Tonight some friends and I went to see "Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps," which turned out to be rather depressing. That's not too surprising, since it's set circa autumn 2008, when the economy started to really go south.
In autumn 2008, I was in London, reading headlines of plummeting stocks and rising exchange rates. The circle is circular, I guess.
The movie was entertaining but a little too packed with gratuitous cameos and product placement for my taste. Then again, it's a movie about New York, which is a city very much about who you know and what you're buying.
In any case, it did make me miss New York a bit. It was also pretty cool that several of the scenes were shot near where I used to live.
A few things about British cinema:
1. We have PG-13, they have PG-12, or its equivalent.
2. The movie theaters (at least in London), are very classy, and there are bars that serve alcohol.
3. At this theater, if you wanted to sit in the middle section, you had to pay extra for "VIP seating."
Before the movie, I went out for another burger adventure, this time with one of my colleagues. Though it was not as earth-shattering as the death burger from The Naked Sausage, it was delicious, and was accompanied by some great conversation.
Tomorrow I'm off to Eastbourne for the weekend for a Rotary Conference, so I'll try to update but I make no promises. We have been told there will be cover bands and a disco involved, so it should be a great time!
Until next post, have a great weekend!
Love,
Jess
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