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Thanks for stopping by and

Vishal — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:19:17 -0700

Thanks for stopping by and commenting, Danny. I had the good fortune to later own a copy for the Amiga, so that one came with better graphics and sound. You touch on an excellent point about the game being bigger than the machine; it was the first game I played with a such a grand scale. I don't exactly know why, but the second you jumped into that dungeon, you knew you were in for a massive journey.

I'm glad to say that the same epic feeling has not been lost in later Prince games.

Spot on!

Danny Zabbal — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 06:46:56 -0700

Couldn't have said it better. In its time, this game was mystifying. The first time I tried it was on our elephantine 286. Despite the weight and girth of that machine, it still wasn't big enough to contain the sheer excellence of this game.

Drive Ins

Vishal — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:48:46 -0700

There used to be one ancient drive in theatre in Dubai (it was even in the flight path!) but they closed it down a couple of years ago to make way for another mall. Bleh.

Glad to see true civilization is still alive somewhere. I agree about the setting being almost more fun than the movie itself. Maybe in the petrol-free future we can buy up all the old SUVs for cheap and just park them in Drive In theatres, do up the interiors in weird ways and turn the place into an even more fun evening.

You should come visit us so

Mrs. L-K — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:02:07 -0700

You should come visit us so we can take you to the drive-in movie theater. It's so much fun that it often doesn't matter if the movie is crap!

OTT

Vishal — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:01:40 -0700

It was OTT but of a kind I could handle. The entire movie was so surreal that once that was established I was willing to accept anything they threw at me.

Part of the reason I liked it was that it was ridiculous but it took itself seriously, i.e. it wasn't winking at the audience in the ways that have become a staple of this genre, but instead chose to forge its own path of plot-twist-gymnastics. It knew it isn't a high budget Hollywood movie so it didn't try to be one. Also they didn't spend half the running time on slow motion shots of the actors walking towards the screen like in Dhoom 2. Always a plus point in my book.

As for the bimbos, well, these particular ladies don't do anything for me, so that isn't a USP in my case *shrug*. At least they weren't covered in three tons of fake bronzer.

I found it a bit too over

rahul — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:48:25 -0700

I found it a bit too over the top for me..yes it's fast paced and actually it's just that fast paced, there's no other USP except the bimbos :P

Book Collections

Vishal — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:41:48 -0700

So, what happened to all those books? Sold? Given Away? Stored in a bunker for after that spiffy apocalypse thing?

I think anyone with a love of the medium of books will end up with an eclectic collection. I have yet to come across a bibliomaniac with only paperback techno-thrillers, for instance, and even totally casual readers will have some kind of strange tome either inherited, received as a gift or even purchased on a strange whim.

One day I'd like to expand this little project to other people, sort of like this Time photo essay.

I know this week's book post is a little late. Sorry about that. It should be up by Monday.

Flashbacks

dan l-k — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:23:35 -0700

That pile of books looks like something I might have dug out of the attic at home ten or twenty years ago (DIY back-to-the-land construction book and all). But I suppose large stacks of yellowing paperbacks are likely to have certain universal qualities.

Aishwarya, I dunno what's up with my comments, save that HaloScan seems more reliable than my previous, now long-vanished, commenting system. (I was going through third-party commenting services before Blogger had a comment option and never adopted the house system.) If you're having trouble, feel free to send me an email and I can either look into the problem or post your comment myself.

Delhi Books

Vishal — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:49:21 -0700

Yes, but you can alway use the excuse that you have no books where you currently are to get more books. Look, this post only had seven -- surely have five to seven books you can photograph and talk about.

No, I would never dare to delve into the big bad world of Delhi books without an intrepid guide.

...Er, also on an unrelated note I just remembered someone (my mother?) telling me about cheap pre-internet porn booklets which were called 'Delhi Books'. True? False? And in Delhi, are they just called 'books'?

Re: Dan's Blog
I have had no problems commenting. Sometimes Haloscan does act up and doesn't even bring up the comment link at the end of posts (and its comment count on the blog page is always unreliable), but that usually sorts itself in a few hours.

Whine

Aishwarya — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:15:21 -0700

I want to take pictures of my books (and shelves) now, but they're mostly in another city. :(

You will not, I hope, DARE to bookshop in Delhi without me.

Also, am I the only person having trouble commenting on Dan's blog?

Thanks. It was a lot of fun

Vishal — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 23:30:30 -0700

Thanks. It was a lot of fun to put together. I have heard of the one in Delhi and I think I'll have to keep a day aside (not to mention an extra suitcase) just for that whenever I eventually end up there.

..awesome post....we have

rahul — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:14:36 -0700

..awesome post....we have this kind of market in delhi too near red fort..every sunday...I guess I will check it out :P

Khoya...

Ravi — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:45:08 -0800

Vishal,
You're right...the print was atrocious. Put me off totally. I'm now aiming to buy the original sooon.
Ravi

Ravi! It's great to hear

Vishal — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:57:28 -0800

Ravi! It's great to hear from you after so long. A cousin of mine also had a pirated copy and it wasn't a very great one, so I dissuaded her from watching it. I suppose I'm one of those evil cinema purists that ensure that even the pirated stuff that is watched must be in pristine quality!

Vishal! While at Chennai's

Ravi — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:56:10 -0800

Vishal!
While at Chennai's burma bazaar, I picked up a pirated copy of the film for myself. Its been a week since then but have yet to sit me down enough to watch it!
And you thought you were busy? :)
Cheers, dude!
Ravi