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Old 10-18-19, 02:29 PM
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AMC Theatres hosting Star Wars marathon (9 films, 27 hours) -- 12/18/19 through 12/20/19

https://www.amctheatres.com/movies/s...marathon-62012

On Wednesday, December 18, ahead of it’s official opening on December 20, fans can be among the first to see Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker by attending Star Wars Marathon. Experience all nine Star Wars saga films in one epic day. Fans will receive a commemorative pin and blanket, and a concession offer. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will start at 5pm local time, one hour earlier than regular public show times.
So anyone here have the time to do this? and skip work for 2 days

and if It isn't clear, this is the Skywalker saga. Rogue One and Solo are not part of this.
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Re: AMC Theatres hosting Star Wars marathon (9 films, 27 hours) -- 12/18/19 through 12/20/19

Viewing order might trigger the second Civil War.
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Re: AMC Theatres hosting Star Wars marathon (9 films, 27 hours) -- 12/18/19 through 12/20/19

I wonder how much. Might be worth it to catch Star Wars, leave and come back in time for Episode IX.
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Re: AMC Theatres hosting Star Wars marathon (9 films, 27 hours) -- 12/18/19 through 12/20/19

That running time doesn't add up for 9 movies. There would have to be pretty big breaks between each movie.
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Re: AMC Theatres hosting Star Wars marathon (9 films, 27 hours) -- 12/18/19 through 12/20/19

Originally Posted by Bluelitespecial
That running time doesn't add up for 9 movies. There would have to be pretty big breaks between each movie.
Well, not everyone has a death star sized bladder.
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Re: AMC Theatres hosting Star Wars marathon (9 films, 27 hours) -- 12/18/19 through 12/20/19

I think I’ll do that in the comfort of my home theater. I’ll do it when I get #9 on UHD. I have now lost that desire to even see this anymore. Unless it’s getting stellar reviews across the board, it’s no longer worth it for me.
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Re: AMC Theatres hosting Star Wars marathon (9 films, 27 hours) -- 12/18/19 through 12/20/19

That’s a lot of time to devote to watching two decent movies.
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Re: AMC Theatres hosting Star Wars marathon (9 films, 27 hours) -- 12/18/19 through 12/20/19

I love SW but are there fans that would actually sit in a theater to watch 9 movies in a row (of course with breaks)? I tried to watch Star Wars, Empire and Jedi on a Saturday back to back to back once and burned out by the time I got to Jedi. And that was sitting on a relaxing couch in the comfort of my own home.
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Re: AMC Theatres hosting Star Wars marathon (9 films, 27 hours) -- 12/18/19 through 12/20/19

These marathons get tough when it’s more than like three movies if you ask me. I was able to watch The Dark Knight Trilogy in a theater and while cool even that was a tad on the long side. I couldn’t imagine doing one of those MCU marathons or even this.

I think it would have been better to do the three trilogies over the course of a few weekends or maybe just do special releases (like Fathom Events or whatever) of the eight films individually leading up to The Rise of Skywalker.
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Re: AMC Theatres hosting Star Wars marathon (9 films, 27 hours) -- 12/18/19 through 12/20/19

I’ve been dreaming of a SW marathon for years. I hope I can get a ticket. I’m in NYC where so far the options are the Times Square Regal ($55, starts at 8pm) and the 84th St AMC (no price yet, 3 pm start). Both have recliners. I’m hoping a few more theaters will be added, particularly the Brooklyn Alamo (no recliners there, but it’s a few blocks from my house and there are good food options both in the theater and the building). Another Alamo (Austin) already announced their marathon and while the Brooklyn one held the Marvel marathon, they don’t have anything listed so I might be out of luck.
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Re: AMC Theatres hosting Star Wars marathon (9 films, 27 hours) -- 12/18/19 through 12/20/19

After eating junk food for seven films I guess you could spend TLJ on the toilet cleaning yourself out for the new film.
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Re: AMC Theatres hosting Star Wars marathon (9 films, 27 hours) -- 12/18/19 through 12/20/19

Torn. I'd like to do this, but I just don't know that I could enjoy such a marathon. May be a tough time to get off work, but we'll see...
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Re: AMC Theatres hosting Star Wars marathon (9 films, 27 hours) -- 12/18/19 through 12/20/19

I can't imagine sitting through all three prequels back-to-back without a fast-forward button.
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Re: AMC Theatres hosting Star Wars marathon (9 films, 27 hours) -- 12/18/19 through 12/20/19

Originally Posted by Bluelitespecial
That running time doesn't add up for 9 movies. There would have to be pretty big breaks between each movie.
All 9 movies are roughly 21 hours total. That leaves six hours worth of break time, or roughly 45 minutes between each film. That's too long. I've gone to trilogies in theaters and the break time was only about 10 to 15 minutes...that was just right.
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Re: AMC Theatres hosting Star Wars marathon (9 films, 27 hours) -- 12/18/19 through 12/20/19

Originally Posted by Josh-da-man
I can't imagine sitting through all three prequels back-to-back without a fast-forward button.
My guess is a lot of fans will sign up and skip the prequels and come in late.
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Re: AMC Theatres hosting Star Wars marathon (9 films, 27 hours) -- 12/18/19 through 12/20/19

Any idea how much they're paying people to sit thru this?
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Re: AMC Theatres hosting Star Wars marathon (9 films, 27 hours) -- 12/18/19 through 12/20/19

Originally Posted by Shannon Nutt
My guess is a lot of fans will sign up and skip the prequels and come in late.
But it should be 4,5,6,1,2,3,7,8,9
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Re: AMC Theatres hosting Star Wars marathon (9 films, 27 hours) -- 12/18/19 through 12/20/19

Originally Posted by Shannon Nutt
My guess is a lot of fans will sign up and skip the prequels and come in late.
Don’t know about AMC, but the Alamo has rules that you can’t show up late or disappear for a few movies.
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Re: AMC Theatres hosting Star Wars marathon (9 films, 27 hours) -- 12/18/19 through 12/20/19

Originally Posted by Josh-da-man
I can't imagine sitting through all three prequels back-to-back without a fast-forward button.
I still think a better idea would have been to break up the trilogies over three weekends. Prequels, Originals, and Sequels. I suppose the risk in doing that is the attendance may be lower for certain showings. Then again I don’t understand how many people are able to take off enough time and tolerate sitting that long where attendance for these shows is that high anyways.
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Re: AMC Theatres hosting Star Wars marathon (9 films, 27 hours) -- 12/18/19 through 12/20/19

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Don’t know about AMC, but the Alamo has rules that you can’t show up late or disappear for a few movies.
I love Alamo but, legally, I'm not sure how they can enforce this since you paid for the ticket. Similar to leaving a regular movie early. Just say your kid got sick.
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Re: AMC Theatres hosting Star Wars marathon (9 films, 27 hours) -- 12/18/19 through 12/20/19

I got my ticket for the marathon at the Times Square Regal. Thankfully it has recliners. It also starts much later than the AMC marathon (assuming just shorter breaks) and was only $55 (vs $100).

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