taxman Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Sony have cancelled the release of the film The Interview about the fictional plot to kill North Korea's leader. Sony did this after major cinema chains refused to show it. Way to cave in to hackers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzijlstra Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Or way to make a movie an instant cult-classic - I would never have considered watching it, but I am pretty keen on it now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Sony should tale the loss and give it away for free, like to see what the hackers will do then! Do Sony really think hackers have access to terrorists to bomb cinemas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SqueakyPete Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 I wouldn't be too surprised if this was a wild publicity stunt. I think this film could have been a major flop,it certainly won't be now though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harleyman Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 We all know what Kim il Jong is but the film was in bad taste anyway even if it was meant to be funny. No sympathy for Sony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnailyBoy Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 We all know what Kim il Jong is but the film was in bad taste anyway even if it was meant to be funny. No sympathy for Sony Have you seen it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daven Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Or way to make a movie an instant cult-classic - I would never have considered watching it, but I am pretty keen on it now! I agree - Sony are very clever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 I agree - Sony are very clever. I wouldn't be surprised if it was all an elaborate publicity stunt, by Sony; to gain some notoriety for the film. If the cinemas suddenly decide to make a U turn and show the film; I don't think this whole episode would hurt viewing figures much... I doubt that is the case though, it's probably as it seems. I'd be tempted to boycott the cinema chains in the US (if I lived there) who decided not to run the film though; as I feel they're setting a very bad precedent by giving in to threats from a tyrannt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Im suspicious about it too. If the NK hackers are so adept at causing mayhem why arent they wreaking havoc on the london and new york stock exchanges or hacking into computers that would cause some real damage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charmer Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Im suspicious about it too. If the NK hackers are so adept at causing mayhem why arent they wreaking havoc on the london and new york stock exchanges or hacking into computers that would cause some real damage? Perhaps they have no reason to. Moreover, one suspects the penalties for getting caught would be very different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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