Technical Analysis posted:

Tonight's Southpark has already been rewritten.

Sheng-ji Yang posted:

ivory tower hollywood elite thought theyd get some easy money and laughs at the expense of an insane dictator. insane dictator instead pulls some of the finest insane dictator moves ever and just destroys them. very satisfying imo

Cursed Lumberjack posted:

i didnt read more than like 3 posts in but has no one pointed out that its just a publicity stunt?

SaltLick posted:

americans love doing poo poo out of spite so they should have done a media blitz telling americans to go see their movie because itll piss off some browns yellows

the black husserl posted:

Hey idiots: This movie wasn't going to make sony any Money, so they aren't releasing it. It's called capitalism, love it or leave it.

PromethiumX posted:

This probably has more to do with the class-action lawsuit by ex employees and getting sued to high heaven for having piss poor network security. I can only guess they are overreacting to the situation rather than legit scared that NK will terrorize some bitches.

Yivgev posted:

you are such a loving moron its unbelievable

Cursed Lumberjack posted:

i didnt read more than like 3 posts in but has no one pointed out that its just a publicity stunt?

absolutely no way at all they are fully going through with never showing this movie ever and just eating the millions of dollars of loss

this story is making sony the star of the show and their movie is hyped up now by people they havent paid a dime to, theyre gonna announce "oh wait actually we are showing it jk" and there will be another news story about the whole thing in a week or so and then theyll sell every seat in the house and make up the money they lost in the hacking thing

Stoic Commie posted:

yep, that's some pussy poo poo alright

My Imaginary GF posted:

Hollywood executives throw pitch by State and relevant security agencies first, get greenlight. Foreign nation launches unprecedented terrorist attack against America. Japanese executive falls on his sword over dishonor.

Its how you climb the gently caress'n ladder.


Not really, though? Blowback was to be expected. Threatening your distribution chain and individual executives with death of them and their families if the movie went through? Probably prepared for as a contingency with digital distributorship set up in case that were to occur, with USGov backing.

Zippy the Bummer posted:

how can anyone in the united states or first world in general remotely feel threatened by the norks? north korea is a loving joke of a nation

Zippy the Bummer posted:

how can anyone in the united states or first world in general remotely feel threatened by the norks? north korea is a loving joke of a nation

Korranus posted:

It's more reducing Sony's exposure to a dark abyss of a lawsuit if some crazies actually attack a screening of the movie. Plus, now Sony gets to file an insurance claim on the aborted release while trialing a straight to VOD release of a major motion picture with absolutely zero accountable risk. Win all around for Sony.

sexy young infidel posted:

funny north korean joke: haha millions of starving north koreans try to survive on grass. They are fools and glorious leader departs for sweden, special swimming pool full of hookers and BMWs is ready for him. All hail glorious leader

Korranus posted:

It's more reducing Sony's exposure to a dark abyss of a lawsuit if some crazies actually attack a screening of the movie. Plus, now Sony gets to file an insurance claim on the aborted release while trialing a straight to VOD release of a major motion picture with absolutely zero accountable risk. Win all around for Sony.

Korranus posted:

Guess what movie is gonna float around NK's pirate DVD players more than any other in a few weeks?

Sheng-ji Yang posted:

Sheng-ji Yang posted:

haha that is some pussy poo poo

GoatFood posted:

How did NK even pull this sophisticated of an attack off in the first place? Don't they like barely even have a computer? Christ, even the threats are all written in engrish.

Gaunab posted:

I just wanted to see Lizzy Caplan on the big screen

the black husserl posted:

Hey idiots: This movie wasn't going to make sony any Money, so they aren't releasing it. It's called capitalism, love it or leave it.


Sony pictures is not the American government

NutritiousSnack posted:

You don't know what censorship means

Second, Sony dropped it because it was a legit cyber attack. All their PCs are loving bricks for the most part, they are using pens and paper to conduct business, and they've lost tons of vital data and documents majorly disrupting their business. Is is legit VERY loving bad.

Technical Analysis posted:

Tonight's Southpark has already been rewritten.

Neukoln19 posted:

Ahem. Ladies and gentlemen: corporations do not believe in anything. Sony is a corporation. If they knew they would make 200 mil on opening week and that someone would blow up a theater they'd still release the movie.

Point is: I'm a huge idiot

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hemophilia posted:

Sony is throwing away millions of dollars because North Koreans got upset and they got maybe the most awesome free publicity on the planet: Pissing off what amounts to a Banana Republic, China's little tumor they keep around for a joke. Everyone was gonna see that loving thing and Sony was going to make enough money to single handedly finance the war they were going to start with it.

This is some lame poo poo.

NutritiousSnack posted:

You don't know what censorship means

Second, Sony dropped it because it was a legit cyber attack. All their PCs are loving bricks for the most part, they are using pens and paper to conduct business, and they've lost tons of vital data and documents majorly disrupting their business. Is is legit VERY loving bad.

Ron Paul Hype Man posted:

Because sometimes we care about the Souths? (souts? suks? does the ROK get a name like "norks?")