Posted on 12/24/2014 3:15:50 PM PST by Dallas59
A bit of Hollywood history unfolded on Wednesday. And it might be a glimpse into the future.
The controversial Sony Pictures comedy "The Interview" was released on YouTube, Google Play, the Microsoft Xbox video game console, and a special Web site.
The movie, which started streaming online around 1 p.m. ET, costs $5.99 to rent and $14.99 to buy.
So it is having historic simultaneous release in both living rooms and, come Christmas Day, about 300 independently-owned theaters across the United States.
(Excerpt) Read more at money.cnn.com ...
A review? Spoiler. The villain gets killed in the end.
Risky move under ordinary circumstances because if the movie really stinks (which appears to be the case here), then word of mouth could kill subsequent theater attendance.
I suppose given the fact that the movie has already leaked, etc., that Sony figures they don’t have much to lose with this experiment, particularly if the experiment is to determine whether the pre-release of a BAD movie will kill theater results.
“I watched the movie. I decided to take one for the team. Dont see it.”
Thanks. I hope your recovery is speedy.
My billable rate is $70/hr... time and a half on weekends, double time on holidays, and triple time on holidays when it is already overtime.
i am not convinced sony didn’t make their own propaganda for exactly this purpose, to generate demand for this movie.
The whole situation was hilarious to me because a bunch of leftist totalitarians who basically agree on things were going at it with each other with expensive destruction of assets as a result. Sony leadership are also widely known by another name...the RIAA. Nice to see them take one in the kazoo once in a while. 5 stars....I mean, unless I actually have to watch the movie.
I notice that there’s a very strange dynamic at play on this forum. Corporations are believed to be guilty until proven innocent.
My goodness that sounds a lot like Soros and his fellow travelers.
Lets see, big banks, corporations, Wall Street...
Whew. Who needs enemies when there are plenty of friends like some of us.
Wow, I almost forgot. Every police officer is an ass—le. Did I forget another big Leftist belief that some folks support here?
My son saw it. He said it wasn’t the worst movie he’d ever seen.
Me either. Most of the movies made today are pretty bad.
Well for a $1.00 you can’t beat it.
I hope a million people around the world see it.
ditto. Nothing stinks worse than the tubby turd from North Korea.
Marketing brilliance.
I wonder why Sony's no longer worried about that.
I would not spend a dime on any modern movie...currently as we speak am watching Meet Me is St Louis on TCM.
Just before that watched The Shop Around The Corner with Jimmy Stewart
Next up The Man who Came to Dinner with Monty Wooley
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