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From: barry@ames.UUCP (Ken Barry)
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Re: ads in movies
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Date: Mon, 27-Aug-84 18:24:03 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 27 18:24:03 1984
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> I am seeing dozens of products flashed on the screen in movies
> these days.  They didn't use to do that did they?

No, they didn't.

> Is this paid advertising?  It really bugs me.

In every case I know of, it is paid, yes.
  
> This is all in the movie and doesn't count that comercials for
> national products are be forced on us before the movie.  I want to
> see a movie, be told a story, NOT SEE ADVERTISEMENTS!!!!!

	Actually, I'd have to disagree. Walk down any street in any city, and
what do you see? Ads, everywhere. If a movie is set in contemporary times,
I expect to see brand names scattered around; it's realistic. As long
as the movie's use of a real product isn't literally a promotion of the
product, but just a realistic use of the product as background, what's
to object to?
	On the other hand, I *do* object to the recent practice of running
actual commercials before the film in theaters. I accept it on TV, because
that's where TV gets the money to make programs. Theaters, however, are
getting money directly from me when I buy my ticket, and I most definitely
don't like shelling out 5 bucks to watch ads.

-  From the Crow's Nest  -                      Kenn Barry
                                                NASA-Ames Research Center
                                                Moffett Field, CA
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