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Smithington
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 Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 11:01 pm Post subject: The reason movies are often released in Korea first. |
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We often hear that Western movies are released in Korea first because of (get ready)....rampant pirating of movies here. Get it into Korean theaters and make your money before they get a chance to steal it. Releasing it in the West first means it will be copied and on the streets here before it makes it into the cinemas. However, according to the Korea Times, a reliable and respected English-language paper in Seoul, it is released here first because......Korea is so important. It gives the movie the much needed publicity that it just couldn't get elsewhere. 
The delusion of this place never ceases to amaze.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2013/05/517_135128.html |
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transmogrifier
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| Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 11:13 pm Post subject: |
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Of course piracy is the main reason, but a secondary reason would be the complete opposite of the article's suggestion: to get it out in Asia before bad word of mouth from the States causes the potential audience in Asia to shrink.
Good word of mouth from Asian audiences means next to nothing in the Nth. American market, however. |
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Steelrails
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| Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 12:09 am Post subject: Re: The reason movies are often released in Korea first. |
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| Smithington wrote: |
We often hear that Western movies are released in Korea first because of (get ready)....rampant pirating of movies here. Get it into Korean theaters and make your money before they get a chance to steal it. Releasing it in the West first means it will be copied and on the streets here before it makes it into the cinemas. However, according to the Korea Times, a reliable and respected English-language paper in Seoul, it is released here first because......Korea is so important. It gives the movie the much needed publicity that it just couldn't get elsewhere.
The delusion of this place never ceases to amaze.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2013/05/517_135128.html |
I don't know whether it's important or not, and I think not.
I do know that pirating is pretty rampant back home. As the words "The Pirate Bay" indicate.
I think movies like Ironman 3 are fairly pirate proof as most people want to go to the theater to see those for the big picture experience. |
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shostahoosier
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| Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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| transmogrifier wrote: |
Of course piracy is the main reason, but a secondary reason would be the complete opposite of the article's suggestion: to get it out in Asia before bad word of mouth from the States causes the potential audience in Asia to shrink.
Good word of mouth from Asian audiences means next to nothing in the Nth. American market, however. |
This is correct. Asian "word of mouth" will count for very little with (North) American audiences but even if the movie receives negatives reviews overseas, marketing teams can use the ticket sales totals to imply that the movie was a hit. |
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TheUrbanMyth
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| Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 6:14 pm Post subject: Re: The reason movies are often released in Korea first. |
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| Smithington wrote: |
We often hear that Western movies are released in Korea first because of (get ready)....rampant pirating of movies here. Get it into Korean theaters and make your money before they get a chance to steal it. Releasing it in the West first means it will be copied and on the streets here before it makes it into the cinemas. However, according to the Korea Times, a reliable and respected English-language paper in Seoul, it is released here first because......Korea is so important. It gives the movie the much needed publicity that it just couldn't get elsewhere.
The delusion of this place never ceases to amaze.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2013/05/517_135128.html |
(bolding mine)
The article makes neither of those claims. In fact it says nothing of the kind. |
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shostahoosier
Joined: 14 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 6:21 pm Post subject: Re: The reason movies are often released in Korea first. |
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| TheUrbanMyth wrote: |
| Smithington wrote: |
We often hear that Western movies are released in Korea first because of (get ready)....rampant pirating of movies here. Get it into Korean theaters and make your money before they get a chance to steal it. Releasing it in the West first means it will be copied and on the streets here before it makes it into the cinemas. However, according to the Korea Times, a reliable and respected English-language paper in Seoul, it is released here first because......Korea is so important. It gives the movie the much needed publicity that it just couldn't get elsewhere.
The delusion of this place never ceases to amaze.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2013/05/517_135128.html |
(bolding mine)
The article makes neither of those claims. In fact it says nothing of the kind. |
Agreed. The article makes sense....even though it was unbearable to read. |
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Steelrails
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| Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 6:27 pm Post subject: Re: The reason movies are often released in Korea first. |
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| TheUrbanMyth wrote: |
| Smithington wrote: |
We often hear that Western movies are released in Korea first because of (get ready)....rampant pirating of movies here. Get it into Korean theaters and make your money before they get a chance to steal it. Releasing it in the West first means it will be copied and on the streets here before it makes it into the cinemas. However, according to the Korea Times, a reliable and respected English-language paper in Seoul, it is released here first because......Korea is so important. It gives the movie the much needed publicity that it just couldn't get elsewhere.
The delusion of this place never ceases to amaze.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2013/05/517_135128.html |
(bolding mine)
The article makes neither of those claims. In fact it says nothing of the kind. |
Ironic, the guy rips the Korean Times for bad journalism, and Koreans for being delusional, and he is completely delusional about the article. |
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optik404
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| Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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Isn't it just high ticket sales? Korea is ranked 7-8th in movie ticket sales.
Are Koreans really watching hollywood movies cam rips with no subtitles? |
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edwardcatflap
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I couldn't work out what the article was saying. Movies come out first in Korea because people talk about them more here? Or people tell their friends about good movies more quickly than in other countries? Judging by the amount Koreans seem to spend staring into their smart phones and typing I can well believe that. But what does this mean?
'�Koreans are very much interested in movies, considering its small population,�'
So people in countries with larger populations like movies more? People in small countries generally aren't interested. No one in Luxembourg would be able to tell you who Tom Cruise was but the average Chinese would be able to list all the Bond films?
Also South Korea is the 25th largest country in the world (out of 242 on Wikipedia) in terms of population so I wish they'd stop banging on about it being 'small' all the time. |
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Otherside
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