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Episode II: Attack of the Clones

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The Episode II: Attack of the Clones is here! Chicago Force lined up outside McClurg Court to see the movie at midnight.  Here is some pics of the whole craziness!

Lining Up:

There was a lot of this–waiting.
city
Yes, it rained. A lot.
weapons
At least we were well armed.
manager
Even the theater manager got in on the lightsaber action.
Sleep
He looks so cute, you just want to take him home.
Marquee
The Sunday Lucas-sponsored charity premiere.
salute
Dave loves me. Really.
Line Up
This is what line-waiting is all about.
day group
Were you there?
double-bladed lightsaber
Dave challenges his attacker…
Photo by Jedi Autobot
force ghost
…only to be fried by Hazmatt and his “Spaceballs: The Flame Thrower” toy.
Photo by Jedi Autobot
Qui-Gon
“Oh, Thom! Yes, yes, YES!”
Photo by Jedi Autobot
Limbo
Doin’ the Star Wars Limbo
Photo by Jedi Autobot
Jedi stance
Thom Solo, the Red-Haired Warrior of Nalgoth
Photo by Jedi Autobot
Chicago Force
Chi-Force shows off it’s previous accomplishments.
Photo by Jedi Autobot
Newspaper
The line gets longer and longer
Photo by Jedi Autobot
blaster
Phil needs Thom to shoot him like he needs a hole in the head.
Photo by Jedi Autobot
newsreporter
Bob the Battle Droid gets his 15 minutes.
Photo by Jedi Autobot
Princess Leia
Amber-Eyes picks the wrong day to order the meatball sub.
Photo by Jedi Autobot
outside crowd
Costumes attract the TV crews
Photo by Jedi Autobot
Queen Amidala, Imperial
An Imperial officer shakes down a young Amidala.
Photo by Jedi Autobot
Star Wars Lego
The LEGO guys show up and hand out goodies.
Megaphone
They handed out t-shirts and cool hats.
Photo by Jedi Autobot
Ladder
They hold a “Make a wookie sound” contest for nifty LEGO prizes.
Photo by Jedi Autobot
Troop Lego
LEGO donates this $100 gunship to the Chi-Force raffle. Thanks LEGO!
Photo by Jedi Autobot
Clones poster
Only hours to go.
line up outside
The line really starts to build. It’s down to the corner at this point.
watching movie
Some guy brought a projector and VCR to play the original trilogy.
Heather
Heather kept smiling throughout the whole thing. It was either drugs or mental unstability, we haven’t figured out which.
Jedi officer
Not exactly a standard-issue sidearm.
Marquee at night
A truly beautiful marque.
Twil'ek, Jedi
Is that a brain-stem on your head, or are you just happy to see me?
Photo by Erica
Other Movie
his sight makes me glad I showed up early.
Photo by Erica

The Theater:

stairs
Chicago Force – first through the door!
empty theater
Membership has its priviledges. We pick the primo-seats while the fanboys are still on the sidewalk.
filling in
The chaos of getting settled in.
Lightsaber
All the beautiful people are “Chicago Force”
Photo by Erica
camera
Dave taking a picture of me taking a picture of Dave taking a….well, you get the idea.
If ever there was a “full house”, this was it.
Seats
CF gettin’ the good seats
Photo by Jedi Autobot
Popcorn
Anyone who is anybody has a CF shirt
Photo by Jedi Autobot
Theater
Spot the CF shirts (HINT: there are at least 8)
Photo by Jedi Autobot
Matt
This must be the row for the REALLY cool people…
Photo by Jedi Autobot
Amidala, Naboo
Aren’t you a little short for a senator?
Photo by Jedi Autobot
battle
“Ah, Baby-Wan Kenobi, we meet again, at last.”
Photo by Erica
kids
Weeee are the champions, my friends…
Photo by Jedi Autobot
hype men
…and we’ll keep on fighting, ’til the end.
Photo by Jedi Autobot
sitting
Chicago Force in da hiz-ouse!
The tension is palpable!
crowd
Just start the damn movie already!

Chicago Force Meets for Games, Lunch, and Hobbits

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As we enter the Year of the Clones, Chicago Force had our first event of 2002!

On Sunday, January 13, at 10:30 A.M., we headed to Gameworks to video game to our hearts’ content. We blew up a TIE Fighter or two and flashed our vents at Sebulba.

After that, we ate at Bennigan’s, We’ll also discussed the many events for the coming year, including Capricon 22, Star Wars Celebration II, and the line for Star Wars Episode II.

We then proceeded to Loews Theatres at Streets of Woodfield, for the 3:40 P.M. showing of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.

Chicago Force at the Hidden Fortress

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On November 30, as we all wait for the next installment of the Star Wars prequel series, we viewed The Hidden Fortress, the 1958 Akira Kurosawa film that inspired George Lucas’ space saga. The film was shown as part of the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs’ International Dinner and a Movie film festival. At 6 p.m., a Japanese-themed dinner was provided by Designed Cuisine, followed by the film at 7 p.m., which featured an introduction by Jonathan Rosenbaum, the film critic for the Chicago Reader.