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I've just been looking at http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/display.cgi?id=13927 and it now definitely looks like it has been made up. I know I certaintly won't be buying that magazine ever again.
One of the quotes is as follows on the aint it cool news site...
"Hey folks, Harry here... Doesn't that One Sheet just give ya the goosebumps? Well, since running that HOT DOG story yesterday, I've been poking around into it a bit, and here's what I've found. First of all, it seems the "INSIDER" at HOTDOG is often quite bogus. People were out to hang the reviewer as a fraud and the editor of HOTDOG responded with the following:
We have every confidence in our reviewer, who has been working in the film industry (on many major films, including LOTR) for over 15 years, and who obviously wants his/her identity kept under wraps. This person (one of Hotdog's industry insiders) has helped Hotdog break several scoops in the past (revealing details on the two Matrix sequels that were confirmed literally days after the magazine going on sale by the film's producer!), so we have no reason to doubt that he/she saw the film at an industry (not press) screening. Certainly everyone on the magazine is jealous, as TTT looks as though it's going to be the film of the year!"
Andy McDermott Editor, Hotdog
"If one is to presume this editor is telling the truth, then it is likely to presume that the alleged "INSIDER" would be someone that worked at Weta Digital. Now if you want to believe the review, I can tell you that on November 7th, THE TWO TOWERS was screened for some folks in New Zealand, and since that time there have been a couple of high profile screenings like the Cast screening recently. However, these screenings have been of the finished final print. And in talking with several folks that have seen the film, the one thing they've all said is... HELM'S DEEP IS NOT 45 MINUTES LONG, NO WHERE NEAR THAT LONG! Ok... So I asked, if it is reasonable that someone could mistake the amount of time if they got caught up in it? They all felt that there was no way someone could mistake a 15 minute battle for 45 minutes. I asked if an unobservant person could mistake the ISENGARD and Ents confrontation and just lump it in there with it. Again, they felt no observant person."
There's actually a letter in that edition of Hotdog accusing their journalist of not watching 'Hart's War before reviewing it. I'll still be buying the magazine as it still has some good articles in it but I'll be taking the opinions of the reviewers with a very large pinch of salt.
This being reported on AICN however does seem to be a case of the pot calling the kettle black bearing in mind some of the crap that has been posted in their 'previews' on the site! :rolleyes:
Originally posted by Preacher
There's actually a letter in that edition of Hotdog accusing their journalist of not watching 'Hart's War before reviewing it. I'll still be buying the magazine as it still has some good articles in it but I'll be taking the opinions of the reviewers with a very large pinch of salt.
What was their response to the letter?
Originally posted by Preacher
This being reported on AICN however does seem to be a case of the pot calling the kettle black bearing in mind some of the crap that has been posted in their 'previews' on the site! :rolleyes:
:lol: @ AICN attacking anyoneelse over journalistic accuracy/integrity. They’re just ***** at even the thought anyone’s seen it before them.
Originally posted by 8-]
What was their response to the letter?
There wasn't a response and funnily enough they don't bother replying to any of the other letters on that page.
Originally posted by jonathan.e
:lol: @ AICN attacking anyoneelse over journalistic accuracy/integrity. They’re just ***** at even the thought anyone’s seen it before them.
:thumbs:
Originally posted by jonathan.e
:lol: @ AICN attacking anyoneelse over journalistic accuracy/integrity. They’re just ***** at even the thought anyone’s seen it before them.
That's probably very true, but at the end of the day it still looks like the Hotdog review is a pack of lies.
But the difference is AICN will happily admit a review is a fake if they find out after it's been posted - HOTDOG however do not.
The point of AICN is for people to post news and reviews for upcoming films. Sometimes people seem to just post in a lie, it's no difference to most other movie websites on the net.
People just seem to pick on AICN because it's an easy target (EMPIRE is particulary fond of doing so - even if half the news they put in their magazines is taken from AICN)
I haven't read this review yet, planning on buying it tomorrow to check it out. I would usually buy Hotdog anyway, but only for the features and articles within the mag. I've never payed much attention to Hotdogs reviews anyway....
