Well, I'm never going to watch "Frontier(s)"

[DonnachaOne]

... mainly because that ad is bugging the hell out of me. It expands without me ever rolling over it, and several times it's still played even when I "close" the ad... and then it expands, and plays, again! It's not a random occurrence either, appearing on nearly every page I go to. How long is this advertising supposed to go on for, because it's doing the exact opposite of what it should be doing.




<Frontiers Frontieres Frontiere(s) >

[The Bus]

:lol: I came here to complain about the same ad. I don't mind sound in ads, or video ads, or flash ads. But when I have no way to control it, then this becomes an issue. Are you using Firefox as well?

[Red Dog]

Same here.

[matome]

Yep, very annoying.

[GreenMonkey]

Ditto. It just keeps playing over and over again. I've been getting 2 popups of it per page and both playing audio. ARGH.

[Lemdog]

Yep, came here to say the same thing.

[Sweet Baby James]

Ad be gone!!!

[Decker]

Seriously, this is a big problem. I can't have scary music or images popping up with little kids in my house. Please kill this ad, Geoff.

[The Cow]

Wow. That thing is horrible!

Decker, Geoff doesn't work here anymore.

Still, make it go away.

[Minor Threat]

That ad sucks major balls.....

[Walker Boh]

Firefox user here too ... please fix this.

[dx23]

same here

[Canadian Bacon]

screw that movie and ad

[benedict]

I cannot say when this will be looked into by IB but I have just emailed their representative in order that someone can check this out.

[cpgator]

Came for the same reason... make it stop please.

[drmoze]

Me too. Using Firefox, and that damn ad is popping up on every page. Sometimes it covers actual posts, and I can't get rid of it. :wtf:

I also don't consider it to be very "family friendly." And with the unstoppable audio and video of graphic images, I for one think this ad violates the forum rules

BEGONE, DAMMIT!

[TomOpus]

I didn't come here to complain. I just knew there would be a thread to read :)

I know it pays the bills but it IS a tad annoying.

[Graftenberg]

Kill it please!!

[chanster]

This thing sucks.

[Darknite39]

It's nice to see I'm not the only one who's annoyed by this ad. :lol:

[Bronkster]

Add me to the list of users who came here to bitch about that ad! :grunt:



;)

[Draven]

At least it looks family friendly!

[An4h0ny]

ditto

i'm staying away from DVDTalk until that ad is gone

and i will never watch Frontier(s) with the red (s) at the end

hope the site got paid a LOT of money to place that...

[The Cow]

ditto

i'm staying away from DVDTalk until that ad is gone

How are you going to know when it's gone? :hscratch:

[Dr Mabuse]

holy freaking crap...

i started hearing audio...

looked around for an un-paused youtube...

found that ad, closed it, it opened again, closed it, it opened again, over and over...

this is beyond ridiculous...

[Decker]

I find it a little funny in the second page of a thread about how much this ad sucks, the ad is actually running three times simultaniously. Subtle it ain't.

[Brent L]

This ad couldn't have showed up at a more perfect time for DVDTalk.

[cdollaz]

Who are the ad wizards who came up with this one?

[EdTheRipper]

The ad's annoying the hell out of me too.

[solipsta]

Mouse over ads are horrible. My mouse gets near it and it expands. Stupid thing.

Add me to the list of haters.

[waporvare]

sucks

[dx23]

Who are the ad wizards who came up with this one?


Probably the same "geniuses" who came up with the piece of crap movie.

[GoldenJCJ]

I find it a little funny in the second page of a thread about how much this ad sucks, the ad is actually running three times simultaniously. Subtle it ain't.
I it was running in three places on page 1 AND page 2 of this thread! 6 places in 2 pages is a little ridiculous!

I'm curious to know how quickly the new owners will respond to this. In the hayday with Geoff, he'd have responded and gotten rid of the thing in one or two days...

[TomOpus]

Probably the same "geniuses" who came up with the piece of crap movie.Just curious if you've seen it. The DVD got a "recommended" from DVDTalk and I've actually wanted to see it since it was removed from the AfterDark'08 lineup.

Oh... but... the ad is still annoying :D

[Dr Mabuse]

i swear by all that is holy...

i will never watch this film under any circumstance... if someone gives me the DVD i will crush it and throw it away unopened...

the GD ad just popped up on it's own again while i was typing this...

i have never hated a movie more than this one in my lifetime...

if i knew Santeria, i would kill a chicken, and place a terrible curse on the people who made the film, the people who made that ad, and the people who put it here on DVDTalk...

[John Slider]

Seriously you guys, download the AdBlock Plus (and filter.set) add-on from the FireFox website. It will block EVERY ad on pretty much EVERY website. Even though the DVDtalk head-honchos will NEVER know that you are using it, you should still turn it off when browsing the forum (it's against the rules) like I do. -wink-

[Draven]

Ad-blockers still violate the DVDTalk TOS, right? I'm too lazy to look. I use Safari and the ads are silent (still moving though) so I'll live.

I still find it pretty humorous that a paying advertisement for a torture porn flick is still A-OK around here despite the recent changes.

[John Slider]

I guess I'll have to turn the DVDtalk filter off on my ad block software. -wink-

[12thmonkey]

I've just been "Frontiered" :yack:

make...it...stop

[twikoff]

Frontier(s), brought to you by the makers of x10

[Nth Power]

I'm not rolling over and it' still expanding! Stop please!

[movieking]

Glad to see I am not the only one who is getting severely pissed by this stupid ad.

[crazyronin]

I'm not rolling over and it' still expanding!

That's what she said!

[DeputyDave]

I'm not going to hold this insane ad against the makers of the film because I do want to see the movie and I plan on buying it this weekend.

I blame DVDTalk for allowing such an annoying fucking ad in the first place. What the hell is happening here, my head's been in the clouds lately but I had no idea DVDTalk was sold and Geoff is no longer around. Is that what all of this family friendly BS whining is about?

[dx23]

Just curious if you've seen it. The DVD got a "recommended" from DVDTalk and I've actually wanted to see it since it was removed from the AfterDark'08 lineup.

Oh... but... the ad is still annoying :D


Yep, I saw it. A friend of mine bought it after Borders broke street date on it. The gore may there but the characters are completely annoying and just ruin what could have been a great horror film.

[TomOpus]

Cool, thanks.

Sorry for the tangent.... back to the rants.

[twikoff]

meh.. i went ahead and set my browser to disable flash movies for now

someone let me know when its gone, so i can turn them back on

[lordzeppelin]

most. annoying. ad. ever.

Fuck this movie and the ad. I can't even scroll near the motherfucker, or it starts again...I'm joining twikoff and disabling flash for now...I'm pissed that adblock can't do it.

[das Monkey]

I'm not going to hold this insane ad against the makers of the film.
I am.

das

[Dr Mabuse]

I am.

das

:lol:

damn right...

[chanster]

This ad is beyond ridicoulous and Internet Brands you are doing a disservice to your members. This ad is going off all over the place, with your gruesome sounds eminating all over the place.

