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The Malaysia that I would support, the one that doesn't force you to be an Arab.
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What a great movie week.
First my ass is blown away by a giant lizard who can spit blue nuclear-laser bombs. Then, tonight, a piece of Hindu mythology makes 3 hours fly by like the Diwali fireworks shooting past my window.
1. Like LOTR, Ramayana embodies the word Epic. It's a glorious culmination of all those movies where you get breath-taking aerial shots (of, say, millions of soldiers about to kick ass) and you feel like watching some huge amazing thing happen at a super-scale.
It's just grand as balls.
2. I'm betting Director Nitesh Tiwari would be frickin' insulted if any airline ever included this into its in-flight entertainment.
No, this movie is 100% NOT for watching inside a flying plastic tube whilst chewing on chicken pasta or a cheap fruit-salad cup. This movie, not unlike Godzilla, demands that audiences sit down in front of the biggest theater their city has to offer, turn off their goddamn phones, STFU, and bask in all its glory.
3. And glory is what it serves up.
The action is unreal and grabs you from the get-go. In fact about 80% of the first 30 minutes is swords clashing and bodies flying. Whilst I suspect I've seen better CGI, no one will be complaining too much.
I also swear I've not seen a flying battle elephant until this movie (Jumbo obviously doesn't count).
4. Even the non-action scenes are shot like it's meant to be nominated for Best Visuals.
A straight-forward Hello or Farewell sequence can be stretched 10-minutes replete with orchestral accompaniment (and this is probably my only quibble i.e. some portions took unnecessarily long and felt like Tiwari taking the self-indulgent piss).
5. The actors. As far as I'm concerned, a young Sly Stallone was Ram, Gerald Butler was Ravana, Eric Bana was Lakshman and I don't know who the actresses are but they were smokin' 🔥.
6. It helped that I'm glib about Hindu mythology so I really have no idea what's about to happen.
7. Did I prefer this movie or Ne Zha 2?
If you put a Glock to my head I"ll say NZ (its visual audacity remain unmatched) but I can't deny I'm salivating for Ramayana Part 2.
8. Ram and his bow brought back Odyssey vibes.
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Sir Alex Ferguson has paid the NHS back in full for the brain surgery that saved his life in 2018.
The former Manchester United manager put on a fundraising night at a Manchester hotel, with plenty of big names from sport and entertainment turning up. It brought in £405,000, and every penny is going to the NHS. Ferguson called the staff who treated him “truly incredible” and said giving something back mattered to him.
Class from Sir Alex 👏👏👏
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The world never lacks good people ✨
Even the smallest act of kindness can change a story.
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Introducing a rare species called Malaysians. 🇲🇾
Population: 34 million. Speaks Malay, Mandarin, Hokkien (Taiwanese), Cantonese and English. Sometimes all in one sentence.
And this legend? She even speaks fluent Tamil!
Happy Deepavali! 🪔
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“I hope you never have a transsexual kid!”
Well, they don’t exist, so I never will. No worries, bro.
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