What does a scanner see? Into the head? Down into the heart? Does it see into me?

Today I saw "A Scanner Darkly" at the Dome. I was very very impressed. I liked it a lot. And I'm not just saying that cause YOU KNOW WHO was in it. In the beginning I was wondering where the story was going, then in the middle, I couldn't wait to find out the end. The end, well, it didn't live up to the suspense. However I loved how it was 'filmed' and I thought the whole thing was well done. In the middle of the movie, I turned to kfC and I said, "Did they get every ex-junkie-addict-celebrity they could find to make this movie?"

kfC was more stunned by the Arclight Theaters. He said the 'upscale-ness' of choosing your own seats was overwhelming. I just don't like to stumble past people or wait in line early, frankly. When we got inside the theater, there was an usher waiting to show us to our pre-chosen seats. Just as I was going to argue the whole, 'it's not upscale really...' then the usher went down to the front, picked up the mic and said, "Hi, I'm Dan, I'll be your personal usher tonight. Let me give you a synopsis of the film you are about to see. It's based on a book by Philip K. Dick..." At this point I could see kfC's eyes glaze over and I knew I should keep my mouth shut regarding the 'upscale-ness" argument. He leaned over to me and said, "When I go home to Hawaii I'm going to make damn sure the Consolidated Theatre guys give me a synopsis of every movie AND take me to my seat." Ha.

I also took him to Roscoe's chicken and waffles. I must say, the boy is now hooked. I'm telling you, there is no better combination in the world.
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