[J-Dubya]

fuck this ad

fuck this movie

[Jray]

54th'ed

[troystiffler]

Bah. I hadn't come to the feedback forum in YEARS. But after I saw the ad, I knew there was going to be a complaint thread about it.

[girlnextdoor]

Horrible ad - I don't plan to see the movie either!!

[girlnextdoor]

I'm not going to hold this insane ad against the makers of the film because I do want to see the movie and I plan on buying it this weekend.

I blame DVDTalk for allowing such an annoying fucking ad in the first place. What the hell is happening here, my head's been in the clouds lately but I had no idea DVDTalk was sold and Geoff is no longer around. Is that what all of this family friendly BS whining is about?


I didn't know either, but just read this on Wikipedia:

In September 2007 DVD Talk was sold to Internet Brands.

[mike7162]

Frontier(s) rollover = rediculou(s)

[BKenn01]

Add me ot the list. How many damn times do we have to watch the thing. Is DVDTalk being paid per play or something.....

[drak b]

I HATE this movie and its horrible ads! Beyond terrible!

Just to use the DVDTalk site, I have to put my soundcard on mute but it's almost inevitable that I'll have at least one (often) two of the damn ads expand right out on whatever page I'm at! AWFUL!

For the love of God, please get rid of the damn thing already!

[Rockmjd23]

I've actually had this movie on my wish-list for a few months now, but I don't think I could bring myself to buying it now. :lol:

[Decker]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is a Feedback forum, not a bitchfest forum. Where the hell is any feedback from a Mod?

And sucks that Geoff isn't here; I had no idea. Did he post a goodbye or anything?

And to the point about my complaining about it not being family-friendly : This is (or was) a site I was find browsing while my kids watched TV in the family room. I don't want them scared or disturbed and I think I have that right.

[dx23]

This is not the first time that an ad with sound and uncontrollabe expansion has bothered the majority of the members at DVDTalk. I suggest that the mods, administrators, reviewers and members send an email to Internet Brands complaining about this, with the means of stopping this idiotic practice. This type of ads only annoys people and get the wrong type of publicity that the companies are looking for.

[The Cow]

Where the hell is any feedback from a Mod?

Post #15 (And that's pretty much all they can do anymore. :( ): I cannot say when this will be looked into by IB but I have just emailed their representative in order that someone can check this out.

[Tarantino]

Dear Internet Brands,

Please turn this FUCKING AD OFF.

Sincerely,

People who visit your boards.

PS...we also love boobies.

= J

[riotinmyskull]

worst. ad. ever.

[Lemdog]

Glad to see that IB has taken this place seriously with their quick response.

[DeputyDave]

I didn't know either, but just read this on Wikipedia:

In September 2007 DVD Talk was sold to Internet Brands.
I guess that explains a few things. I've noticed the traffic on this site has gone waaa-aaaay down over the last several months. It used to be that if you didn't check in every couple of hours threads would drop to the second or third page without you ever seeing them, now they seem to stay for days untouched.

There just seems to be a lack of information and excitement. This has been my home page and favorite forum for 6 years but it may be time to look elsewhere

[Nick Danger]

Traffic may be down, but if you start a thread on a topic, a day later it's the second or third hit on Google. IB knows Google.

I turned off my external speakers at work and I could still hear the stupid ad. It was just quieted. That's never happened before.

[drmoze]

Seriously you guys, download the AdBlock Plus (and filter.set) add-on from the FireFox website. It will block EVERY ad on pretty much EVERY website. Even though the DVDtalk head-honchos will NEVER know that you are using it, you should still turn it off when browsing the forum (it's against the rules) like I do. -wink-

This does work like a charm. I'm browsing here without those loud, violent, uncloseable ads on every page. :D

Seriously, I'm ok with the ads in general, but that one went too far. Let me know when it's gone and I will, of course, turn off the adblocker here. ;)

MODS: You might want to let the powers-that-be at IB that their idiotic obnoxious new ads are actually causing people who never used adblockers before to do so, just to make the forums readable. -ohbfrank-

[mhg83]

I never noticed the ads. Another poster had mentioned his frustration in a separate thread. So I entered this thread and as i was scrolling through, the ads audio popped up suddenly! I can see how it can become an annoyance and now I'll probably spot it more than ever now.

edit to add:

There it is again!

[JamesDFarrow]

This is now on my "DVDS I will NEVER buy list"!

James

[DJLinus]

I FINALLY made the switch from IE to Firefox this weekend and this is how I'm rewarded? :)

Seriously, this ad is pretty annoying.

[Snowmaker]

Yup! I will now boycott this movie because of that ad. :grumble:

[TheMovieman]

Everytime I now come to this forum, I have to make sure and keep my mouse to the sides so I don't accidentally hover over that dang ad... This and the one on IMDb for The Dark Knight are annoying as hell.

[Rival11]

I've actually had this movie on my wish-list for a few months now, but I don't think I could bring myself to buying it now. :lol:

:lol: funny how advertising works huh? You would think THEY would catch on by now.

I wanted to see it to but will now pass - It feels like I've already seen it anway - thanks IB for saving me money!!!

[seren]

Not only I do not want to see the movie, I do not even want to open the webpage anymore. Last night, I opened the website to take a look at the weekly deals and it scared the hell out of me. I came to complain about this and I will close the website and won't open it at least for a while.

[darkessenz]

noscript=your friend. I know its against TOS, but seriously I think that IB would rather have me browsing then not browsing.

[cultshock]

MODS: You might want to let the powers-that-be at IB that their idiotic obnoxious new ads are actually causing people who never used adblockers before to do so, just to make the forums readable. -ohbfrank-


Exactly. Don't these geniuses understand that annoying fucking ads will make many people completely ignore the site's TOS? Brilliant marketing idea! -ohbfrank-

[nemein]

Everytime I now come to this forum, I have to make sure and keep my mouse to the sides so I don't accidentally hover over that dang ad...


That's become standard practice around here for me given the number of these types of ads that rotate through here.

[Tscott]

It's a good ad. It caught my attention, and I even purposely expanded it and watched it the first time I saw it. Even thought about getting the DVD after that...

But. The. Ad. Is. So. Freakin'. Relentless. And. It's. On. Every. Single. Page. And. Opens. At. Random. At. The. Slightest. Provocation.

I'm tired of seeing it every time I open a new page here and my initial interest in seeing the DVD has long gone away. Let someone else have a turn at the banner ads for a change. If it was in a rotation with 8-12 other ads, I wouldn't mind it (as much).

[darkessenz]

FYI: I have only blocked the sound and not the image. I think this is a healthy compromise.

[Breakfast with Girls]

Man, this is worse than the Texas Chainsaw Massacre ad campaign of '03.

[darkessenz]

But. The. Ad. Is. So. Freakin'. Relentless. And. It's. On. Every. Single. Page. And. Opens. At. Random. At. The. Slightest. Provocation.


It does seem bugged...

[Kicker_of_Elves]

Die ad die!

