Why would the feds give shit? Sony is a JAPANESE company and everything being leaked doesn't hurt the US at all. This is just a PR/production nightmare because of all the shit-talking from Sony execs.
The Interview (2014): BR/DVD release 2/17/15, NETFLIX This weekend!
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Liberals hate everything that they are against. Example, if a Liberal says the sky is green and you disagree, they will jump up and down, screaming that you are a hater, a racist, and part of the problem, even if you have proof that they are wrong.
I wonder if they regret any of those emails now.
http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/394721-breaking-the-interview-will-be-shown-on-christmas-day
two possible outcomes for this movie....
1. Some people go see it (the loyal movie goers) and it is a box office bomb making just enough to cover the cost of the movie.
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2. It makes MORE money than anything released this month alone, surprising Sony, JF/SR fans, and NK.
two possible outcomes for this movie....
1. Some people go see it (the loyal movie goers) and it is a box office bomb making just enough to cover the cost of the movie.
or
2. It makes MORE money than anything released this month alone, surprising Sony, JF/SR fans, and NK.
Obama's comments/response is what I was talking about. Should they have made any statement? Yes we know Sony is a Japanese company....the point is why should our government respond at all to this.... I haven't heard back from the media about the Japanese government preparing for war!
3. It's released on VOD and makes a killing and breaks records for VOD rentals.
The amount of publicity the movie was getting before the canceled Christmas release was already huge and after the fact it's been all over the place. James Franco and Seth Rogan usually produce pretty good box office numbers as well. I hope they release it on VOD sooner rather than later though because I would like to see it and would actually prefer VOD to going to the theater.
You must go to Rogan/Franco movies sober. You are doing it wrong, my friend. Those movies are only enjoyable if you are under the influence.
I think The Interview will be a decent, but stupid comedy. Typical for these guys and I know it will be better than that train-wreck that was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles this year.
It would be a real stupid PR stunt. They will never make up the cost of the film and marketing by showing it at a couple of small independent theaters. I'd like to go see this as I have said before, but I'll have to wait for VOD because only theaters around me either aren't showing it or are the larger chains like Regal and AMC.
Well it isn't the worse movie ever release by them, nor it is the most expensive worse movie. However this movie wasn't going to a holiday block buster... I mean it would have done well...but because of this how hacking situation, look at all the free publicity this movie is getting by most of the media channels. People are just stupid to be "Glad it wasn't being shown in the theater after the threats..." There is a higher chance of a lone gunmen going into any movie theater and shooting people up. Having extra security isn't going to stop the first shots from being fired... If it happens, it happens.
The only thing I can think of that would really erk me about this movie if it goes all out gross or if the ending is *toned down* so much that it makes it so weak.. As long as the jokes are in good taste and we have a good time, then fine great I am happy to pay the extra for the tickets and food. If Sony is allowing for Alamo to show the movie, then there is no way in hell they could have had time to edit or cut out things to make it less offensive. Hopefully there will be a steelbook unrated edition.
As for VOD with theater release.... theaters hate that because they loose so much which I understand.
I say next weekend is when AMC/Regal decides to show it. They will still make a profit because of there wider net on the market. It might as well become a sleeper hit.
The only thing I can think of that would really erk me about this movie if it goes all out gross or if the ending is *toned down* so much that it makes it so weak.. As long as the jokes are in good taste and we have a good time, then fine great I am happy to pay the extra for the tickets and food. If Sony is allowing for Alamo to show the movie, then there is no way in hell they could have had time to edit or cut out things to make it less offensive. Hopefully there will be a steelbook unrated edition.
As for VOD with theater release.... theaters hate that because they loose so much which I understand.
I say next weekend is when AMC/Regal decides to show it. They will still make a profit because of there wider net on the market. It might as well become a sleeper hit.
oh snap, this just in!
http://money.cnn.com/2014/12/24/media/interview-digital-release/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
http://money.cnn.com/2014/12/24/media/interview-digital-release/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
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Odd they don't list the PlayStation. Netflix idea would be nice .
