Comments on: 19 Minutes http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/05/28/19-minutes/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:37:02 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Movie Industry Has A Record Year In 2008, Still Not Happy - SeanPAune.com http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/05/28/19-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-35931 Movie Industry Has A Record Year In 2008, Still Not Happy - SeanPAune.com Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:51:32 +0000 http://www.seanpaune.com/?p=1706#comment-35931 [...] Watching 19 minutes of ads and trailers [...] [...] Watching 19 minutes of ads and trailers [...]

]]> By: Sean P Aune http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/05/28/19-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-27939 Sean P Aune Thu, 29 May 2008 16:12:52 +0000 http://www.seanpaune.com/?p=1706#comment-27939 Luis - If we had a reserved seating system, I'd have no problem with it. I would then just do what you do, and not worry about having to get there and find a good seat first. Maybe some theaters in the USA have reserved seating, but it certainly isn't mine! Luis – If we had a reserved seating system, I’d have no problem with it. I would then just do what you do, and not worry about having to get there and find a good seat first. Maybe some theaters in the USA have reserved seating, but it certainly isn’t mine!

]]> By: Luis http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/05/28/19-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-27937 Luis Thu, 29 May 2008 16:08:17 +0000 http://www.seanpaune.com/?p=1706#comment-27937 In that case, stay away from Japan. They've included TV commercials--as well as independently-produced local-business ads--in the pre-movie trailers here for a very long time, as long as I can remember. 19 minutes is not an unusual time in Japan for the "CM"s to take. I usually budget my time so that I arrive 5 minutes after the movie "starts" so I can get there, find the seat (thank god for pre-reserved seating!), then go out and buy popcorn, and be back in time to see the best trailers they save for last. At least in Japan, you usually don't get the obnoxious pre-darkening slide-show ads/movie trivia presentations. Some theaters here actually publish the time when the trailers start <em>and</em> the time when the movie actually starts, and when the movie ends. Quite considerate of them. In that case, stay away from Japan. They’ve included TV commercials–as well as independently-produced local-business ads–in the pre-movie trailers here for a very long time, as long as I can remember. 19 minutes is not an unusual time in Japan for the “CM”s to take. I usually budget my time so that I arrive 5 minutes after the movie “starts” so I can get there, find the seat (thank god for pre-reserved seating!), then go out and buy popcorn, and be back in time to see the best trailers they save for last.

At least in Japan, you usually don’t get the obnoxious pre-darkening slide-show ads/movie trivia presentations.

Some theaters here actually publish the time when the trailers start and the time when the movie actually starts, and when the movie ends. Quite considerate of them.

]]> By: Sean P Aune http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/05/28/19-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-27906 Sean P Aune Wed, 28 May 2008 22:34:56 +0000 http://www.seanpaune.com/?p=1706#comment-27906 Jeremy - It just isn't fair. It's our time, and unlike at home, we can't forward through them. I call "foul". Jeremy – It just isn’t fair. It’s our time, and unlike at home, we can’t forward through them. I call “foul”.

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/05/28/19-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-27888 Jeremy Wed, 28 May 2008 07:21:44 +0000 http://www.seanpaune.com/?p=1706#comment-27888 I agree, it makes me want to see a movie less if I have to watch commercials too. I used to be addicted to television, but stopped completely because of commercials. Do they really want to do that to theatre goers also? I agree, it makes me want to see a movie less if I have to watch commercials too. I used to be addicted to television, but stopped completely because of commercials. Do they really want to do that to theatre goers also?

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