[Graftenberg]

That's it I'm done here until this ad is gone.

[Misty Eyes]

I'm tired of seeing it every time I open a new page here and my initial interest in seeing the DVD has long gone away. Let someone else have a turn at the banner ads for a change. If it was in a rotation with 8-12 other ads, I wouldn't mind it (as much).

I hate rollovers but that's a good idea, rotate them and it wouldn't be quite so annoying. I did let it expand and watched it, but now what little interest I had in this movie is gone.

[twikoff]

i take it, that its not gone eyt :hscratch:
flash stays turned off

[domino harvey]

I love the ad, I wish every website played it

[Anubis2005X]

This might actually be worse than those ads for "Jesus Camp" a while back. Man I got sick of that quick...

[domino harvey]

C'mon guys, all together now: "Whooooooosh, thump, AHHHH!!!!"

[The Cow]

To whom is may concern (if anyone at IB ever listens):

Half of your user base probably installed Ad Blockers because of this one. Way to go! :clap:




Hey mods, does IB have a support email address for DVDTalk that can be made public?

[Kevin M. Dean]

I guess I should consider myself lucky. I've yet to even see the offending ad. I do get an empty black square on the page that is flash, but nothing ever happens. Mac/Safari

[EdTheRipper]

To whom is may concern (if anyone at IB ever listens):

Half of your user base probably installed Ad Blockers because of this one. Way to go! :clap:


I know I just did. I just couldn't stand it anymore.

[movieking]

Yup, just added it myself.

[naitram]

Wow I knew there'd be a thread for this. Nice "safe for work" ad there...

not that I work, but still.

[Numanoid]

The film is French, right? Shouldn't they have given into our demands by now?

Yes, I hate myself for that joke.

[Josh-da-man]

Exactly. Don't these geniuses understand that annoying fucking ads will make many people completely ignore the site's TOS? Brilliant marketing idea! -ohbfrank-

That's still in the TOS? Even after that google ad that kept infecting people with a trojan last year?

Jeez...

[BigDaddy]

Man, this is worse than the Texas Chainsaw Massacre ad campaign of '03.



Those were creepy.

[shoppingbear]

MODS: You might want to let the powers-that-be at IB that their idiotic obnoxious new ads are actually causing people who never used adblockers before to do so, just to make the forums readable. -ohbfrank-
Yeah, I was going to say the same thing: I've never bothered with an adblocker, but I'm going to now...

In the meantime, I've had to just hit my laptop's mute button every time I come to DVDTalk. Too annoying.

[shoppingbear]

C'mon guys, all together now: "Whooooooosh, thump, AHHHH!!!!"
:hscratch:

[SkullOrchard]

Mark me down as someone who despises that @#$%&* banner.

[Johnny Zhivago]

ugh. I don't even use FF adblockers on MySpace.

But this...

:johnwoo2:
:johnwoo2:
:johnwoo2:
:johnwoo2:
:johnwoo2:

may give me a reason to start using one here.

[DVD Polizei]

What's a good adblocker. Haven't used one for years, but apparently, I need one for DVD Talk now that I've had more than one occasion of these annoying ads. Including that Target ad which downloads dozens of images.

[John Slider]

Adblock Plus and the Filter.Set available on the Mozilla add-on site.

[DVD Polizei]

... mainly because that ad is bugging the hell out of me. It expands without me ever rolling over it, and several times it's still played even when I "close" the ad... and then it expands, and plays, again! It's not a random occurrence either, appearing on nearly every page I go to. How long is this advertising supposed to go on for, because it's doing the exact opposite of what it should be doing.

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/743/nonameiy7.jpg

I think this is beyond "advertising". Why not just send somebody to my home and hack off my left foot. It'd be easier, and I have more respect.

[Hiro11]

Hey, I know this is a free forum that takes a ton of work to run and I fully appreciate the effort, but seriously, this thing is probably the most aggregiously irritating banner in history. Extreme horror, plays without warning, impossible to kill and... French. DIAF, "Frontier(s)".

[abrg923]

*clap* Nice to see the mods and IB in here, giving feedback and doing their damn job.

This is fucking ridiculous.

My guess is that IB gives a big "Fuck you" to use on this one and says deal with it. Yet another change that they're "not looking to make".

[achau9598]

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/743/nonameiy7.jpg

I think this is beyond "advertising". Why not just send somebody to my home and hack off my left foot. It'd be easier, and I have more respect.

Is see your two times, and raise you another

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h110/achau9598/3times.jpg

[WallyOPD]

*clap* Nice to see the mods and IB in here, giving feedback and doing their damn job.

This is fucking ridiculous.

My guess is that IB gives a big "Fuck you" to use on this one and says deal with it. Yet another change that they're "not looking to make".

What is with all the attitude you keep giving to the mods and admins?benedict was one of the first responders to this thread and he said he sent it off to IB. They are a corporation and it is a weekend; I hate the ad as much as anyone but I'm willing to give them at least a business day to respond.

[Darknite39]

I usually open multiple tabs when I browse threads here. I've had the damn ad opened up so many times simultaneously that it caused firefox (and the rest of the programs on my laptop) to freeze up. I have never installed an ad blocker before (it's ad revenue that pays for the site, even though the content is generated primarily by its users), but that did the trick.

[GizmoDVD]

Ahhh! I came here to post the same damn thing. This ad sucks and keeps crashing Firefox.

...What happened to Geoff?

[Mopower]

...What happened to Geoff?

He makes more money apparently selling out to the fucking porn industry.

[DarkestPhoenix]

Just stopping by to show my love!

Or, in this case, my absolute hatred for this POS ad.

[The Cow]

...What happened to Geoff?
DVD Talk Joins Internet Brands (http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=515529)

[pilot]

I'm pretty sure none of the IB people "work" during the weekend - so this probably won't get fixed until Monday sometime...or whenever they get around to it.

[Josh-da-man]

What's a good adblocker. Haven't used one for years, but apparently, I need one for DVD Talk now that I've had more than one occasion of these annoying ads. Including that Target ad which downloads dozens of images.

If you're not already using Firefox, go download and install it now.

Then add the following two extensions: AdBlock Plus and Flashblock.

It will make all of your websurfing a safer, smoother, faster, and altogether more enjoyable experience.

[cultshock]

This annoying piece of shit ad shows up on every...fucking....page for me. Screw any TOS, I'm blocking it and everything else, I don't care anymore.

[Sierra Disc]

Count me in as annoyed by the ad. The site needs to make money, obviously, but this is about as annoying an ad as I've ever seen in nearly 10 years coming here. (Ye god, that's a long time!)

[grivet]

I'm pretty sure none of the IB people "work" during the weekend - so this probably won't get fixed until Monday sometime...or whenever they get around to it.Or whenever the ad buy expires.

[RyoHazuki]

I'm going to tell everyone I know how much this movie sucks. Thanks IB.

[abrg923]

Yeah, fuck the TOS. Time to block every goddamn ad this site produces.

