The Pink Fluffy Bunny Club

Rotten Tomatoes and Utter Gutterness

Yeah, I know I keep saying that I'm going to blog more often, but that always seems to be such a futile statement to make. By the time I get online, I simply forget about writing something - anything! And then I end up doing a 'mashed potatoes' and feeling pretty utterly gutterly about skipping a proper post.

So, here's a proper post. Somewhat.

:D

Top Chef Season 7 got over yesterday here in India and the winner was Kevin. Oh! I mean, the winner was Kevin!!

If the previous sentence looks like it's been written in a sarcastic tone, you're wrong. Ha. Ha. Ha.

I actually like Kevin a lot. He was true to himself and he didn't have any ego problems (unlike some other chefs *cough Ed cough*). He also didn't manipulate people to make a way for himself (unlike certain others *cough Angelo cough*). These two qualities are really commendable. Add to this the fact that his food looks absolutely brilliant (Angelo called him the Salvador Dali of presentation) and tastes equally good, he deserves the title. My mom and I were actually rooting for him and it was so nice to see him win! Goooooo Kevin!

Another favourite of mine was Tiffany. I wish she'd also been in the finals.

Anyhow. Great show!!

Gone With The Wind - A Review

Rating - ****

I finally saw Gone With The Wind a couple of days ago. Now, here was a movie I was curious about, and one which I wanted to see before I read the novel (I've found that the opposite rarely gives you a good experience). I didn't know what to expect. I just knew that it was a (love) story set during the time of the Civil War. What I found was something truly spectacular.

I can't possibly even explain the story if I wanted to. The movie itself is 4 hours long! Perhaps in one sentence it would be the entire turn of events that make Scarlett O'Hara realise that she loves Rhett Butler. There.

*phew*

I won't say that the story seemed convoluted or unrealistic. I could actually imagine such situations as were depicted. And the characters - wow! Scarlett O'Hara selfishness and self-centredness is the main vein (vain?) of the movie. Vivien Leigh's portrayal of the land heiress is so honest that at times you just want to slap her silly for being herself. She amazes you and apalls you. You root for her and you want to scream at her. And through all her pettiness, somewhere you form a grudging admiration for her. For me, it was the scene where she stands upon the barren land of her family's plantation and says,

"As God is my witness, as God is my witness they're not going to lick me. I'm going to live through this and when it's all over, I'll never be hungry again. No, nor any of my folk. If I have to lie, steal, cheat or kill. As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again."

Rhett Butler. What do I say about him. He's a rogue. I thought him to be pretty spineless, marrying Scarlett even though she loved Ashley. You do something like that, you can't blame her entirely. But he did hit me hard with his parting line,

"Frankly, my dear, I do not give a damn."

The third character I really liked was that of Melanie's. I generally don't like goody-two-shoes or sappy characters or characters who are completely white (in a totally non-racist manner). I prefer characters with shades of grey. But for some reason Melly completely captured my heart. For reasons unknown, that character felt like a breath of fresh air. I loved her. She's possibly my favourite character from the movie.

For the first time in God knows how many years, I've chosen a sappy goody-two-shoes as my favourite character. Mark this time for it may never come again :D

It's Alex! Freakin'! Wong!

Did you watch this week's episode of So You Think You Can Dance? I'm talking about the one that was telecast on Monday. If you did, wasn't it bloody awesome??!! I liked all the routines (except perhaps Melinda's), but there were two which I haven't been able to forget because they were just so FREAKIN' AWESOME!!!

The first one was by AdeChike and Lauren who had danced to Hot n' Fun by N.E.R.D. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSA19wErqxA&feature=related]. I love hip-hop and I really like this song. So it was so much fun watching their performance. I loved the choreography, especially the throw-and-split at the 1 minute mark. It's fun watching Lauren, who's a really strong dancer, and AdeChike was a very pleasant surprise. Awe-some!!

The second, and my favourite performance till date, was by Alex and Twitch who danced to Outta Your Mind by Lil' Jon and LMFAO [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ_pVL_Df-I&feature=related]. Awesome doesn't even begin to describe their performance!! It was mind-blowing! Supersmashing! Metafantastic!! I loved it! I loved it! I loveeeeeed it!! It's on my i-pod right now (both of them are) and I can't seem to stop myself from watching it every 10 minutes or so.

It's Alex freakin' Wong, peepaaal!!!

Game Review!! Whoopee!!

I'm really jobless right now. Which is a good thing because a month from now I'm going to start slogging. Till then I'm playing online games and watching faaaaaar too much TV.

[Disclaimer: I have a tendency to like stuff which nobody else likes. Just clearing the air. Don't sue me plz.]

 

Game title: William and Sly.

URL: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/503833

Rating: *****

Why?: Because it's a beautiful game. I love well-drawn graphics and this game is practically art when it comes to that. Firstly, a bit about the game. It's about Sly, a fox who has to activate runestones with the help of fairyflies, neutralizing weird creatures called darklings in the process as far as is possible. It's a fairly simple plotline, but the execution just makes you want to kiss the screen. Another thing I want to mention are the transitions. They're smoother than the martini that Bond drinks. Add a haunting score and that's a truly tremendous game in front of you.