tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505572244224979515Thu, 26 Mar 2026 08:16:16 +0000MoviesBooksBeautyProductsGadgetsReviewing anything and everything that comes our wayhttp://random-reviews-jotted.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Sonia Sunny Thomas)Blogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505572244224979515.post-7339071039402486922Wed, 07 Oct 2015 15:51:00 +00002015-10-07T21:24:21.696+05:30Movies When the trailer for this movie was out, I was beyond delighted! Who wouldn't wanna watch Robert De Niro all cute and old??? He looked like the Carl Fredrickson character from the animated movie Up. Those who don't know who Carl is, well, he's the cute grumpy man with the glasses who just decides to convert his house into a hot air balloon for his wife... Could anyone get any sweeter than that??http://random-reviews-jotted.blogspot.com/2015/10/movie-review-intern.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505572244224979515.post-4332962509404460109Tue, 18 Mar 2014 09:36:00 +00002014-03-18T15:07:42.716+05:30Movies Hearing mixed reviews on this highly anticipated movie, I decided I might as well check this movie out and boy was it worth a watch!!It's a total fun filled movie and I must say.. Kangana was just out of the world!! The storyline is pretty simple: Rani (played by Kangana Ranaut) gets dumped by her fiance, Vijay (played by some douchebag, and boy did he do a good job at it..) just the day http://random-reviews-jotted.blogspot.com/2014/03/movie-review-queen.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505572244224979515.post-4316067161288772946Fri, 14 Feb 2014 04:50:00 +00002014-02-14T11:02:45.243+05:30Movies First of all,  Happy New Year, to all of our readers. We truly apologize for not keeping this blog updated. We have no reason besides pure laziness. We hope to change that soon with our first post of 2014. What better way than to do a review of the really awesome Lego movie.  If you have played with Lego bricks as a kid and had tonnes of fun and also got frustrated when someone http://random-reviews-jotted.blogspot.com/2014/02/movie-review-lego-movie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonia Sunny Thomas)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505572244224979515.post-119791585278177993Mon, 30 Sep 2013 17:04:00 +00002013-09-30T22:34:15.923+05:30Gadgets Less than two weeks ago,Rockstar games launched a follow up for their flagship series,Grand Theft Auto.It took the world by storm,creating record sales within less than a week.I was lucky to pre-order a copy via Fllipkart and got the games two days prior to its release. For those who didn't watch the trailer,the game revolves around three people;Franklin Clinton-An average grove street http://random-reviews-jotted.blogspot.com/2013/09/game-review-grand-theft-auto-5-gta-5.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonia Sunny Thomas)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505572244224979515.post-2304795359221871679Mon, 16 Sep 2013 07:21:00 +00002013-09-16T12:51:04.607+05:30Gadgets Let me start by saying – never judge a product by its brand. Just because it’s an unknown brand does not mean it’s products will be bad, likewise just because a speaker is from Bose does not mean it’s going to be good (but in this case it is).  A quick background - I tend to listen to music on my phone when I’m getting ready for work in the morning as it’s a bit inconvenient powering on http://random-reviews-jotted.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-best-portable-bluetooth-speaker.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonia Sunny Thomas)19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505572244224979515.post-5920228664893679944Sun, 15 Sep 2013 12:47:00 +00002013-09-15T18:17:00.368+05:30Movies We were contacted by Ginger Liu from Ginger Media & Entertainment to do a review on this movie. Sandcastle is the first feature film by well known Indian theatre personality, Shomshuklla Das. The movie revolves around Sheila, who is an aspiring writer from an upper middle class family in urban India. She has the perfect life, at least to the outside world, married to a very successful http://random-reviews-jotted.blogspot.com/2013/09/movie-review-sandcastle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonia Sunny Thomas)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505572244224979515.post-9007112469649437141Sun, 25 Aug 2013 09:47:00 +00002013-08-25T15:17:44.165+05:30Movies Image courtesy of Wiki I was barely eight when Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated. Even after more than twenty years, I still recall the pall of gloom that descended on that small, remote town in Arunachal Pradesh. Those days were long before the advent of cable TV. Newspapers usually were dated three days back by the time they reached our sleepy town, so naturally, not much was known about what http://random-reviews-jotted.blogspot.com/2013/08/movie-review-madras-cafe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonia Sunny Thomas)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505572244224979515.post-1074591594229424145Sun, 18 Aug 2013 08:53:00 +00002013-08-18T14:23:59.127+05:30Books Image courtesy of http://book.amreekandesi.com/ We received this book from the Readers Cosmos to do a review. This book is about 2 guys who have passed out of engineering in India and have applied to the US universities to do their masters. How many people do you know who have gone to the US to do their higher studies? All my college mates and pretty much everyone I know is in the Landhttp://random-reviews-jotted.blogspot.com/2013/08/book-review-amreekan-desi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonia Sunny Thomas)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505572244224979515.post-5711065951784679764Thu, 01 Aug 2013 12:47:00 +00002013-08-01T18:17:40.877+05:30Books Gabriel Allon is back and this time to save the life of Madeline Hart, a rising member of the British ruling party.  