Monday, May 12, 2008
Watching Too Many Movies
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Movie Review:Knight Rider[2008]
I found out from IMDb and later from Wikipedia that the movie was released as a backdoor pilot for a potential new series on TV and hence did not hit the theatres at all. If you are a Knight Rider fan, then you would know that there was a TV series on NBC back in 1982 to 1986. It starred David Hasselhoff (of Baywatch fame) as Michael Knight. David returns in this movie too as the current Knight's father.
To start with, I did not like the movie much. It's not much of a movie really. Once you watch it, you will realise that it's more like a TV series. But then since it was released only on TV networks and not in theatres, that's alright.
Star Cast and their acting:
The Car:
Now, some work has gone into the technology with the people in the movie talking about nano technology and complex algorithms, AI and encryption. Something to cheer about. I am an Engineering student myself and some of the stuff like the robots actually look believable. :) So I give them credit for that. The car is awesome and is called KITT which is short form for Knight Industries Three Thousand. It is voiced by Val Kilmer. Now, that's cool. It is actually a Ford Mustang GT500KR.
I'll be watching the series for sure. But you can sure give the movie a miss.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
I Signed up for PayPerPost
I have heard about payperpost even earlier from friends. So I said to myself, I am blogging anyway. Why not sign up for payperpost ? So I decided to sign up for PPP. What's best about PPP is that they have very well documented guidelines as far as the do's and dont's go. This means that there is no room for misunderstanding or error. Also, I heard from friends that payment is prompt. Also the available opportunities and all that are very clear and lucid.
By now most of my friends are into PPP and all of them recommended it to me very highly. I have made many new friends in my city who also use the PPP service. Reason enough to join their blog network now.
I already have plans for the money I shall be making. First is that since my blog is a movie and music blog, I'll be requiring money to keep buying those movies and music. Maybe in a while even a portable movie player. :) Who knows ? Anything and everything is possible. I also have a few other things in mind to buy.
Saturday, May 3, 2008
External Hard Disk-To Store Movies-Part 02
- Searching the Disc for a particular movie
- Sorting long after you have got the movie.
- More physical space required.
- Lack of flexibility in terms of storing a certain amount of data.
- Scratching of discs
- Expensive re-writable discs.
Keeping all these things in mind, it's better to go in for an External Hard Disc. I would prefer a 1TB (Tera Byte = 1000 GB, Giga Byte) hard disc. Because assuming a movie takes about 1 GB on an average, I can still store about 1000 movies on this. However, I have to be content with a 500GB Hard Disk for now. These are actually pretty cheap compared to their prices a few years back. A 500 GB Hard Disk costs about 125 USD. (Here in India) That's alright. Of course, certain brands cost more and there are also some drives which have an inbuilt Ethernet port. Such discs are obviously expected to cost more than the conventional Hard Disks even if it means that you will be losing some functionality.
Another option is to buy a Hard Disk and then buy an external casing. But then you won't save much doing this and moreover the quality and also the finish of the casing might not be great. So it's always better to go in for proper External Hard Discs. I'll post here once I have made a choice of Hard Disk and also bought one.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
External Hard Disk-To Store Movies-Part 01
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Making a List of Movies I have
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Adding More Movies to My Ever Growing Collection
- 28 Days Later
- 28 Weeks Later
- I Am Legend
- Superman Returns
- The Mist
Also added to the list are,
- Beer Fest
- Equilibrium
- Outsourced
- Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Yet other additions include,
- Alvin and the Chipmunks
- Death Sentence
- No Reservations
- Rush Hour 3
- Vantage Point
Now, I just need to watch these movies and start posting their reviews. Stay tuned. :)
Monday, April 21, 2008
Thank You-Dido
Friday, April 18, 2008
The Best of Me-Bryan Adams
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Beautiful Day-U2
The Song sounds different from most other songs. Almost like it's bad quality recording. :) But that's essential to the feel of the song itself and is not to be mistaken for poor quality. The song plays for about 4 minutes and 5 seconds. That means there aren't too many repetitions.
It's from the Album All That You Can't Leave Behind. It's one of their best songs and has won U2 three Grammys.
Bono, Rock on!!