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Advance Ticket Sales and STAR WARS EPISODE ONE!

Ain't it nice of them... by Essemtee	Mar 25th, 1999 04:27:16 AM
This really is the fairest option, as the wrath of many a lined-up fan will be heard if the average smart-ass just phones up asking for tickets, and strolls on into the theatre on opening day with a smug look on his face! Although I confess I do have to thank one guy for selling me a ticket that his buddy gave up on, thus allowing me to see the first screening of Star Wars: Special Edition back in '97! (Hey, it's only scalping if they jack up the original price!)
I hope there's no low ticket limit! by John McLame	Mar 25th, 1999 04:36:04 AM
I too am rather glad tickets won't go on sale till the 19th. I would've had my tickets no matter what, but scalpers would've had the majority of the rest & that would've made me sick seeing greedy bastards selling them all day as I stand in the ticket holders' line. The prices would've been very high. Probably $50 each! Now, to stop scalpers they will have to limit the number of tickets one can buy. I just hope it's reasonable. Like more than two! I for one, plan to go with all my friends & family. At least 20 people, & they all can't be there all day on line. This is gonna be tough.
A case of beer and a poncho by Kane	Mar 25th, 1999 04:41:50 AM
This is a GOOD thing. At first I didn't think so, but there's too many pluses to ignore. I just know that at the theaters around my area, a bunch of dickhead opportunists would be circling the parking lot offering Ep. 1 tickets for $20, $30 a pop (maybe more... dickheads), and suckers like me who HAVE TO SEE IT ON OPENING DAY would be shelling out. Like suckers. You know, we've been waiting for this friggin movie for 16 years now. Waiting it out in a line isn't so bad. Actually, it'll be like repentence for me. I was 6 and 9 when ANH and ESB came out, so mom and dad did the waiting. As for ROTJ, I got passes to see an advance screening 2 days before the actual opening day sitting in a big old theater in downtown Boston with John Williams and the BSO. Pretty friggin cool. I guess I deserve to put in some hard time on the line. Another note, Variety posted an article about May 16th screenings of Ep. 1 in six U.S. cities. It's being pegged as a children's charity event with $500 price tags to start. The only city mentioned was L.A...
Episode 1 in the UK... by ukfletch	Mar 25th, 1999 06:33:37 AM
I just hope they do the same thing in the UK. Myself and my partner, Charlotte are getting one of the familly to babysit over night so that we can get in a queue nice and early!!! I don't like the fact that we are having to wait until June/July but I am sure that it will be worth it, especially if we get to queue! I'll make sure I have a camera with me, se I can send you all some Photos when we do! I have a couple of mates that are going to be in the States (conincedentally) when Ep1 is released over there, so this news will cheer them up! The only probelm I can see for you guys is if there is a shortage of Twinkies and Coke!!! UK Fletch
Ep. 1 Tip #42 by Uncle Cracky	Mar 25th, 1999 06:54:27 AM
Travel in herds. That way you can take shifts: one group waiting in line, one group out stretching their legs, another group consuming massive amounts of various pain-killers. It's the buddy system. Hell, it almost worked back in 'Nam...
Non-US Sales.... by RugMuncher	Mar 25th, 1999 07:21:22 AM
This little paragraph from the BOTTOM of the starwars.com site in reguards to advanced ticket sales... "Please note that internationally, advance movie ticket sales are sometimes customary. In those cases, the moviegoers' habits will not be disrupted, and thus advance ticket sales will not be prevented. But in North American theaters, May 19th, 1999, is the first day theaters will sell Episode I tickets." Must be nice guys.... RugMuncher ".. I'd do it but I pulled my back out humping your mom last night.. NOOTCH"
Non-US Sales.... by RugMuncher	Mar 25th, 1999 07:22:26 AM
This little paragraph from the BOTTOM of the starwars.com site in reguards to advanced ticket sales... "Please note that internationally, advance movie ticket sales are sometimes customary. In those cases, the moviegoers' habits will not be disrupted, and thus advance ticket sales will not be prevented. But in North American theaters, May 19th, 1999, is the first day theaters will sell Episode I tickets." Must be nice guys.... RugMuncher ".. I'd do it but I pulled my back out humping your mom last night.. NOOTCH"
We'll HAVE to see it opening day... by Pope Buck 1	Mar 25th, 1999 07:27:37 AM
...because you KNOW it's going to be on the Web in RealTime the following day...
line romantics? are you kidding?! by Lego-nut	Mar 25th, 1999 07:43:58 AM
Not to be a jerk, because you do have a point about what can suck with selling tickets in advance, although if you buy tickets in advance yourself you won't be subjected to such surprises about a particular screening. Not to mention you can then actually arrange your day if you have a ticket to the fourth or fifth screening for that day. Now your right that there is a huge fan following of the series but at the same time it's not just typical "fans" who love it. This is one of the few things that crosses the barrier of fandom into a mass appreciation of the general public on the highest level. In reguards to the joys of the line I for one do not want to have to "work" for it at all. Particularlly since it'll be then end of May which will mean actual sweating for some people, which won't exactly improve the ambiance of a theater filled to capacity! "Did Lucas add Aroma Vission track to the new sound system or is that the guy in front of me?!" Additionally you should not be so sarcastic about the "agony" factor. Truth be told there are some star wars fans I DON'T want to spend hours talking to, how does the old saying go?: "You pick your friends and enemies but your family AND who you end up next to in line is written in the stars!" Well however we have to get our tickets, everyone enjoy the movie.
Pit stains by Kane	Mar 25th, 1999 07:59:26 AM
Yeah, Lego-nut, you may have a point there. In the middle of May it's gonna be damn hot and stinky inside my Wicket costume.
Remember....... by Phazer	Mar 25th, 1999 08:27:50 AM
Here in the UK my multiplex has been offering advance tickets for a month, maybe more, but it's incredibly badly organised (we don't know when it's coming out, or how much it'll cost, or even if we've sold so many tickets already that you won't get in the first showing, but hell, you can pre-order anyway). I get the feeling that if this does apply to the UK they haven't told the theatres yet. And remember...queue in single file, to hide your numbers.
