Silly Movie on a Saturday
I volunteered again at The Egyptian Theatre for the Marlon Brando weekend.
Tonight was "Apocalypse Now Redux" .
We had alot of really fun, interesting people come by to see the film. It was really fun to chat with them. Its great to talk to the Real Movie Lovers.
And as much as wanted to stay and see the movie, I know there was no way I could sit through something like that. I don't do well with war films, with lots of blood. I occasionally will see a war movie when it is getting really good reviews. But I have to be careful. They give me a headache and depress me. If there is alot of Blood, I get lightheaded, and need to fan myself with a piece of paper to keep from getting to whoozy. (During "Pulp Fiction" - the part with the needle - I almost passed out.)
Anyway tonight I was in the mood for something lighter, and happier.....
So I decided to walk up to Hollywood & Highland and see a current film. The Hollywood & Highland mall is going through some fixes. Looks like they are putting in escalators to take people from the sidewalk on Hollywood Blvd, straight up to the mall area.
Right now its all sectioned off, so I still had to use the teensy stairs all the way up. But soon the people on the street will have more reason to go up to the Mall.
While I was going into the mall, I heard a couple, maybe in their 40s, having an argument.
The woman looked very panicked, she was saying "I know what you want to do. You want to walk around and look at things. Well, I don't do the Mall thing. I won't do the Mall thing."
The man mumbled something.
The woman replied "NO, NO ... You aren't LISTENING to me ... I DO NOT do the MALL thing. AT ALL." she yelled, nearly hysterical, and pushing him away.
Well, I do The Mall Thing ... and I took some pictures of the Hollywood and Highland Mall :
Then I saw "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" .
I know many of you are thinking "You chose "Hitchhikers Guide to the galaxy", for which you paid, over "Apocalypse Now Redux", which you could have seen for free ?!?!".
Well, yes, I did. And thats the end of that discussion.
I have wanted to see this movie since it first came out. It turned out to be exactly what I was in the mood for. I really like the silly off-beat humor.
I found it to be really cute and funny. Also, I am not familiar with the book. I had heard that many of the fans of the book were not happy with the movie. Since I do not
know anything about the book ... I guess I liked the movie just for what it was - very silly entertainment.
Besides, Sam Rockwell looked incredible with the long blond hair. Just like a rock 'n roller dude ... like the lead singer of a rock band... an early David Lee Roth type, only better.
And I have to admit, I love the long-haired rock n' roller dudes ... those are the ones that will get me in trouble. I don't know if Sam Rockwell grew his hair out, used extensions, or wore a wig - but whatever it was, he should keep it.
As far as I am concerned, Long-haired Rock n' Roll Dudes are hot ... and dangerous. 
Spoiler Alert ..... Now was it my imagination ? Or did they not go back to get Zaphod Beeblebrox's (Sam Rockwell) second head ? They left it on another Planet. And the movie ended without it being retrieved. Maybe they mentioned that they were going back to get it .... Oh, I don't like it when they don't resolve plot points .... Or maybe, I just wanted one more scene with Sam Rockwell and His Hair in it.
And... I finally found a good seat at the Mann Chinese Six . If you read my previous postings, you would know that I hate this movie theatre for its curved screens.
Well, I was running late getting into the movie theatre. So after getting my cinnamon pretzel and Sprite, I sat where I never ever sit.
In the Last Row.
And you know what ? From the last row, you can't see the curve of the screen. Its a good spot.
After the movie, I stopped off in the Food Court and got something to go. Yes, Hollywood & Highland has a food court. Actually, I think it has 2 food courts.
The Food Court I went to .... at the movie theatres don't go out the front doors in the lobby. Instead, walk through the lobby to the doors just opposite the main doors, which are underneath the theatres. Once out these back doors, take a Right.... and you will see about six restaurants in a food court area with plenty of tables.
I got a healthy chicken kabob, with 5 side dishes of different salads.
When I got home, I looked all over the internet for a Wallpaper of Sam Rockwell with That Hair... and I couldn't find one anywhere.
I will keep looking. I want him on my Desktop.
