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Fast Five

Sunday, 11 November 2012 09:07 Posted by Arman Malik
Labels: Entertainment

Fast Five was exactly what I needed. I was ready to see some fast and reckless driving, hot girls, and the Rock square off against Vin Diesel in what I had hoped would be the franchises' return to its roots. Let's just say I was pretty happy with the result.
The first thing you should known about the fifth installment of the Fast and the Furious series is that this is not a racing movie so don't expect it to be. There are a lot less cool driving scenes compared to some of the past films but don't ride it off just yet. The film turns from cons being on the run to a full on heist film, one of my favorite genre types.

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Mitt Romney

02:31 Posted by Arman Malik
Labels: News

The best achievements are shared achievements, "the reformed Romney told about 5,000 supporters at the Patriot Center at George Mason University in Fairfax County. "I've learned that respect and goodwill go a long way and are usually returned in kind. That's how I'll conduct myself as president. I'll bring people together. I won't just represent one party, I'll represent one nation. "
Jettisoned from the "closing argument" he has made on the stump the last four days of the campaign are the harshest attacks and the most mendacious of his accusations against President Obama. Gone is the charge that Obama is leading the nation into European socialism, his false claims that Obama took an "apology tour" of the country, his insinuations that Obama doesn't understand the United States, that he's in over his head - and other lines that identified Obama as un-American, as alien.
In place of those lines, Romney substituted tough but reasonable criticism of Obama, coupled with an appeal for Americans to come together. "I'd like you to reach across the street to that neighbor with the other yard sign," he said, "and we'll reach across the aisle here in Washington to people of good faith in the other party."
As I listened to these rare words come out of Romney's mouth, I was joined on the floor of the Patriot Center by Stuart Stevens, Romney's top strategist, who is justifiably pleased that his candidate, left for dead by the pundit class several weeks ago, appears to be heading for a close finish. The Obama campaign, Stevens said, "didn't disqualify him."
That's true, but hearing Romney's new tone for the last days of the campaign, I couldn't help but wonder whether he would be in a better position if he had taken the high road months ago. Stevens's answer: "It would be old by now."