Mallrats

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When I first saw this movie back in the late 90s, I knew that this was a film I could watch over & over and keep watching it for many years. The last time I watched it was 4 years ago but now I have a copy of it. Mallrats is a cult fav, written and directed by Kevin Smith and stars Jerry London, Jason Lee, Shannen Doherty, Clair Forlani, Ben Allfeck, Michael Rooker, Joey Lauren Adams and comic book icon Stan Lee as himself.

TS Quint is preparing for a trip to Universal Studios in Florida with his girlfriend Brandi, during which he plans to propose to her. Brandi however tells him that she cannot go as she needs to fill in for her father’s date show as the original contestant had to back out. While arguing the two break up. TS’s best friend Brodie also happens to be dumped by his girl Rene, as he prefers to plays video game hockey rather than connect with her. The two freshly dumped friends go to the local huge mall to console themselves. When they discover that the date show is to be held at the very same mall they ask the help of local drug pushers Jay & Silent Bob to sabotage the show.

Brodie is angry when he finds out that Rene is dating his nemesis, Shannon a clothing store manager in the mall. Brodie confronts Rene to find out more about her relationship with Hamilton and the two have sex on an elevator. Rene seems to have some respect for Brodie once more, but the latter is later confronted and assaulted by Shannon.  Jay and Silent Bob have to come to Brodie’s & TS’s aid when the mall cops are set on them by first Shannon & then Brandi’s father. Then there is the bit with the bare breasted fortune teller with a fake third nipple!  Brodie receives advice on romance from Stan Lee, who was visiting the mall. Jay & Bob drug two of the show’s contestants and, after sneaking in, TS & Brodie take their place on stage much to Brandi’s father’s chagrin. During the show, Brandi recognizes the voices of Brodie and T.S., while asking he contestants some really dumb, staple, dating show type questions – to which Brodie brings the house down with his snide comments & answers. Brodie admits to Brandi that T.S. had spent all day trying to win her back.

TS uses this opening to propose to Brandi in front of the crowd and she accepts.  As the police arrive to arrest T.S. and Brodie after the show is over, Silent Bob plays a sex tape of Shannon and a 15 year old girl, a friend of Brodie’s, which she had documented for a project. In a tip of the hat to Star Wars and the Jedi’s ability to move things with the power of their minds. Shannon gets arrested by the watching cops. At the end of the film Brodie and Rene renew their relationship, T.S. marries Brandi, while the show’s producers are so impressed with Brodie’s stage banter that they offer him his own talk show, dumping Brandi’s father in the process, with Rene as his bandleader.

Funny, endearing and memorable. I’ll always love this movie. 8 out of 10!

What’s Your Favorite Coffee Place?

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Well it’s no secret which is my favourite coffee shop. It’s Cafe Coffee Day. They do have the best selection of coffees and snacks. You have all seen the photos I take of the coffees & sandwiches I have at CCD. Take a look at the place.

This is the one I usually go to as it is quite close to where I stay.

They have a good selection of coffees – hot & cold – some fruit favoured drinks and a selection of tea as well. Although the tea I had today wasn’t that good, I can usually depend on them to give me good tasting stuff. Their snack items are good too.

The other outlet I have been to is the one near Medical Trust. I like that one a little better but it’s further away from me. Now if only they switched on the AC in their outlets and let it be all nice & chilled!

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What A Hot Day

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And today was a very hot & sunny day designed to make you want to stay inside a giant meat freezer and bath in ice & water. Energy sapping, sweat inducing; to those women who think / say that they never perspire, they only glow – fuck you princess, you would have perspired a bucket load or two today if you ventured outside in this miserable heat! I had two meetings with friends and I also had to drop of my resume at a couple of places. First thing I did was go to the first place, drop of my resume and then head for some cold coffee and a sandwich at Fort Cafe. I tried the new salami chicken sandwich – looks like the chicken was anorexic or something! Miserable, thin sandwich with little filling that did nothing for me. And priced at Rs.110 –  that is highway robbery guys.

Then onto the next place. I went dropped off my resume for a totally different job but hey good pay and I have my fingers crossed. Working freelance isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be! I’m ok for another month or so but after that it will be tough goings. Ok so that done, I went to check out some discount dvds and bought 3 of them. Then I got a call that the first meeting was cancelled so I had a long wait time until I met the second friend. This was at 2:30 pm and so I did a little window shopping until it was time to meet Binny at Cafe Coffee Day. When he called me on reaching Shenoy’s Junction I was deep in meditation – starring at some blu ray collections at Music World.

No sooner did Binny and I entered Cafe Coffee Day when the power went out over there, meaning no air conditioning. Even if they did have power these miserable buggers don’t switch on the ac until a customer goes and demands it. Anyways we found a small table seating two and exchanged pleasantries, not having met for more than 20 months by my count. I had a few files that he wanted, Babylon 5 seasons 1-3 and 3 of the movies, which he proceeded to copy from my portable hard drive onto his Dell Vostro. While there he had a Tropical iceberg cold coffee while I ordered a Strawberry iced tea and a bottle of water. I must say that the ice tea tasted like a watered down version of icy cold cough syrup!! By 3:40pm we left CCD and I came back home, all tired out and dead thirsty and sleepy.