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Reviews by abhijeet
Grand Theft Auto IV review
Posted : 6 months, 1 week ago on 1 July 2008 04:29
(A review of Grand Theft Auto IV)I've done about 10% of the game and it's proven to be fun so far. I haven't played any of the GTA games before this one. It's not exactly an FPS, it's not exactly an RPG and it's not exactly a racing game either. It's not aimless meandering either, though you can do that if you want to. The missions so far have been varied which keeps things interesting. The missions will probably get tougher from here on. The scale of the whole game and Liberty City is impressive. I still haven't been across the bridge yet (it's blocked by the police) and have already logged in ten hours of in game time. The attention to detail is extremely impressive too. All the characters have distinct personalities and it seems like so do the random people on the street. There's a bunch of radio stations in the car and the programming on all of them is keeping with the theme of the game and it's setting. Like I said, the detail is impressive. It's not hard to see why this game series is extremely popular. The missions varied, the attention to detail is impressive and there very good integration of a storyline with the gameplay. Not my favourite game, but reasonably entertaining and immersive nevertheless.  0 comments, Reply to this entry
Virtua Tennis 3 review
Posted : 6 months, 2 weeks ago on 29 June 2008 02:51
(A review of Virtua Tennis 3)I loved the original Virtua Tennis from six or seven years ago. They've kept the excellent gameplay of the original and suitably improved the graphics and the career mode. The players are more current (I was surprised that Tommy Haas is still in there) and there are more locations to play with. The career mode is the biggest improvement with tons more tournaments and training exercises. I could play this game hours on end (I already did). Quick update: It took me about 20 hours to become the top ranked player and win the 'King of Players' tournament. Feels a little short but then you can still keep playing matches even if you've reached the number one ranking. The game doesn't 'stop' when you win. 0 comments, Reply to this entry
The Quiet American review
Posted : 6 months, 2 weeks ago on 28 June 2008 10:43
(A review of The Quiet American)A satisfying, if not extraordinary adaptation of Graham Greene's novel. Two men, one middle aged Britisher, one young American vie for the affections of a young Vietnamese girl against the backdrop of the civil war and subsequent invasion of Vietnam by the Americans. Graham Greene deals in metaphors and irony throughout. The book is brilliant, the movie is merely good. 0 comments, Reply to this entry
Shanghai Dreams review
Posted : 6 months, 2 weeks ago on 27 June 2008 10:29
(A review of Shanghai Dreams)Set in China in the 1960s, this movie tells the story of Qing Hong, the title character. Her parents disapprove of her boyfriend and want then to keep away from each other. In the backdrop, there is news of the economic growth in the coastal cities, especially Shanghai. This is bitterly resented by the people living in the interior, who are banned from moving away by the communist government. We get to peek inside the lives of young people living in an era of complete cultural repression. Anything related to western culture is considered to be bad, which makes it instantly desirable for these teenagers. The movie moves towards a surprising denouement in the last quarter which leaves you slightly shocked by it's brutality. The director does not shortchange either the personal or political aspects of the storyline and is backed up by excellent acting. 0 comments, Reply to this entry
Crossroads: Eric Clapton Guitar Festival 2007 review
Posted : 6 months, 2 weeks ago on 22 June 2008 07:09
(A review of Crossroads: Eric Clapton Guitar Festival 2007)This DVD is proving hard to review. There's no way I can do justice to it in a couple of paragraphs. Eric Clapton invited a varied bunch of performers to the day long festival. The only common thread is that all of them play blues guitar in some form. The result is that there's is so much good music packed into the four hours that it's not even funny. The varied bunch of performers are all on top form. The sound quality is amazing, it feels like a studio recording. It's hard to pick highlights since the whole DVD feels like a highlights package. I'll pick a couple of surprises instead. The first was Susan Tedeschi. I haven't heard much from her but I knew her as a good singer in the vein of Bonnie Raitt. Surprise, Surprise! She's an awesome blues guitar player too. The second was John Mayer. All I remembered about him before listening to set here was some vague pop music from the early part of this decade. Again, Surprise! His subsequent album was heavily blues influenced and he's a damn fine blues guitarist too. Good for him, I'll be checking out his album soon, especially the song 'Gravity'. Final word - As expected, the set played by Eric Clapton and all his collaborators was amazing. However, even though the title say's this is an Eric Clapton record, it's not, really. 0 comments, Reply to this entry
Awesome first season
Posted : 6 months, 3 weeks ago on 22 June 2008 12:54
(A review of House, M.D. - Season One)We're dropped right into the world of Gregory House without any introduction. Every episode is unique and interesting as House and his team try to figure out their case. Along the way, we learn more about the characters and the world of House gradually expands. Watching this on DVD is a great as you can watch a bunch of episodes in one go. Hugh Laurie is brilliant, as usual. I've been a fan of his for long (think Blackadder and Jeeves & Wooster among other things) and it's interesting to see him in a drama for the first time. 0 comments, Reply to this entry
Dull
Posted : 6 months, 3 weeks ago on 17 June 2008 11:28
(A review of Viva La Vida)Coldplay have largely abandoned the guitar led approach of their first three albums. It might have been a good move to acquire a more diverse sound if only large stretches of the resulting album weren't so dull. There's still a handful of decent songs and a couple of really good ones but the whole album doesn't hang together. 0 comments, Reply to this entry
Don't understand these people
Posted : 6 months, 3 weeks ago on 17 June 2008 01:00
(A review of Big Love)I liked the first season of the show a lot. It was an interesting idea, the characters were complex and the writing was good. After watching the second season, most of the main characters have started to grate on me, starting with Bill himself. They are petty, short sighted and frankly, plain stupid pretty often. The other half are assholes. Are people really like this? Maybe all the lies, cover-ups and suppressed jealousy do take their toll on good people, despite every attempt to feel normal and happy. 0 comments, Reply to this entry
Open your eyes... and stop dreaming.
Posted : 6 months, 3 weeks ago on 15 June 2008 08:51
(A review of Open Your Eyes)A man falls in love with the girl of his dreams but his ex-lover doesn't let go so easily and he ends up with a grotesquely disfigured face in the process. The rest of the movie is his quest to overcome his disfigurement. Sounds like a conventional against-all-odds kind of story, doesn't it? Well, it isn't. There are bizarre occurrences, paranoia, violence and murder. The movie examines the nature of memory and our dreams. Finally, it throws in a interesting twist in the drawn out and satisfying climax. (If anyone cares, this was made into the mediocre 'Vanilla Sky' with Penelope Cruz reprising her role.) 0 comments, Reply to this entry
Chrysalis review
Posted : 6 months, 4 weeks ago on 15 June 2008 06:10
(A review of Chrysalis)Mediocre sci-fi thriller revolving around a murder investigation. With shades of 'Vanilla Sky' (or the much preferred Spanish original, 'Open Your Eyes'), the movie veers into bizarre territory involving the nature of human memory. The action sequences are intense and the acting is pretty good. Despite all this, the movie lacked any emotional impact though it was interesting. 0 comments, Reply to this entry
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