[wagglebee]

This is so pathetic it's hysterical.

[BunnySlippers]

Everyone has to deal with the effects of publicity.

[A.Hun]

Haven't we been putting up with snarky critics in the MSM for years?

Maybe Hollyweird should try making something that doesn't suck.

[Billthedrill]

I'm thinking the reporter doesn't realize that the Internet is word-of-mouth on steroids. Why read some supercilious critic when you can ask your friends?

I was at the theater over the holiday break - at least in my area The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe was absolutely jammed, and King Kong was as empty as a beer can with a BB in it. And it wasn't Drudge that is to blame.

[tet68]

It almost makes you feel some sympathy for the filmmakers, whose work is disappearing amid a foggy war of words.


Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm......................NAH!

[atomicpossum]

Hollywood is now condemning wild speculation, rampant hyperbole, and lurid allegations? Just what do they think built Hollywood in the first place?

[Cicero]

Ninety-five percent of the reviewers gave Kong and Brokeback positive reviews, and many of the same reviewers disparaged Narnia.

Sorry, but not even Drudge is powerful enough to fix a Brokeback Movie.

[Mr. Jeeves]

If King Kong were an hour and 45 minutes long it would be winning by a mile. It's just that at three hours, it not only can't be shown as many times per day but it's such a huge time commitment for the viewer that it hurts repeat business. And Narnia is (somewhat) more appropriate for an under 10 audience.

[101st-Eagle]

Certainly, a movie like "Munich" invites serious debate. The only problem is that most Americans aren't knowledgeable about Israel's anti-terrorist operations. Every man on the street might have had an opinion about "JFK," because the Kennedy assassination is central to our history. But the "Munich" debate has rapidly devolved into the esoteric as the movie turns into a punching bag as all the self-appointed experts go at it.

As if he's not. These people are just losing it over the fact that intelligent, educated people have choices in info gathering and make up their minds based on a new media. Eat your hearts out you petty, self-important liberals.

[mylife]

Sounds as if Greggy is a bit jealous of Matt

[Jack Deth]

it's quite possible that person never seriously intended to see the movie in the first place.

That seems to be the problem, Hollywood. You're wasting Millions on a plethora of rancid dreck that no one wishes to spend $$$ to see!

Let's not just blame Drudge, Hollywood. When there's also Rottentomatoes.com, Boxofficemojo.com and dozens of other sites to shine some light on potential Turds-In-A-Punchbowl. Jack.

[Zon]

Now, if there's someone out there saying she doesn't plan to check out "Kong" simply because Drudge was erroneously hinting it was dead-on-arrival, it's quite possible that person never seriously intended to see the movie in the first place.

I recall at the start of the war in Iraq to remove Saddam Hussein the MSM erroneously trumpeting that the war was a dead-on-arrival quagmire. Despite embedded reporters witnessing a hugely successful victory to oust Saddam. Did the reporters seriously intend to see the war in the first place?

I recall toward the end of Kerry's 04 campaign a political analyst said the MSM reporting positive for Kerry vs negative against Bush gave Kerry ten points at the Presidential election. 

That's the large Main Stream Media influence on an important matter.

The lone Drudge Report with one headline couldn't effect a trivial matter as a movie by even 1 percent.

[Decepticon]

This is so pathetic it's hysterical.

LOL, yes. I'm surprised Kong is doing as well as it is.....we're talking a remake of a remake here folks....you go for the special effects, everyone on Earth already knows the story. Narnia is new and apparently faithful to the C.S. Lewis books.

That being said, I thought the best movie of the year was Serenity......then again I'm into space rouges, starships, one liners and good looking 18 year old super weapons being hunted by government assassins.....

[Steve_Seattle]

Why does this guy elevate Drudge to such supreme importance? Drudge isn't even a professional movie critic. Why doesn't this guy object to the power and influence of the regular movie critics? Or why doesn't he object to the power of Time or Newsweek to create negative impressions about President Bush, impressions which are on display at every checkout stand in the country?

[GretchenM]

the filmmakers, whose work is disappearing amid a foggy war of words

Whose work is disappearing into the foggy muck from which it sprang.

And being edged out by some really good movies coming from outside the H-box mentality, morals, and muck.

[SkyPilot]

To date, though, media attempts to turn "Brokeback" into a raging controversy haven't really taken hold -- the filmmakers, a dignified bunch, never rose to the bait, and the movie has been able to speak to itself.

HAHAHAHAHAHAH! Yeah - - right!

[snarks_when_bored]

Studios have to battle snarky media reports (Blame Drudge for Bad Year!)

Heh-heh.

[Babu]

Would you pathetic Gollywood pinkos like some cheese to go with that whine???