I don’t think so. The Catholic League is only one of may organizations getting the word out. Otherwise, people would have assumed that this was another Narnia story, especially since it’s sponsored by the producers of the Lord of the Rings.
The result of the campaign will not only to hurt movie sales, but to seriously damage the reputation of New Line Cinema among parents concerned for their families. It will be the same as what happened to Walt Disney Studios, who tossed away their reputation as a trusted family oriented company, and will never get it back again.
Newline also was responsible for the Austin Power movies, as well as The Lord of the Rings. That’s OK, because those movies weren’t marketed for little kids, and people who saw them knew what they were getting. But this time they’ve gone over the line.
This is the age group the movie can't lose. They are old enough to see the movie, but young enough to need an adult's extra ticket price. If they don't go, who will? From the trailer it looks too scary for kids 9 and under and looks too childish for High School kids.
I'm glad she doesn't want to see it. We saw the trailers over Thanksgiving and it looked boring. When ever reviews praise the special effects or cinematography first, you know the story stinks.
And Hairspray.
It kills me that I have a trailer for “Golden Compass” on my Hairspray disc.
It’s okay because my girls just scoot past it to look at Zac Efron anyway so no problem.