11.02.09 SHOCKER 2: SONY ADMITS LIES, NOT ASHAMED
(The premiere was truly a tard-studded affair.)
Did you really believe Sony all those times they promised This is It would only run in theaters for two-weeks? Aw, that’s cute. You probably believed the doorman outside the nearly-empty club when he said he was making you wait outside because of “fire codes.” And if his place looks a little more popular because of you that’s just a coincidence, right? Look, just don’t buy coke off the bathroom attendant, okay? Trust me. I’ll tell you about all these scams and more if you’ll just step inside my windowless van.
Now the film will play through Thanksgiving weekend in the United States. Canada and most international territories will be announcing extensions of various lengths soon. In a press statement, Jeff Blake, the chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment Worldwide Marketing & Distribution, explained: “In just 5 days, Michael Jackson’s THIS IS IT has become the highest grossing concert film of all time and we are elated by the response to this special film by fans, critics and moviegoers from all over the world. With this kind of global response, it’s clear that the motion picture deserves an extended run and we are going to do everything we can to make the film available to everyone who wants to see Michael Jackson’s THIS IS IT on the big screen.” [DHD]
“Because of the overwhelmingly sub-par opening of the film we tried to artificially stimulate advanced ticket sales for, we’re breaking all our promises in the hopes of making more money off a dead guy. No one expects us to tell the truth anyway. It’s because we have no integrity, you see.”
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SHOCKER 2: SONY ADMITS LIES, NOT ASHAMED
Ian Ziering? What, was Dustin Diamond booked for the Moose Lodge or something???
LOL! Did that happen because Pauly lives in AZ???
Pic 4-Genetic hybrid of Rikki Lake and Nia Vardalos? (Either way, it would have more appeal than both of them put together!)
Look, if I didn’t have jokes for the first post, I’m not gonna have any for this one. Will this go above Pauly?
The time change isn’t optional buddy. Get with the program.
I’d like to start selling a magical Hollywood success potion to people. I’ll claim that it will make your skin flawless and your voice sexy. Really, it’ll be an index card that says “mix equal parts ammonia and bleach in a bowl, hold head over bowl, breathe deeply.”
If I had a gun with two bullets and was trapped in an elevator with Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer and Jeff Blake I’d shoot Blake twice
My father´s secretary, which she´s only 19 went to see this. I wanted to laugh in her face.
Just a hunch, but I’d bet the invitations to the premiere also mentioned an all-you-can-eat buffet.
I don’t need to see a movie who’s title gets asked to me every time I whip out my penis.
On the bright side, this does a little to restore my faith in people. At least the whole world didn’t run out to see this.
And who wants to bet that they’ll let this “limited release” go to the dollar theater?
I don’t need to see a movie who’s title gets asked to me everytime I whip out my penis.
I saw this post title and was hoping it was about a sequel to Wes Craven’s Shocker. Now I REALLY wish that was the case.
“Memo to Marketing: Rebrand as ‘This Isn’t All of It’.”
Sony: “We like money, who are we kidding? We just heard of this dude three weeks ago.”
More than 2 weeks?? But I thought…This Is It.
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