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I couldn't agree more. The last time I went to the movies, it felt like such a rip off that I vowed never to return. Questions: 1) How long are advertisements anymore? It felt like 15+ minutes. 2) Is there no cell phone etiquette at all?


Yeah it's just as bad in Australia. Having paid for a ticket you don't want to have advertising and a whole heap of previews shoved down your throat. I don't mind parts so much, but needs to be kept to say 2 for about 5 minutes only.


In Germany I witnessed 30+ minutes of advertisements.


Yeah, we first get commercial adverts, kinda like in TV but usually more elaborate. Then movie trailers. When I still went into the cinema it was common for the movie to "start" at 2000 and then actually start at 2030 to 2045. Which is just one reason why I do not feel bad about pirating movies.


I timed 24 minutes of commercials in Boston.




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