On Sunday 17th April 2011 Thor had its world premiere at the Event Cinemas in George Street Sydney Australia.
My girlfriend and I were EXTREMELY lucky enough to score some passes to attend the event!
To say it was a dream come true would be an understatement because I have been looking forward to Thor since I heard that they were doing a big screen adaptation. I was planning on just heading down to the cinema just to take some photos of the event and never planned that I would be able to watch it on opening night!
We headed down George St and could see the lights calling our names…well ok I could SEE the lights…and as we edged nearer to the cinemas we were confronted with a crowd…a rather larger crowd!
So we dove right on in, fighting the crowd for the best possible position however there’s only so far and so fast that you can navigate the masses of people so we tried for the best place to take some photos…
Here are some taken from the edge of crowd;
So we moved a little bit further down closer to the actual cinema and this is where is became even more crowded, Police and security in full swing directing traffic.
The man with the plan, Kenneth Branagh
Then came the moment which made my night…our moment to stroll down the red carpet! It felt totally surreal being the absolute centre of attention in front of all the media, really bright lights, and having a lot of people staring at us trying to figure out if we were anyone important…sorry folks nothing to see here!
So we turned around and took a photo of the path that we had just taken, looking back I should have asked someone to take a photo of us, but this photo turned out pretty well…look who’s being interviewed in the corner…Thor himself, Chris Hemsworth!
So we made out grand entrance down the red carpet and made it inside, feeling all kinds of special mind you, and then just kept on walking until I found myself in a media pit next to some photographers. Well what would you do? I made myself comfortable, pulled out the camera and just kept on snappers.
One of the photographers asked me who I was there to take photos of and I just replied that I was happy just to take some happy snaps, all the while just thinking that this is too much of a dream to reply honestly.
Here’s my very professional photo of the lovely Ada Nicodemou…well it’s professional if you crop out the other camera.
After taking a few photos we then ventured into the hallowed ground, the entrance to the Thor screening.
And the final photo of the night is when to took the escalator up to the cinema where there were a lot of people chatting and having a few drinks before heading in to watch the film.
I think I have been spotted taking photos…
So the girl and I had a drink and then headed to the cinema. We needed to surrender our cameras, phones, and any other recording devices that I had on my person (come on, when else can I say that phrase?) and were given the ticket stub for the return of our most valued possessions. Yes you know I am talking about my Desire HD!
Upon entry to the cinema I found my perfect seat and went to sit down only to realise that there was a copy of Empire Magazine on every seat! How cool is that? Plus to make things even better it was last month’s issue and I didn’t end up getting a chance to purchase it and thought I missed my chance! How’s that for cool?!?!
Then the film started.
And you know how I felt about the film…here’s the review!
Overall it was a sensational night which surpassed my expectations in every way, shape, and form!
Written by: Stoic Taco