Do pop up ads make you want to buy/see a movie? - DVDfile.com forum for DVD, Blu-Ray, and HD-DVD

wahlers · 01-24-2003, 06:34 PM

If I buy Fear.com will that STUPID BLURB go away everytime I visit this page?!?!?!

Seriously though, as far as ads go.

Does this make you want to buy it or see it?

I'd like to hear from people if ads of this sort make you want to buy the movies they advertise, or if they work against the film?

Personally, I didn't want to buy fear.com anyway, and I want to see it/buy it even less now.

Any thoughts?

wahlers · 01-24-2003, 06:44 PM

On 2nd thought, this might need to be in the Soapbox forum.

If an admin thinks so, I'd be ever-so happy if they'd move it.

Thanks.

***chlngr1970*** · 01-24-2003, 06:45 PM

yeah...this needs to go in Soap Box.

j

brian · 01-24-2003, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by wahlers
On 2nd thought, this might need to be in the Soapbox forum.

If an admin thinks so, I'd be ever-so happy if they'd move it.

Thanks.

You know what, I agree with you, and would be happy to move this thread

Edit-- Got beat out again!

Morticia · 01-24-2003, 06:47 PM

I'm inclined that this go to Soapbox. And I'm going to change the subject line to reflect what you're asking.

Thanks!

edit: IT'S AN ADMIN/MOD PILE UP!!!

edit2: Brian, it may be your birthday, but it's not your "mod" day. And I changed the title to be more descriptive, I hope that helps.

wahlers · 01-24-2003, 07:54 PM

Cool. Thanks.

Jerm · 01-24-2003, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by wahlers
Does this make you want to buy it or see it?

This actually has the reverse effect on me. After I keep getting nailed with that ad, I want nothing to do with it!

artood2 · 01-25-2003, 06:08 AM

yes and telemarketing works too !

note the sarcasm....

TheKing · 01-25-2003, 06:48 AM

I will never see the movie, buy the DVD, and if it ever happens to be on TV and I happen to accidently tune it in, I'll send a baseball bat through the tube.

That would give me incentive to save up for a widescreen TV at least

I hate flash ads with a passion. And any products pushed that way to me won't end up in my hands. So I don't care if Fear dot com is the next Citizen Kane, it's not going in my collection.

(Fortunately for me, it sucks)

JFelix · 01-25-2003, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by wahlers
If I buy Fear.com will that STUPID BLURB go away everytime I visit this page?!?!?!

I've often shouted to no one in particular 'OKAY, I USE NETFLIX, NOW GET THESE BANNERS AWAY FROM ME!'

Enzian · 01-25-2003, 10:50 AM

I'll move it to Soapbox!!

Do pop-up of aything make you want to buy it? Aside from the benefit of seeing a product name, I can't see any pros to pop-ups.

They lack credibility.
They're annoying.

They must be going for the "negative attention = attention" route...

SolidSnakeASS · 01-25-2003, 04:50 PM

No, they make me hate it even more.

NotaNumber · 01-25-2003, 05:41 PM

I 'effing hate popups, but I no longer get 'em.

I just started using Mozilla and it has built-in options not to open unrequested windows (AKA popups).

Great little browser. Basically Netscape without all the BS in it. So far it handles all the pages that give Netscape 4.8 problems.

You need to download a Java runtime in order to use Java with it, but since the recent court ruling against Microsoft, you're going to have to do that for Internet Explorer eventually.

Mozilla

Miggy · 01-25-2003, 08:11 PM

Pop-up ads don't make me want to do anything one way or the other, because I close them out before I even see what they are. If it's not a window I requested, I don't want to see it.

As far as Feardotcom, I already had plans to rent that one weekend as a bad movie to laugh at with my friends (very rarely does such a movie actually turn out to be good, but I doubt this one will be such a case). The annoying ads have neither persuaded me TO nor NOT TO rent this movie.

