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5 Innovative Ways Hollywood Is Screwing You Over

cracked.com — It turns out the dream factory that is the film industry is a business after all, and one with an unquenchable greed that puts Microsoft to shame.

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  • basye, on 10/01/2008, -2/+79Our subscription to Netflix has really paid off.
    • BXRWXR, on 10/01/2008, -6/+12"Our"?

      What, you got a mouse in your pocket?
      • CarnivalOfDust, on 10/01/2008, -1/+5No, he's just pleased to see you.
    • tacomafia, on 10/01/2008, -14/+5buried for advertising.
  • ScottMcIntyre, on 10/01/2008, -0/+39It's always a pain to endure the ads before the actual movie starts- and it looks from this article, that their length will only increase. There's money to be made from a captive cinema audience.

    QFA:"And what a revenue stream it is. They've now got about 400 million reasons a year to keep running the ads, and it's growing fast. Some markets have fifteen minutes' worth of ads before the trailers (which are, you know, more ads)."
    • rootsm3, on 10/01/2008, -4/+2I think the movie ad that made me cringe the most was the 3 Doors Down ad for the US Army...I'm not the same person I used to be.
    • DarkStar3333, on 10/01/2008, -0/+5I also love when you do purchase a DVD there are typically 10-20 chapters of garbage to skip through before you can even get to the main movie menu.

      For most new DVD's Main/Top Menu does not work either saying that the feature is disabled for the disc.

      This annoyance is why I have turned to supporting theaters via concessions, skipping the DVD launch while downloading the rip until I can purchase the movie used.
    • jaytea90, on 10/01/2008, -3/+6I actually enjoy the movie trailers they show before the actual movie starts...
    • RadicalEdward, on 10/01/2008, -0/+5I have no idea what it's like around the country, but at least in western MA they have to tell you not only the regular start time but the start time of the ACTUAL movie.
    • Meocross, on 10/01/2008, -0/+215. MINUTE. AD'S. *frips in horror*
  • Plotinus, on 10/01/2008, -2/+56just download the dvd screener - no ads.
    • teotbote, on 10/01/2008, -0/+13I guess you missed the memo. The ads are in the movies these days. You didn't notice Tony Stark's insistence on scarfing down 2 whoppers right out of the perfectly visible BK bag right after escaping from captivity in Iron Man?

      I love the movie, but that ***** is everywhere. They know you're downloading, and they make you watch anyway.
      • ishotthedoor, on 10/01/2008, -0/+5I can forgive that ad because apparently a whopper helped him quit drugs:

        "Robert Downey Jr. has publicly thanked Burger King for helping him overcome his problems with addiction. The fast food chain, he says, also helped to resurrect his career.

        The fast food epiphany happened in 2003 when the “Iron Man” star was driving a car piled with “tons of f—ing dope,” Downey Jr. told Britain’s Empire magazine. The actor decided to pull over for a burger and everything changed.

        “I have to thank Burger King,” he said. “It was such a disgusting burger I ordered. I had that, and this big soda, and I thought something really bad was going to happen.” Downey Jr. says he then tossed all of his drugs into the ocean, deciding right then and there to clean up his act."

        http://www.celebitchy.com/12256/burger_king_helped ...
      • teotbote, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1That's hilarious. I'd like to think that he's just cool enough to subvert the sponsor of his newest dollar, but the reality is probably closer to...

