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Star Wars Episode 3 Release Date Announced
snitty writes "Lucas Films has announced the release date for the last movie in the trilogy of prequels. The date is set for May 19, 2005. The title of the movie has yet to be released. I think I'll give it another year or so before I get on line for tickets."
Time for a thread triage. Everyone complaining about how Star Wars is terrible and your childhood is ruined, reply here. People discussing Lucas and his never-ending quest to rape the franchise for more money, over on the left. Speculation about what crazy-assed title Lucas will come up for on this one, on the right. GNAA, you know what to do.
What's the date for the pirated release?
Great, now I have to wait a year and some change to bitch about how bad Episode 3 is.
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... to theatres, or to bittorrent?
Woohoo! I wonder when they'll start production on the 4th episode?
One can only hope that you're wrong.
-S
--- What parts of "shall make no law", "shall not be infringed", and "shall not be violated" don't you understand?
Why not release it on a Friday? Now people will miss at least a day of work standing in line, and Friday recovering from the night before.
Saskboy's blog is good. 9 out of 10 dentists agree.
I think I'll give it another year or so before I get on line for tickets.
You don't have to get a ticket to rent it at blockbuster.. I don't understand.
...before we're forced to relinquish any last vestiges of hope that something can be salvaged from the smoldering wreckage that Star Wars has become.
Hey, don't underestimate Lucas. It could be worse. Much worse. Way worse. Worse than you or I can even imagine.
first matrix, then lord of the rings, and now the last anticipated star wars release? what else is there?
Because there was a lot of thought put into the original trilogy.
(Upon return from the death star)
"Luke!"
"Carrie!"
I don't need no instructions to know how to rock!!!!
"I dunno, I can imagine quite a lot."
Information wants to be anthropomorphized.
Ironically, if it got any worse, it might cause mass rioting, which from some points of view might be better.
www.timcoleman.com is a total waste of your time. Never go there.
This reminds me of last winter when Episode II came out on DVD.
I was at my local Walmart store when I stumbled across the island display offering Star Wars Episode II for some rediculously low price. I think it was $9.99.
"Wow," I thought, "That's really cheap! I should pick up a copy!" I greedily snatched up one of the widescreen packages.
But then I remembered that Episode II really really sucked. I put the package down.
But it was only $9.99! Even if it sucked, what a bargain!
But then again, the movie really did suck. Completely. In fact I could easily rant for an hour about how badly the movie sucked. I mean, don't get me started on Jango Fett, the apparently psychic bounty hunter. Or the totally clueless Jedi. Or Count Doogie. Arghh.... I digress.
Anyway, I decided not to waste $9.99 on the DVD. Unless the reviews for Episode III are really stellar, I'll save my $7.50 and skip that movie too.
"There's companies that are just so cool that you just can't even deal with it," - Bill Gates, about Google
Star Wars: Episode III: A Big Pile of Sith
the major advances in civilization are processes which all but wreck the societies in which they occur - A.N. White
How about Star Wars Episode III: We've Lost All Hope
That ties in pretty well with Ep IV, I think.
Where do all the "HAN FIRES FIRST!" flame throwers go? Are we delegated to the side entrance or are you ignoring us? Don't make me start shooting green people just to get noticed!!!
"All great wisdom is contained in .signature files"
Episode III? Ahh, who cares.
I'm still waiting for Spaceballs II: The Search For More Money
Nice one. Let's face, though, we don't have to imagine it: we've all seen it: Howard the Duck. /. history to get a -2 mod while horrified moderators try to re-suppress their memories of that horrifying experience featuring Lea Thompson Tim Robbins, and a walking, talking, animatronic duck/guitarist.]
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Its just two hours of Jar Jar being beaten.
"Have you ever thought about just turning off the TV, sitting down with your kids, and hitting them?"
For Episodes IV, V, and VI.
Phase I: Come up with sweet Star Wars idea.
Phase II: Make sweet movies.
Phase III: Profit.
For Episodes I, II, III.
Phase I: Continue with sweet idea.
Phase II: ???
Phase III: Profit.
Oh well you see HFS+++++++++ supports Force-based security descriptors. So only those trained with Force Authenicate can access those protected areas in the Jedi RAID array. Didn't you listen to the director's commentary on the DVD?!?
After the huge box office ratings of the first movie, you can pretty much guarantee at least a couple more sequels including a buddy flick with Chris Rock as the comic relief sidekick.
I'm trying to teach myself to set people on fire with my mind... Is it hot in here?
Don't forget: Someone will have a bad feeling about something.
We should all just link to our old complaints.
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While that's a lot to ask, it all does contribute mightily to the feelings of disappointment. The reality is everything else has gotten much better, catching up as it were. Sure, you could toss Jar Jar, but that character isn't the problem. The problem is the viewer. Therefore I only have the following to offer:
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
We'll make our own sequel, with blackjack and hookers. In fact, screw the movie.
Why is anything anything?