EPISODE WAN by red7ine	Mar 25th, 1999 08:53:23 AM
hey, check out these sites for some cool screenshots of some upcoming Episode 1 games coming out. Plus give some props to the IGN gaming crew... www.ign64.com and www.psmonline.com
What ever should I wear??? by PDaddy	Mar 25th, 1999 09:26:26 AM
Well, I figured that we would have to wait in line no matter what. Now, I just got to figure out what to wear to such an important event. I've got a wookie suit that I made a long time ago, but I think that would be too damn hot inside - I'd get heat stroke and lose my place in line!!!!! Of course, I could make a new Gungan costume - hard as that might be. A Darth Maul costume would probably be a lot easier, although the face paint would be a bitch. I could put extensions in my hair and be Qui-Gon Jinn. A battle droid is undoable - you'd have to carve out my insides to get the effect right!!!! Too many decisions!!!! Too little time!!!! Maybe I'll just stick with the wookie idea, and drink plenty of fluids while in line.
tickets by mexiwookie	Mar 25th, 1999 10:12:57 AM
Overall, I think this is a good idea, but it's going to piss off a lot of people. The people who actually have jobs they cant' get out of won't be able to watch this movie for a while, at least not until the weekend. Other average joes who want to watch will probably pissed and not even understand why they are not pre-selling. After all Star Wars is for everyone, not just the wacked out fans. As for me, I live in a small town and in order to see it in a really good theater I have to drive 2 hours to Kansas City. I'm not too worried about getting tickets, because I'll camp out the night before if I have to. But I do think this can be an inconvenience for some people, even big time Star Wars fans like me.
Entertainment Weekly by W. Leach	Mar 25th, 1999 10:31:27 AM
Check out the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly (March 26). It has a cool cover shot of Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi. Inside is ten pages on the making of THE PHANTOM MENACE, along with great pictures, including a very cool close-up of Darth Maul.
A cool breeze by Clerk	Mar 25th, 1999 10:43:02 AM
Luckily my local multiplex is inside a mall, which means air conditioning baby! Of course the mall doesn't open until noon, hmm, I forsee a part-time janitor position pretty soon.
scalpers by Lego-nut	Mar 25th, 1999 10:49:50 AM
Has anyone considered the fact that this doesn't stop scalpers all that much, all they have to do is get in line in the morning and buy some tickets for later shows which of coarse will sell out eventually. In the end I think this will only serve to inconvience people who would otherwise plan ahead.
ticket sales in major cities by Peteski	Mar 25th, 1999 11:30:19 AM
Hooo boy. This is gonna SUCK. I don't have a major problem with the idea of the waiting-on-line thing, but here in LA, "waiting on line" will take on a whole new definition. I have no doubt that if I were to show up the night before I would have NO CHANCE of getting in to see TPM at the Chinese theater. SOL baby. If I showed up a week in advance my spider-sense is telling me that even that wouldn't be enough. In urban areas there are more than enough geeks with no lives who will stand on line for a MONTH (literally!) just to get in opening night. And odds favor that they'd sell out tickets five minutes after they go on sale. I'm sure this is the same situation in ANY major city and I just don't think it's the best way to work things for us urban SW fans. Now, I'm one of the bigger geeks around and I don't even have that much of a life, but I can't dedicate a MONTH to this. Sheesh! Why can't they just sell through ticket master like they did for the SE? Sure that may not be entirely fair, but at least there will be "a line" (so there still will be a first come-first served kind of thing) and we'll not be hanging out outside some theater sweating. Or, perhaps each theater could just announce on THAT day when tickets go on sale. Maybe they could do something in conjunction with starwars.com where they list all the theaters that have tickets going on sale that day. Anyone else like that idea? -peteski@spinninghead.com
This reeks! by Meadowlark	Mar 25th, 1999 11:39:47 AM
I agree that the scalpers will not be stopped. They'll be the first in line on opening day, so those of us who actually have a life will discover everything sold out by the time we get to the window. Basically, this is just a ploy by Lucas to make what is already going to be the hugest film of the year and even bigger event. I can't help but think he is influenced by the Titanic lines and round-the-clock showings. As much as I admire Lucas, I think he's feeding the hype (and his own ego) a little too much. With respect to the earlier comment about the movie being available in RealTime on the net--no go. A friend of mine manages a theater in town, and he said that Lucasfilm is sending a security guard to accompany the movie to ensure that no one steals it, no one has a special advance screening for their friends or employees, or any other such shenanigans.
Pdaddy, why not wear..um..regular clothes. by samscars	Mar 25th, 1999 12:03:03 PM
You could do like me and just wear some jeans and a shirt. What is that you say! Wear regular clothes to Star Wars!! Sacriligious! Seriously though, I am going to wear normal clothes and I hope I don't see any adults dressed as Darth Vader, Leia, or Jabba the Hutt. Because if I do, I am giong to laugh my ass off. I can't wait to see this movie either, but I will not be wearing silly costumes. I guess I'm not geeky enough. To each his own, but damn it's funny to hear people talking about dressing up.
Harry, do you have a role in "Fanboys" by samscars	Mar 25th, 1999 12:17:17 PM

Harry, do you have a role in "Fanboys"? by samscars	Mar 25th, 1999 12:21:19 PM
Sorry about that. Anyways, Dark Horizons is reporting that The Hollywood Reporter says Harry has accepted a role in an upcoming film called "Fanboys". It takes place a year ago and focuses on 4 film geeks from Ohio who plot to break into Lucasfilm while they are filming Star Wars Ep1, or something like that. It also mentioned that Harry would be playing himself. Is this true Harry?
Moronic idea... by Azaghal	Mar 25th, 1999 12:33:54 PM
What about we poor saps who have JOBS??? I am just as big a SW fan as any other geek, but I can't afford to take off for 3 or 4 days to get tickets. Advanced ticket sales, with a limit on the number of tixx per purchase IS fair. I can dial the phone just as fast as a scalper. No one would have to line up.... the ones who were going to line up could have their mommies use their credit cards to buy tickets. This is total bullshit.
Moronic idea... by Azaghal	Mar 25th, 1999 12:34:26 PM
What about we poor saps who have JOBS??? I am just as big a SW fan as any other geek, but I can't afford to take off for 3 or 4 days to get tickets. Advanced ticket sales, with a limit on the number of tixx per purchase IS fair. I can dial the phone just as fast as a scalper. No one would have to line up.... the ones who were going to line up could have their mommies use their credit cards to buy tickets. This is total bullshit.
World Star Wars Expo starts in UK by Mole	Mar 25th, 1999 03:11:10 PM
This published today on freeserve.com (or is that freeserve.co.uk?) STAR WARS EXHIBITION TO PREVIEW NEW FILM ------------------------------ ------------------------------ -------------------- A
dammit by L'Auteur	Mar 25th, 1999 03:27:12 PM
for those of us whose last day of school is May 19th, tjis is going to make it tough to get tix.
Lucas talking out his mouth and his ass by rogue109	Mar 25th, 1999 04:10:58 PM
Does anyone else out there feel like this negates his decree that TPM would be released two days earlier to give the fans a head start so that families could get in to see it by the weekend? (Not like that was a realistic expectation anyway) I'm not going to say I'm the biggest fan ever, I'm sure there are others out there more excited than I am but dammit I wanted to see this movie opening day without the hassle of having to camp out or wait in line for hours on end staring at the back of the guy in front of me. I don't think that makes me any less dedicated, but it pisses me off that Lucas keeps dangling this movie in front of us just out of our reach to see how high we'll jump. All I ask is I be able to buy a ticket in advance so I could plan my day and get on with the rest of my life which for the past six months has been consumed with this damn movie.