        aww *****

        I'd just be happy believing that any of that story is true, if only for the sake of irony.
      • staticneuron, on 10/01/2008, -2/+2Umm burger king exist in real life though. If I was in captivity for a long period of time I would also make my way to a fast food restaurant. I honestly think people make this out to be a bigger deal than it realy is
      • CarnivalOfDust, on 10/01/2008, -1/+1I actually like adverts like that. After a time in captivity, some good ol' fast food is a reasonable request. Whereas I Robot's Converse adverts are pushing it.
        Other examples: the hilarious advertising of Head And Shoulders in Evolution is great, whereas the entire Stride Gum-themed episode of Smallville makes me want to punch someone.
        It's all about balance, and if Hollywood can find it (which I doubt they will), then I'm all in favor.
    • joegibes, on 10/02/2008, -0/+1The movie theater (or better: imax) experience is something that can't be replicated by a 700mb DivX file... But unless you have a nice yet cheap theater around, free is the way to go.
  • Crackerpat, on 10/01/2008, -1/+49I took my 4 sons to the movies 2 weeks ago and it cost me over $90. Not sure if it's Hollywood or not, but my ass still hurts.
    • Scrappy1850, on 10/01/2008, -1/+48movies: $90
      pack of 4 condoms: $10
      • prophetpimp, on 10/01/2008, -4/+4its the MPAA. they dont use condoms because they like giving everyone their aids.
      • diggerman32, on 10/02/2008, -0/+1Having a Girl Friend...
        Priceless
    • djmphoto, on 10/01/2008, -2/+6Well, yeah, it will cost a lot for five people to go to the movie, if their all adults, and they buy concessions. If you want to see movies for cheap go during matinees and don't buy the concessions
      • BeShirtHappy, on 10/01/2008, -0/+5I haven't seen a movie in a long time that hasn't been a matinee. :) I love Netflix!!!
    • Doomsan, on 10/01/2008, -2/+9uhm, i think your ass hurts for other reason.
    • Sirocco, on 10/01/2008, -0/+7You can build yourself a *really* awesome HD home theater for less than $2000. At those prices, and with all those... kids... you'd be crazy not to.
  • SnarleyJoe, on 10/01/2008, -29/+12#5.Double-Dipping DVDs
    Only a rip-off if you're dumb enough to buy them all. Wait six months and buy the special when it comes out, or buy the original then, which will now be 20% cheaper. Or buy both from ebay, for the same price you'd pay for one. Or just steal the special edition from your local Megastore. They're fleecing you too, may as well get your money's worth somehow.

    #4.Ads in Front of Movies
    Don't friggin watch them. Either don't turn up half hour before the movie starts, else chat to your friends, go for a piss and some popcorn (you will only lose your seat if you don't have anyone to keep it for you, in which case you're a sad loser anyway), or just toss off a quick one into the hair of the girl in front of you. The point is, your eyes haven't been glued to the screen. It's your time, do with it as you will.

    #3.Hollywood Squeezing Theaters for Every Dime
    *****. The theaters realised that they can crowd you in and fleece you. Don't blame Holywood for this one, blame the theater. They are raking it in, from popcorn to drinks prices. Eat before you go, take some nachos in your pocket and a bottle up your jacksie. If ticket price is your bugbear, go to the local screen instead. They are usually half the price of the big chains, and don't care what you eat. Hell, last time I went to the movies, I ordered a pizza with double pepperoni, and a prostitute to wash it down with.

    #2.The MPAA
    Half right here. The classification system is a crock of *****, but your beef should be with the theaters for not showing unrated, not the MPAA for not rating them. Go to the independents, torrent them, buy off ebay. If you really want hard-core, record your own. It's much more fun, AND you can charge others to watch it. Win-win if you ask me.

    #1.Video on Demand
    If you don't ***** like it, don't ***** demand it! Doh!

    Damn, cracked is getting desperate, ain't it?
    Buried as lame (and probably inaccurate)
    • Scrappy1850, on 10/01/2008, -1/+6"just toss off a quick one into the hair of the girl in front of you" - does this mean what i think it means?
      • purzzzell, on 10/01/2008, -1/+2yep.
      • cesar33, on 10/01/2008, -4/+1Yeah, I questioned that one too, but I'm pretty sure he's referring boogers. I never thought of that one, but I guess I'll just have to try it.
    • blueduck4ever, on 10/01/2008, -0/+18you come across as a very angry man, who upon hearing someones opinion would get in their face and scream
    • illDecree, on 10/01/2008, -0/+4no offense... but as i was reading this, i got a mental picture of the writer.
      that mental picture looked something like how the typical car salesman is portrayed in film....
      and then, cross that with Anakin's owner in the beginning of Episode 1


    • LeonidasStokely, on 10/01/2008, -0/+5"...just toss off a quick one into the hair of the girl in front of you..."
      "...and a prostitute to wash it down with..."
      "...you really want hard-core, record your own..."

