Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2014 9:05 am
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Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2014 9:08 am
I have no evidence, but my gut tells me Sony was pushing for this. Distracts from the emails and takes a few points out of their "incompetence" column and moves them to the "victim" column.
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2014 10:24 am
Dear Sony Hackers: now that u run Hollywood, I'd also like less romantic comedies, fewer Michael Bay movies and no more Transformers.
-- Michael Moore (@MMFlint) December 17, 2014
Let's be real here. NO ONE wanted to see "The Interview" to begin with. It's most likely a crappy movie. Now that it's gone, you want it.
-- Lamarr Wilson (@LamarrWilson) December 17, 2014
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2014 4:08 pm
Paramount won't let them.GORDON wrote:Alamo Drafthouse is going to show Team America instead.
What the fuck.
https://www.nerdist.com/2014....ramount
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2014 4:32 pm
Remember when being American didn't mean "we're big pussies"?
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2014 5:20 pm
The White House claims this has their attention.
This is an attack on U.S. interests and our economic system. Should be interesting to see what "response" this warrants.
This is an attack on U.S. interests and our economic system. Should be interesting to see what "response" this warrants.
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2014 5:26 pm
Let's think for a second what may happen. North Korea is already isolated, damn near bankrupt, and is nothing but the crazy insane asylum cousin we each have somewhere back in our family tree.
Sanction them? They'll buy their black market whatever from China or Russia.
Bomb them? There's the PR thing plus the fact that it may actually increase their GDP from the resultant scrap metal sales.
Shame/badmouth/shun them? That's been working well the past six plus decades.
Retaliate?
Addendum:
Hmm, what if someone says the hackers stole some mp3s? That always seems to get Sony riled up for a good witch hunt. Why can't I see the same level of enthusiasm here?
Edited By Malcolm on 1418944959
Sanction them? They'll buy their black market whatever from China or Russia.
Bomb them? There's the PR thing plus the fact that it may actually increase their GDP from the resultant scrap metal sales.
Shame/badmouth/shun them? That's been working well the past six plus decades.
Retaliate?
Addendum:
Hmm, what if someone says the hackers stole some mp3s? That always seems to get Sony riled up for a good witch hunt. Why can't I see the same level of enthusiasm here?
Edited By Malcolm on 1418944959
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 2:42 pm
Obama's White House won't have the balls to do anything with the military.
It's starting to annoy me that more people aren't really pissed about what's going on. Two American companies have backed down to terrorist threats and the White House is silent.
The fucking extreme liberal Hollywood elite are calling these companies cowards, but mainstream America is eerily silent.
It's starting to annoy me that more people aren't really pissed about what's going on. Two American companies have backed down to terrorist threats and the White House is silent.
The fucking extreme liberal Hollywood elite are calling these companies cowards, but mainstream America is eerily silent.
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 2:47 pm
I think it is a bunch of cowardly, appeasing, bullshit. What else can one do?
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 2:56 pm
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 2:56 pm
"Leak" the film.GORDON wrote:I think it is a bunch of cowardly, appeasing, bullshit. What else can one do?
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 3:27 pm
That's what I said!
Hell, don't even leak it. Give the motherfucker to The Pirate Bay. Do it while the MSM photographs you holding up a middle finger to the hackers.
Release the statement:
"The North Korean hackers didn't want you to see this movie so they hacked our company. They released our employees' SS#s and health records. They released embarrassing internal emails. They stole 5 movies and posted them on pirate sites. They have seriously affected our profits on 6 films, have caused a PR nightmare several times over for us, and exposed us to class action lawsuits. Then they threatened all of you with violence if you tried to see our movie.
Again, all because they don't want you to see this film.
That's why we're releasing it for free to the entire world. We want everyone to see it. Tell your friends. DL it for them if they can't spread it to other sites. Burn it to DVDs and give them to everyone you know or even to strangers.
We hope they enjoy this little taste of their own medicine, and hope it shows anyone who tries to do this in the future that they might hurt us, but they will not dictate to us how to run our business."
Hell, don't even leak it. Give the motherfucker to The Pirate Bay. Do it while the MSM photographs you holding up a middle finger to the hackers.
Release the statement:
"The North Korean hackers didn't want you to see this movie so they hacked our company. They released our employees' SS#s and health records. They released embarrassing internal emails. They stole 5 movies and posted them on pirate sites. They have seriously affected our profits on 6 films, have caused a PR nightmare several times over for us, and exposed us to class action lawsuits. Then they threatened all of you with violence if you tried to see our movie.
Again, all because they don't want you to see this film.
That's why we're releasing it for free to the entire world. We want everyone to see it. Tell your friends. DL it for them if they can't spread it to other sites. Burn it to DVDs and give them to everyone you know or even to strangers.
We hope they enjoy this little taste of their own medicine, and hope it shows anyone who tries to do this in the future that they might hurt us, but they will not dictate to us how to run our business."
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 3:34 pm
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 3:39 pm
Release the statement...
Would go a long ways towards making up for them being assholes when they shouldn't've been.
EDIT: Why James and Seth aren't lighting up YouTube is beyond me. I'd be making parody vid after parody vid.
Edited By Malcolm on 1419021610
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 7:56 pm
The answers to all these questions is probably: contracts. They could probably be sued for loss of income if they intentionally give the film away by someone somewhere who gave them money and/or time. Seth and Franco can probably be sued if they make too much of a stink. If anyone involved did have some balls the lawyers would castrate them.
Either that or everything is going to plan and the film will be released a week late to many ticket sales.
Either that or everything is going to plan and the film will be released a week late to many ticket sales.
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 10:41 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32iCWzpDpKsLeisher wrote:This is beyond being pussies.
Another movie can't be shown:
Paramount Bans Showing ‘Team America’
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2014 4:11 pm
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2014 5:29 pm
Maybe Rodman can intervene.
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2014 9:12 pm
Amazon Sells Out Of ‘Team America: World Police’ Following After North Korea HackPaul wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32iCWzpDpKs
Another movie can't be shown:
Paramount Bans Showing ‘Team America’
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2014 9:30 pm
America! Fuck yeah!Paul wrote:Amazon Sells Out Of ‘Team America: World Police’ Following After North Korea HackPaul wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32iCWzpDpKs
Another movie can't be shown:
Paramount Bans Showing ‘Team America’