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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. 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