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Author Topic: CTMA sue movie studios over false advertisements. Michael Gonzalez Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 790 From: Grand Island , NE USA Registered: Sep 2000 posted 08-02-2001 08:57 PM                     This is an interesting lawsuit, I wonder it anything will come of it? www.citizensfortruthinmovies.com  |  IP: Logged Evans A Criswell Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1579 From: Huntsville, AL, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 08-03-2001 09:42 AM                        I tried the link last night and this morning and I get a "This page cannot be loaded" error.  |  IP: Logged Bob Maar (Maar stands for Maartini) Posts: 28608 From: New York City & Newport, RI Registered: Feb 2001 posted 08-03-2001 10:04 AM                        Ditto  |  IP: Logged Jerry Chase Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1068 From: Margate, FL, USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 08-03-2001 11:05 AM                       Try: http://www.citizensfortruthinmovieads.com/  |  IP: Logged Jesse Skeen Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1517 From: Sacramento, CA Registered: Aug 2000 posted 08-07-2001 12:43 AM                     Oh jeez, I've never trusted any critics other than myself anyways. (I *LIKED* "Howard the Duck" as a matter of fact!) I think a bigger 'problem' than misleading reviews is things like trailers that completely misrepresent the movie (like the one for "Home Fries") or one of my personal favorites- new video releases of old movies with cover art having absolutely NOTHING to do with the movie itself!  |  IP: Logged Thomas Hauerslev Master Film Handler Posts: 451 From: Copenhagen, Denmark Registered: Aug 2000 posted 08-07-2001 02:36 AM                        I thought everyone knew that reviewers (with a few exceptions) are sad movie-wannabees, and the only reason they see movies, are because they are paid to do it. I remember running plenty of press showings in the 80s for these poor people who had to show up at 9 IN THE MORNING! If we didn´t feed them a danish and some hot drinks, they probably chunk out a bad review for us. We even allowed them to smoke during the film and ruin our carpets in those days. No seriously, I read reviews and are affected by them like everyone else of course. A review is illusion like the film I see. For me, the review is a part of the whole game, like the trailer and the poster. If a movie recieves too many favorably reviews, there's probably something wrong. Even with the slightest amount of common sense, that should be obvious. But not for some greedy movie goers. A web site like that can only be created in God's own country: USA. It's amazing to watch. ------------------ Cheers, Thomas ..in70mm - The 70mm Newsletter www.in70mm.com www.dp70.com www.70mm.dk www.hauerslev.com http://hjem.get2net.dk/in70mm  |  IP: Logged Tao Yue Expert Film Handler Posts: 209 From: Princeton, NJ Registered: Apr 2001 posted 08-07-2001 07:28 AM                        And how many hits have we just added to this sorry web site's counter? ------------------ Tao Yue MIT '04: Course VI-2, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Projectionist, MIT Lecture Series Committee  |  IP: Logged

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