Mpaa Blames People's Reviews On Bad Sales
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Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
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<div class="IPBDescription">rather than making bad movies...</div><a href='http://news.independent.co.uk/digital/news/story.jsp?story=434778' target='_blank'>http://news.independent.co.uk/digital/news...sp?story=434778</a> << Click.
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->In Hollywood, 2003 is rapidly becoming known as the year of the failed blockbuster, and the industry now thinks it knows why.
No, the executives are not blaming such bombs as The Hulk, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle or Gigli on poor quality, lack of originality, or general failure to entertain. There's absolutely nothing new about that.
The problem, they say, is teenagers who instant message their friends with their verdict on new films - sometimes while they are still in the cinema watching - and so scuppering carefully crafted marketing campaigns designed to lure audiences out to a big movie on its opening weekend.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
So they'd just rather have it where we weren't allowed to talk to ourselves... Stupid companies.
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->In Hollywood, 2003 is rapidly becoming known as the year of the failed blockbuster, and the industry now thinks it knows why.
No, the executives are not blaming such bombs as The Hulk, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle or Gigli on poor quality, lack of originality, or general failure to entertain. There's absolutely nothing new about that.
The problem, they say, is teenagers who instant message their friends with their verdict on new films - sometimes while they are still in the cinema watching - and so scuppering carefully crafted marketing campaigns designed to lure audiences out to a big movie on its opening weekend.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
So they'd just rather have it where we weren't allowed to talk to ourselves... Stupid companies.
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ON WITH THE CAPS!!
It was just a conspiriacy concocted by the internet.
Viva La Revolution!
I believe that if the movies are GOOD, it will not suffer to us "critiques".
"Do you hear that? It's the winds of change..."
-Randall Boggs, Monsters Inc. employee.
The Marketing Universe: Where all logic is stuck in a black hole.
/cough Metallica.
Hm I probably shouln't talk about this *looks over my shoulder* somebody might get idéas in their head...
Woo, another new word thanks to the "Monsictionary: The source of many entertaining nonwords". Also the source of such words as "Muh", "Assgasm" and "Linuxmonster".
To recap that article: "Big companies are dumb, very dumb.".
--Scythe--
But seriously! With RIAA sending their lawyer ****[translate: persons that says "I love you for one dollah!"] trying to outlaw filesharing by greasing your politicians what do you think MPAA would do? They will try and ban all SMS'ing and make it legal for them to plant bombs and viruses on your mobile phone if it gets within 50 meters of one of their theatres. That's much better use of money than start making better movies.
Infinitum, it's illegal here. The system. But you'd just walk right out of the cinema and the rumour will be spread already. Doesn't have to be send from inside the cinema to harm the profits.
Woo, another new word thanks to the "Monsictionary: The source of many entertaining nonwords". Also the source of such words as "Muh", "Assgasm" and "Linuxmonster".
To recap that article: "Big companies are dumb, very dumb.".
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Wasn't it Lunixmonster?
<u>Its not my fault your movies suck, you should know you need new direction when your movies arent even being stolen on Kazaa anymore...</u>
Maybe if you use some of the old mobile phones, that things that looks like normal phone, but has big battery, antenna and "do not use near electrical devices" warning on it, and use it it will probably destroy this system <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
No, the executives are not blaming such bombs as The Hulk, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle or Gigli on poor quality, lack of originality, or general failure to entertain. There's absolutely nothing new about that.
The problem, they say, is teenagers who instant message their friends with their verdict on new films - sometimes while they are still in the cinema watching - and so scuppering carefully crafted marketing campaigns designed to lure audiences out to a big movie on its opening weekend.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Translation: "Our movies don't suck, the reviews just suck!"
Right. I find it hard to believe teens control the news networks, late night talk shows, late night talk show writers writing about how bad Gigli sucked, movie critics, newspapers, etc, etc.
there are NO mirrors for gigli? go fig?
It was crap so Im going to tell my friends it was crap when they ask me about it.
And there is nothing the MPAA can do to stop me. bwhahaaha
Never be too sure.
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They'll just start sueing people who are mean to them, just like RIAA. <!--emo&::nerdy::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/nerd.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='nerd.gif'><!--endemo-->
And no, even movie release groups won't pirate bad movies as bad as Gigli....pirates have standards too you know!
Donnie Darko was crap. No movie should ever require you to visit a website for an explanation of WTH WAS GOING ON IN THAT MOVIE?!!
On the other hand, Equilibrium did r0x0r.
I think you will find that I created the word lunixmonster! I get no royalties. Hand over your bajillions, corkman.