Posted on Dec 17, 2014
Will you watch "The Interview"? Sony Hackers Threaten 9/11 Attack on Movie Theaters.
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UPDATE (12/17/2014)
Well folks, it looks like we're going to have to wait on this one. Amidst the threats, "Sony Pictures has made official what has been painfully obvious to everybody since yesterday morning, when hackers threatened to blow up movie theaters if The Interview was released next week. The studio has officially scrapped its release plans."
http://deadline.com/2014/12/sony-scraps-the-interview [login to see] /
I'm interested in seeing how this plays out down the road. How do you feel about this? In some small way, I feel that terror won out today. Probably for good reason, considering the risks. But it is still frustrating that our daily lives could be imposed upon by the evil one is willing to do to another.
My original post 12/16/2014:
I'm a bit torn on this one. While I would recommend to people to stay safe and not take the risk, I'll be damned if some other country or outside actor tries to dictate what I should do in my own home. I don't even like going to movies, but now I'm going to have to dig up my American Flag t-shirt, put on my Tom Cruise aviators and denim jacket, ride my Harley to the local cinema and pay more than 10 bucks for a bromantic comedy I don't want to see -- because this is 'Murica, land of the free.
Quick synopsis:
The hackers that got into Sony's files and released, among other things, personal records of employees, "have threatened a 9/11-like attack on movie theaters that screen Seth Rogen and James Franco’s North Korean comedy “The Interview.”"
"There have been suspicions that the attack may have been launched by North Korea in retaliation for “The Interview’s” depiction of an assassination attempt on Kim Jong-un. The country has denied involvement but praised the attacks."
"While the Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday that it has found no evidence of an active plot against movie theaters in the U.S., the threat has raised concerns among exhibitors and other studios."
Still, some movie theaters have decided not to show the film.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sony-hack-carmike-cinemas-drops-758444
Well folks, it looks like we're going to have to wait on this one. Amidst the threats, "Sony Pictures has made official what has been painfully obvious to everybody since yesterday morning, when hackers threatened to blow up movie theaters if The Interview was released next week. The studio has officially scrapped its release plans."
http://deadline.com/2014/12/sony-scraps-the-interview [login to see] /
I'm interested in seeing how this plays out down the road. How do you feel about this? In some small way, I feel that terror won out today. Probably for good reason, considering the risks. But it is still frustrating that our daily lives could be imposed upon by the evil one is willing to do to another.
My original post 12/16/2014:
I'm a bit torn on this one. While I would recommend to people to stay safe and not take the risk, I'll be damned if some other country or outside actor tries to dictate what I should do in my own home. I don't even like going to movies, but now I'm going to have to dig up my American Flag t-shirt, put on my Tom Cruise aviators and denim jacket, ride my Harley to the local cinema and pay more than 10 bucks for a bromantic comedy I don't want to see -- because this is 'Murica, land of the free.
Quick synopsis:
The hackers that got into Sony's files and released, among other things, personal records of employees, "have threatened a 9/11-like attack on movie theaters that screen Seth Rogen and James Franco’s North Korean comedy “The Interview.”"
"There have been suspicions that the attack may have been launched by North Korea in retaliation for “The Interview’s” depiction of an assassination attempt on Kim Jong-un. The country has denied involvement but praised the attacks."
"While the Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday that it has found no evidence of an active plot against movie theaters in the U.S., the threat has raised concerns among exhibitors and other studios."
Still, some movie theaters have decided not to show the film.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sony-hack-carmike-cinemas-drops-758444
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Capt Byron Chen
I have no interest in watching the movie, but I'll be damned if I let the terrorists win if I wanted to go see it, and thumbs down to carmike cinemas for not showing the movie.
I have no interest in watching the movie, but I'll be damned if I let the terrorists win if I wanted to go see it, and thumbs down to carmike cinemas for not showing the movie.
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I heard from a guy that saw the movie that it's not funny at all and not worth watching because you'll never get the part of your life back that you wasted watching it. He didn't even watch it to the end. Too many F-bombs dropped. It's as if the producers just wanted to shock with profanity instead of working on a clever storyline.
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Capt Byron Chen
Appreciate the heads up! Goes to show it's not worth following the news too closely until things have some time to flesh out. Seems like the whole issue was overblown.
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I can't wait to watch it. If NK can be nice for a minute, maybe they'll get their internet turned back on.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-22/north-korea-undergoing-internet-outage-network-researcher-says.html
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-22/north-korea-undergoing-internet-outage-network-researcher-says.html
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