On Saturday evening, Lucy went into town to catch up with some colleagues, so I headed to the cinema to watch 28 Weeks Later. Despite having an interesting concept, I wasn’t a huge fan of the first movie – 28 Days Later – but some good reviews & the fact that the only other movie showing was Spiderman 3 meant that I gave it a go. Starring Bob Carlyle (aka Begbie), the movie is set 28 Weeks (no surprise there) after the outbreak of the Rage virus, and the population is just starting to return to a militarized zone (which happens to be Canary Wharf!). I won’t give away the storyline, but I will say it’s worth a viewing – another interesting concept, some decent acting, startling to see London depicted as empty, and a twist in the tail. Also spent much of the movie thinking where things where in London.
Sunday was a bit of a lazy day….. breakfast at the Diggers (good value, but not the same quality as most other places serving breakfast….starting to think I should write a ‘good food’ guide on breakfasts) and then a bit of reading & lazing about at home. Then on the evening we headed to the CBD to watch Pink! Now I’m not certain why I decided to get tickets for this, but it’s fair to say that I was very pleasantly surprised. The support band – The Androids – were not really anything to write home about, but Pink’s arrival on stage in a leather outfit (no doubt aimed very much at the lesbians in the audience!) made up for it. Unconventionally attractive, Pink strutted about the stage in tiny outfits, as the crowd went wild – it was probably the most noise that I have heard from an audience since I got here. The whole show was very well staged, and I was surprised at how many of the songs that I recognized – she even threw in a couple of cover versions (Bob Marley’s Redemption Song amongst them). Pink’s “big” voice, coupled with her amazingly toned body doing some cool acrobatic moves well above the stage (1st with a net & then with a couple of lengths of fabric) kept the audience riveted. If her voice ever goes, then I’m sure that she could get a job at Cirque d’Soleil! There was also an ‘acoustic’ part of the show – one of the songs was a political piece about George Bush & accompanied by some of the events which have occurred during his term in office (9/11, Katrina, Iraq)…..the last words were “Blair’s resigned, so why can’t you”….. could not agree more. Admittedly Pink is a commercial act, but she held the stage well, put on a great performance & if you get the chance to go along I don’t think you’ll regret it. Even Coyney…..Tuesday (tonight) is “Tight-arse” Tuesday – the day when cinemas offer half price tickets to all. So I’m meeting Lucy after work to watch The Silence of Sleep – hopefully a bit of sushi beforehand.
Just back from the movie.... weird & wonderful would be the best way to describe it. Love the way that the lead character's brain is thought to be a TV studio with the walls made from egg boxes & the camera made from cardboard boxes. Favourite quote: "It's like you're dead & as you're getting cremated your friend tries to sleep with your girlfriend. Apart from I don't have a girlfriend.....and I'm not dead". Watch it if you get the chance.....
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