Sunset Cinema
Went to a screening of Gettin’ Square tonight at the Sunset Cinema in the City Botantical Gardens. This Aussie movie has won a few domestic awards recently and I was looking forward to seeing it. I’m a sucker for cool crime stories in the mold of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and The Usual Suspects.
The venue is a cool way to catch a flick. You’ve got the city lights around you and a downward sloping natural amphitheatre to sit in. You need to bring your own blankets and cushions, and one of those Thermorest seats would have been perfect. My only gripe about the venue was that the toilets were over 100 metres away. They serve beer as well, so you really have to decide how much of the movie you’re prepared to miss if you don’t plan your trips well. Some nearby port-a-loos would have been a better option in my opinion.
The screening started off with the finalists from the Courier Mail Short Film Competition. Some of them were pretty clever and others were downright shite. Truly awful and 5-10 minutes can seem like a very long time when you’re put through that torture.
The movie itself was so-so. There was nothing really original and I found myself easily guessing what was coming because I’ve seen it so many times before in films with a similar genre. There were some funny moments and I thought the acting was very good from the main characters, but otherwise don’t rush out and see it.
Kudos must go to Ging, whose organising skills meant I did not have to pay $13 to see the film, got a comfy blanket to sit on, and a box of BBQ Pizza Shapes to bring home. Result!
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BBQ Pizza Shapes, eh?
“Flavour You Can See” is quite a slogan.
What’s next? “Appearance You Can Taste”?
I’ve roadtested ‘em, Joe and the flavour that you can apparently see ain’t much chop. Used to be, back when I was even more of a kid, that eating half a box of Pizza Shapes would give you a salt blister on your tongue. These ones are bland by comparison.
I thought you nabbed the Chicken Crimpy box - did you get TWO boxes yer cheeky bugger?! I used to sit on our front steps with my sister knawing away through a box of those [CCs], ‘pretending’ we were at the cinema [no idea why?] - that’s how poor we were! ha! Mind you, I got a girl’s steal of a lifetime - a FAMILY block of Cadbury’s!
Oh no, I got the box of Chicken Crimpy that you’d already well ravaged. The Pizza ones were pristine and unopened.
Yes, um, I had well ravaged them, thanks for reminding me [and my chicken crimpy thighs] - can we not tell they world?
Oh they were FANTASTIC, and if you recall I gave them to you so I’d STOP eating ‘em… Mmmm, chicken crimpies…
So, you downed the pizza shapes too?! Cool.
Not enough msg these days, though, y’right… 
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I thought it was piss-funny - um, what I remember of it, but yes, the loo trip/s certainly meant for a bit of ‘interruptus maximus’… plus sitting around in a group g’fawing was a bit distracting… Mind you, I was pretty happy to’ve avoided the bar/food queue/s, courtesy of some loverly boys I had lined up for such duties…