Bridesmaids (2011)

Bridesmaids

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Director : Paul Feig

Writers : Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig

Actors : Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ellie Kemper, Chris O'Dowd, Jill Clayburgh and others...

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Overall : 8.5/10

Direction : 8.0/10

Acting : 8.5/10

Cinematography : 8.0/10

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Let me end the debate here and now : Bridesmaids is better than the Hangover trilogy.
YES, you read this right.

It has something for everyone, boasting an acceptance among girls and boys, the ladies and the gentlemen alike : something that the Hangover movies were not able to generate.

The plot is deceptively simple but laced with humour. Even the most common of scenes in the movie have an unspoken comic element about them. Kristen Wiig is talented and everyone knew that, but this script confirms her position as the comic lady who could someday become better than her ex-boss Tina Fey.

SNL people sure have a lot to offer.

Bridesmaids revolves around the pre-wedding stages of a certain Miss Lillian Donovan (Maya Rudolph) and the constant clash of egos between Lillian's best friend and maid of honour Annie Walker (Kristen Wiig), and her fiance's boss' wife Helen Harris III (Rose Byrne). Melissa McCarthy as Megan, Lillian's mysteriously weird future sister-in-law, is the pick of the lot. Her expressions in the movie are to die for and one can see how she was nominated for an Oscar in the capacity of a Supporting Actress.

The direction is nothing exceptional but it is able to do justice to the superbly authored script.
Maybe that's where The Hangover - Part I edges past it.

Nonetheless, this is one movie where you would definitely be flaunting a smile on your face the entire time.

The cameo by Jon Hamm as Ted, a self-absorbed sexual animal, is a nice touch to the movie. Wiig is true to her role of a damsel in distress, with her bakery shut down and her non-reciprocating boyfriend Ted. However, the manner in which she is saved by a traffic officer Nathan Rhodes (Chris O'Dowd) is a tad bit predictable. Their chemistry, while not the best part of the movie, is enough to keep you interested. 

All in all, it is a good movie with clear-cut intentions to make you laugh. It never tries too hard.
It doesn't need to.


PS : Wait for sometime after the credits start rolling. McCarthy has a "treat" in store for you!

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Witness For The Prosecution (1957)

Witness For The Prosecution

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Director : Billy Wilder

Adapted from : Witness for the Prosecution - a play by Agatha Christie, with screenplay by Billy Wilder.

Actors : Tyrone Power, Charles Laughton, Marlene Dietrich, Elsa Lanchester, John Williams (II), Ian Wolfe, Henry Daniell, Norma Varden and others...

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Overall : 8.5/10

Direction : 8.5/10

Acting : 8.5/10

Cinematography : 8.0/10

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Billy Wilder is GOD.

That is neither an understatement nor an exaggeration. It's the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

Witness For The Prosecution is a masterpiece of the Golden Age of Hollywood. The dialogues are something to be treasured. The performances are so memorable that you're left wishing for the opportunity to have been born during such a glorious era.

Billy Wilder knows the pulse of his audience and does much to test it at every turn. Agreed that this was not an original screenplay, the material being adopted from Agatha Christie's wonderfully crafted play of the same name, but, notwithstanding, Wilder deserves full credit for bringing to screen one of the most exceptional stories of all times. And with such wicked ease...

Sir Wilfrid Robarts, played by the immeasurably talented Charles Laughton, is a very experienced barrister, who is not in the prime of his health - however, as soon as he is discharged from the hospital, he craves for cases that his nurse (Elsa Lanchester) classifies as being of the stimulating nature.

But the man is helplessly drawn into the particularly interesting case of a certain Leonard Vole (Tyrone Power), partly because of the cigars that the deal had in store for him, and partly because of the case's simple, yet challenging, nature. Vole is accused of murdering Ms. Emily French (Norma Varden) and the fact that he is later revealed to be the main beneficiary of her will doesn't make matters look any good.

Having heard Vole's side of the story and to establish his alibi on the night of the murder, Robarts has a very uncomfortable encounter with a rather cold Christine (Marlene Dietrich), who is Vole's German wife - through a flashback scene, you're shown that Vole had a romantic encounter with her whilst stationed in Germany during the War.

