You should have numbers less than 5 minutes in the poll. For instance, at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, I’m willing to put up with a single Turner Classic Movies ad that they run before their features — but that’s only 1 minute or so.
And just to show that this isn’t a new problem, check out this 1983 letter found on the tobaccodocuments.org web site. An attorney complains that the Academy Twin Cinemas in Newton MA showed a commercial for KOOL cigarettes before a 1:50 pm Saturday matinee of the the G-rated movie Snow White.
He was also unhappy that the theatre preceded this Disney film with a trailer for the James Bond film Octopussy, which he felt was totally inappropriate for children under 6.
I hate those ads. Especially when the commercials are inappropriately marketed to the audience at a particular movie. I went to a G-rated movie with my kids. One of the ads we were forced to sit through was a sexy perfume ad. With the high prices they charge for their admissions, and the really high prices they charge for their food, the ads are just the last straw…
Previews OK – commercials NOT… and on top of that the movies do not start at the listed time, they trick you into being there for those commercials.
I’m interpreting the question as “not including previews”. The polltaker may want to clarify.
You should have numbers less than 5 minutes in the poll. For instance, at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, I’m willing to put up with a single Turner Classic Movies ad that they run before their features — but that’s only 1 minute or so.
Today’s Cinema Treasure poll takes on the issue of movie theater ads. Tell us what you think!
POLL: How many minutes of ads will you watch before a movie starts?
And just to show that this isn’t a new problem, check out this 1983 letter found on the tobaccodocuments.org web site. An attorney complains that the Academy Twin Cinemas in Newton MA showed a commercial for KOOL cigarettes before a 1:50 pm Saturday matinee of the the G-rated movie Snow White.
He was also unhappy that the theatre preceded this Disney film with a trailer for the James Bond film Octopussy, which he felt was totally inappropriate for children under 6.
I hate those ads. Especially when the commercials are inappropriately marketed to the audience at a particular movie. I went to a G-rated movie with my kids. One of the ads we were forced to sit through was a sexy perfume ad. With the high prices they charge for their admissions, and the really high prices they charge for their food, the ads are just the last straw…
Previews OK – commercials NOT… and on top of that the movies do not start at the listed time, they trick you into being there for those commercials.