The interview ( the Movie)

[JimG.]

I'd argue Sony has won. You know how many people are going to go see this film when its finally released? It will be one of the highest grossing movies ever dispite looking completely awful in the previews.

Excellent point! You just made my day DHS.

 

[billski]

Here we go. Now all the copy cats will follow. Remember the plague of bomb scares, like when there was a major exam at school? Any Joe blow can pull this one off if they are smart enough to obfuscate their trail.

 

[bigbog]

This whole situation reads like a saturday night live episode.

And marketing...as marketing will go to any length...especially for the teens and 20-somethings, along with those of the truely mentally challenged older(ie Mature) crowd...;-) ...which I guess validates DHS's.

 

[Geoff]

This movie has an IMDB movie rating of 9.2 (small voting sample size) so every 'Murica redneck is giving it a 10. That ties Shawshank Redemption and The Godfather as the highest rated movie. Sony is going to laugh all the way to the bank on this one with DVD sales with all the free publicity they're getting. It has crap overall reviews on Rotten Tomatoes with half the reviewers panning it.

When it goes to Blu Ray, I'll look at the reviews closely before buying it. It looks to be a totally crap movie that won't take long to make free streaming on Amazon Prime.

 

[ctenidae]

I'll probably wait until it's on TBS, and then watch it in 10-minute pieces over the course of the 4-week, 15 times a day showing that will ensue.

 

[Hawkshot99]

The fact that its getting bad reviews from the "experts" makes me happy. I usually hate the "good" movies. This is not a movie I would have paid for at a theatre, but I would have definatly red boxed it.

 

[gmcunni]

I'd argue Sony has won. You know how many people are going to go see this film when its finally released? It will be one of the highest grossing movies ever dispite looking completely awful in the previews.

read an article from a source i am not familiar with (will try to find again to post here) that indicates North Korea may not be the source of the hack.. evidence reviewed makes it look like a frame job, someone trying to implicate NK...

can't imagine the ramifications if this was a huge marketing ploy.

 

[Not Sure]

read an article from a source i am not familiar with (will try to find again to post here) that indicates North Korea may not be the source of the hack.. evidence reviewed makes it look like a frame job, someone trying to implicate NK...

can't imagine the ramifications if this was a huge marketing ploy.

I'm thinking NK with a little help from PROC.....
A little nervous about the Sony camera I bought , anything lurking in the PlayMemories site?

 

[ctenidae]

Hard to imagine the variety of lawsuits and allegations involving emails, Social Security numbers, and the like are part of a marketing ploy. Unless it's all Wag the Dog, and we're about to invade Albania.

 

[gmcunni]

the "not" NK argument -
http://marcrogers.org/2014/12/18/why-the-sony-hack-is-unlikely-to-be-the-work-of-north-korea/

 

[Not Sure]

the "not" NK argument -
http://marcrogers.org/2014/12/18/why-the-sony-hack-is-unlikely-to-be-the-work-of-north-korea/

No Doubt NK has spies in Japan forever and been known to kidnap people off the street, I would imagine they would have cultural knowledge to blend in .

 

[Funky_Catskills]

http://www.duffelblog.com/2014/12/north-korea-hackers-sgt-maj/

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — A network security specialist conducting an inspection of Command Sgt. Maj. Gregory York’s office computer has uncovered 84 pieces of malware along with 200 gigabytes of photo and video pornography the senior enlisted leader alleges was uploaded by North Korean hackers, Duffel Blog has learned.

“Those sons of bitches,” York told reporters, angrily pointing out the obvious and cowardly attempt to besmirch the reputation of his unit’s most senior enlisted man. “They don’t know who they’re messing with. And if they think for one second that I, or this unit, will be cowed by their attempts to undermine our reputation, they’d better think again.”

While malware had been distributed throughout the computer, the pornography was located in a folder labeled ‘Training Schedule’ on the desktop and was organized into sub-folders by type, production studio, and video quality. “The first tip-off we got that it was the North Koreans was all the bondage stuff,” York explained. “I mean, it’s a pretty straight line. North Korea; totalitarianism; prison camps; super-hot sex stuff. It’s kind of sad if you think about it.”

Ever since the North Korean-sponsored cyber-terrorist attack on Sony earlier this month, military network specialists have been on high alert for attacks.

“This latest attack demonstrates a desire by the North Koreans to go beyond simply embarrassing a company,” said Adm. Michael S. Rogers, commander of U.S. Cyber Command. “Now they are trying to embarrass our military service members who — quite obviously — would never even think about viewing pornography on computers at work or at home.”

The viewing or downloading of pornographic material on a classified government computer is normally a gross violation of the network user agreement, as well as being punishable under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. It is believed, York said, that North Korean hackers had this information and were attempting to malign the reputation of senior leaders, or perhaps use the information for blackmail.

Since the investigation began, memorandums have been sent to leadership throughout the Army, imploring them to come forward if they suspect that their computers have been compromised by North Korea. More than 300 senior leaders across the military have come forward to voice concerns, requesting immediate help from local information technology offices, while also hoping to access the pornographic content on the unit share drive “so they know what to watch out for.”

 

[Edd]

Still not feeling NK as the Sony hacker. Smelled like BS in the beginning, smells like BS now.

 

[gmcunni]

ok, it is back on

http://mashable.com/2014/12/23/the-interview-is-coming-to-theaters-on-christmas-after-all

 

[deadheadskier]

Seems so strange to me to go to a movie theater on Christmas Day. Then again, I haven't been in a movie theater at all since 2003, so it seems strange to me why people would subject themselves to that experience in general.

 

[ScottySkis]

For Jewish people movie theater is something that we due on Christmas that and eat Chinese food.

 

[Cornhead]

For Jewish people movie theater is something that we due on Christmas that and eat Chinese food.

Some of us Christians do it too, I rarely go to movies anymore, but going with my Sis Christmas night has become a tradition. No Chinese food yet though. I have skied on Christmas day and have noticed more skiers and boarders of the Oriental persuasion on the hill than usual.

Funny that North Korea lost it's internet connection for several hours, what a coincidence.

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[Funky_Catskills]

Still not feeling NK as the Sony hacker. Smelled like BS in the beginning, smells like BS now.

I've never been 100% sure..
They don't have the skillz.... Or the bandwidth...

They had/hired help..
So much was exposed from a hacker point of view this is a big deal...

 

[yeggous]

Some of us Christians do it too, I rarely go to movies anymore, but going with my Sis Christmas night has become a tradition. No Chinese food yet though. I have skied on Christmas day and have noticed more skiers and boarders of the Oriental persuasion on the hill than usual.

Funny that North Korea lost it's internet connection for several hours, what a coincidence.

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My family has gone to the movies on Christmas. We do food and presents at 1pm so the movies get us out of the house and provide a diversion in the evening.


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[deadheadskier]

My Irish family is typically too drunk to head anywhere by evening.