LDS Church fined for contributions to Prop 8!! HA!

[TroutBum]

How exactly would you know it's a movie that "promotes hate" as you say? Just how could you possibly know that when you haven't seen it? I genuinely want to know. What exactly are you judging it on?

I for one say the movie promotes love. Of course it appears that my opinion on this movie means nothing to a majority on this board. So be it. That won't stop me from talking about this movie, and encouraging everyone that I can to see it.

All I need to do is read this thread and any reviews. Look at the title of this thread, for hell sakes. Are you trying to tell me that the whole focus of this movie isn't promoting hate toward the LDS church? Really? I swear Skellington was a hell of a top-notch poster and someone I respected greatly, but your new persona is just a mind boggler.

You don't get equality (or anything, for that matter) by stooping to the level of your opposers.

 

[KatieMCR]

All I need to do is read this thread and any reviews. Look at the title of this thread, for hell sakes. Are you trying to tell me that the whole focus of this movie isn't promoting hate toward the LDS church? Really? I swear, they must've removed your brain along with your balls, because Skellington was a hell of a top-notch poster and someone I respected greatly, but your new persona is just a mind boggler.

You don't get equality (or anything, for that matter) by stooping to the level of your opposers.

You know I was going to reply to this, but I decided it's a waste of time. You obviously have your mind made up, and will never see this movie. I'm done.

 

[TroutBum]

You know I was going to reply to this, but I decided it's a waste of time. You obviously have your mind made up, and will never see this movie. I'm done.

I don't know what gave you that idea... maybe it was:

Totally hating it unseen. I'm totally fine with that, too.

I wouldn't support any other movie that promotes hate, so why on Earth would I see this one?

You're sharp, I must say. On that note, good call on not responding to my post. That would've been a bitch to try and defend your position after it was tossed in your face for being the bigoted tripe that it is. No surprise there.

Keep on hating and being a loud-mouth obnoxious tool, though -- it will probably work out in the end.

 

[sirkickyass]

It's Monday. How many showtimes were there on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday?

I don't know, but I don't know why it's reasonable to assume the schedule is markedly different on a Monday.

Bandwidth? you soooo don't know what you're talking about...

Sorry, this is how we refer to capacity where I work. In any event, the point still stands.

The majority of tickets sold for any movie -- but particularly a movie like this, will be sold during the evening, when the tickets are more expensive. You've selective grabbed one theater, in a city with low ticket prices, pasted in its matinee ticket price as though it is representative of an average. Instead of that, how about we use the actual average ticket price, for simplicity's sake. Which I just looked up. It's $7.95.

Actually, I thought I grabbed the theater where the subject would be of the most interest. I figured the movie would do better in SLC than anywhere else.

Based on the scantest knowledge of the movie theater industry, you said it wasn't horrible.

I actually pretty carefully track things like box office numbers. I've got a boxofficemojo account for instance (which is where these numbers came from originally). My impression of the film's performance was based upon my experience in looking at these numbers every week. It was also based upon a comparison between it's per-theater numbers vs. other films' per-theater numbers. The numbers aren't fantastic. They're nowhere near big-time documentaries like Super-size me or Fahrenheit 9/11. They're also not at the level of Oscar-nominated docs like Encounters at the End of the World either. But they're not horrible. It's certainly not getting swept out of theaters in a week or two. Jonah Hex was a bomb this week given its level of advertising, big-name stars and theater exposure. This film isn't a world-beater, but it certainly did better than others this week and perfectly reasonably for a documentary.

Call me whatever names you wish.

Come on. Saying you're a thief if you don't pay someone for a service when there's an admission price isn't an ad hominem, it's stating a fact.

 

[Scat]

You know I was going to reply to this, but I decided it's a waste of time. You obviously have your mind made up, and will never see this movie. I'm done.

Physician heal thyself...

I remember you promoting this movie before you had ever seen it. What does that say about YOU? This alone makes me question your motives and the validity of the movie. You obviously had your mind made up before ever seeing this propaganda piece.

I won't watch simply because the title tells me that it will be biased and is nothing more than a movie against the Mormon religion, i.e. A HATE MOVIE. Three words, The Mormon Proposition, are all you need to know to realize what you are watching.

The movie would have carried much more weight if it had been named otherwise. The very fact that it was named "The Mormon Proposition" tells you everything you need to know about the movie.

The "I'm not normal but really wish I were" movement would do itself wonders by being intellectually honest with themselves and others about what they really want. Acceptance. As long as they continue to bully and whine they are going to face opposition and hatred.

 

[Stickler]

Come on. Saying you're a thief if you don't pay someone for a service when there's an admission price isn't an ad hominem, it's stating a fact.

It is name-calling. Copyright infringement is not the same thing as theft. And they're not providing a service; if they were providing a service, you could call it theft of services, and then I'd be a thief. Hate to nitpick, but when you call someone a pejorative, at least man up to it. You don't throw down the word "Thief." in a one-word sentence and then say it's not name calling. You really thought that deserved a "come on"?

To say nothing of the fact that I haven't even done it yet.... Please.

 

[Darkwing Duck]

I'd call you a thief.

EDIT:

Even after your semantics argument, I'd still call you a thief.

 

[G-O-A-T]

I always thought the proper term was "Pirate"

 

[sirkickyass]

It is name-calling. Copyright infringement is not the same thing as theft.

I'm sure the producers and directors of all the films you've torrented would beg to differ.

 

[Stickler]

And how many films have I torrented? Can you name them? Can you name ten? Oh, what, you don't know anything about my torrenting or non-torrenting habits? Why, that's crazy -- but you must! Otherwise, why would you speak so?

 

[Darkwing Duck]

And how many films have I torrented? Can you name them? Can you name ten? Oh, what, you don't know anything about my torrenting or non-torrenting habits? Why, that's crazy -- but you must! Otherwise, why would you speak so?

The casual nature in which you mentioned it suggests many.

Although one or 250 doesn't change the term.

 

[Stickler]

It wouldn't make it any more correct, you're right. I don't believe that particular debate belongs in this thread though. You fellows, in your wisdom and your charity, deem me a thief. Fine. I understand your position on the matter, and you understand mine. How much are we going to hash about it? I get it. You get it.... enough. I'm appropriately offended. You win.