As time passes, things go out of hand, there is a lot of court-room drama, statements are made, and then retracted - this flick has it all. The twist at the end is something I had guessed - or, at least, a part of it anyway.

But, the fact that you may just decipher some of the codes before the last frame is shot shouldn't be the thing worrying you - the meticulous direction, a crisp screenplay and the sublime performances will be more than sufficient to make up for it.

This is one Billy Wilder movie which you shouldn't miss.


PS : Don't think for a second that this is Wilder's best work. Double Indemnity and The Apartment are on a completely separate level. Reviews coming up soon! Till then wilder away!

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Eastern Promises (2007)

Eastern Promises

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Director : David Cronenberg

Writer : Steven Knight

Actors : Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Vincent Cassel, Armin Mueller-Stahland and others...

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Overall : 5.5/10

Direction : 5.5/10

Acting : 6.0/10

Cinematography : 5.5/10

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Eastern Promises is nothing more than a bravely foolish attempt at creating the never-needed Russian version of The Godfather.

You have an old patriarch at the head of the business, one hot-headed son and an budding mafia leader in the making. The ingredients are there to be fused together. The ultimate dish, though, disappoints.

The plot is alright for a mafia movie, that much I should clarify. The execution? Not even close.

Cronenberg was obviously of the opinion that more blood and gore will add a touch of realism to the movie. In fact, the beginning of the movie has as much blood-spilling as that in Saw or Grudge. Repulsive nature of some of the scenes aside, there is not much of note in this bland flick.

The director's mediocrity filters down to the cast.

The actors are nowhere near their potential. Normally, a cast featuring Naomi Watts and Viggo Mortensen would have taken my breath away. Quite to the contrary, their dull and listless performances end up making something impossible, possible - they kill an already dead movie.

The plot isn't even worth discussing. For all of you who have seen The Godfather trilogy, this will be a very, very dismal affair.

Just for the sake of discussing this piece of almost worthless art, the story revolves around the death of a underage prostitute, whose baby is delivered by the midwife Anna Khitrova (Naomi Watts). She also finds a diary on the dead girl, which leads her to the Trans-Siberian Restaurant owned by Semyon (Armin Mueller-Stahland). Little does she realise at that point of time that she had walked into the lion's den - that Semyon was an old and respected vor of the Russian Mafia. Things go out of hand when the undertaker Nikolai Luzhin (Viggo Mortensen) and the son of Semyon, Kirill (Vincent Cassel), get involved.

The flick then moves at a glacial pace, till a small surprise towards the end. However, I was too disoriented by then to even acknowledge the sudden change of direction.

Honestly put, you can miss this one. No one will kill you for it.

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Hypocrites

Hypocrites

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Civilization is a pain in the ass.

People are so hypocritical nowadays, it almost fogs their ability to see others who aren't. They don't give a shit about anyone, doing things exclusive to their whims and fancies.

I, for one, also don't care much about every stupid and trivial thing that is unfolding around me - we just aren't meant to! But, once in every few acts of life, shouldn't we take a dramatic pause, and think about the repercussions our words or actions might have on others?

It's a shame that it doesn't quite happen. Sensitivity and maturity are so dead.

What does actually take place is a charade - the quiet, and rather coerced, reciprocation of fake emotions. It's a long journey, starting right from the moment you are ushered into the world, right upto the moment when your good is interred with your bones.

Therefore, it's only sensible to stop expecting. That's when you'll be really happy. The twenty-first century creature can best survive (and happily so) by being self-sufficient.

Often, self-sufficiency blends into selfishness. That's when civilization (if there ever was one) becomes nothing but a mere genocide of clashing interests.

It's safe to assume contradictions run the world. They always have. They always will...

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Se7en (1995)

Se7en

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Director : David Fincher

Writer : Andrew Kevin Walker

Actors : Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, (plus one) and others...

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Overall : 10/10

Direction : 8.5/10

Acting : 9.0/10

Cinematography : 9.0/10

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Se7en is perfection, personified.

