War of the Worlds (2005 film)

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Press coverage and anti-piracy controversy

The press preview of the movie raised severe criticism, as every journalist who wanted to take a look at the movie before it premiered had to sign a non-disclosure agreement. This NDA stated that the undersigned could not publish a review of the movie before its world-wide release on 29 June 2005. Many people have argued that the movie might not be able to catch up with the great expectations that might have been postulated by such reviewers.

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Non-disclosure agreement - 29 June - 2005

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Furthermore, at the New York premiere of the film at the Ziegfeld Theatre, all members of the press were required to check all electronic equipment ? including cell phones ? at the door, as part of a larger sweeping anti-piracy campaign by the film's producers hoping to keep the film from leaking on the Internet. As usual, however, these methods have failed, as evidenced by the availability of the movie online a day before the movie was released.

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Ziegfeld Theatre - Cell phones - Internet

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Among other efforts to curb piracy, the producers also prevented theatres from screening the movie at midnight the night before 29 June, despite the recent success of midnight screenings of such films as '. The producers also chose not to screen the film in any DLP-equipped theatres, despite the technical superiority of digital projectors. Some viewers saw these efforts as overreactions, especially the more hardcore movie fans who enjoy seeing blockbusters such as War of the Worlds early and at the highest quality possible.

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