[Gllug] OT: Star Wars in digital

[Formi]

 I didn't want to go large explaining my reasons, because I would
 need an entire mailing list for myself.

 But here is an example of the Hollywood mafia:

 I saw this on the J.Ross movie program, and he is probably paid by them:

 English young director gets given shitloads of cash from the British Arts
 Council and the lottery to make a film, and promote the "enlgish film 
 industry"

 Guy spends 3 years perfectionning the "costume" movie.

 Critics have a look, and say, really good in all aspects.

 They go to the distributors to show the movie in UK cinemas and they are
 send packing.

 Movie dies quietly.


 This reminds me of some softcrap co, at the end of the day 
 north-americans own the cinemas and they only show their shit.

 And people in this country suck their ar* every time they 
 are given the chance.

                      Give $$$ and I will shut up.

                                  Not Formi.



On Thu, 16 May 2002, Martyn Drake wrote:

> On Wed, 15 May 2002 22:24:51 +0100 (BST) Formi wrote:
> 
> >  I must admit I don't go to the cine. I don't like to give 
> >  money to the Holywood mafia, partly because of all the reasons
> >  about copyright explained by RMS on his talk a few months ago.
> 
> I don't go to the cinema very often these days for the following
> reasons:-
> 
> 1) The cost.  The Warner Village cinema in Leicester Square is so
> outrageouly expensive, it'll probably be cheaper to wait for the DVD
> release AND you get to play it in the comfort of your own home without
> the discomfort of the cinema seats.
> 
> 2) People kissing at the back row.  I remember watching Harry Potter and
> the Philosopher's Scone with the missus and several teenagers barged
> into the back of the cinema and started kissing.  I wouldn't have minded
> so much, but they just couldn't kiss to save their lives.  Too much
> squelching and slurping.  For Goodness sake, we both wanted to go to
> back and say to them that if they're going to kiss, then bloody do it
> properly.  Rank Amateurs by all accounts.
> 
> 3) Kids.  Those screaming, annoying little buggers that enjoy silly
> conversations during the film.  The Phantom Menance was really bad - it
> took me three showings just to get through and understand what was
> happening in the film because of the bloody little buggers running
> around 
> 
> 4) Foreign Students.  I'm sorry - I'm not trying to be racist or
> studentist here (after all I was a student once), but where I live we
> have a lot of students and as such a fair share foreign students.  It's
> always annoying at our local cinema to find groups of German or French
> students moaning about the film, the cinema, the UK in general - just
> about everything - and they will not shut up during the whole film.  I
> only know this as my wife speaks fluent French and German!
> 
> I must go to the wrong cinemas - I'm sure.  This is why I tend to always
> wait for the DVD of a film to come out.  It works out cheaper, more
> comfortable and usually has more features than the original theatrical
> release.
> 
> And going off-topic a bit (but still somewhat related) - I remember once
> at Universal Studios at the Terminator 3-D attraction that some
> parent(s) decided on taking their 5 year old kid in with them.  They
> were then left wondering why she was crying her eyeballs out by the end
> of the show.  For those that haven't been - it's quite a bit loud (it
> will hurt your ears) and a bit extreme for kids under 10 if you ask me.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 	Victor Meldrew
> 
> 


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