      What the ***** is wrong with you?
    • illDecree, on 10/02/2008, -2/+1if this guy disturbs you, Digg this!
  • mdcraig62, on 10/01/2008, -1/+11the sequence where a cow ***** a leprechaun?
  • thedoom1138, on 10/01/2008, -5/+6Your whining would be more relevant if you knew what you were talking about.
  • redfred18t, on 10/01/2008, -1/+5dugg for magic trick
  • mbatterham, on 10/01/2008, -0/+45I officially move that image at the end of the article become the new bittorrent logo
  • MacBookForMe, on 10/01/2008, -0/+14I loved that:"Ah, Hollywood. Where the magic happens."
    And by "magic," we usually mean overpriced crap homogenized to death by market studies.
  • Sublex, on 10/01/2008, -1/+49#3: Ads before movies.

    Clearly the author has never seen I-Robot. Try ads IN movies.
    • CrazedLeper, on 10/01/2008, -0/+3Yes, very annoying. Was I suppose to *not* notice 2 product logos in the first 10 minutes?
    • Harabeck, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1Eagel Eye was aweful, there was a 20 minute part that was nothing but a commercial for a Porsche Kayan. Or however you spell that.
  • LocalDocal, on 10/01/2008, -0/+9Hollywood rips people off? I never knew that.
    • theOster, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1well, let me tell you about the 5 innovative ways *i'm* ripping *hollywood* off... :)
  • galv0, on 10/01/2008, -1/+6Raping your ass with fruits and vegetables isn't innovative.
  • FunyGirl, on 10/01/2008, -8/+1fu*k hollywood I go to boolywood hahaha
  • Lucas123, on 10/01/2008, -1/+22Only 5?
  • Moodswung, on 10/01/2008, -2/+12As always, cracked delivers.

    If anyone is curious to learn more about the MPAA and how they operate, check out the movie, "This Film Is Not Yet Rated" (IMDB Link - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0493459/)
  • rowlodge, on 10/01/2008, -0/+6wait for everything to come out on dvd and rent them for a $1 the next monday at my video store, no problem.
  • rootsm3, on 10/01/2008, -0/+2Nice touch at the end I saw the Sarah Marshall "3 Disc DVD, Blu Ray Hi Def" advertisement...

    Can we just have movies? Put those dumb ***** in office. Suck our economy dry. I don't give a *****. Just don't take away our movies.
  • bundwallah, on 10/01/2008, -2/+10Good read. I woke up years ago to these tactics. The commercials at the theatre really burn my ass. I've stopped buying DVD's for the sole reason that a better release will come out 10 months later with all the cool ***** you didn't get the first time around. So when that better version does come out. I wait for a used copy.

    I've curbed my movie theatre patronage by 90%. I used to watch at minimum 1 movie/week at the theatre. Now, maybe 1 per month or less. I still believe some movies are worth watching at the theatre. No home theatre comes close IMO.

    Just because the industry is selling, doesn't mean you need to be buying. Vote with your dollars more often by not going to the theatre at the first whim. Wait for the movie to go to DVD. Buy used copies when available. Your life won't end because you can't find a cheap copy of your favourite film.

    And if our economy is going down the *****, they better change their tactics. Discretionary spending is going to plummet. There are plenty of ways to be entertained while you are eating canned tuna by candlelight. ;)
  • jonr, on 10/01/2008, -1/+33Ok, what is with these "This DVD is only for home use, blah blah...". I bought the farking DVD fair and square, and I have sit through this ***** EVERY ***** TIME? And ADS on a bought DVD? WTF?
    Sorry, got carried away there... This is how it is supposed to work.
    1. Put disc in player
    2. Movie, THE MOVIE starts.

    No menus, intros, legal mumbo jumbo. If I want that, I can hit menu on the remote!
    /end rant
    • Lythium, on 10/01/2008, -1/+13If only there were a way you could get your movies right in your home, without ads, and without having to pay for them.... ;)
    • singularityv, on 10/01/2008, -0/+2Agreed.

