Oh Bollywood how I love thee. reviews and suggestion for a newbie

Reviews and suggestions for a newbie from a newbie
A few things you need to know before watching if you are indeed a newbie.
BW is very cheesy, melodramatic, musical, colorful, romantic, patriotic, 3 hours, and Indian. And why do i like them? for all of the before mentioned reasons. A lot of BW movies have no kissing. But they can get a bit, hum…. PG13, but not for long . The newer movies are trashier then the older ones (go figure)
My favorite actor  SRK (Shah Rukh Khan THE king of BW) said “I keep hearing that our films are escapist and unreal but I find our films the most real in the world. We don’t have people going up in a rocket and single-handedly blowing up a meteor. We don’t have a president on Air Force One saving the world or things coming out of people’s stomachs. Our fantasies and escapism are real. It’s just people singing and dancing in the street If England had won the World Cup you would have seen people singing and dancing like that."
 You will see his name SRK on this list a lot, he has made like 50 movies in 20 years.
If you never have see one give one my list a try, I  suggest number #5 to start or #9 if your a dude.

My top 9 movies 

I’ve seen like maybe 30 and so far only 9 are really dear to my heart.

9. Don: The Chase Begins Again 2006 RATING:4

I think you might actually get a guy to watch this, guns, drug lords, guns, fighting, and singing and dancing  wink wink. I ♥ the story.

8.  Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (Something Happens) 1998 RATING:4

 

Cheesy, with a side order of cheese please. People adore this movie. it’s not my favorite though, It makes the list because it’s got some good music, dancing, death, love. Great chemistry from the jodi (match)

7. Om Shanti Om  2007 RATING:5

I had a hard time picking just one clip for this movie, OSO has tons of good music.  Love SRK in this! Shanti is quite possibly the prettiest actress ever. This movie has a lot of like BW references that only make sense if you watch BW movies. It makes fun of itself, a lot.  It’s a bit more trashy then other BW , Put some clothes on people.

6. VEER-ZAARA 2004  RATING:5

(I love this song)  

this move is long, BW is famous for dragging the end out with pilot twists. But this movie is still worth seeing, and more than once.  A few wonderful dances.  Super melodrama man, it’s almost too much ! But the story itself the songs and dancing make up for it.

5 Rab Ne Bana De Jodi (A Match Made by God) 2008 RATING:5

 

Ok SRK is just, he is just amazing!! Gosh. No kidding iv seen enough BW movie now I understand why the whole world loves this guy. This is a sweet movie, GREAT music n dancing! One to watch over and over. This is the good first BW movie if you new to them.

4 Vivah ( A Journey From Engagement To Marriage) 2009 RATING:5

this is such a sweet movie with all the BW elements to make you happy: love, fire, tragedy, pain, dancing and singing! The couple both have such sweet faces! Cute cute cute!  

2. Parineeta  (The Married Woman) 2005 RATING:5

Love this story!  It’s almost number one!  It’s more of a serious movie,   I just love the complexity of the characters.  great music, a really a good quality movie with  a-1 acting.

1.  Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge ("The Braveheart Will Take the Bride") 1995  RATING:5

Staring  SRK & kajo ! this Jodi is like old school number one BW Jodi of all time !  I don’t know why I love this movie it’s kind of stupid sometime. LOL really it is. But SRK it’s just so charming! The music and dancing  make me happy. Iv noticed, It’s a lot of other people’s favorite BW movie too.I think a ton of the later movies have tried to be this movie. It’s just a nice BW mix: music, color, dance, love, obstacles, humor and “Happys endings”

 Hope you enjoyed my review, post a comment and tell me what BW movies you like! 

eHA

some of my recent observations about joining eHarmony

eH, is hard on my self esteem..... dude like really??  I am not pretty enough for YOU? 
i know that sounds mean, but 45 year old men are not gods gift either. that sounded shallow, oh well .
 its amazing how much you can like someone from their profile, i wonder if in real life you'd be like... Hum no. i think its part fantasy the whole "profile" thing  and chemistry is a weird thing , like at least for me, its not always exactly how they look or what they say , sometimes attraction is undefinable.  one thing  i learned about myself from the like 40 matches in 2 weeks is, i don't like guys that look unhealthy. like " I'm 45 and i look like i might bite the big one from a heart attack any minute now".yuck. You can have a face like molding clay left in the sun, and i wont bat an eye, but if you look like you are not gonna drop dead from clogged arteries, I recoil. this is probably hypocritical of me since i am chubby. But really its not about weight per say,  just the old sick man look. Another observation i have,  some guys  when i read their profiles i swear i see what the "X" was like, it is like  they are building a case for someone not like her. i think i did that in the beginning too, my profile was a bit intimidating.  my 17 year old niece pointed that out :) Well i just changed it, lets see if anyone will talk to me now?  i am a bit self reliant , sure of myself and strong. that should not be the only foot i put forward.  well, anyway on a more personal note, for my blog that none but my BFF reads ( thank you PJ) I had to do some real searching in my heart, the word, and prayer to know if  1. was i was biblically divorced 2. do i have the freedom to marry again 3. how was i going to glorify God in this?   these question are answered and i have warmed my kids up more to the idea. i am trying to make sure  they know they are number one and i would not put any need i might have before their needs or well being.
so wish me eluck!!. :)

