Posted by michael adams on 07/11/06 21:01

"Ed Chilada" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Last weekend I went to watch Pirates of the Carribean. They put an
> anti-piracy trailer on,

Hold it right there for a second...

Right carry on.


> showing bits of Superman Returns which then
> scaled down, washed out and went muffled as they tried to show what a
> ripped off copy would look like and how much poorer it is. "Come to
> the cinema for the real experience", they said.
>
> 45 minutes and many adverts and trailers later, the film eventually
> started....
>
> Given the film is two and a half hours long in the first place, I
> thought that was taking the piss. Countless people (usually women),
> had to leave part way through the film to go for a leak. Sure, they
> get to see the film on a big screen, but they also get to miss five
> potentially crucial minutes of it because they can't pause it and they
> had to wait over 45 minutes for it to start in the first place.
>
> Maybe next time I'll decide that the home experience is better.

As a matter of interest, what chain was this ?

Maybe if you wrote in with your eminently sensible complaint they might
not only take notice but send you some complimentary tickets. Yes
I know what use are they now? But still. Maybe their managers are given
individual discretion and this one may need a bit of guidance from Head
Office. It would be interesting to discover if this was Company policy at
least - no interruptions, so no chance to sell any extra popcorn either.
Strange.


michael adams

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