"The Interview"

Scalded Dog · 12-18-2014, 12:14 PM

What a pansified society we have become.

There was a time when if threatened by terrorists or blackmailers or extortionists or pranksters, Americans would have stood up and said, "Go fly a kite, you little b i t c h e s, we're the freakin. United States of America!"

But, we hear a threat from an inconsequential little mental case, descendant of OTHER mental cases, running a regime of oppression and regression and fakery, and we wet our collective pants and obey what the dictator has told us to do.

We are going to sacrifice our First Amendment rights, because we've 'been told.' We are going to cower at the feet of North Korea and Kim Jong Un, because we are no longer a country that is proud of its strength, but because we are scared of what they might do to us. We are setting a dangerous precedent, by allowing North Korea to tell us what we're going to do.

Seems really weird to think that at this moment, America's best hope for somebody to stand up and be heroic Americans falls to Seth Rogan and James Franco. They are the face of this issue, and it saddens me to know that America's pride and patriotism and strength depends on a couple of Hollywood actors.

Sure, Sony is the one that officially pulled the plug, and Sony is not an American company. But, they did so after a string of American theaters caved to pressure from a psychopathic little communist.

Today, we have shown a new side of America... and we've shown it to the world.

2011shelby · 12-18-2014, 12:23 PM

I agree, it's childish they pulled the movie.

Seems they have a problem that in the movie they named the specific Kim Jong Un to assinate.

bad move on Sony too.

Mean Green Z28 · 12-18-2014, 01:02 PM

if it was based on history; even a made up story with Historical charactors, it would've been okay ... this one's about a current dictator, I could see both side of the story

Imagine they said "go to hell" and did release the movie and something unfortunate DID happen ... it'll be SUE CENTRAL! because people will just blame SONY for releasing and not themselves for attending the movies knowing there's a threat.

PHXLT1 · 12-18-2014, 01:07 PM

Whats even more sad than that is if Sony had kept the movie up then some American layer would be suing them on NK behalf.

JantzenOKC · 12-18-2014, 01:08 PM

It's a joke.

Looked like a funny movie too, I would've went. Packing of course...

Spartan01 · 12-18-2014, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scalded Dog

What a pansified society we have become.

There was a time when if threatened by terrorists or blackmailers or extortionists or pranksters, Americans would have stood up and said, "Go fly a kite, you little b i t c h e s, we're the freakin. United States of America!"

But, we hear a threat from an inconsequential little mental case, descendant of OTHER mental cases, running a regime of oppression and regression and fakery, and we wet our collective pants and obey what the dictator has told us to do.

We are going to sacrifice our First Amendment rights, because we've 'been told.' We are going to cower at the feet of North Korea and Kim Jong Un, because we are no longer a country that is proud of its strength, but because we are scared of what they might do to us. We are setting a dangerous precedent, by allowing North Korea to tell us what we're going to do.

Seems really weird to think that at this moment, America's best hope for somebody to stand up and be heroic Americans falls to Seth Rogan and James Franco. They are the face of this issue, and it saddens me to know that America's pride and patriotism and strength depends on a couple of Hollywood actors.

Sure, Sony is the one that officially pulled the plug, and Sony is not an American company. But, they did so after a string of American theaters caved to pressure from a psychopathic little communist.

Today, we have shown a new side of America... and we've shown it to the world.

But don't worry, there IS hope....
Please Matt & Trey hear our plight and respond in kind.... Oh please oh please oh please oh please....

90503 · 12-18-2014, 01:24 PM

Attendance would have been greater with the "threat"....

The real enemy is Sony's personal e-mails that they didn't want exposed.....Sony traded freedom for protection from personal embarrassment....

I wouldn't look at it as the US "giving in"....It's more of Sony not wanting to be exposed for their middle-school-girl gossip....

CruisingSpeed · 12-18-2014, 01:40 PM

Yeah let's make a movie about assassinating the N. Korean dictator and not expect any backlash!

Wow Sony is pretty dumb to do that, sounds like they were asking for it. Sure would be nice to tell terrorists to "go fly a kite", but you know one thing is holding us back from that. They are terrorists!!!

mikel441 · 12-18-2014, 02:09 PM

I could care less either way. It looked like just another stupid movie. Movies nowadays don't have any real entertainment value.

ZED SLED · 12-18-2014, 02:24 PM

Sony should just eat the 44 mil production cost and release the movie for download to the general public. Then everyone in the world can laugh at the little dictator at the same time. What's he going to do about that?

*mlee* · 12-18-2014, 02:26 PM

IBTL

I always wanted to say that...

Spartan01 · 12-18-2014, 02:27 PM

They should claim they are pulling it, then release it in every theatre...
The White House just confirmed the Hack attacks came from N. Korea...

How can N. Korea claim to be so tough, yet cry every time somebody makes fun of them?!?!

