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Since no one else has, I'm going to play devil's advocate and chime in with an opinion in favor of the proposed law. I am a strong advocate of consumer protection laws, which include regulations requiring truth in advertising.
This whole issue of movie start time vs. trailer start time came about when theaters started showing over half an hour of trailers and commercials in New York City. It is only the greed of theater owners and studios that have necessitated consumer protection on this front. I will gladly pay a dollar more to ensure that I only get 10 minutes of trailers and, yes, a regulation that will leave empty seats in the theaters for the first 20 minutes of the half-hour trailerfest will soon accomplish just that.
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