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Fair point. I don't know, though. It seems like the information that it's silent is out there everywhere you look. Even a bunch of friends
of mine who don't follow movies nearly as closely as I do know "that's the silent one, right?" I generally think that if you go to a movie and the theater delivers the movie as promised (no sound/visual issues, movie in its entirety, etc) it's bad form to ask for a refund if you didn't like it. If you're going to go into movies completely cold, that's fine, but you should expect surprises, whether they're pleasant or unpleasant. If you're the kind of person who is going to ask for a refund if you don't like a movie, I think you should probably do more research on movies before you see them to make sure you're giving yourself the best chance of going to movies you like.
Moviegoers asking for refund after seeing The Artist - Link Jan 17, 21:41
Beyond ridiculous that anyone would expect a refund because there is no dialogue in a silent film. {nm} Jan 17, 21:47
Since when has the Academy actually cared about its "reputation"? Jan 17, 22:00
At least The Hurt Locker wasn't a silent movie about movies. Plenty of people like war films. {nm} Jan 17, 22:03
Hurt Locker is actually the choice for reputation. Avatar is populous choice. {nm} Jan 17, 23:09
When was the last silent film released? 1935. It's reasonable to expect a film to have dialogue today. {nm} Jan 17, 23:04
1976 {nm} Jan 17, 23:59
lol {nm} Jan 18, 00:02
1976 - well there was one word spoken in it {nm} Jan 17, 23:59
By Marcel Marceau, wasn't it? {nm} Jan 18, 06:58
yes. we Learn And Earn :-) {nm} Jan 18, 08:50
The dialogue in 1 Million Years B.C. wasn't that sophisticated. {nm} Jan 18, 04:09
Aren't some of Guy Madden's films silent films? {nm} Jan 18, 06:58
Fair point. I don't know, though. It seems like the information that it's silent is out there everywhere you look. Even a bunch of friends Jan 18, 08:12
Their loss {nm} Jan 17, 23:12
Will your opinion change if Tim Tebow says he likes it? {nm} Jan 18, 06:52
Or if Piranha 3DD is a silent film? :) {nm} Jan 18, 07:36
I even have a tag line: "In a silent movie full of man-eating piranhas, no one can hear you scream" {nm} Jan 18, 07:36
I'm interested in seeing it. Since you've already seen it, could you elaborate on what was so pretentious about it? {nm} Jan 18, 07:36
same thing happend with Drive. in fact, I think someone is suing or did sue because of it. {nm} Jan 18, 08:15
I agree completely. Asking for refunds or suing is just plain asinine. {nm} Jan 18, 10:22
The Artist, pretentious? Yes, it is silent. Yes, it is B/W... but it is totally a crowd-pleaser! Jan 18, 08:17
That's just awesome {nm} Jan 18, 09:55