David Fincher is one of my favourite directors. With the kind of command he possesses over the art of story-telling, Fincher creates a classic with this venture. Crime thrillers come and go, but this movie will stick with you.

The actors are a class apart. Morgan Freeman, as the almost retired detective William Somerset, and Brad Pitt as his young protege David Mills, are absolutely phenomenal. Dark and gritty, once his movie gets hold of you, it never lets go.

The crux of the story is this : there is a serial killer named 'John Doe' on the loose and Somerset, who still has a week before he hangs up his boots, pairs up with the guy who has been called in to replace him - David Mills. The duo are like fire and ice. Somerset is the anchor, and Mills is the engine. Mills also brings his wife Tracy (Gwyneth Paltrow) to the city, acknowledging that this opportunity to tackle big cases would be a boost to his career. Sometime later in the movie, the three have dinner together and Somerset exhibits paternal instincts towards the simple Tracy, who is like the daughter he had always wanted.

Meanwhile, the killer is staging ghastly murders, all in connection with the Seven Deadly Sins. The duo come very near to catching that psychopath, but fail by an excruciatingly thin margin.

In a scene towards the end of the movie, Tracy meets up with Somerset to ask if it would be wise to bring a baby into this world - she reveals that she was pregnant. Uncertain of the city and his dark secrets, she needed the older man's approval before telling her husband.

The conclusion to the movie is so ethically revolting and so unpredictably delicious that you'll be stuck in a dilemma - whether to smile at the amazing anti-climax, or pause for a second, and soak up the gravity of the situation.

Keep a look out for the "plus one" I have listed in the cast above. To keep the intrigue going, even Fincher had not included the actor's name in the movie's opening titles, only to list the man twice in the closing credits.

After all, who are we to tamper with this gory masterpiece?

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Hotel Transylvania (2012)

Hotel Transylvania

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Director : Genndy Tartakovsky

Writers : Todd Durham, Daniel Hageman and Kevin Hageman

Voices : Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, Fran Drescher, Steve Buscemi, Molly Shannon, David Spade, Cee Lo Green and others...

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Overall : 7.0/10

Direction : 7.5/10

Animation : 7.0/10

Story : 7.5/10

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Certain ideas defy logic. They are a whole new level of crazy.
Hotel Transylvania has one such idea behind it's inception : "even monsters need a vacation!"

I'm an admirer of the animation genre, and this movie does justice to it. Adam Sandler lends his American voice to the Italian Dracula, who, to celebrate his daughter's (Selena Gomez) 118th birthday, invites some of the most prominent monsters to his five-star resort, where they can spend their leisure time without worrying about the human civilization's war against them.

Awesome, right?

The entry of the myriad monsters into the Hotel is one of the best scenes in the movie. Frankenstein (Kevin James) and his haughty wife (Fran Drescher), Murray the Mummy (Cee Lo Green), Wane and Wanda Werewolf (Steve Buscemi and Molly Shannon), the Invisible Man (David Spade) and the Bigfoot - all make appearances! It's like having your worst nightmares come true, only to realise how non-scary these clowns actually were.

Some of you might have guessed the twist in the movie by now - yes, a HUMAN (and a wacky one at that) named Jonathan (Adam Samberg), unknowingly waltzes into the Hotel. It triggers off a series of hilarious events, with Dracula trying his best to keep the secret under wraps and convince everyone (with the help of a LOT of makeup) that the boy is a long-lost relative of Frankenstein.

Towards the end, I felt that the movie had strayed away from its path, or perhaps become too slow for my taste. However, that special number by all the monsters, at the very end, is a treat that you'll cherish.

This is the first ever feature film to be directed by Genndy Tartakovsky. Samurai Jack and Dexter's Laboratory were his creations. Those two names should be reasons enough for you not to miss the movie. As it is, not many flicks released nowadays are suitable for family viewing.

So, why waste this wonderful opportunity?

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The Perks Of Being A Wallflower (2012)

The Perks Of Being A Wallflower

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Director : Stephen Chbosky

Adapted from : The Perks Of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Actors : Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Paul Rudd and others...

