Last night, I received an insider tip from the in-the-know Twilight fan, Rachel Sokol, that stars of the Saga were rumored to be appearing at the 6:20 IMAX show at the AMC Century City in Los Angeles. Since Doreen and I just HAPPEN to be in L.A. approximately five miles from this theater, and I just HAPPEN to really like the Twilight series, we bought tickets for the show. When you buy tickets through AMC's website, you can actually choose your seats ahead of time, much like buying for a concert or sporting event. There wasn't much of a selection left -- two seats, eight apart, in the front row or a multitude of seats near the back of the theater. Since I was expecting an Omnimax-like setup, I knew the front row wouldn't be ideal for movie-watching, but it'd probably be better if the stars actually showed up as promised. So I went with the front row seats and hoped for the best.
Doreen and I headed out to Century City Westfield this afternoon and did some shopping/browsing while waiting for 6:20 to roll around. When we finally got into the theater, we took our seats, and I started to chat with some other enthusiastic girls sitting next to me. The one girl said she heard people saying it would be Robert Pattinson doing the appearance since he's currently in town filming "Water for Elephants." I commented that I'd love to see Rob, but I hoped that if he came, he wouldn't come with Kristen Stewart. If you've read any of my Facebook posts, you know of my distaste for this particular actress, but I also knew that if she was there, there would be little chance of any interaction with the fans or any substance to the visit. Kristen is notorious for dissing Twilight fans and acting totally unappreciative of any attention she gets, so I knew it'd be bad news if she showed up.
Before the movie began, a theater employee addressed the audience, saying that it was in fact true that Twilight stars would be visiting, but she could not confirm who it would be AND they wouldn't come until after the movie was over. Seriously -- two more hours wondering who was going to show up? We pretty much knew at this point it would be Rob, though, because she mentioned that the stars weren't coming until the movie was finished because of a "scheduling conflict."
So, two hours, a few shirtless wolves, sappy sections of dialogue, and strange vampire accents later, the credits rolled and the black-suited security guys began lining the aisles of the theater. The same lady from the beginning of the night came back and asked us to welcome Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart! While Doreen frantically struggled with her Flip camera, trying to take a video, I snapped away on my camera, trying to get at least one good picture of Rob. Unfortunately, even though we were in the front row, there was an aisle directly behind us that separated us from the rest of the theater, and of course THAT'S where they were led in for their brief -- very brief -- address to the crowd. In between looking through my view finder and getting yelled at by a security guard to "calm down" (I scooted over to an empty seat next to me to try to get a better picture), all I really noticed was that Rob was wearing an ugly jacket and had a bad haircut, but that Kristen's new hair color looked nice. I really have no idea what they said or what Rob really looks like up close because I was too focused on trying to get a picture and it was all over in the blink of an eye. Before the movie, one of the audience members asked if the cast members would be able to sign autographs or take pictures. The lady responded that she wasn't sure and it depended on the stars' "moods." Well, we all know what kind of mood Kristen is usually in, so the power couple was literally in and out of the theater in less than one minute. Rob did sign someone's something-or-other on his way out, but overall it was a pretty disappointing experience.
When we were exiting the theater, I asked a few of the girls coming out behind me what they thought of the whole thing. They said, "If it were Rob and anyone OTHER than Kristen, they probably would have stayed a lot longer." My sentiments exactly! It pretty much felt like a tease. Yes, I suppose I was within one foot of the back of Robert Pattinson's head, which is pretty cool, but it would have been nice if they could have been at least a little more kind to the crowd. There were probably 100 people, max, in the theater -- how hard would it have been to indulge them in some autographs or a few pictures? And even if they didn't want to go that far -- couldn't they have at least said more than, "Thanks for coming to the show"? I blame it all on Kristen because, well, she sucks. And Doreen made a good point by saying, isn't it a waste of THEIR time as well to make it so in-and-out? They come all the way there and go through the hassle of being ushered in by security guards only to breeze right back out? Lame.
Don't get me wrong -- I'm glad I went and had this experience, however unsatisfying it may have been, but I'm looking forward to our trip to the set of "Dexter" tomorrow where I hope we get a little more love from some of our favorite people!
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