I predict that Sony’s next move, supported by the movie industry, MPAA, and Obama, will be to root out and threaten with prosecution everyone that downloaded and watched a pirated movie. That it was a bad movie or that everyone else was doing it is no defense to stealing the movie. Sony will want their $6 and damages, even more so when they can drag it out of conservatives who otherwise profess high moral standards. Yes, I suspect a setup so if you did download and watch a pirated version, I sure hope you enjoyed it.
That's only half-joking. There's a guy around here who sells in-theater movies on disks. Two for $5. He operates from a semi-organized community flea market very openly. I have no idea why he hasn't been arrested. His little stand is quite popular.
If the movie releases on Thursday, he has it on the weekend. I've actually watched one that a friend had. The quality is actually pretty good.
Would be hard to convince me that this was nothing more than a PR stunt to gin up interest in a holiday flop.
So they threw a few under the bus, big deal for Crappywood.
Now they have Obummer & Sharpton along, calling the shots, which was the game plan all along...