THIS IS DUMB! by Funmazer	Mar 25th, 1999 04:17:08 PM
LaneMeyers, you hit so many nails on the head you coulda built a house. I salute you. I saw the new trailer, it looks a lot better than the last one. Lotsa robots (cool) but they all look fake! R2 and C3PO look good, because they're REAL! If the effects were done RIGHT we wouldn't know the difference. Anyway, I was talking to a friend who works in a theatre and she said that they were just getting 1 print of ST TPM. And this was at a big mega-plex. It's SO pointless to make people wait in line. I was planning to buy tickets ahead since last year, hell, I even asked the theatre for advance tickets last October! (they said Phantom WHAT?) Ok, Lucas only wants to show TPM on the best screens, right? Well, I suppose that's good in theory, but NOTHING will stop him from releases PAN AND SCAN copies of it on tape in a year! If he was REALLY serious about (preserving the quality), he'd only release it WIDESCREEN. But he won't. Isn't that such a double standard? MONEY, folks! I'm pissed, I was going to buy tickets for all my friends and see it opening night, but I can't now, unless I take my vacation that week, but SW is not worth that! JOAN OF ARC IS!!!!! Watch it win Best Picture! Milla, go get your Oscar!
Lines... by harkonnen20	Mar 25th, 1999 04:30:42 PM
Hate to break it to you guys, but my bro is the principle investor in Seattle's newest theatre, which HAS ALREADY CONFIRMED ITS RECEIPT OF TPM ( Where does this its a big mystery where it's going to show shit come from? Theatres have to plan concessions, staffing, etc in advance. We've known about this since March 3rd ) and they ARE going to sell advance pre-pay tickets, no matter what the fuck Lucas says. Reason? Simple...They've planned this since December in an effort to discourage line gathering, the problems that come with outside lines, and the market for scalping. No muss, no fuss. No hoarding, no camping out. Lines are destructive, exclusive by the fact that they gather weeks in advance mostly by obsessive fans without jobs ( thanks for not contributing to society with any income tax you losers, but oh no, make you wait to see your precious movie and you shit! )give cause to arguments, and often require police or security observation to maintain civility and order, which is costly to theatres and their environs, as in this case, a new downtown Seattle interior mall. Second, companies ARE going to be able to pre-purchase at said-same theatre, for corporate showings. Ticket blocks of 450 will be honored by pre-purchase agreement, but only after May 21st, not before. This is cool too.. This talk about LucasFilms and 20th Century Fox trying to dictate the fucking distribution channel and theatre operation business is bullshit...C'mon people, it's a movie, granted a probably really good movie thats a cultural icon, but still, a movie. People having to leave jobs to sit in filthy camp out lines three weeks in advance is total crock. And I hate to send a wake up call to Lucas and these loser fans, but most theatre chains are going to do what they want after they get the film, because they reside in the community in which it shows, and have to serve the interests of the constituency that continues to visit them. By the way, don't bother asking which theatre it is...I've given enough clues, and I'll let the theatre management make their own marketing announcement decisions. Wake up people...Theatres are businesses, and they're not going to set aside business practices and operations standards to placate the God of Marin County. Didn't happen with Titanic, and won't happen here.
Chill out, people by Quint	Mar 25th, 1999 04:35:13 PM
Alright, alright. Stop fighting. How about those people who have jobs? How about those people that have to go to school? How about those people that don't want to wait in line? How about those people who don't want to talk to anybody in line? Shut up. If you really want to go, then you will go. It's not like Lucas said, "If you don't wait in line, you'll never ever get to see my movie!" All of you are complaining about first day! If you are so upset about being inconvenienced by this, then obviously you are not the one who deserves first showing. By the way, I'm gonna be waiting in line at least two days. Not so say,"Hey, look at me! I'm waiting in line!", but for the love of the films. I'll have my portable CD player with my newly purchased Phantom Menace and all the previous Star Wars films soundtracks. I'll have my boombox with the 8 D-Batteries playing Star Wars/John Williams music. My point is, if you're not willing to wait in line for this, then you don't want to see the first showing on the first day bad enough. -Quint
This is absolutely stupid!!! by Omega	Mar 25th, 1999 05:07:00 PM
I'm sorry, but I don't give a rat's ass about what's fair or democratic. The world's inheritantly unfair. Lucas' is high! I'll gladly pay $50-100 a ticket the first day if I don't have to wait in some God forsaken line with a bunch of pasty, live-in-their-parents'-basemen t geeks. Sure normal people like "Star Wars" but the reality is only the computer programmer types will have the time and inclination to sit their fat asses for hours in lounge chairs, sucking down Cutters and talking about whether or not Boba Fett's a chick. I don't want to be around those people for hours! I want to call up AMC, punch in my credit card number and show up to get in the movie. With the re-releases it was bad enough sitting by these wastes of space for three hours to get into the darn movies. What could be worse than waiting to by the tickets and then wating to see the movie? If I want socialism, I'll move to some crappy little country in Europe. This is America - he who has the most gold makes the rules! Lucas and company are fools. But of course, I'll be sitting there, listening to a bunch of losers blabber on and one about their first woodies when they saw Leia in her metal bikini because even with that horrible image, I'll endure to see this movie.
Lucas.. by harkonnen20	Mar 25th, 1999 05:16:55 PM
Following this movie and waiting for its' debut is like masturbating with a cheese grater; slightly amusing, but mostly painful. Funmazer nailed it. LucasFilm isn't requiring widescreen exhibition, which would demonstrate an auteur who really cared about the exhibtion of his art, only that they have THX or comparable competing DTS sound systems of theatre chains to display his precious movie..IT'S ABOUT MONEY WITH LUCAS! His tactics are all about headlines, no matter how homespun the fucker tries to appear in his plaid shirts and grizzled geek beard. Why do you think he's only sending one print to each theatre chain on average? Because he WANTS to be WANTED. He wants fans in lines wrapped around theatres because a) it's a media event which will put the old fart on Time's cover and raise the value of the company, b) it's reminiscent of the premiere of the original in 77' and hence "closes the circle" for him in cinema history. Look, I love Star Wars, love it....I just don't believe in the guy who makes it anymore. With cultural icons like this, who needs enemas? Besides, Lucas was just on TV last night saying that he's opening the movie earlier to give fans a chance to see the movie first, then allow the general populace to see it over the weekend. WHAT THE FUCK IS THE LOGIC OF THAT IF YOU DON'T SELL ADVANCE TICKETS? He made a comment that as a film fan himself growing up in California, he wants the attendance event to be relaxed. What kind of shit is this? So Lucas is from California, so what? I'm from my Dad's penis, so fuck off!! What the hell does where he's from mean to theatre operators?
