Comments on: Hollywood trailers and p2p http://www.p2pnet.net/story/5536 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/5536/comment-page-1#comment-16712 Reader's Write Wed, 13 Jul 2005 00:25:40 +0000 #comment-16712 Hollydud is a victim of their own practices. They have long had experience in fooling the public. Isn't that what a movie is to begin with? That mostly you have to put yourself in the frame of mind that it is believable (whether it really is or not) to enjoy the movie? In movie posters (long before the previews was popular) the artists took liberties to show scantly dressed actors that really weren't that way in the movie. But it sold tickets and so was encouraged. Later came the preview at the movie. Dressed up with bits and pieces of clips and shots of the movie, wrapped up in a drama announcer trying his best to make it sound good, even the duds were massaged till it sounded like a blockbuster to hear the preview. Now on dvd when you rent a movie it is still the same thing. Doesn't really matter that the thrill a minute billing doesn't live up to the reality of the movie, it only matters that they get you to plop that money down to find out it was yet another dog of a show. Many are tired of wasting money for yet another dud based on the trailers that make it sound so good. The prices are reaching outrageous levels to view the movie and customers want satisfaction. If they walk away saying it wasn't good over and over, then they lose faith in any sort of movie ever being a blockbuster. For the most part isn't that what is happening today? People are voting with their wallets and for the rare happening when there is a cult movie or niche movie that fills fans, it is pretty much over for the movie industry. People are renting dvds rather than going to the movies by choice. Lower pricing, better enviroment, and comfortable viewing all lead to that decision. It is easier to swallow a dud at lower prices than to do so at ticket prices. Hollydud is a victim of their own practices. They have long had experience in fooling the public. Isn’t that what a movie is to begin with? That mostly you have to put yourself in the frame of mind that it is believable (whether it really is or not) to enjoy the movie? In movie posters (long before the previews was popular) the artists took liberties to show scantly dressed actors that really weren’t that way in the movie. But it sold tickets and so was encouraged. Later came the preview at the movie. Dressed up with bits and pieces of clips and shots of the movie, wrapped up in a drama announcer trying his best to make it sound good, even the duds were massaged till it sounded like a blockbuster to hear the preview. Now on dvd when you rent a movie it is still the same thing.

Doesn’t really matter that the thrill a minute billing doesn’t live up to the reality of the movie, it only matters that they get you to plop that money down to find out it was yet another dog of a show. Many are tired of wasting money for yet another dud based on the trailers that make it sound so good. The prices are reaching outrageous levels to view the movie and customers want satisfaction. If they walk away saying it wasn’t good over and over, then they lose faith in any sort of movie ever being a blockbuster. For the most part isn’t that what is happening today? People are voting with their wallets and for the rare happening when there is a cult movie or niche movie that fills fans, it is pretty much over for the movie industry. People are renting dvds rather than going to the movies by choice. Lower pricing, better enviroment, and comfortable viewing all lead to that decision. It is easier to swallow a dud at lower prices than to do so at ticket prices.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/5536/comment-page-1#comment-16711 Reader's Write Wed, 13 Jul 2005 00:25:24 +0000 #comment-16711 Hollydud is a victim of their own practices. They have long had experience in fooling the public. Isn't that what a movie is to begin with? That mostly you have to put yourself in the frame of mind that it is believable (whether it really is or not) to enjoy the movie? In movie posters (long before the previews was popular) the artists took liberties to show scantly dressed actors that really weren't that way in the movie. But it sold tickets and so was encouraged. Later came the preview at the movie. Dressed up with bits and pieces of clips and shots of the movie, wrapped up in a drama announcer trying his best to make it sound good, even the duds were massaged till it sounded like a blockbuster to hear the preview. Now on dvd when you rent a movie it is still the same thing. Doesn't really matter that the thrill a minute billing doesn't live up to the reality of the movie, it only matters that they get you to plop that money down to find out it was yet another dog of a show. Many are tired of wasting money for yet another dud based on the trailers that make it sound so good. The prices are reaching outrageous levels to view the movie and customers want satisfaction. If they walk away saying it wasn't good over and over, then they lose faith in any sort of movie ever being a blockbuster. For the most part isn't that what is happening today? People are voting with their wallets and for the rare happening when there is a cult movie or niche movie that fills fans, it is pretty much over for the movie industry. People are renting dvds rather than going to the movies by choice. Lower pricing, better enviroment, and comfortable viewing all lead to that decision. It is easier to swallow a dud at lower prices than to do so at ticket prices. Hollydud is a victim of their own practices. They have long had experience in fooling the public. Isn’t that what a movie is to begin with? That mostly you have to put yourself in the frame of mind that it is believable (whether it really is or not) to enjoy the movie? In movie posters (long before the previews was popular) the artists took liberties to show scantly dressed actors that really weren’t that way in the movie. But it sold tickets and so was encouraged. Later came the preview at the movie. Dressed up with bits and pieces of clips and shots of the movie, wrapped up in a drama announcer trying his best to make it sound good, even the duds were massaged till it sounded like a blockbuster to hear the preview. Now on dvd when you rent a movie it is still the same thing.

Doesn’t really matter that the thrill a minute billing doesn’t live up to the reality of the movie, it only matters that they get you to plop that money down to find out it was yet another dog of a show. Many are tired of wasting money for yet another dud based on the trailers that make it sound so good. The prices are reaching outrageous levels to view the movie and customers want satisfaction. If they walk away saying it wasn’t good over and over, then they lose faith in any sort of movie ever being a blockbuster. For the most part isn’t that what is happening today? People are voting with their wallets and for the rare happening when there is a cult movie or niche movie that fills fans, it is pretty much over for the movie industry. People are renting dvds rather than going to the movies by choice. Lower pricing, better enviroment, and comfortable viewing all lead to that decision. It is easier to swallow a dud at lower prices than to do so at ticket prices.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/5536/comment-page-1#comment-16705 Reader's Write Tue, 12 Jul 2005 23:46:22 +0000 #comment-16705 "Hollywood’s latest killer movie, the Fantastic Four" Went and plunked down my $4.75 (matinee in a small town, ha ha city folk) to see this CGI fest in the theater. It was fun and looked cool on the big screen. But it's not a killer. Not a dud either. Okay entertainment for a rainy sunday afternoon. Oh, and by the way, there is NO SUBSITUTE for the big screen at the theater, crying babies and sticky floors noted... Even 60" will not EVER rival 40 FEET of picture. Just my opinion. Now, if the movie is crap, then you have 40' of crap... “Hollywood’s latest killer movie, the Fantastic Four”

Went and plunked down my $4.75 (matinee in a small town, ha ha city folk) to see this CGI fest in the theater. It was fun and looked cool on the big screen. But it’s not a killer. Not a dud either. Okay entertainment for a rainy sunday afternoon. Oh, and by the way, there is NO SUBSITUTE for the big screen at the theater, crying babies and sticky floors noted… Even 60″ will not EVER rival 40 FEET of picture. Just my opinion. Now, if the movie is crap, then you have 40′ of crap…

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/5536/comment-page-1#comment-16688 Reader's Write Tue, 12 Jul 2005 19:59:04 +0000 #comment-16688 That's trailers for you - it's easy to make a fantastic looking two minute trailer out of a shitty 90 minute movie. That’s trailers for you – it’s easy to make a fantastic looking two minute trailer out of a shitty 90 minute movie.

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