Wednesday, August 03, 2005

Your right to be entertained shall not be infringed upon



Hmm.

"A judge approved an agreement calling for Sony Pictures Entertainment to pay $1.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing the studio of citing a fake movie critic in ads for several films, an attorney said Tuesday.

Moviegoers who saw the films "Vertical Limit," "A Knight's Tale," "The Animal," "Hollow Man" or "The Patriot" during their original theater runs must file a claim to be eligible for a $5 per ticket reimbursement, said lawyer Norman Blumenthal, who represented a group of filmgoers who sued Sony Pictures in 2001."


Frankly, I'm torn. I went with my friend Lynda to see "The Patriot" and we have to admit, it was a craptacular piece of history drama -- but it was a freakin' funny comedy.

And it reminded us of one of our favorite "Simpsons" episodes, where Mel trashes the Senate in his remake of "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington."

Of course, the "Simpsons" episode came out in 1999, and the film in 2001. Who's zoomin' who?



NOTE: Tonight (8/4/05) our local Fox affiliate showed this particular episode. Coincidence? I think not!

1 comment:

Randee said...

I should have added educational, too: Ever wanted to know what it would look like for a guy to have his head blown off with a cannonball? Watch "The Patriot"!

I think we should start writing the book for "Patriot! The Musical."