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George: Hi, Heather, I was wondering if you're free tomorrow night. Heather: Well, George, I guess I am. Why do you ask? George: I have just gotten a pair of pre-sale "Star Wars" movie tickets from a friend and was thinking of inviting you along for the opening premier. Are you interested? Heather: Yeah, definitely! Thanks for inviting me! 
Heather: I really wanted to watch "Star wars" on the opening day but the pre-sale tickets were sold out. How did you manage to get hold of 'em? George: A friend of mine works at the corporate headquarters of "Pepsi", which is a major sponsor of the movie. He was able to get the tickets for free, and then he sold 2 to me for $50 a piece. Heather: You paid $50 for each ticket? That's a huge premium over the regular price! George: Not really, considering the fact that other people are paying as high as $200 each on the "black market". Besides, I knew you were really looking forward to watching "Star Wars" on the opening day. 
George: Well, let's see. The movie starts at 10 PM. We should get there at least 1 hour earlier because there'll be a big line. I could pick you up at your house at 8, if that's OK with you. Heather: 8 o'clock? That's fine with me. George: Okay good. Heather: So I'll see you tomorrow at 8 then? 
Heather: Okay, George. Bye! George: Bye, Heather.
George: Wow, look at the line! It's worse than I expected. We're lucky we got here an hour early. Or else we would definitely have had problems getting good seats. I'm glad we made the effort to come early. Heather: Me too. I learned my lesson the last time I went to a premier opening. I didn't arrive early enough and ended up with a terrible seat all the way in the front row! Believe me, it was one of the worst movie experiences ever. 
Heather: By the way, it was really thoughtful of you to get this ticket for me. Why don't I show you a bit of appreciation by getting you some popcorn and a drink? George: That would be great! Heather: OK. What kind of soda do you want? George: Let me see... I'll take a large Coke. As for the popcorn, medium size will do. Thanks a lot. 
George: Okay. It's a plan. (Ten minutes later... inside the theater.) George: Over here Heather, on your left! Heather: There you are! 
Heather: Thanks. Here's your popcorn and Coke. Sorry it took me so long. There was a huge line at the counter. George: That's OK. Thank you so much. I love popcorn. Did you add butter? Heather: Yes I did. I thought you might like butter on your popcorn. I'm glad I made it back before the trailers started. I like trailers. They're part of the whole movie-going experience. George: I think so too. Even though they're just previews, they tend to be quite entertaining. You know movie trailers are a fundamental marketing tool for production companies. They greatly affect the initial appeal and overall gross profits of a film. 
George: So... what did you think about the movie? Heather: Well... I think this "Star Wars" episode is an excellent piece of work. But not as good as the previous ones. George: Really? I don't agree. This "Star Wars" episode was incredible! Heather: Why do you think so? 
Heather: You're right. The special effects were amazing! And I like that fact that they created so many fantastic settings and other-worldly costumes, weapons and creatures. George: It's kind of cool that they still use the same "Star Wars" theme song for this movie. Heather: Yeah! It reminds me of the previous "Star Wars" scenes. George: I know exactly what you mean! Hearing that song gives me a nostalgic feeling. 
George: Do you think that had anything to do with the casting of the movie? Heather: No, the casting is great, the actors were excellent. They just didn't have a lot of funny or meaningful dialogue. The writing was a little weak. George: Well, maybe, but I like the little kid who played young "Anakin Skywalker". I can't imagine anyone else playing that role. Heather: I liked him too. He's soooo cute! You know, even though I was slightly disappointed, I can't wait for the next episode. I wonder when they're going to start making it and when it's scheduled for release? 
Heather: I hope so, too. George: Well, I think we should go now. It's getting pretty late. Heather: OK. Let's go.
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