Neocortical Impulses!

my recreational activities this week were related to jules verne..... i finished the e-book twenty thousand leagues under the sea on thursday. if i compare it with the other works of verne that i have read-journey to the centre of the earth, around the world in 80 days, this book was too lengthy, too many descriptions of the flora and fauna of the seas! it really gets boring at too many places..... but the story overall, the concept of a submarine, visiting the south pole, discovering the submerged atlantis, make for a worthwhile read. especially when you consider that all this was written way back in the 1800s.... the highlight of the book is the part where they get trapped while returning from the south pole and how Captain Nemo,`the emotionless` and the crew and passengers aboard the Nautilius handle the situation. fantastic read overall! the other activity realted to verne is :i watched the movie journey to the center of the earth on wednesday. i had read the book some 2 years ago,

We did not have theory classes today. So after lunch, 6 of us decided to go to ram gopal verma's phoonk. The first half of the movie feels as if it is trying to scare you,only, nothing else. It does succeed at many instances, mainly due to sudden appearances of people coupled with sudden booming sounds. The second half picks up pace and the movie moves forward well. People who have never even heard of black magic may find the whole movie absurd, like a friend of mine did. I believe that, to enjoy such movies, 'suspension of disbelief' is required atleast for the duration of the movie. Some may not require any suspension as they are already believers. Our kichcha sudeep is acting in a bollywood movie for the first time and he does not disappoint. The cute little girl who plays his daughter has played her part well too. The climax is the best part of the movie. Although i did not find the movie as scary as it was touted to be, i did like it. A simple story told well and in a

i also managed to watch the dark knight in the theaters on tuesday, was a most wonderful movie. my internals had got over on monday and felt like watching a movie.... its the first batman movie i have watched and was very impressed. had listened to the first movie`s summary, given by my friend! i liked the idea of him being a super hero with no supernatural powers, using technology for all he does and is capable of! and the joker, excellent role played by the actor! does our country need a batman to protect us? in the wake of recent events, it sure would feel good to have one!

famous last words from the movie King Kong(2005) . watched it on tv yesterday night, it had been almost 3 years since i saw it in the theaters.... it is a very well directed movie(by peter jackson). the selfish nature of Carl Denham and the possessive nature of Kong, what each of them does to achieve his own objectives has been beutifully portrayed! but the character i liked best in the movie is Kong himself, the very human-like giant ape....the emotions the director has shown through the ape is fantastic. the scenes where the ape gets angry when the leading lady tries to get away from him, how he reacts when she tries to make him happy, those soft,dark, brown human eyes showing emotions by themselves.....every scene is worth watching! towards the climax, where the ape-the KING KONG is chained and shown as an exhibit in a play is touching. the ape looks like it has given up, you can make out from the way it sits on stage.... then the very final scene, the ape receives its final set of

and the kingdom of the crystal skull ,watched the movie yesterday(released here only on the 30th) and found out that harrison ford still rocks and i still like adventure movies! i had seen the earlier movies when i was in school(i was not yet born when the first movie was released) and had loved the first movie the most. the latest movie is good, but i still think the first was the best. and the much hyped ipl comes to an end today, the finals at 8 pm. it has lived upto the hype and expectations according to me, had fun watching most of the games, but both the semi finals were too one-sided. hope the finals is better! a short trailer of the movie:

a movie i saw yesterday, with parents and sister. *ing golden star Ganesh, AnantNag and Roma. was quite good actually, except for the ending.... the story is nothing extraordinary, but the way it is shown in the movie is simple and succinct.veteran actor anant nag has once again come up with a sterling performance, his acting feels so natural.... well, people who dont mind tragic endings will love the whole movie. it is quite emotional too,sentimental women may be seen shedding a tear or two....

got up quite late today also, even though its the beginning of our Hindu new year. hope i don't keep doing the same thing. tried to read something in orthopedics(postings start from tomorrow), got bugged and closed the book within 10 minutes. just lazing around now, don`t know what to do. watched the golden compass yesterday, pretty good animation!

well, only one more holiday left before final year begins. 10 days seem to have just whizzed by. today i saw om shanti om, SRKs movie. was okay... played halo a little too. and am still reading ludlum`s moscow vector.

today was boring as well... saw the movie the reaping, dint like it too much.

saw the movie cars today, yes, today for the first time. its the best movie i have seen in quite a long time. i have started liking animation movies a lot more all of a sudden. started reading harry potter and the philosophers stone(again) yesterday... ಎಷ್ಟು ಸಲ್ಲ ಒದಿದಿರು ಭೆಜಾರ್ ಆಗಲ್ಲ ನೋಡಿ.