FlyerTon Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Film will now not be shown. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/north-korea-behind-sony-hack-u-s-officials-n270451 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyerTon Posted December 18, 2014 Author Share Posted December 18, 2014 http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/sony-pulls-interview-cinemas-after-4830832 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adolfo Rios Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 "Guardians of Peace"...."threaten the safety"....."violence" Time to review the T&C's Mr Guardians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiepiemuncher Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I want to see this film now. Forbidden fruit etc. It'll probably be shite, but hey ho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I think Sony were glad of an excuse to pull it, the trailers made it look a turkey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I want to see this film now. Forbidden fruit etc. It'll probably be shite, but hey ho. Their plan has worked then. I've never heard of this film and I now want to watch it, just because. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergie's no1 fan Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 If US officials told me it was raining outside I'd still look out the window to check. Horrible country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaffenThinMint Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 The film appeared to have been getting roundly slaughtered by those that got to see the previews: http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/the-interview "During the titular sequence, Kim lets the beast out for a moment when he suggests that America is no better than North Korea in certain respects, a sharp point which the film inevitably discards, along with anything else that might insinuate that Rogen and Goldberg are interested in anything other than cock-centered humor. (Not for nothing is the film's most memorable joke the creation of the term "honeydick."). That's not a knock against this brand of comedy, which certainly has its place, but rather against films like The Interview that use major global issues to cheaply dress up what is two hours of hit-and-miss erection jokes. For all the hoopla that's been made over the Sony hack and Kim's demands that the film be pulled from release, The Interview is all talk, a sheep in wolf's clothing, which makes its frivolous politics all the more odious." http://time.com/3636016/the-interview-movie-review-canceled-sony-hack/ "This is your basic Rogen farce about sloppy-happy-harried stoners trying to bluff their way out of trouble. We mean Knocked Up, Superbad, Pineapple Express, Neighbors, This Is the End and nearly all other movies Rogen has starred in or written... the usual farrago of sexual outrage and guy-bonding, only this time in the guise of nervy satire using real names. (When Sacha Baron Cohen played The Dictator, he made fun of a whole swath of Middle East tyrants, not just one.) "As always, they’re just teasing our expectations only to deflate them. The joke barrage becomes hit-or-miss, as if the creators — including screenwriter Dan Stewart, working from a story by Rogen and Greenberg — don’t know or care which is which. "Maybe you will love The Interview — if you can ever see the movie — as much as some people hate or fear it. But if you’re hoping for any cogent political satire here, then the joke’s on you." Which may go someway to explaining why Sony pulled the plug. Straight to DVD/BluRay, plenty will buy it en spec in the first week, & they'll recoup more of their costs than they would had it enjoyed a disastrous run in the cinema chains where word of mouth from disgruntled cinema goers would have doomed any after sales hopes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Their plan has worked then. I've never heard of this film and I now want to watch it, just because. "They're even coming from Gdansk to see the film!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul-r-cfc Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Kim Jong un death scene has been leaked http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ALYw9eJ_jf0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampden Diehard Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 The film, from what I've heard, seems like one of those Sacha Baron-Cohen efforts; cheap laughs at someone's expense. If that's the case, then feck 'em and a bit of kudos to our gallant North Korean friends for their ingenuity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAFC Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Another victory for our glorious leader against the western imperialist scum. All hail the leader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul-r-cfc Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Budget of $42m/£27m. Good one guys and gaun yersel Kim! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 It looked absolutely apalling. No great loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 If pro North Koreans were able to hack sophisticated computer systems of Western companies would they really do it just to stop a film being shown? I would imagine there are far more destructive things they could do. Maybe hack Vodafone's bank account and pay some money to the tax man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurph Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 It looked shite but it's concerning that a film containing two of the biggest comedy actors can just be canned because of some threats. Can imagine more independent film-makers will be more reluctant to make satirical comedy because of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 If pro North Koreans were able to hack sophisticated computer systems of Western companies would they really do it just to stop a film being shown? I would imagine there are far more destructive things they could do. Maybe hack Vodafone's bank account and pay some money to the tax man. Or hack Ann Budge's account and pay hearts former creditors in full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 It was probably just some 16 year old lolz.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-30530361 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P45 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 This is a win for everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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