      I'd like to see a VCD-like format on DVD media. I want the simplicity of a VCD (no menus, special features, etc.) and the size of a DVD.
    • SigmaEcho, on 10/01/2008, -3/+3Check your player's settings, a lot of DVD players have an autoplay feature that skips straight to the film. I found that option on my toshiba dvd player a while back, and it's made watching movies SO much more enjoyable.

      p.s. 'farking' is not a word. I believe you meant '*****'.
    • AnthonyFTMFW, on 10/01/2008, -3/+0everyone argues about this all the time. there's a really easy solution. hit the "menu' button on your remote. it'll bring you straight to the dvd menu...

      trying out the skip button would be a good idea too....
      • CarnivalOfDust, on 10/01/2008, -0/+5Don't know how it works where you are, but my region 2 UK DVDs make them unskippable. Plus, they insist on showing me not just the screen saying 'don't reproduce this or show it on an oil rig or we'll rape you', but also the SAME SCREEN in French and Spanish (and often in Italian and some Asian language as well)! You have no idea how angry that makes me.
        Every single one that I buy brings me closer and closer to just torrenting everything and burning it to disc myself.
    • joegibes, on 10/02/2008, -0/+1Thanks for buying our movie!

      Here's another reminder to not pirate it, even though you clearly paid money for this DVD, since pirated DVDs don't have this warning.

      To express our utter joy in you for buying the movie, here's 15 minutes of ads!
  • ModernTenshi, on 10/01/2008, -0/+11The ads at the start of movies are unfortunately not going to get better. Prints of movies cost A LOT, especially for summer blockbusters. I didn't know that Episode I had the theaters giving 90% of the first week's revenue to the studio, but I can tell you that my manager at the theater I work for told me that the prints for Episode III were the most expensive they ever had to buy. Yeah, we have to buy the prints from the studio to even get them in the door, and then return them when the movie is no longer economically viable for us. One print of Episode III cost $20,000. We got four of them. As far as I know, your typical film can run between 8 to 10 thousand per print, and bigger films (ie summer blockbusters), can run around 15 thousand a print.

    That's why you have the ads, as they are a HUGE revenue stream for the theater. It's not because they want extra money, it's because they need it. Ticket prices at my theater have gone up about two dollars since I started working there in February of 2007. I was told when the theater first opened in the late 90's, that they didn't show ads and left the curtains in front of the screen closed to give a more "prestigious" feel to the theater, meaning no ads before the movies. But costs went up, and we had to resort to the typical slides you see before the movie, and the resulting commercials you see before the trailers.

    Also, at least at our theater, we have no control over the number of trailers that are attached to each film. That is decided between our corporate office and the studio(s). The commercials are also decided on between corporate and the companies that are paying for them.

    I will say I like the way AMC does theirs, with a sort of preshow countdown thing starting about 15 minutes before the movie, but played quietly enough that you can still sort of talk and ignore them. At my theater we start films about 5 minutes before the scheduled start time so if you get in right when things are schedule to start (give or take, it's a bitch starting 6 projectors from one end of the theater to the next in a 5 minute period), you only deal with trailers.
    • Meocross, on 10/01/2008, -0/+3Sounded like a Chain of destruction when i read your post man.
    • iiiears, on 10/02/2008, -0/+1Until a theater offers service that can beat convenience why consider them?
      Maybe with digital delivery and a different rate structure restaurants can offer
      "Films with Meals"ⓒ. - heh
      Don't look for large studios to upset the status quo anytime soon it is just too profitable. When they realize the trouble they are in it will likely be too late.
      Theaters like the drive-ins that came before them are a vanishing breed.
  • GliliumHkY, on 10/01/2008, -8/+1Buried for two pages.
  • terajoule, on 10/01/2008, -1/+8When I buy a DVD I just want to see the movie. The extras are fluff. These days people forgot not long ago when VHS format was king, all you got was the movie. Why should I give Hollywood more of my money for basically the same thing?
    • DiggItInIA, on 10/01/2008, -0/+3That's not entirely true. My step-son still watches some VHS pre-recorded shows and most of them (I'm looking at you Disney!!!) have ads before the show starts. Do any of you remember how ***** long it takes to fast forward a VHS?!?!?!
    • CarnivalOfDust, on 10/01/2008, -0/+2I agree with you on all counts except three:
      Bloopers, deleted scenes and alternate endings.
      The rest of the stuff can go to hell, but I wouldn't want to lose those.
    • shepherdnick, on 10/02/2008, -0/+1I agree with you about the extras - I don't have time to watch the movie through _again_ with the commentary. Yet I still buy the special editions. Why? Because I'm a glutton for the greedy, gross, obesity filled society we live in, and need the biggest and best to make my collection feel complete.
  • barstegry, on 10/01/2008, -2/+1Keanu Reeves needs a new pair of shoes...
  • Doomsan, on 10/01/2008, -3/+10BitTorrent, because eat *****, hollywood