o-meter

So like,… no try again. Once upon a time,.. Nope.
 The other night my friend and I were talking and I made a confession, hum oh I’m not very driven to like accomplish whole lot, like you know open a restaurant, climb mt bhal blah or write a novel, have all the laundry done in my house at one time, be an overachiever. It’s not that I am lazy; I mean I am lazy but that is not why I am not driven. The truth is since I was 19 had a hard time planting my feet too firmly in this soil called earth. I never wanted to get a degree and make a bunch of money and buy a house. It was like once I became a Christian I just wanted to live for the lord and not having a particular talent or academic achievements I just was not into like the whole get her done thing. I really wanted to be an overseas missionary, this got side tract of course. I think I started to wish I would could change when I felt like I did not fit in. but, I was a dismal frailer at this. there is this very nice lady I know,( this is just a causal observations of her) she stays at home w/ the kids ,home schools, has this immaculate house, green house garden, hikes, bikes, skies, runs, is thin, eat like organic, GF, no dairy, buys her honey from a local bee keeper, her milk from a goat farm. Makes all her meals ahead of time and freezes them doesn’t drink coffee. Should I feel wholly inadequate or should I embrace the slacker with in? I am chubby, never skied in my life, my house is only marginally clean, I make dinner only a few times a week, and I love sugar and coffee. If you’re the chubby one in the scenario, I guess the lesson here is not to compare ourselves eh?. But I must say to myself, what are the things when I am standing before Christ and must give an account?? How well did I love my children? How did I treat the least of these? Did I strive for money? For praise? Did I tell others how Jesus loves them? Did I seek Christ in all things? Did I really pray for people when I said I would? What about the widows and orphans? Was I serving those who could not repay me? Did I love Gods word?, self control, discipline? Was I caught doing His work when He came back? Good works? Spending time with the lord? Fellowship and praise? Was my life set apart?  I  do know as I fall more on the slacker line, in the slack- o -meter I have my own unique sins to watch out for. Anyway I am not sure how to end this post. So I will end with the slack o meter. Tell me how you fare.

wicked hog

Sunday night rambling

My observations, thoughts and ramblings of the day

1. The satin sheets I bought on sale, pretty as they are, are hard to sleep on. It’s like Crisco on a water bed.
2. Once again, I think, Without God what on earth do people find purpose in? ( certainly not satin sheets)
3. Velveeta dose not have to be in the fridge I’m a little weirded out by that. Not so weirded out that I don’t eat it
4. I watched a terribly acted robin hood movie today,” dude, like no ^~(* way!! “ hummm… Are you sure they said the expletive, F word in the middle ages? What did they say? Like, you are a hog’s tail? Or maybe, something like go to purgatory, you wicked hog.

their desperate ballet in the sky

Share Starlings - Album Version by Randy Stonehill
One of my favorite songs

STARLINGS

Riding with my family in a '58 Buick
I can still recall
How we'd drive through the valley
To my Grandmother's house
Every summer vacation
When I was small
And I'd gaze out the window
At the farms and the orchards
And the sound of our motor
Would frighten the starlings
And they'd rise from the fields to fly

My mother would grumble
"Those birds are a curse
They're a thorn in the farmers" side
But I couldn't help feeling sad and inspired
By their desperate ballet in the sky

Chorus
Say a prayer for the starlings
A hot, dry wind beats their ragged wings
Have a thought for the starlings
No one ever listens to the songs they sing
Say a prayer for the starlings
There's no welcome for them anywhere
Leave some crumbs for the starlings
They say that winter will be cold this year

She was sitting on a curb by the Seven Eleven®
She asked if I had some spare change
Her skin wore that leathered and wind burned look
And the light in her blue eyes was wild and strange
I sat down beside her and asked her name
She said, "Pick one you like, I need something to eat"
And her life made me think
Of the dead leaves in autumn
Drifting like ghosts down the street

Is the life that we celebrate only a dream?
A lie that we serve like a god made of stone
And our hearts are the hunter
Birds with no nesting place
Weary and aching for home