9/11/11

On 9th September 2001, I was living at home in the box room, single, working in a crappy office job day dreaming about travelling and working abroad. The events that day proved life is to short and made me work towards my dream, which I achieved. I went overseas, made new friends and fell in love.
Now after watching all news coverage today, I took time to reevaluate my life - I'm back living at home in the box room, single, working in another crappy office job still day dreaming about travelling but the dream is to own my own home and lots of visits to France....and a certain film festival.

Mercredi Orange - One Day

After one day together -- July 15, 1988, their college graduation -- Emma Morley and Dexter Mayhew begin a friendship that will last a lifetime. She is a working-class girl of principle and ambition who dreams of making the world a better place. He is a wealthy charmer who dreams that the world will be his playground. For the next two decades, key moments of their relationship are experienced over several July 15ths in their lives. Together and apart, we see Dex and Em through their friendship and fights, hopes and missed opportunities, laughter and tears. Somewhere along their journey, these two people realize that what they are searching and hoping for has been there for them all along.
http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/o/One-Day/index-11870659.html

I didn't want to see this film, love stories are not my cup of tea but I had seen everything else (that wasn't 3D). It wasn't as bad as I was expecting, abit long, Anna Hathaway's terrible and bizarre English accent and I won't be rushing to buy the book. However some parts I compared to my relationship with Monsieur X, especially the parts were Dexter was being a selfish dick and Emma would still be there for me and love him unconditionally.

Life imitating Art or Art imitating Life - it's all the same to me.

Mercredi Orange - Cowboys and Aliens

1873. Arizona Territory. A stranger with no memory of his past stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution.The only hint to his history is a mysterious shackle that encircles one wrist. What he discovers is that the people of Absolution don't welcome strangers, and nobody makes a move on its streets unless ordered to do so by the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde. It's a town that lives in fear. But Absolution is about to experience fear it can scarcely comprehend as the desolate city is attacked by marauders from the sky. Now, the stranger they rejected is their only hope for salvation. United against a common enemy, they will prepare for an epic showdown for survival.
http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/c/Cowboys-amp-Aliens/index-10016316.html

Ok it's not going to win any Oscars and the aliens looked like puppets with string, but it was good fun. Daniel Craig was excellent kicking ass (you can take the man out of Bond but you can't take Bond out of the man), even thou it looked a bit skinny. Wasn't impressed with Harrison Ford's performance, I felt he was abit wooden. Cowboys and Aliens was over the top, but unique (I have never seen a film with cowboys and aliens in it at the same time). A good Wednesday evening viewing but I hope there isn't a sequel.