[H-GEN] Star Wars - Phantom Menace

[Andrew Marks]

(Note reply-to: being general at humbug.org.au vs Andrew Marks <andrew at qldnet.com>)

Chris Ryan wrote:
> 
> (Note reply-to: being general at humbug.org.au vs Chris Ryan <cryan at plugged.net.au>)
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> I have booked a Gold Class cinema at Indooroopilly for the
> 12:30pm session on Friday 4th June for Phantom Menace, just
> one day after the official opening in Australia.

Just a note on this - we've got one booked at Garden City for the 6:30pm
session on Thursday June 3rd (yes, we got in early... some time in
January).  Anyways, I'm going with 25 of my friends, but some bastard
got his booking in and then started selling them on the internet at
somewhat inflated prices (something like $100 each).  When the BCC Nazis
found out, they were ready to cancel *all* pre-booked tickets.  We had
to kiss a lot of ass to keep our booking.  

Apparently, George Lucas has tried to impose all sorts of rules on
ticket sales, including, according to one rumour-monger, that all
tickets are to be priced the same (ie, no concessions).

Which leads me to point 4 in the 10 Reasons to Avoid 'Phantom Menace':

4. George Lucas is a capitalist running dog

According to Peter Biskind in "Easy Riders, Raging Bulls," a woman who
worked on "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981) told Lucas her favorite film
of his was "THX 1138" (1971). He gave her a puzzled look and said, "But
it didn't make any money."

Like many children of the counterculture, Lucas has become an
arch-capitalist. It's estimated that he made more than US$3 billion in
licensing fees from the original "Star Wars" trilogy. So far, he's
already pocketed $1 billion in tie-in rights for "The Phantom Menace"
and negotiated a promotional deal between Lucasfilm and Pepsico worth
US$2 billion. Does each of us really need to enrich him further by
paying up to AUD$22 apiece to see the wretched thing?

... well, I don't know about enriching him, but I'll be there front and
centre come June 3rd, and I'm not even a fan...

> Apparently, the Gold Class cinemas are completely booked
> out in the evenings until the end of June!
> 
> Anyway, I'm throwing open the invitation to attend to the
> HUMBUG population.  The cost per seat is $27.  I'll be
> taking names on basically a "first-come" basis.  If you're
> interested, email me directly, *not* to this list.  Thanks.
> 
> I will send payment details to people once the final
> list has been confirmed.
> 
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