Comments on: Commercials in movie theaters—hate ‘em, but ban ‘em? http://underscorebleach.net/jotsheet/2005/03/ban-commercials-before-movies I'm pretty good at wasting your time. By Tom Sherman. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:41:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Richard Ames http://underscorebleach.net/jotsheet/2005/03/ban-commercials-before-movies#comment-3035 Richard Ames Sun, 06 Mar 2005 12:35:11 +0000 http://www445.pair.com/tps115/jotsheet/?p=419#comment-3035 My main problem with movie prices is the across-the-board pricing practice. Movie-goers are charged the same amount for a sold-out blockbuster as they are for some second rate flick with 120 empty theatre seats. Isn't this a fundemental violation of market economics? Why isn't the price set like a share of stock? If no one's buying the gate fee should plummet. Sure it's fair to pay a high price for, say, Apollo 13, a great movie. But the same price for Blue Lagoon? Please. My main problem with movie prices is the across-the-board pricing practice. Movie-goers are charged the same amount for a sold-out blockbuster as they are for some second rate flick with 120 empty theatre seats. Isn’t this a fundemental violation of market economics? Why isn’t the price set like a share of stock? If no one’s buying the gate fee should plummet. Sure it’s fair to pay a high price for, say, Apollo 13, a great movie. But the same price for Blue Lagoon? Please.

]]> By: Evan http://underscorebleach.net/jotsheet/2005/03/ban-commercials-before-movies#comment-3034 Evan Fri, 04 Mar 2005 19:00:26 +0000 http://www445.pair.com/tps115/jotsheet/?p=419#comment-3034 "But watching commericials like many things in life. You can sit around and complain about it, or you can try to see the positive aspects of it." What a fine consumer you are, a marketer's wet dream. So, the brain switches off and plug it into the matrix and let the wedge of marketing get driven deeper into the brain. Don't get me wrong, I'm a marketer! But at least give me a fight!!!! “But watching commericials like many things in life. You can sit around and complain about it, or you can try to see the positive aspects of it.”

What a fine consumer you are, a marketer’s wet dream. So, the brain switches off and plug it into the matrix and let the wedge of marketing get driven deeper into the brain.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m a marketer! But at least give me a fight!!!!

]]> By: cameron http://underscorebleach.net/jotsheet/2005/03/ban-commercials-before-movies#comment-3033 cameron Thu, 03 Mar 2005 00:31:12 +0000 http://www445.pair.com/tps115/jotsheet/?p=419#comment-3033 EXCUSE ME mr.spud...but you CLEARLY do not understand the method, humor, or quality of tom's rants and raves! "...But watching commericials like many things in life. You can sit around and complain about it, or you can try to see the positive aspects of it." This is what tom is best at, so excuse me but back off my man white chocolate. a big angry bear EXCUSE ME mr.spud…but you CLEARLY do not understand the method, humor, or quality of tom’s rants and raves! “…But watching commericials like many things in life. You can sit around and complain about it, or you can try to see the positive aspects of it.” This is what tom is best at, so excuse me but back off my man white chocolate. a big angry bear

]]> By: spudart http://underscorebleach.net/jotsheet/2005/03/ban-commercials-before-movies#comment-3032 spudart Wed, 02 Mar 2005 20:03:41 +0000 http://www445.pair.com/tps115/jotsheet/?p=419#comment-3032 I like sitting through commercials in the theatre. Really. A) It's interesting to see how they translate over onto the big screen. B) It's only two minutes of your time. If that two minutes will help the movie industry to make some more money, go ahead. You already set aside a block of time to see a movie. What's an extra two minutes? Now if it starts extending into twenty-minute blocks of commericials, that could be a problem. C) It's always funny to watch commericals in public. In 5th grade the teacher showed us an educational tv show, but he didn't edit out the commericials. It was quite funny to be in that social situation in school watching commericials. Maybe that's just the novelty of it (which might be related to point A above). But watching commericials like many things in life. You can sit around and complain about it, or you can try to see the positive aspects of it. I like sitting through commercials in the theatre. Really.

A) It’s interesting to see how they translate over onto the big screen.

B) It’s only two minutes of your time. If that two minutes will help the movie industry to make some more money, go ahead. You already set aside a block of time to see a movie. What’s an extra two minutes? Now if it starts extending into twenty-minute blocks of commericials, that could be a problem.

C) It’s always funny to watch commericals in public. In 5th grade the teacher showed us an educational tv show, but he didn’t edit out the commericials. It was quite funny to be in that social situation in school watching commericials. Maybe that’s just the novelty of it (which might be related to point A above).

But watching commericials like many things in life. You can sit around and complain about it, or you can try to see the positive aspects of it.

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