*Welcome to Modern Moviegoing* or *Why I Learned to Love DVD*

[modest mouse]

Dateline: The recent past, cinema showing Gangs of New York.

Grabbing my Goobers and beverage, settling into a seat with optimum viewing and no head-obstructions. I'm psyched to see the film and anxious for the reels to start rolling.

The screen flickers to life with its first light since I chose my viewing spot. Its still images of a movie scene, then its a real estate print-style ad, then a Coco-Cola print-ad. My displeasure surfaces as Giant advertisements are being paraded in front of me inside a location that I paid good money to enter. I'm quite annoyed.

Finally, before I get totally pissed, the house lights dim and moving images pour onto the screen.

Its a fucking CAR COMMERCIAL

I take a look around to make sure I'm not at home watching television. Sure enough more commercials come forth for several products I have no interest in. At least I paid to see the goddamned things. Now I'm vocally making my displeasure known, if only to vent.

Theres a gap as the commercial reel appears to have ended. I'm happy, for a moment.

Now ads for FUCKING TV SHOWS are beign shown.

No, I will not be watching Miracles or Dragnet on ABC. I'm at the movies, get this TV shit out of my face. Now, I'm livid at having had my time wasted with this bullshit, and being force fed this advertising shit after my cash gained my admittance.

By the time actual movie trailers come on I'm just hoping that normalcy is being reimplemented.

The movie kicked ass but damned if I didn't forget to grab a comment card and let the theater know how pissed I was. I'll be doing so in the future.

Fawking douchebags.

 

[CelestialBody]

 

[JazzManJim]

I saw on the news the other day that there's a growing organization which has sued two major movie chains for those advertisements. They're asking for the chains to pay back to moviegoers the time they wasted watching those commercials in a venue where they paid to see a movie and not advertisements.

I say good on them. I hate going to the movies anymore. Unfortunately, before "Daredevil" (which was quite cool!) I saw trailers for three movies which look absolutely amazing.

 

[kotori]

I saw on the news the other day that there's a growing organization which has sued two major movie chains for those advertisements. They're asking for the chains to pay back to moviegoers the time they wasted watching those commercials in a venue where they paid to see a movie and not advertisements.

I say good on them. I hate going to the movies anymore. Unfortunately, before "Daredevil" (which was quite cool!) I saw trailers for three movies which look absolutely amazing.

I heard about that too. One of the things in their suit is to force theatres to publish the time the movie actually starts, not the commercials.

And trailers for other films is a different thing entirely. Sure it's advertising, but it's also like "news." I mean you're there because you like movies, so of course you'd be interested in seeing what's "coming soon."

 

[phrodeau]

I've only recently started with DVD's, but already I am noticing long-winded promos that relentlessly play out before the menu appears. So I let it sit and spin while I gather refreshments before even warming up the set.

 

[Zmey]

I like DVD for one reason:

I don't have to fucking rewind it!

 

[April]

I saw on the news the other day that there's a growing organization which has sued two major movie chains for those advertisements. They're asking for the chains to pay back to moviegoers the time they wasted watching those commercials in a venue where they paid to see a movie and not advertisements.

Damn straight! I'll be joining that org. at the first opportunity.

 

[Cuckolded_BlK_Male]

I like DVD because a premium 2 disc DVD ...platinum version, director's cut or whatever you want to call it, is like a lecture in film making at NYU film school ... at least it is for the the movies that I watch.

 

[Sailbad the Sinner]

That's why I have a Philips DVD recorder.

 

[Violette]

I Want My DVD!!!

Director's cuts, interactive menus, full-screen or widescreen editions, stereo settings, and the special features with anything from original movie trailers to music videos...

I LOVE DVD's because they give me so many things to play with!

 

[sexy-girl]

i dont like them either but im not that bothered by them to try and do something

i hope your comment (complaints) card works

change the world for me mouse

 

[heavenly body]

We did make the complaint to the the theater and were told if we didn't like it to wait for the release on DVD. That quite pissed off my bf so he called the corporate offices and made a complaint. Now we are boycotting the theaters because of the response. That is the only thing that works MM. Hit them in their wallet.

 

[Cuckolded_BlK_Male]

We did make the complaint to the the theater and were told if we didn't like it to wait for the release on DVD. That quite pissed off my bf so he called the corporate offices and made a complaint. Now we are boycotting the theaters because of the response. That is the only thing that works MM. Hit them in their wallet.

They told you this to your face? As a consumer, I love it when underlings behave inappropriately. Whenever this has happened to me, I've found that if you complain to a high enough person in the management chain that you'll get a apology from said peon and free stuff. Free stuff is good!

 

[Hamletmaschine]

The formerly more distinct lines separating news/advertising/ entertainment are going ... going ... and soon to be gone.

Blame it on MTV--the first network to show commercials (i.e., music videos) as the "entertainment" -- which were sponsored by yet more commercials.

Then, of course, we have the Super Bowl telecast, where the commercials actually are more entertaining than the supposed entertainment itself.

Ah, well, at least there are still books.

 

[heavenly body]

Yes, they said it to our faces. I couldn't quite believe it but when my bf said they blew him off on the phone it was even worse. They told him no one else had any complaints. LOL....and they wonder why folks wait for it to be released on DVD. We went shopping this afternoon for the big screen and all the trappings. My bf is in writing a letter to the local paper about it. I guess from now on it will be dinner and a play.

 

[Cuckolded_BlK_Male]

Yes, they said it to our faces. I couldn't quite believe it but when my bf said they blew him off on the phone it was even worse. They told him no one else had any complaints. LOL....and they wonder why folks wait for it to be released on DVD. We went shopping this afternoon for the big screen and all the trappings. My bf is in writing a letter to the local paper about it. I guess from now on it will be dinner and a play.

I'm sure if you complain to the corporation that owns the theatre, they will make amends. I'm in management, though I don't deal with the general public, and I can tell you that I've I did something like this my bosses would not be pleased. Complain to the management. If they don't give you satisfaction, complain to their bosses.