View From the Bushes

Last night the local Arby's was donating all of the profits it made between 5 and 8 to the elementary our kids attend, so we decided to head down and offer our support. On the way we passed the local cineplex. There were multiple lines of people, most of whom appeared to be dressed up waiting for the midnight showings of Episode III. I would guess there were 60-100 people per line and it was right around 6 pm. That's an enormous amount of dedication just to get a good seat... Certainly there's part of me that wishes I was so devoid of responsibilities, that I could be in that line. But I think that part of me just wishes I had fewer responsibilities, period.

On that same subject, I was listening to the radio on my way into work. One of the local radio stations (107.5 The End) does a radio game show called "Gender Wars" each morning. In the event of a tie they read off one final question. Whichever contestant says his name first gets to answer it. If they get it right they win; if they get it wrong they lose. The question was "What is the actual title of Star Wars: Episode Six?" Well, of course with Episode III on the brain, the guy yelled out his name and immediately followed it with a triumphant declaration of "Revenge of the Sith!" To which the DJ's replied, "No dude, Episode Six is Return of the Jedi."

I came across David Edelstein's review of Episode III the other day. I've always liked him and he gave it a reasonably glowing review. Also, he seemed to echo what Ebert and Roeper said. I guess that's why I like Rotten Tomatoes so much -- it allows you to figure out what the consensus is on a movie, and from there it's pretty easy for me at least to decide if I'm going to like it. Also in Slate was a guide to Star Wars for non-geeks(it's actually pretty funny). That's all for now, these aren't the droids you're looking for, move along...

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Ross