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Star Wars Premier: The Line People

Posted by timothy on from the gets-its-own-midnight-premier dept.

proudtobeageek writes "A friend of mine, an attendee of a midnight opening of Star Wars Episode III, took the opportunity to conduct a short documentary/interview of the costumed movie goers. He has his short movie available here on his blog."

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  1. comedy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I prefer the insightful documentary made during Episode II's release by Triumph the Insult Comic Dog.

    1. Re:comedy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      When Spock came out giving all those fucking Star Wars nerds the finger, that simply the most ingenious moment of comedy ever.

  2. Only on Slashdot... by FlyByPC · · Score: 5, Funny

    An article, about a website, about a video a guy made, of people in costumes, waiting to see a movie.

    Ya know it's a slow news day WHEN...

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    Paleotechnologist and connoisseur of pretty shiny things.
    1. Re:Only on Slashdot... by kfg · · Score: 5, Funny

      Now we need a story about a website, about a guy who made a video, of people in costumes, waiting to see a movie, including an interview of the guy in the line, making a video, about the people waiting to see the movie, and his website.

      KFG

    2. Re:Only on Slashdot... by MrLizardo · · Score: 5, Funny

      To know who was it that said, to know recursion you must first know recursion, you must first know who was it that said, to know recursion you must first know recursion.

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      ^I'm with stupid.^
    3. Re:Only on Slashdot... by FlyByPC · · Score: 5, Funny

      Dude. Put DOWN the LISP book before someone gets hurt!!

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      Paleotechnologist and connoisseur of pretty shiny things.
  3. I don't get it.. by robpoe · · Score: 5, Funny

    Movie Tickets - $10.00
    Stale Popcorn / Watery Drink - $25.00
    Custom Sith costume - $175
    Lightsaber Replica (that you REALLY REALLY wished it worked) $75

    Getting made fun of on Slashdot because you're a LAMER standing in line IN COSTUME for a movie ..

    PRICELESS..

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    = Grow a brain...
  4. A Friend my ASS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    A friend of mine
    What kind of blockhead friend submits a story that makes the front page of Slashdot with a link to his "friends" home video on his limited quota web host. Nice one.
  5. Bottom of the Barrel by ScaryMonkey · · Score: 5, Funny

    Man, you know you're truly hopeless when you are being mocked as a pathetic geek... *on Slashdot*

  6. On his website already: by saskboy · · Score: 5, Funny

    "P.S.S. to all Slashdot visitors: The Hamster has kindly provided ANOTHER DOWNLOAD LINK. Please don't kill my server... But thanks for the visit!"

    HAHAHAHAH, begging for mercy is not a thing a respectable Jedi Knight would do.

    Slashdotters charge up their Death Star of DoS Doom...

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    Saskboy's blog is good. 9 out of 10 dentists agree.
  7. Costumed lineups by sssmashy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Q: What's the difference between a line of costumed Star Wars fans entering the premiere of EpIII and a line of costumed cardinals entering the conclave to pick the new pope?

    A: The Star Wars line has a higher concentration of virgins.

  8. In other news... by null+etc. · · Score: 5, Funny
    I didn't get to watch the video, because I'm at work, but instead let me respond to an article I read on MSNBC regarding how Star Wars Episode 3 set box office records.

    "Revenge of the Sith" rang in a whopping $50 million on its opening Thursday, a single-day record boosted by eagerly anticipated midnight showings, and its total receipts since then beat the four-day $134.3 million opening of 2003's "The Matrix Reloaded." The George Lucas film has also grossed $144.7 million overseas for a total of $303 million worldwide.

    "The reaction to the movie is absolutely spectacular," said Bruce Snyder, president of domestic distribution at Twentieth Century Fox.

    Yeah, no shit??
    Theater owners, studios and marketing partners were pleased to see "Star Wars" jump-start the summer movie season.
    Theater owners were also pleased to see their retirement goals reach completion over the course of just 4 days. Popcorn manufacturers were also unable to prevent themselves from getting multiple orgasms by just thinking about it.
    "It's a very strong start to what will hopefully be a very strong summer," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box office tracker Exhibitor Relations.
    In other words, this movie will make up for the flood of absolutely crap films we'll be subjected to during the summer.
    The Adam Sandler-Chris Rock remake of "The Longest Yard" and the animated zoo tale "Madagascar" open in wide release during Memorial Day weekend, traditionally one of the busiest movie viewing times of the year.
    The three-day Memorial Day weekend is traditionally the best time to be subjected to the harbinger crap of the summer.
    But "Star Wars" - which has sold an average of eight tickets per second online at Fandango.com - could remain at the top of the box office despite the competition.
    Suspected to boost Star Wars online sales was the direct link to Fandango.com from popular nerd site, Slashdot.org, which has posted 749 stories regarding Star Wars Episode 3 during the past two weeks.
    "I think we have a shot to be No. 1 next week even with two giant pictures coming out," Snyder said.
    "Any by giant, I mean absolutely craptacular!" Snyder was thought to have been overheard saying.
    The third and final installment in the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy chronicles the transformation of the heroic Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker into the villainous Darth Vader.
    Although, it's hard to determine when Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker was really a hero, as opposed to being just a really big whiner.
    Studio exit surveys showed the audience - usually dominated by men for sci-fi films - was 58 percent male and 42 percent female, with nearly half the viewers under age 25, Snyder said.
    In other news, this is thought to be the first event in which the number of male geeks had exposure to live women in a ratio of 6 to 4.
    "Revenge of the Sith" is the first "Star Wars" film to earn a PG-13 rating.
    When asked why it wasn't rated PG, Jar Jar Binks stated, "Meesa couldsa made eeiiit PG, if meesa couldsa talked more!"

  9. oblig. by kertong · · Score: 5, Funny

    now which one of these buttons calls your parents to come pick you up?

  10. I object to your use of the word, Freak. by bmeteor · · Score: 5, Funny

    My brother works for an anime company as a sales guy. When they do the conventions, they're always stuck in the elevator after hours on their way to dinner with someone dressed in evangelion or whatnot, going to the allnight showing marathon.

    His joking reaction? a gutteral 'Freak!' or 'Ner-urd!'
    (sounded like a fog-horn)

    Last time, his sales partner put his hand to his elbow, with a smile, "not freaks, revenue."

    So now, he says "dude, did you check out that revenue?!" laughing all the way...

    Terrible, I know. but please, rename your post, "Star Wars Revenue"

  11. Re:Whoop-de-doo. by skingers6894 · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you're so tired of it what's with the R2D2 impression in the title of your post?