So after my last entry, Koga picked me up and we went over to the Arclight, hoping to see no line since it was only 7:30 am, and they said there wouldn't be anyone allowed on the premises till 8 am. However, as I figured, there was already a line of 30 people or so waiting on the sidewalk just off the premises, so Koga let me out of the car to go get in line while he parked the car. I got our spot, then he joined me shortly thereafter, saying that a couple of guys were trying to wait next to the doors on the premises, even though the line of people who had been there for a while was out on the sidewalk, where I was. The lady in front of us said that the security guards had been kicking people off the premises, and that they'd kick them off too. Well, a couple minutes later the three guys that had been waiting by the doors did get kicked off and when they walked back to the line, they picked a spot a couple people in front of us and said "well, this is where the line ended when we first showed up, so we'll just cut in here." Naturally we told them that wasn't going to happen, and that was the price they had to pay for trying to snake everyone else by cutting to the front. They argued for a couple minutes, but I think when I told them "you better get back in line before someone else comes and gets there and pushes you guys further back" they decided they'd just accept it and went to the back of the line. I figure since they had three people, if they weren't smart enough to have one guy wait in the real line while they tried to cheat their way to the front, then its their own fault that they didn't have a spot in line. So anyway, we sat there in line for the next two hours or so till they finally let us all in to get tickets, and it was kind of a madhouse trying to get them. They had about 10 registers open, and they were selling tickets online as well as on the phone, so everyone knew seats were gonna be going fast. As I said, we were only about 35 people back in line, but they allowed each person to buy 10 tickets, so I figured all the prime seats would be taken. When we got to the front, they said that the entire middle section of the movie theater had been sold out already, except for the front row. Now, at the Arclight's Dome theater, the front row is my favorite row, because the screen curves away from the seats, and the seats curve away from the screen, so as a result you are not very close to the screen even sitting in the front row. Plus you get the added bonus of having nobody in front of you, so you can stretch out (which for 3 movies of over 3 hours in length in one day is going to be very nice). We also got some seats further back in the theater and off to the side (Koga and I got 18 between the two of us, all spoken for too, so no extras "just in case"). By the time I got to work at about 11 am, the marathon had completely sold out, and I see on Ebay that tickets are already up for auction in cities around the country.
They said that the way the schedule will work is that the extended edition of "Fellowship of the Ring" will start at 1:30 pm, then when its over there will be a 45 minute break. After the break, they will show the extended version of "The Two Towers" then there will be another 45 minute break. Then at about 10 pm they will show "The Return of the King", which will probably finish at around 1 am, so it really is going to be a full day. At this point I'm very glad that I have not burned myself out on these movies, because I think I will be fully into both of the first two seeing them on the big screen again. I saw "Fellowship" three times in theaters, then once on DVD and saw the extended version once on DVD as well. "Two Towers" I saw twice in theaters, and once on DVD, and I will watch the extended version once when it comes out on DVD next month. Now that may sound like a lot, but for me, a guy who sees movies I like over and over and over, I am nowhere near burned out on these movies, so naturally I can't wait. Ahhh... December 16th seems so far away...
Thankfully I have "The Matrix Revolutions" to tide me over till then 
Comments (11)
Nothing on eBay for the tickets at the Arclight yet.
Posted by Koganuts | October 9, 2003 2:14 PM
Posted on October 9, 2003 14:14
Give it time, those other tickets were for earlier timezones. I'm sure by tonight, you'll see Arclight tickets onsale.
Posted by Yams | October 9, 2003 2:36 PM
Posted on October 9, 2003 14:36
Just found this bit of information here:
"Hollywood Arclight 15 Cinema
THIS LOCATION IS CONFIRMED SOLD OUT
Randy writes: (2:30 pm EST 10/9) Website creashed at 10 am, just as I hit 'reserve ticket' button. You should have heard the gollum-like wail of agony. Sell out announcement via phone message. Kudus to the die-hards who braved the cold and the 6am line to secure tickets! One would think due to overwhelming demand, New Line would set this up in other theaters around town -- Manns Chinese anyone? Certainly has capacity. Congrats to those who had better luck!"
Posted by Koganuts | October 9, 2003 3:26 PM
Posted on October 9, 2003 15:26
Posted by Yams | October 9, 2003 4:43 PM
Posted on October 9, 2003 16:43
Despite my initial frustrations about the phone and website orders concurrently with the in-person buys, seeing an account like this made my current sleepless condition very worthwhile. ^_^
Posted by Koganuts | October 9, 2003 4:53 PM
Posted on October 9, 2003 16:53
Just saw one up there, and it's going for $102.50 with six days and eight hours left.
Posted by Koganuts | October 10, 2003 1:41 PM
Posted on October 10, 2003 13:41
Oops, this is the auction link.
Posted by Koganuts | October 10, 2003 1:42 PM
Posted on October 10, 2003 13:42
Its up to $150+ now, and the high bidder (after 16 bids) has a 44 rating, so odds are it will actually sell for that much. Plus, that ticket is 4 rows from the back of the theater, so not exactly great seats. I'm gonna keep my eye on that one. By the way, Koga, you can use target="_blank" in your html in my comments if you want. I try to do that cause otherwise it opens links in this damn window which doesn't allow scrolling. Just FYI.
Posted by Yams | October 10, 2003 2:54 PM
Posted on October 10, 2003 14:54
This can't be right. $1,025.00 for a pair of tickets to the trilogy marathon in Boston?
Posted by Koganuts | October 10, 2003 6:50 PM
Posted on October 10, 2003 18:50
Insanity! Utter insanity! Thanks to you guys, again, for securing tickets for our merry band of miscreants. It's possibly a good thing I wasn't there, or I would've had more than unkind words for the fucktwirls who tried to snake the line. That shit burns me up. HARGH! Also: I'm NOT the type of guy to watch the same movies over and over again (even if I love 'em), and I've seen the first two movies about the same amount as you have. Still not sick of them!
Posted by Shigolch | October 12, 2003 2:42 PM
Posted on October 12, 2003 14:42
Well rest assured, I definitely had a bunch of unpleasant words for those dickheads who tried to cut in line, but they backed down and went to the rear
Posted by Yams | October 12, 2003 3:15 PM
Posted on October 12, 2003 15:15