Kelly Slater - Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D

Feb 27 Sat 7:00 PM
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Estimated attendance
 17  people attended.
5.00 5.006 (6 ratings)

Who organized?
Mark Sefton and Nana

Price

AUD10.00 per person
refund policy

Hi All

Just checked IMAX and Friday's a no-go because the latest session is 2 PM. Looks like it'll have to be Saturday night...6:30 for a 7 PM start. Movie runs for 45 minutes.

Why don't you join me and Nana to watch in awe as Kelly Slater shreds the 'Ultimate Wave' in Tahiti...in freek'n 3D no less!

Nana has very kindly offered to buy us $10 discounted IMAX tickets using her vouchers. Therefore, I'll set the price for this event at $10, payable to Nana in cash or via another method of her desire. If you've already got a ticket, still RSVP 'yes' and I'll set your tab to paid or whatever.

*** RESTAURANT CHANGE ***

I called Chinta Ria today and was disappointed to learn that they don't take bookings at night...not even for 20!

Given the large group, I've decided to move the venue to the iconic Golden Century Seafood Restaurant on 393 Sussex Street. I've been there before and it's a decent, BYO, Chinese restaurant at reasonable prices.

See their website here for a comprehensive menu...it's a big PDF!

If you're interested, I found a 2005 Sydney Morning Herald review here.

The booking is for 8:30 PM, so we have time for a drink along the way.

Cheers
Mark
PS For those coming from Manly and surrounds, I'm happy to split a taxi home from the city if it gets messy and the ferry is long gone :)

Talk about this Meetup

  • Mark Sefton
    Posted Feb 28, 2010 11:06 PM
    Organizer
    I keep missing the opportunity, but thank you Matt for suggesting we go to the Kelly Slater 3D movie. A great team effort from Nana and Matt. Cheers Mark
  • Kajo
    Posted Feb 27, 2010 7:22 PM
    Assistant Organizer
    Sorry for the complications, I only received your email, Nana an hour ago and figured it was too late for me. Hope you guys had a great night.
  • Kelly Slater - Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D happened on February 27, 2010 7:00 PM
  • Mark Sefton
    Posted Feb 27, 2010 11:37 AM
    Organizer
    Hey mark derrick here! Just to let u guys know there's road closures in the cbd from 3pm onwards for mardi gras today so maybe give it a but more time to head to IMAX tonight? I'll see you there at 630 otherwise.. Looking fwd to it!
  • Kajo
    Posted Feb 25, 2010 10:52 PM
    Assistant Organizer
    Hi Nana, thanks for keeping me up to date. I will try to sit next to you guys... Looking forward to it!
  • Nana
    Posted Feb 25, 2010 4:28 PM
    Wonder Woman
    I've swapped the tickets for the seats. It's allocated seating so I have tickets of 2 rows of 9 (K13 - K21 and J13 - J21). Kajo - these are our seat numbers if you wanted to be seated near us. See you guys then!
  • suzan
    Posted Feb 20, 2010 12:24 AM
    Thanks Nana for get'n the tickets. Much appreciated :o)Suzan
  • Mark Sefton
    Posted Feb 18, 2010 3:26 PM
    Organizer
    Awesome Nana!
  • Nana
    Posted Feb 18, 2010 3:12 PM
    Wonder Woman
    I picked up the movie vouchers today & will exchange them for the 7pm Sat session when i swing by IMAX!!
  • Mark Sefton
    Posted Feb 16, 2010 11:07 PM
    Organizer
    Hey Nana, please note that Kajo has a ticket already..."great idea for a meetup. I am definitely keen! Still have a free ticked at the IMAX, so no need to book a ticket for me. Cheers Kajo"
  • Mark Sefton
    Posted Feb 16, 2010 10:06 PM
    Organizer
    Hi All, I set this meetup to 20 people, but if you really want to come along, just add yourself to the wait list and I'll increase the number. Cheers Mark
  • nicole
    Posted Feb 15, 2010 9:54 PM
    Hey, great thanks for the date change now I can come along!! Let me know if a spot opens up!
  • Mark Sefton
    Posted Feb 8, 2010 8:35 PM
    Organizer
    Awesome Nana! Really appreciate it.

Who attended?

  • 17 attendees
    •  The 3D was FANTASTIC, I really wanted to touch the objects swimming out of the screen! 
    • Wonder Woman
       Kelly and I are definitely getting married now! Awesome night w/ you hoodrats!! 
    • Atomic Woman
       Fantastic film! Everything is better in 3D and watching the waves coming right at you almost makes you feel like you're there - got my heart going at times! Dinner at Golden Century was great - food was tasty, conversation was flowing, the main man was surrounded by 2 gorgeous blonde Germans - purely by coincidence I'm sure ;-) tons of laughter, a bit of snorting (you know who you are) followed by drinks and dancing and World Square Bar. Then Scruffy Murphys - what can I say - never had my a$$ grabbed so many times in my life, couldn't decipher the accents with the extra twang of drunkenness, had to thwart some agro yet despite all this was with my mates so had a ball :) Great meeting new peeps and thanks to Nana & Mark for organizing! 
    •  Like a lot of stories, there's usually a build up before the main event. In this case, the ULTIMATE WAVE...in 3D no less. When it doesn't work, you call it 'fluff' or 'puff'; when it does, it's really entertaining. That's the case with this movie. It was breathtaking: underwater 'stone walking' around huge, furry, volcanic boulders; schools of fish swimming at your face; spirits flying around deserted buildings; fire dancers; wave-formation science; etc. Then the main event in glorious 3D! When your heart is pounding and the head is shaking in disbelief, you know it was a great movie that hit the mark. Now onto the rest of the night...well, it was another classic event filled with so much fun I didn't get home until 4 AM! I probably don't need to say it again, but you guys are party animals :) 
    •  Another great night with the cool kids from the SSG!!...Shame Mark had to leave early for Mardi gras commitments lol. 
    •  Unreal fun night, great movie, yummy food and drinks and dancing the perfect evening. 
    • Derrick (+1 guest)
    • Ian
    • aus (+1 guest)
    • Professional Chef

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