Wow...you got a point Playstation=Sony. You would think their gaming platform would get it first... Looks like youtube, google and xb live is getting it. Netflix could never get it in time.
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I wanna go watch it as a big 
you to North Korea. Its playing at a shitty theater here in my town. But i don't want to pay to watch it.
you to North Korea. Its playing at a shitty theater here in my town. But i don't want to pay to watch it.
I kinda wanna cancel my tickets now that it will be cheaper to watch it at home then just paying 25.50 for the tickets + food at the alamo.I wanna go watch it as a big
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It looks like Netflix will get it but not for a few more days. I would watch it for "free" on Netflix.
wait what? Seriously???? That would be a profit loss to put it on netflix... The cheapest is 7.99/8.99 a month to watch anything in their catalog as much as you want no limits. If it is on netflix, everyone will sign up for the 2 weeks free membership then cancel after they watch the movie.
I think what would be hilarious is if the movie was good. Seth Rogan and James Franco are the modern day Laurel and Hardy if L&H required you to be stoned, an aborted fetus, or the recent recipient of a lobotomy to enjoy them.
The only way I could care about this movie less, is if it was called Fast and the Furious 18, and starred Martin Lawrence and the corpse of Joan Rivers as his love interest. I'm not saying Seth and James aren't talented, it's just that they make such massive pile of crap movies that I'd rather bathe in the Ganges with a million open wounds.
Like, if somebody actually ate an entire plate of human turd, then waited until they defecated, and then wrote a screenplay out of that processed human feces, I think Sony could release it and call it The Interview. But I wish both of them well, they're good guys
The only way I could care about this movie less, is if it was called Fast and the Furious 18, and starred Martin Lawrence and the corpse of Joan Rivers as his love interest. I'm not saying Seth and James aren't talented, it's just that they make such massive pile of crap movies that I'd rather bathe in the Ganges with a million open wounds.
Like, if somebody actually ate an entire plate of human turd, then waited until they defecated, and then wrote a screenplay out of that processed human feces, I think Sony could release it and call it The Interview. But I wish both of them well, they're good guys
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So I have been talking to a few of my friends who went ahead an saw it on XB Live..... they said
It's worth a rental....very gorey and violent... James Franco is a dick... tries to be funny here and there and the ending just was gruesome for a comedy.... Worth seeing in the theaters...No.... Worth renting ..Yes
I am going to see if I can cancel my Alamo tickets...
I am going to see if I can cancel my Alamo tickets...
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I just paid $6 for 48 hours rental and someone forgot to add DRM it.
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News is saying North Korea is berating Obama for his approval of Sony. Welcome to the Grand Ole Party guys.
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ok came back from seeing it at the Alamo...here are some thoughts.
There was so really weird music video between JF and SR that made no sense what so ever.
The Alamo played some weird Korean videos.
They played that SNL sketch with Dr. Evil....seen it already.
SR and the director had a special message made just for the Alamo audience.
It was an "OK" comedy
JF's character was a dick
The effects where Dave and company fires the shell at Kim's chopper was really cool. However, after reading some of the sony email exchanges, you can really tell that a lot of it was toned down for the final cut. There was wording about head exploding, yes you see it but barely as most of the flames cover it up. An unrated edition should show the original gruesome footage.
Towards the end there are some bloody parts ...what my friend described as "if Quentin Tarantino made a comedy, this would be it..."
You kind of feel sorry/understand Kim in this movie.
Going to see this movie wasn't for Patriotism, more of like "I was going to see it anyways...."... anyone thinking it was their "American duty" to go see this movie is aing idiot.
Overall it was an ok movie, worth a rental.... luckily I had a buy one get one free movie ticket. There was some bits here and there that were funny but not as good as any other comedy this year.
To be totally honest...... the theater chains over reacted big time on this one, giving the smaller independent chains a chance.
I see this movie showing up sometime in another week at AMC/Regal and other chains.
