Post by Mekka on May 20, 2005 22:06:32 GMT -5
This deserves it's own thread, not only because it is random and frightening and completely awesome, but also there is no other place to put it.
This is the story of the very cool random, frightening, and completely awesome thing that happened to me on Wednesday night. Make that Thursday morning. 12:01 A.M., thank you. Yeah, I was there, standing in line in front of our gigantical theater waiting to see EP III. And it was worth the wait. This is what happened.
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For starters, my parents are not random people. I alone happen to have that very unique quality in my family. My mom is great, but she doesn't like spontenaity or movies, unfortunately for me. Unfortunate, because it is the night "Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith" opens in theaters, and my mother does not like SW.
I was at church for the prayer service. Well, church was over, actually. My family is always the last to leave, seeing as how my daddy is the pastor. There was only one other family left there other than us, so I (who had been counting down the hours on the primative wall clock) decided to play the Imperial March on the church keyboard. Just for fun, 'cuz I was excited for all the people who didn't have Spanish II at an unearthly time in the morning and could go see the movie.
(Du du du du du doo du du doo!!!) Mr. H walks by and says, "Hey, that sounds like Star Wars!" to which I crow, "EPISODE THREE!!! 3-and-a-half hours!!!" And he's like "GASP!!! Is that really coming out tonight?" and his eyes light up... immediately squashed by his wife, who has three small children. But an important bridge had been crossed. My parents had been alerted of the situation. We're getting ready to leave.
This is the really great part, so keep reading.
Dad, this is MY dad, mind you, the one who can't even remember if he's seen all the movies, says, "Hey, let's drive down to the theater and see if they have any tickets left!" At this point, I'm expecting HIM to be squashed by my mom. Oh well, it was nice of him to offer, I think, even as my voice choruses 'yes'. Guess what? Ignoring Mom's warnings about Spanish and school and getting enough sleep, we turn the WRONG WAY out of the parking lot! Wrong way if you're trying to go home, anyway. But if you are headed to the cinema...
Well, then of course I'm think, It's opening night. There is no way on this planet we will be able to get tickets. But driving over will still be fun. We pull up, and there are like a HUNDRED people lined up, and more coming by the second. Everyone is crazy, dressed up, and lightsaber duels are breaking out everywhere. It was so great... and guess what? THERE WERE TICKETS LEFT!!!! 6, NO LESS!!!! I was ecstatic, although slightly creeped by the Gothic Sith that was practically stepping on my toes. No matter, I WAS GOING TO SEE THE MOVIE!!!
((You're getting bored now. I'll hurry up...))
We stand in line for a couple hours. I'll skip that part, although we did meet some friends from out of town that we had NO CLUE were going to be there. That was great. And they even had tickets to the same theater! Sigh. It was turning out so perfectly. I was still in a state of shock from actually being able to go to the theater at midnight... wow. HELLO, PEOPLE! BREAKTHROUGH!!!
We get inside the thater, are actually able to get really great seats, and wait another hour. And then another... okay, wait. This isn't supposed to be happening!!! The movie was supposed to start at midnight, and it's 12:30!! And when the lights came back on, we knew something was wrong. And then they dimmed. We waited. The previews began, AT LAST!! Everyone was cheering... I will take this moment to exalt my audience. They were so great, so responsive... sigh.
Well, the previews were terribly yucky, so I will skip those too. And then... *drumroll* THE MOVIE BEGINS!!! Moans and outrage pour from the entire audience. "Turn off the @#?*& movie!!!!!!" yells the guy in front of me. And it's then I realize... the entire screen is backwards. Or cut in half, or something. "A Galaxy Far, Far Away" starts from the top of the screen, and everything is very, VERY wrong.
This is unbelievable, I tell myself. How is it possible I could have come this far, been this lucky, and not actually get to see the movie? I huge my plastic Yoda and... wait! What's this? Blink, blink. Screen blacks out... and it on!!! I find myself screaming with hundreds of other Star Wars fans with joy and relief. WAHOOO!!!!!
Needless to say, it was so excellent. And the funny thing is, I'm not even that big of a Star Wars fan. But being there for that... I mean, some people have been waiting their whole LIVES to find out what happens, and it was wonderful to be there, totally caught up in the moment. I sit back and switch on my lightsaber...