In summary, death to popups!

Miggy, the Thief

MARVEL · 01-25-2003, 09:20 PM

I pretty much know what I want before it even comes out. The pop ups are more for the lemmings out there that aren't quite as adept at this stuff as us.

sub780lime · 01-25-2003, 09:52 PM

heck no! i close those things so fast i dont care what they say, i wish i could get a good pop up stopper, that would still allow new windows to open that i wanted, some block them too

NotaNumber · 01-25-2003, 09:58 PM

So far I've not run into a problem with Mozilla not opening window that it should.

And to answer the topic question:

No! Popup ads do not make me want to buy/see a movie (or whatever the popup is pushing)

I find them a major PITA and used to close them as quickly as possible with ctl or alt-F4 but now I don't have to with Mozilla.

Flash Ahhh · 01-26-2003, 07:23 PM

Pop ups don't effect me one way or the other. Just like commercials don't.

If it's something I want, I get it, regardless if I seen a commercial or pop up for it. If it's something I don't want, I don't get it, regardless if I seen a commercial or pop up for it.

I don't let advertising effect me negatively like that.

-Flash

EM3 · 01-26-2003, 08:53 PM

Pop up ads never make me want to buy a movie or anything else for that matter. I don't like them never have and never will. Usually the more ads I see the more I resist.

Mac · 01-27-2003, 07:16 PM

I HATE Pop Up Ads.

I HATE Fear Dot Com.

Therefore, this is not working at all.

The most effective way of advertising on the web is through banners at the top of the page and the bottom. We know they're there. If we want to look at ad's we can scroll to them.

Pop Up's are the devil and will NEVER get me to buy their product.

decaffish · 01-31-2003, 04:44 PM

lol. i feel everyone's pain. i too have netflix and am annoyed by all of their pop ups. leave me alone! and the fear dot com gets on my every last nerves. i didn't come onto the website for aweek hoping it was gone. but it's still there. i thought i was alone. but i guess not

LtPepper · 01-31-2003, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Does this make you want to buy it or see it?

No, just the opposite!

videoworx · 01-31-2003, 10:34 PM

well, just in case all these negative views start convincing the admins to convert to a pay-site, I'll chime in...

I, too, don't like the feardotcom ad, not because it gets in the way (my fast mouse-action is too swift for it), but it's just plain ugly - i mean, if you're going to fill a quarter of my screen with a blob, make it exciting...(something like the front cover of T3 (the magazine, not the movie) comes to mind)

as for other ads, I've clicked on several, both to help out the site, and out of genuine interest. I ended up buying the Monsters Inc. DVD with the litho's by clicking through this site. I clicked on the Snoopy one, simply because i finally couldn't keep my curiosity from stopping me. I've blocked out the netflix one, because I'm already a member (painfully - I regret ever joining them!). The one in the middle hasn't shown up on my screen for months - just a nice red x (i assume it's still a DELL thing).

George McFly · 02-01-2003, 03:29 AM

2 words : IN OH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

banner ads just piss me off. :rar:

01-24-2003, 06:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
wahlers Actor Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Columbus, OH (right now)	Fear.com If I buy Fear.com will that STUPID BLURB go away everytime I visit this page?!?!?! Seriously though, as far as ads go. Does this make you want to buy it or see it? I'd like to hear from people if ads of this sort make you want to buy the movies they advertise, or if they work against the film? Personally, I didn't want to buy fear.com anyway, and I want to see it/buy it even less now. Any thoughts? __________________ And that is the way the world ends. Not with a bang. or a whimper. but with a THWAKK!

01-24-2003, 06:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
wahlers Actor Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Columbus, OH (right now)	On 2nd thought, this might need to be in the Soapbox forum. If an admin thinks so, I'd be ever-so happy if they'd move it. Thanks. __________________ And that is the way the world ends. Not with a bang. or a whimper. but with a THWAKK!

