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Never even noticed them before.

Same here. But I tend to tune such things out in general.

I don't qualify for them, I think, so I never clicked. But I do notice them.

Man, it's amazing how my mind just automatically blocks banner ads my browser's filter doesn't catch. Don't recall ever seeing them before.

I pay attention to the contests and usually enter if I'm interested in the film/the prizes look good.

Never noticed them. I like free stuff as much as the next guy but I wouldn't offer my contact info to get it. Of course, getting my contact info ain;t to hard but if someone is going to do it, I don;t have to supply it for them.

I come here multiple times a day, and I've never seen them. But seriously, "Win 'The Fountain?'" What is that, ancillary rights or something? They can keep the sequel rights, though.

Well, I'm from Australia so I never notice any of those things from any sites cause I'm almost always inneligible.

ditto for me... I always figure being in Europe disqualifies me :( (but to answer your question I do notice them!)

I entered one once. There are no rules specifying that one can't enter internationally right?

dunno... but why bother going through the hassle and giving up your private details when the prize is limited to people in the US?

Sorry if that sounds a bit like sour grapes... but am fed up with so many things available on the internet only for people in the US. Call me an idealist, but I truly hoped the internet would help erase borders. Instead I had to get a friend to download the BSG webisodes for me to watch 'cause they weren't available to viewers outside of the US... and that goes for many, many, many other programmes and webcontent. grrrr...

My ad blocker usually kills them all. So no, I haven't noticed.

There's a movie called Beerfest? I wonder how many Oscars it's going to win.

I love your contests. I used to win quite frequently.

I adore my GHOST SHIP mug with the spinning skull on the handle. The girl's WHITE OLEANDER shirt left something to be desired on my middle-aged man frame, but my daughter loved it. I didn't read THE NOTEBOOK, but the soundtrack that accompanied it was very nice. I think there was a thong and a CD from a quickly forgotten teen comedy with a really long title. The best was the GODS AND GENERALS address book with faux leather cover -- nothing says the Civil War like keeping track of friends and family in an organized manner.

I haven't won anything in awhile. I do keep trying. I love free, weird, movie promo stuff. I'm actually wering my MEET THE FOCKERS T-shirt today, not becuase I love the movie, but because the neckline is higher than on other Ts and it helps cover up my giraffe-like neck.

it's actually a little confusing and vague as far as how to enter. can i just send my address to that 'fountain@mcn' address from my hotmail account? is that all you have to do?

The Happy Feet page says, at the bottom:

"Contest Rules: Drawing July 30, 2006 from entries dated no later than August 1, 2006."

So when I saw it, I thought it was too late -- otherwise, of course I'd enter! Is it not too late?

Soooo... this explains how DP got invited to TomKat's wedding. That free wi-fi really sucked you in. hmmmm.....

I never noticed they were contests and just figured they were banner ads for movies I already know about. Maybe highlight the fact that they're contests in the future...

I notice them, but the prizes seldom interest me (Wow! The unrated BEERFEST!), plus the odds are generally astronomical. DVDReview has two prize giveaways per week and I've never won anything.

so.. are they or aren't they for Americans only? I've looked at them before.
The part that I don't like is the "enter as often as you like" part which I always assumed meant that some loser like "Comic Book Guy" is going to email 10,000 entries to get that free whatever.

Mostly I look at the banner ads and think, hey, I want that(The Illusionist etc) when it comes out on dvd.

okay i guess only Beerfest says enter as often as you want. The others say 1 entry per day, so Comic Book guy isn't a ringer then.

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