Many superheroes, 3 movies - 1 winner.

Recent superhero movies have all been a letdown. Last couple of weeks, I have seen three superhero movies. Prince Caspian, Kung-fu panda and Hancock. Here's what I thought of them...

Finishing last was Hancock. I did expect more laughs from this movie. There were some scenes and dialogues that were funny but I guess my expectations from this movie were high. I did like the twist in the middle but then the second half of the movie spiralled off into this whole new movie, belonging to a completely different genre without much connection to the first half. The movie had way too much happening and made for, at best, an okay movie.

Prince Caspian and the Kings and Queens of old come in at second place. Decent animation, good visual effects, with child actors growing up into their roles and some good fight sequences made for an entertaining couple of hours. Peter Dinklage, as Trumpkin the dwarf, is amazing in the movie and I loved the accent. Also refreshing, was the comedy by the mouse king. these supporting actors, by far, have the best dialogues and the best dialogue delivery of the lot. Notable mention should be the centaur leader. He did seem like the one ideal to lead the Narnians instead of Aslan. Then again, I didn't write the book.

The winning superhero by a clear margin is the the fearless dragon warrior. Jack Black is in top form as the Kung-fu Panda and so is Dustin Hoffman as the master Shifu. Probably one of the best animated movies I have seen to date. (well, maybe Monsters Inc. was better) Amazing animation, breathtaking action sequences, very funny dialogues and a strong supporting cast set this movie up well. I thoroughly enjoyed watching the movie and will definitely buy the DVD when it comes out.

Hitchin's got talent !

Mango passion !
This is Raghav displaying his Mango peeling skills - he got the entire mango peeled in one go - It's really all connected !!!!!





Neem hakim khatraye jaan !
A really cool electronic piano in the hands of a novice can be a pain in the ears.





Kids on the bikes !
Smita and Raghav biking around London. A really nice sunny day spent in a perfect way.

Starting Trouble...

Looking at some of my older pictures, it made me realize what a non-camera person I am. I didn't know much about cameras and photography to begin with and then to top it up, I married someone who is even less interested in taking pictures. One thing about my wife though, she loves being photographed.

I bought my first decent digital camera (okay it was on a free offer with something else) just about the time i got married. We have been snapping away our trips with that camera but one thing that annoyed me time and again was the fact that I hated the crap 3x optical zoom on the camera.

This time around I decided to change that and bought the Ricoh R7. Its still a compact but packs in a good 8.1 MP and a 7x Optical zoom on top of it. In addition to the 7x Optical zoom, it has an additional 4x Digital zoom. So, I am hoping I would now be able to bring those distant things closer. Overall, it seems to take great pictures even in bad light and the anti-shake system is great for an amateur like me.

I am hoping to use this blog to post any entries from my trips and hopefully some decent pictures along with it.