[All-Out Odd] MPAA blames text messaging for lack of moviegoers

Fluid · 19th Aug 2003, 05:42 PM

From Slashdot:

Quote:

The movie industry is blaming poor sales of such movies as Gigli, The Hulk and Charlies Angels not on the fact that they were poor quality, but because people text message other people telling them that the movie stinks. Industry executives say that this undermines a carefully crafted marketing image. Expect texting to be banned by the MPAA in the near future.

Undermining a carefully crafted marketing image? I'll be glad to.

thewalkingman · 19th Aug 2003, 05:50 PM

txt messaging is ahsome

MetalMickey · 19th Aug 2003, 06:49 PM

MetalMickey blames crap movies for lack of moviegoers

Waffnuffly · 19th Aug 2003, 06:57 PM

AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA, that's hillarious! What's next, will they blame talking since people will TELL EACHOTHER that the movies suck?

ZenPirate · 19th Aug 2003, 07:27 PM

Me thinks the MPAA needs to random drug test it's employees, before they make comments to the press...

Selerox · 19th Aug 2003, 07:39 PM

Quite possibly the dumbest excuse for a press release that's ever been written. People simply won't watch **** movies. They haven't figured that out yet, same as RIAA hasn't worked out that people are buying less and less CDs because the music sucks.

Clayeth · 19th Aug 2003, 07:46 PM

I think there's some kind of disease that infects anyone working for a company ending in IAA and turns them into a FREAKING IDIOT!

AriTheDog · 19th Aug 2003, 07:58 PM

Like the MPIAA?

Clayeth · 19th Aug 2003, 08:05 PM

Yeah, it would've been that but it's too long... so it counts

Daedalus · 19th Aug 2003, 09:19 PM

Gigli? HAHAHAHAHAHA!! Yes, we all didnt go see Gigli because everyone else told us not to. Maybe we didnt because it was possibly one of the WORST movies of our time? Na that couldnt be it! It's rational!!

I swear, they must have people working around the clock making stupid juice or something so that by morning, they can have enough stupid to pass around to everyone else in the building.

Sheer brilliance. That's like saying a P2 233mhz is slow because people say it's slow.

Zarkazm · 20th Aug 2003, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MetalMickey

MetalMickey blames crap movies for lack of moviegoers

There is no such thing as a crap movie, only crap marketing.

W0RF · 20th Aug 2003, 11:58 AM

I liked Hulk

TossMonkey · 20th Aug 2003, 12:37 PM

I have difficulty comprehending how retarded some people are, I just can't understand how it's feasible for people to be this dumb.

Oh noes, people are texting their friends and telling them our movies are crap! We must stop them!

D66 · 20th Aug 2003, 02:54 PM

Looks Like a case of some poor shmo trying to make an excuse so he dosent get fired.
That or the first stage in a campaign to block Celular/Digital signals from Movie theatre buildings.

Which might be a good thing, Considering the Battle of Helms Deep would have sounded so much cooler without the Bloody phone behind me going off with a Vanity ring for "Happy Birthday"

Then again, Individuals who dont turn off their ringers should be the ones to suffer. Not the people with good sense.

Whatever the motivation. The MPAA's comment is absurd. I should look it up reall, because it boggles the mind that they would relese something THAT Ignorant

Sam_The_Man · 20th Aug 2003, 05:56 PM

Umm... but they're basically right. Text messaging has made it easier to tell someone that a movie sucks - of course you always used to be able to do that, but now you can tell someone the moment you walk out of the theatre, while it's fresh in your mind, and not have to wait until you meet them.

About the only silly thing in the article is the "Industry executives say that this undermines a carefully crafted marketing image" bit, and I find it hard to believe, particularly as there's no actual link to this press release, that the industry would actually admit that all its films suck and its only advertising that matters.

TossMonkey · 20th Aug 2003, 06:16 PM

Sam, you're right, but the article seems to blame only the text messaging. What about movie reviews? What about general hear say?

This is just a theory, it's probably got a fair amount of truth in it too, but it's not taking all the factors in (such as the crap storyline for example).