Costumes, lines and whatnot by fear of a ted	Mar 25th, 1999 05:50:42 PM
I was camping out in line for the re-release of Star Wars in 1997 at the Mann's Chinese, and of course there were hundreds of folk dressed up. Lo and behold, Boba Fett comes walking towards us! I mean, this was the real Boba Fett! Everything from armor dings to the wrist rockets to a wierd mega-phone voice. We started shouting, "Mr. Fett! Shoot us Mr. Fett!" And so he gets down in the classic Boba-shooting-pose and shoots silly string out of his wrist rocket. We were stoked. Then he turned to walk away, and his profile was that of a 400 lb. fat guy. His armor straps were literally stretched to the max, and then he tripped. He rolled to his back and waved his arms like a turtle upside down. The mystique was broken. My disbelief was not suspended. Hell, I can't wait to camp out in line!
Costumes, lines and whatnot by fear of a ted	Mar 25th, 1999 05:50:56 PM
I was camping out in line for the re-release of Star Wars in 1997 at the Mann's Chinese, and of course there were hundreds of folk dressed up. Lo and behold, Boba Fett comes walking towards us! I mean, this was the real Boba Fett! Everything from armor dings to the wrist rockets to a wierd mega-phone voice. We started shouting, "Mr. Fett! Shoot us Mr. Fett!" And so he gets down in the classic Boba-shooting-pose and shoots silly string out of his wrist rocket. We were stoked. Then he turned to walk away, and his profile was that of a 400 lb. fat guy. His armor straps were literally stretched to the max, and then he tripped. He rolled to his back and waved his arms like a turtle upside down. The mystique was broken. My disbelief was not suspended. Hell, I can't wait to camp out in line!
Quint, get real... by harkonnen20	Mar 25th, 1999 05:51:02 PM
Hey, uh, Quint...what was that? I'm sorry, let me quote you...." My point is, if you're not willing to wait in line for this, then you don't want to see the first showing on the first day bad enough. -Quint" First, your description of what your prepared to do to see this movie only proves my fucking point. Sitting in a line in the heat for days on end to see the movie, rearranging bodily functions so you can see the same movie I'll see a week later...this makes you a bigger fan, a more qualified fan, than me? No, it doesn't. It doesn't put you anywhere but in a line. There are only fans, no larger or smaller. Your prepared to sacrifice your own personal time like used Kleenex, so be it. What an inflammatory thing to say..man. So many assholes, so few bullets...
How about round the clock screenings?? by NOBOZOS	Mar 25th, 1999 06:01:45 PM
Movies are generally shown in the afternoons and evenings and no other time because there is not the demand. With a picture like this, I submit there is the demand to show it around the clock. Are there laws against this? Why not do it so all the fans can make time to see it whenever they can get in whether it is at 5pm or 8 am. I'm a geek and planning on taking the day off of work with 4 other coworkers and see it on opening day.
Quint and his 2 day wait by Blok Narpin	Mar 25th, 1999 06:10:58 PM
I got some news for Quint: He'll be doing no such thing. Theatres across the country have already said that they will NOT allow customers to wait in line for multiple days. This is concidered loitering. I read this somewhere not too long ago. It makes sence, too. If I were a theatre manager I wouldn't want a croud of people loitering outside MY theatre for 2 days. Sorry, Quint. You will wait in line but legally you probobly won't be allowed into that line untill the morning of May 19th.
Fox's Email by msboyd	Mar 25th, 1999 06:27:09 PM
If you're unhappy about no advance tickets,email Fox on foxmovies@fox.com. There were advance tickets for the ESB and RotJ initial releases weeks in advance and I never had a problem with scalpers. There was a line to get in, sure, but that was all. My only problem with SW scalpers has been for a Trilogy screening with NO ADVANCE TICKETS. Being a sad geek, I paid the $50. I cannot afford to take the day off to see it this time around (having a real job and all) nor is the idea of standing in a line with loads of fellow geeks an appealing one. Give us back our advance tickets - everyone else has them.
Request by AgtFoxMulder_FBI	Mar 25th, 1999 06:27:46 PM
Since I have a job and can't camp out, can all those who do and get in on day one do me a huge favor? DON'T TELL ME WHAT HAPPENS BECAUSE I'D LIKE TO SEE IT FOR MYSELF.
Forget the lines by TheMighty E.coli	Mar 25th, 1999 07:23:31 PM
Me stand in a line.....never. I work at a theater and we are going to have an employee sneak the night we get the print, people will be camped outside and I will be inside watching a little something about something and a cool lightsabre duel that is sure to please.
HAHAHA, I got my whole ticket plan mapped out!!! by Zombiefann	Mar 25th, 1999 07:24:18 PM
My friend Tom works at the movie theater, and LUCKILY there getting EPISODE ONE (sometimes theaters get movies and others dont, thankfully UNITED ARTIST won the battle and now they shall recieve STAR WARS) anyways, so all employees get tickets up to 3 days in advance (no more than 2) and GUESS WHOS GETTIN EM?????? me hehehe Im just gonna mosey on past the dickheads on the curb and find my seat (DEAD center) Maybe Ill see it twice in one DAY!!!!! but if your smart people, become top notch fucking friends with the employees of the theater (especially the pimple ass dork that pics up the candy and sweeps the garbage of the ground) and then YOUR IN!!!!!! See ya's there (or maybe not)
Just asking by directorik	Mar 25th, 1999 08:01:24 PM
I find it fascinating how so many of you need to be RIGHT. As if the way you see this issue is the ONLY way to it. I cannot believe the vitriol in so many of your posts. Maybe I come from a different time and place, but many of you seem so angry that people have a different point of view that you. LaneMyers cannot BELIEVE that a film maker wants his film shown only in the best theatres, and he can
What do you get when you guzzle down sweets? by John Spade	Mar 25th, 1999 08:52:01 PM
I still can't figure out why Star Wars is such a highly possessive subject of interest. Does Star Wars have some kind of massive sexual metaphorical undertone? Or is this simply transference (I.E. Waiting in line for EP1 makes up for never kissing a girl?) There's many more feelings being assigned to this one event than any single movie deserves, I don't care how great it is. This reminds me precisely of Willy Wonka and the rage of the golden ticket. What I am seeing is 4 million screaming Augustus Gloops, Mike TVs (Mike Motion Picture also), and Veruka Salts all with one intent and purpose-- to consume Star Wars. Read a book for Christ sakes...
