War Is Hell ... for the Box Office

Foxnews.com ^ | Wednesday, April 09, 2003 | Catherine Donaldson-Evans

[fuzzy122]

Some attribute the drop to lackluster offerings, others blame the captivating war coverage and still others call it an unofficial boycott against famously anti-war Hollywood.

"Maybe the reason the box office receipts are down is that people are expressing their right not to put any more money in the pockets of the celebrities who are criticizing our country," wrote one Foxnews.com reader in an e-mail.

"My wife and I used to be regular movie goers. Not any more! We've sworn off Hollywood and the whole entertainment industry," wrote another reader, from Henderson, Texas. "Do those idiots in Hollywood think they can dish the president and the military and not strike a nerve? They have the right to express their views. I have the right to stage my own protest."

[fuzzy122]

A BOYCOTT OF THESE ARSE HOLES SOUNDS GOOD TO ME - UNOFFICIAL OR NOT! Maybe we could show our support for PRO-American actors by Freeping their movies! Ya' know 5,000 people show up at a theater to support Bruce Willis' movie or something along those lines.

[fuzzy122]

Is it a QUAGMIRE YET?

Fuzzy

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[Kenno]

I have been boycotting them. In 2001 I went to see The Fellowship of the Ring, but I did not see The Two Towers due to the anti-war comments of the guy playing Aragorn.

[The Other Harry]

I don't go to movies anymore.

I know some of the actors are okay, but it's easier to just boycott all of them. The hell with the entire industry.

[najida]

There is a formal boycott....
Plus a list of those celebs who are Pro war and Anti at

http://www.hollywoodpeace.com

[Henchman]

UNIVERSAL PICTURES IS FRENCH CONTOLLED - BOYCOTT THEM AT A MINIMUM!

[William McKinley]

I don't know how many are like me, but I resist going to the movies now, especially when I know someone who is on the radical left is getting a good amount of the profit.

[Henchman]

HERE IS A GROWING LIST OF FRENCH PRODUCTS TO BOYCOTT & SOME NEAT GRAPHICS IN THE MENU

[SirAllen]

Military movies, even those starring pro-war celebs like Bruce Willis' Tears of the Sun

If anyone has the desire to see a movie, go see this one. At least support the few pro-war, pro-Bush actors there are. And it's a descent flix to boot.

[Grampa Dave]

It is past time to Quagmire the left wingers of Follywood who hate America.

Let them go to France or Germany.

$crew them with boycotts of new movies, refusal to by their videos, DVD's and never watch their movies on tv.

[Slip18]

I'll pick up that film with Bruce Willis tomorrow. He is a good guy. I'll never forget his Girl Scout cookies to the troops.

[Bommer]

MOTOWN IS OWNED BY THE FRENCH?????

[kcar]

No way should The Lord of the Rings trilogy be on anyone's boycott list. That actor who played Aragorn isn't the hit of the movie, just one major player in a cast of many - and there's always gotta be one in every crowd, right? JRR Tolkien's story is all about fearlessly fighting the good fight. The story transcends the puny efforts of this actor to subvert its meassage.

[Kenno]

I am not going to spend my money on ANSWER. Not one cent.

[m1-lightning]

Ya' know 5,000 people show up at a theater to support Bruce Willis' movie or something along those lines.

I already have. The only movie I've seen in the theatre in the last year was Tears Of The Sun

[ecurbh]

I don't think this is quite up to the level of an official Ring-Ping, but ya'll might find it interesting.

[Argus]

The simple answer is that something far more dramatic, suspenseful, inspiring and important has been on our TV screens 24 hours a day for the past three weeks than any mere movie could ever hope to be. I just told a studio head of my acquaintance that Hollywood better start selling patriotism, fast. All of them know that things have changed, in a big way. You will now see them scramble to get on board.

[UB355]

I see enough commercials on TV, I'm not going to a movie and watch 5 mins more of them