Watching Man Of Steel in 3D in Las Gidi

While in Nairobi last month, I learnt about the opportunity to watch the Man of Steel movie in 3D. I had never seen a movie in 3D for almost 2 years, since I returned home from the US. The Man of Steel 3D experience was oversubscribed. A friend had gone to watch an earlier screening and the cinema area was packed. Turned out it wouldn't be that easy to get a ticket. Went bowling the next Nairobi day and then left for Accra. So being in Lagos with the same opportunity? I was leaving no stone unturned. Glad I did. I am blogging about it hehe. So aren't you too?

Do Nigerian movie theatres start showing movies later like their flights do? Cos I really wanna watch Man of steel 3D tonight. #lagos
— Mighty African (@mightyafrican) July 15, 2013

Give me 3D cinema even if I've 2 miss 23.4 minutes of a 149 minute movie. Off to Genesis Deluxe Cinemas in lekki, #Lagos. #leggo #manofsteel
— Mighty African (@mightyafrican) July 15, 2013

First, arriving in Lagos later than expected was not going to stop me from watching Man Of Steel the same night. I'd miss some minutes to get the 3D experience out of the way to clear the next night for other things :-)

2500 naira for 1 movie? Praise God the kele no fit come. 3D don fall my hand. How much for glasses nko? #manofsteel in #lagos
— Mighty African (@mightyafrican) July 15, 2013

The guy @ the genesis movie counter in #Lagos is called God's Time. Like 4 real. With an apostrophe & all. He's from Benin city, Edo State.
— Mighty African (@mightyafrican) July 15, 2013

Edo peeps re the ewes of 9ja @mightyafrican:The guy @ the genesis movie counter #Lagos is called God's time.He's from Benin city, Edo State.
— Nehemiah (@attigs) July 15, 2013

I'd spent 1000 naira on the taxi to the mall. I had seen a movie ticket fee of N2000 for the upcoming Wolverine premiere so I would have never though this movie outing would cost more. Oh, it's a 3D movie and you have to get 3D glasses. N2500 don go. Now, I'd have only N500 to get me home. No problemo. God's time is the best. I had already seen a sign :-)

I'd love to continue tweeting in 3D but I got a movie to watch. Clark Kent may come grab my phone. He's Superman. #manofsteel #lagos
— Mighty African (@mightyafrican) July 15, 2013

Kwesi Ameyaw was in the #manofsteel movie as a Canadian airman. Ebe so! Go, #Ghana, go!
— Mighty African (@mightyafrican) July 15, 2013

The security man at the theatre has come to clear the cinema. Telling him am waiting to see the Nigerian names Hehe. #manofsteel #lagos
— Mighty African (@mightyafrican) July 15, 2013

Might have missed some other African names in the #manofsteel credits. Kwesi Ameyaw repped for #Africans. An airman like superman.
— Mighty African (@mightyafrican) July 15, 2013

I know Kwesi Ameyaw was in the movie but am not reviewing Man Of Steel. Go read some other one online. It wasn't an African movie. Kwesi was even a Canadian airman. These days, I always wait and watch the credits at the end of Hollywood movies (if at the movie theatre). I only left the cinema room when I've seen an African name who's part of the cast or crew. If there is none, I still leave. But you knew that already. :-)

Chai! @tpcast yes o! Wouldn't have had enuff money o. I only had 4K, #manofsteel in 3D don carry 2500. I go walk to Oju Olobon now. #lagos
— Mighty African (@mightyafrican) July 15, 2013

Asking some dude how to get out of the Palms mall. Here's how am choosing which of 2 ways to take: where will I see more women? #lagos
— Mighty African (@mightyafrican) July 15, 2013

Okay. Now I needed to go back to the hotel to catch some beauty sleep. Except I didn't have enough money. No, I wasn't looking for more women so they would donate to my transport cause. I just wanted to see them. Sweetiti things. :-)

No taxi driver will take 500 naira from Palms Mall 2 Oju Olobon. This 1, unless 1 of the 3 wheeled cars o! Keke marua. #lagos
— Mighty African (@mightyafrican) July 15, 2013

No taxi driver will take 500 naira from Palms Mall 2 Oju Olobon. This 1, unless 1 of the 3 wheeled cars o! Keke marua. #lagos
— Mighty African (@mightyafrican) July 15, 2013

This samaritan I stopped is not good. The keke marua ppl @ Palms mall too have closed. The guys standing by it apparently can't drive it.
— Mighty African (@mightyafrican) July 15, 2013

I really wanted to take one of those 3 wheeled cars (keke marua) as I knew no taxi would take N500 for that short distance at this time of night. It wasn't meant to be. I stopped a couple of cars at the Palms Mall gate asking for rides. The good karma I've been building in Accra didn't transfer to Lagos. I started walking to look for a reasonable taxi driver. I was half afraid someone might come rob me but I had just watched "Man Of Steel", so I no dey fear huu. Why couldn't I get more money? Well, I am not carrying ATM cards these days. Because... yeah, of this story.

Finally taken a taxi who's taking 1000 naira. Don't have an ATM card, hence my inability to get more money. Can get at the hotel tho. #lagos
— Mighty African (@mightyafrican) July 15, 2013

Oga police trying to get bribe from this #Lagos taxi driver. "Any colour is a colour. I don't want to worry ur oga at the top". :-) #carrygo
— Mighty African (@mightyafrican) July 15, 2013

I had walked more than 234 metres and then that was when I remembered I had a friend at the hotel who could lend me money to finish fending off my fare. So I bargained a good price with a taxi driver, convinced him to allow me to pay him N500 at a start and transport me. No, I wasn't going to do him 'saman', walk into the hotel and never come back. I returned with another N500 from my good Samaritan and the dealing was done. Took his number, came upstairs and wrote this. :-)