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Topic: ROTS at Midnight...What to Expect... This entry was posted on 3/14/2007 11:40 AM and is filed under Star Wars, Life. This was an entry I made on the The Force.net Jedi Council forum before I went to see Revenge of the Sith. The topic was what to expect at the midnight showing of the movie.
Originally posted on: 5/17/05 12:18pm You can take or leave this advice, and it really all depends on how much you want a good seat... I am a veteran of the midnight shows for the last two episodes. You'll usually find crazy nuts like me within the first twenty people of any line for the midnight show. For Episode I, I got in line about 8:00 AM in the morning at the West Olive 16. Apparently there is a city ordinance against waiting in line outside an establishment before 12:00 noon, so the theatre folks and the cops moved us into an upper parking lot about a block away from the building. There were around 50 people there until noon. As soon as it turned noon and the theatre folks waved it was okay, we all ran down the hill toward the theatre like a wild pack of idiots! (Heh!) I would say I was in the first 20-30 people in line. I can also remember around 3-4 in the afternoon, a humongous rain storm came at us like a wall, so most people were soaked for a great deal of the afternoon. Lots of characters there in line... One fella, who kinda looked like a 7 foot Spock, was walking around with a boom box on his shoulder playing the Star Wars soundtrack for most of the day. You of course had the occasional plastic lightsaber match (which is always hilarious), and several news crews and newspaper reporters taking pictures and video. For Episode II, I couldn't get off work quite so early, so I made it to the line by like 3PM in the afternoon... same theatre. I was about 11th in line this time. I heard from the folks in front of me that the first people in line had started standing at 1AM. Now that's dedication! (Or unemployment. Heh!) This time more costumes, plastic lightsaber bruise-making competitions, people actually watching Episode I on computers, tvs and small DVD players, small bar-b-qs and cook-outs, and even more weirdos than before. It was awesome! Now I tell you all this because having the perfect seat for movies that only come around every three years, and the experience of just being there on the first night is important to me. I love being a nut this way. I love shrugging my shoulders when people ask why. I love making fun of people in line KNOWING that I'm just as big of a dork as they are. This is Star Wars folks! Maybe your last chance to wallow around in this type of atmosphere! I for one will be at the Galaxy Theatre around 7-8AM at Boone's Crossing to hopefully start the line. I suppose my advice is this... Get there early if you want your "perfect" seat. Mine is 3/4 up, directly in the middle. Don't take that one or I'll spill my soda on you! (Heh!) Comments
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