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Posted by Michael Gonzalez (Member # 593) on 08-02-2001, 08:57 PM:
This is an interesting lawsuit, I wonder it anything will come of it?
www.citizensfortruthinmovies.com
Posted by Evans A Criswell (Member # 381) on 08-03-2001, 09:42 AM:
I tried the link last night and this morning and I get a "This page cannot be loaded" error.
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 08-03-2001, 10:04 AM:
Ditto
Posted by Jerry Chase (Member # 660) on 08-03-2001, 11:05 AM:
Try:
http://www.citizensfortruthinmovieads.com/
Posted by Jesse Skeen (Member # 586) on 08-07-2001, 12:43 AM:
Oh jeez, I've never trusted any critics other than myself anyways. (I *LIKED* "Howard the Duck" as a matter of fact!) I think a bigger 'problem' than misleading reviews is things like trailers that completely misrepresent the movie (like the one for "Home Fries") or one of my personal favorites- new video releases of old movies with cover art having absolutely NOTHING to do with the movie itself!
Posted by Thomas Hauerslev (Member # 566) on 08-07-2001, 02:36 AM:
I thought everyone knew that reviewers (with a few exceptions) are sad movie-wannabees, and the only reason they see movies, are because they are paid to do it. I remember running plenty of press showings in the 80s for these poor people who had to show up at 9 IN THE MORNING! If we didnīt feed them a danish and some hot drinks, they probably chunk out a bad review for us. We even allowed them to smoke during the film and ruin our carpets in those days.No seriously, I read reviews and are affected by them like everyone else of course. A review is illusion like the film I see. For me, the review is a part of the whole game, like the trailer and the poster. If a movie recieves too many favorably reviews, there's probably something wrong. Even with the slightest amount of common sense, that should be obvious.
But not for some greedy movie goers. A web site like that can only be created in God's own country: USA. It's amazing to watch.
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Posted by Tao Yue (Member # 836) on 08-07-2001, 07:28 AM:
And how many hits have we just added to this sorry web site's counter?------------------
Tao Yue
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Projectionist, MIT Lecture Series Committee