Movie At CityWalk
Second set of free movie passes .... Yippee ! I love free movies.
A friend had bought X-amount of whatever at Albertsons Grocery Store .
And they gave him two free passes to Lowe's Cineplex Theatres .
He had to use the tickets by Dec. 31st. So off we went to the movies tonight.
Our first choice was to use the tickets to see Harry Potter in Imax.
But the Imax ticket price was over the amount of the coupon, so they would not accept it.
So our second choice was to see The Producers .
Ok, they tell you to go ahead and purchase the tickets on Fandango . One of the benefits is that you print out the tickets at home, and you don't need to wait in line at the ticket booth.
Wrong.
We show the ticket taker the computer generated ticket. He said to go to a machine, and insert the credit card we used to purchase the tickets.
Well, my friend didn't use a credit card - he used a free coupon from Albertsons.
So we had to go wait in the ticket line anyway.
I am pretty spoiled by the new fangled movie theatres like the Arclight , and The Grove .
The Lowe's Cineplex at Universal Citywalk is an older movie theatre.
So I get frustrated that its just not as "nice" as I am used to.
First, the concession stand is on the first floor.
Our movie was on the second floor.
No, there was no concessions stand opened on the second floor.
So we got our concessions, and I refused to take the escalator upstairs with my hands full of food and drink (a bottled water and a plain pretzel).
There is a small elevator in the corner that has a sign "For Handicap Use Only".
No one knows it is in the corner, so no one ever uses it.
I think I am the only one to ever use that elevator. And last time I was here was probably a year ago.
#1 - I had surgery in August, so I am handicapped.
or
#2 - I have my hands filled with concession stand items, so I am handicapped.
Either way, we took the elevator.
We get into the theatre and sit down.
My first thought was "Oh, no - the screen."
The screen was not small. But it wasn't big either.
Its an old screen in an old movie theatre.
And dern, this is a musical - it needs to be seen on a large screen.
To late, I'm in a theatre with a medium sized screen.
"The Producers" was a fun musical.
I absolutely love Roger Bart in the role of Carmen Gia. So funny !
Carmen Gia is a gay male who is the assistant of a famous director. He wears female makeup - somewhat natural make-up but its like what a woman would wear. Shiny Lip Gloss, Rosey Cheeks, Mascara and the eyelashes curled.
Its not gaudy at all - if you were a woman.
Thats what makes it so funny.
And ... Roger Bart played George Williams in Desperate Housewives. Until the character "committed suicide".
George was my favorite character. I was always shocked by the things he would do.
I was so bummed out when they got rid of the character.
So I was happy that Roger Bart was in this movie.
After the movie, we walked around Citywalk for a while. But really didn't stop anywhere else.
We decided instead to drive back to the Hollywood area. And go have Thai Food at Palms Thai Restaurant
on Hollywood Blvd.
The food there is really fantastic. It is always crowded. And they have a Singing Thai Elvis.
Huh ? What ?
Singing Thai Elvis.
He's Thai, and he sounds just like Elvis.
Very entertaining.
So we had War Wonton Soup, Pad Thai, Thai broccoli with mushrooms.
And by the time we left, the line of new customers was out the door into the parking lot.
The parking lot has some interesting artwork by the way.
Very Hollywood.
