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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fenros" data-source="post: 180073" data-attributes="member: 975">Yeah Rinndalir, I empathize with the difficulty envolved in communicating the meaning behind the 'opening weekend' boycott.But I'll be there alongside you and other boycotters that first week. I'll be our little microscopic club of defiance. My plan is basically, to boycott the first weekend, hear the spoiler-free reviews from as many of the sources I trust.....then make the decision then. If I hear that it's got the same quality as Ep1, then I'll just borrow a friend's DVD and watch it. If I hear that it is surprisingly much better and worthy of the Star Wars franchise, then I'll break the boycott and go see it.Yah, people make fun of our boycott because it seems pathetic. But I compare it too that scene in "Saving Private Ryan" when Tom Hank's character at the end has been shot (with the bullet that was Ep1) and is lying down on the bridge taking feeble shots at the oncoming tank with his pistol. Its like that except I fully know there's not going to be any fighter plane that bombs the tank at the last second.Mouseferatu wrote: Actually, that went through my brain for a few moments too. But I do think it would be percieved like that. I think the message would be clear (if one was ever noticed -- or taken to heart). If anything, let's say Ep2 is awesome, but the first opening weekend ticket sales are only three quarters that of Ep1. Possible perceptions would be more along the lines of "Hmm, guesss they were still mad at Ep1." Now, IF....the following weeks still showed ticket sales being lower than Ep1, then THAT may very well be percieved as "Hmmm...I guess the way I did Ep.1 was better".If Ep2 starts off slower than Ep1 and then gradually gets better after the following weeks, then the perception might be, "Well, in the beginning its obvious they were still mad at Ep1, but they finally came around and seem to be happy with what I did on Ep2."And y'know....I hope Ep2 is good. I'm not anti-Lucas. I do hate Ep1, but I know creators can have slumps. Yeah, its too bad it had to be a slump that effected one of the largest pop culture properties but oh well. Nothing truly bad happened in the large scheme of things. I hope its good.....but I'll still boycott that first week.Rinndalir wrote: Agreed. Go the first week if you're a fan of Ep1 and can't wait to see Ep2. Heck, go if you even hate Ep1 and think Ep2 will be better. But don't go if you hate Ep1 and have doubts that Ep2 will be any better. Its like me going to see "The Musketeer" even though I'm fully aware that its going to suck just because I like anything with rapiers in it. (Ok, that's not a fair comparison because as much as I dislike Ep1, its no where near as crappy as "The Musketeer".....but I just couldn't think of any other analogy at the moment)-anyways, enjoy the summer.p.s. "Spiderman" was awesome!</blockquote>

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