So Did the Hordes Really Skip out for Episode 2?

gabec asks: "A few days ago Slashdot reported that thousands of people were going to call in sick so they could go check out the new Star Wars movie. Virtually the entirety of the computer services department at my university is taking the day off in unison to go see the show. I expect the whole school to implode that day. So my question is, how many Slashdot readers really did skip out of work for Star Wars Episode 2?" Those wacky geeks over at General Protection Fault probably said it the best. I think a high truancy rate was only to be expected. Funny thing to note: timothy and I went to see Spider-Man, yesterday and we were the only two people in that theatre. Three guesses where everyone else went, and the first two don't count.

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I don't understand why this is always bought up

[jsse]

We can always watch this movie at night. There are lots of movie theatres featuring it here. Is there any reason why americans should watch it at day?

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Losers waiting in line

[dh003i]

Anyone who waits in line to see Star Wars 2 for months is a Loser with a capital L. Get a life. I like Star Wars also, but I'm not going to camp outside Regal Cinema to be the first one in. The movie will be just as good in two weeks, when its less crowded. What would really really be funny is if one of these losers got to the front of the line after waiting 3 months and realized (s)he'd forgotten his or her wallot. LOL. Now that would be funny. Anyone who waits in line 3 months is probably a jobless bum. But, hey, "The force is with them," right?

On a sidenote, what really amazes me is how a stupid comic-book based movie like Spiderman can actually pull in more the first weekend than real good movies like Jaws, Jurassic Park, Titanic, Star Wars (IV - VI), or the Indianna Jones trilogy.