Comments on: Share the Wealth: Part V http://www.p2pnet.net/story/17846 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Logan http://www.p2pnet.net/story/17846/comment-page-1#comment-908165 Logan Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:32:10 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/17846#comment-908165 Bottom line is this, THE MPAA IS FULL OF SHIT, and THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE CAUSE THE WOLVERINE SAYS SO!!! These guys can make up phony demographics all day to make it seem that they are losing money to piracy, when the truth is simply that the movies they have been making with the exception of the rare few that are of any quality and worth seeing are simply CRAP!!. The writers that Hollywood have on staff today couldn't turn out a good comedy if their lives depended on it. Nor could they do the same for anything new in regards to thrillers or spy movies or even the SCI-FI genre because they simply don't understand how the viewer's mind works. Have you noticed that the only movies that seem to make any money are those from the newer stars, and that's because they are aimed at that demographic. The newest teen movie, TWILIGHT, is aimed at the 13 - 20 age group and features a good looking vampire male lead. People love to watch movies like BATMAN, because we can all imagine ourselves the hero, or the same can be said for Superman, Captain America, Iron Man, etc, etc., and why because these movies give us an escape from the daily dirge of reality. The majority of the new movies today are total crap and lose money at the box office from day one, so instead of trying to fix the problem and bring out movies that will attract people back to the theatres and their over blown prices for food and drink therein, they simply claim that they are losing money to pirates and they blame everyone. The other reason the movies at the theatres don't make money is that you can rent a DVD and invite thirty people over to your place to watch it and all it will cost is a couple of pizza's or Chinese deliveries and you've save 600.00 and all it cost was 50.00 so in the end you save 550.00 instead of going to the theatre and spending 20.00 per head to get in, then 20.00 per head for the garbage at the concession stands. So now you've spent 600.00 to get in and 600.00 and up for food and drinks for a total of 1200. +, so again it's cheaper to rent or buy the current movie when it comes out on DVD or Blue-Ray and make a night of it with buddies then go to the theatre and spend almost three times as much for a good night's fun. Bottom line is this, THE MPAA IS FULL OF SHIT, and THAT’S THE BOTTOM LINE CAUSE THE WOLVERINE SAYS SO!!! These guys can make up phony demographics all day to make it seem that they are losing money to piracy, when the truth is simply that the movies they have been making with the exception of the rare few that are of any quality and worth seeing are simply CRAP!!. The writers that Hollywood have on staff today couldn’t turn out a good comedy if their lives depended on it. Nor could they do the same for anything new in regards to thrillers or spy movies or even the SCI-FI genre because they simply don’t understand how the viewer’s mind works. Have you noticed that the only movies that seem to make any money are those from the newer stars, and that’s because they are aimed at that demographic. The newest teen movie, TWILIGHT, is aimed at the 13 – 20 age group and features a good looking vampire male lead. People love to watch movies like BATMAN, because we can all imagine ourselves the hero, or the same can be said for Superman, Captain America, Iron Man, etc, etc., and why because these movies give us an escape from the daily dirge of reality.
The majority of the new movies today are total crap and lose money at the box office from day one, so instead of trying to fix the problem and bring out movies that will attract people back to the theatres and their over blown prices for food and drink therein, they simply claim that they are losing money to pirates and they blame everyone. The other reason the movies at the theatres don’t make money is that you can rent a DVD and invite thirty people over to your place to watch it and all it will cost is a couple of pizza’s or Chinese deliveries and you’ve save 600.00 and all it cost was 50.00 so in the end you save 550.00 instead of going to the theatre and spending 20.00 per head to get in, then 20.00 per head for the garbage at the concession stands. So now you’ve spent 600.00 to get in and 600.00 and up for food and drinks for a total of 1200. +, so again it’s cheaper to rent or buy the current movie when it comes out on DVD or Blue-Ray and make a night of it with buddies then go to the theatre and spend almost three times as much for a good night’s fun.

]]> By: surfer http://www.p2pnet.net/story/17846/comment-page-1#comment-908129 surfer Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:37:48 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/17846#comment-908129 'US age group 20-44 make up 35.4%, and ages 45-65 constitute 24.6% of the population. for a grand total of 48%. (135,239,090).' just to clarify 35.4% + 24.6% = 48% instead of 60%. I offset the demographic to the age group 16-49 and not the represented age group 20-65 in order to compare the same demographic to movie attendance numbers published by the referenced MAFIAA document. This is how I came up with 48%, for the detail oriented. I understood it, but it doesn't read that way. :) ‘US age group 20-44 make up 35.4%, and ages 45-65 constitute 24.6% of the population. for a grand total of 48%. (135,239,090).’

just to clarify 35.4% + 24.6% = 48% instead of 60%. I offset the demographic to the age group 16-49 and not the represented age group 20-65 in order to compare the same demographic to movie attendance numbers published by the referenced MAFIAA document.

This is how I came up with 48%, for the detail oriented. I understood it, but it doesn’t read that way.

:)

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