Everything wrong with Hollywood in one tweet - Page 2

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In reply to Ol Jock 99 • 7:47a, 5/2/16

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I'm curious how much PepsiCo paid for that.

Was wondering that too, everything but the reebock was a PepsiCo product.

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7:51a, 5/2/16

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From the article:

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This is actually a bigger problem than it seems for Paramount. Wulong Karst is "state-backed," i.e. Chinese government-backed. And many movies these days rely heavily on the Chinese box office for their profits. Especially action movies. Especially, especially action movies that critics don't like and/or are doing poorly in America. If you can't understand why something's getting a sequel, "It did well in China" is probably why.

So the people who run Hollywood are beholden to foreign governments for money. Since everything comes down to money, I suppose it is foolish to not realize this sooner. I don't watch trash like Transformers so I could not care less which foreign government sues a studio with more money than God.

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In reply to Hickory High • 8:14a, 5/2/16

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This has been sitting on my desk for over a decade thanks to this movie. I like to hold it while watching the squirrels playing outside my office window.

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In reply to Remember The Astrodome • 8:45a, 5/2/16

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Has anyone ever seen a product placement in a movie and thought, I have to have that or I need one of those?

Absolutely not, then I look down and said product is in my hand.

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In reply to Hickory High • 9:24a, 5/2/16

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The interesting thing about that is that Swingline didn't have a red stapler before Office Space. Mike Judge just wanted it to stand out so he had it painted by a prop designer. Swingline didn't even pay any money for that movie. They just lucked into their biggest jackpot in company history.

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9:53a, 5/2/16

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After Pretty Woman hookers everywhere raised their rates!

Product placement = bad.

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10:11a, 5/2/16

I bought a Humvee after the rock