Month: May 2004

Casino

Just watched “Casino” on the DVD. It’s not the first time I see this movie, and it’s not the first time I like. It is rather long running 3 hours, but overall it is a very fine piece of cinematography. The story is somewhat typical. It’s about a street gang getting cooler and more powerful and then screwing it all up. Both Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci have a few films that go over similar lines. The acting, on the other hand, is good and the movie holds a certain suspense. Sharon Stone was good too and the way she changed over the cause of the movie is unbelievable, but predictable. :)

Bottomline – it’s a good crime movie to have in the home collection and watch it once in a few years.

Yet more pictures to enjoy

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An excellent collection of images titled “Best Pictures of 2003” (sample on the left) is here. Few images, but very spectacular.

Earth Science Picture of the Day – daily updated web site with high quality images devoted to Earth’s nature wonders (sample on the right). Archives are available upto year 2000. Much to see.

And in order to desaturate some of those excellent colors, here is a website devoted to black and white photography of New York and London.

Enjoy.

Hidalgo

Today I went to see “Hidalgo” in the cinema. The movie leaves a good feeling after you’ve seen it, but it is not particularly capturing while you are at it.

Firstly, there was a lot of “foreign talk”. I mean there were few people talking arabic, some indian dialect and maybe some other language. The only subtitles available were greek, so I don’t know if there were any english ones originally. Some of these talks were a bit longish without much point. That leaves you at the stage of trying to entertain yourself for awhile. Secondly, the movie is rather shallow. The story is simple. So is the acting. There are no special effects (or maybe just a few), and the film lacks action. It’s also rather long – 3 hours with no break.

The good feeling that it leaves in you (or at least in me) might be built upon few nice scenery shots and animal care throughout the film. If these don’t touch you, then you probably should skip it alltogether. :)