[FILM BUFFS] Star Wars : The Return of the Jedi

Stars : Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams

Director : Richard Marquand

Producer : Georges Lucas

Music : John Williams

Released : May 25 1983 (USA), October 19 1983 (France)

Plot : Luke Skywalker came back to Tattoine in order to rescue Princess Leia and Han Solo, who is freezed in Carbonite. After that, they joined the Rebel Alliance and destroy the superweapon : "Death Star". During the attack, Luke killed Darth Vader, who is his father. Universe is free now.

Opinion of a reviewer : http://www.geocities.com/dashchapman/ROTJthoughts.html
In the last episode, things are changing. Luke is a real Jedi, no more a Padawan. The battle between bright and dark side is great. Just before dying, Darth Vader came back to the bright side of the Force. He became back Anakin Skywalker. So brilliant.

My opinion : This is the last chapter of the first « Star Wars » trilogy. The rebel alliance are gathering them together in order to stop the galactic empire for good. After having loved the first and the second parts of the trilogy, this part is a beautiful conclusion. It’s full of reboundings and surprises.
It’s the consecration of an all enigma : heroes are achieving to discover them real feelings, them minds. From Princess Leia to Darth Vader, bearing in Obi-Wan Kenobi’s ghost and Luke Skywalker, all characters are true and filled in all human feelings : love, hate, anger and jealousy.
Georges Lucas shows to us how Luke Skywlaker lives his new Jedi’s life and we can see him using Obi-Wan Kenobi’s tricks. So awesome...
This is the most spectacular part of the trilogy : more special effects, magic creatures or subhuman.
It’s the perfect conclusion of one of the most impressive and gripping saga of cinema’s history. A saga which has touched a generation and will continue to touch generations for a while.

Desert Island Discs

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Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal
An old school song from the best artist of the history of pop music.

Leama - Requiem for a dream
So beautiful and so sad, with a very long crescendo. From the OST from "Requiem for a dream", a crazy film. The topic of the movie is the addiction of different kind of drugs, of different people.

NTM - That's my People
A real hardcore rap song from the best french rap band.

Barrington Levy - Black Roses
Old-school reggae song from an oldest reggae and dancehall recording artist. He recorded so much CDs that I love. My second best reggae artist just before the famous Bob !

Metallica - Nothing Else Matters
The most beautiful slow. Hard rock bands have a gift for recording slows. I love our others songs but it's the most beautiful and succesfully completed.

Alan Braxe & Fred Falke - Intro
When you listen this music, you must dance !! It's the only way !! The bass line is so captivating.

Machine Head - Old
It's a famous trash metal band. They are so full of energy. You want to destroy everything in your room when you listen this music. A good way to drop the pressure.

Noir Désir - Un jour en France
The only one french rock band that I love. The album "666.667 Club" is filled of beautiful songs. A masterpiece for the french rock.

My Record : Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine

Why buy an iPhone ? ( dedication to Ali !! )

Yes, I have an iPhone and I love it ! It's my Precious (I'm not Gollum) !!!

Why buy an iPhone? In this countdown I’ll be taking you through the top reasons for you to buy one of the hottest gadgets on the planet.


1. 3.5” Widescreen Display

The problem with a lot of portable devices in the past has been the screen size. By making the screen the whole unit and with no keypad in site, Apple have been able to maximise screen size.

2. Touch Screen

The whole screen changes depending on your needs, so at one point it might be a kaypad, whilst at others it will be your music library or a short video clip for your viewing pleasure. You can scroll down through lists with a flick of your finger and the whole things just works brilliantly.

3. Mac OSX

The version of OSX that Apple use on the iPhone is customised for mobile use. The iPhone's version of OS X includes the software component "Core Animation" which is responsible for the smooth animations used in its user interface.

4. The Look

The screen is excellent, the design is slick and the whole phone is really well put together. It measures in at 115×61×11.6 mm and weighs 135 grams. When you consider how much is squeezed into the iPhone, that’s small. A great Apple design team's job!

5. Wireless Capabilities

The iPhone is a quad band GSM phone along with a 802.11g/b Wi-Fi, supports EDGE data transfer (for high speed internet and data transfer), and Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR.

6. It's Stylish

The iPhone is going to be very cool...if it isn’t already. The iPhone has a great look, some great features and is sure to be the next ‘must have’ gadget. So if you can afford the price, you’ll be the envy of all your friends.

7. Full Web Browsing

It uses Apple’s Safari Browser and displays web pages in their full form. You can view them either vertically or horizontally and zooming is done in style by simply double-tapping a section of the screen to zoom in on. The best bit though is the use of Google Maps on the iPhone.

My week-end in London

Last week-end I was in London with my girlfriend for 3 days. It was her first time in England. For me, it was my second trip but my first time by Eurostar. In 2 hours and 30 minutes from the Gare du Nord, you are in the heart of the city centre.
We started our visit by Big Ben, Westminter Abbey and Buckingham Palace. The Queen was here ! We went through St. James Park. It was beautiful and so charming. Thre was a lot of grey squirrels, ducks and gooses. Very country-style in the heart of a big capital.
After that, we made some shopping in Piccadilly street, Regent street, Carnaby street and Oxford street. This city is so expensive !!!
On Saturday morning, we went to the Portobello market in Notting Hill. It's a beautiful part of the city with blue, green or pink houses. The market was crowded with a lot of tourists (like us) but also with a lot of Londoners.
In the afternoon, we took a ride on the London Eye (the big wheel). After having wait 1 hour in the cold, we had a very nice view of the city. In the evening, we went to a real english pub ! A rugby match on TV, a pint of beer (or two...) and a fish & chips: so english !
The last day we went to the Camden market. It's not the same spirit compared to the Portobello market. More nuts, unlikely. An interesting part of the city.
For finishing, we went to Chinatown. It's the oldest chinese district of Europe. We ate a very good chinese lunch.
PS: we had a lot of sun on Saturday and a lot of rain on Sunday, of course !

My week-end in Amsterdam

This week-end I was in Amsterdam (Netherlands) with some friends fom IFIPS.; It was my first time. It's a beautiful city with a lot of canals and it improves the charm of the city. Buildings are beautiful and there are a lot of pedestrian streets. But streets are very dangerous because there are too much... bicycles !!!! It's unbelievable. The "Velib" in Paris is nothing as compared with Amsterdam. But I think that is a good thing for the environment.
We went to the Heineken brewery in order to live the "Heineken Experience". It's the local beer. It was a good experience and for 10€ you have 2 beers! Nice!
How can I speak about this city if I don't tal about the red district. Very weird at the beginning. I can't imagine that kind of district in Paris. A lot of people would be offend.
At last, Amsterdam is a beautiful city but a little bit weird. It's closed to Paris by the distance (500 km) and so far by the habitants' mentality.

My week-end in Aix-en-Provence

I was in Aix-en-Provence Saturday and Sunday. A friend of mine moved to this place on September. He had just found a job in EUROCOPTER. So we came with some friends in order to have a big house-warming !!!
Aix-en-Provence is a lovely city with a lot of pedestrian streets, café, little shops, plane trees along streets... GORGEOUS !!! Little detail : the weather was hot and sunny !!! On Sunday I was at the pavement of a café, wearing sunglasses and a t-shirt with my RICARD on the frontsea... My dream comes true.
This week-end was too short. I hope that the next time I'll visit Marseille and Cassis, it seems to be one of the most beautiful city in the area.

YELLE !!!!!!!