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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fenros" data-source="post: 98465" data-attributes="member: 975">First of all, let me re-establish my alignment on this whole thing.<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> -I'm Anti-Episode I.-I'm not Anti-Episode II or its Trailer. I am neutral on the movie.-I like the latest trailer.King Stannis wrote: I think many people, such as yourself, are misunderstanding the 'first week' boycott.Let me try and break it down for you big guy.--People aren't boycotting the first week of EpII because they think it will suck or because they hate it. --People are boycotting the first week because they hate EpI. The statement of the boycott isn't primarily meant to 'hurt' the overall ticket sale run of EpII. We know it will make big bucks regardless. Like you said, we're insignificant. Its meant to hurt the first opening weekend sales report (in any little way we can)that runs in newspapers, magazines, and tv shows (like Access Hollywood, ET, E! News Daily). That first weekend sales report gets the MOST attention from those that are trying to figure out how well the movie is being received. Fans are hoping that Lucas will see a dramatic drop in numbers from opening weekend Ep1 to opening weekend Ep2. That ....by itself....alone.....tells Lucas that we didn't like his previous film (Ep1).  Well, actually...I'm sure he knows already....but we know he probably doesn't care. Poor weekend opening for Ep2 may make him flinch enough to START caring huh? Yes, after the entire theatre run for Ep2 is over, it may indeed come out grossing high like Ep1 anyways. But you know what? That first week, Lucas got the hint didn't he? And if Ep2 does do strong overall numbers during its entire run, then hopefully it will be because it was a good movie and not because it was just another Star Wars movie people went blindly into. Which will tell Lucas, hey you did a bad job on the first one (opening weekend boycott says that), nice job on doing better the second time (the over all sales of the entire theatre run says that about Ep2). Does this make any sense to you yet? Its more about sending a message than it is about hurting Lucas' wallet. Because we know for sure we can't do that!Also, a secondary effect from boycotting that first week (those who want to go beyond the mere message), is that if enough people hear reports from news sources that the first weekend had really low numbers in comparison to Ep1's opening weekend, then they may feel its because its a poor movie and not go see it. Say things to themselves like, "Hmm....maybe I'll just wait for video". --Another reason why 'first week boycotters' do what they do: it is to wait and hear what people have to say. In that second week, they'll hear reviews. If they hear positive things from people they trust, they'll know to end their boycott and go see the film. If they hear its as bad as Ep1, then they'll know to continue their boycott forever (or until someone loans them a VHS tape of DVD).See the advantage there? By doing it that way, you'll not have blindly went in and gave Lucas more money for making another turd movie. If you hear its a turd from enough people, you'll know that he won't get your money this time. If you hear its actually well done and a fantastic movie, then you'll know its okay to end the boycott and spend  money on a ticket. ....And you sent a message in protest to Ep1 at the same time.So, again, I think you mislabeled the 'first week boycotters'. The real fools are the ones that hated Ep.1 and go opening day to Ep2. Or the ones that hate the Phantom Menace, hate the Ep.2 Trailers......want to boycott, but feel they can't make a difference, so they just shrug and go opening weekend anyways. Ugh!To those that liked Ep1 and want to go see Ep2 opening week, I'm happy for you. As for me, I'm a first week boycotter <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> .</blockquote>

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