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Post by Hit Girl on Dec 19, 2014 19:55:53 GMT -5
Sony are paying the price for messing with an opponent of formidable power
No, not North Korea
I mean Angelina Jolie.
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Post by Seth Drakin of Monster Crap on Dec 20, 2014 8:36:57 GMT -5
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Post by "I'm Batman..." on Dec 20, 2014 8:42:59 GMT -5
They might as well go ahead and cancel Christmas as well.
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Post by The Sam on Dec 20, 2014 9:16:02 GMT -5
At the cinema I work at, which is a 2 screen independent cinema in a small town, we spent 3 days putting together a schedule for the January release (which included The Interview). Yesterday we emailed Sony about getting The Interview and they said "nope, it's cancelled. Sorry". So now we have to either put together a new schedule or find a last minute replacement.
It sucks, but there's nothing we can do about it.
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Post by wildojinx on Dec 20, 2014 14:29:58 GMT -5
What they really should do is sell the script to some low budget company with nothing to hide (think The Asylum). Then, after retitling it (so as not to attract too much attention), they simply film it, as is. Now granted, it wouldnt be exactly the same since they'd probably have to use z-list actors (Clint Howard IS Kim Jong Un!), but it would still get it out there, albiet very under the radar. Im entirely serious here.
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Post by Hit Girl on Dec 20, 2014 15:09:38 GMT -5
Someone should make a movie about this movie and the situation it has created.
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Post by Seth Drakin of Monster Crap on Dec 20, 2014 15:20:13 GMT -5
Someone should make a movie about this movie and the situation it has created. You can bet someone will make a documentary about this.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Dec 20, 2014 16:40:41 GMT -5
I was listening to NPR on I think Thursday, and one of the heads of Sony was totally putting the blame on theater chains. He was acting like: "well, we'd like to show it, but those theaters pulled out and so we have no distribution."
Interviewer asks about video on demand, Netflix, etc and Sony guy goes "Well, we're exploring those options, but so far no one has stepped up and done anything, other companies seem afraid of being targeted.."
Interviewer then asked if making the movie available via Playstation download wouldn't be a possibility, given Sony owns them. Sony guy hemmed and hawed his way outta that one.
The whole interview the guy was putting blame ANYWHERE but on Sony themselves.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Dec 20, 2014 16:47:09 GMT -5
I know there were theaters that would have shown it. There could have been a situation where independent and smaller theaters had decided to show the movie, so they would have had more business than usual for those wanting to see The Interview. This would have put pressure on the big chains.
There were similar situations during the dying years of the Hays Code when it was important to be approved by Hayes board and to be approved by the Catholic Legion of Decency. In short, the big theater chains would not screen films that had not been approved by the production code or Catholic Legion of Decency. Eventually some directors and studios would refuse to change scripts and edit the movies, deciding to release the pictures as they were. When there was big public demand to see these movies, this put pressure on the big chains to show the movies anyway. When these big chains showed these movies despite not being approved, this helped lead to the fall of the Hay's Code.
Sony could have let the smaller theaters and independent theaters reap the rewards for showing the movie. The big chains wouldn't have liked it. They are happier if no one gets to show it since they decided they weren't showing it. To be honest, I could see Sony decided to just not release it at all instead of anger the big chains. Also, Sony's motives could be related to collecting on insurance.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Dec 20, 2014 16:48:38 GMT -5
I was listening to NPR on I think Thursday, and one of the heads of Sony was totally putting the blame on theater chains. He was acting like: "well, we'd like to show it, but those theaters pulled out and so we have no distribution." Interviewer asks about video on demand, Netflix, etc and Sony guy goes "Well, we're exploring those options, but so far no one has stepped up and done anything, other companies seem afraid of being targeted.." Interviewer then asked if making the movie available via Playstation download wouldn't be a possibility, given Sony owns them. Sony guy hemmed and hawed his way outta that one. The whole interview the guy was putting blame ANYWHERE but on Sony themselves. Well he can't come out and say "We're covering our own asses in case something were to happen. If we were to release the movie, and someone pulls an Aurora style attack, we get blamed and ripped to shreds and we don't want that."
