The cruelty is the point.
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@raganwald I wouldn't watch it if it was free.
@raganwald Barf bags provided at a small fee.
how many people accept the free ticket, and then a few minutes in are like: "Aw, hell nah" and leave without their $50 payout.
I'd guess somewhere between 80-90% of people who respond to this Craig's list ad cut their losses and leave early.
Is there a way to bet on this? The over-under? Fanduels maybe? (I've never bet cash money on anything in my life, but I'd put down some actual money on this.)
so bringing tools, detaching the seat from the floor, and taking the seat out into the hallway all while remaining in the seat would be acceptable? 🤔
Hey, Traci Lords went legit. It can happen to anyone in America!
@raganwald I can't say this is off-brand for the Trumps. Pouring money into bad investments. They could write another book and title it, "The Art of Bad Deals."
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@IbRaen hahahaha, all the money came from Bezos, who gave Melania twenty-eight million for the rights, hired sex pest Ratner to direct because Trump thinks it’s unfair to ostracize a director for molesting actresses, and then spent thirty-five million “marketing” the film by plastering Melanias picture everywhere.
The Trumps absolutely made money on this loser.
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@raganwald lolol I mean, yeah of course they made money out of it, but the idea was to maximize-multiply the investment and engagement, no? By those standards, it was a bad deal and Melania remains a flop.
@raganwald lol I'd rather be waterboarded with 10w40.
@raganwald "Please clap"
@raganwald In UK reports are coming in that only 2 tickets sold in York, 3 for Islington, nothing in Blackburn, Castleford and Hamilton. Amazons not going to get it's money back.
Its just an attempto to deflect everything thats going on over there in the US.
Bread and Circuses.....
@raganwald Do you still get the $50 if you bring speakers and blast Dead Kennedys’ Kill the Poor on a loop for the whole thing?
This is coming from the people who claim protesters are, 'paid agitators'.
Is anyone here old enough to remember Saul Alinsky's famous Buffalo fart-in?
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@LevZadov Fascism's kryptonite is mockery.
https://www.closertotheedge.net/p/the-dildo-distribution-delegation
Receipts:
1. Original post: https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/evg/d/boston-attend-melania-documentary-free/7911560682.html
2. Counter-post: https://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/evg/d/new-york-attend-melania-doc-free-tix/7911891447.html
3. The Cruelty Is the Point: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/10/the-cruelty-is-the-point/572104/
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@raganwald probably the hardest gig for 50 dollars in the history of times.
Noise cancelling headphones and a smart phone.
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@rightsprung Apple Vision Pro, Apple AirPods Pro, and watch Stormy Weather, Hidden Figures, or maybe Trading Places.
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@raganwald No thanks, I choose life.
@raganwald
They don't specify how you need to sit and whether you can have a phone to scroll.
@raganwald Give it a Rocky Horror treatment
@raganwald Don't forget to take in a paper bag full of moths. Release them when the show starts. They will naturally fly into the light to obscure the film for everyone else.
Go, claim your $50... remain seated the entire movie.
But... treat the movie as if it was a screening of the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Every time she comes on screen, or her name is said... Yell out 'SLUT!'
Everytime you see Trumplethinskin or hear his name mentioned... shout 'PEDO!!!'
Malicious compliance.
@raganwald 😱 ..Oh dear, if this film is good at scaring people away, will it be used to disperse all protest marches in the future? ...I foresee terrible things. 😆 😜
@raganwald naw, walk the fuck out. What, is the popcorn kid gonna stop you?
@raganwald I heard they hired snipers to make sure people stay in their seats
@raganwald Nonetheless, if this indeed is a legit offering, it might make sense to notify some homeless who might enjoy warming up for an hour, serve a free meal (e.g. hot soup) in the cinema auditorium, and offer complementary ear-plugs.
@raganwald Torture is outlawed for a reason.
@raganwald *sigh* found this on the ad on Craigslist just now.
I hope a *lot* of the people who responded to the ad did so with the plan of claiming the tickets and then not showing up. I really, really hope so.
it's either this, or sell my plasma.
@raganwald Their sycophantic obligations require they provide pictures of packed theaters to keep someone in a good mood.
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@CDubbs These are people who take pictures of protests and claim they are pictures of Trump supporters at his inauguration. I don't think they would bother paying people to go when Grok can fill a theatre with CSAM waifs.
@raganwald Are these free tickets $50 or is that what you get paid to watch?
I don't get it.
@raganwald at the end of the film you’re handed a $50 QR code for a Trump Bible (cost $100 + $50 shipping and handling - please allow infinite time for delivery)
@raganwald
does free + 50 bucks mean that they pay you for that? and just 50$?
@raganwald a nice dark room, a comfy chair, no loud explosions. Sounds like being paid to have a nap.
'Don't the flyer have some pretty specific things to say about leaving your seat during the screening?'
'Quite specific. It it, however, somewhat fuzzier around the subject of holding up big posters with ad hoc slogans on both sides..'
@raganwald I predict a vast number of empty seats at many theaters when they show this film.
@raganwald Are you allowed to snore?
What are you gonna do? Charge me with standing up?
@raganwald @pluralistic You know, I watch a lot of movies - I watched almost 300 movies last year. I also watch a lot of bad movies for fun. I went to a screening of Cats and I enjoyed myself - there were impromptu audience “burlesque” performances to the music.
I think that would be the only scenario where I could see myself watching this movie - an underground cinema with an audience that is there to mock it.
It needs a double feature with something very anti-fascist like IngloriousBasterds
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@renata I call for someone to "What's Up, Tiger Lily?" Melania: Drop both the soundtrack and the dialogue, overdub the entire thing as an absurd comedy.
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@raganwald @pluralistic I love this idea!
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@renata I can't take credit, it was literally one of the worst people we know with the good idea: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What's_Up%2C_Tiger_Lily%3F
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@raganwald
#PostOfTheWeek (season 3):
What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966)
A low-rent Japanese spy flick gets a kitschy rewrite from Woody Allen (American filmmaker, actor, writer and comedian). With hilarious new dubbed dialogue, the revamped movie follows the efforts of secret agent Phil Moskowitz (Tatsuya Mihashi, Japanese actor) to uncover the world's best egg salad recipe.
@raganwald @pluralistic I hate the guy and I am ashamed we share a birthday
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@raganwald Throwing things is allowed I take... As long as you stay seated
@raganwald Dark Soros is at it again
@raganwald This documentary is cruelty!