Woman Sues Movie Theater For Wasting Her Time With Lengthy Ads

A Chinese woman -- who just happens to be a lawyer -- is suing a movie theater and a film's distributors for wasting her time by showing 20 minutes of ads/previews before the movie started. True story.

Chen Xiaomei claims the Polybona International Cinema in the northern city of Xian and film distributors Huayi Brothers Media Corporation should have told her how long the advertisements for the film Aftershock lasted, Xinhua news agency said. Ms Chen, who is a lawyer, has accused Polybona and Huayi Brothers of wasting her time and violating her freedom of choice. The case has been accepted by the People's Court in Xian, the capital of Shaanxi province, Xinhua said, citing a statement from the court. Ms Chen is demanding the companies refund her 35-yuan ticket ($5.16), pay her 35 yuan in compensation and one yuan (15 cents) for emotional damages and write her an apology, the report said. She has also advised the cinema to publish the advertisement times on its website, in the lobby or on its customer hotline and asked Huayi Brothers to cut the length of commercials to less than five minutes.

You know what, we co-sign.


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