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Dec 20, 2014 16:50:13 GMT -5
I was listening to NPR on I think Thursday, and one of the heads of Sony was totally putting the blame on theater chains. He was acting like: "well, we'd like to show it, but those theaters pulled out and so we have no distribution." Interviewer asks about video on demand, Netflix, etc and Sony guy goes "Well, we're exploring those options, but so far no one has stepped up and done anything, other companies seem afraid of being targeted.." Interviewer then asked if making the movie available via Playstation download wouldn't be a possibility, given Sony owns them. Sony guy hemmed and hawed his way outta that one. The whole interview the guy was putting blame ANYWHERE but on Sony themselves. Well he can't come out and say "We're covering our own asses in case something were to happen. If we were to release the movie, and someone pulls an Aurora style attack, we get blamed and ripped to shreds and we don't want that." Oh I know, it was just funny listening to him kinda shrug and act like "yeah, nothing we can do."
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Post by xCompackx on Dec 20, 2014 17:05:18 GMT -5
I was listening to NPR on I think Thursday, and one of the heads of Sony was totally putting the blame on theater chains. He was acting like: "well, we'd like to show it, but those theaters pulled out and so we have no distribution." Interviewer asks about video on demand, Netflix, etc and Sony guy goes "Well, we're exploring those options, but so far no one has stepped up and done anything, other companies seem afraid of being targeted.." Interviewer then asked if making the movie available via Playstation download wouldn't be a possibility, given Sony owns them. Sony guy hemmed and hawed his way outta that one. The whole interview the guy was putting blame ANYWHERE but on Sony themselves. I don't really see VOD options working out for Sony, unless they just put it on PlayStation Store. I doubt Netflix or anyone else wants to risk getting hacked just for a movie that isn't even being reviewed well from critics.
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Post by Hit Girl on Dec 20, 2014 17:45:15 GMT -5
I'm not sure why, but for some reason, the photograph of Kim Jong Un on Wikipedia has been replaced by this sketch... link
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Dec 20, 2014 18:16:28 GMT -5
I was listening to NPR on I think Thursday, and one of the heads of Sony was totally putting the blame on theater chains. He was acting like: "well, we'd like to show it, but those theaters pulled out and so we have no distribution." Interviewer asks about video on demand, Netflix, etc and Sony guy goes "Well, we're exploring those options, but so far no one has stepped up and done anything, other companies seem afraid of being targeted.." Interviewer then asked if making the movie available via Playstation download wouldn't be a possibility, given Sony owns them. Sony guy hemmed and hawed his way outta that one. The whole interview the guy was putting blame ANYWHERE but on Sony themselves. I don't really see VOD options working out for Sony, unless they just put it on PlayStation Store. I doubt Netflix or anyone else wants to risk getting hacked just for a movie that isn't even being reviewed well from critics. In any case, the movie cost $44m plus promotional costs, no way is VOD even making a dent in that. The only way Sony can realistically proceed without a theatrical release is to write it off and claim the insurance, as they can't really take a financial hit like that.
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Post by Drillbit Taylor on Dec 20, 2014 18:20:35 GMT -5
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Dec 20, 2014 18:28:38 GMT -5
I'm genuinely surprised it took them longer than 24 hours to announce.
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Post by xCompackx on Dec 20, 2014 18:29:29 GMT -5
So, Kim Jong-Un parody sex scene confirmed then?
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Dec 20, 2014 18:38:17 GMT -5
Someone should make a movie about this movie and the situation it has created. You can bet someone will make a documentary about this. Probably as a bonus feature when it inevitably gets released.
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Post by Hit Girl on Dec 20, 2014 18:39:06 GMT -5
If they really want to piss off Kim Jong Un, they should make a movie where he wakes up one day in a cold sweat, looks at a nearby wilting potted plant, begins to cry, holds his head in his hands, begins to cry and then announces the next day that he intends to begin unification talks with South Korea.
The rest of the movie can show him replacing all the dictatorial elements of North Korea with westernised democratic things. The movie ends with him sitting in Seoul, wearing casual clothes, drinking a Starbucks and smiling gently while watching South Korean and North Korean children watching PSY on YouTube.
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Dec 20, 2014 19:49:14 GMT -5
And yet Americans are willing to die to see one. They are willing to die to say "F*** You" to another country for trying to censor our entertainment with their views. I mean, if a North Korean filmmaker decided to make a movie with President Obama being killed or other anti-American things going on, I don't think we'd see Americans hacking North Korea as retaliation or whatever.
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