[RoyalTea]

I'm using the camino browser on Mac OS (tiger) and this site slows down my macbook to a virtual crawl (the fans are already going at full force because i typed this sentence).

[jonw9]

Adblock Plus and the Filter.Set available on the Mozilla add-on site.

I finally added a blocker to my FF. For years I kind of put up with it for Geoffs sake, but I guess I don't have to now.

I found Adblock Plus and have it installed, and chose the Easylist (USA) for the filters.

What is Filter.Set?

[gcbrowni]

This was one of two sites that I did not ad block. The operative word being WAS.

[Bandoman]

This is worse than the FearDotCom ads. I boycotted that movie as a result of those ads (still haven't seen it, and never will), and I'm staying away from this movie as well.

[AGuyNamedMike]

What ad?

;)

But seriously, DVDTalk is the only site on my AdBlock exception list. Will that have to change?

[lordwow]

Banner Ads TOO HORRIFIC FOR DVDTALK.

[broadwayblue]

wow, lot of discussion on Frontiers in here. it's truly horrible, loud, and annoying, not to say anything about non-family friendly. when does it go?

[CPA-ESQ.]

I too would like to say that I HATE those ads that if you happen to scroll over the ad - it launches the window :(

When will this end!

[Brent L]

If you're not already using Firefox, go download and install it now.

Then add the following two extensions: AdBlock Plus and Flashblock.

It will make all of your websurfing a safer, smoother, faster, and altogether more enjoyable experience.

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I never had that installed in FireFox until this mess, and it's helped out a lot. Not only with this add, but other sites as well.

I wish we had something here like other sites, where we pay a flat one-time fee of $10 or so and we got the site ad-free, with perhaps other benefits also.

[orangecrush18]

just adding my name to the list of people who hate this add.

[Tom Banjo]

If you're not already using Firefox, go download and install it now.

Then add the following two extensions: AdBlock Plus and Flashblock.

It will make all of your websurfing a safer, smoother, faster, and altogether more enjoyable experience.

Thanks for that! You've made my web-surfing 10x better! :thumbsup:

[lotsofdvds]

I wish we had a subforum where those of us who want obnoxious banner ads could go and hang out.

[palebluedot]

Fuck DVDTalk until this ad is gone. Someone email me when this shit is over.

[Doc Moonlight]

It keeps causing my computer to freeze. I can't browse the threads and wind up having to close IE and re-open.

[Kicker_of_Elves]

Just get those add ons for Firefox and your golden! Thanks for that info Josh-Da-Man, you lived up to your name dude. :up: This is a hell of a lot better now than it was before.

[kvrdave]

While I hate the ad, I generally don't complain on this type of thing because I figure it is a 1-2 day dea for which the site gets really good money....so I put up with it. But this has gone on past my patience

[SteelWill]

+1 complaint.

[The Cow]

I wish we had something here like other sites, where we pay a flat one-time fee of $10 or so and we got the site ad-free, with perhaps other benefits also.
I would have done that in a heartbeat when Geoff ran the site.

Under the non-responsive Internet Brands, there is no way am I paying money for this site, ads or not. I'm guessing I'm not alone in that stance.

[Tarantino]

Fuck Internet Brands.

= J

[Numanoid]

Seriously, IB doesn't have people working the weekends? What, the Internet only operates M-F, 9-5? Get real.

[antennaball]

Ok, this has gone on long enough. I'm done with DVDTalk for a couple of days. Hopefully, it will be gone by then.

[Brent L]

I would have done that in a heartbeat when Geoff ran the site.

Under the non-responsive Internet Brands, there is no way am I paying money for this site, ads or not. I'm guessing I'm not alone in that stance.

Good point.

I keep forgetting that it's a whole new ballgame now.

[Tarantino]

Josh, I installed the Firefox plug-ins that you suggested and I must say, THANK YOU.

I was just going to stop visiting for a few days, but now I can browse and I don't see or hear ANYTHING Frontier(s).

<b>antennaball</b>, just do what he suggested, you'll be fine.

= J

[Mopower]

Seriously, IB doesn't have people working the weekends? What, the Internet only operates M-F, 9-5? Get real.


I'm sure that's what they tell the advertisers if the site goes down on a saturday morning. "Nope can't get it back up until monday, guess you'll just have to eat that money you gave us." Bullshit.

[VinVega]

This ad is extremely annoying when it explodes out of my speakers at work. :down:

[WallyOPD]

I'm sure that's what they tell the advertisers if the site goes down on a saturday morning. "Nope can't get it back up until monday, guess you'll just have to eat that money you gave us." Bullshit.

There's a huge difference between having server maintenance staff either working or on-call over the weekend and having editorial staff available to make content decisions.

That being said, we're into the afternoon on the east coast with no word one way or the other which is beginning to test my patience.

[Kelkee]

This ad is just extremely annoying period.

Anyone who thought this was a good idea should be fired. From the idiot who coded it to the idiot who approved it. As well as to the director and writer coming up with yet another Hostel-knock-off-horror-porn-fest. barf-yawn.

Complete FAIL all around.

[cdollaz]

fuck!!! Get Rid Of This Shit Already!!!!!

[lordwow]

Oh My God.

They're cutting her hair again! MAKE IT STOP PLEASE. Don't cut her.... actually it looks ok. Maybe it was just a trim.

[lotsofdvds]

This ad is extremely annoying when it explodes out of my speakers at work. :down:
Yes! This ad is NOT SAFE FOR WORK!

[LurkerDan]

this made IE crash on my computer at home, but running FF here at work and the ad doesn't seem to "run". I haven't updated to the newest version of FF and my computer is pretty old. :shrug:

Either way, the ad doesn't just suck ass, it steps WAY over the line of what is acceptable.

[LiquidSky]

I haven't had any problems with the ad but I can see how it would be annoying. The movie looks kind of cool to me.

[Bandoman]

The movie does look cool, but I'll never know for sure because I refuse to watch it now.

[Lemdog]

Yes! This ad is NOT SAFE FOR WORK!
:lol:
Yea, the movie doesn't look that "family friendly" either.

[VinVega]

FWIW, the IB admins are talking to the ad dept today about this.

[Thor Simpson]

I was encourage to take any rants here.

This ad SUCKS. Thank you for your time.

[Thor Simpson]

FWIW, the IB admins are talking to the ad dept today about this.
Thank you.

If they could also mention that I said this ad sucks, it would go a long ways. :up:

[wishbone]

Getting a haircut should be consensual, especially on a family friendly forum. Add me to the Frontiers ad hate. :mad:

[darkessenz]

Frontier Frontier Frontier Frontier Frontier Frontier

[Cardiac161]

It's one thing to market a movie and another to get bombarded by it everytime I come here. Rest assured to whichever the studio is distributing it, I will never watch this movie and will tell anyone I know stupid enough to even consider seeing it not to.

[Dukemstr]

this ad fucking suck!

[beebs]

This is the worst roll-over ad I've seen on here. I loathe it.