To Mr. Moron by Quint	Mar 25th, 1999 08:54:46 PM
Did I say I was a bigger fan than you? How about using some of them "few bullets" (see I can quote you, too) on those that don't READ what they are trying to discount. Did I ever say, "I'm a bigger fan than any of you out there because I am going to wait in line!" No, I didn't. If you read the whole post(I know it was a lot of words, but I'm sure you could do it if you tried), I just commented that those who weren't willing to do any more than pick up their phone and punch in their parent's credit card number were less deserving of the screening than those who actually make a real live effort to see it opening day. It makes sense if you think about it. Those who work harder at something are usually more deserving of it than those who don't do a thing. I would bring up the term common sense, but that doesn't apply to some people, namely Mr. Moron. -Q
About my 2 day wait by Quint	Mar 25th, 1999 09:10:11 PM
To Blok, I thought about the same thing, but I don't forsee it as a problem because I camped out overnight for Return of the Jedi (SE)and me and Harry received no warnings. We weren't even the first in the line. Of course if you read Harry's intro then you'll probably understand why I am all for no advance ticket sales. I was with him, having spent the night in the cold, when we found out about 30 minutes before the first showing of ROTJ that the theater had been bought for some company and they weren't selling those tickets. Blok, you are more intellegent than Mr. Moron, in the sense that you didn't spend the whole post saying I was an idiot and fanboy and preach about how much better of a person you are than I because I want to wait in line. For that I thank you. -Q
Why not the 21st? by Big Chezbowski	Mar 25th, 1999 09:39:37 PM
Ya know. I had it planned out years in advance. It was coming out the 21st....the day after finals ended...what a way to celebrate! Then a few weeks ago, they come out with this 19th garbage. I thought I might not have a final on that day. Well, the schedule came out today, and I have a big fat computer science final at noon on the 19th. Oh well, looks like I'm getting an F in that one (or would not taking it count as an I?). Or maybe we can convince the prof to drop the final altogether. Oh crapola
You know people... by drummin	Mar 25th, 1999 09:57:18 PM
Most theatres now have automated telephone sales, so you can just call that morning to get tickets. The two biggest theatres in my area, Norristown PA both have them. By the way the one theatre, GCC at Plymouth Meeting mall just put in 2 THX theatres.
The Lines by Dr.Zero	Mar 25th, 1999 09:59:28 PM
You know....every time Lucas announces another "fan friendly" policy I get a little bit more pissed off. I want to see Ep1 as soon as I can, but apparently since I have things like a job and a life this is not to be. People without lives (like Harry) can get all jazzed about "the line experience" because they have the time to waste. Star Wars was like a religious experience in my life, the first time I saw it in 77 and I have been following reports on Ep1 daily, counting the minutes until I can see "new" Star Wars stuff, but now thanks to Lucas I will most likely have to wait until sometime in June to see the film. He wants lines and packed theatres so that everyone can get the experience of a great event. Well Mr. Lucas come to Phoenix in the summer and stand in a line, hey it's only 110 in the shade. I will not wait in a line and "work" for the "experience" while risking my health and wasting my time.
Boy, you said it, Dr. Zero...NT by John Spade	Mar 25th, 1999 10:15:13 PM

loitering and the Chinese Theater by Peteski	Mar 25th, 1999 10:38:02 PM
Wow, for those of us against the no advanced ticket sales thing, I just got off the phone with one of the managers at the Chinese Theater. She explained that although they probably wouldn't call the police to get rid of any fans who were "loitering" local residents are completely within their rights to do so. As soon as any local resident (there are private houses and apartments within blocks of the theater) sees more than 25 people outside the theater, they can call the police and complain. Also, even if theaters do begin selling tickets the morning of, why can't we all just call on the phone to order them? I assume they'll still sell them that way. I'll just start calling as soon as my countdown clock runs out. Oh and for those of you in the LA area, check out this URL for info on TPM screenings at Mann's theaters (including the Chinese): http://www.manntheaters.com/ -peteski@spinninghead.com
Screw work, screw school! I'm gonna be there in line the night by angry	Mar 25th, 1999 10:46:38 PM
OK, this announcement has just screwed up my plans. I was GONNA Be at Eaton's Center Cinemas at 4AM the day they go on sale (which I figured to be about a week early), get tickets for the noon, 7PM show on opening night, and 7PM every night after that for like 3 days, and then be there at 6AM the day the movie opens so that I'd get a good seat. But, this screws everything up. So, on Tuesday, right after school, I go to Eaton's Center, line up, and sit there ALL FUCKING NIGHT. I'm gonna be the first godamned person in Edmonton, Alberta to buy my godamned ticket. And, I'm gonna be on the news for it! ANd people are gonna sit at home and say "My god, what a fucking loser" and I'm gonna be proud of it! Do you know why!? 'Cause I'm happy knowing that I have seen Episode One before they did! I never got a chance to see the ORIGINAL movies in theatres 'cause I'm too young, I had to settle with the Special Edition, and even for those I had to wait. The line forms behind me, Edmonton! And, if I get the money raised up, I'll be the one dressed up like a Stormtrooper! And, in regards to the dude with the tip about going in groups, and sending people on food trips and such, we already had that covered. We had the day tickets go on sale PLANNED OUT DAMMIT! WE HAD LINE-BREAK SCHEDULES! We KNEW who's turn it was gonna be to go get food, but, now this is all screwed up! We have to make a new plan! ARG! But, it's cool. I'm happy with it. 'cause I'm gonna be able to say that I camped out for Episode One! How many people can say that!? You hear me Edmonton, I'm gonna get tickets before you! MWWA HA HA HA HAHAHAHA AHA HA HA! Sorry, I'm rambling......
Now I remember what I was trying to say by angry	Mar 25th, 1999 11:04:42 PM
OK, I completely lost control in that last post. What I was TRYING to get across, was that I'm all for the no advance tickets thing. It's fun. And, I do beleive what Quint said. If you're not willing to TAKE A DAY OR TWO OFF WORK (it's called vacation, you get it, it's against the law NOT to get vacation up here in Canada), or A DAY OR TWO OFF SCHOOL to see it on opening night, then you don't deserve to see it opening night. I know damned well that if after waiting in line for a day or two, I end up NOT getting any tickets for opening night 'cause some dipshit scalper bought 250 of them just to make up for the penis envy he's had to suffer his entire life, I know damned well I will follow him home (after paying $100 to see the movie) and burn his fucking house down. Shit, I've gone off topic again, haven't I?