One of the quotes is as follows on the aint it cool news site...
"Hey folks, Harry here... Doesn't that One Sheet just give ya the goosebumps? Well, since running that HOT DOG story yesterday, I've been poking around into it a bit, and here's what I've found. First of all, it seems the "INSIDER" at HOTDOG is often quite bogus. People were out to hang the reviewer as a fraud and the editor of HOTDOG responded with the following:
We have every confidence in our reviewer, who has been working in the film industry (on many major films, including LOTR) for over 15 years, and who obviously wants his/her identity kept under wraps. This person (one of Hotdog's industry insiders) has helped Hotdog break several scoops in the past (revealing details on the two Matrix sequels that were confirmed literally days after the magazine going on sale by the film's producer!), so we have no reason to doubt that he/she saw the film at an industry (not press) screening. Certainly everyone on the magazine is jealous, as TTT looks as though it's going to be the film of the year!"
Andy McDermott Editor, Hotdog
"If one is to presume this editor is telling the truth, then it is likely to presume that the alleged "INSIDER" would be someone that worked at Weta Digital. Now if you want to believe the review, I can tell you that on November 7th, THE TWO TOWERS was screened for some folks in New Zealand, and since that time there have been a couple of high profile screenings like the Cast screening recently. However, these screenings have been of the finished final print. And in talking with several folks that have seen the film, the one thing they've all said is... HELM'S DEEP IS NOT 45 MINUTES LONG, NO WHERE NEAR THAT LONG! Ok... So I asked, if it is reasonable that someone could mistake the amount of time if they got caught up in it? They all felt that there was no way someone could mistake a 15 minute battle for 45 minutes. I asked if an unobservant person could mistake the ISENGARD and Ents confrontation and just lump it in there with it. Again, they felt no observant person."
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There's actually a letter in that edition of Hotdog accusing their journalist of not watching 'Hart's War before reviewing it. I'll still be buying the magazine as it still has some good articles in it but I'll be taking the opinions of the reviewers with a very large pinch of salt.
This being reported on AICN however does seem to be a case of the pot calling the kettle black bearing in mind some of the crap that has been posted in their 'previews' on the site! :rolleyes:
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Originally posted by Preacher
There's actually a letter in that edition of Hotdog accusing their journalist of not watching 'Hart's War before reviewing it. I'll still be buying the magazine as it still has some good articles in it but I'll be taking the opinions of the reviewers with a very large pinch of salt.
What was their response to the letter?
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Originally posted by Preacher
This being reported on AICN however does seem to be a case of the pot calling the kettle black bearing in mind some of the crap that has been posted in their 'previews' on the site! :rolleyes:
:lol: @ AICN attacking anyoneelse over journalistic accuracy/integrity. They’re just ***** at even the thought anyone’s seen it before them.
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Originally posted by 8-]
What was their response to the letter?
There wasn't a response and funnily enough they don't bother replying to any of the other letters on that page.
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Originally posted by jonathan.e
:lol: @ AICN attacking anyoneelse over journalistic accuracy/integrity. They’re just ***** at even the thought anyone’s seen it before them.
:thumbs:
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Originally posted by jonathan.e
:lol: @ AICN attacking anyoneelse over journalistic accuracy/integrity. They’re just ***** at even the thought anyone’s seen it before them.
That's probably very true, but at the end of the day it still looks like the Hotdog review is a pack of lies.
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But the difference is AICN will happily admit a review is a fake if they find out after it's been posted - HOTDOG however do not.
The point of AICN is for people to post news and reviews for upcoming films. Sometimes people seem to just post in a lie, it's no difference to most other movie websites on the net.
People just seem to pick on AICN because it's an easy target (EMPIRE is particulary fond of doing so - even if half the news they put in their magazines is taken from AICN)
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I haven't read this review yet, planning on buying it tomorrow to check it out. I would usually buy Hotdog anyway, but only for the features and articles within the mag. I've never payed much attention to Hotdogs reviews anyway....
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