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Gothamist did not need to check Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, or Defamer to know that Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith would become the most popular movie across America this weekend. Gothamist knew it the moment we overheard a neighbor playing a DVD of the movie very loudly on Saturday afternoon. Said neighbor purchased the DVD in Chinatown, and while he missed the group experience of being around tons of people dressed up like beings from the five other Star Wars films, his surround sound system made us feel like we were in the theater. The NYPD, however, has been cracking down on counterfeit DVD sellers, with a raid on a Harlem storage unit revealed that counterfeit Sith DVDs were stacked "nearly to the ceiling." One counterfeit DVD buyer explained to the Daily News, "I can't even afford to go to the movies nowadays. It's $35 after a ticket, soda and food." Another possible explanation not offered that Gothamist will introduce is that the first two Star Wars prequels sucked so bad that people deserve to see Revenge of the Sith however they want.
Did you see Revenge of the Sith this weekend? In theaters or in the comfort of your own home? And did some of you go for a repeat viewing?
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I waited on line early in the morning to see the movie. I paid good money to see it and i brought overpriced Nachos and Cheese. Why the hell should I go through that again?
Until the DVD comes out, which I will definitely buy, I'm buying a bootleg.
I did my part
I saw Star Wars on Thursday and on Saturday at two different theaters in NJ. I used Fandango so there were no lines. Even on commercially made DVD's played at home on a great home theater system, the experience can never compare to seeing Star Wars on the big screen. Though when I am in the city next, I will pick up a bootleg copy to hold me over until the DVD release. Bootleg movies are o.k. for what they are, but for me, they will never replace seeing a movie on the big screen.
Saw it in "Dolby Digital" yesterday at Union Square. Waited in the rain. The ending was the best part. Special effects amazing. Acting mediocre (at best).
I saw Sith on Saturday night. There was a line
but the theatre did not fill up.
Having been somewhat disappointed with the previous two installments, I was somewhat hesitant to get too exhited about this one.
Nevertheless, it satisfied my expectations and more. It feels good to get some lingering questions answered after 18 years.
I saw it opening day.
Bleh.
I saw it opening night
there arent many counterfeit dvd sellers in alaska
Well I saw it on one of those new hive mini-theatres with a guaranteed limit on audience numbers, the WUXGA+ digital screen was mighty impressive (light emmissive technologies are inherently superior to projection). I was permitted to make notes on my PDA so as to deeply analyse the film because I'm a monomaniac star wars obsessive, I also recorded the sound at 8khz on a cheap recording MP3-player so I can learn to repeat those classic lines again and again and again...