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So Did the Hordes Really Skip out for Episode 2?

Posted by Cliff on from the let-the-box-office-record-tell-the-tale dept.

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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  1. its just a movie! by deviantonline · · Score: 1, Informative

    honestly people! skipping work? its just a movie!

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    spend money here

  2. Why take a whole day off by YourFavoriteBandSux · · Score: 2, Informative

    I just bought a ticket on-line for the 7:45pm showing in Redwood City, got there an hour early to wait in line to get in, found a nice aisle seat when I did and saw a kickass film.

    Which it really is. All this complaining about the wooden acting and cheesy dialogue...has anybody ever considered that maybe Lucas is writing the dialogue intentionally to keep the series feeling like the old-time Saturday Morning serials, complete with shiny spaceships, red planets, ripped tops and, yes, oftimes grandiose and stuffy dialogue. And Ebert can stuff it. He gave TPM *three* stars and this one *two* stars. If he honestly thinks AotC is a full star worse than TPM he's completely out of his mind. Go see it. Go see it again. Oh and the guy who ruined parts of it for me with your fuckin' sig, I got people looking for you. )

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  3. Re:I don't understand why this is always bought up by ocbwilg · · Score: 4, Informative

    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?

    Sure. For starters, a lot of people are very anxious to see it.

    Secondly (I'm assuming that you're not American by the tone of your post), most Americans work 40+ hours per week, even more if you're in IT. Compared to the worldwide averages we work longer hours, so every once in awhile we feel obliged to blow off some steam by blowing off some work.

    Thirdly, I saw it during the afternoon and got matinee pricing of $7.50. It's considerably more expensive than that to see it in the evening.