Sony Hacking and Interview controversy

GalacticPetey

GalacticPetey

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I'm sure most of you know by now about all the drama going on at Sony. Leaking of movies and personal information, terrorism threats, and just recently The Interview has been entirely scrapped.

The hackers claim to be from North Korea but that is very likely just a diversion. If it for some reason is North Korea, then their terrorism worked. Sony gave in to fear.

What do you guys think of this whole thing?
 
well if it is terrorism

whats exactly the point of going through sony?
 
its dumb and they should have called north korea's bluff instead of caving to terrorists

i wasn't really interested in this movie but now i'll probably make sure to watch it if i can in any way because north korea is stupid

and yes, afaik it was north korea who ordered the hacks
Umi Sonoda said:
well if it is terrorism

whats exactly the point of going through sony?
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the movie was going to show an assassination of kim jong un

and it was produced by sony
 
Javelin said:
i wasn't really interested in this movie but now i'll probably make sure to watch it if i can in any way because north korea is stupid
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Good luck considering the film has been scrapped. Though I'm pretty sure it was leaked back when the hacking began.

Besides, people said the movie was kinda bad anyway.
 
GalacticPetey said:
Javelin said:
i wasn't really interested in this movie but now i'll probably make sure to watch it if i can in any way because north korea is stupid
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Good luck considering the film has been scrapped. Though I'm pretty sure it was leaked back when the hacking began.
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it'll probably still get a dvd release; if you read the story the reason they weren't releasing it was because theatres were refusing to show it
GalacticPetey said:
Besides, people said the movie was kinda bad anyway.
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yeah but i'll watch it just to thumb my nose at north korea
 
GalacticPetey said:
Javelin said:
i wasn't really interested in this movie but now i'll probably make sure to watch it if i can in any way because north korea is stupid
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Good luck considering the film has been scrapped. Though I'm pretty sure it was leaked back when the hacking began.

Besides, people said the movie was kinda bad anyway.
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the movie isn't scrapped, it's just not being released to theaters

the movie has already been made; they'll probably just give it an online release

also i think some people have been saying it's hilarious but yeah it doesn't look that great to me
 
I think the threats of violence against moviegoers are baseless, and that the film is more or less Inglourious Basterds except with a leader currently in office.
 
team america has possibly the best opening of any movie i have ever seen, and without a doubt the best original song i've ever heard in a movie

speaking of team america, one theater in texas is playing a showing of that instead of the interview, which is pretty great

EDIT: Apparently theaters aren't being allowed to play Team America, either.