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Overall : 8.5/10

Direction : 8.5/10

Acting : 8.0/10

Cinematography : 8.0/10

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I haven't read the book this flick's adapted from. What I have done is watched the movie, directed by the writer of the book - and for a newcomer, Stephen Chbosky has nailed it. Well, almost.

It is a story of innocence lost, found, and lost again, till it is finally regained for good at the end of the movie. Charlie (Logan Lerman) is a high school freshman, who is too introverted; his deep-seated insecurities are a source of his shyness. Unable to make friends easily, he ends up meeting Patrick, a senior, played beautifully by Ezra Miller, in his workshop class. Later they even run into each other during a football game. Patrick introduces Charlie to his step-sister, Sam (Emma Watson) and Charlie is smitten by her. Obviously, he keeps his feelings to himself, as per his nature.

Meanwhile, a "Oh Captain, My Captain" kind of relation is forged between Charlie and his English teacher (Paul Rudd), with the latter trying his best to bring out the writer in the talented boy. Even Charlie holds his educator in high esteem.

Charlie, as time progresses, develops quite the social reputation, although he sulks quietly in the harsh reality that Sam was with someone else. To add to his difficulties, he even learns that Patrick is gay, and proudly so. There is a lot of psychological drama that goes on till the very end - something unexpected about Charlie's past is also revealed. 

The acting is quite good. Undoubtedly, Ezra Miller is the star of the movie. The problem with acting gay is that actors tend to go quite over the top - acting homosexual often turns into a charade. But, with Ezra, it is a smooth flow. His character is the highlight of the movie.

There is a scene in the movie where Charlie says, "We accept the love we think we deserve." I think this movie deserves a lot.

To all my fellow Wallflowers out there, don't dare miss this!



PS : I'll read the book as soon as I can! You should do the same.

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Argo (2012)

Argo

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Director : Ben Affleck

Adapted from : The Master of Disguise by Antonio J. Mendez and The Great Escape by Joshuah Bearman

Actors : Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, John Goodman and others...

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Overall : 8.0/10

Direction : 8.0/10

Acting : 7.5/10

Cinematography : 9.0/10

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Ben Affleck is the man of the moment. Argo is has been nominated for a whooping 7 Oscars this year, including the Best Picture and Film Editing. The movie has already brought Affleck a Golden Globe for Best Director (Motion Picture).

Argo is not your simple edge-of-the-seat thriller. It is much more than that. It is a case study of nationalism, extremism and last, but not the least, the power of cinema (howsoever fake it gets). No wonder the Oscar committee loved it.

The movie revolves around the very famous escape of 6 American diplomats stuck in Iran and the out-of-the-freaking-world thinking behind the successful operation to rescue those six souls. For those of you who don't know much about this crisis, the gist is as follows : Iran overthrew the puppet Prince installed by the States, there was a revolution, the mob attacked the US Embassy in Iran and an unprecedented number of Americans were held hostage there. Only the six mentioned above could manage to escape to the Canadian Ambassador's house in Iran, living in fear and the constant threat of bloody deaths.

Affleck directs with honesty, capturing the tension between the two countries (America and Iran) in a very matter-of-fact way. There is something darkly comic about the entire movie - the shift from the extravagance of Hollywood to the public hanging of Americans in Iran is sudden; almost as if it's thrust in your face, to put you out of your comfort zone. The sweet contradiction between the two faces of the US, one, all shining and bright, and the other, at the mercy of revolutionaries, is smartly depicted.

The acting lets down the movie a bit. I can think of a number of actors who could have been perfect for some of the roles.

However, I won't be shocked if Argo ends up winning 'THE' Oscar. It's good enough for that coveted statuette.

Maybe that's how Affleck is compensated for not getting the much deserved Best Director nod by the judges. 