Waffnuffly · 20th Aug 2003, 06:20 PM

It doesn't matter. Text messaging, whether it means people talk about the movies more or not, is not the problem. THE MOVIE IS THE PROBLEM. Just because someone tells their friend that the movie sucks sooner, when it's fresh in their mind, that doesn't mean that text messaging is undermining the movie industry. If the movie was good, people would text their friends saying so. The MPAA's accusation is outrageous and stupid, no matter how you slice it.

DeeperShade · 20th Aug 2003, 06:28 PM

Wasnt gigli one of Madonna's films or am I thinking of a different pile of ****?

W0RF · 21st Aug 2003, 07:57 AM

gigli was the recent bomb starring Ben AFLAC and J-Ho.

You may have been thinking of Girl 6 or Body of Evidence

el Gato · 21st Aug 2003, 08:51 AM

Have the sales of good movies increased due to text messaging??? If it works, it should work both ways...

19th Aug 2003, 05:50 PM	#2
thewalkingman ssssssssssss bugger! Join Date: Nov. 12th, 2000 Location: Quahog Posts: 6,446	txt messaging is ahsome __________________ Only IPv6 enabled browsers can see my posts

19th Aug 2003, 06:57 PM	#4
Waffnuffly >:E Join Date: Nov. 4th, 2001 Location: The Kitchen Posts: 2,197	AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA, that's hillarious! What's next, will they blame talking since people will TELL EACHOTHER that the movies suck? Last edited by Waffnuffly; 19th Aug 2003 at 06:59 PM.

19th Aug 2003, 07:39 PM	#6
Selerox COR AD COR LOQVITVR Join Date: Nov. 12th, 1999 Location: TheUKofGBandNI Posts: 6,420	Oh dear god... Quite possibly the dumbest excuse for a press release that's ever been written. People simply won't watch **** movies. They haven't figured that out yet, same as RIAA hasn't worked out that people are buying less and less CDs because the music sucks. __________________ "There are no Christians, as far as I know, blowing up buildings. I am not aware of Christian suicide bombers. I am not aware of any major Christian denomination that believes the penalty for apostasy is death. I have mixed feelings about the decline for Christianity, in so far that Christianity might be a bulwark against something worse" - Professor Richard Dawkins

19th Aug 2003, 07:46 PM	#7
Clayeth Classic Join Date: Apr. 10th, 2000 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,602	I think there's some kind of disease that infects anyone working for a company ending in IAA and turns them into a FREAKING IDIOT! __________________ Stupid squirrels!!!

19th Aug 2003, 07:58 PM	#8
AriTheDog frog steering expert Join Date: May. 6th, 2001 Location: USA Posts: 4,695	Like the MPIAA? __________________ [16:58] <moke`hapy> the puke is the money shot

19th Aug 2003, 06:49 PM	#3
MetalMickey Banned Join Date: Jul. 30th, 2000 Location: Dublin Posts: 2,151	MetalMickey blames crap movies for lack of moviegoers

19th Aug 2003, 07:27 PM	#5
ZenPirate Living Legend (and moderator) Join Date: Nov. 21st, 2000 Location: New York Posts: 7,468	Me thinks the MPAA needs to random drug test it's employees, before they make comments to the press...

19th Aug 2003, 08:05 PM	#9
Clayeth Classic Join Date: Apr. 10th, 2000 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,602	Yeah, it would've been that but it's too long... so it counts __________________ Stupid squirrels!!!

19th Aug 2003, 09:19 PM	#10
Daedalus I don't even... Join Date: May. 24th, 2001 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 4,261	Gigli? HAHAHAHAHAHA!! Yes, we all didnt go see Gigli because everyone else told us not to. Maybe we didnt because it was possibly one of the WORST movies of our time? Na that couldnt be it! It's rational!! I swear, they must have people working around the clock making stupid juice or something so that by morning, they can have enough stupid to pass around to everyone else in the building. Sheer brilliance. That's like saying a P2 233mhz is slow because people say it's slow. __________________ ... ____

20th Aug 2003, 11:58 AM	#12
W0RF BuF Greeter, News Bagger Join Date: Apr. 19th, 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 8,731	I liked Hulk __________________ Maps: CTF-ColaWars-FragBU - current version = 2 \| CTF/BR/JB/TDM-BuFferZone - In Progress

