Capitulating to terrorism.

Never back down from a bully.

this is America. We don't negotiate with terrorists. End quote. Shame on Carmike. etc guess this means the next James Bond movie is now on Boycott

As a big FU to the blackmailers.

Interesting idea...let's see if ever-loving greed keeps them from giving the movie away for free.

or someone else just trying to hurt Sony?

Really? The North Koreans are going to attack us for making fun of them? We *constantly* make fun of them.

This is much more likely to be trolling 4chan assholes.

The whole situation is made more complicated by the fact that Sony is a Japanese company. I'm wondering if maybe Sony could sell the movie which has already been made to another studio that could release it. All Sony really would want is to recoup the costs most likely. Or maybe they get a set amount of money that is less, plus a percentage from box office release and DVD sales.

The advertisement for the movie 'The Interview' just aired on TBS.

Plus there is something to be said for letting the ads run a day to further drum up the contraversy.

A part of me understands their actions but it still saddens me that we let terrorists dictate what we should or should not do.

from jokers to former cops. bang bang.

Better to be safe than sorry--I suppose that is their attitude.

...their chops.
"So...Mr Peterson, even AFTER you heard about the possible threats to your Movie customers, you still chose to show the film."
"Well yes..but I was..."
"Was it worth it, Mr Peterson, to endanger your clientele's life for a few extra bucks??"

(Everybody on the Jury is sending Mr Peterson daggers of hate.)

or someone fired from the movie.

believes North Korea IS behind the Sony hack

It will only embolden them to do worse, much worse things to the free world.

Now it is open season on anything that offends anyone.

"But we will capitulate to fear and stupidity......"

and now Sony can turn around and write the entire production as a loss and recover more money than they would probably have made releasing it . . . .

(not a genre in which I'm interested), I deplore the capitulation to terrorism. Once the hacker invoked 9/11, it wasn't surprising that movie chains dropped the movie. It seems that it doesn't take an actual ACT of terrorism but merely the THREAT of terrorism for the bad guys to achieve their goals. Reminds me of a Star Trek episode where people lined up to commit suicide because they believed the enemy would actually attack, destroy their cities and infrastructure unless a certain number of people died periodically. Once Capt. Kirk called their bluff, no attacks actually happened.

This opens all new doors to extortion and intimidation.

This is one of the films that has been on my list to watch. They weren't going to release it here in South Korea, but eventually it would have been available online (it was for awhile, but it was taken down).

LOSERS

I'm glad I didn't. Who'd want to work for that bunch of spineless losers?

ETA: Heard the movie sucked and wasn't funny (from some of the hacked Sony emails between Sony execs. The threats came a mighty convenient time. Color me cynical.

You can hack computer system from anywhere in the world.

But you have to be physically present in the movie theater to terrorize the audience. So why cave in? Why not post security agents in each theater? Will be cheaper than to cancel the show.

Sony obviously has some huge skeletons in their closet. That is bullshit.

What are their other movies that I should never see?