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Re: Say it ain't so...
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Sun, 11 Aug 2002 16:55:36 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Aaron West writes:
> In lugnet.general, Matt Hein writes:
> > In lugnet.general, Bradley Dale writes:
> > > In lugnet.general, Matt Hein writes:
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> > > Bionicle has been confirmed to continue beyond 2004. I don't know how long
> > > exactly. Check it out here: http://www.maskofdestiny.com ("BrickTalk: The
> > > End?")
> You don't like it, but my five year old and every kid I bump into in Target,
> Wal-Mart, TRU etc. loves it. I think the movie will be more successful than
> you realize. If Pokemon was not successful, why then did it stay for so
> long? Why were there so many movies? Because kids liked it and it made
> money. LOTS. I'm going to see the Bionicle movie with my son. So there :)
Yeah, it's an effective was to weasel money out of the kids. Just say 'We're
giving out free action figures to anyone who comes to see this movie', and
you end up getting some really small action figure that has no real function
except a detachable head. Pokemon was successful, but right after the movie,
everyone got bored and moved onto the next thing, imagine that...
And if the movie ends up to be successful, I think critics will demeanor the
movie like they did to Resident Evil and Mario Bros Movie. (they were both
terrible anyway.) And trust me, a lot of people read the reviews before they
going the movies anyway.
> Would you rather that LEGO has expensive production? The reason companies
> have their product made in China is because there is local expertise there
> and the costs and restrictions are much lower. Your LEGO sets will likely
> cost less to you if LEGO does what they can to reduce their own costs.
> Manufacturing in Europe is more expensive. Besides, if you are going to
> make an action figure, why not have the action figure experts of China work
> on it. American car companies have design studios in major art centers like
> LA, while they build elsewhere on the globe, and parts come from many
> places. Globalization reduces costs and increases product quality. As long
> as the formula for the LEGO brand of plastic is the same and the quality
> control specialists review the factories all we need for perfection is good
> set design and part availability.
I'm thinking the thought that cheap production exists will drive people away
because they will get the perception that cheaper production equals a less
dignified product. Maybe more will buy it, but who really knows. If you've
looked at some of the lego clone products (made in china), you'll notice
that they're slightly inferior in quality. Maybe that's because they have a
different composition, that's up to time to decide.
These topics really like to drift, don't they?
> LEGO is a toy, kids like toys. Toys are made for kids to play with.
> Which is why my wife does not understand my hobby fully :)
Nobody really understands it, thank god for lugnet.
<<_Matt Hein_>>
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