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Wednesday, January 28, 2004
Posted 4:08 PM by John A. Seafisk
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It Stinks!I was in Hollywood last night, on a quest to locate the newly released DVD set of the Jon Lovitz-starring animated cartoon "The Critic". Having no luck at my local Best Buy, I scurried over the hills separating the Valley from the, um, non-Valley...destination: Amoeba Music. For those unfamiliar, Amoeba Music is basically the world-largest used CD store. They have new music, as well, and more importantly to my quest, DVDs (new & used). The only downside to an Amoeba visit is the woefully-tiny parking garage below. After numerous unsuccessful attempts in previous trips, I've now just head straight to the Arclight Cinerama Dome parking structure next door. This usually works out well, since Amoeba validates Arclight parking, and the short walk between the 2 places is pretty good exercise. As I pulled into the garage, I noticed a sign that read "Premiere Parking on 5th Level". I wondered if that meant 'premiere' as in 'really really nice'. But being in Hollywood, I should've known it was referring to an actual "movie" premiere. I lucked out and got a good spot. As I walked past the Arclight entrance, I noticed a large crowd of people dressed pretty nice...nice even for Arclight patrons. (Usually nicer-dressed patrons patronize the Arclight Theater, which I believe is correlated to the fact that movie tickets cost $14 here.) As the crowd got nicer (looking, that is), I noticed the walkway from the entrance to the street was blocked off. So, I had to cut through the Arclight lobby before reaching Sunset Boulevard. When I turned to my left in the direction of Amoeba, I saw that the sidewalk was also blocked off. So there WAS a movie premiere. I wondered what it could be. What film would receive the honor of having its world premiere at such a historical motion picture landmark as the Cinerama? Answer: The Perfect Score. What I've gathered from TV ads, "The Perfect Score" is about a bunch of too-cool-for-school teens who decide to steal the answers to the SAT tests. It's co-produced by MTV Films, who have previously bestowed upon the viewing public "The Real Cancun" and "Joe's Apartment" (starring cockroaches). [Note: I might be wrong about "The Real Cancun", but it's the type of crap MTV would put money behind.] Anyway, I was stunned. Why does this movie, a MTV MOVIE, get to have it's premiere here? Why would a movie like "The Perfect Score" get a special premiere in the first place? Most importantly, why were they blocking my way to Amoeba?!?! Undaunted, I crossed the street, walk a block, re-crossed the street, and finally reached my destination. I headed upstairs to the DVD/Video area, right for the 'Television' section....and no "Critic". I searched around the whole DVD area...still no "Critic". I was slightly bummed. To ease the slight pain, I picked up instead the first season of "The Kids In The Hall"...which I didn't realize was available for retail purchase yet. It was a pretty penny I spent, but I know it's something I would eventually aspire to get. Plus, a purchase would make it easier to get parking validation. As I sauntered out of Amoeba, I noticed a Borders just down the street. Saying to myself "What the hey," I trekked on down to the bookstore/music store/coffehouse conglomerate, just to try my luck. And wouldn't you know it, there it was, sitting next to multiple copies of "Cheers: The Second Season" - "The Critic". Better yet, it was $5 off the marked price. Flush with success, I returned to my vehicle & began my journey Valley-ward. My quest had reached its end. And I'm still not going to watch "The Perfect Score".
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