Sue movie theatres for showing commericals?

[Specialist]

Seriously it's about time. Although I hate all the sueing that's being going on, I feel this is justified.

We're already being ripped off through popcorn and ticket prices. If we already paid for the ticket, then why should we be bombarded with 10 minutes of commericals before the movie starts?

I'm a lazy man that won't dress my links

[Admiral Valdemar]

Because then their prices would rise and we'd pay more for them.

The idiots that buy food in cinemas are keeping this practice of high prices around as well.

[RogueIce]

Seriously it's about time. Although I hate all the sueing that's being going on, I feel this is justified.

We're already being ripped off through popcorn and ticket prices. If we already paid for the ticket, then why should we be bombarded with 10 minutes of commericals before the movie starts?

Dress Thy Link!

Link Dressing is your friend.

[Einhander Sn0m4n]

Seriously it's about time. Although I hate all the sueing that's being going on, I feel this is justified.

We're already being ripped off through popcorn and ticket prices. If we already paid for the ticket, then why should we be bombarded with 10 minutes of commericals before the movie starts?

Really RREALLY REALLY FUCKING ANNOYINGLY and Unnecessarily Long Link!!! Please for the Love of the Goddess, DRESS YOUR DAMN LINKS!!!!!

What a fucking ripoff!

[Stormbringer]

Another stupid fucking lawsuit. It's annoying as hell but it's part of the theater experience. If you don't want to go, don't.

[Sea Skimmer]

If you don't like it then don't pay to go. It's quite simple. You're paying to view what they show.

[Alyeska]

Another stupid fucking lawsuit. It's annoying as hell but it's part of the theater experience. If you don't want to go, don't.

Actually, no. They tried putting adds before movies in the mid to late 80s before and a consumer backlash slapped the industry in and the adds were removed. The industry is again trying the adds and they knew they were on shaky ground and risking consumer backlash. While they might call the lawsuits as unnecesary, it is giving a very important message to the industry that the general public can not stand commercials at the movies. People are paying to see the movie, not some fucking advertisement. The theaters already make plenty of money off their standard sales and they are showing the adds in an attempt to further inflate their profits at the expense of the customer since they don't bother lower ticket prices. If I have to pay 8 fucking dollars for a movie ticket, I damned well don't want any stupid advertisement tacked on.

[Admiral Valdemar]

In the UK the easy group responsible for easyJet and so on are making cinemas where you pay just 20p to get in, they say they won't have more ads than other cinemas too, but you can't buy food there which is good as far as I see.

[haas mark]

The movie theatres pay to show the movies.. they get the money back from the paying customers in food sales. They show the trailers for other movies because it's an economic thing. Besides, in each movie reel sent, there is a set of trailers along with it that goes with the movie. This is because the movie reel is bought directly from wherever it is made. Thus, the people that MADE the movie insert these trailers in order to promote movies of generally the same genre and rating that they also made in order to create more income.

<-- has worked at a movie theatre before.

~ver

[Admiral Valdemar]

The movie theatres pay to show the movies.. they get the money back from the paying customers in food sales. They show the trailers for other movies because it's an economic thing. Besides, in each movie reel sent, there is a set of trailers along with it that goes with the movie. This is because the movie reel is bought directly from wherever it is made. Thus, the people that MADE the movie insert these trailers in order to promote movies of generally the same genre and rating that they also made in order to create more income.

<-- has worked at a movie theatre before.

~ver

Film trailers are good, it's the commercials we're talking about.

Orange Telecom have been the most annoying here, but they have gone back to funny ones now so it isn't as bad.

[haas mark]

The movie theatres pay to show the movies.. they get the money back from the paying customers in food sales. They show the trailers for other movies because it's an economic thing. Besides, in each movie reel sent, there is a set of trailers along with it that goes with the movie. This is because the movie reel is bought directly from wherever it is made. Thus, the people that MADE the movie insert these trailers in order to promote movies of generally the same genre and rating that they also made in order to create more income.

<-- has worked at a movie theatre before.

~ver

Film trailers are good, it's the commercials we're talking about.

Orange Telecom have been the most annoying here, but they have gone back to funny ones now so it isn't as bad.

Hmmm.. Well, technically, a trailer is a commercial.. As for REAL commercials, well, we get enough of it on TV. I think it's STUPID, in all honesty..

~ver

[Admiral Valdemar]

The movie theatres pay to show the movies.. they get the money back from the paying customers in food sales. They show the trailers for other movies because it's an economic thing. Besides, in each movie reel sent, there is a set of trailers along with it that goes with the movie. This is because the movie reel is bought directly from wherever it is made. Thus, the people that MADE the movie insert these trailers in order to promote movies of generally the same genre and rating that they also made in order to create more income.

<-- has worked at a movie theatre before.

~ver

Film trailers are good, it's the commercials we're talking about.

Orange Telecom have been the most annoying here, but they have gone back to funny ones now so it isn't as bad.

