Waner Bros. Offers refund for Matrix Revolutions
Posted by Matthew on Tuesday November 11, 2003 @08:51PM
from the intelectual-property-liability dept.
Matthew writes: Warner Bros has taken the unusual step of offering refunds to moviegoers who present a Matrix Revolutions ticket stub at any theater showing the release.
A studio spokesman explained the program. “We realize that there are patrons out there who don’t ‘get’ Matrix Revolutions. Like any product producer, we take responsibility for our product, and we’re willing to suck one up when it, well, sucks.”
Movie critic Roger Ebert was ambivalent about the refund program. “Don’t get me wrong—I like the idea of studios taking responsibility for churning out crap. But this is special. This is Matrix. What I’d really like so see them do is suck it up, go back to the drawing table, and write a pair of sequels that are worthy of the original. I think the fans deserve it and we ought to demand it.”
Matrix Fan Jeremy was also ambivalent. “I paid eight bucks for my ticket. Yeah, the plot totally stank, but the effects were killer, and the fight scenes totally wrocked. So I’m just going to ask for four bucks back.”