Archive for January, 2010

Old Dogs (3/10)

By Delrondu | Cinema

From the same director as Wild Hogs, not that Wild Hogs is worth a mention, but Old Dogs is worse off in terms of its storyline, but the gags are better. Nothing really makes sense from start to finish. The events are very episodic and very disjointed. No progression, or even an effort to make

Hello, Dexter Morgan!

By Delrondu | Quote, Rambles

Three most impactful words in the entire series of season 4, Dexter – uttered with sarcasm mixed with evil intent by a fantastic John Lithgow at the end of episode 11. This turned out to be one great season, and Michael C. Hall has done so well inĀ  his portrayal. And to think I was

Beginning Of The End Of A First Decade – Dawn Of My 31st

By Delrondu | Confession

It’s the beginning of the end of the first decade in this 21st century. And at this dawn of my 31st anniversary on Earth, it is now more than ever that I really scrutinize my life and judge my achievements so far. We are our own harshest critics. I may be an even worse one.

Zombieland (7/10)

By Delrondu | Cinema

I bought into the concept and story of this movie in the first five minutes. When the young protagonist was chased by two zomies, he ran to his car, took out his keys, but dropped them due to shaky hands. The two zombies meanwhile were closing in. Instead of picking the keys up, he was

The Princess And The Frog (4/10)

By Delrondu | Cinema

OK, so maybe my expectation killed this movie for me, but I rather doubt that’s the only reason. I was expecting a classic Princess and Frog story but this wasn’t it as the Princess turned into a frog too. But that would have been fine had there been other pull factors in the movie. Unfortunately

Adopt And Remember

By Delrondu | Confession, Quote

Came across this page that explains the 7 stages of grief (recover-from-grief.com). There was a Grief Blog and I wanted to click on it but was afraid of what I’d find. Remembering that fear is false evidence appearing real, I clicked and read the first post about pancreatic cancer. And someone replied with something beautiful