Curious about this whole Universal "Fake Fan/Message Board" controversy? (1 Viewer)

[Vickie_M]

Our local 14-screen theater has "$5 Tuesdays" where every show, even the evening shows, are 5 bucks. We usually go every Tuesday and tonight we were going to see Blue Crush and something else (hadn't decided on the 2nd one).
Thanks to the fake ads stinking their way onto this forum, we've decided to relegate BC to "cable-maybe" status, Ebert or no Ebert, big honkin' waves or no big honkin' waves, Michelle Rodriguez or no Michelle Rodriguez.
Thanks, marketing department. $10 may not mean much to you, but *I* feel better now about not giving it to you.

 

[Tino]

Wise decision Vickie, although I must say I was looking forward to your review.
(Not so wise)Tino

 

[Scott Weinberg]

Vickie,
If you didn't already before, you now officially rock.

 

[Vickie_M]

Tino: Wise decision Vickie, although I must say I was looking forward to your review.

Ha...I'm sure I'll see it at some point. This isn't something someone would have to pay ME big bucks to see (such as, oh, Master of Disguise). I still want to see what Ebert saw in it. I'll let you know what I thought, though it may be a looong, loooong time from now.

 

[Iain Lambert]

This years Best Wave

What?? Has anybody, in the history of the HTF posted something like that and it not be a quote from a press release? They aren't even trying to be believed.

Personally, I'm just dying to see what Ron says to Universal about trying to advertise on the forum without paying for a banner like everyone else.

 

[John Spencer]

So. Would this be the wrong time to ask if anyone knows the upcoming DVD specs?

 

[streeter]

Remember one year ago, when CNN, Entertainment Weekly, etc. were all over the phonies hyping "The Animal" and other arguably bad movies?

Why is hardly any media outlet covering this? The studios are bullsh***ing us. After it happened last year, it should not have been allowed to happen again. But now it's happening all over again, just with a different slant.

It really chaps my butt that studios are allowed to get away this kind of crap. What also got me was Warner Bros. and the non-existant audio commentaries that get people to pre-order them: The Swarm, Wolfen, Collateral Damage, and V: The Final Battle. With Collateral Damage, it went as far as being featured in full-page ads in Entertainment Weekly and other magazines.

 

[DaveGR]

Does anyone remember this horrible thing. I cant believe this forum was tainted by such a blatant worker for the system. it makes me sick.

 

[Bill Street]

It's particularly pathetic, when, if I'm not mistaken, it was about the time this occurred that the studios (with the exception of 20th Century Fox) told the HTF that they didn't need Internet fan sites, and cut off advertising on them.

The cost to advertise on sites like this one are SO reasonable that sending in a shill to hawk studio wares is downright immoral!

Bill S.

 

[Mark_vdH]

It was a little joke apparently.....

 

[Vickie_M]

I don't know what to say. I'd almost feel sorry for him if he weren't being such as jerk about it.


I still haven't seen Blue Crush. Even it it was a joke here it wasn't a joke elsewhere.

 

[Kevin M]

Uhh, yah I think da new govana of the california is doing a great job aaaand I think that all should go out right now and rent the all time most fun feeled holiday exhhtravaganza JINGLE ALL ZEE VAY!!
Uhh, no theese is not Ahnold sneekins intos you allses message boads in a compleeetly unethical PR move...I am someone compleetly different...I am goings by the name PredatorT3 the Barbarian.

 

[Richard Kim]

Here is one instance, this is hilarious. either I started a thread on it or someone else,but on the subject of Ordinary People, specifically Mary Tyler Moores performance. I stated that I just wanted to slap her character because of her treatmeant of her son. Of course I understand she had major problems. But if your a parent you need to somehow put your problems aside for your kids problems. Of course her character was a total Beotch and I was kicked off for saying that I felt Like slapping her.

Actually, he said that he thought that Mary Tyler Moore's character "deserved a good beating."
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htfo...ry+tyler+moore

 

[DaveGR]

Good for him then. hes right to have wanted that. I too think her character deserved a beating. just my opinion.

 

[Keith Paynter]

Damn, I love Clutch Cargo!