Why Quint is Clueless.. by harkonnen20	Mar 26th, 1999 12:02:45 AM
Anybody else wanna ban the canucks in here?....Just Kidding, guys. Canada rules. On a serious note, I'm gonna address Quint straightforward, and I'm gonna say it loud for the cheap seats. One, as I said BEFORE Quint, if you want to spend days sitting in a line mentally masturbating away the time with everyone else, fine. Hmmmm, let's see.....stand in line for days, listening to CD tunes to the movie on my portable little boombox, dress up like a wookie,...yeah boy, you've sure got me beat on common sense. Two, just because I don't want to stand in line doesn't mean I have to use my mommy's card ( I've got 4, 2 gold you dipshit ) because I a) work for a living unlike several anal retards in here, b) I've got kids who are dying to see this thing and frankly I don't expect you to understand that children don't stand patiently in line for days on end. Then again, I don't expect you to understand procreation, either. Finally, while line culture may be what some fans want, and I'm cool with that, it's not for everyone. Can't you get that, Quint? You say that you never said you were a bigger fan...read between the lines, spanky. You say right after ward that " Those who work harder at something are usually more deserving of it than those who don't do a thing"...Your such a hypocritical asswipe, Quint!!! You say right there very plainly that unless people are willing to give up there fucking lives to stand in line with you, they don't deserve to see the film when you do. Your such a retard! This is egotistical socialism. I work. I pay bills. I support a family. Don't I deserve to see the film when I want? Fuck yes. Maybe standing in a line isn't feasible for everyone. I'm not a better fan or person than you...I'm just not you, and I thank my personal God for that small fact. And to respond to Directorik's post, I'm not attempting to insult others, only Quint. The guy wreaks of hypocrisy, and I can't stand the arrogance the fucker breeds.
BF by Spoonhead	Mar 26th, 1999 12:29:34 AM
Boba Fett's a chick? I'd do her.
Phone ticket sales BAD, no matter what! BAD! by John McLame	Mar 26th, 1999 01:45:11 AM
If they sell tickets via phone even beginning the 19th, that'll suck. That'll mean scalpers will be calling in with a stack of credit cards ready, ordering hundreds of tickets! HUNDREDS!!!! At least at the box office, the scalpers will be limited to a few, & they damn well ain't jumping back on the line!
Episode I: A Capitalist Theory for anti-"waiting in liners" by CyboJedi	Mar 26th, 1999 04:29:41 AM
First of all, every red-blooded American who is making disparaging remarks about how badly Lucas sucks, who talks about smelly movie geeks without lives, or who whines about not being able to see a damn movie until three or four days after it comes out had better take a long hard look in the mirror of this American society. Wake up you corporate pseudo-geeks, this is America, the land of the free, the place of unlimited opportunity where everything you get you have because you BEAT OTHERS TO IT or you WORKED HARD FOR IT. It is a little concept that economists call capitalism, a free-market system of laisse-faire operation in which participants function in a Darwinian framework. It functions under a basic mantra: some have, some don't, so TOUGH SHIT. If you can't wait in line, then I am really fucking sorry and I play the world's tiniest violin for you. In the big scheme of things, not being able to see a movie on opening day falls pretty far down the totem pole of the tragedies that befall people in life. Think about the people across the world who have to wait weeks, months even to see this film after we have seen it seven or eight times. Think about those people who can't even AFFORD to see the movie because they are more concerned about feeding a family. You insult the "geeks" for not having a life, well buddy I would make the bold statement that any hard-working, economically secure capitalist who bitches and whines like some baby who dropped his ba-ba about not being able to see a MOVIE right when he fucking wants to and in the easiest possible bottle-fed way is a hell of alot fucking worse off than any tried and true geek that I have ever come across. So please, for the sake of intelligence across this great nation, do yourself a favor and stop revealing your ignorance in these forums for everyone to see and think about. Meanwhile, I'll tell you how the movie was when I take my non-privilaged ass and line up just like everyone else in the whole goddamn world has to do in order to see what is going to be the movie event of the decade. You don't like it? Move to China.
How will this stop scalping?? by Mattcj	Mar 26th, 1999 07:01:57 AM
Ok... so no advanced ticket sales in North America. You can only buy tickets for same day showings. So what's to prevent Joe Schmoe from buying tickets at 11AM for the 7:30PM showing of the Phantom Menace and then scalping them later in the day for way above face value?? Uh.... nothing!
How will this stop scalping?? by Mattcj	Mar 26th, 1999 07:02:10 AM
Ok... so no advanced ticket sales in North America. You can only buy tickets for same day showings. So what's to prevent Joe Schmoe from buying tickets at 11AM for the 7:30PM showing of the Phantom Menace and then scalping them later in the day for way above face value?? Uh.... nothing!
KC, Land of Theaters by Nomadic Norm	Mar 26th, 1999 07:19:48 AM
I feel at this moment in time, that the best place to be is here in my home town of Kansas City. We have more Malls and Movie theaters per capita than any other city in the world. (That's probably why we also have the most obesity-- no offense Harry) The point is, I DON'T HAVE TO WAIT IN LINE nearly as long as the the rest of the World, and I really feel for all of you... I do. I'd invite everyone to visit, but that would mean that I would have to wait for days instead of mere hours. Well, I just wanted to share my good fortune. Remember to bring your chips and bottled water for the long wait (and go to the bathroom before you get your place in line!!!)
Wonderful Parent by PORKY	Mar 26th, 1999 07:41:12 AM
Scene at harkonnen20's house... "Mommy, can you tell daddy to stop playing on his computer and come play with us for a change - so he can teach us words like 'FUCK' and 'ASSHOLE', please???"
wait for video by the boom	Mar 26th, 1999 08:24:36 AM
If you don't want to wait in line for this movie, or don't feel like the artist has the right to display his work in the type of theater he wants, then wait for the video release. I can't wait to wait in line for this film. I have vacation days coming to me, and I can't think of a better way to use them. I think it is highly appropriate that the people who will be at the first screening are the people that sacrificed to be there. For the rest of you who don't feel like you should be inconvenienced, that's why God invented Blockbuster Video.
Thank you!!! by Ahriman	Mar 26th, 1999 08:39:36 AM
I'm sooo glad that you have said that. It reaffirms that the fans come first in the eyes of Lucas. I now have more reason to revere May 19th forever.
