Cinema walkout?

Post by **carl stromberg** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:22 am

So, according to Captain Nash, every single person worldwide who went to see Casino Royale loved the film and no one left early?

BondFan007 · Post by **BondFan007** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:40 am

carl stromberg wrote:So we have established that 10000+ people of the millions worldwide who watched Casino Royale left the cinema early because they didn't like the film.

Where is this thread going?

We haven't though, only speculated, there's no proof and so the message on the main page should be removed. Just because people said "out of the millions, 10000+ could have walked out" it's no basis in fact, and nothing to do with the boycott. The same could easily be said for Brosnan's films.

Captain Nash · Post by **Captain Nash** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:43 pm

carl stromberg wrote:So, according to Captain Nash, every single person worldwide who went to see Casino Royale loved the film and no one left early?

When did I say that?
I think you'll find I didn't.

Post by **carl stromberg** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 1:41 pm

A group of people started this thread complaining about the statement that:

Tens of thousands of movie goers walked out of movie
theaters in protest.

I think we have ascertained that some people walked out of Casino Royale beicause they were unhappy. Are people suggesting that every single person who watched Casino Royale loved it? Why are they obsessed with this statement? What's their point? Why is it offensive?

Captain Nash · Post by **Captain Nash** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 1:51 pm

It's not offensive.
But it's not factual. It has no evidence to back up these figures. And imo although it is most likely possible, it holds no weight in a discussion.

BondFan007 · Post by **BondFan007** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 3:24 pm

The reason it's a point of discussion is that it's on the main page stated as fact, when in fact it isn't. Whilst tens of thousands of people may have walked out, where's the proof that they actually did walk out?

Max Taffey · Post by **Max Taffey** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 7:14 pm

carl stromberg wrote:A group of people started this thread complaining about the statement that:

Tens of thousands of movie goers walked out of movie
theaters in protest.
I think we have ascertained that some people walked out of Casino Royale beicause they were unhappy. Are people suggesting that every single person who watched Casino Royale loved it? Why are they obsessed with this statement? What's their point? Why is it offensive?

I can tell you why it's offensive. It's offensive for the same reason any propaganda is offensive - because it's a deliberate attempt to present an unverifiable statement as fact to support your cause, and therefore try to influence people's opinions.

Bottom line is that there is not one shred of valid evidence anywhere that this "boycott" was responsible for "tens of thousands of movie goers" to walk out in "protest", yet that is exactly what the creators of this site would like us to believe.

They might as well have used "Billions" instead of "Millions" in the line "Millions of people made a strong statement..." and how do they support the bit about the boycott having an undeniable effect on CR's box office number? Did they publish how many people signed up for the boycott? To account for the supposed loss of $20,000,000 in potential ticket sales that they're claiming, they must have had 2,000,000 participants, but again, not a shred of evidence to support any of this.

Propaganda is offensive, and these tactics are exactly why this "boycott" will never be taken seriously.

adam · Post by **adam** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:41 pm

Max Taffey wrote:
carl stromberg wrote:A group of people started this thread complaining about the statement that:

Tens of thousands of movie goers walked out of movie
theaters in protest.
I think we have ascertained that some people walked out of Casino Royale beicause they were unhappy. Are people suggesting that every single person who watched Casino Royale loved it? Why are they obsessed with this statement? What's their point? Why is it offensive?
I can tell you why it's offensive. It's offensive for the same reason any propaganda is offensive - because it's a deliberate attempt to present an unverifiable statement as fact to support your cause, and therefore try to influence people's opinions.

Bottom line is that there is not one shred of valid evidence anywhere that this "boycott" was responsible for "tens of thousands of movie goers" to walk out in "protest", yet that is exactly what the creators of this site would like us to believe.

They might as well have used "Billions" instead of "Millions" in the line "Millions of people made a strong statement..." and how do they support the bit about the boycott having an undeniable effect on CR's box office number? Did they publish how many people signed up for the boycott? To account for the supposed loss of $20,000,000 in potential ticket sales that they're claiming, they must have had 2,000,000 participants, but again, not a shred of evidence to support any of this.

Propaganda is offensive, and these tactics are exactly why this "boycott" will never be taken seriously.

I just saw a friends dvd of CR. After the airport scene there really is'nt any action until the last 10 mintues. A wait of over an hour. The only thing that kept me watching was the expectation of big finale. This is a Bond movie afterall. The final action scene was not worth the wait. I can understand why some people may have walked out of the cinema. Probably around the time Craig decided he loved Vesper.