Is it just me, or has a huge chunk of the movies released lately been essentially just remakes of older movies/shows/video games, if not just misleading pieces of crap (i.e. Hostel)?
Silent Hill and Underworld: Evolution are the only two that I've seen recently that I didn't think sucked, which pleasantly surprised me.
Exactly. It's ridiculous. They never take into account the fact that their product might simply just suck.
If I wasn't interested enough by a movie to want to see it in the theater, and I haven't already viewed the movie in some *free* way, then I'm probably not going to shell out my money for it. Period.
Now, on the other hand, if I see a movie in the theater/at a friend's house, and I love it, then I will buy the DVD. Also, if I watch a downloaded copy, and I love it, then also will I buy the DVD. Actually, out of all the DVDs I've bought in the last couple years, most of them were bought only after first seeing a downloaded copy. The others were bought after first watching them either at friend's house or after they aired on TV.
Right after reading about this, I was notified that it was there for me to install.
Hell no!
I guess it's a good thing I read/. as soon as I wake up.;)
I don't have a crack for it, but I know how annoying it is. A couple weeks ago I got that message, and I selected that I'd reboot later, because I was in the middle of downloading some stuff. I came back later that night, only to find out that it had gone ahead and rebooted without my permission. Grr!
Funny how that works, isn't it?;)
If I ever really want to get any work done, I've got to hide myself away in a corner of the library, while leaving my laptop at home. Too much effort!
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Same here. I noticed that Dell has stopped shipping restore cds, instead making a partition on the hard drive to store its restore image. Screw that.
Why do you find this unbelievable? The so-called liberals have absolutely no tolerance for anyone who doesn't tow their "political correctness" line.
*recalls the lecture in Human Sexuality on fetal masturbation*
I just thought it was going to be a two hour torture fest.
Silent Hill and Underworld: Evolution are the only two that I've seen recently that I didn't think sucked, which pleasantly surprised me.
If I wasn't interested enough by a movie to want to see it in the theater, and I haven't already viewed the movie in some *free* way, then I'm probably not going to shell out my money for it. Period.
Now, on the other hand, if I see a movie in the theater/at a friend's house, and I love it, then I will buy the DVD. Also, if I watch a downloaded copy, and I love it, then also will I buy the DVD. Actually, out of all the DVDs I've bought in the last couple years, most of them were bought only after first seeing a downloaded copy. The others were bought after first watching them either at friend's house or after they aired on TV.
LOL, yes, that, or sign on any of the instant messengers or IRC.
Right after reading about this, I was notified that it was there for me to install. Hell no! I guess it's a good thing I read /. as soon as I wake up. ;)
I don't have a crack for it, but I know how annoying it is. A couple weeks ago I got that message, and I selected that I'd reboot later, because I was in the middle of downloading some stuff. I came back later that night, only to find out that it had gone ahead and rebooted without my permission. Grr!
Yes, those automatic updates can be quite sneaky. I prefer to check manually.
It's sort of like how their "Microsoft AntiSpyware" program is an oxymoron.
Funny how that works, isn't it? ;)
If I ever really want to get any work done, I've got to hide myself away in a corner of the library, while leaving my laptop at home. Too much effort!