The Alamo played some weird Korean videos.
They played that SNL sketch with Dr. Evil....seen it already.
SR and the director had a special message made just for the Alamo audience.
It was an "OK" comedy
JF's character was a dick
The effects where Dave and company fires the shell at Kim's chopper was really cool. However, after reading some of the sony email exchanges, you can really tell that a lot of it was toned down for the final cut. There was wording about head exploding, yes you see it but barely as most of the flames cover it up. An unrated edition should show the original gruesome footage.
Towards the end there are some bloody parts ...what my friend described as "if Quentin Tarantino made a comedy, this would be it..."
You kind of feel sorry/understand Kim in this movie.
Going to see this movie wasn't for Patriotism, more of like "I was going to see it anyways...."... anyone thinking it was their "American duty" to go see this movie is a
ing idiot.Overall it was an ok movie, worth a rental.... luckily I had a buy one get one free movie ticket. There was some bits here and there that were funny but not as good as any other comedy this year.
To be totally honest...... the theater chains over reacted big time on this one, giving the smaller independent chains a chance.
I see this movie showing up sometime in another week at AMC/Regal and other chains.
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I wonder if this will change how movies are seen from now on. Making it available on Demand and in theaters is pretty big, even though this has been going on for indie films for a while now, but a major release (or was a major release) should push for this sort of thing to happen more often.
Hard to say. If this was a big movie like Spiderman, Captain America, Godzilla, etc...no way would the studios allow this to be shown via VOD. They would lose so much money to piracy and ticket lost due to the low one time rental. You know how many people would rather pay 6 bucks and have 4 or 5 people come over then to pay 12 dollars each? Not to mention what would stop sports bars from showing the movie and rake in the profiles from food and drink sales. Those who are still "loyal" to movie theaters would still go but no way in hell would the studio recover the marketing and production costs making it a "failure" even if it was a hit on VOD.
Sony was pretty much, "we will let this one slip for now..." ... How long will this movie be on VOD is unknown. Will Regal/AMC even put it out now that pretty much most people have seen it? I won't see it again as it was an ok movie. I doubt they will consider it will probably not make much. And if they don't put it out at all, Sony will have to move quickly to start producing the BR/DVD's in the hopes of recovering cost some how.
Give it another 2 weeks and see what happens.
Sony was pretty much, "we will let this one slip for now..." ... How long will this movie be on VOD is unknown. Will Regal/AMC even put it out now that pretty much most people have seen it? I won't see it again as it was an ok movie. I doubt they will consider it will probably not make much. And if they don't put it out at all, Sony will have to move quickly to start producing the BR/DVD's in the hopes of recovering cost some how.
Give it another 2 weeks and see what happens.
http://www.comingsoon.net/dvd/news/399615-the-interview-blu-ray-arrives-february-17
so in about a month we are getting the BR/DVD release... Doesn't look like the disc will contain an extended edition with the original material/grumsomeness of Kim's death scene as mentioned in the leaked emails. According to BOM it's only made almost 6 million dollars.
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=interview2014.htm
Honestly without an extended edition is it really worth buying it on BR? Home video sales are not going to help get it close to production cost of 44 million, making it a really failure.
so in about a month we are getting the BR/DVD release... Doesn't look like the disc will contain an extended edition with the original material/grumsomeness of Kim's death scene as mentioned in the leaked emails. According to BOM it's only made almost 6 million dollars.
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=interview2014.htm
Honestly without an extended edition is it really worth buying it on BR? Home video sales are not going to help get it close to production cost of 44 million, making it a really failure.
http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/401433-netflix-to-offer-the-interview-on-january-24#/slide/1
I guess someone at Sony said " it!" since they will lose a lot on disc release... they might as well cancel the disc and put the features up on you tube and cut their losses.... It won't be too much of a hit on their pockets....
I guess someone at Sony said "
it!" since they will lose a lot on disc release... they might as well cancel the disc and put the features up on you tube and cut their losses.... It won't be too much of a hit on their pockets....
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