    best frase ever!
    • renagadex2, on 10/01/2008, -1/+7frasé? is that a kind of food?
    • TnTBass, on 10/01/2008, -1/+8Phuck you, I'm foning my lawyer.
    • CarnivalOfDust, on 10/01/2008, -2/+1Right. I ate *****, and I Hollywood. Now what?
  • BigPapi, on 10/01/2008, -2/+2They forgot the latest scam at my local movie theatre. Setup a freakin restaurant in the middle of the lobby. Not only that, but move all of the flat screens showing the baseball game that used to be spread all across the lobby into the restaurant so that only restaurant patrons can watch the game.

    Also, create a ***** seating area that costs a few dollars extra with bonus features like "assigned seating" so that when you go to see a new release on opening night you either have the option to watch the 9 pm show which has only a few of these more expensive seats left - or wait for the 10:30 show for a regular seat. Or you could avoid the hassle by purchasing the tickets ahead of time online - for an extra fee.

    There's a reason why I only go to the theater twice a year now.
  • penkwin, on 10/01/2008, -0/+19Remember when they used to show a cartoon before the movie instead of a commercial? ... That was nice.
  • uskomaton, on 10/01/2008, -0/+7They claim Resident Evil has many versions... um, how about the LotR trilogy, like 16 different releases and thats not counting the "Extended" or the "Extended Collectors" or "Extended Collector Chromecover that Gives You A Blow Job While Watching" versions.
    • herrshuster, on 10/01/2008, -0/+2No...just get the extended, that's all you need. 4 disks of awesome
      • stevewmn, on 10/01/2008, -1/+1I've bought my fair share of extended specially unrated versions of movies and I really don't get much out of them. I don't watch the extra material. I've had the LoTR DVDs for a while and I've never watched anything but the movies. And I've got a huge crush on Cate Blanchett so I really should look for an interview or something.
    • drakken33, on 10/02/2008, -0/+1LotR isn't a good example, at least for those of us in the UK. They announced the extended version DVDs at the same time as the theatrical version for FotR and TTT. You could buy the theatrical version or wait 6 months (or however long it was) and get the extended version instead.
  • LogicBomB, on 10/01/2008, -5/+9Stop feeling like you are being screwed - it's a business. They aren't there to entertain you at a loss to facilitate your every preference. They are there to make money - and a lot of it.

    The theater makes very little on ticket sales - most of that goes to the industry. The theater makes 90% of it's money on ads and food. I gurantee you that if everyone stopped watching the ads and buying the food you would see the end of movie theaters.

    Seriously, people need to stop feeling like they are always the victim and start realising that nothing you enjoy was created for any other reason than to make money. Yes - there are ads in front of the movie you just paid for. Those ads mean they don't need to charge you $50 for a coke and $80 just to get in for them to stay profitable.

    Building construction, Electricity, employee's wages - do think these things get paid with magic?
    • shepherdnick, on 10/02/2008, -0/+3Yes it is a business, but a business that's starting to creep out of hand. When I started university, the cost of a ticket (non-student) was roughly £3.50 ~ £4. Now it's the best part of £7. In four years that has doubled in price - what kind of inflation is that? A disgusting amount is what.

      This isn't a go at the cinema theatres, because like you said, they obviously are trying to stay afloat. The point is Hollywood is demanding too much from the movie theatres. One of the comments above was from a guy (ModernTenshi) who said that prints cost between $15,000 and $20,000 dollars for 1 print, only to be returned to the studio when they have been finished with, and I doubt there's a refund on them. That expense is rather dramatic for a poster/cardboard cut out don't you think? A cost that gets transferred to us, that the theatre can't avoid. What's the solution? Well to make the advertising for the film free. If every chain of a cinema refused to show a movie unless it was given the advertising material for free, then the film would instantly fail.