Hmmm.. Well, technically, a trailer is a commercial.. As for REAL commercials, well, we get enough of it on TV. I think it's STUPID, in all honesty..

~ver

Yes, commercials for products are annoying, thankfully in the UK a TV licence gives is at least several channels with no ads.

[Stormbringer]

Another stupid fucking lawsuit. It's annoying as hell but it's part of the theater experience. If you don't want to go, don't.

Actually, no. They tried putting adds before movies in the mid to late 80s before and a consumer backlash slapped the industry in and the adds were removed. The industry is again trying the adds and they knew they were on shaky ground and risking consumer backlash. While they might call the lawsuits as unnecesary, it is giving a very important message to the industry that the general public can not stand commercials at the movies. People are paying to see the movie, not some fucking advertisement. The theaters already make plenty of money off their standard sales and they are showing the adds in an attempt to further inflate their profits at the expense of the customer since they don't bother lower ticket prices. If I have to pay 8 fucking dollars for a movie ticket, I damned well don't want any stupid advertisement tacked on.

I have no problem if a boycott or general annoyance forces them out. But there's no grounds at all for a lawsuit. I dare you to name a reasonable legal justification for the suit. It's frivolous litigation at it's finest.

As far as I'm concerned the suit is a god damned waste of time and money and should be laughed out of court.

[Gandalf]

Another stupid fucking lawsuit. It's annoying as hell but it's part of the theater experience. If you don't want to go, don't.

Actually, no. They tried putting adds before movies in the mid to late 80s before and a consumer backlash slapped the industry in and the adds were removed. The industry is again trying the adds and they knew they were on shaky ground and risking consumer backlash. While they might call the lawsuits as unnecesary, it is giving a very important message to the industry that the general public can not stand commercials at the movies. People are paying to see the movie, not some fucking advertisement. The theaters already make plenty of money off their standard sales and they are showing the adds in an attempt to further inflate their profits at the expense of the customer since they don't bother lower ticket prices. If I have to pay 8 fucking dollars for a movie ticket, I damned well don't want any stupid advertisement tacked on.

I don't know what it's like in France, but in Australia we've always had ads at the cinema, it's just an accepted part of moviegoing here. And I can play the alphabet game.

[Andrew J.]

If they can show trailers before movies, they can show other ads as well. We may not like it, we may even boycott the hell out of them to make them stop doing it, but there's no doubt in my mind that they can, legally speaking.

[Captain Underling]

Yeah, I don't go to the movies much but when i have there have always been ads. Just part of life I guess. Just pray they don't put ads in during the movie!

[Sea Skimmer]

Yeah, I don't go to the movies much but when i have there have always been ads. Just part of life I guess. Just pray they don't put ads in during the movie!

Know what product placement is?

[Alyeska]

I don't know what it's like in France

Neither do I, never been there.

[Gandalf]

I don't know what it's like in France

Neither do I, never been there.

Sorry, your location thing said Paris.

[Alyeska]

I don't know what it's like in France

Neither do I, never been there.

Sorry, your location thing said Paris.

And Stormbringer is located at "The Black Omen". Might want to take a look at my profile before assuming where I live. I use themed profiles. Federation capitol is at Paris Earth and I have myself listed as a Federation Ambassador.

Personaly I find it very irritating when people assume I live in France because of my listed location ignoring the fact that half the people on this board list BS locations for one reason or another.

[Gandalf]

Neither do I, never been there.

Sorry, your location thing said Paris.

And Stormbringer is located at "The Black Omen". Might want to take a look at my profile before assuming where I live. I use themed profiles. Federation capitol is at Paris Earth and I have myself listed as a Federation Ambassador.

Personaly I find it very irritating when people assume I live in France because of my listed location ignoring the fact that half the people on this board list BS locations for one reason or another.

I thought the office of the Prez was in Paris, in ST:IV we see the Federation ambassador in San Fransisco.

[Alyeska]

I thought the office of the Prez was in Paris, in ST:IV we see the Federation ambassador in San Fransisco.

Federation capitol is in Paris and Starfleet command is in Sanfrancisco. If you were to check SB you would find my Starfleet themed profile has me listed in California cause of it being in SF.

[Stormbringer]

Personaly I find it very irritating when people assume I live in France because of my listed location ignoring the fact that half the people on this board list BS locations for one reason or another.

The problem is unlike mine, which is from Chrono Trigger, your's in a real life location. It's easy to make the mistake, especially if you're not a trekkie.

[KhyronTheBackstabber]

I don't see what the big deal is. They are only shown at the beginning while people are still buying their popcorn, and arriving at the theater. Hell, if it weren’t for the commercials, I would have missed The Incredible Hulk trailer, when I went to see X2.
Now if they broke into the middle of the movie with a "And now a word from our sponsors." I could understand.

[Next of Kin]

Now if they broke into the middle of the movie with a "And now a word from our sponsors." I could understand.

Hell, they could do worse and start playing "lets all go to the lobby" in the middle of the film!