<p>Opinions? I happen to think it was a real weak move. They look like a real bunch of cowards to me, and now that they’ve caved it opens the door to others to decide what should and shouldn’t be released.</p>
<p>The movie doesn’t even look good, the publicity has probably only raised interest in it.</p>
<p>Wow. </p>
<p>I understand the economic motive. If there were threats to blow up any theater showing The Interview, then that threatens the box office for all new releases. They should put it out on Netflix. </p>
<p>It’s unclear if North Korea is behind this or if it is the action of a Sony insider. </p>
<p>Five of the major theater chains said they wouldn’t screen it. No one wants to take the risk of some kind of attack after there have been warnings posted by the perpetrators. </p>
<p>I like that this Texas theater is running Team America: World Police in its place.</p>
<p><a href=“Texas Theater to Show ‘Team America’ In Place of ‘The Interview’ – The Hollywood Reporter”>http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/texas-theater-show-team-america-759037</a></p>
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I agree, pay per view, or however you order movies on cable. They would sell bunches. </p>
<p>Call them a bunch of cowards, but who as a theatre or business owner wants to take that risk?</p>
<p>Well, just imagine making a movie about assassinating Obama, making a bunch of racist jokes. How would would react? I’m not in favor of censorship, but I feel like this is a movie that no one should have ever made.</p>
<p>I think it’s dumb. I was listening to a radio announcer today who said we have a much better chance of getting shot by a random lunatic in a movie theater than being hit by some sort of North Korean terrorist attack. It’s true. </p>
<p>But, Sony is already in kind of a s!@#hole and I understand why they’re doing this- even if I don’t agree with it. </p>
<p>When I saw the adds for it, I couldn’t believe they would make a movie about assassinating an actual current leader of a country. I thought it was completely inappropriate whatever my opinion of the leader in question. Can’t believe there wasn’t one person in the organisation who didn’t say " is this a good idea?". Don’t like the reason they are cancelling it, but think it should have been cancelled (or at least changed to make it an “imaginary” leader) well before now.</p>
<p>I don’t get why they didn’t make it up a fake country or fake leader name. How did that get past every executive? How did no one get it? And supposedly Sony is saying the State Department approved it…really? I certainly hope that’s not true. But now they made the decision to keep moving forward they look like idiots now.</p>
<p>Well, since Team America got away with it the first time, they figure it would be smooth sailing. Guessed wrong.</p>
<p>Here’s a timeline:</p>
<p>Almost reads like scenes from a movie script.</p>
<p><a href=“Sony Hack: A Timeline – Deadline”>http://deadline.com/2014/12/sony-hack-timeline-any-pascal-the-interview-north-korea-1201325501/</a></p>
<p>If I were Sony I’d broadcast the movie on network television or cable. Because in your face, Young Leader.</p>
<p>I’ve seen ads for it. It looks like a terrible movie.</p>
<p>I had no plans to view it, but now I want to just because. </p>
<p>I think it’s an elaborate plan to collect on insurance. They can claim huge losses when in reality it would have gone to DVD in a month. “The Producers” anyone?</p>
<p>Seriously? A purposeful plan to collect insurance. I am sure you are kidding. </p>
<p>@jym626…“Seriously? A purposeful plan to collect insurance. I am sure you are kidding.”</p>
<p>Lighten up. Do you work for Sony or something? They are supposed to be adult professionals. Did no one in the company foresee the nutcase in N. Korea taking great offense to the subject of the movie? It’s like burning the Koran; don’t do it unless you want to incite rage. I am in no way agreeing with the hackers. The loss of this movie is hardly a tragedy. </p>
<p>I doubt it’s a plan to collect insurance but they may actually do better if they do collect. I can’t imagine this really having a very long run if no controversy had ensued. </p>
<p>I think that you might be wrong about the movie not making any money. I am not saying that it is a good movie or well made but there is an audience that would pay to see it. My son’s classmates at AFI had screened the movie when Seth Rogan visited the school and the ones who commented said it was the best comedy of the year. Maybe you need to be in the 16 to 25 year age range to see the humor. It is not something that I would care to see.</p>
<p>Ha! Yes, you have a point. I am not the target audience.</p>
<p>Have there been public reports saying that the loss is covered by insurance? Many insurance contracts exclude losses caused by acts of terrorism. I would be very surprised indeed if this policy didn’t exclude such losses, or even more directly, losses stemming from threats of retaliation by the North Korean government. Insurance companies are not stupid. If the loss was insured, then this was a very very expensive policy.</p>