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I was in San Francisco on 5 May, just a block away from The Cornonet theatre, where a little unknown movie named 'Star Wars' opened 22 years ago.
Well, a certain prequel will open there in two weeks, and there are people in tents on the sidewalk, one guy with a "Tatooine Or Bust" sign.
Local media had a camera crew out there, the fans waving their light-sabres around. Have fun guys, just 14 more days to go!
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Heh heh, reminds me of that Simpsons episode where Homer was waiting in that line for two weeks, and the guy behind him said - you know the time you spent in this line missing work, you could have just bought the ticket from a scalper and Homer says theoretically yes.
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I gotta ask, What do these people do for a living that they can take shifts standing in line for a movie that doesn't open for days?
My brother is a hard-core rock-n-roller. He's driven all over hell and back to stand in line for tickets, but he's never once waited over night, let alone over a week.
I saw video from the line in Los Angeles. The guy at the very front bragged that he was the first person in the world to get in line for "The Phantom Menace."
Wow. I'm sure the Nobel Prize committee will be calling any day now.
Is there maybe a point where you stop controlling your hobby and it starts controlling you?
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When I first heard about the L.A. line, I was quick to wonder whether these guys were sane. But, I later learned that the people taking shifts only do so for a few hours at a time. So, it's not like anyone is staying there 24/7. And they're also doing it for charity -- I think one of the guys said they would've never done it if it hadn't been for a good cause.
If anything, I'd say these guys are petty levelheaded compared to the hoodlums who were pushing and shoving people to get the SW toys on Monday morning.
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Amen, I saw video of that. 98-cents' worth of plastic selling for over ten bucks, and these people become animals.
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These people are out of their tiny ickle brains. I don't care how many people see it before me. Hell, I'd probably wait a week or so after the opening to try and get a cinema not teeming with screaming children. Patience is a virtue...
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A friend of mine just sent me an e-mail saying that since he lives only blocks away from a theatre showing SW:TPM, he might be able to get advance tickets when they go on sale early on the 12th.
I was tempted, but do I really want to be in a maximum-capacity movie theatre?
Back in 1983 [when dinosurs ruled the earth], I saw SW:ROTJ at a charity day-before special screening---and couldn't always hear the dialogue because of audience over-reaction.
I bet opening day {if not opening week} of The Phantom Menace will be worse. Thanks, George, I'll wait til the end of May.
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Between repeat viewers and people who couldn't get in the first week, I think the end of May might even be optimistic for seeing the film in a less than full theatre.
Me? Well, I have no plans to see the film till at least mid-June (although part of the reason is I'll be out of the States from the end of May till mid-June).
And I agree with you about seeing movies in full theatres -- bad idea. Last time I did that was for Titanic -- what a disaster that was.
Oddly enough, this will be the first time I've seen any Star Wars film on the big screen. I want to make sure it's a pleasant experience, quality of the film notwithstanding.
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Had the TV on today, set on The Fox News Channel, and there was an item about Star Wars hype on ---The BUSINESS News!!!
Video of people getting their advance tickets, holding them up for the cameras, kissing their tickets, etc, like Superbowl seat-holders.
They interviewed one grinning schmuck who admitted flat-out that he was buying them just to scalp them later. Tickets have already been auctioned on the Internet for 4X face-value.
I'm thinking you're right: A week and a half might not be enough time for the mobs to thin-out.
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This is one of the times I'm glad I live in Connecticut. No one goes to see the good movies, or really any, for that matter. You should've seen the line for Insurrection, or lack thereof.
Anyway, since it was so easy to get tickets, I'll be going to the midnight showing of the movie on the 19th. I'm normally not that insane, but someone else bought the tickets, so I wasn't going to complain.
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Strange... There was even quite a line for Insurrection here... I think I couldn't go the opening night even if I wanted to due to ticket sales...
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