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Originally posted by nata25
7:10 start-time for movies + 10 minutes' commercials = fraud
Moviegoers are suing theater chains for suckering audiences into their auditoriums for a 7:10 show and then showing ten minutes of commercials instead. They're asking for minimal damages -- $75 each -- and focusing on getting theaters to start the trailers, if not the movie, at the advertised start-time. I am so down with this.
"They deceive you into thinking a movie starts on time in order to create a captive audience,'' Weinberg said. "People are actually paying good money to watch commercials.
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-film19.html
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What an idiotic thing to do. The result will be putting the theatre chains out of business or higher ticket prices. Somebody should put a stop to that suit ASAP. Our local theater chain (Regal Cinemas) is well-known to have financial problems, and I'm sure running the ads helps. The theatre customer can simply go in 10 minutes after the scheduled start time if it's such a big deal to them.
Maybe I don't like going to your websites and seeing banners and blind links and shit when all I want is free porn. I think I'll sue your asses.
Blind links in TGP's are fraud even more than 10 minutes of ads in a movie theatre.