Here's my 2 cents....hell, make it 3 cents by Jimbo	Mar 26th, 1999 09:40:46 AM
You know, it was only a matter of time before this became a pissing contest between the "line-lovers" and the "line-haters". That's the way these talk-backs work, unfortunately. Instead of adding to a discussion, some of us have to turn this into a personal attack -- it's uncalled for and immature, but not unexpected; a pity. Personally, I don't see the problem with people lining up early to take part in something they enjoy. We've all done it in the past, whether it was for concert tickets, or for a sporting event, or whatever. The "first come, first served" way of thinking is really the only way to do it. Is it fair? Not entirely, but it's probably the most fair option available. If you could reserve ahead by phone, some people on line would miss out. Conversely, people who have to work feel like they're getting the shaft because they can't spend the time on line. It's like a porno flick -- when all is said and done, somebody's going to get screwed. Look, I have a job, too, and there is no way that I can afford to stand on line for a few days/weeks/months ahead of time so I can be first in line to see the first showing (these people who'll be lining up a month early? Personally, I think it's a bit much, but if they can afford to do it, and they act civilized, I guess I don't have a problem with it.) I have taken the day off, though, and I will arrive early to see if I have a shot at getting in. If I can, hey, great. If I can't, no problem -- I'll just get tickets for later on in the day. Will I get dressed up in a costume or makeup? Bring a CD player to blast John Williams? Wear my "Jedis do it Force-fully" T-shirt? No. Does that make me less of a fan? No. I plan on going in dressed and acting just like when I see any other movie (except with a wider grin on my face!). If others want to go in immersed in the whole Star Wars experience (costumes, plastic lightsabers, the aforementioned T-shirt), that's cool -- that's how they want to celebrate the experience. It doesn't make it right or wrong, it doesn't measure degrees of fandom -- it just shows that we're all different, and that needs to be respected, not ridiculed. By the way, if you do go -- please, PLEASE! DON
Beating up chewbacca by Sentry	Mar 26th, 1999 10:12:03 AM
This is going to open a whole new chapter in my starwars experience. A brief schedule for May 14-19 May 14 12:00pm - Get in line, guy wearing stormtrooper armour is ahead of me, swears that his blaster really works. 4pm - More people show up after work, mostly nerds who can't afford to buy stormtrooper like me. May 15 3:17pm - Some dude in a chewbacca suit budges in front of me, I tune him in and take a shot with mr. ST 's blaster, but I miss(suprised?). He runs away. May 19 get into starwars!
Excuse me? by Dolfanar	Mar 26th, 1999 11:26:59 AM
But am I to understand that a movie called S-T-A-R W-A-R-S is opening on the 19th of May? Perhaps I'll see it, I'm sure I will have no problem getting tickets... ofcourse if I encounter 200 geeks in costume maybe I'll hold off seing it until it comes out on video...
Standing in line is not noble - it's for sheep. by Omega	Mar 26th, 1999 11:56:03 AM
I'm completely baffled by someone trying to point out that there exists some kind of nobility in wasting your day in a line to see a movie. He then goes on to call this an exmaple of how hard work will get you what you want. Hard work? That's not work! That's what most of the geeks do all day long, they'll just be sitting on a sidewalk by the theater that day downloading their altered photos of Leia screwing Ewoks. I'm really not concerned about those who can't AFFORD to see a movie because they have families to feed. That's their problem. Not everybody drives a friggin' BMW either. Or lives in a house. It's not that I can't waste my day sitting in a line to see a movie, it's that I don't WANT to waste my time sitting in a line with all those retards and social rejects that have wrapped their lives up in some campy movie from 1977. TPM is like all movies, I prefer to see it opening day as I do with just about every other release. If it's not the opening Friday (Wednesday in some cases) then it's really not worth it after that. I'll wait until I snag some free ticket things to see it then. So there's no whining about being bottle-fed things - I simply prefer to avoid lines with dorks. I get sick to my stomach listening to the twaddle assaulting my ears on the rare occasions I stand in normal lines to see movies, buy groceries, do some banking. Basically, I'd prefer not to have to listen to anybody. The more automated things become, the better life gets. The less contact with the vapid drones wandering this world, the better. There isn't an trouble physically finding the time to stand around waiting for the movie. Hell, I'd rather punch in a time clock and sit somewhere far, far away from the dorks; when the ticket booth opens, they call my number, I wander over, buy as many tickets as possible, save some for my friends and sell the remainder for as much as green as I can get. Putting in the time is not the concern. Who I have to sit around is.
This is stupid by electrichead	Mar 26th, 1999 11:58:10 AM
This is the dumbest thing I've heard and really pisses me off. What in the hell is to stop anyone from buying up hundreds of tickets and scalping 'em ??? C'mon...scalpers get tickets to concerts all the time...this is the same damn thing. Fuck Star Wars and Fuck George Lucas!!!
This is stupid by electrichead	Mar 26th, 1999 11:58:31 AM
This is the dumbest thing I've heard and really pisses me off. What in the hell is to stop anyone from buying up hundreds of tickets and scalping 'em ??? C'mon...scalpers get tickets to concerts all the time...this is the same damn thing. Fuck Star Wars and Fuck George Lucas!!!
Line Culture by directorik	Mar 26th, 1999 12:05:41 PM
This is kinda fun! Upon looking closer at your posts, Harkonnen, I see you are right. I guess because I am one of the geeks who plan to wait in line as long as will be allowed by the authorities and the locals (thanks Peteski for the info) your anger made me think you were directing it at EVERYONE who had the time and means to do so. But you get the point. Perhaps I am so sensitive to that issue because I don
A Quiz by fear of a ted	Mar 26th, 1999 12:11:21 PM
What is more important? A.) Getting to see Ep.1 opening day or....... B.) Front and center tickets to the Van Halen reunion with Led Zeppelen opening, Courtney Love buck-nekkid in a cage with Jennifer Lopez getting busy above the stage, you're sitting next to Speilberg and Lucas who invite you to the ILM ranch after the show, and you hear news that NASA has developed a functional light-saber and will be selling for $49.99 next week? Oh yeah, you get nachos too.
Not worried about Opening Day... by Malificent	Mar 26th, 1999 12:15:20 PM
...as much as I'm worried about being able to see the film before July. While I don't have the time to stand in a line on opening day (working 2 jobs and all that), I don't mind that people are going to stand in line. What I do mind are people buying tickets for two weeks worth of showings. This policy at least gives me a chance to see Ep1 at some point down the line after the hardcore fans have seen their 25th straight showing and have to go home for a couple hours of sleep. I think this is the reason so many people like to go to a movie on Opening Day: Because there's nothing worse than knowing a movie is fantastic and not being able to get in because of endlessly packed theaters.
There will be no lines by Orpheus	Mar 26th, 1999 12:16:06 PM
People, calm down. Lucasfilm and Fox have absolutely no say so in when theaters are going to start selling tickets. I just talked to the manager at the local AMC. "When are you going to start selling tickets for The Phantom Menace?" I asked. "No later than the end of April," he replied. "Are you sure?" I asked. "I would start selling them tomorrow if I had them," he replied. "You know what Lucas said about advanced tickets - " I started. "We don't care," he interrupted. Oh well. Case closed. I'll be getting my tickets in April. Oh, and congrats Harry on the whole Ebert thing.