Hey you!
Yeah, You!
North Korea, I am talking to you!
I have an idea, let's settle this once and for all time:
North Korea, since your Glorious Leader (Ha!) is a God, why don't we have a little challenge?
Him, vs one of ours?
You can pick from Tim Kennedy, or Chris Weidman, or Brendan Schaub...
5 five minute rounds....

I bet your fat boy leader doesn't last 30 seconds...

What's the problem? He is a God, right? How about you prove that?

Come and get me, I dare you!

Here, in this corner we have the Americans:
And over here, the guy who looks like a Native American with Down syndrome and an eating disorder:

kalimus · 12-18-2014, 02:35 PM

It's not just Sony. Several theatres refused to show it from my understanding.

Scalded Dog · 12-18-2014, 02:44 PM

It's not about the movie, or whether somebody likes an actor or not, or even whether or not a person would have gone to see it. It's not about how it's easier to cancel the screenings, and subsequently the entire release. 'Easy' is not how America does things... at least it was not in the past.

Now we have set a precedent: Of course it's easier to roll over and give in, in the short term, but now we've shown that with a little sabre- rattling, the United States of America will do what it's told to do by whoever. NOT a good precedent. It smells a lot like negotiating with terrorists.

Granted, it's private industry, not government that has "given in" to the demands. But, private industry (movie theaters on American soil) doesn't have the confidence that America will "have its back" when threatened by weasel boy and his minions. And, now that we've shown a weak spot that we can be controlled with, does anybody think that this won't happen again and again?

What if some country thinks that the filthy unwashed Americans who eat pork products need to change their ways? Or, some country decides that our refusal to force a religious belief on our citizens is repugnant, and needs to be changed... or else? What if a culture does not like that women here allowed to drive and vote and not be classified one or two steps lower than dogs... and they want to change our evil ways? What if it turns out that some country decides that legalizing cocaine is what we will do?

Of course, those seem like extreme examples, but we have certainly opened the door to letting somebody else decide what we will do, as long somebody else threatens Americans and makes a good bluster. We have given up what the First Amendment protects, just because we were told to by NoKo... what else will we give up, for whom, and for what reasons?

12-18-2014, 12:14 PM	#1
Scalded Dog Drives: 2011 1LT Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Crestline, CA Posts: 3,029	"The Interview" What a pansified society we have become. There was a time when if threatened by terrorists or blackmailers or extortionists or pranksters, Americans would have stood up and said, "Go fly a kite, you little b i t c h e s, we're the freakin. United States of America!" But, we hear a threat from an inconsequential little mental case, descendant of OTHER mental cases, running a regime of oppression and regression and fakery, and we wet our collective pants and obey what the dictator has told us to do. We are going to sacrifice our First Amendment rights, because we've 'been told.' We are going to cower at the feet of North Korea and Kim Jong Un, because we are no longer a country that is proud of its strength, but because we are scared of what they might do to us. We are setting a dangerous precedent, by allowing North Korea to tell us what we're going to do. Seems really weird to think that at this moment, America's best hope for somebody to stand up and be heroic Americans falls to Seth Rogan and James Franco. They are the face of this issue, and it saddens me to know that America's pride and patriotism and strength depends on a couple of Hollywood actors. Sure, Sony is the one that officially pulled the plug, and Sony is not an American company. But, they did so after a string of American theaters caved to pressure from a psychopathic little communist. Today, we have shown a new side of America... and we've shown it to the world.

12-18-2014, 01:02 PM	#3
Mean Green Z28 Drives: 2010 2SS Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 941 View My Garage	if it was based on history; even a made up story with Historical charactors, it would've been okay ... this one's about a current dictator, I could see both side of the story Imagine they said "go to hell" and did release the movie and something unfortunate DID happen ... it'll be SUE CENTRAL! because people will just blame SONY for releasing and not themselves for attending the movies knowing there's a threat. __________________ 2010 2SS - CAI Intake, ADM Scoop, RotoFab Washer relo. LT Headers and off-road pipes, X-pipe, Muffler Deletes, ZL1 Spoiler, Technostalgia Tail-lights '98 T/A (Sold) - Forged 6.0ltr, MS3, P&P'd Heads/Valves, 90MM FAST/TB, Headers, 3" Y-pipe, 4" Mufflex Catback. Koni Adjustables w/GC coilovers (550/175), Strano Sway Bars '94 Z28 (Sold) ... LS1 swap (basically same setup as the T/A), TH350/3500 stall ... swapped it all into the T/A -- >> Some of my Projects My Fquick Page

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PHXLT1 Drives: black Z28 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: el mirage Posts: 1,323	Whats even more sad than that is if Sony had kept the movie up then some American layer would be suing them on NK behalf. __________________ My family 1994 Z28 (mine) 2015 Camaro (wife's) 2015 Silverado (mine!) 54 Belair (wife's) 2004 silverado (daughters)

12-18-2014, 01:40 PM	#8
CruisingSpeed The Stealth Bumblebee Drives: Black 2013 2LS Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: SW of Houston Posts: 1,385	Yeah let's make a movie about assassinating the N. Korean dictator and not expect any backlash! Wow Sony is pretty dumb to do that, sounds like they were asking for it. Sure would be nice to tell terrorists to "go fly a kite", but you know one thing is holding us back from that. They are terrorists!!! __________________ KILLER BEE

