Sunday, February 19, 2012

World's oldest living twins celebrate 102nd birthdays


Edith Ritchie and Evelyn 'Evie' Middleton, celebrated their 102 birthday last November, Read more about them here

Ghost Rider:Spirit of Vengance - Movie Review



Ghost Rider marks it's return to the silver screen with Nicholas cage reprising his role of Johnny Blaze who is on the run after he discovered the dark passenger within him which came alive post his deal with devil and he still has not figured a way out to escape his curse, he is assigned a task to prevent the devil (Roarke) from transferring his soul to his son whom he conceived through tricking another lady while saving her life by striking a deal, yeah the devil seem's to be more like a some top secret negotiator out to secure deals!

I was slightly confused watching 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros, Marvel Knights and Columbia Pictures clips rolling before the movie began, a lot of production houses jumping into this project it seems, not sure how much each of them would earn out of this one? Nicholas Cage looks tad tired and aged for a kick-ass highway to hell rider character, however he does deliver decent performance as Johnny Blaze.

Movie plot is wafer thin and does not offer much to delve into, it's a journey from the word go and the story keeps adding on to the trip as the movie progresses. Action and Graphics are a plus for the movie, Director Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor are good at delivering edgy and over the top action flicks, it felt as if this movie canned their potential to deliver something that could have being better, I have watched both versions of Crank movie which tricked me into watching this flick, there are scenes in the movie where the animated ghost rider facial close up's are projected to show the intencity of the character enjoying mayhem, destruction and annihilation, however beyond a certain point the skull on fire looks constipated.

The only part worth discovering in the movie is that The Ghost Rider was once an angel, called Levatoss who was known as the spirit of justice, he was tortured and corrupted in hell by the devil and converted to a Ghost Rider as Spirit with vengance, so towards the closing part of the movie you would see the Ghost Rider blazing away on his bike in blue flames, yeah change of color the angel is out now, but I am very doubtful if this franchise would be coming on big screen very soon again. Action sequences are shot well, camera work is also remarkable, the overall movie felt like a rushed affair. It seems this movie would recover most of it's budget from dvd/blu-ray sales. If you cannot watch this flick, give it a pass and wait for the dvd release as 3D does not any justice to the movie.

Ghost rider return's with lot of smoke but less firepower, my rating 2.5/5 for this movie.

Monday, February 06, 2012

Social Media trend on the rise, Facebook fatigue setting in?


An interesting study released by GlobalWebIndex points to a surprising trend on the rise of Social Media, however also indicating a fatigue setting in amongst Facebook users in developed markets. This research study is based on response of around 1,22,000 social media users across 27 countries. Twitter and online video uploads have seen a healthy growth while blogging and forum update stats have remained stagnant.

Facebook growth is being driven by BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) nations while developed markets like America and Europe are witnessing a decreased interaction of users on the popular social networking platform not very encouraging at a time when Facebook is looking to go public with an IPO.

Google+ is witnessing a good rise in the user base and building a new engagement platform for social media users, personally I feel there is still a very long way to go for Google+ to enable users to figure out a strong USP that could sustain user growth and increased engagement in the long run.

Read more about this report here (Article Courtesy: TheNextWeb)

Avengers movie : SuperBowl trailer

Some more action from the new Avengers trailer aired during the Super Bowl series.

Sunday, January 29, 2012

I'm Sexy and I know it, He-Man version

Hilarious mashup of He-Man cartoon clips with I'm Sexy and I know it song

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Cure for a disease called Darkness


If you are down and out with a disease called Darkness, these pills could really bring some relief for you ;-), Showcased at an MINIFLUX exhibition also known as festival of Lights in Lyon this Solar Pill product as miniature lights in a pill was put on Exhibition by Valulot& Dyèvre

Perfect Hotel for my Dream Destination


Greece is one destination where I would like to head for my next holidays as soon as I can. Don't know why this place got fixed on my mind ever since I watched Chalte Chalte movie and especially for the song Tumne na Jaana, A spectacular sea view like this would truly complement the feel of this place. The hotel in pics is MyKonos Grand Hotel that provides access to amazing view to the Aegean Sea.



Monday, January 09, 2012

Video: Don't mess with girls, you won't win!

A dad trying to persuade his little girl, but the daughter is way smart.

A cellphone that works for 15 years on Single AA battery

A dual band GSM no frills phone that could be put to multiple use launched at CES 2012 named SpareOne truly lives up to it's name costs $49.99

SpareOne: a cellphone that can run for 15 years -- Engadget


Saturday, January 07, 2012

Anti Gravity Road Discovered

Ratilal Parmar a businessman from Morbi has discovered a road stretch in Gujarat near Tulsi Shyam district near Amreli where vehicles tend to be pulled in opposite direction due to a strange gravitational pull force, this could be discovery of 2nd such spot in India after a place which already exists in Ladakh, Ratilal Parmar has also put up video on YouTube, check it below
 

Sunday, January 01, 2012

Viral Animal Vids

A cat and a frog video that's gone viral on the web recently, Animal kingdom does have unlimited stock of laughter for us!



Motivation to Quit Smoking



Motivating package design by Reynolds and Rener to help quitting smoking (If Possible)

Monday, December 26, 2011

Batman Suits History

Check the huge array of Batman suit's the caped crusader has donned over the years.

Every Batman bat-suit

[Via: Screen Rant]

Angry Birds Evening Gown



Of all the weird and interesting accessories and stuff you have seen until now related to angry birds, this one is surely beyond any explanation, check out the Angry Birds evening gown

Next 10 years - Significant for survival of human race



Interesting video that links our craze for consumption from fossil fuels to current wave of debt related recession waves that do not seem to stop, the answer lies in our own action rather than waiting for someone to act.