Here Terry,
A chance to become your own AMC and scam your neighbors.
http://tinyurl.com/2cy98te
Rick Emery
www.rickemery.com
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From: Roger Shufflebottom <rogshuff@gmail.com>
To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, December 8, 2010 3:06:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] Re: OT: AMC theater's new scam
Something more - like content - BFI South Bank for me.
On 7 Dec 2010, at 23:33, Rupert Watson wrote:
> Terence
>
> That assumes you have an American sized front room and have invested in
> some pretty hard core home cinema equipment.
>
> For the Europeans among us the Cinema (especially the Everyman in
> Hampstead, London) still offers something more than one can achieve in
> our poky little living rooms ;-)
>
> As for projectionists? Most of them can't find their arse with both
> hands.
>
> Rupert Watson
>
> +44 7787 554 801
>
> www.root6.com
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> From: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
> Of Terence Curren
> Sent: 07 December 2010 18:11
> To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Avid-L2] Re: OT: AMC theater's new scam
>
> That's because theaters are just becoming large television screening
> rooms. The differentiation between a home theater and the AMC with
> digital projection is basically one of size.
>
> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com> ,
> "Eric J. Gleske" <eric@...> wrote:
> >
> > In a somewhat related note is this article from Slate.com: "In an age
> > when studios claim that box-office salvation will be found in new
> > projection technology like Imax and 3-D, projectionists themselves are
>
> > facing complete and total annihilation."
> >
> > <http://www.slate.com/id/2266654/>
> >
> > Eric Gleske
> > Somewhere in Oregon
> >
> >
> > On Dec 5, 2010, at 1:20 PM, David Dodson wrote:
> >
> > > What this whole thing smacks of is unabashed desperation by
> > > exhibitors. They simply have no idea WHAT to do, and so are trying
> > > anything, even patently fraudulent and feckless marketing to get
> > > people to come in.
> > >
> > > Stunning that the exhibitors don't see the fundamentals of clean
> > > theaters, bright projection and clear sound as being the cornerstone
>
> > > of their business. After that, it's the Industry making movies that
> > > people actually want to see, rather than tired retreads and a
> > > bizarre, almost fetishistic obsession with super heroes.
> > >
> > > See, was that so hard?
> > >
> > > David
> > >
> > >
> > > On Dec 5, 2010, at 1:10 PM, Benjamin Hershleder wrote:
> > >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> I got this surprise a while ago too Terry (at the AMC 16 in
> > >> Burbank) and it was for the big-screen, enhanced-sound worthy, film
>
> > >> epic "Get Him to the Greek"!
> > >> It made no sense that that movie was shown in that space.
> > >> Cheers,
> > >>
> > >> B
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Benjamin Hershleder
> > >> http://ContactBen.com
> > >> http://Hershleder.com
> > >>
> > >> Wear It In Post!
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> > >> for Post Production Professionals
> > >> http://www.WearItInPost.com
> > >>
> > >> On Dec 5, 2010, at 11:39 AM, Terence Curren wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Took the family to AMC to see a movie yesterday and was introduced
>
> > >>> to the AMC theater chain's new money grabbing scheme. They have
> > >>> what they call the "Enhanced Theater Experience" which actually
> > >>> means they are charging you 4 dollars more per ticket. What do you
>
> > >>> get for that? According to their press release:
> > >>>
> > >>> "ETX includes a 20-percent larger screen, 3D technology, digital
> > >>> projection and an upgraded sound system. "
> > >>>
> > >>> Okay, this movie was not in 3D, and a bigger screen should mean
> > >>> you sit farther away, but these are existing cracker box theaters
> > >>> so that isn't going to happen. And the "upgraded sound system" is
> > >>> twice as many speakers with higher wattage. In other words, either
>
> > >>> their sound systems were already sub par, or they will now make
> > >>> sure you leave the theater deaf.
> > >>>
> > >>> This blatant rip-off is just another reason that they are going to
>
> > >>> kill themselves by ensuring folks stay home to watch movies.
> > >>>
> > >>> And yes, I refused to pay the extortion fee and went to another
> > >>> theater chain to see the movie.
> > >>>
> > >>> Terence Curren
> > >>> Burbank, CA
> > >>>
> > >>> www.alphadogs.tv
> > >>> www.digitalservicestation.com
> > >>>
> > >>> www.editorslounge.com
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