrong means, or should i say, using the only means he knows, but then at the same time, he cant let the past go and still thinks there's a possibility to get his love back. I'm sure every normal person going through that would think the same. I think where a lot of viewers draw their conclusion is when they compare this version to the old SRK hit devdas. Sure, the SRK starrer was a really good movie, but you gotta remember that it was staged back in the 50's or 60's or whenever devdas was alive, whereas devD is staged in the modern day scenario. When SRK turned to a prostitute in the old version, i didnt hear anyone protesting that the movie promoted prostitution or alcohol abuse. And i dont think devD promotes any of that either, specially after showing the mess the guy makes out of his otherwise 'could have been a lot better' life. Just shows he made one wrong decision after another, and i would expect it to send a message to others to not to follow on his steps, rather than promote it. All in all, a good watch, definitely different from the otherwise predictable bollywood movies. I can usually guess what a hindi movie is going to end or if it is a hollywood ripoff in the first 10 minutes, they are so painfully predictable. DevD kept me guessing and delivered one shock after the other. Some pretty good tracks too, Nayan tarse and Pardesi, my favs.Read More

Commented on nikhilgarg103935's review

Na Dekhen zara
Aa Dekhen Zara Movie

haha, 'Naa Dekhen Zara'... good one, goes perfectly with the movie. Whats up with bollywood venturing into sci-fi genre, i mean its not that i dont mind sci-fi fantasy genre, but you have to have a good story base to start off with. So a camera that shows the future , ok i can deal with that. But yo...u need decent acting and direction to go with the idea. And it amazes me how the villains always pop up every-where already knowing about the magical gift, as if they're psychic. Could have been better with better direction and decent transition.Read More

Commented on OJ_Rocks's review

8x10 = boring
8 X 10 Tasveer Movie

Butterfly Effect ripoff, thats what i have to say. So the concept of going into the past through a picture sounds familiar, mustve been already used in a hollywood movie i bet, but the final twist of an evil twin, wtf was that all about. I was already laughing at the crappy story line but that extra... twist sent me crying with laughter, but i could have easily guessed it, as predictable hindi movies are getting. Waste of time and akshay's talent.Read More

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Satisfied !!
British Airways

There was in incident at HEathrow, where an elder person was travelling with is granddaughter, and due to some system glitch, they couldnt find the child's booking for the heathrow-vancouver leg, even though she had a boarding pass. I tried helping the poor guy out as he couldnt speak much english..., but the staff basically wanted him to buy a new ticket and sort out the mess once he got to vancouver. Dont know how it ended up as i was hurried onto the plane by the staff but the on-the-spot ticket they could issue was going to cost them $2400... poor guy, i could make 2 return trips for that much.Read More

Reviewed British Airways

Satisfied !!

Booked BA for travel from VAncouver to New Delhi. didnt give it much thought before booking as it was pretty cheap and fit my schedule perfectly. After booking the flight, did some research and stumbled on a lot of bad reviews on BA, specially their baggage losing track. So was a bit worried, go...Read more

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The Manchester of India
Ludhiana

Polluted it is, and it can get really crowded in some parts of the city too. Mostly due to the rapid industrialization of the city in the last 10 years. Seems to me, the city is building inwards faster than it is expanding outwards. Specially the area arround gurdawara that you visited, close to r...ailway station... called the Old town, thats one of the most congested and thus, polluted area of the city. I try to stay clear of that part when i'm there.Read More

Reviewed Canon Powershot SX110 IS

Most bang for your buck

I was looking into buying a camera for my India trip in a few months. Working at an electronics outlet, I had a chance to get some honest reviews from the guys who sell camera's for a living(ofcourse the employee discount was quite nice too). Anyways, the first choice for me was to go for a DSLR...Read more

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Commented on gauravjuneja91's review

What can be better than this
Canon Powershot SX110 IS

ermmm... your posting a review of SX100 IS in the SX110 IS section

Reviewed Ludhiana

The Manchester of India

So it's called, the manchester of India, for it is a heavily industrialized city and also the hosiery capital of the country. The first impression you get when you enter the city is, you guessed it, heavy traffic. Mostly because the city roads were not initially built to handle the population th...Read more

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Reviewed Tips on a Dream Bike

2006 Yamaha R1

If Ducati is the Ferrari of Sport Bikes, then the Yamaha R1 is the Porsche of sport bikes. Truly a well built machine. review of my 2006 R1: *Looks: *This is the first impression that the bike makes, just really impressive looks. Wheni first saw the bike at the dealership, all I could thin...Read more

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Reviewed Waris Shah Movie

Great Movie. Even better music

I have seen this movie numerous times and everytime I come out admiring the great effort put in this movie. I would say this movie had given fresh life to the otherwise "has-been-dying-for-a-decade" punjabi movie industry. Gurdaas Mann has really worked hard to portray the great Waris Shah. T...Read more

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Commented on aju009's review

Arsene wenger: is he anti-english?
Arsenal Football Team

There is a lot of good talent out there other than english lads. Its a good thing that Arsenal gives chance to a lot of international players, rather than sticking with English guys. Most other teams in English Premiere League have only a handful of big name players from around the world (which they... obviously have to make a name on the international level before any english team would consider them). It's not like Arsenal are not as good as ManU or Chelsea. They are as good as any other team out there. they were actually right behind ManU this year in the champions league. Too bad for eduardo's injury. That shaked the whole team up pretty bad. They'll make a come-back, no doubt about that.Read More

Commented on senorita.ace's review

Loads of crap....
Karzz

I second that. The guy should stick to singing. Acting is not his game. Its hard to think of stardom when the guy can't even have a different expression on his face, same expression in every scene. It cracks me up when he makes this face when he starts singing. Sorta like someone punched him in the ...back. Rishi Kapoor must've had a heart attack after watching the mockery that was made of his Old time hit movie.Read More

Reviewed British Columbia

Vancouver Island and victoria

My city, my home: Victoria BC. best place I have ever lived in. Victoria is situated on Vancouver Island. Yes, an island. It is the capital of British Columbia. The only way to get to victoria is by plane(from anywhere) or by boat(ferry) that run from Seattle, Port angeles, and from 2 spots o...Read more

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Reviewed Vancouver, Canada (YVR) - Intl.

Good Airport. Could be better still

Vancouver airport is a really nice airport. Big, clean, organized. you get the first glimpse of BC while flying over the snow-covered mountain range right outside vancouver. Airport is in richmond BC.I really like the native work that has been done in the interior, especially in the internationa...Read more

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Reviewed New Delhi, India (DEL) - Domestic Airport

Improved but still needs to be worked on

Traveled recently a few months ago, the airport has changed a lot since my last visit, which was 4 years ago. The immigration officers at arrivals and departure really need to learn some people skills; almost all of them are grumpy old guys who seem like they would die if they broke a smile. ...Read more

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