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February 23, 2003
Commericals and Movies
I'm a few days behind on it's initial posting, but thats okay, it's the content that matters. Right? This article, from the Chicago Sun-Times, was found by someone else, and forwarded to me.
What's it about? A lawsuit to remove the recent trends to include commercials before movies. I, for one, am absolutely for the removal of these doubly-paid for premium crap ads. Think about it this way, the theater gets to not only make money from the showing of the ad, but they've also increased the cost of your ticket to make even more money. Yes, I know this is a rather simplistic view of things, but you'd expect the extra bit of income to cut down other costs.
It still baffles me how a fast food establishment can offer a large all-you-can-drink soda for about $1, while a movie theater offers a cup full of ice with minimal soda for $4-$5. I won't even get into the $4 candies ($1 at your local CVS), and the crazy cost of popcorn ($2.75 per pound of yellow corn). I could understand the slightly higher costs from before (independent movie theaters, etc), but now most theaters are national chains. It makes no sense. Check out the article in any event it's worth reading.
Posted by Dan at February 23, 2003 09:18 PM