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Pre-movie ads rip off theatergoers, suits claim
by cyantist at 2:11 pm EST, Feb 21, 2003 |
] How much is three to four minutes of your time
] worth--especially when you're waiting for the latest
] "Lord of the Rings" movie to start?]
] That question was posed in two lawsuits filed Tuesday
] against movie theaters that claim in their ads they'll
] show movies at a certain time, but, instead, show
] on-screen commercials at the advertised time, delaying
] the movie's start This makes me quite happy. It's about time someone did something about the 20 minutes of commercials. We already paid for the movie!!! |
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RE: Pre-movie ads rip off theatergoers, suits claim
by flynn23 at 2:29 pm EST, Feb 21, 2003 |
cyantist wrote:
] ] How much is three to four minutes of your time
] ] worth--especially when you're waiting for the latest
] ] "Lord of the Rings" movie to start?]
] ] That question was posed in two lawsuits filed Tuesday
] ] against movie theaters that claim in their ads they'll
] ] show movies at a certain time, but, instead, show
] ] on-screen commercials at the advertised time, delaying
] ] the movie's start
]
] This makes me quite happy. It's about time someone did
] something about the 20 minutes of commercials. We already
] paid for the movie!!! if they got rid of the ads, most theatres would go out of business. they don't make money off of ticket sales. they make money off of concessions and ads. |
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RE: Pre-movie ads rip off theatergoers, suits claim
by cyantist at 4:00 pm EST, Feb 21, 2003 |
flynn23 wrote:
] cyantist wrote:
] ] ] How much is three to four minutes of your time
] ] ] worth--especially when you're waiting for the latest
] ] ] "Lord of the Rings" movie to start?]
] ] ] That question was posed in two lawsuits filed Tuesday
] ] ] against movie theaters that claim in their ads they'll
] ] ] show movies at a certain time, but, instead, show
] ] ] on-screen commercials at the advertised time, delaying
] ] ] the movie's start
] ]
] ] This makes me quite happy. It's about time someone did
] ] something about the 20 minutes of commercials. We already
] ] paid for the movie!!!
]
] if they got rid of the ads, most theatres would go out of
] business. they don't make money off of ticket sales. they make
] money off of concessions and ads. What about ads while you are waiting for the movie to start? Those are ok! What I'm most put off are the ads right when the movie is supposed to begin, followed by 15 movie previews. |
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RE: Pre-movie ads rip off theatergoers, suits claim
by flynn23 at 6:19 pm EST, Feb 22, 2003 |
cyantist wrote: ] What about ads while you are waiting for the movie to start?
] Those are ok! What I'm most put off are the ads right when
] the movie is supposed to begin, followed by 15 movie previews. given the profit margins of theatres today, I would say they need every penny they can get. |
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Pre-movie ads rip off theatergoers, suits claim
by Darwin at 11:04 pm EST, Feb 24, 2003 |
How much is three to four minutes of your time worth-- especially when you're waiting for the latest "Lord of the Rings" movie to start? That question was posed in two lawsuits filed Tuesday against movie theaters that claim in their ads they'll show movies at a certain time, but, instead, show on-screen commercials at the advertised time, delaying the movie's start. Theaters are committing consumer fraud when they claim in advertising that a movie starts at a certain time but it really starts a few minutes later because of the ads, said Mark Weinberg, a Chicago attorney who filed the two suits. "They deceive you into thinking a movie starts on time in order to create a captive audience,'' Weinberg said. "People are actually paying good money to watch commercials.'' |
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