Eric writes:

On May 12th I attended the Los Angeles Star Wars Episode III premiere. What should have been an exciting and memorable night, turned out to be a great disappointment. I am writing this letter on behalf of all Star Wars fans who attended this event and who paid the minimum $500 a person donation. We were promised "incredible gift bags containing Star Wars merchandise" and an "Intergalactic After-Party", but all we got was disappointment.

The screening itself was the only part of the night that barely lived up to expectations. We only received a video taped interview of Samuel L. Jackson from the New York set of his new movie. Not once before were we told that he would not be attending the event. Considering he was the main chair of the fundraiser, you would think he would be gracious enough to present the movie himself, or at least ask one of the Star Wars cast members in attendance too.

After the movie was over we were shuttled to the "Intergalactic After-Party". The only thing that made it even close to being intergalactic was the cardboard cut outs and the members of a local fan club who dressed in costumes. The cut outs were positioned above the buffet tables far out of reach of any fan who may have wanted to pose with them. The food consisted of a variety of sandwiches, mini pizzas, sushi, and other dishes along with cookies and coffee. How hard would it have been to include Star Wars themed food? All this was positioned around an open bar. Considering many drove in alone or with children, an open bar was useless to many. By the first hour close to half the guests left. The gift bag was the most insulting part of the evening. A gift bag that was described in a press release as containing "Star Wars merchandise and other special gifts" only contained the following:

1. A bag from reebok to hold the gifts
2. A light up lightsaber spoon that is found in Kelloggs Cereal boxes
3. A Burger King Star Wars kid s toy
4. A single package of Star Wars fruit snacks
5. A small bag of Starbucks Coffee
6. A small tin of Starbucks mints
7. A coupon for a free whopper at Burger King
8. A discount card for 20% off at Kenneth Cole
9. A cd from an undiscovered singer
10. A bottle of marinara Sauce
11. A lipstick
12. A box of tea

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