For what I think is the first time this year, Justine and I saw a movie at the cinemas! There’s not really been many films we’ve been interested enough to lay down $40 to see up until this point.

The movie we decided to see was Pixar’s latest, Cars. We caught a 6:55 session which, unfortunately, wasn’t in the great VMAX cinema. Instead, it was in the second-last cinema at the back, so most likely one of the smallest in the complex. I was surprised to see that Village are now charging adults an extra fifty cents to see a movie in VMAX; of course, there are no discounts for seeing films in this shit cinemas at the back, are there? The price of food has increased yet again, making me wonder if it’s really worth bothering with. For fifty cents less than before, I got a smaller drink and no chocolate bar.

The cinema was tiny, with about 10 rows. The screen was small but adequate, except that the right-side was blurry throughout the whole cinema. Justine didn’t notice it until I pointed it out during the end credits, so maybe I’m just overly picky.

As for the film: well, it’s a Pixar film, what do you want me to say? I could’ve watched the “outing” scene where the two lead… “actors” … “drove” (?) around the town’s outskirts for two hours straight and be satisfied. It really is that beautiful.

The story was a pretty generic DIsney/Pixar story, so no surprises, but it was still an enjoyable film with all the usual in-jokes and sly humour that make Pixar films stand head and shoulders over the rest.

After the film ended, we decided to check out the Krispy Kreme store at Fountain Gate, since today was the grand opening (well, yesterday now, since it’s after midnight and the firewall computer died and needed reinstallation).

My God, the people! When we eventually locateed the store, we saw the line of cars proceeding ever so slowly towards the store, so decided to park and walk over. Mulling around the store were fifty or sixty people outside, and almost no one inside. Two weedy guys were standing guard. “What’s the deal?” I asked. They explained that the store was no longer able to sell product with the exception of drive through. I suspect it was because of the time we arrived.

This wouldn’t usually be a problem, except that the wait for donuts was two hours in the drive through line. I kid you not. There must have been 150 cars in the line waiting, and more joining the line every second. There were even police around to keep the whole thing in check.

Madness! I’m surprised there wasn’t a riot, when some people could get no donuts but we saw others walking around with 16 boxes (containing a dozen donuts each) between two people.