If anything was going to trump 2010’s The Expendables in terms of pure action star machismo, it was going to be the movie’s follow-up, The Expendables 2. With more explosions, more ridiculous fight scenes, and more familiar faces, Expendables 2 feels like the culmination of three decades of silver screen mayhem. Stallone, Schwarzenegger, and Jean-Claude Van Damme are only the tip of the iceberg — Expendables 2 is overflowing with the greatest muscled leading men of Hollywood. As a primer for the pure adrenaline on display in the movie, Hollywood.com is giving a way the perfect primer for the summer’s cinematic action circus.
What do you win? Here’s the rundown:
DVD pack of action films with the cast [5, including EX1]A Expendables 2 shirt [1]An Expendables 2 teaser poster [1]A full set of Expendables 2 character posters [12 total]An Expendables 2 dog tag [1]
Here’s What to Do
1) Log onto Twitter today, starting at 10:30 AM ET
2) Follow @Hollywood_com
3) RT the following phrase: “I can’t wait to see #Expendables2, and want to win the @Hollywood_com #Expendables DVD action pack”
A winner will be chosen at random, and the contest will run until today, August 17, at 5pm. So tweet now and enter to win!
[Photo Credit: Lionsgate]
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The “Expendables 2” Sweepstakes
Official Rules
NO PURCHASE OF MOVIE TICKETS OR OTHER PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES
The “Expendables” Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is sponsored by MovieTickets.com, Inc. (“Sponsor”), having its principal place of business at 2255 Glades Road, Suite 100E, Boca Raton, Florida 33431. The Sweepstakes entry period begins on August 13, 2012, at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) and ends on August 27, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) (such period, the “Entry Period”). By entering the Sweepstakes, each entrant agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor, which decisions are final and binding in all respects.
1. HOW TO ENTER SWEEPSTAKES VIA THE INTERNET WITH QUALIFYING PURCHASE MADE AT WWW.MOVIETICKETS.COM (the “Web Site”): Through and until the end of the Entry Period, if you have an account on the Web Site (i.e., you are a registered member of the Web Site) and you make a purchase of one (1) or more tickets to see the motion picture “The Expendables 2” via the Web Site, then you will automatically receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes (“Automatic Entry”) with your first purchase only. The name and email address exactly as it appears in the official account information associated with the Web Site account used to place the purchase will be entered. The official account information associated with the Web Site account is defined as the personal information provided by the consumer at the time of the account creation. IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR AN AUTOMATIC ENTRY, TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED ON THE WEB SITE BY 11:59 PM ET ON AUGUST 27, 2012.
2. HOW TO ENTER SWEEPSTAKES WITHOUT A PURCHASE BY MAIL: To enter the Sweepstakes for free by mail, hand print your first and last name, street address (no post office boxes), city, state, zip code, gender, daytime telephone number, date of birth (and, at your option, your e-mail address) on a postcard only and mail the completed postcard entry to: “MOVIETICKETS.COM’S EXPENDABLES 2” SWEEPSTAKES, 2255 GLADES ROAD, SUITE 100E, BOCA RATON, FL 33431 (“Mail-in entry”). ALL MAIL-IN ENTRIES MUST BE POSTMARKED BY AUGUST 27, 2012 AND RECEIVED BY SEPTEMBER 3, 2012.
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3. ELIGIBILITY: This Sweepstakes is open to any individual 18 years or older who is a legal resident of 47 of the continental United States (the states of Alaska, Hawaii and Rhode Island are excluded, and so are Guam, Puerto Rico, and all other U.S. territories and possessions and all Overseas Military Installations). Employees of Sponsor, LIONSGATE, advertising agencies and prize suppliers associated with the Sweepstakes, and each of the foregoing entities’ respective affiliates (collectively, the “Sweepstakes Entities”), as well as members of such employees’ immediate families (spouses, children, siblings, parents), and/or persons living in the same household as such persons, whether or not related, are not eligible to participate in the Sweepstakes. VOID OUTSIDE OF THE ELIGIBILITY AREA AND WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.
4. PRIZES: One (1) Grand Prize and two (2) Runners-Up prizes will be awarded in this Sweepstakes. The Grand Prize consists of the following: (a) one (1) DVD pack of action films [5 DVDs, including Expendables 1] (ARV $74.91); (b) one (1) shirt (ARV $15.00); (c) one (1) teaser poster (ARV $5.00); (d) each of the character posters [12 total] (ARV $60.00 total); (e) one (1) dog tag (ARV $5.00); and (f) one (1) temporary tattoo (ARV $1.00). The Runners-Up prize consists of the following: (a) one (1) shirt (ARV $15.00); (b) one (1) teaser poster (ARV $5.00); (c) one (1) mini teaser poster (ARV $5.00); (d) one (1) dog tag (ARV $5.00); and (e) one (1) temporary tattoo (ARV $1.00).
