Logan Kennelly wrote:

>On Monday 29 July 2002 05:01 pm, der.hans wrote:
>
>>I'm probably the last person to know this, but the DVD goes on sale
>>09Aug2002.
>>
>>Hmm, that's the day after the east side PLUG meeting on clustering.
>>
>>Anyone know of a place that'll start selling the DVD at midnight?
>>
>>Who wants to go get the DVD after the meeting?
>>
>
>http://www.kia.com/060402.shtml
>
Ummm.....marketing a movie based on an epic fantasy, in turn based upon 
the earliest epic poetry and legends of the Isle of Britain, in 
conjunction with a South Korean automobile company??  My cognitive 
disconnect just imploded....   Where were the British automakers when 
this deal was cut?  Perhaps, being a New Zealand production, they gave 
first dibs to the Pacific Rim countries.  Well, you'd think a movie 
about Hobbits would at least have wanted to be partnered with the new 
Mini!!!