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Psst! Eight Bits Gets You "The Two Towers" In China
rocodipoco writes "CNN reports on this article about DVDs of "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" were available in Shanghai two weeks ago for about $1 a pop, according to one Western film industry executive who visited that city. The film opens in North America on December 18. Interviewed at the CineAsia movie convention, the executive said as many as 40 street vendors were openly offering DVDs outside a Shanghai mall; he declined their offers, and thus can't verify the quality of the counterfeit copies. I personally want to wait for the movie to hit the big screen...it's all about the suspense. What do others think?"
Sounds like scaremongering to me..."insidious crime ring use ninja to pirate film prior to release".
The industry needs to either get their act together re how they embargo new releases or give up their sad attempts at pre-release hype.
After just viewing LOTR: The Two Towers, I was shocked when I found out that they all died....
In college, really poor, need a flatscreen.
You might be up to something. After all, Elvenfolk have that dreamy look...
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Rome taught me patience and assiduous application to detail. Virtues which temper the boldness of great, general views.
Those of us who have seen The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring know what an amazing director Peter Jackson is. When I learned that there apparently was to be a sequel, I was overjoyed. However, Peter Jackson has decided to tastelessly name the sequel "The Two Towers". The title is clearly meant to refer to the attacks on the World Trade Center. In this post-September 11 world, it is unforgiveable that this should be allowed to happen. The idea is both offensive and morally repugnant. Hopefully, when Peter Jackson and, more importantly, New Line Cinema see the number of signatures on this petition, the title will be changed to something a little more sensitive.
Sincerely,
The Undersigned
Some people are stupid.
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Thanks to my brother, I *ahem* had access to Episode 1 on VCD about a month before it came out.
There were three girls on my entire engineering course at the time. One of them was a Star Wars fan, not to mention gorgeous. I happened to mention that I had this VCD, and that night found us lying on my bed in my darkened room staring at a 14" monitor. (I said monitor).
Can't believe I actually watched that movie, but it was worth it. Unfortunately I was too stupid to take advantage of the situation. Wonder if she's into LOTR? =)
Holleywood has denied any attempt to profit off september 11 with the release of the new Bruce Willis action movie "Bin Laden go bye bye". Industry sources say that its a tribute to the fallen heros and every dollar spent will only prove the success of western capitalism and how great the US is.
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Dude, one word... decaf.
Another day closer to redwood heaven
Yes, the "Two Towers" movie is out. Actually I don't know what all the fuss is about, it got a considerable airplay on many tv stations on its world television premiere date, Sept. 11, 2001. Warning: Spoilers follow.
To summarize, a group a evil religious fanatics hijack several jet airliners and crash them into strategic targets in the U.S. The terrorists exhibit incredible feats of flying, maneuvering their jet airliners deftly into the World Trade Centers (this part really had my "suspension of disbelief" pushed to the limits. Ever TRY those maneuvers with, say, MS Flight Sim? Guffaw!". Anyway, the jet airliners cause the massive WTC towers to fail and collapse to the ground, within mere minutes of each other (uh, huh), causing the death of thousands of American lives! Then, the president gets on the horn, orders troops to Afghanistan where they do battle with religious fanatics where (how's this for an imagination: playing sports and music is forbidden, and women aren't allowed to be educated or seek medical attention!!! hahahah, these Hollywood writers kill me sometimes) and justice prevails. The religious fanatics are driven out of the country in only a couple of months, and the country, rocked by war for
decades, is miraculously transformed into a democratic society with rights for all, women included.
Talk about your made-for-tv bad movies! I must say, the special effects were not too shabby, for a tv movie though. Kudos to whoever put that together (Industrial Light and Magic?)!
What interests me is that I've always thought this was quite a "western" mentality, grounded in materialism and greed. Are the Chinese just the same? Or do they have other motivations?
Nah, man... they obviously pirate movies as a means to reach enlightenment.
Don't trust a bull's horn, a doberman's tooth, a runaway horse or me.
I don't really like cinemas, and its just giving money to a cartel. I'll wait for the the DVD. I think in the meantime I'll just get the soundtrack, and make do with the book. Is it available in Adobe E-book format?
Kinda ironic to read the banner ads on /. today "Lord of the rings - the two towers...only in theaters" - right above the story about LOTR being available on the street. Would slashdot lie to me??
ahh man.. its 5:40am.. gimme a break :)
So.. they're selling counterfit DVDs in China, and this may hurt the film industry...
Yeah right... I can't even be bothered to leave the house to buy food...
Do you really think I'm gonna leave the house, drive to the airport, fly to china, learn to speak chinese, and buy a DVD... all to save 16 hours downloading it from Kazaa;)
i mean it. you can play the oringinal DVD side by side with it, and you -cannot- tell the difference at all.
Yes you can. The other one is my prrrecious. The other one is just a cheap ripped piece of plastic.
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Jake: You lied to me.
Elwood: It wasn't lies, it was just bullshit.
...to in a crowded cinema with kids kicking the seats from behind, the stench of popcorn fried in rancid oil and chairs that ensure you can't feel your legs after 3 hours. It's not the perfect environment for a film *that* long.
When I am king, you will be first against the wall.
Man oh man, I think I'd pay a buck to give that movie back.
Indeed this Engrish text itself is really worth the 10 yuans. The summary, cast, copyright text all come from different sources... This is just great!
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I don't think missing is the right word, after all, does anyone really miss him?
8 bits...that's some pretty mighty impressive compression! Damn all who complain about petty things like grainy pixels!
There are a huge number of yeast infections in this county. Probably because we're downriver from the bread factory.
A discussion on LOTR is where the trolls are on topic !
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Have you guys any idea how much prestige releasing this movie on the net would give to any movie release (pirate) groups?
Damn, they could write their own ticket! It'd be babe city for those d00ds!
I'll take 1024!
A co-worker of mine, who is ethnic Chinese went to China this summer, and brought back a buch of these $1 DVDs that the street vendors offer. Among them, was a disc with "Lord Of the Rings" stamped prominently on the cover.
A closer look at the cover revealed, however that for some unknown reason, Tom Cruise has joined the cast of the film, as his picture was front and center under the movie's title.
When my coleague got Stateside and tried watching the movie, he was (only mildly) surprised to find out that the disc actually contained a Chinese-subtitled version of "Willow". A closer inspection of the DVD case showed that the credits on the back of it were cut and pasted from a poster of Disney's "The Kid" - out in theaters around that time.
The moral of the story is that just because street peddlers in China is selling DIV boxes that say "The Two Towers" on them, one should not go assuming that the Chinese cartels were able to successfully pirate the movie.
Are you on drug(s)?!! Why not?