Psst! Eight Bits Gets You "The Two Towers" In China 584
rocodipoco writes "CNN reports on this article about DVDs of "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" were available in Shanghai two weeks ago for about $1 a pop, according to one Western film industry executive who visited that city. The film opens in North America on December 18. Interviewed at the CineAsia movie convention, the executive said as many as 40 street vendors were openly offering DVDs outside a Shanghai mall; he declined their offers, and thus can't verify the quality of the counterfeit copies. I personally want to wait for the movie to hit the big screen...it's all about the suspense. What do others think?"
Scaremongering... (Score:2, Funny)
The industry needs to either get their act together re how they embargo new releases or give up their sad attempts at pre-release hype.
Im going to pull a ChrisD (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Two Towers Trailer (Score:3, Funny)
You might be up to something. After all, Elvenfolk have that dreamy look...
WARNIGN!! (Score:3, Funny)
A Letter to Mr. Jackson (Score:5, Funny)
Those of us who have seen The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring know what an amazing director Peter Jackson is. When I learned that there apparently was to be a sequel, I was overjoyed. However, Peter Jackson has decided to tastelessly name the sequel "The Two Towers". The title is clearly meant to refer to the attacks on the World Trade Center. In this post-September 11 world, it is unforgiveable that this should be allowed to happen. The idea is both offensive and morally repugnant. Hopefully, when Peter Jackson and, more importantly, New Line Cinema see the number of signatures on this petition, the title will be changed to something a little more sensitive.
Sincerely,
The Undersigned
Some people are stupid.
Pirate VCDs can get you chicks! (Score:5, Funny)
Thanks to my brother, I *ahem* had access to Episode 1 on VCD about a month before it came out.
There were three girls on my entire engineering course at the time. One of them was a Star Wars fan, not to mention gorgeous. I happened to mention that I had this VCD, and that night found us lying on my bed in my darkened room staring at a 14" monitor. (I said monitor).
Can't believe I actually watched that movie, but it was worth it. Unfortunately I was too stupid to take advantage of the situation. Wonder if she's into LOTR? =)
In related news.... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:LotR... (Score:2, Funny)
More of the same deleted...
Dude, one word... decaf.
I've seen it! (Score:1, Funny)
To summarize, a group a evil religious fanatics hijack several jet airliners and crash them into strategic targets in the U.S. The terrorists exhibit incredible feats of flying, maneuvering their jet airliners deftly into the World Trade Centers (this part really had my "suspension of disbelief" pushed to the limits. Ever TRY those maneuvers with, say, MS Flight Sim? Guffaw!". Anyway, the jet airliners cause the massive WTC towers to fail and collapse to the ground, within mere minutes of each other (uh, huh), causing the death of thousands of American lives! Then, the president gets on the horn, orders troops to Afghanistan where they do battle with religious fanatics where (how's this for an imagination: playing sports and music is forbidden, and women aren't allowed to be educated or seek medical attention!!! hahahah, these Hollywood writers kill me sometimes) and justice prevails. The religious fanatics are driven out of the country in only a couple of months, and the country, rocked by war for
decades, is miraculously transformed into a democratic society with rights for all, women included.
Talk about your made-for-tv bad movies! I must say, the special effects were not too shabby, for a tv movie though. Kudos to whoever put that together (Industrial Light and Magic?)!
Re:Just say No! :) (Score:3, Funny)
Nah, man... they obviously pirate movies as a means to reach enlightenment.
I don't know if I want to see this film. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:WARNIGN!! (Score:4, Funny)
and any allergic reactions in that rare situation wouldn't be noticable among the other skin problems.
Banner ads on /. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:LotR... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Pirate VCDs can get you chicks! (Score:4, Funny)
Yeah.. like I could be bothered... (Score:2, Funny)
Yeah right... I can't even be bothered to leave the house to buy food...
Do you really think I'm gonna leave the house, drive to the airport, fly to china, learn to speak chinese, and buy a DVD... all to save 16 hours downloading it from Kazaa;)
Re:LotR... (Score:2, Funny)
Yes you can. The other one is my prrrecious. The other one is just a cheap ripped piece of plastic.
Re:Lies (Score:3, Funny)
Jake: You lied to me.
Elwood: It wasn't lies, it was just bullshit.
I preferred it on TV (Score:3, Funny)
Crime doesn't pay (Score:5, Funny)
Man oh man, I think I'd pay a buck to give that movie back.
Re:Lies (Score:1, Funny)
Re:LotR... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Jon Katz - Missing since July 10th, 2002 (Score:1, Funny)
8 bits? (Score:2, Funny)
Mod the trolls UP! (LOTR :) (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Lies (Score:1, Funny)
Damn, they could write their own ticket! It'd be babe city for those d00ds!
Re:Im going to pull a ChrisD (Score:2, Funny)
You are wrong. Nobody died. I got a copy and I remember it clearly.
First the hobbits gather in a forest with talking trees. They are met by the Faerie Princess of the Two Towers and her nekkid girly attendants. The Faerie Princess takes off Frodo's clothes and they start going at it. Soon it just turns into a big, hour long orgy with singing trees.
Sam and one of the attendants almost drowned in...ummm...bodily fluid, but no one died.
My friends insist it's not the real movie--just some pr0n called "The Two Towers", but they don't know what they're talking about. ;-)
TTT for one byte? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Pirate VCDs can get you chicks! (Score:4, Funny)
I dunno about the rest of you, but the little voice in my head screams "highly delusional".
You mean you've only got one?!
Re:Lies (Score:2, Funny)
A co-worker of mine, who is ethnic Chinese went to China this summer, and brought back a buch of these $1 DVDs that the street vendors offer. Among them, was a disc with "Lord Of the Rings" stamped prominently on the cover.
A closer look at the cover revealed, however that for some unknown reason, Tom Cruise has joined the cast of the film, as his picture was front and center under the movie's title.
When my coleague got Stateside and tried watching the movie, he was (only mildly) surprised to find out that the disc actually contained a Chinese-subtitled version of "Willow". A closer inspection of the DVD case showed that the credits on the back of it were cut and pasted from a poster of Disney's "The Kid" - out in theaters around that time.
The moral of the story is that just because street peddlers in China is selling DIV boxes that say "The Two Towers" on them, one should not go assuming that the Chinese cartels were able to successfully pirate the movie.