This is
funny/sad. And checkout the thing about Vader-helmeted crooks pulling
robberies. Funniest thing since Reagan
masks...
"Sith" Fans Maimed in Light-Saber
Mishap
by Charlie Amter
May 25, 2005, 7:05 PM PT
May 25, 2005, 7:05 PM PT
The Force--let alone common sense--was definitely
not with them. Two British Star Wars fans
sustained critical injuries after constructing their own light sabers from
fluorescent light tubes filled with liquid fuel. According to British media
reports, a 20-year-old man and his 17-year-old female friend were filming a mock
duel in homage to Star Wars: Episode III--Revenge of the Sith, the latest
chapter of George Lucas' record-breaking franchise.
The duo were reportedly emulating one of Sith's key
battles, a light-saber clash between Ewan McGregor's Obi-Wan Kenobi and Hayden
Christensen's Anakin Skywalker. The two Brits
suffered severe burns when their homemade sabers exploded. The two had been
videotaping their clash. They have been hospitalized at Hemel Hempstead in
Hertfordshire since the accident Sunday.
Aside from fiery accidents, the Sith craze is being
blamed on a string of robberies. In separate incidents in Illinois and Florida,
Dark Side-inspired crooks wearing Darth Vader helmets are being sought by police
on assault and robbery charges. Meanwhile, in
other Sith-related news, federal authorities have shut down online file-sharing
network Elite Torrents. The network had Star Wars: Episode III--Revenge of the
Sith available as a download hours before the film even bowed in U.S. theaters
on May 19. Officials for the Justice Department and Department of Homeland
Security said users of the site had downloaded Sith more than 10,000 times in
its first 24 hours of availability.
Still, the online leak hasn't hurt Sith's bottom
line, as the film broke all kinds of box-office records, including a
Chewbacca-sized $50 million on its first day of release.
All told, the film has raked in nearly $183 million
domestically, per BoxOfficeMojo.com, and should hit the $200 million mark on
Thursday with the lucrative Memorial Day weekend looming.
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