Cray Rachet
Scenic Fights got an invitation to a pre-release screening of Gladiator II the other day.
I got picked to go pretty much just because it’s walking distance from my pad.
So, the other night, the Firecracker and I got dressed and took a little walk to the movie theatre.
We arrived and immediately queued to have our pictures taken.
The main picture above is the Getty image that we took.
I asked the gentlemen to not be so much taller than me but, clearly, they didn’t comply.
While she was queuing, I went to get us drinks.
Me: Can I get a Gladiator for my date, and I’ll have the Roman Empire, but toss in like two shots of vodka for me?
Bartender: You got it and good choice with the vodka.
It was really pretty good.
Afterward, we took our pics and then went to the other room for food…
…so much food.
The Firecracker managed to snag one of these cool little Colosseum popcorn buckets.
My producer asked me to get as many shots of myself as I could but the lighting in a movie theatre leaves a lot to be desired.
Speaking of leaving a lot to be desired, the flick itself was pretty good – I was surprised what a good job they did linking it up to the original that came out close to a quarter century ago.
The issue was that we were sitting next to possibly the most rachet group of influencers out there.
They were clearly suffering from Main Character syndrome with zero interest in the film – they were just talking loudly and texting the whole time.
Luckily, they left with 1/3 of the film to go – like I said, they had zero interest in the film.
All-in-all, it was a nice night out with the Firecracker and a good excuse to get dressed up.
I told her that we needed to get invited to a premier like for The Killer, which was awesome.
Her: That was fun!
Me: I thought so – our seat partners notwithstanding.
Her: Can’t win them all.
Me: Evidently not.
Location: court, again.
Mood: annoyed
Music: drinking in the dark, I don’t know where I wanna go (Spotify)
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