This is the 13th book in the Gabriel Allon series by Daniel Silva.  The unlucky number 13 has not let Silva down. He has given us another mind blowing thriller. For those who have never read Daniel Silva books, I highly recommend it. I'm a huge fan and been avidly http://random-reviews-jotted.blogspot.com/2013/08/book-review-english-girl.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonia Sunny Thomas)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505572244224979515.post-8539591002405587846Fri, 26 Jul 2013 19:50:00 +00002013-07-27T01:20:15.530+05:30Movies Image courtesy of http://www.thewolverinemovie.com/ I quite like the X-Men series for a couple of reasons:- You have a number of characters with interesting powers There is no 'superman' among the X-men in the sense that all are equally strong or vulnerable and that makes them relatable  They face issues of discrimination adding a grey dimension to the conflict of good and evil http://random-reviews-jotted.blogspot.com/2013/07/movie-review-wolverine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Random Reviews)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505572244224979515.post-7329119557555463346Thu, 25 Jul 2013 15:28:00 +00002013-07-27T14:39:09.213+05:30BeautyProducts For all those mommies who can't just wait to dress up their cute toddlers ,Rossette is your one stop shop!! An online store run by mother-daughter duo Susy and Neethu Eipe, Rossette earned its fame through Facebook. They sell the most cutest dresses for kids between the ages of 1 to 4. They are personally involved in every step of the way to create these adorable outfits, from designing thehttp://random-reviews-jotted.blogspot.com/2013/07/rossette-where-little-princesses-shop.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505572244224979515.post-5303888928083591504Tue, 23 Jul 2013 05:24:00 +00002013-07-23T11:12:00.157+05:30BeautyProducts "W" is finally here in Kottayam!!!!! But what's even more exciting is that Aurelia's come along too.. I'm sure most of you like us, have not heard of Aurelia brand. The store looks very colorful and like a moth to light, I was drawn to it. The Aurelia and W stores are located on Shastri Road near the Wrangler store. Almost everyone I know (who are into kurtis as well..) love "W" http://random-reviews-jotted.blogspot.com/2013/07/aurelia-store-in-kottayam.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonia Sunny Thomas)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505572244224979515.post-7267276367446436292Mon, 22 Jul 2013 04:04:00 +00002013-07-22T09:34:35.392+05:30Movies Image courtesy of Wiki I don't know where to start the review for this movie. This movie was just brilliant. This is easily one of my top picks for this year. When RED was released in 2010 I was not even aware of this movie. I was browsing on imdb on the list of Bruce Willis movies and this came up. After reading up on this movie and the stunning cast, I was surprised that I never heard http://random-reviews-jotted.blogspot.com/2013/07/movie-review-red-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonia Sunny Thomas)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505572244224979515.post-3364230894806223951Sun, 14 Jul 2013 04:13:00 +00002013-07-14T09:43:49.910+05:30Movies Image courtesy of Wiki This movie is about (for those who are living under a stone and never heard of Milkha Singh) Milkha Singh, who was a field and track athlete and represented India in the 1956 & 1960 Olympics.  The producers claim that this movie is not a sports movie but a film about human spirit. Well that they did.  They captured the spirit of Milkha Singh to the dot,http://random-reviews-jotted.blogspot.com/2013/07/movie-review-bhaag-milkha-bhaag.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Random Reviews)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505572244224979515.post-2609072596701610256Sun, 30 Jun 2013 05:31:00 +00002013-06-30T19:51:37.418+05:30BeautyProducts Craving to do try the Smokey eye look, I was in search of the perfect eye shadow and that's when i ended up buying this eye shadow(though it is nowhere related to the smokey eye look.). I think I was drawn in by the pretty pattern and beautiful colors of the kit. The most striking feature for me was that it was provided with written instructions at the back on how to wear the http://random-reviews-jotted.blogspot.com/2013/06/maybelline-diamond-glow-eye-shadow-quads.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505572244224979515.post-289172144999167112Mon, 24 Jun 2013 04:40:00 +00002013-06-24T10:10:56.468+05:30Books This book is like India's version of The Godfather except all the stuff happened for real. Growing up in Dubai, I have always heard of Dawood Ibrahim to the point when I came to India to study, my classmates used to make fun of me and say 'She's from the land of Dawood. We need to be careful with this one!' This book talks about the Mumbai mafia, the rise of Dawood who incidentally was thehttp://random-reviews-jotted.blogspot.com/2013/06/book-review-dongri-to-dubai.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonia Sunny Thomas)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505572244224979515.post-6107308555360877803Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:37:00 +00002013-06-18T09:07:50.157+05:30Movies Image Courtesy of http://dulquarsalman.in This movie is definitely for those Dulqar Salman fans!!!And hence me totally in love with it! An absolute entertainer and nothing more especially with its pointless story-line and poor climax.For the guys out there who don't go drooling over every stupid thing Dulqar does,they'll just find it to be an okay movie.But for those http://random-reviews-jotted.blogspot.com/2013/06/movie-review-abcd-american-born.