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where: CENTURY 14 VALLEJO in Vallejo, CA
when: Sunday, June 23rd, 2013
show: 9:05 p.m. 2-D
costs: $10.00 Ticket + $6.50 Lite Bite Popcorn Snack ( w/ Beef Jerky & Powerade Mountain Berry Blast ) = $16.50
auditorium: 14
seat: 5th row ( counting from the front ), 9th column ( counting from the left )
2nd time
where: CENTURY 14 VALLEJO in Vallejo, CA
when: Tuesday, June 25th, 2013
show: 11:00 a.m. 3-D
costs: $10.25 Ticket = $10.25
auditorium: 2
seat: 4th row ( counting from the front ), 7th column ( counting from the left )
synopsis/overview: Mike and Sully were not always the best of friends. This prequel shows them meeting for the first time as Scare majors at Monsters University where a strong rivalry develops between them as they try to out-scare each other. But their strengths and weaknesses complement them well together and they forge a needed partnership to overcome their learning hurdles.
noteworthy scenes: 1.) Field trip; 2.) "How do I become a scarer"; 3.) Roommates; 4.) "Oh, man. I can't be late on the first day"; 5.) Simulated scare test; 6.) Fail; 7.) Scare game; 8.) Team; 9.) Fraternity house; 10.) Initiation; 11.) "It's a miracle"; 12.) Lady bug; 13.) Library; 14.) Party; 15.) "We're built for other things"; 16.) Big leagues; 17.) Maze; 18.) Hide and Sneak; 19.) "Do you think he's scary"; 20.) Pink hearts; 21.) Rigged; 22.) Confession; 23.) "Somebody broke into the Door Lab"; 24.) "You look funny"; 25.) "Most of the time, I'm terrified"; 26.) The Scare; 27.) New dad; and 28. ) Bonus Scene after the Ending Credits.
audience reaction: The few people in the audience liked it. But no one gave it a "Hands Clapper" ending.
The second set of audience members liked it. But no one gave it a "Hands Clapper" ending.
recommendation: I hate to say this, but I really wasn't entertained by this prequel as much as the other people were. I guess, for me, its charm had worn-off. This movie is not as funny as the first one. The laughs are few and far in-between. Go see this but save your money by skipping the 3-D version.
spoiler alert: The two scenes with the snail monster freshman were pointless!
fyi: A recurring reference in a lot of, if not all of, PIXAR films is the number A113. In this movie, it is the classroom number of Scare 101.
It is believed that ghosts, evil spirits and demons feed on the energy of Fear. Which is why you shouldn't be afraid of such entities.
word of advice: Don't rest on your laurels.
tidbits: I was so impatient to get off work today, Sunday, because of the "Supermoon Event" wherein the moon would appear at its "biggest" size for the whole year. It was supposed to be at its biggest size at around 7:30. I was off the clock by 7:15 and would have plenty of time to look for it in the night sky and take pictures of it with my new red VistaQuest VQ-9100 Waterproof 12 MP Digital Camera which I bought for $53.23, including tax.
But, as it turned out, I was 12 hours too late! I misread the on-line posted time because I thought that it was a misprint, that the a.m. was actually meant to be a p.m.! And even if the time was for the evening, I would have still missed it because storm clouds were everywhere.
I went to the MacDonald's Restaurant at 1602 East 2nd Street in Benicia, CA, to have an Apple Pie and a large Sweet Tea ( $2.14 ) as I waited for the storm clouds to move away. When I stepped out of the restaurant, the storm clouds were still all over the sky.
After the movie, on my way back to the car, I scanned the sky for any sign of the Supermoon. Nope, storm clouds were still everywhere I looked!
>>> If it's a consolation, I saw the moon on Saturday night at around 8:30 p.m. on my way home from American Canyon, CA, to get the right size of SanDisk 8 GB Micro-SD Card for my new camera because I bought the wrong size without checking the camera manual first--I thought that they all came in one size ( I didn't think that they could get any smaller than the size of my big toenail )! <<<
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| This photo is of a 16 GB card. But it is still the same general idea and the same size dimensions. |
When I got home, I opened my box of LexMark X4270 "All-in-One" Printer, Scanner and Fax Machine and hooked it up to my computer. I bought it back in August of 2006 and let it sit untouched in my hallway these last 6 years and 10 months! But it was time to unbox it because I needed to print-out most of my manuscript pages. And, wouldn't you know it, it didn't come with a USB cable!!! Arrgh ....
