{"id":214,"date":"2005-04-06T11:55:24","date_gmt":"2005-04-06T11:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jasonbennion.com\/?p=214"},"modified":"2005-04-06T11:55:24","modified_gmt":"2005-04-06T11:55:24","slug":"lining_up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jasonbennion.com\/index.php\/2005\/04\/06\/lining_up\/","title":{"rendered":"Lining Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the Department of Stuff That’s Really Kinda Lame But Nevertheless Amuses Me Terribly (DSTRKLBNAMT) comes news that hardcore Star Wars<\/i> fans are already lining up outside Grauman’s Chinese Theatre<\/a> for the May 19th premiere of Revenge of the Sith<\/i>. They have a website<\/a> (naturally), a charity connection<\/a> to help make it worthwhile, and, according to a report on Boing Boing<\/a>, they are answering the pay phone on the corner. So if you want to talk to a geek with a lot of time on his hands, dial (323) 462-9609.<\/p>\n


\nThe voice of practicality tells me that waiting in line for six weeks is insane, especially considering that this flick is going to open on so many screens that everyone who is remotely interested can see it on opening weekend. It’s not like the old days when people risked being turned away from a popular movie and would have to wait a week or two to get in.
\nHowever, I have to admit that there is part of me that thinks this sounds like fun. After all, this movie is going to be a mildly historic one, the final Star Wars<\/i> film ever — not counting re-releases, anniversary editions, special editions, special-special editions, director’s cuts, and the super-special interactive videogame version. Cynicism aside, though, Grauman’s Chinese is a kind of mecca for Star Wars<\/i> fans. It’s the theater that first reported lines around the block for the original film. So the story goes, Uncle George drove past the Chinese on opening weekend 1977 with his mouth hanging open because, holy crap, that little disaster of a sci-fi film he’d made seemed to be doing pretty good box-office. It’s also one of the last remaining movie palaces — all the palaces in the Salt Lake area, including the one where I saw the original trilogy as a boy, are long gone now. Seeing the final Star Wars<\/i> movie at the Chinese would be like coming full circle, somehow, and life rarely gives us those kinds of opportunities.<\/p>\n

UPDATE:<\/b> Apparently, life hasn’t given the opportunity for full-circling in this case, either. After I finished writing this post, I happened across further news that Revenge of the Sith<\/i> will not be playing at Grauman’s Chinese. This apparently hasn’t deterred the line-waiters, who continue to congregate in front of the theater for a premiere that won’t be happening because “it’s tradition” for them to line up in front of the Chinese before a Star Wars<\/i> movie. Um, okay. Suddenly this doesn’t amuse me quite so much. Now it’s just scary…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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