Line Culture by directorik	Mar 26th, 1999 12:20:41 PM
This is kinda fun! Upon looking closer at your posts, Harkonnen, I see you are right. I guess because I am one of the geeks who plan to wait in line as long as will be allowed by the authorities and the locals (thanks Peteski for the info) your anger made me think you were directing it at EVERYONE who had the time and means to do so. But you get the point. Perhaps I am so sensitive to that issue because I don
The Line Thing by harkonnen20	Mar 26th, 1999 01:15:58 PM
Directorik, you got me...you really got me. If people want to stand in line, be a part of line culture, so be it. Seek your own joy. But for pompous retards like Quint to make aristocratic aspersions and to question the integrity or fortitude of another fan simply because they DON'T want to stand in line is what I call "mental masturbation", i.e, it's fun, but best done in private, and won't get you anywhere but off. Here's the deal, folks.....Look, this ultimatum by LucasFilms and Tom Sherak won't work. As many have observed, scalpers can STILL purchase large blocks of tickets, then resell them above face value by placing a stringer in the line days before anyone to walk up and buy up the show. And guess what...The theatre will do it! FANS ARE NOT FANS BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY'LL DO TO SEE A MOVIE. THEY ARE FANS BECAUSE OF THEIR DEVOTION OR FEELING ABOUT THE MOVIE. Hence every person in here, Quint, is a fan...no smaller than you because you want to stand in line. Go, sabu...stand in line. I'd rather see the movie, and guess what, I'll see it the same day you do. And for those who whine this is a personal attack, buy a clock, 'cause your late. I didn't provoke it, I responded to an attack. I did the same thing today that Orpheus did...talked to the theatre manager here in downtown Seattle. He has every intention of operating HIS business any way he chooses, independent of how God Lucas wants it. Hence, advance tickets WILL BE AVAILABLE HERE IN SEATTLE ON MAY 16th AT 1:00 P.M. Check it out, ya'll.... P.S. Though I'm a former L.A. guy, I'm obviously now in Seattle, but thanks dude.
What a wonderful idea.....for people with FREE TIME!!! by MTylenol	Mar 26th, 1999 11:57:08 PM
Okay I can totally understand the whole "fairness" issue..but some of us don't have the luxury of getting up at 6 am in the morning and then going to wait in a line for who knows how long just to get tickets..and then getting back in line 3 hours later to wait 5 more hours to see the movie. I really don't see how this is "fair" as the hard core fans will be staking out everyday for the first two weeks to see it over and over again which will in turn screw over the ones who want to see it with their families..their dads who took them to see the first three... WHy can't they do advanced ticket sales but put a limit on it? That way corporations can't buy out the theatres...and it reduces scalping big time. Even with the whole first come first serve there still will be the whole scalping issue. Everyone wants to see it and enjoy it, and after waiting in line for who knows how long how the hell are you going to be able to enjoy the movie????!!! Just my two cents..
So according to Quint.. by MTylenol	Mar 27th, 1999 12:18:09 AM
So I had said my piece..got everything off my chest..until I started reading some of the arrogant responses from the so called "die-hard" fans how they are better then those who can't get out of their jobs..and for those of us who have bills to pay and can't afford to miss a day of work.. and I quote Quint "If you are so upset about being inconvenienced by this, then obviously you are not the one who deserves first showing"..I never knew that the pecking order of audiences was decided by those who DESERVE to see it. When the hell did this happen and why wasn't I informed that only those who DESERVE to see the movie on the first day should go? And who decides the DESERVING ORDER? What beacuse we don't have the time to wait in line for two days and dress up like Chewbacca with our lightsaber from Toys R Us, we don't DESERVE to see the movie on the first day? You are totally contradicting what FOX is trying to do and that is make it equal for everyone....Well if EVERYONE doesn't DESERVE to see the movie on the first day I guess there's no point in not having advanced ticket sales. I mean I love star wars a lot, i remember my dad taking me to see the first one when I was only 3 years old, but I'll be DAMNED if some guy thinks he has the audacity to tell me that I dont DESERVE to see this movie on the first day as much as him because I need to pay my bills. I mean the whole "line gathering" thing to me is innane anyway. Its the end of May, its hot outside, and considering the sweat factor..damn will it be ugly. Hey man what ya doing? lets go wait in line for 2 days to get tickets to star wars and then go home, get a drink o water and go back and wait again so we can just get in to get a seat but ya know we won't wind up sitting together but what the hell why not? I don't think so..
Reality to you losers with no jobs by Azaghal	Mar 27th, 1999 11:45:59 PM
Quint (and others) Here is a little reality for you. I want to see TPM the first day. I wanted to buy advanced tickets, because I have a job. So what, you ask? I make $33/hr. If I miss a day at work, that's $264 of lost income. I don't care HOW dedicated someone is, it isn't worth losing that kind of money. How DARE you say that people like me "don't deserve" to see it the first day? Many of us have to pay rent, buy food, and pay bills, in addition to leisure activities, like going to the movies. Some of us have no choice, and you and others like you are WAY off base to tell those of us with responsibilites that we are somehow lesser fans that you.
I can't help but smile by Quint	Mar 28th, 1999 04:22:34 PM
I can't help but smile at the ramblings of Mtylenol. Congratulations on saying everything that has already been said at least 3 times over by good ol' harkonnen20. If you would have read what I had written a scant few lines after the big "diserves" quote that you so beautifully cut and pasted, you would have seen exactly what I meant by the above statement. First come, first served is the only fair way to do this! I'm sorry if you have a job, but if you can't get out of it, then you're SOL. There's always a choice, it's not my fault that you don't like the options presented to you. Azaghal, I'm sorry to say this, but boo-fucking-hoo. Again, it's your choice and I'm not going to attack your choice. You have your priorities and I have mine. I'm not like some people in here that actually attack somebody because of how they are going to go about seeing this flick. And since when is it retarded to be able to take a day or two off work/school? I usually find that happens to most people, so I guess everybody who has ever taken a vacation is retarded. Congrats everybody, we're all retarded! -Q
There is no such thing as true fan.... by 20th Century Fox	Mar 29th, 1999 05:56:59 PM
I'm sick of the asshole (There is no thoer way to describe it otherwise) "fans" telling me that If I'm not waiting in line for three weeks before opening that I'm some sort of loser. A Few things to conisder.... 1) WHAT YOU DID 15 YEARS AGO (i.e. camping out) CANT HAPPEN TODAY. Yes In most urban centers if you camp out the police will move you (you can thank 30 years of agressive panhandinlig and homeless advocay for this.) If merchants/police/residents let you camp out our asshole friends in the ACLU will then file suit agaiunst the city for failure to enforce the law...THINK ABOUT IT!!
Saw it 1st day, didn't wait in line. Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha! by Wolfpack	Jul 14th, 2006 06:49:09 PM

I walked into a midnight showing too, no lines at all by YackBacker	Jul 27th, 2008 09:50:28 PM
And I walked out bewildered and upset.

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