Another example of Marketing running Apple like the "good ol" days before Apple plummeted.
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F1 Movie Now Out, In Case You Missed Apple's Ads All Over Your iPhone
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Hmmm, didn’t see one notification about this on my iPhone.
While the idea of this movie doesn't really interest me at all, I also don't seem to get why everyone is freaking out so much about one (1) notification from the Wallet app. I got it the other day and dismissed it from my watch in like 1 second, and forgot all about it until MacRumors posted about it later on.
As I do with every new movie, perhaps I'll see it after it hits 10 years old or so.
As I do with every new movie, perhaps I'll see it after it hits 10 years old or so.
Seeing mentions of it in sites like this, but not on my phone. Who the heck needs bombarding with notifications from Apple TV+ or any other provider. I’ll decide what to watch when I’m in front of a big screen, thanks. Is the Wallet notification US-only, though? I don’t remember seeing it. If I did, it was promptly dismissed.
T-mobile Tuesdays (although still accessible) is offering $5 all in tickets to the F1 movie this week, including iMax! So will go see it, otherwise I would have waited for the streaming release.
My wife and I saw it last night in 4DX - its a good movie - nothing great, but a fun way to pass 2 and a half hours - the 4DX added to the fun - didn't realise quite how much we'd be thrown about in the action scenes 😂. I gave it a solid 7/10 she gave 8.5/10. Despite what some people are saying about demographics, the majority of the cinema we were in were in their 20s or younger...
Ted Lasso really ended in Season 2 (wink wink.... you know why, can't write it here or I get banned)
Gruber has been like this for years. I stopped paying attention to him. I'm not sure why he's so lauded.
It's always fun to cherry-pick reviews and give a one-sided "opinion". Did you even watch the movie? Tell us how you really feel. Overall, it looks to be reviewing just fine.
Don't they do promos though? I recall getting like Walgreens promos or others like "get 10% when you use Apple Pay". This isn't new, and it's not a big deal.
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I am super excited about this movie, as a huge F1 fan, but really annoyed at Apple for the push ads. Come on - you’re better than this!
And you know they know better, because there is a setting that allows you to opt out in iOS 26.
And you know they know better, because there is a setting that allows you to opt out in iOS 26.
Bingo ^
I'm surprised they didn't find a way to get that opt-out setting into an iOS 18 update earlier this year.
We also booked for 4DX for this sat, just to see what it would be like. It really made a difference you feel?
4DX .. ahh .. I remember seeing a rescreening of Titanic in 4DX.
Never again.
So much rocking around and air blasting and mist ... ugh.
Just totally not for me.
It super distracted from enjoying the movie (for me).
Never again.
So much rocking around and air blasting and mist ... ugh.
Just totally not for me.
It super distracted from enjoying the movie (for me).
Apparently “have push ads” is on by default. Hope that changes before release.
I know I have a bit of a reputation as being an Apple defender on here, but this is really inexcusable as far as I’m concerned.
Sure it’s a little thing, but it’s one of those little things in the past that if it had happened on Android we’d say “stuff like that is why Apple is better, Apple would never push ads like that AND they even have a rule apps can’t push ads either.”
Me? No, I saw it and enjoyed it. So I have my own opinion that I can share and not look for validations of others.
I honestly don't know if you saw it or not because you just posted negative reviews from other randoms on the Internet. Either way, I also see how people all too easily get influenced by what they read online. And when data gets cherry-picked, it tends to skew perceptions and people are too lazy to dig deeper. That's all I'm getting at.
Haha, I can see that happening. Its like being on a rocking boat at least for the last hour of the film!
Well for F1, we booked a late showing after 10P, I figured the movements will at least keep me awake.
Me too.
It's one of those settings that if set to "opt-in", one wonders why anyone would do it.
(some would -- there's always an audience for everything)
And if an "opt-in" setting is likely to, en masse, not be toggled ... it sort of tells you everything one needs to know about the "feature".
i.e. Apple maybe shouldn't be in the business of push marketing to people on device.
Totally agree, he was saying that apple not accepting his invitation was a 'Win' for him, but it wasn't and I think he knows that. While he may feel free to either express his real feelings or to now go at Apple, he's lost all credible no matter what.
