The threat of terrorist violence in theatres which would show the movie is what shut it down. Nobody wanted it in their store.
Giving in to North Korea
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Grayfox
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I agree that the hacking, threats and then Sony backing down is indeed a very bad thing. This is a new form of cyber-terrorism and apparently it worked. Now its very likely to happen again.
But I have to wonder what the hell Rogan and Sony thought they were doing? They made a movie, a comedy no less, about an attempt to assasinate the insane dictator of a known aggressive communist country? These people take insults very seriously. Kim Jong Un is still fairly new to his position and looking for ways to prove his power. Did they really expect him to just laugh it off?
BTW: I saw the previews for this movie in a theater a couple of months ago. It looked so stupid I had no desire to see it. Still don't.
But I have to wonder what the hell Rogan and Sony thought they were doing? They made a movie, a comedy no less, about an attempt to assasinate the insane dictator of a known aggressive communist country? These people take insults very seriously. Kim Jong Un is still fairly new to his position and looking for ways to prove his power. Did they really expect him to just laugh it off?
BTW: I saw the previews for this movie in a theater a couple of months ago. It looked so stupid I had no desire to see it. Still don't.
sigp220.45
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Theater owners were refusing to show the movie - why kill off profits from Unbroken and other bigger movies because people stayed home thinking the place was going to blow up?
If no one was going to show it, what's the point of releasing it?
If no one was going to show it, what's the point of releasing it?
MOONDAWG
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I guess "Team America" ...**** Yeah never aired in North Korea.
It REALLY made fun of chubby's Dad
It REALLY made fun of chubby's Dad
kozmic
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When they first started running the trailers for it on TV, I thought "this is flat-out stupid and can't possibly go over well". Stupid idea from conception right thru to today.
It appears Sony movie productions is run my total morons and N K is becoming more and more emboldened every day. Although it probably didn't take the movie to make that assessment.
Aside from all of that, it may have been a pretty funny movie!
It appears Sony movie productions is run my total morons and N K is becoming more and more emboldened every day. Although it probably didn't take the movie to make that assessment.
Aside from all of that, it may have been a pretty funny movie!
Biginge
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Someone on here has as their signature "Can open worms everywhere." Here we go!
mg357
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Someone should punch north korea's leader in the nose.
hangnoose
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ANOTHER IN A LONG LINE OF GREAT DECISIONS. (SARCASM)
Like selling fighter jets to Iran. How could that possibly come back to bite us? Perhaps if we retained the self destruct app, it might work.
Like selling fighter jets to Iran. How could that possibly come back to bite us? Perhaps if we retained the self destruct app, it might work.
Looks like you got one past the warden.
Anyway, I won't expand on that other than to say you hit the nail on the head there amigo.
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You might as well as add the Germans too (ala) Fury.
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BTW,I saw the previews for it when I went to see Fury--twice. I thought the movie was stupid to begin with BUT--id now go see it if only to irritate the chubbins with the bad haircut.
James&theGiant1911
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Seth and Franco thought it was funny, and as actor(s) they believed the best result was the actions that they were receiving before the movie came out. Now it might be direct to DVD, might not come out at all. I think Seth/ Franco were just eating this up till this happened. Now they are probably upset and pissed off.
Sony is a Japanese company; probably takes them off the list.
Elements of the hack -- it's know-how and the focus of some of the demands, has the appearance of inside knowledge; might be the case, might be deliberate misdirect.
U.S. cyber capabilities are second-to-none; ultimately the problem will not be determining origin, it will be determining if it's worth potentially exposing aspects of our capabilities in order to name the culprits and show proof.
If my understanding is correct, the theater owners were proceeding as planned but were rattled when Sony first floated the idea by telling them it wouldn't protest if they didn't want to show the movie.
That signaled to the theater owners that Sony wasn't standing by its product, and gave the owners an out.
The threat of physical violence in the theaters has at no point been considered credible.
Arik
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Sony is an international company with Japanese origins
zzzippper
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Think they won't hack Netflix?
Probably watching this forum as I type this.
Quite true, but that undersells it a bit. Though an international conglomerate, at core Sony Corporation's present is as Japanese as its origins -- it's still a Japanese based, Japanese headquartered company.
Philadelphia Patriot
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I wonder what John Wayne would say about this if he were alive today? ...granted Rogan and Franco are nowhere near the same level as Wayne.
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