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Crowds (and Pirates) Flock To 'The Interview'

Posted by Soulskill on from the will-win-oscar-for-best-viral-marketing-campaign dept.

Rambo Tribble writes: Many of the 300+ theaters showing The Interview on Christmas were rewarded with sell-out crowds. While reviews of the comedy have been mixed, many movie-goers expressed solidarity with the sentiment of professor Carlos Royal: "I wanted to support the U.S." Despite sellout crowds, the movie's limited release meant it only brought in about $1 million on opening day (compared to $10M+ for the highest-grossing films). Curiosity about the film seems high, since hundreds of thousands rushed to torrent the film, and others figured out an extremely easy way to bypass Sony's DRM.

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  1. Re:didn't go didn't download, don't care by AmiMoJo · · Score: 5, Informative

    That's just it... The movie is, by most accounts, shit. North Korea is annoyed but almost certainly wasn't responsible for the hack. Going to see it does nothing other than line Sony's pockets.

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  2. It's complete crap by koan · · Score: 5, Informative

    Franco's acting was so bad it made Rogen look positively Shakespearean, and Rogen is a complete hack.

    If you have to see it, download it, don't pay a penny for this tripe, it was so bad you would have to have a fake terror attack associated with it just to sell it.

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