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Bose IE 2 Earphones

BOSE IE 2 EARPHONES

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Rating : 8.5/10

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The Bose IE 2's are the cheapest Bose product available in the market. But this should not let you down. Their quality is top-notch and the sound is amazing. It has a perfect balance of the high's, the mid's and the low's. Also, it packs in an ample bass punch. The design of the earphones is unique but once you wear it, you'll understand how comfortable they are and how much important the ear supports are in the earphones. The earphones don't have active noise cancelling but cut out a huge chunk of background environment noise due the amazing in-ear design. A high quality leather carry pouch also comes in the box which is a good necessity for carrying around your earphones. Retailing at a price of Rs 5,175 in India, it is a great start to owning Bose products.

It's Kind Of A Funny Story (2010)

It's Kind Of A Funny Story

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Directors : Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck

Adapted from : It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

Actors : Keir Gilchrist, Emma Roberts, Viola Davis, Zach Galifianakis others...

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Overall : 8.0/10

Direction : 9.0/10

Acting : 8.0/10

Cinematography : 8.5/10

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Okay, I have a confession to make. I had watched this movie a year ago. I had started at 4 in the night, and despite the fact that I was dead tired, I couldn't stop.
You should also know that I was to take a very important science paper the following morning.

It's Kind Of A Funny Story is a feel-good movie. There is something here that every teenager can connect to : be it the pressure of the school assessments and projects, the suppressed feelings for your best friend's girlfriend (believe me, it happens to many) or the need to be the center of attention - this flick has it all.

People who love Zach, The Comedian, will be blown away by his performance in this movie. He plays the role of a depressed husband so well, that at times you feel he is catching emotions out of thin air. Really, he is THAT good. There is nothing but honesty to his performance.

Emma Roberts is quite the splitting image of her aunt. She is as raunchy as the Pretty Woman and as cute as the Runaway Bride. Emma's natural charm is a constant reminder of her talented gene pool. In a nutshell, she's a young Julia Roberts in the making.

But, it is Keir Gilchrist who steals the show with his solemn depiction of a troubled teenager.

The gist of the story is this : Craig Gilner (Keir) is a 16 year old boy, who feels like the all the weight of the world is upon his shoulders. Suffocated to the very core, this suicidal teen checks himself into a hospital, before he ends up doing something stupid. There, he meets Bobby (Zach) and Noelle (Emma), and the trio have some of the most normal experiences of their life in the most unorthodox of places.

The end to this story is sublimely filmed. Kudos to the directors for putting forward their best work since Half Nelson.


PS : This is more of a DISCLAIMER kind of thing. If you are a student, you might not wanna study for a long, long time after watching this movie. So, don't watch it just before you're about to take any exam. I had learnt it the hard way. 

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Arrested Development

Arrested Development

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Created By : Mitchell Hurwitz

Genre : Comedy

Running Time : 22 minutes

Actors : Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Alia Shawkat, Tony Hale, David Cross, Jeffrey Tambor, Jessica Walter and others...

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Overall : 8.0/10

Story : 8.5/10

Acting : 8.5/10

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A dysfunctional family, a screwed-up family business and under-currents of disturbing romantic fantasies.

That's how I would sum up Arrested Development.

This sitcom will not be everyone's cup of tea - I can vouch for that. Perhaps, that may be an explanation as to why, inspite of collecting all the critical approval that the cast and crew of this show possibly could, it didn't go down well with the public.

From what I've noticed, people either love the show or hate it.

I, for one, loved it. This is nothing like your usual sitcom - starting from the characters and the idea behind the individual episodes, right upto the satirical narration of the story, this show changes your perception of comedy. It makes you laugh. Quietly.

Arrested Development is the story of the extravagant Bluth family, and the endeavours of the good son Michael Bluth (Jason Bateman) to prevent the household from falling apart, especially after his father (Jeffrey Tambor) is put behind bars for committing fraud and using the money from his construction enterprise for unethical personal use. The mother, Lucille Bluth (Jessica Walter), ends up becoming the CEO, and is just about to drive the company into the ground, when Michael comes around to save it.

