[Saddam Hussein]

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/18/business/sony-the-interview-threats.html

Cowards.  Looks like the bad guys win.

[Shane]

They're not releasing a film because of terrorist threats. A movie theatre is a contained area which is difficultto escape, great place for a massacre. Should we not take terrorist threats seriously? I mean, they're canceling a shitty movie not stealing our freedom 

[Rushy]

I'm not convinced this isn't just a marketing ploy.

[Ghost of V]

I support the cancelation. We need less shitty films littering our media landscape.

[Rushy]

I support the cancelation. We need less shitty films littering our media landscape.

How do you know it's shitty if you've never even seen it?

[juner]

Anytime Seth Rogen isn't seen is a victory for humanity.

[Saddam Hussein]

They're not releasing a film because of terrorist threats. A movie theatre is a contained area which is difficultto escape, great place for a massacre. Should we not take terrorist threats seriously? I mean, they're canceling a shitty movie not stealing our freedom

Of course terrorist threats should be taken seriously.  They need to be investigated, and the perpetrators need to be found and brought to justice.  What we shouldn't do is capitulate to them.

[Ghost of V]

I support the cancelation. We need less shitty films littering our media landscape.

How do you know it's shitty if you've never even seen it?

Because it is.

[Shane]

Yes because that can be done in a week's time

[Saddam Hussein]

Stop replying to Vauxy's shitposts.

Yes because that can be done in a week's time

I don't know what that has to do with anything.  I'm not criticizing the government for not having already caught the culprits; I'm criticizing Sony and the movie theaters for giving in to their demands and publicly handing them a victory.

[Shane]

... You just said terrorist threats should be taken seriously and investigated... You cannot investigate a terrorist threat in a week, your only option, if taking the threat seriously, is to pull the film or embrace the slim possibility of getting people blown up on Christmas

[Tau]

The US government is saying that North Korea was behind the attacks and terrorist threats. It's not very surprising, but it's interesting/terrifying from an international perspective. North Korea sorta just declared war. I guess that's not new either, but... the US doesn't have a history of reacting well to government-sponsored terrorism. I'm interested to see how it'll play out. I hope no one dies over it.

[Ghost of V]

The US government was probably funding The Interview, now that I'm thinking about it. It was mental terrorism not only on the pleasant inhabitants of North Korea and their leader.. but also against the people of the United States. It is basically a big subliminal message to poison the average US citizen's mind into believing that North Korea is a puny joke country, thereby making them more complacent when the US nukes the hell out of N. Korea and steals their land.

North Korea was completely justified in their call to war. We should be thanking them.

[Lord Dave]

Wait... this movie is about killing a current, living leader of a nation?

WTF?  Who thought this was a good idea?

[Ghost Spaghetti]

Oh, come on. Do you actually think they withdrew the film for fear of threats? They've been handed an absolutely delicious marketing opportunity for a relatively tiny cost of paying compensation to cinemas for not releasing it.

Everybody is now talking about a film which, let's be honest, was unlikely to catch massive attention on its own artistic merit.

When they eventually decide to be 'brave' and release it in 6 months' time, people will flock to it to see what the fuss was about.

Marketeers using the Streissand Effect for their own profit.

[Rushy]

When they eventually decide to be 'brave' and release it in 6 months' time, people will flock to it to see what the fuss was about.

Six months is too long. I give them until February.

[EnigmaZV]

Wait... this movie is about killing a current, living leader of a nation?

WTF?  Who thought this was a good idea?

Wasn't that the partially the plot to Team America: World Police?

[juner]

Wait... this movie is about killing a current, living leader of a nation?

WTF?  Who thought this was a good idea?

Wasn't that the partially the plot to Team America: World Police?

It was. But that was back in 2004 before anyone gave a shit. It is similar to how South Park showed Muhammad back in 2001 and no one gave a shit, but it became a big deal in 2010 when they were going to do it again (or for a 3rd time).

[Ghost of V]

Obama has weighed in:

http://m.ign.com/articles/2014/12/19/fbi-confirms-north-korea-responsible-for-sonyinterview-cyber-attack

“Yes, I think they made a mistake,” he said, according to Variety. “We cannot have a society in which some dictator some place can start imposing censorship in the United States.”

FBI confirms N. Korea was behind the threats.  The lie continues.

[Ghost of V]

And here it is.

http://m.ign.com/articles/2014/12/23/the-interview-will-get-a-limited-theatrical-release-after-all

It's coming out after all.