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So that's what happened, folks. It was pretty exciting. Does anyone else have an interesting story of EP III? I'd love to hear it!
This is the story of the very cool random, frightening, and completely awesome thing that happened to me on Wednesday night. Make that Thursday morning. 12:01 A.M., thank you. Yeah, I was there, standing in line in front of our gigantical theater waiting to see EP III. And it was worth the wait. This is what happened.
____
For starters, my parents are not random people. I alone happen to have that very unique quality in my family. My mom is great, but she doesn't like spontenaity or movies, unfortunately for me. Unfortunate, because it is the night "Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith" opens in theaters, and my mother does not like SW.
I was at church for the prayer service. Well, church was over, actually. My family is always the last to leave, seeing as how my daddy is the pastor. There was only one other family left there other than us, so I (who had been counting down the hours on the primative wall clock) decided to play the Imperial March on the church keyboard. Just for fun, 'cuz I was excited for all the people who didn't have Spanish II at an unearthly time in the morning and could go see the movie.
(Du du du du du doo du du doo!!!) Mr. H walks by and says, "Hey, that sounds like Star Wars!" to which I crow, "EPISODE THREE!!! 3-and-a-half hours!!!" And he's like "GASP!!! Is that really coming out tonight?" and his eyes light up... immediately squashed by his wife, who has three small children. But an important bridge had been crossed. My parents had been alerted of the situation. We're getting ready to leave.
This is the really great part, so keep reading.
Dad, this is MY dad, mind you, the one who can't even remember if he's seen all the movies, says, "Hey, let's drive down to the theater and see if they have any tickets left!" At this point, I'm expecting HIM to be squashed by my mom. Oh well, it was nice of him to offer, I think, even as my voice choruses 'yes'. Guess what? Ignoring Mom's warnings about Spanish and school and getting enough sleep, we turn the WRONG WAY out of the parking lot! Wrong way if you're trying to go home, anyway. But if you are headed to the cinema...
Well, then of course I'm think, It's opening night. There is no way on this planet we will be able to get tickets. But driving over will still be fun. We pull up, and there are like a HUNDRED people lined up, and more coming by the second. Everyone is crazy, dressed up, and lightsaber duels are breaking out everywhere. It was so great... and guess what? THERE WERE TICKETS LEFT!!!! 6, NO LESS!!!! I was ecstatic, although slightly creeped by the Gothic Sith that was practically stepping on my toes. No matter, I WAS GOING TO SEE THE MOVIE!!!
((You're getting bored now. I'll hurry up...))
We stand in line for a couple hours. I'll skip that part, although we did meet some friends from out of town that we had NO CLUE were going to be there. That was great. And they even had tickets to the same theater! Sigh. It was turning out so perfectly. I was still in a state of shock from actually being able to go to the theater at midnight... wow. HELLO, PEOPLE! BREAKTHROUGH!!!
We get inside the thater, are actually able to get really great seats, and wait another hour. And then another... okay, wait. This isn't supposed to be happening!!! The movie was supposed to start at midnight, and it's 12:30!! And when the lights came back on, we knew something was wrong. And then they dimmed. We waited. The previews began, AT LAST!! Everyone was cheering... I will take this moment to exalt my audience. They were so great, so responsive... sigh.
Well, the previews were terribly yucky, so I will skip those too. And then... *drumroll* THE MOVIE BEGINS!!! Moans and outrage pour from the entire audience. "Turn off the @#?*& movie!!!!!!" yells the guy in front of me. And it's then I realize... the entire screen is backwards. Or cut in half, or something. "A Galaxy Far, Far Away" starts from the top of the screen, and everything is very, VERY wrong.
This is unbelievable, I tell myself. How is it possible I could have come this far, been this lucky, and not actually get to see the movie? I huge my plastic Yoda and... wait! What's this? Blink, blink. Screen blacks out... and it on!!! I find myself screaming with hundreds of other Star Wars fans with joy and relief. WAHOOO!!!!!
Needless to say, it was so excellent. And the funny thing is, I'm not even that big of a Star Wars fan. But being there for that... I mean, some people have been waiting their whole LIVES to find out what happens, and it was wonderful to be there, totally caught up in the moment. I sit back and switch on my lightsaber...
____
So that's what happened, folks. It was pretty exciting. Does anyone else have an interesting story of EP III? I'd love to hear it!