Posted on 05/13/2005 2:18:57 PM PDT by martin_fierro
Darth Vader and Imperial troops to storm Paris boulevard
Thu May 12, 2:09 PM ET
PARIS (AFP) - Hundreds of Darth Vaders and imperial troops will invade a Paris boulevard Friday for a convention to mark the launch of the long-awaited final episode of director George Lucas' "Star Wars" series.
The three-day convention, to be held at the Grand Rex cinema, opens with a costume parade by fans along the boulevard followed by a concert with more than 60 musicians playing the theme tunes from the films.
"Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith" is set to get its world premiere on Sunday at the Cannes film festival, before going on general release on Wednesday.
Several of the actors and crew will be attending the Paris convention such as "Star Wars" producer Rick McCallum and 2.2 metre-tall Peter Mayhew who plays Chewbacca.
A spokesman confirmed the cinema's 2,700 seats for the first screenings of the last film in Lucas' prologue, which is supposed to bring us back to where it all began, were already sold out.
The film will be shown in Paris cinemas from midnight on Wednesday, with the Rex putting on a second screening at 3:00 am and then 10:00 am.
Je suis votre père, Jean-Luc...
"Hundreds of Darth Vaders and imperial troops will invade a Paris boulevard Friday for a convention to mark the launch of the long-awaited final episode of director George Lucas' "Star Wars" series."
This is a very bad idea. France will immediately surrender...
"Do I get immediately banned from this site if I say that I actually like France? And Paris in particular?"
The management of Paris should be turned over to Disney, at least they'd get the dog poop off the sidewalks.
The short answer is "not necessarily".
However, it will cause people to wonder about the status of your mental health and reasoning ability.
The Euro-Islamists aren't going to appreciate these inter-galactical interlopers horning in on their territory.
I have daily contact with people in France, and am looking for assistance and support in my conversations with them about their defense and the way they are perceived in the world. Attacking me will not help me to achieve my goal of encouraging more French persons to think of their role in the world differently.
FRANCE SURRENDERS AGAIN!!!!!!
Therein lies your problem.
doing my job is a problem... hmmm, can't work for a multinational corporation and move into any position of authority anymore.
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