NEVER ENDING... ENJOYMENT (RETIREMENT) (A PARODY)

Sachin loves every cricketing moment that he is in. He just loves the game so much that he is not able to retire. Recently he gave a statement about his retirement, saying that he will retire when he stops enjoying the game. Just a peek into how Sachin is enjoying the game these days.. 

Back in August, during a test against New Zealand, an overzealous Tendulkar walks into the ground in blithe spirit. After 86 minutes and 62 balls of scintillating cricket, SRT is bowled by Boult. Wait... who is Boult now? OK, doesn't matter, its Tendulkar's enjoyment we are concerned with. 

Sachin is like - "WOW.. mannnn... awesome bowling, buddy.. thats just so amazing.. I am enjoying cricket so much!!!!".
Later on, India did not get to play the second innings. Sachin was so sad, but still enjoying cricket to the CORE!!

In the next test, a Buoyant Sachin enters the crease. 61 minutes and 50 balls later, Sachin is bowled, through his gates. BOWLED by Bracewell.
SRT goes - "OWWWW MAAIIII GODDDDDDD... thats just soooo awesome. How much more enjoyment can I ask for. This is truly touching. Im blessed." And gives a playful wink at Bracewell.

In the second innnings of that test, SRT is clean bowled by Southee, 78m 34b into the game.
SRT - "AILA... I never thought cricket could be so interesting. I am falling in love with it all over again. Somebody help me!!! GODD.. this is KICK ASS!!!".

Come November, Sachin is back at the crease in search of some more enjoyment. This time its against England. Thats nice, at least we know some of the bowlers !!!

In the first test.. SRT enters the crease and 25m 18balls later.. the AWESOME happens again. SRT is OUT (c Patel b Swann).
SRT goes - "HEYYYY SWANNNYYYY.... that ball had the grace of a swan. I felt that I should not spoil the beauty of it. Just handed it over GENTLY to Patel. That tingled my soul, mate. Im just loving Cricket... its spiritual now.. WOWWWW.."

Now, second test is underway right before our very eyes. And its blatant that, SRT as usual has not stopped enjoying cricket. I'm so jealous of SRT, looking at how he is enjoying the GENTLEMAN's GAME.
So, in the first innings.. SRT enters the crease hoping to milk tons of enjoyment out of the game. 14m 12b into the game. SACHIN is clean bowled by MONTY.

SRT exclaims in sheer passion - "PAJIIIIIII... OYE TUSSI GREAT HO YAARAA!!! That was sublime. I was hoping that the ball will strike the middle of my bat .. and look at you.. my offstump is gone.. thats almost MAGICAL.. CRICKET is providing me never ending enjoyment and thrill. Now... all you cry babies out there, whining for my retirement.. eat dirt!!! AHAHAHHAAAAAA.. this is so KEWL..."

Avengers (2012) - Movie Review

Hi,

Giving in to the enormous hype and the crazy ratings for the movie, me and my friends booked tickets for Avengers!

First things first. I respect the effort and the creativity put into the movie and the splendid performances of the star studded cast.

Review: I will not delve into the plot. I will outline the facts as to why the movie did not work out for me.

Being a super-hero fan, I had modest expectations for some thrill and action. The expectation was also due to the earlier movies (Ironman 1&2, Thor) which were really good in their own space. But unfortunately, sparing a few moments in the movie (Please see Note) most of the movie was bland. There were not enough edge of the seat, thrilling action scenes. Most of the scenes were one sided or we knew that nothing would happen anyway.  I feel the Bourne series action scenes (with no effects) were way too thrilling than the action scenes of Avengers lavishly smeared with effects. The characters were not pushed to the limits to bring out the X factor which could have done the trick. I felt, with so many super heroes something more spectacular could be done. I will come back to the action scenes shortly.

Firstly, the villain (Loki) seems a bit soft and cowardly for the might of the avengers. Yes, he may have made a deal with a deadly adversary (who sends his army),  but the manner in which Loki tries to enslave humanity is far from dreadful. There is a lack of venom and horrific traits to the villain. Finally, yes, it needed a better villain. Some one like Sauron, who inflicted fear just through his eyes.

Moving on, the action scenes (saving a few, see Note) were mediocre. I could see the effects of Transformers, The Dark of the Moon (TDOM) being "copied and pasted". The concept of the portal also being the same! The swarm of flying demons, the enormous snake like creature (compared to the enormous ships in Tansformers TDOM)... all of those made me remember Transformers (TDOM). Being a super big budgeted movie, I expected something creative from the CGI front, rather than mere cut and paste.

Thirdly, the gnawing first half where the super heroes fight themselves. Agreed that they are all heavy weights who want their own "space". But honestly, it was way too much of that. 

Coming to one more aspect, I really feel Black widow and Hawk were a waste. They are human and no match to the super heroes in the battle field. And in the final battle scene, both of them suddenly started appearing comical. Black widow using tasers to electrocute demons and hawk shooting puny arrows in every possible direction. HAH, give me a break.

Summing it up, I feel the movie was handled too lightly. There had to be certain weight and seriousness to the characters to appreciate their strengths. The humor too, was predictable. I forced myself to laugh just to get something out of the movie. CGI was a let down, which seriously disappointed me. And to top it, it was derived from a previous, its a shame.

Rating: 1.5/5

Note: As I mentioned earlier, some of the scenes which were genuinely thrilling:

1. Bruce Banner turning into HULK and chasing black widow.

2. Iron man repairing the engine of the ship with the help of Captain America.

3. Hulk destroying some of those enormous ugly creatures.

My personal favourite was Mark Ruffalo as Hulk. I would love to see a new movie dedicated just for HULK.

Do let me know your views in case you differ on any of the points.

Thanks for reading!!