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maximax8 @maximax8 (31042) • United Kingdom 20 Jun 11

I live in England and I haven't seen as much of it as say Australia or New Zealand. I am always keener on going overseas than having a trip within my home country. Though this month I took my disabled 4 year old son and almost 2...

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Optimist104 Train travel can be long and dull. So, one must prepare to ensure that we are kept occupied for the entire trip. For me, I make sure I have a sleeping berth when I do a train trip. For me, a potential trip could be to Thailand.

24 Sep 11

Optimist104 @Optimist104 (93) 19 Mar 11

This film continue to be the enduring benchmark for Hindi films until this day. Nasir Hussain classic direction is 'almost superb' except for the unnecessary ferris wheel scene. RD Burman musical songs 'Oh Mera Sona' and 'Diwana'...

masterpiece of a film

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Optimist104 If you dig Hindi movies, this is the classic whodunit, almost an equivalent to Psycho starring Anthony Perkins. Where Perkin's portrayal in Psycho is frightening but predictable, Teesri Manzil is really unpredictable. The other Hindi movies that I loved is...

30 Mar 11

Optimist104 @Optimist104 (93) 9 Mar 11

If I have to live my life again, one thing I will do is to learn as many major languages as I can. This is important for me as it will open many door in my life in various fields. If I can speak eloquently in many languages, I can...

language skills

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Optimist104 Well, they say that you got to befuddled your mind for it to be able to learn new languages. The older I get, the more the brain refuses to learn new languages in spite of my knowledge of learning theories. What a shame!

30 Mar 11

Optimist104 @Optimist104 (93) 25 Mar 11

Yes, these Pixar fellows sure can make this one great cartoon movie. I like the animation medium as it can also bring out human feelings through its own subtlety. A racing novice dream of winning the Piston Cup lead him to a small...

cars can feel

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Optimist104 Is Cars 2 released? Yes, I did see the human side of cars through this movie. It was well portrayed. Sometimes, I feel these animated creatures are larger than life because they tend to have almost ideal lives or existence.

30 Mar 11

Optimist104 @Optimist104 (93) 13 Feb 11

Would you give up your arm to be alive? That was the question that finally popped into the mind of Aaron Ralston when he fought between life and death in Canyonland when his arm was trapped beneath a falling boulder while on a...

life is precious

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Optimist104 Yes, CT-this is one movie you should not miss. Besides the main actor and his superb acting, the plot and suspense is really biting and worth your money. See it soon.

19 Mar 11

Optimist104 @Optimist104 (93) 13 Feb 11

Would you give up your arm to be alive? That was the question that finally popped into the mind of Aaron Ralston when he fought between life and death in Canyonland when his arm was trapped beneath a falling boulder while on a...

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Optimist104 Do not read about it only. Forget about the reviews and just go and buy the DVD. You will not regret it as the movie is not only shocking but will bring forth issues that we grapple too in life. Though not as serious as the one Aaron was placed in, we have to...

19 Mar 11

Optimist104 @Optimist104 (93) 13 Feb 11

Would you give up your arm to be alive? That was the question that finally popped into the mind of Aaron Ralston when he fought between life and death in Canyonland when his arm was trapped beneath a falling boulder while on a...

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Optimist104 Yes, to be in Aaron's shoes is a no-win situation. This man versus nature movie reminds me of 'Cast Away' where the protagonist has to talk to himself to keep his sanity. James Franco should be highly commended for his acting here. The movie was exciting...

19 Mar 11

Optimist104 @Optimist104 (93) 13 Feb 11

Would you give up your arm to be alive? That was the question that finally popped into the mind of Aaron Ralston when he fought between life and death in Canyonland when his arm was trapped beneath a falling boulder while on a...

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Optimist104 Kay, sadly 127 hours brought home no Academy award. In a way, the story is downright realistic. After a long stretch of hours, reality sunk in that he will die especially with his weakening body. So with sufficient energy left in him, he removed his...

19 Mar 11

Optimist104 @Optimist104 (93) 14 Jan 11

If any movie can work you up emotionally, this is it. 'The Gladiator' is a movie that tells you about how one man's ambition can destroy families. That a general can be reduced to a slave and then fight in the Roman coliseum...

shocking movie

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Optimist104 I have yet to really see the sadistic movie, Caligula. The Gladiator is a great movie of our times and Russel brought so much emotions to the screen as the embittered victim of Commodus. To me, Ben-Hur continues to be the standard bearer of Roman films and it...

19 Mar 11

Optimist104 @Optimist104 (93) 14 Jan 11

If any movie can work you up emotionally, this is it. 'The Gladiator' is a movie that tells you about how one man's ambition can destroy families. That a general can be reduced to a slave and then fight in the Roman coliseum...

