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- macfan93, on 01/09/2009, -2/+160Fox really should eat all the dicks...
- Crash1337, on 01/08/2009, -6/+129If Fox some how manage to stop this release entirely i hope that someone at Warner "leaks" the movie online.
- dbldn, on 01/08/2009, -1/+66Great letter from someone really at the center of this fiasco.
- CannedMango, on 01/09/2009, -1/+65Considering that Fox has been keeping this movie from seeing the light of day for nearly 20 years now, it takes a certain amount of nerve to suddenly claim any rights to the finished product. If they really cared about maintaining the rights, they would have shut down production at the beginning rather than stepping in at the end.
- BD86, on 01/09/2009, -1/+63Fox Lost the Game. WB took a huge risk in making this film and it looks like they are going to get huge rewards. That is something Fox would never do, and thus Fox should have no claim to anything, since Fox was too scared of taking a chance.
I SAY KUDOS TO WB, and hope they win because I'll be first inline opening day, and the next. - Daxx22, on 01/09/2009, -0/+51"Now here's the part that has to be fully appreciated, if for nothing more than providing insight into producing movies in Hollywood: The Watchmen script was way above the norm in length, near 150 pages, meaning the film could clock in at close to 3 hours, the movie would not only be R rated but a hard R - for graphic violence and explicit sex - would feature no stars, and had a budget north of $100M. We also asked Warner Brothers to support an additional 1 to 1.5 hours of content incurring additional cost that would tie in with the movie but only be featured in DVD iterations of the film."
Holy *****. I want this more than I did before, if that's possible. - mentallyinhell, on 01/09/2009, -5/+48What's right and what's legal are two very different things.
- lenninct, on 01/09/2009, -2/+39@FOX Studios: i want to spend the money to see this movie several times, and begging the courts that not a single penny goes to your banks...
- DannyBoy83, on 01/09/2009, -1/+34An acre of them.
- craeyon, on 01/09/2009, -0/+31people will look up and shout "Let us watch it"
and Fox will whisper - "No!" - inactive, on 01/09/2009, -0/+29After all that work? The movie *deserves* to be seen on the big screen.
Fox would never have allowed the movie to be made so what exactly are they after? Talk about unadulterated greed. - nyx210, on 01/09/2009, -1/+30Star Fox?
- DevSingh1359, on 01/09/2009, -4/+27Eat all the dicks, Fox. Eat all the dicks.
- Fixhotep, on 01/09/2009, -8/+29Loved the graphic novel and am very much looking forward to the movie. I hope that Fox backs down and WB gets to release the movie on time.
With that said, what a horrible problem this is. Frankly, Fox owns the rights to release. They purchased the rights to the movie, and exercised those rights by sitting on them for 20 years. They should be flogged for that, but they DID purchase the rights. Knowing that, WB still made the movie.
Shame on WB for not ironing out this problem years ago. Shame on Fox for simply waiting to see if there would be any buzz or a potential smash hit before taking any legal action. I know they contact WB before, but if they were that pissed about it they should have taken legal action years ago.
In the end it's a simple case of rights, and Fox owns them. If it is ruled otherwise, then shame on the legal system. I'm not defending Fox, as I think it's obvious they want to make ***** of money for doing nothing. But this is what is legal.
Also in the end, it's the fans that may potentially pay for all of this by either not getting a movie or getting a hacked version of one.
On a separate note, is there legal precedent for a company forfeiting the rights by not protecting them? Like in copyright? - SifuMoKung, on 01/09/2009, -2/+22As a result of this lawsuit, I decided not to buy any seasons of House, and I will intentionally acquire them by other means. I will not buy anything that profits FOX. In fact, anything I can do to to decrease their revenue is now my artistic responsibility. If a court decides that they are entitled to the profit share of this film, they should be required to compensate Warner Bros. for their investment, as well as any other contributing parties. This is greed for greed's sake, and it is reprehensible.
- oldhick, on 01/09/2009, -0/+19Yeah, that was one of the points in the letter.
- Trifold, on 01/09/2009, -0/+17Well if Fox has its way, nobody.
- ObiNguyen, on 01/08/2009, -0/+15I'm not dying to see Watchmen, but still... What a mess this has turned out to be. Sure hope the two studios work things out soon.
- d1rtfarm, on 01/09/2009, -0/+15If you look at the facts the solution is easy. Fox bought rights but chose to do nothing for two decades. WB also paid for rights but went out on a limb and made the movie. Forget about who's rights came first. Make WB reinburse Fox for whatever they paid for the rights and close the case.
- danwallace, on 01/09/2009, -2/+14Asterisk Fox?
- bjs3171, on 01/09/2009, -1/+12What a surprise. Fox is run by a bunch of douche-bags.
- SifuMoKung, on 01/09/2009, -2/+13Redd Fox?
- MisterFurious, on 01/09/2009, -0/+11I know Lloyd. He's a great guy, and a true comic book fan. He devours the latest titles from his local comic book shop every week. Great job, huh? Being a successful film producer AND being able to read all the comic books you want?