      The theatres and the public need to stand up against the movie theatres to quash the extortionate rates the studios are inflicting on us.
  • andyb747, on 10/01/2008, -1/+2How exactly are those ways we are being screwed? We have a choice to buy or watch in everyone of those 5 ways.....
  • macweirdo42, on 10/01/2008, -0/+14I've never understood the point of obnoxious advertisement. I mean, if an ad annoys the hell out of me, I make a point NOT to buy the product. What good does brand recognition do if it causes me to not buy something?
    • drakken33, on 10/02/2008, -0/+1I'm the same. My friends think I'm very odd for it though.
  • randumbusername, on 10/01/2008, -0/+7hollywood stars will jump on the bandwagon and talk about the greedy oil companies and every other industry as though they are concerned for the people while the very industry that keeps them making millions per picture goes unmentioned.
  • singularityv, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1The first one is the reason why I will not buy movies on DVD.

    I will rent movies. I will buy TV shows. I will not buy movies.

    (sometimes, it makes me long for the days of VHS and VCD, where you wouldn't have special extended versions because they wouldn't fit on the media)
  • plainOldFool, on 10/01/2008, -0/+12#5 Double-Dipping:
    Ok, this really pissed me off. I had gotten LOTR:Fellowship when it first came out on DVD as a birthday present. I popped it in and one of the 'special' features was a preview of the soon-to-be released "Deluxe" edition of .... LOTR:Fellowship! They were kind enough to give a preview of a better version of the movie THAT YOU ARE ALREADY WATCHING!!!





    • DJSPin047, on 10/02/2008, -0/+2Except that those special edition dvds added about 2 hours of additional footage, and like 20 hours of special features. It's the exception that pre-dates the rule.
      • plainOldFool, on 10/02/2008, -0/+3But they shouldn't be dicks about it. Again, someone drops $20 bones on a DVD only to see an advertisement for a better version that's not even in stores yet. It would be better if some studio executive pops up, points a finger at you and says "Sucker!!!" at the end.
  • inajeep, on 10/01/2008, -0/+2Or you could not buy the crappy movies anyway. They can make a hundred versions of any movie but I'll buy only one. If you buy a 2nd version then your an idiot. Now those movies that we do want, take for instance Iron Man. I paid money to see it and just bought the DVD on sale at CC for $14. Not $21 sticker price it will be next week. Not the $30 version with an extra DVD that I'll never watch and the better photo on front. Not the overpriced Blu-Ray version. Oh, and yeah, I did dl the screener to watch on my laptop it's not the same.
  • Meocross, on 10/01/2008, -3/+1And i thank god for bitorrent EXACTLY BECAUSE OF THIS, hollywood and television can go f**** themselves, Anime is a better entertainment industry in my opinion anyway.
    • jtbell04, on 10/01/2008, -1/+1You had me until "anime".
      • Meocross, on 10/02/2008, -0/+1I im quite serious, im still amazed at their insane plotlines.
  • wassim2k, on 10/01/2008, -0/+2What about the 75 award shows they use to pat themselves on the back?
  • ChubbyCheese, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1I love the "punchline" picture at the end. VIVA LA BITTORRENT!!
  • Smokeydabear, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1Actually "His Girl Friday" has been released on DVD. It is in the Cary Grant box set, and can be found on Amazon.com
  • regeya, on 10/01/2008, -2/+1Surely someone can think of a way to blame the Federal Reserve for this.

    Hank Paulson ran over my puppy. Abolish the Fed.
  • turbodiesel, on 10/01/2008, -1/+4Hollywood rips us off by spending $100 million up front to make and show a movie, and trying to find ways to get it back.

    Assholes.
  • ender7074, on 10/01/2008, -2/+2Looks like its time to start raking the movie execs over the fire. Oops, forgot they are predominantly Democrat so that will never happen. My bad.
  • ArthurSucks, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1Once again the clear winner is bittorrent.
  • jakash, on 10/01/2008, -1/+1***** THE MPAA!!
  • nicepants, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1Dugg for use of the word "turdburger"
  • Sylocat, on 10/01/2008, -0/+0Anyone who agrees about the MPAA (or anyone else, for that matter) should see "This Film Is Not Yet Rated," Kirby Dick's documentary on how corrupt the MPAA is. I almost wanted to hurl after seeing the list of review board members at the end, and realizing the stranglehold these guys have on the film industry.
  • daveloper, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1its not hollywood that is screwing us ,its the f*cking banks
  • lisasherman80, on 10/01/2008, -0/+0is there only 5 innovative way ?
  • wontstoptalking, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1Bittorrent FTW!!
  • LilRabbitFooFoo, on 10/02/2008, -1/+1Best read on cracked.com in a long time.
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