question about pax movie showing

Nephirij

can anyone tell me what the movie was name that was played instead of bang the machine? it was the one about the role players. thanks, beccause my friend saw it and apparently it was hillarious. i want to rent it now.

Nephirij

nevermind, its called the gamers, i figured it out base on a description from a friend. thanks anyways

b0wser

I was watching an episode of the old Sliders TV series when I was in the theater at that time, I think it was towards the end of the Bang the Machine timeslot.

apotheos

The Gamers was, frankly, absolutly terrible.

Well, at least the first 20 minutes were. I - like many - walked out.

Xieflow

Oh man, they played The Gamers and I missed it? Damn.

And I can't believe you didn't watch the whole thing. It's hilarious. You'll be ashamed you're laughing at it, but you'll laugh.

Emiroo

How come they didn't show Bang the Machine? (Or did they?)

Has anyone seen it? If so, please comment.

Legacy

Emiroo wrote:

How come they didn't show Bang the Machine? (Or did they?)

Has anyone seen it? If so, please comment.

They didn't show it because at the last minute, the people who made it(or are distributing it) decided that people could easily bootleg the movie there, so they pulled it from PAX. Or so I've heard.

Emiroo

Legacy wrote:

Emiroo wrote:

How come they didn't show Bang the Machine? (Or did they?)

Has anyone seen it? If so, please comment.

They didn't show it because at the last minute, the people who made it(or are distributing it) decided that people could easily bootleg the movie there, so they pulled it from PAX. Or so I've heard.

Uber-LAME. How can they expect to make money from a film that they won't let anybody see? Piracy often leads to legitamate purchases. If I watched the first 30 minutes of a bootleg copy and it turned out to be great, I'd go buy the retail version...

Robert Khoo

Emiroo wrote:

Legacy wrote:

Emiroo wrote:

How come they didn't show Bang the Machine? (Or did they?)

Has anyone seen it? If so, please comment.

They didn't show it because at the last minute, the people who made it(or are distributing it) decided that people could easily bootleg the movie there, so they pulled it from PAX. Or so I've heard.

Uber-LAME. How can they expect to make money from a film that they won't let anybody see? Piracy often leads to legitamate purchases. If I watched the first 30 minutes of a bootleg copy and it turned out to be great, I'd go buy the retail version...

Trust me- it boggled our minds as well. (and to boot really pissed us off)

MulysaSempronius

Especially given the fact that so many people bought rvb dvds at PAX.
At least, 90% of the people I knew did.

slacktron

Robert Khoo wrote:

Trust me- it boggled our minds as well. (and to boot really pissed us off)

I was looking forward to that showing, as my love for Street Fighter II literally changed my life, as I changed my undergraduate major so I could play more. I did some research on BtM, and was impressed that PAX had managed to get it because:

1) They haven't screened the movie since 2002.
2) They don't have it on DVD or VHS
3) It's never appeared on television

I guess they are afraid someone might actually see their movie.
Mind-boggling indeed.

apotheos

Quote Gabe "How are they going to get people to see their movie if they don't show it?"

Dog

Someone sent me that movie a while ago.Its awsome!