01-24-2003, 06:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
*chlngr1970* Producer/Admin Tenacious "OB" Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Spanaway Washington	yeah...this needs to go in Soap Box. j __________________ "The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love, and be loved in return" Christian, Moulin Rouge

01-24-2003, 06:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
Morticia Administrator Emeritus Film Class Goddess Part-Time PRN Princess Panty Thief Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Devil's Point. Burn baby burn!	I'm inclined that this go to Soapbox. And I'm going to change the subject line to reflect what you're asking. Thanks! edit: IT'S AN ADMIN/MOD PILE UP!!! edit2: Brian, it may be your birthday, but it's not your "mod" day. And I changed the title to be more descriptive, I hope that helps. __________________ Nope, you really haven't lived until you've fed a naked Fire Dancer a S'more...cooked from her own flaming baton. I reject your reality and substitute my own! "Freeze dried moles. Price as marked." -- Nixon, Suicide Girl

01-24-2003, 07:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
wahlers Actor Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Columbus, OH (right now)	Cool. Thanks. __________________ And that is the way the world ends. Not with a bang. or a whimper. but with a THWAKK!

01-25-2003, 06:08 AM	#8 (permalink)
artood2 I have a number at the deli Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: invalid city apparently	yes and telemarketing works too ! note the sarcasm.... __________________ FARSCAPE <- Best show . a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...

01-25-2003, 06:48 AM	#9 (permalink)
TheKing Actor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Anaheim, CA	I will never see the movie, buy the DVD, and if it ever happens to be on TV and I happen to accidently tune it in, I'll send a baseball bat through the tube. That would give me incentive to save up for a widescreen TV at least I hate flash ads with a passion. And any products pushed that way to me won't end up in my hands. So I don't care if Fear dot com is the next Citizen Kane, it's not going in my collection. (Fortunately for me, it sucks)

01-25-2003, 10:50 AM	#11 (permalink)
Enzian Producer/Admin Emeritus Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Fort Phoenix	I'll move it to Soapbox!! Do pop-up of aything make you want to buy it? Aside from the benefit of seeing a product name, I can't see any pros to pop-ups. They lack credibility. They're annoying. They must be going for the "negative attention = attention" route... __________________ Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch! XBox Gamertag: Enzian 00001 Elitism is ok, so long as you keep it in your pants...or something like that.

01-25-2003, 04:50 PM	#12 (permalink)
SolidSnakeASS Actor Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Winterpeg, Manitobaugh, Canada	No, they make me hate it even more.

01-25-2003, 05:41 PM	#13 (permalink)
NotaNumber I paid for this! Join Date: May 2002	I 'effing hate popups, but I no longer get 'em. I just started using Mozilla and it has built-in options not to open unrequested windows (AKA popups). Great little browser. Basically Netscape without all the BS in it. So far it handles all the pages that give Netscape 4.8 problems. You need to download a Java runtime in order to use Java with it, but since the recent court ruling against Microsoft, you're going to have to do that for Internet Explorer eventually. Mozilla

01-25-2003, 08:11 PM	#14 (permalink)
Miggy The Thief Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Matthews, NC, USA	Pop-up ads don't make me want to do anything one way or the other, because I close them out before I even see what they are. If it's not a window I requested, I don't want to see it. As far as Feardotcom, I already had plans to rent that one weekend as a bad movie to laugh at with my friends (very rarely does such a movie actually turn out to be good, but I doubt this one will be such a case). The annoying ads have neither persuaded me TO nor NOT TO rent this movie. In summary, death to popups! Miggy, the Thief __________________ "Ah, nothing like a large black man wearing a suit jumping in your van to maintain your cover." - Vic Mackey --------------------------------------------- Miggy's Land O' Wonder

01-25-2003, 09:20 PM	#15 (permalink)
MARVEL Actor Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: 30 miles north of Cinderella's castle, FL	I pretty much know what I want before it even comes out. The pop ups are more for the lemmings out there that aren't quite as adept at this stuff as us. __________________ F-L-O-R-I-D-A S-T-A-T-E Florida State, Florida State, Florida State, WHOOOOO!!!! You've got to Fight Fight Fight ........

