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Goodie Bags

Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 3:58 pm
by Reanimator
Has anyone seen the goodbie bags yet this year - wonder what they look like - will they have an Argento theme?

Any thoughts what will be in them - Children of the Corn box sets!!!!!!! :D

Re: Goodie Bags

Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:04 am
by Wulfster
Seeing as we haven't had any recent riots in London and no warehouses have been fire-bombed, the contents are likely to be more substantial than last years! :wink:

Re: Goodie Bags

Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 6:13 am
by TheDukeAbides
Being that the riots happened in August last year I wouldn't get too optimistic yet.

We still have to have a barrage of "One year on..." news stories to ratchet up tension, because something bad like that happening again would be great for a media suffering from Olympic fatigue.

Re: Goodie Bags

Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 8:18 am
by zappa fan
TheDukeAbides wrote:Being that the riots happened in August last year I wouldn't get too optimistic yet.

We still have to have a barrage of "One year on..." news stories to ratchet up tension, because something bad like that happening again would be great for a media suffering from Olympic fatigue.
I was thinking the same things.

Re: Goodie Bags

Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:14 am
by Kris
I wonder what would happen if the riots happened this year mid-Olympics?

Back to the topic, personally i'm happy to have a bag to store my stuff in, its contents are a bonus

Re: Goodie Bags

Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:44 am
by zappa fan
Yeah its more about the bag, than what's inside. Hope it's got a Dario theme to it this year.

Re: Goodie Bags

Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:43 pm
by Wolfshade
Kris wrote:
Back to the topic, personally i'm happy to have a bag to store my stuff in, its contents are a bonus
I'm the opposite, I keep the contents, but give away the bag - they're quite garish with film names on them and not my kind of thing, plus they're too small to serve practically as a bag anyway.

I imagine the contents will be mainly surplus DVDs, so stuff like Daed Cert, Fanboys and Catabcombs once again.

Re: Goodie Bags

Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:54 pm
by Kris
zappa fan wrote:Yeah its more about the bag, than what's inside. Hope it's got a Dario theme to it this year.
What it started off good but it deteriorates in quality as time passes

Re: Goodie Bags

Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 2:52 pm
by ArghZombies
Kris wrote:
zappa fan wrote:Yeah its more about the bag, than what's inside. Hope it's got a Dario theme to it this year.
What it started off good but it deteriorates in quality as time passes
http://badum-tish.com/

Re: Goodie Bags

Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 2:53 pm
by zappa fan
they're quite garish with film names on them and not my kind of thing, plus they're too small to serve practically as a bag anyway.
I'm using my Kill List bag today :D
They and what's inside them are an added gift. Love em.

Re: Goodie Bags

Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 8:16 pm
by Wulfster
ArghZombies wrote:
Kris wrote:
zappa fan wrote:Yeah its more about the bag, than what's inside. Hope it's got a Dario theme to it this year.
What it started off good but it deteriorates in quality as time passes
http://badum-tish.com/
Hah!! :mrgreen:
My new favourite URL link!

Re: Goodie Bags

Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 4:27 pm
by zombie-elvira
I hope that there are some cool things in there this year!! But for me, its just nice to get freebies!!!

Re: Goodie Bags

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 10:59 pm
by grzegorz
i only liked the romero bag, design of the others (fanboys, kill list etc.) is just awful.

personally, i wouldn't mind if there was no bags at all.

Re: Goodie Bags

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 7:46 am
by TheDukeAbides
I find goodie bags to be a bonus.

I know last year (after the stock encounter with some naughty children playing with matches) as discussed on here, that a few were disappointed with the lack of stuff - or I think the problem was that the bags were unevenly loaded, some getting far more than others and then to cap it all what was in some bags (but absent in others) was then given away in the free-for-alls at the front of the stage.

I like the bags. I find it gives an additonal level of commitment (along with the weekend pass slung around ones neck) that means the cinema staff as less inclined to wish to search you.

I still can't get over the couple near me who brought in what looked like a 3-course meal each from Pret. I'm still unsure who each cinema reacts these days to people bringing in their own stuff - but I assume it is more relaxed that a single screening.

Re: Goodie Bags

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 9:28 am
by iomega
Here is a bit of good news for you all hot off the presses so to speak.

FrightFesters who were unable to get festival passes and bought five day passes instead in order that they could attend the whole event will also get a goodie bag this year.