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Paragon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-04 11:51 PM
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If at all possible, see F9/11 *before* June 30th, because...
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jackstraw45 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-04 11:53 PM
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1. Different film...on a different level...
Word of mouth will bring more and more people to F 9/11

Spiderman 2 has it's audience and will be a smash no matter what.

Get out there and tell people to SEE Farenheit 9/11!!!
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Paragon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-04 12:00 AM
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2. Just saying...
Media coverage drops at that point, more or less.
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Longhorn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-04 12:01 AM
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3. Maybe they'll show the F9/11 trailer before Spiderman.
And when Spidey sells out, they'll go see F9/11 instead? They're both about dastardly villains trying to take over the world!
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Paragon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-04 12:04 AM
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4. Heh, doubtful.
Spider-Man 2 is being released by Sony Pictures.
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lanparty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-04 12:13 AM
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5. F911 critical mass ...

After the screening tonight I glanced up and noticed someone in the projector room scanning the audience and writing on a clipboard. My guess is that she was "guestimating" the actual audience. I think the theatre chains are in on the "buy 9/11, see Shrek 2" racket.

There may be a danger that the film will be yanked from a lot of screens before more people see it.

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ALago1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-04 12:16 AM
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6. "Buy 9/11, see Shrek 2" racket?
I'm confused. Fill me in please...
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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-04 12:28 AM
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8. The ever-popular Multiplex Rhumba.
Edited on Sun Jun-27-04 12:30 AM by asthmaticeog
Bill O'Reilly and our pals at Free Republic have been calling on conservatives who want to see F911 to go ahead and do so, but to buy a ticket for a different film and sneak in to F911 so they don't help the film's ticket sales numbers. I think lanparty may have mistyped above, since s/he stated it backwards.
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Kool Kitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-04 12:33 AM
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9. I don't think it will make that much difference.
The movie is raking in the dough. Funny that Mr. O'Reilly says no one should see it, but he sure didn't mind going to the premiere. Fucking hypocrite.
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lanparty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-04 01:06 AM
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12. Two scams ...

Yeah, it works both ways.

Freepers would buy Shrek tickets and see F911. Liberals who already saw F911 would buy F911 tickets and see Shrek 2 (or Dodge Ball or WHATEVER!!!)

They definitely checked tickets going in to make sure they were F911. I'm also convinced that the lady in the film booth was writing down how many people attended the screening.

I don't think it's insidious behavior on Kerasotes part. I think they're just trying to gauge interest for the film given that both groups have advocated playing games.

Most theatre chains are only playing the film at SOME of their theatres. If they're getting light viewing (as opposed to "fake" viewing) they would likely want to move the copy to another theatre.
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Kool Kitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-04 12:17 AM
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7. Why would they yank it?
It seems to be making a lot of money. There certainly is an audience for it.
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stickdog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-04 12:34 AM
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10. Money talks. Bullshit walks.
Keep walking.
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stickdog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-04 12:35 AM
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11. See the movie when you want.
If you see it BEFORE you see Spiderman II, you've done your part.
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