01-25-2003, 09:52 PM	#16 (permalink)
sub780lime Can't Spell Bilbo Join Date: May 2002 Location: A Galaxy Far Far Away	heck no! i close those things so fast i dont care what they say, i wish i could get a good pop up stopper, that would still allow new windows to open that i wanted, some block them too __________________ love comes and goes, but an avatar . . . that's forever. - Pirate

01-25-2003, 09:58 PM	#17 (permalink)
NotaNumber I paid for this! Join Date: May 2002	So far I've not run into a problem with Mozilla not opening window that it should. And to answer the topic question: No! Popup ads do not make me want to buy/see a movie (or whatever the popup is pushing) I find them a major PITA and used to close them as quickly as possible with ctl or alt-F4 but now I don't have to with Mozilla.

01-26-2003, 07:23 PM	#18 (permalink)
Flash Ahhh Moderator Emeritus Well Worth the Double Dip! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: 8.4 Miles from the newest Hooters Restaurant	Pop ups don't effect me one way or the other. Just like commercials don't. If it's something I want, I get it, regardless if I seen a commercial or pop up for it. If it's something I don't want, I don't get it, regardless if I seen a commercial or pop up for it. I don't let advertising effect me negatively like that. -Flash __________________ Flash - Moderator Emeritus - Savior of the Universe Criterion (krî´tir´èæn) Greek [kritËreon], *Noun.* (circa 1622) - Definitiveness. Set standard. Principle, rule or test upon which value or decision can be based. Characterization in which all others are judged.

01-26-2003, 08:53 PM	#19 (permalink)
EM3 "Suspended" Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Southern WV	Pop up ads never make me want to buy a movie or anything else for that matter. I don't like them never have and never will. Usually the more ads I see the more I resist.

01-27-2003, 07:16 PM	#20 (permalink)
Mac Actor Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Florida	I HATE Pop Up Ads. I HATE Fear Dot Com. Therefore, this is not working at all. The most effective way of advertising on the web is through banners at the top of the page and the bottom. We know they're there. If we want to look at ad's we can scroll to them. Pop Up's are the devil and will NEVER get me to buy their product. __________________ This Is So Where I Parked My Car!

01-31-2003, 04:44 PM	#21 (permalink)
decaffish Actor Join Date: Jan 2003	lol. i feel everyone's pain. i too have netflix and am annoyed by all of their pop ups. leave me alone! and the fear dot com gets on my every last nerves. i didn't come onto the website for aweek hoping it was gone. but it's still there. i thought i was alone. but i guess not

01-31-2003, 10:34 PM	#23 (permalink)
videoworx Would Make a Good Incubus Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: nowhere near Nebraska	well, just in case all these negative views start convincing the admins to convert to a pay-site, I'll chime in... I, too, don't like the feardotcom ad, not because it gets in the way (my fast mouse-action is too swift for it), but it's just plain ugly - i mean, if you're going to fill a quarter of my screen with a blob, make it exciting...(something like the front cover of T3 (the magazine, not the movie) comes to mind) as for other ads, I've clicked on several, both to help out the site, and out of genuine interest. I ended up buying the Monsters Inc. DVD with the litho's by clicking through this site. I clicked on the Snoopy one, simply because i finally couldn't keep my curiosity from stopping me. I've blocked out the netflix one, because I'm already a member (painfully - I regret ever joining them!). The one in the middle hasn't shown up on my screen for months - just a nice red x (i assume it's still a DELL thing).

02-01-2003, 03:29 AM	#24 (permalink)
George McFly Kinda likes the Razorbacks Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: watching HD	2 words : IN OH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! banner ads just piss me off. :rar: __________________ DVDs gallery

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