American Movie Day

It has been a while since I went to bed at such a wee hour in the morning during weekday. I glimpsed the clock on the bed before closing my eyes, 3am! Here's gone my sleeping beauty...

Anyway, I really enjoyed a great night out, alone, well yes alone, but technically, with lots of people surrounded me. It was the American Movie Day in Brussels, as to celebrate the American Independence Day on 4 July. So they have set up a big concert at De Broukere place, and invited Kim Wilde to sing for 3 hours from 9pm until midnight! So yes I went there to watch the open concert alone, since Luc has gone for a business trip in Berlin. It was such a fun, many people were electrified by the groovy performance of Kim. She sang so many famous songs, it was easy to echo to everyone because she didn't just sing about her own songs but those that people were acquainted with. Lucikly the rain stopped just on time to allow the concert to take place. I was basically moving along with the crowds, some little dances and sang along the chorus part :)

Then after 12 midnight the cinema UGC just next door offered grand preview on 13 new films! I was crazy enough to pamper myself a good film at 12:30am on a working day! There were Wall-E, Hancock, The Forbidden Kingdom, Mamamia and so on. I decided to go for Mamamia, as I have missed the musical several times when I was in London. It's such a popular show that I just failed to get a good ticket every time at West-End London! This year in June when I was there I watched The Lion King musical. So I have to make it up to watch my long awaited musical-to-movie Mamamia!

Already in the beginning of the film I was welcomed with great surprises, they have Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth featured in the film! Gosh, I know they are a bit old now but they are just so charming! Especially Colin Firth, I didn't know he can be so funny after his image in the Briget Jone's Diary. The fun part is absolutely to listen to their singing! You have got to know that these guys are actors, not singers, and I can't expect too much from their voice, but I salute their courage very much to take up the roles! I know almost every Abba song in the film, really felt like to sing along in the cinema room (but I just didn't want to shock people at this early hour)...

Overall it was a pleasant movie, I personally think it could have been much better, but well, I just wanted a leisured night out and I have it :) The previous musical-to-movie The Phantom Of Opera was much a successful piece. I have seen the musical in London and I liked what they have actualized in the film.

So here I am in the office with my big black tiring eyes trying to work... Furthermore this evening at 6pm I will have to drive a bunch of friends for 2 hours to Butgenbach for a sportive weekend with my sport club...

Let pray that I don't fall asleep while driving....