Posted on 03/14/2002 5:07:26 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
Well that ship has already sailed with this thread...
I'll be good on the new thread....BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
It appears that he was called into jury duty and was chosen to serve. Thus, my quest this morning was a pointless endeavor. I've got 8 cups of coffee sitting there, untouched for the most part. Oh well!
That's just wrong...
MTV Ruins The Two Towers Experience
Demosthenes @ 3:03 pm EST
Demosthenes here ... I'm about to rant. And while it might not be the opinion of the entire site ... I'm still going to rant!
Some people have been 'lucky' enough to see Two Towers courtesy of MTV's Movie House. I use quotes because MTV apparently decided it would be a very cool thing to walk in on the climax of the film and begin interviewing people while the film was still running.
I don't think words begin to explain exactly how furious and frustrated some of those people are this morning. Apparently, AICN has received a minor flood of complaints about this. To give you an idea, here's an excerpt from one unfortunate viewer:
Now I guess I'm not supposed to complain because they did provide me with a free movie, but can we please talk about the sheer stupidity of having a show where the movie-goers are interrupted DURING the film to see what they think!?
OK, ok...if that's what they want their show to be about, who am I to stop them....but COME ON - how about a night-vision camera.....and if that IS what they use...how about a night-vision camera that doesn't need a big, bright freakin' light on it that shines RIGHT IN THE EYES OF THE AUDIENCE!
You can read more firsthand experiences at AICN here. Be warned in advance though, a lot of these people didn't exactly hold back. If strong languange bothers you, you might like to skip it.
I wouldn't normally call any moviegoer who saw Two Towers early unfortunate, but I'd prefer to wait (for months if I had to!) rather than be put through that sort of irritation.
It is, of course, true that MTV put on this screening. So in one sense they can do whatever they like ... and, at the end of the day, they're there to make ratings and money, not to be a charity. But aren't they just shooting themselves in the foot? Isn't this simply downright rude?
MTV obviously doesn't care for The Two Towers ... but I find it odd - and highly disappointing - that they obviously don't care about the moviegoing experience either.
I mean, it's kind of hard to enjoy a film when a camera light is doing awful things to the screen or some guy is next to you whispering questions into your ear.
I have to stop at the supermarket on the way home and stock up on some necessaries. I'll be sure to grab a can of SPAM in a tribute of today's pervasive theme. :)
I'll be checking the prices of Christmas trees whiel I'm there, so please pray that I do not fall over and die from sticker shock. I've heard from various people that trees are now over $30 for a 4-5 footer. And that's for those needle shedding trees! Grrrr....
I will attempt to be back tonight, once again. Let's see if I can manage it this time!
That was CHEESY!
When we first started doing the Christmas production at our church, I told the Mrs. the only way we could is if we went with an artificial tree. In "normal" years, we put it up on Friday after Thanksgiving (since we run right into tech rehearsals) and leave it up through Epiphany (January 6). No way we could do that with a real tree.
Have a good evening.
I guess that it will be mostly die-hard fans and that they will want to hear what is going on and keep small talk to a minimum. I also want to go early to avoid the people who have seen it already and keep saying "Watch what happens now!" or "This is a good part coming up!" or "Wait until you see how so and so does this or that".
That is one of my biggest pet peeves about the theatre. Some people lack any type of courtesy for other movie-goers.
Have a good evening.
You too, Corin!
Hi, 2JM, how deep does it have to be there? I don't think my well is any deeper than about 29 feet, but we've been drinking out of it for the 12 years we've been living here.
See y'all tomorrow.
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