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Anyone Else Jazzed About the New Avengers Movie?
shmokes:
--- Quote from: Mikezilla on April 30, 2012, 07:01:55 pm ---
Its the principal of it Shmokes.
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But that's just the thing. Who cares? What's the principle? How would your life be any better if it opened on May 4th in Taiwan? Like . . . how does it even touch your life? Why would the knowledge of someone else seeing it a week before you even register on your radar? I don't understand how you'd be happier if it opened simultaneously worldwide--I mean, you'd still see it on May 4th, but you'd be content knowing that your viewing wasn't be marred by the knowledge that some Asian ---maternal-smurf--- got to see it first?
Le Chuck:
--- Quote from: shmokes on April 30, 2012, 10:03:54 pm ---
--- Quote from: Mikezilla on April 30, 2012, 07:01:55 pm ---
Its the principal of it Shmokes.
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But that's just the thing. Who cares? What's the principle? How would your life be any better if it opened on May 4th in Taiwan? Like . . . how does it even touch your life? Why would the knowledge of someone else seeing it a week before you even register on your radar? I don't understand how you'd be happier if it opened simultaneously worldwide--I mean, you'd still see it on May 4th, but you'd be content knowing that your viewing wasn't be marred by the knowledge that some Asian ---maternal-smurf--- got to see it first?
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The theatres here that show open captioned films won't show Avengers with subs until it has been open 3 weeks, so all the hearing ---daisies--- get to hear it before the deaf ---daisies---. Unfair, unfair I say!!!11!1!!
Vigo:
--- Quote from: shmokes on April 30, 2012, 10:03:54 pm ---
--- Quote from: Mikezilla on April 30, 2012, 07:01:55 pm ---
Its the principal of it Shmokes.
--- End quote ---
But that's just the thing. Who cares? What's the principle? How would your life be any better if it opened on May 4th in Taiwan? Like . . . how does it even touch your life? Why would the knowledge of someone else seeing it a week before you even register on your radar? I don't understand how you'd be happier if it opened simultaneously worldwide--I mean, you'd still see it on May 4th, but you'd be content knowing that your viewing wasn't be marred by the knowledge that some Asian ---maternal-smurf--- got to see it first?
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1) It is most of the world, not just Taiwan.
2) I have been wanting to watch this movie for a damn long time. It is what my wife wanted to do for her birthday, and thanks to some pencilnecks in Hollywood, we instead have sit and wait for the whole world to watch it first. I have only been able to see 2 movies in the last year and a half since our kid was born and my wife loves comic movies more than I do. We can't just get a babysitter whenever we want, but her birthday we have someone lined up to babysit. So yeah, it does really rub me the wrong way that instead of getting to see the movie like she wants, she has to hear about the movie from her friends overseas.
3) It is simply a bitchy move. It is an American movie, based on American comics, starring a character named Captain America. Only a ---Bad words, bad words, whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when saint censors you?--- would decide that Americans can't see it, but the rest of the world can. You gotta respect your primary fan base.
4) Thanks for calling my wife's friend an "Asian ---maternal-smurf---". Real classy.... ::)
shmokes:
1- Yeah, my post would have read much better had I named each country. The point is the same. It doesn't affect you.
2- Wait, really? Cos you hadn't mentioned that. Did you let the studio know? Cos if they set the release date for May 4th, knowing you had a babysitter for your wif's birthday, that is seriously unclassy. Maybe they didn't know how much she likes comic book movies . . .
3- To be fair, it doesn't just star Captain America. Thor's in there too. Yet it's opening on Earth before Heaven. How do you think god feels?
4- Just so we're on the same page, I want you to know that I was specifically referring to your wife's friend earlier. I see now that it would be easy to read my sentence as referring to any random Asian who has the audacity to see this movie before Americans, but that was careless, frankly sloppy writing on my part. I meant your wife's friend. Well . . . the others too, but mainly her.
Vigo:
My point is not about the specific date, it is that seeing a movie is a huge deal for me these days. It's annoying that some idiot decided that America doesn't get to watch the movie until two weeks later. Yeah, that move does specifically affect me. My wife thought she could go right away when her friend first mentioned it. Throw in that many of her friends are all going and it is a let down. I have a right to think it is stupid. Just because some asshat on the internet thinks I have no right to care makes no difference to me.
I am sure if a French filmmaker made a French film in France and decided to release to it the whole world except France, there might be some French people upset about it. It is not a big deal that I, or other people care about this sort of thing.
Oh and thanks for clearing up that you exclusively think my wife's friend is an Asian ---maternal-smurf---. I never thought you were addressing any group of people and frankly couldn't care even if you were. I'll be sure to pass on the message to her though.
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