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0Kollam, Kerala, India8.8854776 76.5990278000000448.8835166 76.596506300000044 8.8874386 76.601549300000045tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505572244224979515.post-8248042835108471486Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:01:00 +00002013-06-17T11:15:04.179+05:30Gadgets A lot has been said about the benefits of a DSLR to the point that many people consider themselves professional photographers just because they own one. The truth is if you don’t know the fundamentals of photography then you are better off with a point and shoot camera. But what if you know the basics, what if you want to shoot in full manual, what if you know what shutter speed, ISO and http://random-reviews-jotted.blogspot.com/2013/06/camera-buyers-guide-dslr-vs-bridge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Random Reviews)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505572244224979515.post-4449916903269977049Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:45:00 +00002013-06-15T18:30:42.850+05:30Movies With all the hype around the much awaited return of the famous father-son duo plus a sci-fi movie filled me with Image Courtesy of Wikipedia anticipation on whether the film would leave me astounded just like The Pursuit of Happyness. It let me down sourly.The story was really good(considering Will Smith himself wrote it), an amazing star cast (though it mainly consists of the Smiths..http://random-reviews-jotted.blogspot.com/2013/06/movie-review-after-earth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Random Reviews)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505572244224979515.post-5236560258262895976Sat, 15 Jun 2013 04:42:00 +00002013-06-15T10:12:08.279+05:30Movies Man of Steel … Is it the best superhero movie of all time? Well, no… but it is by far the best superman movie of all time. Why is it so hard to make a good superman movie? Well that’s because of superman’s near god-like powers (thanks to his ability to absorb solar radiation from yellow or blue sunlight) which are:- By absorbing enough solar radiation superman can ‘effortlessly’ move http://random-reviews-jotted.blogspot.com/2013/06/movie-review-man-of-steel_15.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Random Reviews)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505572244224979515.post-6838027378514785126Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:59:00 +00002013-06-13T22:29:55.758+05:30Movies Image courtesy of Wikipedia The trailer of this movie, when it came out last year was very inviting and promising. It looked like it would be in the lines of  The Prestige and The Illusionist. If you haven't seen these movies, please watch them. They are highly recommended if you like magic and illusion. It looks like a full action packed magic-adventure roller coaster ride with a http://random-reviews-jotted.blogspot.com/2013/06/movie-review-now-you-see-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Random Reviews)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505572244224979515.post-2617266602025718433Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:38:00 +00002013-06-13T22:42:46.410+05:30Movies Image Courtesy of Wikipedia This is an out-an-out girly movie.  Lots of fun, laughter, embarrassment, pains of growing up and how life is so over since the guy we had a crush on doesn't even know we existed. I mean every woman/girl can relate to Gurpreet aka Gippi. This movie reminded me of all the Hollywood movies that I watched as a kid in the 90's such as Matilda, Little Rascals, http://random-reviews-jotted.blogspot.com/2013/06/movie-review-gippi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sonia Sunny Thomas)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505572244224979515.post-3639121789728972235Tue, 11 Jun 2013 01:30:00 +00002013-06-11T10:17:04.286+05:30Books Image courtesy of http://khaledhosseini.com/ Set across different continents and moving across timelines, this new tale from the master story teller -Khaled Hosseini does not fail to strum the chord of emotions like his previous attempts. Clearly, the writing has set new standards, and the art of narration has reached unclaimed heights for this Afghan-born American novelist and http://random-reviews-jotted.blogspot.com/2013/06/book-review-and-mountains-echoed_11.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Random Reviews)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505572244224979515.post-7657354729926818405Mon, 10 Jun 2013 04:48:00 +00002013-06-10T10:29:20.937+05:30Books Image courtesy of Wikipedia It took me ages to finish this book, with the exams and all in the way... Now I ask myself...Was it worth it? Spending time during my exams to read this book??? A total Yes!!! A lot of people may not agree,but I truly loved the book even though the book does bend one's ear at certain chapters. Overall the book was truly enjoyable. I must say, this is not one of Danhttp://random-reviews-jotted.blogspot.com/2013/06/book-review-inferno-by-dan-brown.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Random Reviews)6Kottayam, Kerala, India9.5987204999999989 76.5288966000000539.473467 76.367535100000055 9.7239739999999983 76.690258100000051tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505572244224979515.post-392008074618064101Sun, 02 Jun 2013 09:23:00 +00002013-06-27T12:20:07.145+05:30BeautyProducts I was window shopping in one of the numerous malls in Delhi and I was walking past the M.A.C store  and the below caught my eye. image courtesy of maccosmetics.com  My first thoughts were  Archie looks gay, Betty looks like a hooker and Veronica a vamp. Keeping my feeling aside, I did go into the store. Don't judge me, I used to read tonnes of Archie comics as a kid and http://random-reviews-jotted.blogspot.com/2013/06/mac-archies-girls-eyeliner.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Random Reviews)0