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rocktivity

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4. There was definitely a hack, just not by North Korea

Tue Dec 23, 2014, 04:20 PM

Dec 2014

I think Sony pulled the movie because on top of the embarrassment the emails were giving them, the advance critical response the movie was getting was overwhelmingly terrible. I myself was quite intrigued by the concept until I saw the trailers (which the hackers have demanded all be removed, LOL). What could have been a Dr. Strangelove-ish battle royal between media, politics, fame, and pop culture looks to be just another grossout-infested two-hour beer commercial. Lucky for them the North Korean cyber terrorists "forced" Sony to pull it under the "threat" of retaliation.

Maybe if they'd set it in an imaginary oppressive country like Sacha Baron Cohen or the Marx Brothers did...

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Any chance the hacking of Sony was actually a viral media ad campaign for The Interview? [View all] oberliner Dec 2014 OP

No, how could you even think that? tradewinds Dec 2014 #1

I think there was a hack... NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #2

this nt arely staircase Dec 2014 #10

and i thought i was being imaginative blaming it on walt disney. unblock Dec 2014 #3

There was definitely a hack, just not by North Korea rocktivity Dec 2014 #4

My bet's still on the hapless reaction by Sony execs to branding and imaging. LanternWaste Dec 2014 #5

Highly unlikely VScott Dec 2014 #6

Given the accompanying other damaging disclosures from Sony execs, no. jberryhill Dec 2014 #7

what else could NPR blab about endlessly ? olddots Dec 2014 #8

The Creative Speculation police will be here shortly to remind you Rex Dec 2014 #9

Considering that some of the files uploaded to torrent sites were being seeded on Sony servers... 951-Riverside Dec 2014 #11

Corporations are cowardly. You're not describing a stunt, you're describing fraud. True Blue Door Dec 2014 #12

Yeah - I guess it is a bit much oberliner Dec 2014 #13

Sony doesn't have the talent to do this nichomachus Dec 2014 #14

It just seems to be turning out quite fortuitously oberliner Dec 2014 #15