Michael's sister (Portia de Rossi), his sister's husband (David Cross) and their daughter (Alia Shawkat) make a wonderful trio of misfit clowns - they comprise the hilarious Fünke portion of the family tree . Michael's own son (Michael Cera) ends up having feelings for his cousin Maeby. The other two brothers in the family provide quite a lot of laughs as well - G.O.B. (Will Arnett) is a super-cheeky magician and Buster (Tony Hale) is a mamma's boy, whose pretentious stint at the army is a LOL moment. Charlize Theron also makes an appearance on the show as Michael's love interest.

Those who can't wrap their head around the Bermuda Triangle disappearances, should employ their mental faculties to figure out why this show lasted just the 3 seasons.

Three amazing seasons, at that!

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Birthdays

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I don't like birthdays. I never liked birthdays (since turning 14, that is).

They make me feel old. 365 days - GONE. Just like that.

Now all the optimists out there would obviously point out the obvious (that's their thing) - going on a spree of inspirational anecdotes to highlight how the entire year, preceding the same, has been an amalgamation of myriad experiences.

Blah, blah, blah...

Truth be told, no one wants to die. I, for one, want to live a wholesome life. Till the very end.
And then, some more.

Also, no one wants to get old and wrinkled. I mean, who in their right mind would want to take the support of a cane to walk? Can't we always remain the same - sitting there reading books we've never read, playing games we've never played, enjoying music we've never heard and watching things we've never seen, unless it all dissolves in a sweet oblivion? Can't we decide for ourselves when we wanna let go?

But then, I guess, nature is kind of a Big Brother in that regard. It has a subtle way of saying - "you're done."

Bottom-line : I don't like birthdays. Huh... Nietzsche was right all along. Thoughts are indeed the shadows of our feelings - always darker, emptier and simpler.


PS : This article was written in a state of sleep-deprivation. So, it's cent percent solemn.

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Nokia Lumia 920

NOKIA LUMIA 920

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Rating : 9.5/10

Specifications:

Key features -

• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support
• Quad-band 3G with 42 Mbps HSDPA and 5.7 Mbps HSUPA support
• 4.5" 16M-color PureMotionHD+ IPS display with a resolution of 1280 x 768 pixels
• 8 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash, 1080p@30fps video recording
• Optical Image stabilization with floating lens technology
• 1.3MP front-facing camera
• Windows Phone 8 OS
• 1.5GHz dual-core Krait CPU, Adreno 225 GPU, Qualcomm MSM8960 chipset, 1GB of RAM
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
• GPS receiver with A-GPS and GLONASS support
• Free lifetime voice-guided navigation
• 32GB of inbuilt storage
• Active noise cancellation with a dedicated mic
• Wireless charging with optional accessories
• Built-in accelerometer, gyroscope and proximity sensor
• Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
• microUSB port
• Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP and EDR, file transfers
• SNS integration
• Xbox Live integration and Xbox management
• NFC support
• Digital compass
• Nokia Music

Main disadvantages -

• App catalog falls short of Android and iOS
• No microSD card
• No FM radio
• No system-wide file manager
• No lockscreen shortcuts
• Size and weight something to definitely consider before you buy
• Audio output not worthy of a flagship
• Non user-replaceable battery

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Nokia has finally let go of it's association with the outdated Symbian operating system. And it is the one of the best decisions that Nokia has ever taken. The Nokia Lumia 920 is the latest flagship Windows 8 offering of Nokia. Firstly it is a delight to see the vivid colours in which the handset comes in. The operating system is fresh and easy to use. And the biggest USP of this phone is it's 4.5 inch PUREMOTIONHD+IPS screen which is even bright in sunlight. The 8 MP camera comes with Floating lens technology, which in some conditions gives better photos even than the iPhone 5. On the app front side windows has less number of apps than it's rivals such as Android and iOS but it's catching up very fast. The innovative features such as wireless charging make this a future proof proposition to buy. In the end we can conclude that the NOKIA LUMIA 920 is the best Windows phone available in the market as of now. Retailing at a price of Rs. 38,990 in India, it's also completely worth it's money considering the features Nokia is providing. If you want something else than the usual Android or iOS powered smartphone, don't even think before buying this phone.