20th Aug 2003, 12:37 PM	#13
TossMonkey brown bread? Join Date: Sep. 4th, 2001 Location: Great Britain. Posts: 6,098	I have difficulty comprehending how retarded some people are, I just can't understand how it's feasible for people to be this dumb. Oh noes, people are texting their friends and telling them our movies are crap! We must stop them! __________________ All those moments will be lost, like tears in the rain. Time to die. PSN: Fifth-Elephant Quakelive: FifthElephant no good reason

20th Aug 2003, 02:54 PM	#14
D66 Grey Pilgrim Join Date: Feb. 2nd, 2000 Location: Gondolin Posts: 3,003	Looks Like a case of some poor shmo trying to make an excuse so he dosent get fired. That or the first stage in a campaign to block Celular/Digital signals from Movie theatre buildings. Which might be a good thing, Considering the Battle of Helms Deep would have sounded so much cooler without the Bloody phone behind me going off with a Vanity ring for "Happy Birthday" Then again, Individuals who dont turn off their ringers should be the ones to suffer. Not the people with good sense. Whatever the motivation. The MPAA's comment is absurd. I should look it up reall, because it boggles the mind that they would relese something THAT Ignorant __________________ Human Beings were not meant to sit in little cubicles staring at computer screens all day, Filling out useless forms and listening to 8 different bosses drone on about "Mission Statements" --Office Space

20th Aug 2003, 05:56 PM	#15
Sam_The_Man I am the Hugh Grant of Thatcherism Join Date: Mar. 26th, 2000 Location: England Posts: 5,793	Umm... but they're basically right. Text messaging has made it easier to tell someone that a movie sucks - of course you always used to be able to do that, but now you can tell someone the moment you walk out of the theatre, while it's fresh in your mind, and not have to wait until you meet them. About the only silly thing in the article is the "Industry executives say that this undermines a carefully crafted marketing image" bit, and I find it hard to believe, particularly as there's no actual link to this press release, that the industry would actually admit that all its films suck and its only advertising that matters. __________________ The personal, as everyone's so fcking fond of saying, is political. So if some power player tries to harm you, TAKE IT PERSONALLY. Get angry. Time and again they cream your liquidation, your displacement, your torture and brutal execution with the ultimate insult that it's just business, it's politics, it's the way of the world, it's a tough life and that IT'S NOTHING PERSONAL. Well, fck them. Make it personal." -Quellcrist Falconer, Things I Should Have Learnt By Now, Vol. II

20th Aug 2003, 06:16 PM	#16
TossMonkey brown bread? Join Date: Sep. 4th, 2001 Location: Great Britain. Posts: 6,098	Sam, you're right, but the article seems to blame only the text messaging. What about movie reviews? What about general hear say? This is just a theory, it's probably got a fair amount of truth in it too, but it's not taking all the factors in (such as the crap storyline for example). __________________ All those moments will be lost, like tears in the rain. Time to die. PSN: Fifth-Elephant Quakelive: FifthElephant no good reason

20th Aug 2003, 06:20 PM	#17
Waffnuffly >:E Join Date: Nov. 4th, 2001 Location: The Kitchen Posts: 2,197	It doesn't matter. Text messaging, whether it means people talk about the movies more or not, is not the problem. THE MOVIE IS THE PROBLEM. Just because someone tells their friend that the movie sucks sooner, when it's fresh in their mind, that doesn't mean that text messaging is undermining the movie industry. If the movie was good, people would text their friends saying so. The MPAA's accusation is outrageous and stupid, no matter how you slice it.

20th Aug 2003, 06:28 PM	#18
DeeperShade Banned Join Date: Dec. 8th, 2000 Posts: 9,622	Wasnt gigli one of Madonna's films or am I thinking of a different pile of ****?

21st Aug 2003, 07:57 AM	#19
W0RF BuF Greeter, News Bagger Join Date: Apr. 19th, 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 8,731	gigli was the recent bomb starring Ben AFLAC and J-Ho. You may have been thinking of Girl 6 or Body of Evidence __________________ Maps: CTF-ColaWars-FragBU - current version = 2 \| CTF/BR/JB/TDM-BuFferZone - In Progress

21st Aug 2003, 08:51 AM	#20
el Gato Has-Been Join Date: Jan. 19th, 2000 Location: outside Raleigh NC Posts: 3,522	Have the sales of good movies increased due to text messaging??? If it works, it should work both ways... __________________

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