Optimus Prime would have been furious (by V. Sarne)

[cardo]

hehehe Media = Untouchables... kaya ba nakasabit sa ibang kotse, for all to see, yun mga ID's nila na may 'MEDIA'

[fourtheboys96]

the article did not try to justify Ron's mistake in any way. if i remember it right, the author believes mr delos reyes really made a mistake and he said Ron admitted to his mistake.

i think the author just wanted to know why his friend has to be treated that way. umamin na nga eh. ndi na nakapag paliwanag.

[OTEP]

No GM vehicles, no Transformers

Again, who came up with this conclusion? Was it the producers that were pleading with GM to use their products? The original transformers were a Volkswagen and a Porsche. VW and Porsche both DECLINED to be included in the movie. That's why the producers had to settle for GM products.

The article is a bit wanting in details.

How did delos Reyes react when he was accosted? Did he admit being at fault and tried to apologize?

Or did he use his Im-a-media-person-and-VIP-guest-at-this-event tactic?

And how could Optimus be furious? Optimus is not even a GM product!

[BlueBimmer]

but as far as i can remember optimus prime died in the original cartoon movie

[Bogeyman]

i think the author just wanted to know why his friend has to be treated that way. umamin na nga eh. ndi na nakapag paliwanag.

If someone was caught creating multiple accounts in this community, what sort of explanation can erase the obvious intent of wrongdoing?

Mr. de los Reyes was videotaping part of the movie, with obvious intent for public dissemination through broadcast. He didn't ask for permission to do so before the screening, and I certainly doubt he had any intention of asking permission after the screening. Of course, granted that he needed background material for his story, there are more than a handful of resources on the internet where he can do research, to give his report more substance. But no, he had to whip out the camera in a private screening...

The law catches him in the theater. With a video camera. Reproducing part of a commercial motion picture. Illegally. End of story. Is there anything else to explain?

Buti nga hindi ganito ang nangyari sa kanya:

1st Arrest for NYC Movie Piracy Law
by Tom Hays, July 05 2007

A moviegoer caught secretly recording the sci-fi blockbuster "Transformers" has been charged with unauthorized use of a video camera in a theater in the first arrest under a new New York City law that stiffened penalties for pirating films.

A criminal complaint accuses Kalidou Diallo of slipping a video recorder, video player and remote control into a sneak preview of the film at a Bronx theater Monday night.

"This is the first time someone has been arrested and charged with the new illegal camcording law," City Hall spokesman Jason Post said Thursday.

In May, Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed legislation that upgraded film piracy from a violation with a $250 fine to a misdemeanor that carries up to six months in jail and penalties of up to $5,000.

The Motion Picture Association of America says more than 40 percent of bootlegged films are secretly videotaped in New York City theaters. The copies typically are sold for mass reproduction or posted on the Internet, sometimes just hours after the movie has opened.

Pirated movies cost major U.S. film studios more than $6 billion in 2005, according to the trade association. A study by the group showed that the New York movie industry loses an estimated $1.5 billion a year because of piracy, and the local economy suffers further with lost earnings, tax revenue and jobs.

Police arrested Diallo, 48, after an officer seated behind him in the theater saw him raise his right arm after the film began, court papers said. During a search shortly after the movie ended, police found a video recorder "strapped underneath his right arm via a body harness," and a video player and remote control in his jacket pockets, the papers added.

Diallo was released on Tuesday without bail and ordered to return to court on Sept. 20. No telephone number was listed for his Bronx address, and the name of his lawyer was not immediately available.

"Transformers" broke box-office records on its official opening day Tuesday, taking in $27.4 million to set a new high for Tuesday openings.

The movie — based on the Hasbro toys that debuted in the 1980s — chronicles a war between two factions of giant shape-shifting robots that bring their battle to Earth. The cast includes Shia LaBeouf, Tyrese Gibson, Jon Voight, Josh Duhamel and John Turturro.

-- time.com

[oldblue]

hindi pa siguro ganun kataas position nun Ron kasi nag-videocam pa eh kaya pinagtripan sya nun Ice queen. d'ba pag VIP media personality di-cameraman na yun

[rion]

hindi ata bagay transformers ang ginamit na movie.

dapat (2004) Crash or (2006) Babel

[impulzz]

nung nakapila kami sa greenhills theater for fantastic four, may tatlong babae sa harap ng pila na pagkatagal tagal pinapasok, pinaiiwan kasi nung guard yung bag nung isa, nung tiningnan ko mukhang camera bag, mga 10 mins sila nakikipag talo dun sa guard, finaly tumabi yung 3 babae at nag usap sa tabi, ang desisyon nila wag na lang manood ng sine, dahil iiwan yung "camera bag". dapat ganun ginawa ng management ng sinehan inspection muna bago pumasok, at mali talga ginawa ni mr. delos reyes, bawal ay bawal.

sabi nga n Mayor Lim... the law applies to everyone or to none at all.

[ukpress]

If this happened in the UK or US this so called journalist would have been arrested/sued/fined and possibly all 3. He's lucky he got off with a scolding and a bout of high blood pressure. No proper journalist would ever bring a 'camera' (I put that in quotes because he did not have written consent from the film makers or distributors and it wasn't even a television quality camera - honestly, the whole thing sounds dodgy) into a screening. Just because it's a press screening doesn't mean the press can film any part of it. It is against the law in this country (and I believe all countries) to film any part of a movie. A journalist must get permission from the film makers to use a clip from the movie which they are given byt the makers -- NOT given permission to film. The press in this country are not allowed to film in the cinemas. The only thing they may possibly be able to film with written permission (and they must sign a form specifying what is to be filmed with a long list of what cannot be filmed) is the reaction of the audience cut with clips given by the film makers or distributor. Ron the 'veteran journalist' should count his blessings he's not being charged a heftly fine. The 'almost had a heart attack' was a slap on the wrist.

[cardo]

but as far as i can remember optimus prime died in the original cartoon movie

nabuhay uli sya ;)

dont know if anyone is familiar with this... remember the episode where two astronauts found the body of optimus prime, then when they took it back a virus came with them. this virus made everyone aggressive(like 28 days movie)... its also on this series where headmaster transformers were introduced.