More than a month late but finally it was released in India. I was there the first day, of course. The movie does work. For fans like me who refuse to acknowledge that there ever was a Rocky V, this was not that bad. In my opinion the first hour was a little too slow. I know he was trying to establish that Rocky was alone and trying to find a purpose and all but... it was a little too slow. Anyway, once the training starts the movie was a breeze and has been worth it. The ending was pretty good too.

Was watching the Twenty-20 match the other night and must say it is an exciting format and much better than ODI or tests. Its a different matter that our players don't have that mindset... yet. Anyone with a strike rate less than 90% shouldn't be picked for these contests.

The Free Hit is a very exciting rule. But I think to be fair to the bowlers and more importantly to make the game even more exciting, how about a Free Ball? If the bowler is on the verge of a maiden over (no runs scored off the first 5 balls), the last ball is a Free Ball. The batsman can be caught on "one bounce" also. I know it sounds silly but think about it. It will force the batsman to not play any maidens and also reward the bowler for bowling 5 good balls. And for the audience, the anticipation is gonna be worth it. Even better than the free hit.

Check out the new Rocky trailer.
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809278368/trailer
This one's pretty much the same as the previous one but we get to see the son character and more theme music. I would be happy if this movie turns out better than Rocky 5. It needn't be the best Rocky movie ever. I think Rocky 2 was the best and can't be topped.

Some nice lines from the trailers.



What, you haven't peaked yet?


Don't you think you are, you know, too old?


Fighters fight.


Lets start buildin some hurtin bombs.



It ain't about how hard you can hit. Its about how hard you can get hit. And keep moving forward.

Doesn't it just kill you when you spend more than 30,000 on a game console when you can't buy the games you want? The official Xbox India site does mention the list of games released but I can't get any NBA games (especially NBA 2K7) here. All the stores stock the same set of games like FIFA 06 (the FIFA 07 is out in other countries by the way), Project Gotham Racing (this I bought, no regrets), Top Spin 2 (this I bought too, decent game), Perfect Dark Zero etc. Why release the console if you can't follow it up with content?
Anyone having similar troubles?