Am I justified in illegally downloading this one and seeding it on my 5 mbps up FIOS?

-beebs

[Minor Threat]

this ad fucking suck!


you right.....

[Baron Of Hell]

I hardly ever come to this part of the forum. I am not surprised to see a topic about the very thing I was going to post about. WTF is wrong with you people putting a AD like that on the forum. That damn thing is giving me freaking headache. I mean come on people. I have to go out of my way to figure out a way to block that damn thing. Blueberry Cheesecake man. Blue fucking berry cheese fucking cake. hint hint cut that crap out. I will not see this fucking movie just for screwing up my day. Almost as bad as the screaming ad you had that you had a while back.

If threats were allowed I'd threaten your life because I feel my life is threaten by this ad. In fact I'm sure you taken 10 years off my life. Are you happy trying to kill me. WELL ARE YOU?

[lotsofdvds]

FWIW, the IB admins are talking to the ad dept today about this.
Must be an intense talk. Both sides shouting their point at each other, neither side willing to back down.

[abrg923]

Yeah, not a chance that it actually gets taken down.

Screw it, I'll just use AdBlock. Works perfectly.

[TheNightFlier]

I was letting it go for a couple days, now the thing just pops without even scrolling near it. Fucking aggravating.

Time for adblock.

[dieinafire]

I've never seen this ad, except for the little one at the very top, but if it kept popping up, and doing all the shit described here, I would not come to this site until it was gone. Sounds like one of the most annoying ads ever. I fucking hate ads.

[nateman]

So I take it everyone will be posting that they're going to buy Frontier(s) in the What DVDs are you getting on 05.13.08...? (http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=531391) thread in the DVD Talk forum. :lol:

[superdeluxe]

The ad sucks. Straight up, and I will make a point of NOT watching it. Congrats!

[superdeluxe]

And the thing is..you don't even have to rollover the add for it to take over the freaking screen, I tried to click on the 'forum' so I can go to a different board, and rolled out.

Gdam annoying.

[superdeluxe]

Seriously you guys, download the AdBlock Plus (and filter.set) add-on from the FireFox website. -


I have adblock plus, and blocks most everything, but for some reason. NOT THIS FRicking ad

[Bronkster]

FWIW, the IB admins are talking to the ad dept today about this.
Too late for me. I've taken the advice posted earlier to add the adblocker and flashblocker to Firefox. Sorry if that violates any agreements, and if that upsets IB then I will cheerfully sign out and never return.

[abrg923]

Ditto.

[superdeluxe]

Fuck Internet Brands.

= J


You done did it now.

[Kittydreamer]

I find it humorous that IB wants a "family friendly" site then choses to run this Frontier(S) ad. If either of my boys saw any part of that they'd be scared for the rest of the day. I'd much rather them see a boob or a bit of ass than this type of gore.

I hope they (IB) can understand that they don't get to have their cake and eat it too. Don't pretend to be a "family friendly" site then have ads for gorey movies.

Now as far as the ad goes, I do find it annoying, disturbing and a good reason not to return to this site until it's removed.

Thank you.

[abrg923]

Except that they do get to have their cake and eat it too. They don't give a shit about the users of this site. They're making money either way.

[Julie Walker]

Here is an idea for those at work. Set the volume to mute:) I do that when using school library computer in case some ads with audio pop on.

I haven't had much trouble with this ad. But maybe that's because I'm being lazy and just hitting 'pg up' or 'pg down',or arrow buttons and not using cursor to scroll. Since only when my cursor scrolled across the ad,did it begin to play trailer with audio. But it always stopped and went away when I selected 'close'.

It is a bit annoying though with it literally being on every single forum and thread though!

[lordwow]

I find it humorous that IB wants a "family friendly" site then choses to run this Frontier(S) ad. If either of my boys saw any part of that they'd be scared for the rest of the day. I'd much rather them see a boob or a bit of ass than this type of gore.

I hope they (IB) can understand that they don't get to have their cake and eat it too. Don't pretend to be a "family friendly" site then have ads for gorey movies.

Now as far as the ad goes, I do find it annoying, disturbing and a good reason not to return to this site until it's removed.

Thank you.

sorry kitty, now that you've said boob, we're going to have to move this thread to XCritic.

[Mercury&Solace]

I agree, fuck this ad and fuck this movie.
This kind of shit makes me not want to come to this site, and makes me want to drink, and I have been sober for 3 weeks.

[fumanstan]

Maybe i'm missing something, but why is everyone blaming Internet Brands? As far as i remember, there were plenty of annoying ads that have popped up the last few years. And plenty of times we had to wait a few days for Geoff to work through it. Or all of the ad placements in signatures or below posts or whatever.

I was also under the impression that a lot of ads were as a result of the ad company and doesn't exactly go through an approval process before they show up here.

I could be wrong and if that ad stays up for the next month because Internet Brands wants it there then I can see the complaints, but if they're looking at it and end up pulling it in the next day or so, it would be fine with me.

[lotsofdvds]

Maybe i'm missing something, but why is everyone blaming Internet Brands? As far as i remember, there were plenty of annoying ads that have popped up the last few years. And plenty of times we had to wait a few days for Geoff to work through it. Or all of the ad placements in signatures or below posts or whatever.

I was also under the impression that a lot of ads were as a result of the ad company and doesn't exactly go through an approval process before they show up here.

I could be wrong and if that ad stays up for the next month because Internet Brands wants it there then I can see the complaints, but if they're looking at it and end up pulling it in the next day or so, it would be fine with me.
Geoff was one dude, and he interacted with us and was cool, so when this kind of situation popped up we'd cut him some slack, cause he was just one dude, and cool.

IB is a huge, faceless corporation sucking up websites. Fuck 'em. :D

[majorjoe23]

Add me to the list of haters. This ad sucks.

[zoomgirl]

OH
MY
GOD!
I will NEVER see this movie....WTF? The most annoying ad ever.

:horse:

[Lunatikk]

stop whining

[scott1598]

... mainly because that ad is bugging the hell out of me. It expands without me ever rolling over it, and several times it's still played even when I "close" the ad... and then it expands, and plays, again! It's not a random occurrence either, appearing on nearly every page I go to. How long is this advertising supposed to go on for, because it's doing the exact opposite of what it should be doing.




<Frontiers Frontieres Frontiere(s) >
omg! i was just gonna post this exact thing here. it is killing me. popping up everytiem i go to a different page. help to shut it off!!!!

[MartinBlank]

Too late for me. I've taken the advice posted earlier to add the adblocker and flashblocker to Firefox. Sorry if that violates any agreements, and if that upsets IB then I will cheerfully sign out and never return.

How would IB know whether or not someone was blocking the ads?

[big whoppa]

One saving grace is the fact that the ad isn't very loud. Yes, it's annoying. But compare it to Texas Chainsaw Massacre ad a while back. That was both loud and obnoxious. The marketing dept must believe they have to annoy viewers like this to attract horror fans.

[RyoHazuki]

So IB employees have mondays off I suppose?

[Thor Simpson]

This ad has really grown on me since my last post. I want to see it in theaters now... Many many times. Maybe even as many times as I've seen the ad! Keep them coming! :up:

Is there any way you can get the ads to over-ride our volume control? Because I accidentally left my computer muted and then i saw that the ad was playing and I missed the fantastic screaming sound, so I had to keep refreshing until I got the ad to come up again.

Maybe we should have them for louder movies.

Again, thanks!

P.S. Can you add a button to the ads that makes them our default home page and doesn't allow us to start browsing the internet until the ad has completed? Maybe even have a voice in the ad say something, and we have to type in what the voice said before we can proceed? That will make sure we heard it with the fantastic sound. Again, thanks!

[MartinBlank]

So IB employees have mondays off I suppose?

DUH! It's National Nutty Fudge Day AND Limerick Day!! Who's ready to get their drink on!!??! :banana:

[Numanoid]

Maybe i'm missing something, but why is everyone blaming Internet Brands? As far as i remember, there were plenty of annoying ads that have popped up the last few years. And plenty of times we had to wait a few days for Geoff to work through it. Or all of the ad placements in signatures or below posts or whatever.

I was also under the impression that a lot of ads were as a result of the ad company and doesn't exactly go through an approval process before they show up here.

I could be wrong and if that ad stays up for the next month because Internet Brands wants it there then I can see the complaints, but if they're looking at it and end up pulling it in the next day or so, it would be fine with me.I would think their marketing folks would be interested in a thread like this, though. If you released a campaign that pissed off tons of your customers, wouldn't you want to know about it? I suppose the Frontier(s) ad folk might like to see the feedback, as well.

[JasonF]

I find it humorous that IB wants a "family friendly" site then choses to run this Frontier(S) ad. If either of my boys saw any part of that they'd be scared for the rest of the day. I'd much rather them see a boob or a bit of ass than this type of gore.

No kidding. As annoying as it is that this thing starts screaming at me every time I look at DVD Talk, it's made all the worse that it's an ad for a torture porn film.

[Tom Banjo]

Too late for me. I've taken the advice posted earlier to add the adblocker and flashblocker to Firefox. Sorry if that violates any agreements, and if that upsets IB then I will cheerfully sign out and never return.

It used to violate the terms of service, and I didn't block the ads out of respect for Geoff's wishes. I don't know what the TOS is for IB now, and frankly don't care. Things are easier for me on all sites now since I downloaded those Firefox extensions, and I'd rather be banned from DVD Talk than to give that up.

[fumanstan]

I would think their marketing folks would be interested in a thread like this, though. If you released a campaign that pissed off tons of your customers, wouldn't you want to know about it? I suppose the Frontier(s) ad folk might like to see the feedback, as well.

Oh I don't care about that, it was more in reply to people blaming Internet Brands or thinking this was possibly something new related to them when we've seen the same thing under Geoff's ownership.

[Anubis2005X]

What? It's still up? Screw this stupid movie! French horror? (Channeling Gob) "COME ON!!!!!!"

[Dukemstr]

well count me in as another joiner to adblock!

IB can kiss those ads revenue byebye !

Dukemstr

[DJLinus]

If you're not already using Firefox, go download and install it now.

Then add the following two extensions: AdBlock Plus and Flashblock.

It will make all of your websurfing a safer, smoother, faster, and altogether more enjoyable experience.

Thanks for the tip! Problem solved.

[nateman]

This ad has really grown on me since my last post. I want to see it in theaters now... Many many times. Maybe even as many times as I've seen the ad! Keep them coming! :up:

Is there any way you can get the ads to over-ride our volume control? Because I accidentally left my computer muted and then i saw that the ad was playing and I missed the fantastic screaming sound, so I had to keep refreshing until I got the ad to come up again.

Maybe we should have them for louder movies.

Again, thanks!

P.S. Can you add a button to the ads that makes them our default home page and doesn't allow us to start browsing the internet until the ad has completed? Maybe even have a voice in the ad say something, and we have to type in what the voice said before we can proceed? That will make sure we heard it with the fantastic sound. Again, thanks!
rotfl rotfl rotfl rotfl rotfl

[lordwow]

Good news everyone, it must me a long weekend at IB.

[pilot]

They're still looking into it and will know more tomorrow. They say it's more complicated than the "usual Google ad." They will be looking into ways that stuff like this doesn't happen again. Sorry there's not better news, but that's the latest from IB.

[TomOpus]

Thanks for the info. A little is better than none.

[The Cow]

It's good to know that we can buy Song of the South on DVD still :)

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g316/PurpleLava/sos.jpg

[Rival11]

They're still looking into it and will know more tomorrow. They say it's more complicated than the "usual Google ad." They will be looking into ways that stuff like this doesn't happen again. Sorry there's not better news, but that's the latest from IB.

Yeah, they're waiting for tomorrow because it's the offiicial release date for the dvd.

This really is ridiculous and worth every complaint posted.

[darthlurker]

Add one more vote to the complaint pile.

Also, thanks to Josh for the heads up on flashblock/adblock for Firefox. Took less than 30 seconds, and now I have no idea what ad you guys are complaining about.

[big whoppa]

As of right now, it looks like the ad is down. Hasn't stopped the in-thread ads but the most offensive one looks to be gone. I'm not using any ad-blockers.

[Chaza]

I just experienced it in a thread, which is bad enough. I'm staying away from dvdtalk for a while, this is fucking bullshit.

[abrg923]

They're still looking into it and will know more tomorrow. They say it's more complicated than the "usual Google ad." They will be looking into ways that stuff like this doesn't happen again. Sorry there's not better news, but that's the latest from IB.

Would it kill them to have one of their own fucking representatives come on and say that?

Of course, they don't want us to call them on their bullshit.

[lotsofdvds]

The difficult and demanding Frontier(s) negotiations enter day two...

[Houstondon]

Oh I don't care about that, it was more in reply to people blaming Internet Brands or thinking this was possibly something new related to them when we've seen the same thing under Geoff's ownership.
I'm one of G!'s biggest supporters but this is one of those times when Fuman and I agree on something. That kind of advertisement generates a lot of ill will and while G! might have resolved it somewhat quicker, this has happened under his watch too.

[Bandoman]

I'm one of G!'s biggest supporters but this is one of those times when Fuman and I agree on something. That kind of advertisement generates a lot of ill will and while G! might have resolved it somewhat quicker, this has happened under his watch too.

Yes, and Geoff came here and personally kept us up to date on what he was doing about it. As others have said, it's the lack of response from IB that is generating most of the ill will here. The mods/admins have been great, but the owners need to step up.

[RoyalTea]

does anybody else notice that their computer slows waaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy down when visiting this site?

Intrusive ads are one thing, but when my laptop fans fire up loudly after visiting this particular website for less than a minute, then something is wrong. the time left on my battery's charge shouldn't be cut in half simply for coming here, should it?

I don't know if it's this particular advertisement, but there is something going on at DVDtalk that is sucking the resources of my laptop every time i visit this site.

[Draven]

Is anyone actually surprised that they haven't?

[Mopower]

does anybody else notice that their computer slows waaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy down when visiting this site?

Intrusive ads are one thing, but when my laptop fans fire up loudly after visiting this particular website for less than a minute, then something is wrong. the time left on my battery's charge shouldn't be cut in half simply for coming here, should it?

I don't know if it's this particular advertisement, but there is something going on at DVDtalk that is sucking the resources of my laptop every time i visit this site.


Doesn't slow down my PC but the site still hangs like it used too. Not as often though. So much for DVDTALK being put on reliable servers. Yep I said it Geoff, your servers sucked.

[Houstondon]

Yes, and Geoff came here and personally kept us up to date on what he was doing about it. As others have said, it's the lack of response from IB that is generating most of the ill will here. The mods/admins have been great, but the owners need to step up.
Yes, G! was "more" responsive than a corporate owner could possibly hope to be but for those who spend a ton of time here, no one could ever have been quick enough (I recall a number of times when people fussed at G! for taking too long to fix/change something they wanted done). The problem with corporate ownership is that it seems likely that any major decision needs to go through multiple hands with varying degrees of responsibility. Expecting an immediate response to the ad (especially when initial reports came in on the weekend) is not reasonable and the number of "must be a long weekend at IB" type comments forgets that changes in a contractual advertisement probably have to go through additional steps. I also think that once someone at IB noticed the issue (presumably on Monday), that was when the clock started, not when the solution could immediately be made to pull the plug.

As far as the claims that the website is running slow, I haven't noticed it but the move to the new server seems to have sped up the website overall for me. I think that reporting discontent in this thread over the advertisement, if done by a sizable enough population, will have a greater impact if people tone down the rhetoric about violating the TOS, hating the new owners, and some of the crankier comments made but I'm well acquainted with large bureaucracies and corporations so your mileage may vary. :shrug:

[lotsofdvds]

I think that reporting discontent in this thread over the advertisement, if done by a sizable enough population, will have a greater impact if people tone down the rhetoric about violating the TOS, hating the new owners, and some of the crankier comments made but I'm well acquainted with large bureaucracies and corporations so your mileage may vary. :shrug:
But we do hate the new owners, faceless whoever they ares. If they were a part of the community and actually talked to us (like G!$) used to do, maybe they could be cut some slack.

This notion people keep tossing around of "Just go with the flow, be calm, IB is nice, cut them some slack, don't be angry, just take what you're given" is goofy. Some of us don't like the way things in the forum are going. Compound that with the total lack of attention from the people who own the place and you get some angry diehards who love this place and are tired of seeing it get screwed with by the giant faceless maybe-people.

[nemein]

The only slow downs I've noticed are usually attributed to connecting to third party server (presumably for the ads). Regarding this ad I have to say I have yet to see the whole thing. As mentioned previously long ago I started running the mouse cursor down the side of the forum because of the center place/mouse over to expand type ads and I haven't really had any problems.

[nemein]

This notion people keep tossing around of "Just go with the flow, be calm, IB is nice, cut them some slack, don't be angry, just take what you're given" is goofy. Some of us don't like the way things in the forum are going. Compound that with the total lack of attention from the people who own the place and you get some angry diehards who love this place and are tired of seeing it get screwed with by the giant faceless maybe-people.

So what solution are you looking for? Keep in mind I have no "in roads" to IB and have no power to implement any changes, but I'm just curious.

[WallyOPD]

Yes, and Geoff came here and personally kept us up to date on what he was doing about it. As others have said, it's the lack of response from IB that is generating most of the ill will here. The mods/admins have been great, but the owners need to step up.

While Geoff would usually respond to the threads, the few threads I found with a search all had the same ultimate response (sorry that people don't like it, but the campaign is going to run to completion anyway). If someone from IB came and made a post like that it seems like it would just make people even more upset than they already are.

For the record here were the threads I checked:

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=494691
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=481144
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=353824
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=328632
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=263450

[Houstondon]

"Stepping up" at this point would only serve to provide the mob with a focal point to vent against. There have already been several personnel changes with regard to people at IB associated with DT, with presumably more to come, and while I would like at least one of the people possessing some "juice" over DT to participate here in the forums, I think all such people are wearing many hats at IB (running so many websites and all). Spending a lot of time here getting beat up by those "angry diehards" isn't likely something they would relish doing while aggressively dealing with all the issues involved with running the place.

(and "goofy" or not, the majority of the DVD Talk experience is still the same, flaws and all, there just isn't a singular person to vent on as in the past)

[lotsofdvds]

So what solution are you looking for? Keep in mind I have no "in roads" to IB and have no power to implement any changes, but I'm just curious.
Make me a mod. :D

[Thor Simpson]

Have you guys really noticed that big a change since IB came on the scene? I was expecting to, but I can't say that I have, honestly. And I see no reason to hate them.

This ad sucked, but I've dealt with horrible ads running through ad servers myself and it's a difficult issue to address. I understand and share people's frustrations over this ad, but honestly I don't hold it against them. I do hope they take the steps necessary to prevent this in the future as best they can, and based on the feedback they have received, my guess is that they will.

[atari2600]

glad this thread was made. hate the ad. will never buy/watch that movie.

get rid of it now!!!

[atari2600]

This ad has really grown on me since my last post. I want to see it in theaters now... Many many times. Maybe even as many times as I've seen the ad! Keep them coming! :up:

Is there any way you can get the ads to over-ride our volume control? Because I accidentally left my computer muted and then i saw that the ad was playing and I missed the fantastic screaming sound, so I had to keep refreshing until I got the ad to come up again.

Maybe we should have them for louder movies.

Again, thanks!

P.S. Can you add a button to the ads that makes them our default home page and doesn't allow us to start browsing the internet until the ad has completed? Maybe even have a voice in the ad say something, and we have to type in what the voice said before we can proceed? That will make sure we heard it with the fantastic sound. Again, thanks!

:lol:

[Bronkster]

WTF .. Okay, I've already installed adblocker and flashblocker but now the fucking ad is popping up it the upper left corner of the browser! How is it bypassing my unauthorized fixes? Dayam!

[kvrdave]

Have you guys really noticed that big a change since IB came on the scene? I was expecting to, but I can't say that I have, honestly. And I see no reason to hate them.

This ad sucked, but I've dealt with horrible ads running through ad servers myself and it's a difficult issue to address. I understand and share people's frustrations over this ad, but honestly I don't hold it against them. I do hope they take the steps necessary to prevent this in the future as best they can, and based on the feedback they have received, my guess is that they will.

Agreed. But this ad iis bullshit.

[Thor Simpson]

That's certainly not in dispute.

[pilot]

(this post is coming from me, not as an admin of dvdtalk)

I wonder if I turned the ads off in the forum if they would notice. I'm sure they would eventually, then :johnwoo:me, then :banned: (it sure would be funny though)

That's a joke in case anybody from IB reads this, but seriously, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to fix this stuff. If you don't fix stuff, you're going to piss off people. If you piss off people, they stop coming. If they stop coming, your investment turns to :crap: Simple.