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Optimist104 I do not know the twist that the movie intends to portray. I also has little belief that Marcus Aurelius will want Maximus the General to become Caesar. Commodus has a right to the throne in spite of his weaknesses.In a way ,you are right-this is more...

19 Mar 11

Optimist104 @Optimist104 (93) 14 Jan 11

If any movie can work you up emotionally, this is it. 'The Gladiator' is a movie that tells you about how one man's ambition can destroy families. That a general can be reduced to a slave and then fight in the Roman coliseum...

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Optimist104 I do not think Russel won the award. He won it in 'A Beautiful Mind', if I am not wrong. Got to check up on that. Spartacus was the original gladiator movie that is bench marked. Gladiator is devoid of the Christian thing and the love that Spartacus cherished...

19 Mar 11

Optimist104 @Optimist104 (93) 14 Jan 11

If any movie can work you up emotionally, this is it. 'The Gladiator' is a movie that tells you about how one man's ambition can destroy families. That a general can be reduced to a slave and then fight in the Roman coliseum...

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Optimist104 You can say that again! Brutal as it may be in terms of the graphic violence, the movie tells the story as it should be. Incest, murder and bravado. In a way, the killing of wives and children of an enemy is no different from that being practiced in China....

19 Mar 11

Optimist104 @Optimist104 (93) 15 Feb 11

This movie that seeks to explain why there is no uranium enriching programme in Iraq when it was carpet bombed by President George Bush is quite an interesting movie. It gives you an insight into the workings of the CIA in hot...

naomi is delectable

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Optimist104 Sometimes, I feel that might does not get its way in developed nations. That this thing has come to light in spite of evil forces at work is testimony that justice will prevail even though victims have to pay a price for it. This will definitely not happen in...

19 Mar 11

Optimist104 @Optimist104 (93) 20 Feb 11

We are having this problem in Malaysia,so says the Medical Association itself. Young doctors graduating from private and overseas medical schools have been found to be inept and cannot do the basic tasks like taking blood from...

medical mediocrity

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Optimist104 I think in America, numbers are hardly important. Quality counts in a transparent first world country. Market forces will drive out the inefficient. Not so in my country where the government practices an affirmative policy. We have to chew the grains and the...

19 Mar 11

Optimist104 @Optimist104 (93) 22 Feb 11

Yes, if you have seen the likes of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon', 'Hero' and 'The Flying Daggers' then this movie, " An Empress and Her Warriors " is just another add-on to a long series of classics churned out by the Chinese...

too much fighting about nothing

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Optimist104 Thanks, erric for your comments. If you like sword and bravado, there is plenty here. What I did not quite fancy is that in movies such as these, they always project the larger than life good people against the down right evil ' bad people'. The Chinese...

19 Mar 11

Optimist104 @Optimist104 (93) 28 Feb 11

Yes, the awards have been handed out as the envelopes were open today. running with the victory wind was of course 'The King's Speech' which took the Best film Award and the coveted Best Actor Award. Natalie Portman took the Best...

to win another year

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Optimist104 My friend, on the home stretch, 'The King's Speech' did win over the imagination of the voting people. For me, I like to see promise in an actor and actress. Annette Benning is just another Elizabeth Taylor, almost flawless in her acting, and so we should...

19 Mar 11

Optimist104 @Optimist104 (93) 3 Mar 11

It gets harder to describe happiness as you grow older. As a senior citizen,happiness is no longer seen as something spontaneous. what I get these days are good feelings of casual contentment. There is no great breakout of immense...

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Optimist104 Yes, thank you for your thoughts. Happiness is all enabling and wholesome. It may not mean there is an absence of temporary sad episodes in our life but generally life can be seen as happy, if on balance, we have more of the good times than the bad. My wish...

19 Mar 11

Optimist104 @Optimist104 (93) 8 Feb 11

Yes, 'Facebook' is more than meets the eye. A 25 billion dollars and much,much more concern today,the origins of this superstar of the internet platform has its skeletons. Mark Zuckerberg is a man of steel. He knows what he wants....

skeletons of the facebook

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Optimist104 Thanks for giving your comments. Though very 'dialogy', it displays man's greed and his forsaking of friends for that. I know that Mark became the youngest billionaire to date but was he really fair to his co-founders and collaborators?

19 Mar 11

Optimist104 @Optimist104 (93) 9 Mar 11

If I have to live my life again, one thing I will do is to learn as many major languages as I can. This is important for me as it will open many door in my life in various fields. If I can speak eloquently in many languages, I can...

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Optimist104 Yes, thank you for responding. I think 'regret' is a sad situation to be in as it means that we will never cross that path again because we have only this life to live. So, for the young ones, think seriously and do not squander away time. Learn the languages...

19 Mar 11

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