Skins24
May-24th-2005, 09:46 AM
The good (especially if you're Lucas):
Star Wars of course is doing extremely well
http://extremeskins.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=102558
And together the 6 movies are rapidly closing in on 2 billion dollars (3.5 billion - inflation adjusted)!
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/briefing/starwars.htm
Incredible.
The bad:
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/news/052205_ap_ns_robbery.html
Person wearing Darth Vader mask robs Springfield theater
May 22, 2005 (SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — Authorities say they haven't made any arrests in last night's robbery of a Springfield movie theater.
Springfield police Lieutenant Dave Dodson says a man wearing a Darth Vader mask walked into the Showplace Eight theater around nine-15 p-m last night. He says the man shoved an employee out of the way and grabbed an undetermined amount of cash before running out of the theater and into a nearby wooded area.
No weapons were displayed.
Dodson says no arrests have been made and police do not have any suspects.
Among the movies playing at Showplace Eight is "Star Wars: Episode Three-Revenge of the Sith."
The stupid:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/4575291.stm
Two hurt in mock light sabre duel
Revenge of The Sith is the sixth Star Wars film to be released
Two Star Wars fans are in a critical condition in hospital after apparently trying to make light sabres by filling fluorescent light tubes with petrol.
A man, aged 20, and a girl of 17 are believed to have been filming a mock duel when they poured fuel into two glass tubes and lit it.
The pair were rushed to hospital after one of the devices exploded in woodland at Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.
A third person present at the incident had been questioned, police said.
Videotape found
A videotape was found nearby by police called to the scene on Sunday.
A police spokeswoman said the pair were taken to West Herts Hospital before being transferred to the specialist burns unit at Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, in Essex.
They are both said to be in a critical condition.
She said the 17-year-old girl and a 20-year-old man from Hemel Hempstead suffered serious injuries.
She added: "At this stage we are unable to confirm the exact circumstances, but glass tubes and traces of accelerant (flammable substance) were found at the scene."
The final film in the Star Wars series, Revenge Of The Sith, arrived at UK cinemas last week.
One of the crucial scenes features a light sabre battle between Ewan McGregor's Obi-Wan Kenobi and Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker.
Star Wars of course is doing extremely well
http://extremeskins.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=102558
And together the 6 movies are rapidly closing in on 2 billion dollars (3.5 billion - inflation adjusted)!
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/briefing/starwars.htm
Incredible.
The bad:
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/news/052205_ap_ns_robbery.html
Person wearing Darth Vader mask robs Springfield theater
May 22, 2005 (SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — Authorities say they haven't made any arrests in last night's robbery of a Springfield movie theater.
Springfield police Lieutenant Dave Dodson says a man wearing a Darth Vader mask walked into the Showplace Eight theater around nine-15 p-m last night. He says the man shoved an employee out of the way and grabbed an undetermined amount of cash before running out of the theater and into a nearby wooded area.
No weapons were displayed.
Dodson says no arrests have been made and police do not have any suspects.
Among the movies playing at Showplace Eight is "Star Wars: Episode Three-Revenge of the Sith."
The stupid:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/4575291.stm
Two hurt in mock light sabre duel
Revenge of The Sith is the sixth Star Wars film to be released
Two Star Wars fans are in a critical condition in hospital after apparently trying to make light sabres by filling fluorescent light tubes with petrol.
A man, aged 20, and a girl of 17 are believed to have been filming a mock duel when they poured fuel into two glass tubes and lit it.
The pair were rushed to hospital after one of the devices exploded in woodland at Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.
A third person present at the incident had been questioned, police said.
Videotape found
A videotape was found nearby by police called to the scene on Sunday.
A police spokeswoman said the pair were taken to West Herts Hospital before being transferred to the specialist burns unit at Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, in Essex.
They are both said to be in a critical condition.
She said the 17-year-old girl and a 20-year-old man from Hemel Hempstead suffered serious injuries.
She added: "At this stage we are unable to confirm the exact circumstances, but glass tubes and traces of accelerant (flammable substance) were found at the scene."
The final film in the Star Wars series, Revenge Of The Sith, arrived at UK cinemas last week.
One of the crucial scenes features a light sabre battle between Ewan McGregor's Obi-Wan Kenobi and Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker.