The worst example of blind purchase

Rating: 2/10 (10 May 2013)

Unlike the music industry, films and increasingly games are released with very little accurate representation about the product. We buy the product relatively unseen, and as such film and game producers regularly produce tripe and expect us to swallow it, and why not, the old adage 'you'll never go poor pandering to the lowest Lowest common denominator' has never being more true. This is an attempt by the producers to make as much money as possible before word gets out how truly awful it is. I watched the trailer and like most, wasn't expecting anything thought provoking, more like 90 minutes of eye candy, and it is just that. However it is obvious from the first 10 minutes that there was absolutely no care, passion or personal investment in this film by anyone remotely involved in it's creation. I can easily believe that every scene is the first take of every performance the actors gave and the script was likewise unhindered by minor issues like editing and rewrites.
When the film came out I read very poor reviews almost immediately. but always try to make my own mind up. This said I wasn't about to pay to see it given the average low scores it was getting, and ended up waiting several months before a watchable copy appeared on the web. Which brings up an interesting point. Films, albums and games that are well made, tend to appear on the net instantly, possibly because the companies making them know that they will sell themselves and continue to make money over time because the product has value and consumers can see that and will invest in it because of that. Where as poor films, games and albums leave a bad taste and we don't feel compelled to reward the work of those involved in its creation, after all if they didn't care why should we. Of course everything is open to personal taste and perspective but more and more the issue of piracy is brought up as the demon of the web, when in fact in certain circumstances, it can help to uncover shady business practises and reveal the true intentions of unscrupulous corporations. So why shouldn't the public get a heads up before paying for something that we might not like. Unlike buying a game or album the cinema experience never suffers from people asking for their money back because the film was so bad, and why not?