This happened to me in the Odeon once during Metro, they showed the reels in the order 1, 3, 2, 4
RE: Odeon show Star Wars AOTC reels in wrong order!
Paull(Elite) posted this on Friday, 17th May 2002, 15:33
Was this the first screening of this movie. I used to work in the cinema & we showed 20 minute spools. Then we joined them together & made them into one hour. If this was the reason it would have taken a long time to re-edit the films into their correct order. Of course they may even be longer now.
RE: Odeon show Star Wars AOTC reels in wrong order!
Chris Cox(Reviewer) posted this on Friday, 17th May 2002, 16:15
Appears to have been the premiere, was after midnight and they were all dressed up as Stormtroopers etc!
RE: Odeon show Star Wars AOTC reels in wrong order!
Martyn Smith(Competent) posted this on Friday, 17th May 2002, 19:31
Well the projectionist cocked up at the start of the film where I saw it (Odeon Cheltenham) as the titles were all squashed up. Then just as the ship appeared, the projectionist must have realised and the rest of the film was in the anamorphic format as it should be. Didn`t ruin it though. Thought it was superb.
RE: Odeon show Star Wars AOTC reels in wrong order!
Tom T(Mostly Harmless) posted this on Friday, 17th May 2002, 19:45
Lol...
I was there with my partner at the Glasgow showing that cocked up. Didn`t think it`d make it this far!!! It skipped from the scene from where Padme tells Anakin that she`s going with him to Tatooine to the scene where Anakin and Padme are led out into the pit thing with the three monsters - at first I thought it was a dream sequence (try and imagine sitting there figuring out how the hell Obi Wan ended up tied up) - but it became clear that it had skipped after people started shouting and walking out!!!
When in the foyer, the staff had mysteriously disappeared and we were told by tannoy 10 minutes later that we were to get refunded or another showing (which couldnt be guaranteed for the next day) - people were RAGING and demanded it to be re-run, which of course the Odeon wasn`t having at all.
Least we got our pics in The Sun - dunno whether to be flattered or humiliated by that though lol.
My partner and I (look I`ll cut the crap, I`m gay ok!) went and got a refund the next day (yesterday) and were not only given a refund but also a pair of complementary tickets too - this made up for a similar blunder in Panic Room I suppose. Then went to a Showcase in East of Glasgow where we saw the whole film in a half-full cinema hall. (Horribly uncomfortable seats tho!!!)