12-18-2014, 02:09 PM	#9
mikel441 Drives: 2014 Sonic, 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Gig Harbor, WA Posts: 2,453 View My Garage	I could care less either way. It looked like just another stupid movie. Movies nowadays don't have any real entertainment value. __________________

12-18-2014, 12:23 PM	#2
2011shelby Drives: 2011ShelbyGT500 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Louisiana Posts: 293	I agree, it's childish they pulled the movie. Seems they have a problem that in the movie they named the specific Kim Jong Un to assinate. bad move on Sony too.

12-18-2014, 01:08 PM	#5
JantzenOKC Drives: '13 2LT/RS Twin Turbo Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Edmond, Oklahoma Posts: 3,073	It's a joke. Looked like a funny movie too, I would've went. Packing of course...

12-18-2014, 01:24 PM	#7
90503 Drives: 2011 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Torrance Posts: 14,432	Attendance would have been greater with the "threat".... The real enemy is Sony's personal e-mails that they didn't want exposed.....Sony traded freedom for protection from personal embarrassment.... I wouldn't look at it as the US "giving in"....It's more of Sony not wanting to be exposed for their middle-school-girl gossip....

12-18-2014, 02:24 PM	#10
ZED SLED Drives: 2017 Mosaic Bk ZL1 M6 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South of Raleigh, NC Posts: 9,477 View My Garage	Sony should just eat the 44 mil production cost and release the movie for download to the general public. Then everyone in the world can laugh at the little dictator at the same time. What's he going to do about that? __________________

12-18-2014, 02:26 PM	#11
mlee CamaroFans.com Drives: ZLE & ZR2 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Conroe, TX Posts: 37,507 View My Garage	IBTL I always wanted to say that... __________________

12-18-2014, 02:27 PM	#12
Spartan01 Drives: Evil Eva, 2010 2SS LS3 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Falls Church, Virginia Posts: 3,600	They should claim they are pulling it, then release it in every theatre... The White House just confirmed the Hack attacks came from N. Korea... How can N. Korea claim to be so tough, yet cry every time somebody makes fun of them?!?! Hey you! Yeah, You! North Korea, I am talking to you! I have an idea, let's settle this once and for all time: North Korea, since your Glorious Leader (Ha!) is a God, why don't we have a little challenge? Him, vs one of ours? You can pick from Tim Kennedy, or Chris Weidman, or Brendan Schaub... 5 five minute rounds.... I bet your fat boy leader doesn't last 30 seconds... What's the problem? He is a God, right? How about you prove that? Come and get me, I dare you! Here, in this corner we have the Americans: And over here, the guy who looks like a Native American with Down syndrome and an eating disorder: Attached Images __________________ "You simply cannot trust quotes found on the internet." -Abraham Lincoln Last edited by Spartan01; 12-18-2014 at 02:38 PM.

12-18-2014, 02:35 PM	#13
kalimus Drives: '14 Z51 3LT Stingray and '13 Cruze Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: US of A Posts: 1,346	It's not just Sony. Several theatres refused to show it from my understanding. __________________ "We have a mental health problem disguised as a gun problem, and a tyranny problem disguised as a security problem." "What is a moderate interpretation of the text? Halfway between what it really means and what you'd like it to mean?" -Antonin Scalia

12-18-2014, 02:44 PM	#14
Scalded Dog Drives: 2011 1LT Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Crestline, CA Posts: 3,029	It's not about the movie, or whether somebody likes an actor or not, or even whether or not a person would have gone to see it. It's not about how it's easier to cancel the screenings, and subsequently the entire release. 'Easy' is not how America does things... at least it was not in the past. Now we have set a precedent: Of course it's easier to roll over and give in, in the short term, but now we've shown that with a little sabre- rattling, the United States of America will do what it's told to do by whoever. NOT a good precedent. It smells a lot like negotiating with terrorists. Granted, it's private industry, not government that has "given in" to the demands. But, private industry (movie theaters on American soil) doesn't have the confidence that America will "have its back" when threatened by weasel boy and his minions. And, now that we've shown a weak spot that we can be controlled with, does anybody think that this won't happen again and again? What if some country thinks that the filthy unwashed Americans who eat pork products need to change their ways? Or, some country decides that our refusal to force a religious belief on our citizens is repugnant, and needs to be changed... or else? What if a culture does not like that women here allowed to drive and vote and not be classified one or two steps lower than dogs... and they want to change our evil ways? What if it turns out that some country decides that legalizing cocaine is what we will do? Of course, those seem like extreme examples, but we have certainly opened the door to letting somebody else decide what we will do, as long somebody else threatens Americans and makes a good bluster. We have given up what the First Amendment protects, just because we were told to by NoKo... what else will we give up, for whom, and for what reasons?