Wake up, Donnie
Traffic on the way to Altamonte Cinema 8 is crazy. 436 is a road not hindered by such things as "Saturday isn't supposed to have rush hour." If you're going there, be sure to leave frightfully early or you and your date might find yourselves blowing the time required for the "dinner" part of "dinner and a movie" on the "driving."
When you get there, it's a creepy, creepy theater. Nobody is in the ticket booth, but the doors are open. You poke your head in and two guys behind the counter greet you. They sell tickets from the snack bar and appear to be the only two employees in the building. We bought our tickets and didn't receive even a piece of paper to indicate such. They get so few customers that they know they can remember us. When we bought our "tickets," they marked on a tally how many people should be in there. Ten minutes before the start time, we were tickets 3 and 4. Total attendance was around 10 by the time it started. There were no previews.
Donnie Darko Director's Cut is great. They added more trippy effects, cool cinemetography, and story elements that previously could only be learned from reading rumors on the internets. The relgious elements are played up too, but it's more pushing agnosticism than anything. It's also awesome to see with someone who's never seen the movie before. Shoot, the best part of Donnie Darko is getting other people to watch it.
On the way out of the theater, I noticed a dirty, streaked handprint on the outside of the exit door. It looked straight out of every zombie movie ever. Very creepy.
Although plans kept getting changed, it was totally a great night. Indie love for life.
When you get there, it's a creepy, creepy theater. Nobody is in the ticket booth, but the doors are open. You poke your head in and two guys behind the counter greet you. They sell tickets from the snack bar and appear to be the only two employees in the building. We bought our tickets and didn't receive even a piece of paper to indicate such. They get so few customers that they know they can remember us. When we bought our "tickets," they marked on a tally how many people should be in there. Ten minutes before the start time, we were tickets 3 and 4. Total attendance was around 10 by the time it started. There were no previews.
Donnie Darko Director's Cut is great. They added more trippy effects, cool cinemetography, and story elements that previously could only be learned from reading rumors on the internets. The relgious elements are played up too, but it's more pushing agnosticism than anything. It's also awesome to see with someone who's never seen the movie before. Shoot, the best part of Donnie Darko is getting other people to watch it.
On the way out of the theater, I noticed a dirty, streaked handprint on the outside of the exit door. It looked straight out of every zombie movie ever. Very creepy.
Although plans kept getting changed, it was totally a great night. Indie love for life.