{"id":26037,"date":"2002-12-03T14:03:28","date_gmt":"2002-12-03T20:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2002\/12\/03\/mtv-ruins-the-two-towers-experience-2\/"},"modified":"2002-12-03T14:03:28","modified_gmt":"2002-12-03T20:03:28","slug":"mtv-ruins-the-two-towers-experience-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2002\/12\/03\/26037-mtv-ruins-the-two-towers-experience-2\/","title":{"rendered":"MTV Ruins The Two Towers Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"

Demosthenes here … I’m about to rant. And while it might not be the opinion of the entire site … I’m still going to rant!<\/p>\n

Some people have been ‘lucky’ enough to see Two Towers courtesy of MTV’s Movie House<\/i>. I use quotes because MTV apparently decided it would be a very cool thing to walk in on the climax of the film and begin interviewing people while the film was still running. <\/p>\n

I don’t think words begin to explain exactly how furious and frustrated some of those people are this morning. Apparently, AICN has received a minor flood of complaints about this. To give you an idea, here’s an excerpt from one unfortunate viewer:<\/p>\n

Now I guess I’m not supposed to complain because they did provide me with a free movie, but can we please talk about the sheer stupidity of having a show where the movie-goers are interrupted DURING the film to see what they think!? <\/p>\n

OK, ok…if that’s what they want their show to be about, who am I to stop them….but COME ON – how about a night-vision camera…..and if that IS what they use…how about a night-vision camera that doesn’t need a big, bright freakin’ light on it that shines RIGHT IN THE EYES OF THE AUDIENCE!<\/i><\/p>\n

You can read more firsthand experiences at AICN here<\/a>. Be warned in advance though, a lot of these people didn’t exactly hold back. If strong languange bothers you, you might like to skip it.<\/p>\n

I wouldn’t normally call any moviegoer who saw Two Towers early unfortunate, but I’d prefer to wait (for months if I had to!) rather than be put through that sort of irritation.<\/p>\n

It is, of course, true that MTV put on this screening. So in one sense they can do whatever they like … and, at the end of the day, they’re there to make ratings and money, not to be a charity. But aren’t they just shooting themselves in the foot? Isn’t this simply downright rude? <\/p>\n

MTV obviously doesn’t care for The Two Towers … but I find it odd – and highly disappointing – that they obviously don’t care about the moviegoing experience either.<\/p>\n

I mean, it’s kind of hard to enjoy a film when a camera light is doing awful things to the screen or some guy is next to you whispering questions into your ear.<\/p>\n

What do you think? Is this one of the worst TV ideas ever, or am I off my rocker and not quite with the modern moviegoing experience? Go to our message boards and sound off here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

NB: you need to register to post on these boards, but it’s simple (honest!) and costs you nothing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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