Good day all. Sony finally caved in to paying customers and released the controversial movie, The Interview. It was far to late to put it in the major theater chains, and that pack of pansy’s still won’t show it.
The Interview was, instead, released to Video On Demand services such as Google Play, YouTube, Xbox and the Sony sites, although I understand it was refused by the Apple service. It was also released to a handful of independent theaters as well.
The reviews for the movie have not been good. (Be advised that I have not and have no plans to see it) One review I saw, on Cnet by Anthony Domanico, was really bad. Other items I’ve seen on our Faceplant page say that this movie is really not worth the time or money to see it. Everything I’ve read regarding this movie, if it had opened as scheduled, tell me this would have been a complete bomb.
What appears to have occurred, is that the North Korean leader, Kim Jung-DUH has managed to discover the true meaning of the “Streisand Effect.” If his hackers had not gone after this really bad movie, it would have died away from poor reviews and word of mouth. Instead, the Korean Runt of the North, has managed to provide Sony with millions in free advertising. They might actually recoup their investment, even with the reduced availability.
The other big loser in all this is Sony of course. First, they were hacked, again, and the world has seen just how bad their network security really is. That is going to cost them big time since so much personal information was stolen, and it’s looking like they didn’t even take the basic precautions to secure their systems.
Then they caved in to North Korean threats, (Along with the major theater chains. I hope their investors take them to task about this), and finally, they caved again to political pressures from His Royal Eminence, King Putt the Last. With all this, there are starting to be questions regarding the eventual collapse of Sony, at least the entertainment division, in the next couple of years. We shall see. Now if you will excuse me, I’m going to watch the copy of Godzilla I received for Christmas. 🙂
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Piracy hits ‘The Interview’ after Sony’s digital release
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http://punjabstarnews.com/ — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 01:34:49 -0800
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Story by the Associated Press; curated by Oliver Darcy. — NEW YORK (AP) — Critics and early viewers agree that “The Interview” is less than a masterpiece. But thanks to threats from hackers that nearly derailed its release, it has become an …
http://www.theblaze.com/ — Thu, 25 Dec 2014 21:00:58 -0800
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Streaming release of ‘Interview’ test for industry – seattlepi.com
Sony released “The Interview” Wednesday on a variety of digital platforms — Google Play, YouTube Movies, Microsoft’s Xbox Video and a separate Sony website. Carrying “The Interview” marks another step in Google’s efforts to establish …
http://www.seattlepi.com/business/techwire/ — Thu, 25 Dec 2014 14:21:19 -0800
South Jordan • After days of a studio and movie theaters figuring out whether to release the film “The Interview” following a massive North Korean hacking incident at Sony, the film screened in Utah without …
Capacity crowds pack screenings of ‘The Interview …
Patrons wait in line to see “The Interview” at the the at the Valley Art theater in Tempe, Ariz., on Thursday Dec. 25, 2014. The film’s Christmas Day release was canceled by Sony after threats of violence by hackers linked to North Korea, but the …
http://www.seattlepi.com/entertainment/movies/ — Thu, 25 Dec 2014 13:03:25 -0800
Today’s release of “The Interview” in theaters comes a day after it was made available for purchase and for one-time streaming online, through several digital platforms — including Google Play, YouTube Movies and Microsoft’s Xbox Video.
An officer was sent over to the theater, just in case. Seth Rogen showed up at a midnight screening in Los Angeles to celebrate the movie’s unlikely release. Just Watched. replay. CLICK HERE to purchase or rent The Interview via YouTube.
‘It’s seriously bad’ The Interview receives mixed reviews upon YouTube release. THE Interview has managed to be one of the most talked about films of the year without even being given a general release. By Emma Kelly / Published 25th …
Sony broadly releases ‘The Interview’ in theaters, online in …
Sony Pictures broadly released “The Interview” to digital platforms Wednesday, a reversal of its previous plan not to show the film after hackers released thousands of documents online and threatened violence at theaters.
http://7online.com/?GUID=28806120 — Thu, 25 Dec 2014 08:25:00 -0800
Google Inc’s decision to screen Sony Pictures’ film “The Interview” may help legitimize its YouTube platform as a serious rival to paid video streaming services, Netflix and Amazon.com Inc. Sony Pictures made the controversial film available …
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