Watchmen

[El Dingo]

Sold Out.

That's what they told me when I arrived a whole 3 minutes early for the Saturday night, 7:00 PM IMAX showing in Emeryville.

Sure it is. They didn't realize they were talking to a veteran of the Meridian Quad Theaters! I bought a ticket for a later showing (non-IMAX) and, when the ticket-taker was looking the other way, I headed to the IMAX door. Dee Dee was visiting her sister in Reno so I was alone and could run serpentine through the hallway without arousing suspicion. I approached the door guards like I meant business.

"I was told I could look for a single seat", I said.

The usher was suspicious. "Who told you that?" she asked.

I was about to say "The pope" when she finished for me. "Guest services?"

"Yes!" (A much better answer than 'the pope')

"Well okay then."

Now the annoying part. Not only was the theater not sold out, but the front 2 rows were empty! Who doesn't want to sit in the front row of an IMAX screening? Apparently everyone. I plopped down front and center and awaited the fulfillment of a long-overdue promise.

It was pretty good, although the guy who played Ozzy was a bit wooden.