So I finally saw Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I remember being excited when it was first announced this movie was being made again. It would be unfair to compare this movie to the one made in 1971 with Gene Wilder playing Willy Wonka. I take the newer version as more faithful to the book…
Month: July 2005
Black
Imagine a world where you cannot see. You are immersed in total darkness. Then imagine you cannot hear anything; you are stone deaf. Imagine you were born this way. What would life be like for you? What would life be life be like for your parents? For your sibling? This is the premise of the…
Apocalypto
If you watch one movie this winter, make sure its Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto. I took interest in this movie after Gibson announced his new movie after completing The Passion of the Christ. Apocolytpo is based on the Mayan/ Incan civilization. Like who would watch a movie based on a dead civilization. I tell you, when…
Super Size Me
I watched this movie again last night which I had seen earlier called Super Size Me! I was having a conversation with my brother who told me he has vowed to never take his daughter to McDonalds again. I asked him what’s the big deal? Why target McDonald? Why not Burger King? Pizza Hut? Subways?…
The Shawshank Redemption
“Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.” What am I talking about? Thats the tagline from one of my favorite movie of all time: The Shawshank Redemption! I remember it was back in 1995 when I got the movie on video. I was only watching it primarily because it is an adaption…
Mansour Ahsan 