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Star Wars Tickets by Phone/Web

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the thank-god dept.

superchiken writes " Get your tickets one week prior to the movie's May 19th opening day." Thank god Lucas is letting up on this- I will see this movie, or I'll just skip LinuxExpo for a few days to wait in Line *grin*

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  1. Star Wars Hype by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3

    The interesting aspect of this is that Lucas is not the one hyping this. It's the fans of the previous movies. I remember when my kids were growing up (born after the movies hit the theatre the first time) they woud have at least one of these movies on the VCR or later the Laser disk player every weekend. And then when the radio play came out they would play the tapes all the time in the car. I remember that the original movie played for 14 MONTHS at the theater in my area when it came out the first time.

    There are a LOT of people for which Star Wars is a Really Big Deal. Maybe it isn't your cup of tea, but you are definitely in the minority. Remember that only Titanic has grossed more at the box office, and when Star Wars came out movie tickets were $2.50, not $8.00 like they are now.

    That facts are there. Star Wars has been immense since it originally came out. It was immense 25 years ago, and it will be immense in May.

  2. Star Wars Hype by Accipiter · · Score: 2
    Does anyone else think that all this Star Wars Hype is just getting old? No offense to you Star Wars fans out there, but I've seen the first movie one time, and I have no desire to see any of the rest of them. Granted, the special effects were phenomenal for it's time, but the movie just doesn't appeal to me. I have a feeling I'm gonna get burned from the flames now.


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  3. Pirate? by Anonymous+Shepherd · · Score: 2

    No doubt the pirate version will show up first...

    I don't think that will stop people from seeing the real thing, however, and if Lucas were feeling especially cruel, could probably leak some almost real version, edited in such a way as to confuse the heck out of pirates =)

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  4. The biggest movie gets the best security by Obiwan+Kenobi · · Score: 5
    Its a fact: This is the biggest and most anticipated movie to have ever been made. And Lucas knows this. Very well in fact.

    I'm sure most of us have heard the rules related to Lucas' new venture, including the fact that if a movie theatre wants to show the film, it has to display it in the best stadium-seating theatre it has, and it has to stay there for a good majority of the summer (twelve weeks in fact). The merchandising, toys mainly, is a whole other realm. Lucas won't let a soul even look at them, especially the media, until the specified date (May 3rd). But..why? One would think that to keep the under lock and key would kill some of the utter excitement everyone has to see the movie. On the other hand, its just another ploy to keep everyone on the edge of their seats, when the toys are released on May 3rd. And I have friends who do collect these toys, and will probably be sleeping overnight in front of the local Toys R Us just to get a few pieces for themselves.

    But, we can't blame Lucas. The man took One Hundred and Twelve MILLION dollars out of his OWN POCKET to pay for it. His project. His baby. We're lucky he's letting us order tickets online. Maybe he will lighten up on some theatres, but I seriously doubt it. Hold on, its only going to get worse as the weeks go by...

    Obiwan