Matrix 3 release time?

Quote · 10-02-2003, 08:05 PM

Hey.. i heard a rumor that they are planning to release it at identicle times around the world... the set release time for Eastern timezone of the US is 9am... ya a shitty release time for sure.

Anyways.. can someone confirm/deny this? The person who told me this said they went to a ticket release site? or something?

la

djbighead · 10-02-2003, 08:07 PM

That is crap i manage a theatre in GA and you can put it out as early as 12am the day of realease

AngryGerbil · 10-02-2003, 08:20 PM

Interesting.

I'd imagine that djbighead is right. The local movie theater wants their money. If you set the release date as x/xx/xx than they will release it at midnight if they see enough dollar signs. Unless there is rule/contract/or law that could prevent them from doing this (which I doubt), then I'd say the rumor you heard is just that, a rumor.

Dokomo · 10-02-2003, 08:39 PM

So much a rumor that I read it in USA Today a few days ago.

Quote · 10-02-2003, 09:20 PM

ya.. if you goto their official website, enterthematrix.com, under "zero hour" it tells about it.

Pretty retarded imo. Personally i would think that would hurt rather then help. I know a lot of people with class/work that early in the morning (9am east, 6 am pac) and wont be able to go till later.

Pretty much the only thing i am now is pissed. Pissed that WB is pulling this publicity stunt

Vorph · 10-04-2003, 11:08 AM

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Pretty retarded imo. Personally i would think that would hurt rather then help. I know a lot of people with class/work that early in the morning (9am east, 6 am pac) and wont be able to go till later.

Pretty much the only thing i am now is pissed. Pissed that WB is pulling this publicity stunt

Or... you could stop being a whiny bitch and skip your AM class and go see the movie! When I was in college (or high school for that matter) we wouldn't have thought twice about it.

This works out great for me, I can never go to midnight shows because I work at night (and still I've managed to survive seeing movies 12 or so hours late... really, you'll be ok) but 9am is perfect for me. :P

AngryGerbil · 10-04-2003, 08:32 PM

So someone clarify.

Can the film makers set a time of day a flick is released or just a date? Because I think it's a safe bet they didn't sign a contract with every single movie theater.

Tuco · 10-05-2003, 01:07 PM

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it's a safe bet they didn't sign a contract with every single movie theater.

The theatre's, or rather, the corporation that owns a set of movie theatres, had to buy access rights for the matrix3 etc etc.

I think you're underestimating the complexity of buying a movie to show at a theatre.

Fadaar · 10-05-2003, 05:15 PM

but you know what ? it doesn't matter... people are going to see the movie anyway

Quote · 10-05-2003, 06:12 PM

Some of us take hard classes at a hard university. I have 3 classes every morning.. and in 2 of them if i miss ill be way behind.

Vorph · 10-05-2003, 08:14 PM

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Some of us take hard classes at a hard university.

Nice try, but I went to Rensselaer... and that wasn't my point anyway.

I'm just amused at the fact that you would get pissed at there being a 9am show instead of a midnight one because it doesn't cater to your schedule. Midnight shows don't cater to a lot of people's schedules either but they generally seem to get by anyway.

The bottom line is, good idea or bad idea, this isn't going to hurt (or help) them at all. I'll be going to see it at 9am or whenever I make it to the theater, and so will you and everyone else who has any interest in the movie, whether or not they're "pissed" about when it opened.

Narayen Annihilation · 10-05-2003, 08:31 PM

I see all teh movies 1 day ahead of time anyway. When they fuck up release times or make "Advanced Screening" days I just get to see them that much earlier ^_^

I saw Matrix: Reloaded 2 days before wide release.

I saw School of Rock 8 days before wide release, 3 days before the first advanced screening which sold out.

So if they try to be clever bastards with the release time then I win! ^_^

10-02-2003, 08:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
Quote Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 0 +0 Internets	Matrix 3 release time? Hey.. i heard a rumor that they are planning to release it at identicle times around the world... the set release time for Eastern timezone of the US is 9am... ya a shitty release time for sure. Anyways.. can someone confirm/deny this? The person who told me this said they went to a ticket release site? or something? la

10-02-2003, 08:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
AngryGerbil zero signal Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 3,531	Interesting. I'd imagine that djbighead is right. The local movie theater wants their money. If you set the release date as x/xx/xx than they will release it at midnight if they see enough dollar signs. Unless there is rule/contract/or law that could prevent them from doing this (which I doubt), then I'd say the rumor you heard is just that, a rumor. __________________ Doesn't speak the language. Holds no currency.

10-02-2003, 08:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dokomo Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Buffalo Grove, IL Posts: 805 -1 Internets	So much a rumor that I read it in USA Today a few days ago. __________________ 70 Mage - Paradigm - Echo Isles

10-02-2003, 09:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
Quote Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 0 +0 Internets	... ya.. if you goto their official website, enterthematrix.com, under "zero hour" it tells about it. Pretty retarded imo. Personally i would think that would hurt rather then help. I know a lot of people with class/work that early in the morning (9am east, 6 am pac) and wont be able to go till later. Pretty much the only thing i am now is pissed. Pissed that WB is pulling this publicity stunt

10-04-2003, 08:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
AngryGerbil zero signal Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 3,531	So someone clarify. Can the film makers set a time of day a flick is released or just a date? Because I think it's a safe bet they didn't sign a contract with every single movie theater. __________________ Doesn't speak the language. Holds no currency.

10-02-2003, 08:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
djbighead Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 8 +0 Internets	That is crap i manage a theatre in GA and you can put it out as early as 12am the day of realease

10-05-2003, 05:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
Fadaar Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,800 -7 Internets	but you know what ? it doesn't matter... people are going to see the movie anyway

10-05-2003, 06:12 PM	#10 (permalink)
Quote Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 0 +0 Internets	ff Some of us take hard classes at a hard university. I have 3 classes every morning.. and in 2 of them if i miss ill be way behind.

10-05-2003, 08:31 PM	#12 (permalink)
Narayen Annihilation Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 206 -1 Internets	~ I see all teh movies 1 day ahead of time anyway. When they fuck up release times or make "Advanced Screening" days I just get to see them that much earlier ^_^ I saw Matrix: Reloaded 2 days before wide release. I saw School of Rock 8 days before wide release, 3 days before the first advanced screening which sold out. So if they try to be clever bastards with the release time then I win! ^_^ __________________

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