Apr. 23rd, 2003
Grrr... greed... again
Apr. 23rd, 2003 03:25 pm
These movie company execs really amaze me. Why bother making an advertisement for your film then making it hard for people to see it?I found out about an upcoming film called [no, I'm not even gonna say the name] which looks like it will be very cool. I checked out the site online and they have trailers, but only streaming -- you can't download them.
I have many friends who, I am sure would like to see the trailer, who would almost certainly become interested enough to go and see the film, but they don't have an internet connection. Unfortunately I am not likely to show them the trailer because I have a download limit. If I could download the trailer then I would show it to about a dozen people I can think of right off the top of my head, but there is no way I am going to stream that file 12 or more times just because some anal-retentive executive desires total control.
This is so dumb. The brilliant artists get shortchanged by management... again.
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I will say the name. The artists shouldn't be punished for the actions of stupid management. Fire the management, I say. The film is called Underworld http://EnterTheUnderworld.com and looks like a very dark, modern gothic, Romeo and Juliet story where Juliet is a vampire and Romeo is a lycanthrope (werewolf). Vampires and lycanthropes are sworn enemies. The gorgeous Kate Beckinsale is the vampire and some of the special effects look mouth-watering.