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| This is the LexMark X4270. |
The next day, Monday, June 24th, I went to my Chiropractor's clinic for my 8:30 a.m. spinal adjustment.
Then, I went to the Dollar Tree Store on Sonoma Boulevard and the 99-Cent Only Store on Springs Road, both here in Vallejo, on the off-chance that they might sell a cheap knock-off version of the USB cable that I needed for my LexMark X4270. Neither place had it--I was being too optimistic!
I went to the RadioShack in the Target Shopping Center on Admiral Callaghan Lane, here in Vallejo, to look for a compatible USB cable. They had it in three sizes: 3-ft., 6-ft. and 9(?)-ft. I chose the 6-ft. size; and it set me back about $25.00 ( which is almost 1/3 the price of what I paid for the LexMark X4270, priced at 79.88 before taxes )!
Then, I went to the Empire Chinese Buffet on Sonoma Boulevard for lunch ( $7.58 + $1.17 Tip ). My Fortune Cookie fortune read: "You display the admirable traits of Charm and Courtesy." I don't know about the "Charm" part, but it sure got the "Courtesy" part "nailed in the head."
When I got home, I connected the LexMark X4270 to my Compaq Presario, followed all of the installation instructions and AND I STILL COULDN'T GET IT TO WORK!!! Maybe, since my manuscript is on Google Drive, the LexMark X4270 is not compatible with Google "anything", I reasoned. I just gave up and rested in bed for the next few hours as I waited for my meal to get digested.
Then, I went to the FedEx Kinko's in the Safeway Shopping Center on Admiral Callaghan Lane to try printing my manuscript from my USB flashdrive. I couldn't access my manuscript at first. Then, I realized that when I'd backspace, I'd get a Google Drive option. So, I tried it and it worked. As I got small bills for my $20.00 at the desk to make more copies, I mentioned to the clerk that I couldn't print out my document on my LexMark X4270, that it was not--somehow--compatible with my Google Drive. He had that surprised look on his face which pretty much symbolically asked, "What, are you some kind of a stupid, dumbf*ck retard idiot old-fart moron?"
When I got back home last night, I thought hard about the expression on the FedEx Kinko's clerk's face earlier in the day. I must have done something wrong. I thought about what I did. And I reasoned that the installation program for my LexMark X4270 was probably written back in 2005, that today's computer programs are more efficient and more intuitive. I tried once again to install the LexMark software in my computer; but, this time, I ignored the LexMark installation instructions as I relied only on my computer's step-by-step installation instructions---AND IT WORKED!!! And that's an example of my Cine-Man Logic applied to a real-life situation. I'm not some kind of a stupid, dumbf*ck retard idiot old-fart moron, after all! Ha, ha, ha. I checked the color print quality by printing-out a soft-porn picture of a girl whose butt reminded me of a butt which served as an inspiration for my Butt-Biting Monster children's story--which I'm almost finished writing. ( I'm gonna have to use photo-quality paper next time, just as a test purpose. Heh, heh, heh .... )
Anyway ....
2nd tidbits: Today, before the movie, I went to the Office Depot across the parking lot from the theatre to look at the replacement cartridges for my Lexmark X4270. Wow! I didn't know that they were that expensive. I think that it would be better and faster for me to just print-out my documents at FedEx Kinko's, instead! ( And, no, I couldn't find any photo-quality paper. They must have had it hidden from me. ) I also looked at their folders in-stock but they didn't have what I wanted.
So, I went to the CVS Drugstore a few doors down to buy a folder for my manuscript, the kind that can hold 120 pages. As I stepped-out of the store, I came across two ladies from Benicia. They asked me if I ever got around to seeing the Supermoon. I told them that I didn't because of the storm clouds, that I will just have to check it out on YouTube.
Now, if you'll excuse me ....
There! I just got back from viewing the June 23rd, 2013 Supermoon Australian Footage on YouTube. That'll have to do, I guess.
After the movie, I went to the Selecta Pilipino Buffet on Springs Road, here in Vallejo, to have lunch ( $8.71 ).
Then, I drove to the MacDonald's Restaurant at 902 Admiral Callaghan Lane in the Target Shopping Center, here in Vallejo, to have some Apple Slices and a large Sweet Tea ( $2.39 ) as I blogged about this movie.
But, first, I called my friend, Hector, in Oakland, CA. His wife is still in the hospital---It has been 3 months already!!! I think that she craves the attention ( she has a psychiatric "condition", if I haven't mentioned that already ). Poor stressed-out Hector ....
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