Variety strikes again!

Looks like the distributors of The Final Destination made the same mistake as the folks who released G.I. Joe: A "no press previews" policy means nothing to an international publication.

You can run, but you can't hide...

Evidently, the folks who came up with the bright idea to keep G.I. Joe away from critics forgot that Variety is an international publication.

News flash: Major studio refuses to screen popcorn movie for critics

Of course, you have to ask: If Paramount was willing to press-screen Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, just how scathing do they think the reviews for G.I. Joe will be?