The total ARV of all prizes is $191.91. All details and other restrictions of prizes not specified in these Official Rules will be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. All taxes (and the reporting consequences thereof) and any other fees or costs associated with the prizes described above are the sole responsibility of the winners.
All prizes set forth herein are subject to certain restrictions and qualifications of the Sweepstakes Providers. Except where otherwise expressly noted in these rules and regulations, the selection of all vendors, prizes, products and services is subject to the Sweepstakes Providers’ sole and absolute discretion. Prizes (and/or any portion thereof) are nontransferable and non-exchangeable. No substitutions or cash redemption of prizes are permitted except that MovieTickets.com’s and Sweepstakes Providers retain the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater retail value for any reason.
?5. PRIZE DRAWING: The potential prize winners will be selected in a random drawing from all eligible entries received during the Entry Period. The drawing will be held by Sponsor on or about September 3, 2012. Sponsor’s decisions are final and binding on all aspects of this Sweepstakes. The potential prize winners will be notified on or about September 3, 2012 by e-mail using the email address provided at the time of entry for the Automatic Entries or the email or phone number provided in the Mail Entries. Sponsor is not responsible if any potential winner notification is not received for any reason. Failure of any potential prize winner to respond within five (5) days from such notification referred to above may result in disqualification and the selection of an alternate prize winner.
6. CONDITIONS, DISCLAIMERS; RELEASES OF LIABILITY/GENERAL CONDITIONS: By entering this Sweepstakes, each entrant and his or her parent or legal guardian if the entrant is a minor agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and by all decisions of Sponsor (which decisions are final and binding on all matters relating to the Sweepstakes, including fact, interpretation, eligibility, procedure and fulfillment), and to comply with all federal, state and local laws and regulations. In the event of non-compliance, a potential winner will be disqualified and alternate prize winner may be selected. Entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. None of the Sweepstakes Entities are responsible for incomplete, late, lost, misdirected entries or for any technical malfunction, human or other error, lost/delayed data transmission, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, or line failure in connection with any telephone network, computer equipment, software or any combination thereof. Entries are void if unreadable, inaccurate, incomplete, mutilated, tampered with, forged, produced by automated/programmed or like process (i.e., other than being manually keystroked by entrant or handwritten by entrant), irregular in any way, or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules. None of the Sweepstakes Entities make any warranties, and hereby disclaim any and all warranties, express or implied, concerning any prize provided in connection with the Sweepstakes. Although Sponsor attempts to ensure the integrity of the Sweepstakes, none of the Sweepstakes Entities shall be responsible for the actions of entrants or other individuals in connection with the Sweepstakes, including entrants’ or other individuals’ attempts to circumvent these Official Rules or otherwise interfere with the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes. The Sweepstakes Entities are not responsible for injury or damage to entrant’s or to any other person’s computer(s), other equipment, or person(s), related to or resulting from participation in the Sweepstakes or any Sweepstakes- or prize-related activity. If, for any reason, the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned for any reason, including, without limitation, by reason of damage by computer virus, worms, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical limitations or failures, strikes, bankruptcy or liquidation, marketplace demands, applicable law, unforeseen obstacles, or any other causes which, in the sole opinion of Sponsor could corrupt, compromise, undermine, or otherwise affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, viability, or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to modify these Official Rules and/or to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend all or any part of the Sweepstakes, and in the event of cancellation or termination, to select winner from among all eligible non-suspect entries received up to the time of such cancellation, termination, modification, or suspension, as applicable, or by some other means deemed by Sponsor in its sole discretion to be fair, appropriate and consistent with the spirit of these Official Rules. Notice of such action by Sponsor will be posted on the Web Site. Proof of submitting entry will not be deemed receipt of such entry by Sponsor.
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Winner’s List: For any legally-required list of winners, send a self-addressed stamped envelope after February 5, 2012 to: Winner’s List, The “Expendables 2” Sweepstakes, MovieTickets.com, Inc., 2255 Glades Road, Suite 100E, Boca Raton, Florida 33431. Requests for Winners List must be received within six (6) weeks following the end of the Entry Period. VT residents may omit return postage.
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