Unfortunately, basic issues of right and wrong are usually not what a court decides. Instead it's legal principles that, right or wrong, are the law, and up to the courts to interpret. If Fox does indeed have a right to a piece of the "Watchmen" juggernaut, whether they passed on it originally or not, it's in their statutory and financial interest to pursue it as far as the courts will allow. Alas, if someone at Warners' legal team screwed up and didn't check to make sure ALL rights were acquired when they committed to the project, then it's their fault, and an extremely costly one (lots of heads have probably already rolled under that iconic water tower).
Were it up to me (and it isn't), if Fox really did have rights to the film, then I would at least decree that Warner Brothers is entitled to recoup their investment in the film, including interest. That way, Warner Brothers can use the creative accounting that studios are famous for and make the film appear "unprofitable" on paper, so Fox never sees a dime (remember "Batman"?)! If Fox didn't have rights, then I would file a brief calling them douchebags and asking them to not let the door hit them on the way out (needless to say, with language like that, my career as a judge would be a short one).
It saddens me to see that a studio that passed up on an idea years ago may take away all the money that rightfully belongs to a company that nurtured this project and believed in Lloyd and Larry. But I'm sure any one of us can name at least one travesty of justice far more egregious. Let's all hope that the judge will at least disallow any injunction by Fox to prevent the release of the film. That way, we can finally see this film adaptation we've been waiting for for over 20 years, and who gets what can be settled later. - Andrewbot, on 01/09/2009, -0/+10They own the rights for the film?
- Trifold, on 01/09/2009, -0/+10They own the rights of the film!
- BD86, on 01/09/2009, -0/+10Second that.
- inactive, on 01/09/2009, -0/+10They own the rights to the film.
- failedpimp, on 01/09/2009, -0/+9Want to hurt FOX, don't see Wolverine opening weekend. Wait a week or two so that the movie theaters get most of the money and not FOX. (I would ask to just boycott Wolverine but that ain't gonna happen.)
- hildenborg, on 01/09/2009, -1/+10I'm all for boycotting everything from Fox.
- Nosferotu, on 01/09/2009, -1/+10But dicks aren't measured in acres!
- Equinox1, on 01/09/2009, -2/+10I most definitely agree, sir.
- slaverynin, on 01/09/2009, -0/+8I read this last night, you can really feel the emotion in this letter. I hope this all works out in the end.
- hadessniper, on 01/09/2009, -1/+9What's that Nosferotu I can't hear you....
- macfan93, on 01/09/2009, -0/+8Do a barrel roll!
- Trigononamous, on 01/09/2009, -3/+10Fire Fox?
- ClevelandBrown, on 01/09/2009, -2/+9I'd digg you, but instead I want to bury you for being a prude. just say ***** FOX UP THEIR ***** DIRTY ASSES.
- inactive, on 01/09/2009, -1/+8***** on a computer set to get buried, posts message.
- mburk, on 01/09/2009, -0/+7...because of all the dicks.
- davzie, on 01/09/2009, -0/+7It's still not finished, we're still working on the post production at my work.
- sugarazor, on 01/09/2009, -0/+6House is produced by Universal, who also distribute the DVDs... FOX gives the show a network timeslot, but you're hurting NBC Universal more than FOX by not buying House DVDs.
- iceman0113, on 01/09/2009, -3/+9and choke on all of them
- ktroniq, on 01/09/2009, -0/+6This may be a little premature but the blu-ray / dvd releases will be AWESOME (as long as it gets released so let's hope Fox doesn't f*** it up for all of us).
- Velvolver, on 01/09/2009, -1/+7***** I LOST THE GAME
- slaverynin, on 01/09/2009, -2/+8well said, WB is actually to blame as you stated, if they were so blind to think Fox wouldn't do anything with this then... wow!
- thegrizz51, on 01/09/2009, -0/+5So...you're saying they own the rights? Is that what you are getting at? :)
- VitriolAndAngst, on 01/09/2009, -0/+5I disagree with your prediction -- but I agree with the issue you are talking about.
I will rebut with three points;
1) Geeks have a lot more pull in popular culture these days.
2) Seeming like a typical comic book knock-off is not a bad thing anymore. Spider man and the rest are main stream.
3) Naked Blue Guy is going to get a LOT of free press, and it is going to get a lot of people watching it out of curiosity.
All this movie needs is some church group protesting it, and it will make box office gold. - n8dawg87, on 01/09/2009, -2/+7Man that last paragraph got me!
- inactive, on 01/09/2009, -1/+6Wish someone could tell that to that conservative prostitute Sara Palin so she can shut up and go back to governing her do-nothing/welfare state :-)
- Zarokima, on 01/10/2009, -0/+5http://thepiratebay.org/search/family%20guy/0/7/20 ...
http://thepiratebay.org/search/simpsons/0/7/200
Problem solved. - Nosferotu, on 01/09/2009, -1/+5I'm sure Fox would reply, but they have an acre of dicks in their mouth.
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