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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.

RE: Pre-movie ads rip off theatergoers, suits claim


 
 
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