Some good movies-2

Title : Bridge To Terabithia
Director: Csupó Gábor



Though the title sounds like another fantasy film of HP kind, it is nothing like that. For people who love fantasy films and played a lot of adventurous, imaginary games in their childhood, this is the film.
I never saw any other film which captures our childhood fantasies and imaginations in such a wonderful way and also it has one of the best and most moving climaxes I have ever seen. The movie also uses animation exactly to the required extent.

I loved the action of that girl in the movie and also that kid from Narnia movies gave a terrific performance. After watching this movie I wondered why no one has ever made(atleast among movies I know of and believe me, I know a hell lot of movies) this kind of movie. This is one of the best movies to come out of Disney Pictures.

This will remain at the top of my list of fantasy/childhood films. I cried at the end of the movie and watched it twice so far. I rate this higher than Harry Potter movies(not books, ofcourse !) and highly recommend this.

Trivia: This movie is actually an adaptation of a book by the same name written by Katherine Paterson. I am looking forward to reading the book.

P.S : In this series of posts, I will not write anything about the story, just what I felt after watching those movies.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I read a lot about this book that the radio show was kind of path-breaking and all. So, I bought the book. I am definitely not disappointed by the first part though I don't think it deserves all its adulation. Funny book,yes but not a timeless classic. It has some very very funny one-liners like where the author says " A number of monkeys from the other door are trying to give us a copy of Hamlet they wrote!" during the infinite improbability drive. It had me laughing for at least 10 minutes. The climax had me in splits when they find out why the attackers suddenly died( Marvin is an awesome character)
But these kind of gems of a joke are good enough pages apart but just enough to sustain your interest in the book. I started reading second one but it kind of became a routine jokes and I kind of lost interest after reading 50 pages.
Still, I strongly recommend the first in the series i.e. this book to all fans of sci-fi and comedy! A rare blend indeed.

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