Bumblebee opened 24th in the UK apparently but 20th December in Australia which explains why I see it as the same timescale, although I guess SW is normally a week ahead of that
(I have no idea why it opened on 22nd March in Japan.)
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It was more that no one had any way to really get that information beyond newspapers and the like, and most of those respected the idea that you didnât want spoilers. I mean some people might want to know but if you were the newspaper or mag that just spoilered it then youâd probably get more bad word of mouth than anything.
1999 was so early in the internet times that youâd really have to seek out places to hear about stuff. Otherwise unless you knew someone in the States, which most didnât, youâd never know anyone to give you spoilers about stuff.
(Obviously there were always a few kids whoâd claim their dad had seen it or theyâd seen it and tell you wild tales about a film you wanted to see that theyâd just made up for attention/lols.)
went to the cine to see the 2 other films and regretted it both times. the first maybe not so much as we had wagamamas after (these were the days when wagamamas still tasted good).
the pirateâs life for me.
Yes my traditional Instagram-only period will begin once it opens.
Early as possible for me. Working in school has its draw backs, spoiler central!
Iâm booked in for the 27th (Boxing Boxing Day).
I look forward to going through 3,750 posts that afternoon.
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didnât have anything spoiled before we jetted off, nor while we were there (but it probably helped that we checked into our hostel and ventured straight out to find a cinema).
I taped the trailer when it was shown on Live and Kicking one Saturday morn. I took the VHS into my shift at Woolworths that afternoon and played it on the screens behind the entertainment desk.
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I remember The Big Breakfast showing the trailer and yes I taped it.
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Any excuse to post this (poor Jake - yes Kelly, he spoiled the end of ROTJ which came out 16 years priorâŚ!):
awww poor kid. I hope heâs ok.
He gave some great answers to be fair 
was he an early victim of toxic fandom?
Valid question given where heâs ended up.
Lloyd and Ahmed Best (Jar Jar) were probably berated the most by people who didnât like TPM - in fact Best considered suicide at one point, but he has performed a one-man show recently and the outpouring of support from the majority of the SW fanbase has been great to see. Best has also started to appear at conventions again recently too (he only did one in the UK after TPM came out and that was in 2010!).
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This has led to a quirk - some of the same people that really hated on the prequels have now moved that ire onto the sequels. Iâve seen online posts which state things like âOh man, I wish Lucas would come back to fix Star Wars, even though I gave him so much shit over the prequels LOLâ.
Honestly⌠hating the prequels and Lucas with such venom, but now theyâre âalrightâ because you hate the sequels. 
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https://giphy.com/gifs/XEfgE3UUIvxWjaQUMv
Yes I am having a very productive Friday afternoon
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Ok. If you didnât purchase this Iâm going to be livid. Iâll venmo you a tenner if you need it
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Not related to the next film butâŚ
The mandolorian prediction poll
- Rubbish
- Bad
- Passable
- Good
- Great
- Wonât watch
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