The Interview (or: Sony Pictures Voyeurism Thread)

Anonus · 2014-12-11 01:20:51

Why the fuck did Sony Pictures think this was a good idea for a movie?

Section and I know that Sony is Hollywood's dumbest studio but come on.

lee4hmz · 2014-12-11 01:23:12

"What's your freakin' problem?"

Hey, it worked for Homestar, it works for Sony in this case too!

Anonus · 2014-12-11 01:27:32

I don't remember what the context for that was

Calica · 2014-12-11 01:36:37

that's the north korea one right?

Anonus · 2014-12-11 01:37:54

Yeah

Anonus · 2014-12-11 03:08:52

Amy Pascal can die happy now

Section42L · 2014-12-11 04:12:35

Anonus said:
Amy Pascal can die happy now

I really hope that Lord and Miller jump ship before that happens.

Anonus · 2014-12-11 04:17:33

Truthfully a Ghostbusters/MIB crossover seems more fitting, but with the Ghostbusters franchise in limbo I imagine Sony went with what they saw as the next best idea

Section42L · 2014-12-11 04:19:35

Harold Ramis's death has made the idea of reviving Ghostbusters, at least with the original cast, kinda unsettling to me.

Anonus · 2014-12-11 04:23:20

You know Sony should just go all-out with this crossover and include Jeopardy! in it too

Anonus · 2014-12-18 20:57:16

The Annie remake is getting terrible reviews

Also I can't help but look at this and think it's going with a song about chickens

lee4hmz · 2014-12-18 21:38:17

I notice that in all this hubbub, no one's mentioned the 1999 TV version of Annie, which is supposedly pretty good.

Salix Babylonika · 2014-12-18 21:43:12

I am not the sort of person who generally buys into the "pop culture is making people dumber" idea, but god I am glad this is not getting released.

It's not even just that's stupid. The premise is literally "two white idiots kill a dictator, who, by sheer coincidence, we promise, is Asian and kind of portly."

Calica · 2014-12-18 21:50:44

Magic Jane said:
I am not the sort of person who generally buys into the "pop culture is making people dumber" idea, but god I am glad this is not getting released.

It's not even just that's stupid. The premise is literally "two white idiots kill a dictator, who, by sheer coincidence, we promise, is Asian and kind of portly."

if "by sheer coincidence" you mean "the movie literally names him as Kim Jong-Un"

but yeah, beyond the fact that I still refuse to believe that James Franco exists, it's making jokes about a country that is itself effectively a political joke to most Americans. not really that daring, comedically

Salix Babylonika · 2014-12-18 21:53:57

Calica said:

Magic Jane said:
I am not the sort of person who generally buys into the "pop culture is making people dumber" idea, but god I am glad this is not getting released.

It's not even just that's stupid. The premise is literally "two white idiots kill a dictator, who, by sheer coincidence, we promise, is Asian and kind of portly."
if "by sheer coincidence" you mean "the movie literally names him as Kim Jong-Un"

but yeah, beyond the fact that I still refuse to believe that James Franco exists, it's making jokes about a country that is itself effectively a political joke to most Americans. not really that daring, comedically

I more meant that the premise is kind of

just off?

Like I don't think a deliberate decision was made wherein someone said "let's have a movie where two white dudes try to kill an Asian man, and it's a comedy" but that's kinda how it comes across.

Yarrun XIX · 2014-12-18 21:57:33

The movie started out as "let's have two guys be forced to kill a dictator". The dictator was chosen to be Kim Jong-il, cancelled after he died, and uncancelled after his successor proved to be just as mockable.

Odradek · 2014-12-18 21:59:59

"North Korea is good right?"

Uh I haven't seen any popular film suggest otherwise so it must be.

"Yah."

*Seth Rogan sheds a tear*

Morven · 2014-12-18 22:13:15

I wouldn't shed a tear if Seth Rogan went to North Korea in real life and shot Kim Jong-Un. Of the people in the world who deserve bullets in the head, murderous dictators of tyrannical regimes are pretty high up there.

Odradek · 2014-12-18 22:14:34

Well yes, but it's silly to act like this movie is Important.

Salix Babylonika · 2014-12-18 22:15:35

Morven said:
I wouldn't shed a tear if Seth Rogan went to North Korea in real life and shot Kim Jong-Un. Of the people in the world who deserve bullets in the head, murderous dictators of tyrannical regimes are pretty high up there.

yes but the movie's premise is still really stupid.

Section42L · 2014-12-18 22:27:55

Panurge said:
Well yes, but it's silly to act like this movie is Important.

TBF, North Korea acted like this movie was somehow important before we did.

Morven · 2014-12-18 22:37:30

Yes, it's really stupid, but it doesn't strike me as any more stupid than a whole bunch of other movies made every year.

PatchAwful · 2014-12-19 00:44:42

Given the fact that the USA are still stationing troops in South Korea for a war that may or may not ever continue and this is a very real fact for many on the peninsular, to just have a comedy about assassinating a key figure therein seemed a bit off, tbh. idk.

Haven · 2014-12-19 02:30:37

Obā-san · 2014-12-19 02:34:06

i never before realized how portly newt is

Tre · 2014-12-19 02:55:41

Anonus said:
The Annie remake is getting terrible reviews

Also I can't help but look at this and think it's going with a song about chickens

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I admit, I wanted it to be good given that it's a black-led film and directed by the guy behind one of my favorites (Easy A) but I'm not really surprised that it's not being received well.

Guess they can't all be winners.

Anonus · 2014-12-19 03:37:01

I wanted it to be good too...

Yarrun XIX · 2014-12-19 23:55:21

Cracked's take on it, for perusal or mockery. Doesn't seem to add anything we haven't talked about so far tho

Miss Miko Mayonegg · 2014-12-20 00:04:03

PatchAwful said:
Given the fact that the USA are still stationing troops in South Korea for a war that may or may not ever continue and this is a very real fact for many on the peninsular, to just have a comedy about assassinating a key figure therein seemed a bit off, tbh. idk.

Indeed. I don't know why someone would think that was a good idea.

Salix Babylonika · 2014-12-20 00:19:01

Yarrun XIX said:
Cracked's take on it, for perusal or mockery. Doesn't seem to add anything we haven't talked about so far tho

I get what this is going for but it sorta devolves into a certain kind of ranting I usually associate with Libertarians near the end.

Tanya · 2014-12-26 09:55:07

Apparently the movie is on Youtube. What's up with that?

Anonus · 2014-12-26 10:05:43

Sony and Google struck a deal to put it there.

Tre · 2014-12-26 18:12:29

yeah, fuck the critics, Annie was good

The fan rating was 61% last time I checked so I guess I'm not the only one, either

Tanya · 2014-12-26 20:04:37

Tre said:
yeah, fuck the critics, Annie was good

The fan rating was 61% last time I checked so I guess I'm not the only one, either

I can attest, Annie was good.

Go see that.

Calica · 2014-12-26 21:17:01

seth rogen getting pissy at the verge not liking his movie is a classic

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