[lordwow]

(this post is coming from me, not as an admin of dvdtalk)

I wonder if I turned the ads off in the forum if they would notice. I'm sure they would eventually, then :johnwoo:me, then :banned: (it sure would be funny though)

That's a joke in case anybody from IB reads this, but seriously, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to fix this stuff. If you don't fix stuff, you're going to piss off people. If you piss off people, they stop coming. If they stop coming, your investment turns to :crap: Simple.

There would probably be a parade.

In the otter forum.

... to celebrate your deviance, not your banning.

[atari2600]

WTF .. Okay, I've already installed adblocker and flashblocker but now the fucking ad is popping up it the upper left corner of the browser! How is it bypassing my unauthorized fixes? Dayam!

i love to think that the people in charge of this think if they can override the fact that we are trying so hard NOT to see their stupid popup ads, that it will somehow get us to change our mind.

as if companies can forcefully shove advertising in our faces and that is effective? if anything its going to make me want to buy it less (and it has). im the type of person who will pay a little more if the salesman is nice rather than a pushy one - i have purposely not bought from people when i feel they are being pushy and annoying. and thats what this ad is doing. i will NOT buy this dvd ever.

and to think there are people trying to find ways to get us to view their ads when we are giving them clear signs that we dont want to see it (popup ads for example). trust me, we dont want to see it and when they do shit like that, they are just making it worse!

(i guess the only way this method works is when you are dwight trying to buy a car from andy...sorry just watched that episode last night :) )

[fumanstan]

Have you guys really noticed that big a change since IB came on the scene? I was expecting to, but I can't say that I have, honestly. And I see no reason to hate them.

This ad sucked, but I've dealt with horrible ads running through ad servers myself and it's a difficult issue to address. I understand and share people's frustrations over this ad, but honestly I don't hold it against them. I do hope they take the steps necessary to prevent this in the future as best they can, and based on the feedback they have received, my guess is that they will.

Yeah, same thing I was getting at.

[DonnachaOne]

Well, I'll be off now. Someone message me when this ad is gone.

[Jray]

Whoa! It seems to have disappeared just while I was reading this thread. When I got to page 10 it wasn't there... finally. Clicking around a little it seems to be gone from all pages. Talk about timing!

Sweet relief.

edit: OK, I take it back. I just went to read the review of "Backyardigans: High Flying Adventure" and it's playing at the bottom of that page. The freaking Backyardigans! Talk about knowing your audience... :rolleyes:

[Matthew Ackerly]

Im off to watch Frontiers.. adios!

[Groucho]

Hi folks,

My name is Steve and I'm the advertising director for Frontier(s). I've worked on a lot of projects like this over the years, and frankly this is the first campaign that's gotten so much attention. As you can imagine, we're all tickled pink.

Thanks so much for all the feedback on the ad. And, if anybody has questions about the film, I'd be happy to answer them. I think it's great to see such an swell in interest in a European film.

[mkdevo]

(this post is coming from me, not as an admin of dvdtalk)

I wonder if I turned the ads off in the forum if they would notice. I'm sure they would eventually, then :johnwoo:me, then :banned: (it sure would be funny though)


you know, i was actually thinking along these lines last night, between this and all the recent NWS hubub that's been going on around here. i was asking myself if anyone at IB would actually notice (and want to do something about it) if a bunch of NWS stuff started showing up in the threads (and the mods didn't do anything about it). my guess: probably not. same with the ads.

[VinVega]

Hi folks,

My name is Steve and I'm the advertising director for Frontier(s). I've worked on a lot of projects like this over the years, and frankly this is the first campaign that's gotten so much attention. As you can imagine, we're all tickled pink.

Thanks so much for all the feedback on the ad. And, if anybody has questions about the film, I'd be happy to answer them. I think it's great to see such an swell in interest in a European film.
Wow, that IB user account takeover feature worked nicely I think. We were told this was in the works, but it seems to have been pushed through the development team now. :up:

;)

[abrg923]

Hi folks,

My name is Steve and I'm the advertising director for Frontier(s). I've worked on a lot of projects like this over the years, and frankly this is the first campaign that's gotten so much attention. As you can imagine, we're all tickled pink.

Thanks so much for all the feedback on the ad. And, if anybody has questions about the film, I'd be happy to answer them. I think it's great to see such an swell in interest in a European film.

I was preparing the nastiest post I've ever written on this forum, and then saw that it was you. So you got me. :lol:

[kvrdave]

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/33194/frontier-s/

All this for a 3 star movie? :lol: Thanks IB :up:

[MartinBlank]

WTF .. Okay, I've already installed adblocker and flashblocker but now the fucking ad is popping up it the upper left corner of the browser! How is it bypassing my unauthorized fixes? Dayam!

Download the NoScript extension for Firefox. I've been using it since the "trojan/google debacle" a while back :thumbsup:

[Bandoman]

Groucho is a shill, he was sent here by IB as an advance surveillance force years ago to infiltrate the forum. I long suspected this, but until now had no proof.

[chanster]

Check out the front page of DVD Talk now! Lead story, complete with quotes from unnamed sources! This gets better by the minute.

[Bronkster]

Download the NoScript extension for Firefox. I've been using it since the "trojan/google debacle" a while back :thumbsup:
Thanks for the tip. Oddly, I had NoScript installed, but disabled - no idea why I did that. It's enabled now and seems to be doing the trick! :up:

[RyoHazuki]

I guess its less enticing to take the ad down when they're paying you a crapton of money.

[Bandoman]

Check out the front page of DVD Talk now! Lead story, complete with quotes from unnamed sources! This gets better by the minute.

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This week we feature a film that isn't for the faint of heart: Frontier(s). After a group pulls off a daring heist, they hide out in a seemingly peaceful forum. But the mysterious forum owners are hiding a secret more terrifying than anything they could ever imagine. Trapped in an endless maze of internet banner ads crawling with pop-up trailers with loud screaming, they must fight to survive their bloody initiation into the new forum owner's evil advertising cult. Frontier(s) is the latest installment in the Horrible series of banner and pop-up ads released by Lions Gate Entertainment and is a "dripping piece of French imported crap that serves up the nausea for hardcore forum fans". Check out the trailer to this "memorable horror entry" that's filled with "style, energy and overall excess." No, really, check it out. You won't be able to avoid it anyway.

[abrg923]

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[Goldberg74]

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I'm really glad that it's not one of those ads that follows you down the page or is peels down from the upper right corner.

I wonder what the next forced campaign we are going to see is?

[Bandoman]

I don't know FRONTIER(S) IS AWESOME but I bet it involves GO SEE IT TODAY some sort of I'VE NEVER SEEN ANY MOVIE LIKE IT embedded text in our posts.

[WallyOPD]

Not sure what you guys are talking about. The DVDTalk Clip of the Week looks like it's for a different movie called Froniter(s).